tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45743702699721377402024-03-05T20:04:30.421-08:00KNELL PLACEbetter when we're togetherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-71926363073585052322010-12-12T17:37:00.001-08:002010-12-12T18:03:44.467-08:00Gingerbread Houses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXScp6CHfcvFZQVIbnWjnu_yTP_suKRPztXZ4r-enNughY3Y3FZSCmEgX5MdsZFp-zlO_kW0CC8y0_p_EXDoY8Gz8Lz10cMT_UOt6tqyB90dIJjG8iUdGOKYLogvMLFr7cT6TjaGqzkfq/s1600/IMG_4384.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I made my first real gingerbread house this week.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After spending an entire fun day with my girlfriends decorating one myself, the rest of the family really wanted to make some too. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So we bought the "pre-assembled houses" at Costco for them and spent our Saturday morning making festive gingerbread houses.</span><br /></div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtvbgmNw1YR2XZpRmMX6IdFBZkdA_8yaeiXFE21ypDCl9YZLCKo1LuqAswaQDnpZgzyH1rKtrxnMh_O7sshORChQpQClbwClPxNl0ros6pUs7criFB9eh8vX19-O0kRrJjVbWBjyCqI4S/s1600/IMG_4387.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtvbgmNw1YR2XZpRmMX6IdFBZkdA_8yaeiXFE21ypDCl9YZLCKo1LuqAswaQDnpZgzyH1rKtrxnMh_O7sshORChQpQClbwClPxNl0ros6pUs7criFB9eh8vX19-O0kRrJjVbWBjyCqI4S/s400/IMG_4387.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549978756144735218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lucy was very particular about lining up colors together.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">She and McKay kept at their houses longer than anyone else. </span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXScp6CHfcvFZQVIbnWjnu_yTP_suKRPztXZ4r-enNughY3Y3FZSCmEgX5MdsZFp-zlO_kW0CC8y0_p_EXDoY8Gz8Lz10cMT_UOt6tqyB90dIJjG8iUdGOKYLogvMLFr7cT6TjaGqzkfq/s1600/IMG_4384.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXScp6CHfcvFZQVIbnWjnu_yTP_suKRPztXZ4r-enNughY3Y3FZSCmEgX5MdsZFp-zlO_kW0CC8y0_p_EXDoY8Gz8Lz10cMT_UOt6tqyB90dIJjG8iUdGOKYLogvMLFr7cT6TjaGqzkfq/s400/IMG_4384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549978779877524946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sadie went with bright colors all over and a cute pattern on the roof with mini candy canes.<br /> </span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGzHSbBM_3X4cghdpZBLcDzTZjf2r6oTxvCxDad8xoH4AHYPNsVN1Xki0bM3aK6PHpA5_F0bSBXgnsRVA0hKpDoDWpdAFZD6yt_bGoCjoIU9lKluJ9d1V0Vr65-lPF6CPBgbIOgxko6Eq/s1600/IMG_4373.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGzHSbBM_3X4cghdpZBLcDzTZjf2r6oTxvCxDad8xoH4AHYPNsVN1Xki0bM3aK6PHpA5_F0bSBXgnsRVA0hKpDoDWpdAFZD6yt_bGoCjoIU9lKluJ9d1V0Vr65-lPF6CPBgbIOgxko6Eq/s400/IMG_4373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549978769568929842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtvbgmNw1YR2XZpRmMX6IdFBZkdA_8yaeiXFE21ypDCl9YZLCKo1LuqAswaQDnpZgzyH1rKtrxnMh_O7sshORChQpQClbwClPxNl0ros6pUs7criFB9eh8vX19-O0kRrJjVbWBjyCqI4S/s1600/IMG_4387.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsgCm4vWNOg_kiYF2Lq-X-3sMUU6jtx444QW95pkXRvuzvL4lt43rTbe2E8RhL6ITHTWcpLzd5AgtooS-Uog7TM9hPDRLxgLguw1bPsIEucnPsz34LopYpZlA02BxHQQyUstHWiZN0xl6/s1600/IMG_4389.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsgCm4vWNOg_kiYF2Lq-X-3sMUU6jtx444QW95pkXRvuzvL4lt43rTbe2E8RhL6ITHTWcpLzd5AgtooS-Uog7TM9hPDRLxgLguw1bPsIEucnPsz34LopYpZlA02BxHQQyUstHWiZN0xl6/s400/IMG_4389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549978748412569026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">McKay's coconut rooftop and his shiny walkway were awesome.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4udZjJyy8xQy4B1Mt8VWDPe5c3CjO3hiVK7xVo3sHsewsAwXjiE-4mDgwTfQwarKLXG-411x0Umge-xQ8V3VUObOgAlHroukuqGXzENGZvLUROwUqRMkQvcB7pCDXBePxLqR-XFsh5fwV/s1600/IMG_4395.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4udZjJyy8xQy4B1Mt8VWDPe5c3CjO3hiVK7xVo3sHsewsAwXjiE-4mDgwTfQwarKLXG-411x0Umge-xQ8V3VUObOgAlHroukuqGXzENGZvLUROwUqRMkQvcB7pCDXBePxLqR-XFsh5fwV/s400/IMG_4395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549976753992537394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Zach got in on it for a while but left early to play in a concert and never came back to finish it.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAEIGh6_4eRq8ykVJe49DU8BdhSdxBfRlxRul1n7nXvt0iKNgBx0C9VR6yk66Myl_uTHgxcKK8W0KFSl-wCPh6TI35yMmqdkue-7oxI9OhryXOpC-mv1FSEXsOo-OedXIwRYxZ_wuh-xk/s1600/IMG_4380.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAEIGh6_4eRq8ykVJe49DU8BdhSdxBfRlxRul1n7nXvt0iKNgBx0C9VR6yk66Myl_uTHgxcKK8W0KFSl-wCPh6TI35yMmqdkue-7oxI9OhryXOpC-mv1FSEXsOo-OedXIwRYxZ_wuh-xk/s400/IMG_4380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549976743204134530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Dad had the best roof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Unfortunately the frosting wouldn't harden fast enough and it slipped</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">out of place a little by the time he was finished.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">He also surprisingly lost interest after the roof.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yFrPBBcQt_ZmdydRtD3kmnHKfaJKA6438XgX8YtBsd5HJzkzLksNcCGep3xhCUXdIL7eBmyfmkajyylXUu1GiTHus0FEJHw6TQI3jNvCshwli3Rt8BHBcqJBMsAvbYYHnIbS39iM8Qer/s1600/IMG_4381.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yFrPBBcQt_ZmdydRtD3kmnHKfaJKA6438XgX8YtBsd5HJzkzLksNcCGep3xhCUXdIL7eBmyfmkajyylXUu1GiTHus0FEJHw6TQI3jNvCshwli3Rt8BHBcqJBMsAvbYYHnIbS39iM8Qer/s400/IMG_4381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549976740668522882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is our finished Christmas gingerbread village. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We had such a fun time making it!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDEMXBqmM32w1luR2numRaAukebt5oxyg3f2Ip2h5lu2BzPALDCfpzfAhGWs2VHfnf7e7SlM83HcwrVY0CBtJUohTJQJovwPrqFIhILmevZRVd1EhVDRlN7W0jL_wM4Xz6owDn0hPuXoj/s1600/IMG_4406.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDEMXBqmM32w1luR2numRaAukebt5oxyg3f2Ip2h5lu2BzPALDCfpzfAhGWs2VHfnf7e7SlM83HcwrVY0CBtJUohTJQJovwPrqFIhILmevZRVd1EhVDRlN7W0jL_wM4Xz6owDn0hPuXoj/s400/IMG_4406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549976733702128882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwusPeDG1y6gYeiblOHfBwQexZEtg52ysvseIYQbcMNArqJ6DNckf3L-xjBkDu7VWOLFbgM9e2pmyISUpnT4V5bXqTofLXQFW4tVhuMeQ0E8qwz_0jSra4U9bFCyRjTvzG8x11bMCPZfl/s1600/IMG_4406.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-60325072404630638352010-12-12T16:18:00.000-08:002010-12-12T17:06:04.060-08:00Show Time!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">This time of year is always busy I know but yesterday was crazy busy! </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;">We had three separate performances all in one evening.<br />Sadie and Lucy had their end of year gym/Cheer/Dance recital, Sadie had a drama performance and Zach had a guitar performance.<br /><br />Sadie has spent 4 hours a day on Mondays and Wednesdays at Whitney's gym all Fall. She loves it and can't get enough of it!<br />Because she is so involved there she was in FOUR of the seven performances for the evening. The girl did probably 30 bank-handsprings, 3 back tucks plus aerials and front tucks in between and did this for three different performances. By the final performance she was huffing and puffing, but she was a trooper.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I loved watching my girls perform together.</span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7rQGaVOvREFXZulKhCmp_cRkSlnQYhYSH1Dde39HnJ7PT_kCw_Zppk2aZPl1uzHXEkhzyXKNXuGm_VjWeW-JzBlcQhojIRPMz8CEQZ4D1tcUZYiUVZ1_ItK4pujpb0CfaUx4rW_yzPeD/s1600/IMG_4328.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7rQGaVOvREFXZulKhCmp_cRkSlnQYhYSH1Dde39HnJ7PT_kCw_Zppk2aZPl1uzHXEkhzyXKNXuGm_VjWeW-JzBlcQhojIRPMz8CEQZ4D1tcUZYiUVZ1_ItK4pujpb0CfaUx4rW_yzPeD/s400/IMG_4328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549957655891813922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnPaK_-6bnUDbNjdysLhGHMAVmNCIcASJ2VTqW5ldBTPltGuBlZ7xBlEi-Q2rOOSEHRMxzNGJCYti557wJ0NEwuE7th0RyoC0ayTT8alimalvsaBnOlBuArVmwoiYq1CZ2iQyD1g4jz-m/s1600/IMG_4324.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnPaK_-6bnUDbNjdysLhGHMAVmNCIcASJ2VTqW5ldBTPltGuBlZ7xBlEi-Q2rOOSEHRMxzNGJCYti557wJ0NEwuE7th0RyoC0ayTT8alimalvsaBnOlBuArVmwoiYq1CZ2iQyD1g4jz-m/s400/IMG_4324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955376943667954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's Sadie is in her dance performance. She is so graceful!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRbRcsAZy1uiC_DzWAGj0enFCf1_yHWRa8nZoyRl2ECnxPVATtN_vEXR345z4v1Fqc0MKIuaU1nzAQ6HHx9DIoXU8gi1XXT9SgbLDV7-0KbfK49N8R8GX-0QRMJ7JLCHyIiP4Xj84KO9e/s1600/IMG_4266.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRbRcsAZy1uiC_DzWAGj0enFCf1_yHWRa8nZoyRl2ECnxPVATtN_vEXR345z4v1Fqc0MKIuaU1nzAQ6HHx9DIoXU8gi1XXT9SgbLDV7-0KbfK49N8R8GX-0QRMJ7JLCHyIiP4Xj84KO9e/s400/IMG_4266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955068385679506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Sadie's All-Stars cheer squad did their routine they will be competing with this season.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Their squad ranges in age from 6 to 12 and they are really good!</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />The girls are most excited to compete at Nationals at Disneyland in February.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Yi8hQ42zDDwj_xMJZEh1fqdF1D7-KhJnSF8OoKDFoP-IwwWQhGqDP1O7tC49TsDIZSY6VPJVykbZseW0BMVvGjIvfbO9yikBZgcChu0ny_tFB0ktC6_DbULfKwl78qluJK605_j0-clp/s1600/IMG_4250.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Yi8hQ42zDDwj_xMJZEh1fqdF1D7-KhJnSF8OoKDFoP-IwwWQhGqDP1O7tC49TsDIZSY6VPJVykbZseW0BMVvGjIvfbO9yikBZgcChu0ny_tFB0ktC6_DbULfKwl78qluJK605_j0-clp/s400/IMG_4250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955040132122274" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIItdjxrjutcj0a4bV7vPgNk8cv14JrtrdvGjI11A-zbK6eRGiWk_RJBJRk1MmHtIDOITqU9_73TI6bGVT2n5lgjPUy9Ozn17BTp3NuTGZH-nmcIlza9hf1iJjvAcAJ_kiiooMwv-uCkJk/s1600/IMG_4258.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIItdjxrjutcj0a4bV7vPgNk8cv14JrtrdvGjI11A-zbK6eRGiWk_RJBJRk1MmHtIDOITqU9_73TI6bGVT2n5lgjPUy9Ozn17BTp3NuTGZH-nmcIlza9hf1iJjvAcAJ_kiiooMwv-uCkJk/s400/IMG_4258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955063893580482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Here she is during a tumbling pass. Look at that air!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFXezX8ZgVIq2em91eFs241HfLJJQWeF1wA5H5z-iamLulmOK5588ZrQBsaI9rpVdiHSKnPpAboiiy1c-8jDA8RP4UQA55HINnOvgujtAGOMggrLIGZPRJmTPIpSwMLVhiXQFgGe3VX0B/s1600/IMG_4310.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFXezX8ZgVIq2em91eFs241HfLJJQWeF1wA5H5z-iamLulmOK5588ZrQBsaI9rpVdiHSKnPpAboiiy1c-8jDA8RP4UQA55HINnOvgujtAGOMggrLIGZPRJmTPIpSwMLVhiXQFgGe3VX0B/s400/IMG_4310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955368605922498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lucy performed with her gymnastics class. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">She recently learned a round off back-handspring. She was very nervous to hit it in her performance but she did so great. She had straight arms and everything! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">MY favorite part about watching Lucy was her smile. She kept it the entire performance. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> She absolutely LOVED being out there!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJo-BjrNRpdykthHgJ8wNVg6R5Ok5ZvRrMpEmzOurAv812yZMJTs_KzkybuIuW8Aqg0PuzR_Bnze2ZFUsIaD6IbySs-lRq3Ajq4jMB8yVGIBBtzehGBfDUiIhT0MlkpSCIYfBgEJhagp9F/s1600/IMG_4348.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJo-BjrNRpdykthHgJ8wNVg6R5Ok5ZvRrMpEmzOurAv812yZMJTs_KzkybuIuW8Aqg0PuzR_Bnze2ZFUsIaD6IbySs-lRq3Ajq4jMB8yVGIBBtzehGBfDUiIhT0MlkpSCIYfBgEJhagp9F/s400/IMG_4348.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955598939052642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">What a sweet smile!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWcY6Bn5AbciAbA-0Pu3VwStwCB17h4SxyeSHo_bPlOozUMOzecQCUWP9mMbMIxDVzDQ2G8kFVRXV4KMERJaMCcntLKEjasfkk66STRCXeT63rZezFpPp1GWXeHJD4moFVK1g2Ot-z_MZ/s1600/IMG_4352.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWcY6Bn5AbciAbA-0Pu3VwStwCB17h4SxyeSHo_bPlOozUMOzecQCUWP9mMbMIxDVzDQ2G8kFVRXV4KMERJaMCcntLKEjasfkk66STRCXeT63rZezFpPp1GWXeHJD4moFVK1g2Ot-z_MZ/s400/IMG_4352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955946316744770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After the girls were done I ran Sadie up to her Drama performance. Luckily they had performed for the school earlier in the day so Abe and I were able to catch that performance.<br />After dropping Sadie off the rest of the family drove down to Dixon Middle School to watch Zach and his friend Ben Maughan perform at The Ohana Festival. This is a celebration of diverse cultures for the Holidays for the families of Dixon.<br />The boys performed three of their original songs.<br />"Life Like a King", "New World' and "Shine On".<br />They were part of a program of cultural performances including a Native dance of Fiji and some Hawaiian dances.<br />We decided Zach and Ben were representing the White boy band culture!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwm-KD6mkOe3eCHIszjuzqVD5oKdHhuwx6y6D_uOxtyyavWrkiN7A25PSahwqT9qh_kblf3APnc11atuMNYrttbSu-J-KSh0Qzwc9-LJzUNKsjk29AShSvj7_1LwuXEq0rs585R5IKImg/s1600/IMG_4369.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwm-KD6mkOe3eCHIszjuzqVD5oKdHhuwx6y6D_uOxtyyavWrkiN7A25PSahwqT9qh_kblf3APnc11atuMNYrttbSu-J-KSh0Qzwc9-LJzUNKsjk29AShSvj7_1LwuXEq0rs585R5IKImg/s400/IMG_4369.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549965058733001538" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6wAmw5TLFrvtlVOI82rOKvlOA2mO4Ppm8AsShYN6Qy7RMcJbal6r1M7AI5zAaGJT0AbH8Kcu2JYHPurWoCBcsfrkRLonQon2RVcKPXpWrOpy3eW3C3mAK_MAy-g-I90DjY8R3oW5635a/s1600/IMG_4370.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6wAmw5TLFrvtlVOI82rOKvlOA2mO4Ppm8AsShYN6Qy7RMcJbal6r1M7AI5zAaGJT0AbH8Kcu2JYHPurWoCBcsfrkRLonQon2RVcKPXpWrOpy3eW3C3mAK_MAy-g-I90DjY8R3oW5635a/s400/IMG_4370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955960261624066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwh2uBfUc_cSojWV8InoFQNTxRqqPdBdsnW256r9BCNTkpve7yXeOTBq3NZFLpiCuDqBx2k6MyHtw70uRrCf3NJlZUspzJLfipBzEg8zLodw7HRF-vl8KCn1SUmnLCEDUPffVx37pj4oqr/s1600/IMG_4365.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwh2uBfUc_cSojWV8InoFQNTxRqqPdBdsnW256r9BCNTkpve7yXeOTBq3NZFLpiCuDqBx2k6MyHtw70uRrCf3NJlZUspzJLfipBzEg8zLodw7HRF-vl8KCn1SUmnLCEDUPffVx37pj4oqr/s400/IMG_4365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549955954874751138" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-30034358681889115182010-04-20T18:04:00.000-07:002010-04-20T20:39:29.698-07:00Braces for Sadie<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Today was a BIG day for Sadie...<br />she got her <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >B</span><span style="font-size:180%;">R</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >A</span><span style="font-size:180%;">C</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >E</span><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span> on!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAh_hAvCgSPPyoSqsD7pmd7cz2dvDPjczyhKOVaO4e8nHf-UzBRObZDmMpkK_glBfdlxksLTYsPFqJS8QLlsozsJcQeqBTE4bJXfijA4tHY6BlzkiXkk4l0cjG2CwAW8rOJGBtRLEiK8E/s1600/IMG_0789.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAh_hAvCgSPPyoSqsD7pmd7cz2dvDPjczyhKOVaO4e8nHf-UzBRObZDmMpkK_glBfdlxksLTYsPFqJS8QLlsozsJcQeqBTE4bJXfijA4tHY6BlzkiXkk4l0cjG2CwAW8rOJGBtRLEiK8E/s320/IMG_0789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462413862760693538" border="0" /></a></div></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">We started out the day with a <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">before</span></span> picture<br />to remember her cute teeth the way they were.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVHy_ZGsnGGVBHG2Ep1Cmv0h8aDCP2CZzAF6JmX8-BUdXhnGEo2SO1bF7uNRWbIMysTmJmTrxQ3I_Rn7e0opXEIg6niQ4T-QeCSiO-TvcEuiIO8hGFduEPkbKmv6dyWno9xwOyxRvETXV/s1600/IMG_0783.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVHy_ZGsnGGVBHG2Ep1Cmv0h8aDCP2CZzAF6JmX8-BUdXhnGEo2SO1bF7uNRWbIMysTmJmTrxQ3I_Rn7e0opXEIg6niQ4T-QeCSiO-TvcEuiIO8hGFduEPkbKmv6dyWno9xwOyxRvETXV/s320/IMG_0783.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462408757769199282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVHy_ZGsnGGVBHG2Ep1Cmv0h8aDCP2CZzAF6JmX8-BUdXhnGEo2SO1bF7uNRWbIMysTmJmTrxQ3I_Rn7e0opXEIg6niQ4T-QeCSiO-TvcEuiIO8hGFduEPkbKmv6dyWno9xwOyxRvETXV/s1600/IMG_0783.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"></span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">When we arrived at the <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">orthodontist </span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">she was super excited. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br />One of the hygienists took us back to get her all set up </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">with x-rays, pictures and preping her teeth.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBsSrppso7kVMB7M-9rFcNMr2Wl_ja7gBjHrrPenLJ0QYwklOsjIa-JIcte8vMfT-MXpjsJuYtszqcD-5oFeemz1497wfUo3KZYnscAa9hqEq9PcXkw8QiqOoOgyCFEumLJWJP3BZNlbs/s1600/IMG_0785.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBsSrppso7kVMB7M-9rFcNMr2Wl_ja7gBjHrrPenLJ0QYwklOsjIa-JIcte8vMfT-MXpjsJuYtszqcD-5oFeemz1497wfUo3KZYnscAa9hqEq9PcXkw8QiqOoOgyCFEumLJWJP3BZNlbs/s320/IMG_0785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462418333464503858" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">She had to put a mouth stretcher in to keep her teeth dry. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br />Sadie <span style="font-size:130%;">HATED</span> it and <span style="font-size:130%;">HATES</span> that I took this picture </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">while Dr. Trapnell put her brackets in place.:-)</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDLhSW0zWC0BcyGuwSsbrXPvQ5POQ5SbEo4UCnvrKkbCrC0utcnx6HuzEoLWyyVFXgAvnbhJW9X5Pn21vT4Oj75w7OfGRb4Ibwi__uLIZaoTXi8KPQqhdDKFLHls6yKdRefToEePYArJr/s1600/IMG_0786.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDLhSW0zWC0BcyGuwSsbrXPvQ5POQ5SbEo4UCnvrKkbCrC0utcnx6HuzEoLWyyVFXgAvnbhJW9X5Pn21vT4Oj75w7OfGRb4Ibwi__uLIZaoTXi8KPQqhdDKFLHls6yKdRefToEePYArJr/s320/IMG_0786.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462408764735545954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">It was a BIG choice deciding on which color bands to put on.</span></span><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> FINAL DECISION...</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">ORANGE</span> on top </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">and<span style="font-size:180%;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >PINK</span> on the bottom.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> I think it was a good choice!</span></span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1r9DM3sK1uqMbP1nEpjW2PwQTZyoCuRKiks_mon1fHp8IjN1PEYbPCPQpq0ZSIFipNRGmPVvk9ZkxqkV9fRNzwoQemSXorGKfp2C_9Qwyc-1SlHthrrRbnEjipDMeiEC27Nno-T3wm7CR/s1600/IMG_0788.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1r9DM3sK1uqMbP1nEpjW2PwQTZyoCuRKiks_mon1fHp8IjN1PEYbPCPQpq0ZSIFipNRGmPVvk9ZkxqkV9fRNzwoQemSXorGKfp2C_9Qwyc-1SlHthrrRbnEjipDMeiEC27Nno-T3wm7CR/s320/IMG_0788.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462416415473206978" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">We had the funniest conversation at lunch after wards.<br />She said<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> "I'm going to have to learn to eat all over again". </span></span><br />I said "I'm sorry, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it quickly".<br />She said<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >"that's ok it's kind of fun.<br />I haven't had to do this since I was a baby" </span><br /><br />I love it! just look at this grin.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">What a cutie! Love 'em bugs...can't wait to see how they turn out.</span><br /></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxMm3-kI_u1xC6scGPgxJm_AbhboT6t6pRyxB8BoJnFRUQaVwTrCOZpwg4CIoivXC5pxmU3c2EoywQhzWzJ8g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-61762292447896018402009-02-08T14:12:00.000-08:002009-02-08T14:44:22.661-08:00Redrock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBydnb-QsZYzGhCt6zEdKrFBoc6rSvFSJHlIfNK8z2t0g_mRUoaTpAdA1nYu2dyQP4R9lRIWSwlbpbo7u2cDa638T3CTX6uELoBHnq-Tce8nY-p_6YFpe_rD1RJUtHGkpJCCrbANlxuQee/s1600-h/IMG_1184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBydnb-QsZYzGhCt6zEdKrFBoc6rSvFSJHlIfNK8z2t0g_mRUoaTpAdA1nYu2dyQP4R9lRIWSwlbpbo7u2cDa638T3CTX6uELoBHnq-Tce8nY-p_6YFpe_rD1RJUtHGkpJCCrbANlxuQee/s320/IMG_1184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300559504441423106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">We visited <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" >St. George</span> recently as a family (thanks to an offer by Monte Magleby) and had a fun weekend p</span><span style="font-size:130%;">laying...we golfed, swam, w</span><span style="font-size:130%;">atched movies, the girl's had pedicures and we all enjoyed the warmer weather together.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2hkMOjdchbgKP1B41GmHymm2Zv0LxsN4m3tqu9VsQJqQ81JjRfrJRdoIIZAD-vd55j6vOG6_8g_S5wFSM0PXdhhyn_lWQMT7De7uzM76Dg2zwPQj3XOsAuTypqxterB_rtTI5wv_mWM0/s1600-h/IMG_1231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2hkMOjdchbgKP1B41GmHymm2Zv0LxsN4m3tqu9VsQJqQ81JjRfrJRdoIIZAD-vd55j6vOG6_8g_S5wFSM0PXdhhyn_lWQMT7De7uzM76Dg2zwPQj3XOsAuTypqxterB_rtTI5wv_mWM0/s320/IMG_1231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300558547534462066" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">One afternoon we spent a couple of hours <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);font-size:130%;" >CLIMBING</span> around the rocks and exploring the caves at <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >Pioneer Park.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I loved the <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);font-size:130%;" >beautiful</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">REDROCK</span></span> at sunset.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-o2bSLBW2fmdcFl75VhYDYyWv2aVIglUH2VnBxJRmSDdoPGXGLikmYTjTvzuxK966uAWPN8kxCTOFzIFfHNXQFs5YQaCe7jx48CDvNS1VqhY53coIoa6g5wEJJdUuIPX3Hoq_XU0hmq3/s1600-h/IMG_1195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgvDOtwBVSOFWBV1b5NlrCjvIpnftci57kFe7HZz7hfLpdGTLaejqgbBuhiTXcN9cqP3J4SJhJCUiHX5S1FqNU11dbz-z7w5UAeQHF320lKwIqBoPMg6AmV3oBFiE42yb8SeW6dAWRYN8/s320/IMG_1032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290524983788644066" border="0" /></a>Zach and his friend Ben performed as the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">OPENING ACT</span></span> for Ty Turley -Trejo's annual concert "Night of Piano Love" Saturday.<br />Ty, a BYU music student, heard about them through his brother Bjorn, who is a friend of ours. Ty came out last week to "audition" them and after hearing a couple of their songs asked them to perform at his concert at the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Tahitian Noni Auditorium</span></span> Saturday night.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlAQZORYXGu-7HX7LBUZHc8-s6WV6DRxRGhJR_H4W_QQ5iEHQe-d61eGPCdDJOAeC49iHPZlNwe3VaCmE-KN7ziKDaQaSfvk3MFMhMoPXg0V413XKs7V9A812KxfJpcvzayCfuGneMkjP/s1600-h/IMG_1030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlAQZORYXGu-7HX7LBUZHc8-s6WV6DRxRGhJR_H4W_QQ5iEHQe-d61eGPCdDJOAeC49iHPZlNwe3VaCmE-KN7ziKDaQaSfvk3MFMhMoPXg0V413XKs7V9A812KxfJpcvzayCfuGneMkjP/s320/IMG_1030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290524976438818194" border="0" /></a>These two boys have been writing original songs together the past several months and really are quite gifted. They have about 10 songs completed and are working on a couple more.<br />Ben is a talented <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">pianist</span> </span>and musician and Zach loves to <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">write lyrics</span></span> , melodies and sing so together they are quite a team!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">LULLABY ROAD<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyfeefwCrgCS6B3pNa1fjRfCA-Go8LlG8ObXGO5jwHGWFy5srmERGSUENVeYVYIlf8zGjmBoYNQKoXJ4YJcFw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">FOR THAT GIRL</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKlZGQIfu9yPQ3Z1OJH-ssgWjcAoo83pqBnxMNRn67GghGgPg3kExYLuws3vr8FuuB9thmFZbrWPc_vmKASQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />The reaction to their performance was <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">FANTASTIC</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:130%;" ></span>. All who heard them were very kind and complimentary after the concert. They were invited by one man to come to his recording studio and one girl even told them she wanted them to sing at her wedding:)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-22151255702775503142009-01-02T13:20:00.001-08:002009-01-02T13:51:36.071-08:00Snow Day<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg9ni_I-LE1xb1VhR3w8DuTCT0tnMlvPe44tCgYu5wQAXWIbPRXSabTA1tcRfvdDjpBWmw7d-fdStRNcCrICcW955rg2DQ1XgGtfON5BmvHqRomLxjrZ89JU0XZmRXHSYi2fVnsrK9-KG/s1600-h/IMG_0866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg9ni_I-LE1xb1VhR3w8DuTCT0tnMlvPe44tCgYu5wQAXWIbPRXSabTA1tcRfvdDjpBWmw7d-fdStRNcCrICcW955rg2DQ1XgGtfON5BmvHqRomLxjrZ89JU0XZmRXHSYi2fVnsrK9-KG/s320/IMG_0866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286810260513007106" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);font-size:130%;" >Thanks to the Magleby's we enjoyed a couple of days<br />at</span> <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">Sundance</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);font-size:130%;" >after Christmas.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">A highlight of the trip was</span> <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">sledding </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">outside the cabin.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">The kids were crazy zipping down the hill and off the jumps...practically clearing the street below a few times.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" >Here's the little line of kids hiking back up the hill.</span><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mxAt_w1A0Nkwm3VL_aco1s7mVQqMOMtF35JIxFOx8fvbNX8QHYrTN_tTbj5t6IDILbsnYABG-lt8G5qbtkutBd9UMmV-bs1hugUprbcgY_a6dayA8sA5Sx8DhLQk0beJdCmppMAUanUM/s1600-h/IMG_0800.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0H6qu32OcTIe7r1r0NzER80di95yUs3lGaKBc0Z-1rmr0_G6YBK-q-YpxGg85zICymh1jDWYvAXEu-AkQKZ9MpN2EvLoEd9iM8Ioe1BdCxAg34Rmlk858U8I_D__rG0s6j8_CFpVpCXYb/s320/IMG_0797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286812875772586754" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" >After a day in the snow<br />the parents deserved a night out at the Foundry Grill</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW18-ogMmuziIf8sqqTCVXbXNSMgFQ-el9DyFFk3WJrCfHhw6I2pt6f6QiFlsh2JAU1XRrgP_6C2HPAUY-rMA88KHsXMJdPw_VRdATXVDEEOj7psDdsgn3cF2KbhGLXwdNtg_Xii4syLul/s1600-h/IMG_0969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW18-ogMmuziIf8sqqTCVXbXNSMgFQ-el9DyFFk3WJrCfHhw6I2pt6f6QiFlsh2JAU1XRrgP_6C2HPAUY-rMA88KHsXMJdPw_VRdATXVDEEOj7psDdsgn3cF2KbhGLXwdNtg_Xii4syLul/s320/IMG_0969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286812244811481970" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-6312361663477274432008-12-30T06:29:00.000-08:002008-12-30T07:51:32.327-08:00Christmas Eve Traditions<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_iZwko8T0uBPhN5QukGEmcJZoIO9ljLHUiVUgQ5nvHzE0d-zt43_Xxpz3EbeY5MwgTP6N8J_lgupWoRwFGOqOlVmtTwOFvEQ0OO1HCV_XWGyda8p_0xydR7uV8BGvSYItcZMnjs9fpVm/s1600-h/IMG_0098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_iZwko8T0uBPhN5QukGEmcJZoIO9ljLHUiVUgQ5nvHzE0d-zt43_Xxpz3EbeY5MwgTP6N8J_lgupWoRwFGOqOlVmtTwOFvEQ0OO1HCV_XWGyda8p_0xydR7uV8BGvSYItcZMnjs9fpVm/s320/IMG_0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285597551592364114" border="0" /></a>Our <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Christmas Eve</span> is full of traditions.<br />First off the kids always get new <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >P.J.'s</span> when they wake up in the morning.<br />This year we did robes instead.<br />The search for <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">"The Pickle"</span></span> is a favorite for the kids. Abe hides the pickle ornament somewhere on the tree and the kids search for it. Whoever finds it gets to open the special Pickle present. This year it was a decided tie as the ornament fell to the ground when Zach moved a bell on the tree and the three oldest all saw it at the same time. Sadie picked it up and claimed victory while Zach protested that he had won. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvutNFsqMwHx3c3ELru0TmqF8KYbxSISx1umtsHBKUYnGQDeSeCHtmUSsvH0KPRUB3-JwQ_aDVVcS0asrO45ZOz5vQCln5Dr5Aog5ofQmDY3g44bDDmuIwMn4x_k3d0g4o1P1YGJK8uAa/s1600-h/IMG_0109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvutNFsqMwHx3c3ELru0TmqF8KYbxSISx1umtsHBKUYnGQDeSeCHtmUSsvH0KPRUB3-JwQ_aDVVcS0asrO45ZOz5vQCln5Dr5Aog5ofQmDY3g44bDDmuIwMn4x_k3d0g4o1P1YGJK8uAa/s320/IMG_0109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285599575253741970" border="0" /></a>Then we make yummy <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >CREPES</span> for breakfast.<br />Lucy loves to help Dad get out all the ingredients and blend them up.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVufmuhm-Doaw1IGCFSV1sOeMLKZQ2wk8fVOQnvx-e8zCP9pU1hpu0QY79Hz4GVjjCE6tVCS-G1Ac2MPpto5cR7ylX9RMF7b2Urg2M-wSQbhURvedhm4EEM2aIjfjjjaYtxTxq2gcKAhR/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVufmuhm-Doaw1IGCFSV1sOeMLKZQ2wk8fVOQnvx-e8zCP9pU1hpu0QY79Hz4GVjjCE6tVCS-G1Ac2MPpto5cR7ylX9RMF7b2Urg2M-wSQbhURvedhm4EEM2aIjfjjjaYtxTxq2gcKAhR/s320/IMG_0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285597687604349954" border="0" /></a>Then in the afternoon we head up to my mom's house for our <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />Christmas dinner</span>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eYebSWqloY5UhtKHDeQ5AXcYqraBwkrdjODprPtPpbfXhoEdk2QTtpi-E3frJwtSaJqPE3cZNj-5e2k73fOICsz4hVv512Xrmmv_lvw6_KyuvB67frMHYjDeDGlhX6mp0cEAaST7Iewt/s1600-h/IMG_0139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eYebSWqloY5UhtKHDeQ5AXcYqraBwkrdjODprPtPpbfXhoEdk2QTtpi-E3frJwtSaJqPE3cZNj-5e2k73fOICsz4hVv512Xrmmv_lvw6_KyuvB67frMHYjDeDGlhX6mp0cEAaST7Iewt/s320/IMG_0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285598041921297298" border="0" /></a>My brother, Rolf reads a Christmas story to Lucy, Elsa and Liesel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7xPU1Ic6In4BhiKxAa0HeQ8ZttHDTnB5jAmhVBdVw4_7zqb-RZa-Y6yQyvI1VUpUjeXoK0jwOpqcZ3yYDJn9xIxcq-0qUHSXFGflFZgDXFHaovPJQSeKVx_KMEXHF9R_olXrX6fjn0ir/s1600-h/IMG_0187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7xPU1Ic6In4BhiKxAa0HeQ8ZttHDTnB5jAmhVBdVw4_7zqb-RZa-Y6yQyvI1VUpUjeXoK0jwOpqcZ3yYDJn9xIxcq-0qUHSXFGflFZgDXFHaovPJQSeKVx_KMEXHF9R_olXrX6fjn0ir/s320/IMG_0187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285598216756100370" border="0" /></a>Then we play Christmas carols on the bells and have a talent show where each child chooses a talent to show off.<br />This year we had a dance, a drawing, a recitation of "The Night Before Christmas", a homemade gun made from PVC pipe and a typing demonstration...some interesting choices:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLWSGwQYS2aOm3N80dBhIkkLE2tYPftajg03nt5PSu79nHMSzU8wcGtrM01HZqYz7w3kAIFSIt3x0KBApQmwHEIoWVTFpZcueia58NnzWbH24XtDBZWvB3SKcQ53kdGFJ78kvXKjEMA96/s1600-h/IMG_0245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLWSGwQYS2aOm3N80dBhIkkLE2tYPftajg03nt5PSu79nHMSzU8wcGtrM01HZqYz7w3kAIFSIt3x0KBApQmwHEIoWVTFpZcueia58NnzWbH24XtDBZWvB3SKcQ53kdGFJ78kvXKjEMA96/s320/IMG_0245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285598527908347202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEili9kj0TPc_BluNlC9HYwx_7nClMKyq_WowxQEQvyB0Z02Zd2NkFeGUcxtLuQza2DkpCBZWbeNMwOaFuDj1u95FrlvCWUMO7PRhL0QPAwVQJQazst-zwUkV9WM_gD1zdbjvXBtz4LfooyE/s1600-h/IMG_0243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEili9kj0TPc_BluNlC9HYwx_7nClMKyq_WowxQEQvyB0Z02Zd2NkFeGUcxtLuQza2DkpCBZWbeNMwOaFuDj1u95FrlvCWUMO7PRhL0QPAwVQJQazst-zwUkV9WM_gD1zdbjvXBtz4LfooyE/s320/IMG_0243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285598382190028626" border="0" /></a>Acting out the <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">NATIVITY</span> </span>gets more chaotic each year as we add new little actors.<br /></div>This year we had no baby so the role of baby Jesus had to be played by a doll. <br />Sadie was Mary as she has been since birth and Olle was Joseph as usual. Leif and McKay carried the roles of Shepard and wisemen and the little girls were angels.<br />Zach carried three roles, Shepard, wiseman and Donkey.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzpjeUbwgV-Lo6JLWmsAOY21gZPmcHWGYo5A20vw11GVyRYvqnV8F2t7N2pT3es1XMT-ceZO17c0YQph51VwGh0miRP2DnGdIlP5LnOyIwSIVb0wHgtsLHdlZVCUu0MQhpioURqjfJKMS/s1600-h/IMG_0340.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzpjeUbwgV-Lo6JLWmsAOY21gZPmcHWGYo5A20vw11GVyRYvqnV8F2t7N2pT3es1XMT-ceZO17c0YQph51VwGh0miRP2DnGdIlP5LnOyIwSIVb0wHgtsLHdlZVCUu0MQhpioURqjfJKMS/s320/IMG_0340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285598989310888386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjclv2JZXpUiuZV_e2bmUlde2iiqrh8DWf-oIJ8Mh-a4M7Rr4gUZNffQDdag-EVbVyLk68mMs7grDAcntSTIRGsv3Va-LD2uZ6YMdkJsoFuVLuaXAeIda184q8AkkAGZBGvIsl17Fn4srd/s1600-h/IMG_0326.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjclv2JZXpUiuZV_e2bmUlde2iiqrh8DWf-oIJ8Mh-a4M7Rr4gUZNffQDdag-EVbVyLk68mMs7grDAcntSTIRGsv3Va-LD2uZ6YMdkJsoFuVLuaXAeIda184q8AkkAGZBGvIsl17Fn4srd/s320/IMG_0326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285598828219784050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpGwr1ECPl9A2-D557V5JWTjDXitG9JK1sjJHv8HMW3DnJsCCan_aJzy1OOOD6pfuEP8VGusO3zpZtKGMPIRGnsPigZZWKDdAvlNRcHRD_f4cFAeZLiYZSYiSkk2W46KQqzAE33s3JKEN/s1600-h/IMG_0301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpGwr1ECPl9A2-D557V5JWTjDXitG9JK1sjJHv8HMW3DnJsCCan_aJzy1OOOD6pfuEP8VGusO3zpZtKGMPIRGnsPigZZWKDdAvlNRcHRD_f4cFAeZLiYZSYiSkk2W46KQqzAE33s3JKEN/s320/IMG_0301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285598697432199586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrfHtXXLfdCJTVn1OuBEuKU6qYRvCza856SulgRoS4rmiEwSqqHDAc6NjhOjbLKj1jUFAZLT7dAnZIM0RsCd65UwZPf-cK8qxYoMQdnq2BIJ3llfsDdI0jWTd5HQBWCq954WHZSeL4Gvg/s1600-h/IMG_0304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrfHtXXLfdCJTVn1OuBEuKU6qYRvCza856SulgRoS4rmiEwSqqHDAc6NjhOjbLKj1jUFAZLT7dAnZIM0RsCd65UwZPf-cK8qxYoMQdnq2BIJ3llfsDdI0jWTd5HQBWCq954WHZSeL4Gvg/s320/IMG_0304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285607441784237570" border="0" /></a>At the end of the evening we head to our nephew Finn's spot at the cemetary and sing Christmas Carols and light <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >luminaries</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a-wAZcWqIwI7FWEaCYrhujeu3EnKsixCL1peqXc6SfIxMPm0khZZ9L0fzkI6fJ6rR-G0zWop-TeW7hMzv7kXK_2OH_FYd5zVE2PykaqsYyWkCA_cN7BmF70j9isfzNBcedJ2vP360a4q/s1600-h/IMG_0448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a-wAZcWqIwI7FWEaCYrhujeu3EnKsixCL1peqXc6SfIxMPm0khZZ9L0fzkI6fJ6rR-G0zWop-TeW7hMzv7kXK_2OH_FYd5zVE2PykaqsYyWkCA_cN7BmF70j9isfzNBcedJ2vP360a4q/s320/IMG_0448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285599147957181314" border="0" /></a>Then we head home for hot chocolate and <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >sweet dreams</span>!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-32657176676323971272008-12-07T08:44:00.000-08:002008-12-07T09:31:47.783-08:00Tis' The Season<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqsJJcIQ-OgTi2MMs5QoyUFfdmRo9vLh6V-Jbiz9DwxO1GbYvBDhLP0hf5xH3gUdU_voS3uS0kqzeQhgJEQC2f0HGV0Byn4aVMs6zIJrRlNQUFcP1Xjlnow1u5Ulyf1KwKRePfbt_fcVb/s320/IMG_3869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277092123781162338" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDZzbBV9uW_FWfOZk6cbr0oIDhWsvg45XzxbP6QpI051s_c3DxrFePJ1Y1khpI4knDq4iKjDLZpzyJwX8jTUuaJ74mTB6pYrxEKt3C5ZhW5ZoOrd9Jb5zOLMiSxYIVUfk24kXSOTaU4Gg/s320/IMG_3872.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277092932935842418" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">CHRISTMAS</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">music</span>,</span> the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">smells</span></span> the feeling of excitement and the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">memories</span></span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've enjoyed re-discovering my love for photography lately </div><div style="text-align: center;">& spent a morning last week capturing some of my</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">F</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">avorite Christmas Things</span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj7gzYTFYaLtxbYkwoYe55kfnTdy87335-99H5FU0yDieUH1OHliHr1D5WNshbvlRNvklXA440hQ850VGGoZIkpZ6njrGOdEA6NG8dFTtVKS1w3wM5s6aXZKiRW7L9y63hDWTIqMTqaI6/s320/IMG_3832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277100902093197074" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the way the mantel looks </div><div style="text-align: center;">with the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">stockings hanging</span></span> from it </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the way my kids tell everyone who comes over</div><div style="text-align: center;"> which one is theirs.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3i_gUS761Csh-wRDYgfvyiyeQ4cRogGe6L_jpaPFVYSD3L7UGIqQp9RUg2S4xyNWjIJQt1jnajluOLuL4wFEK5YEWiF9cYA3-QMMz0cBKYGbkvuXvc9CqWAEb_TJpuOGctuveMWVIMFKW/s320/IMG_3821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277092109095302978" /><div style="text-align: center;">I love the <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">wreaths</span></span></span> on all the doors. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know why...it is just something I love.<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0G2qquOO7H-gSiaK9h9i_hmZvEJdkTRBpY7pX40xMVVnfny7OhLcDCYyXz-7LUPSCwApWupvq_WnXXRk6nYO7uHAdlCZkiTSPBaJHfzzJhTwkR1hyphenhyphen_RGIL22kZYMCBXXbK4p99JT4-8B/s320/IMG_3876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277092939501808946" />I love our tradition of<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"THE PICKLE"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We hide the pickle ornament on the tree & on Christmas Eve </div><div style="text-align: center;">the kids search for it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Whoever finds it get to open a special "Pickle gift" a day early.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3wcxIkpi2O4VFgc-mT9ad3qwBcuywnW1yKFBOufxBBgb53MmE2RhnnuT5LIKk5E3mfdW-MuU9xm_beJ7u-DL5vbrO-R6YwjTO5lv133sU6FvpFpkciXypNZxOMfcaA1JTlZ1QFTXbaI4/s320/IMG_3881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277092945148117618" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-tSYiFZLMHA_mpgU5rtepnBjpkAKmBXvtl_ZFQK67gDRwERNCDr4HYunAlXtTCbgt5ok0vuvV1Am2oOWxDlcjqPq-Ktc2HDFACILxp4FTOvJ-un0ZfZL-RNAQRw2et7rKofjsPwBF1Wk/s320/IMG_3804.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277092100704210402" /><div style="text-align: center;">I love the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">RED</span></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">GREEN</span></span>. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The cranberries and lights on trees and on the houses </div><div style="text-align: center;">and ribbons and wrapped gifts...<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDK4KhGdhYTdMBGzWXVLEx3jNvsVc7eT1oU25QtgA0WMGtxWK8TiR-DylZl7wh1Q08q5Q0Hpru87W5NXVBVhN2Yf_3nL8QSRXFz_vBLaOTI8obILvHQxzeghbh8ihCZdtgfTQq3dJ_Bfj/s320/IMG_3818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277092103606049154" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that at the center of all the celebration</div><div style="text-align: center;"> is the memory of </div><div style="text-align: center;">a little <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">baby boy</span></span> who changed everything!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OG7mUsNdJzjs9zSDgGB_oRUsdYLAJZ4kiSpsKiITB_z7I1VZgVe_gKaDnMXozFFCYg76Wv3FfhQmOeOWu9ZWn7dtMBIjq6Hbb0UIYpxtpWj4M7LNbn-LwQUjWA30kTeVDqVXASJjvoym/s320/IMG_3863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277092927274806738" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-53192198296419003132008-12-01T14:27:00.001-08:002008-12-01T14:27:44.864-08:00TIme for a new post?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-85688301302995515642008-09-30T13:37:00.000-07:002008-09-30T13:59:32.899-07:00Sparky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzBtO_dlk3mNGPvKFDe89Ub2NSXmXI0M8JP7fP72D7S_xWw4cMbqcvE15ysO-be1LDTENSWqDWaLWsAj0A5WjUxI78GvCZVSgZqUSwfdo5p31AaLVnCztaRZMhq4V5DQIhsGIX_JV63Ei/s1600-h/sparky+on+blanket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzBtO_dlk3mNGPvKFDe89Ub2NSXmXI0M8JP7fP72D7S_xWw4cMbqcvE15ysO-be1LDTENSWqDWaLWsAj0A5WjUxI78GvCZVSgZqUSwfdo5p31AaLVnCztaRZMhq4V5DQIhsGIX_JV63Ei/s320/sparky+on+blanket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251921827495727602" /></a>Zach and his friend Chase Heiner found a rabbit in the field by our house. We let them bring it in thinking it was our neighbor's as they have a few pet rabbits. <div>It took us a few days to get ahold of the neighbors. In the meantime our kids were enjoying caring for said rabbit who was living happy in our unfinished basement. We did finally get ahold of the neighbors and they informed us that this rabbit was, in-fact not their rabbit. Our kids quickly came to believe they now had a new pet. The boys even came up with the strapping name of SPARKY which fit our little rabbit quite well. </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlvdBhATlDjmCfLY4gc2B78m3FwzfVhh3qVZ1XLMgf1scYh_ex71L4sNOWzMBLIdlLGVG2f9bzH2wCYBtfGDMu8RIeGTsMTIfX65Yws_seAokekwkyZG528i2n4qbAF7xK6om6VojsbEL/s320/sparky+with+Sadie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251920490667081906" /></div><div>WELL...Mom does not particularly enjoy rabbit droppings and carrots spread randomly throughout the basement and I began to form a plan to get rid of Sparky. </div><div> <div>My brother's son Finn is buried at East Lawn Cemetery on the east bench of Provo. In this cemetery we have often spotted rabbits hopping around the lawns. "Why not let Sparky join the multitude of rabbits at the cemetery?" I ask myself. </div><div>I explained to the kids how I simply did not want a rabbit...after-all they are not a fun pet, they run away they don't make any sounds and are not loyal to their owners. "We'll get a good pet eventually I say". "How about if we take Sparky up to Finn's spot and let him go free?"</div><div><br /></div><div>Well they finally agreed to it as they love Finn and think it would be a good memory. This way we can look for Sparky every time we go to visit his spot. </div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9cEkvo1XeB3Xy9BY14rNhXMxzboEUQXjP9dwVb-l6eKlreJ-o1_pBarQ8y9cZ06ujxZopt2o37b_2mTsU18ArDKVyCk9FNggMb52UDJ0h7C21O_sDI2wbVop-GcMv-VACtUIRApUmm_d/s320/kids+with+sparky+at+cemetary.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251920496363040034" /><div> <br /></div><div>Last Sunday we transported Sparky from our basement to the great outdoors where he immediately disappeared under a pine tree. We are sure he has made lots of friends and that Finn is smiling down on his new little rabbit friend. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-1812000306630511722008-09-11T10:27:00.000-07:002008-09-16T08:58:06.552-07:00Football, Friends and Fun!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2MgeeydZanv1Y6HoNcR7lm6yfov9-8tvXIBqKySf837xeH3RG829YeQ8SVjtOIXApv7TQOfYSIRYCVttx53f-rmG50uWnF_aClZwAUUdqNOGG3D1ZYl1FdKJLriB7HGxJ1J0ft2ZpEmi/s320/CIMG4846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244819216649614530" /><div style="text-align: center;">We've made a tradition out of going to an away BYU football game every year with some of our good friends. This year we chose Seattle and the University of Washington game. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyG5SSiHoD5ke5XF4eI_go-rvEGOjodlzhkmuXRotNF67juzWg8a_VRmg1hvCqKk6FzZVIg5ghbHu2yMTL-oz6uc42U7wwJbDormcP3DtKBVPofvQ3AeCZKpukzpg3OaWcpGk3isNf_3Jg/s320/CIMG4838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246645050237379634" /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU9O9t5HCDyh9FM0rhTiij7ybCeswh0Jm-neOTXKR-loAkIsYYvr60gA8WScSGawRghQmt-cToqkjINUGyIw5nFO2lGVtYhoWL3BaIGyMBBem18FCVI9S4SOdjKNfVXYG-Wdo44VxpL6k/s320/IMG_0066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244819427763869858" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Husky Stadium (Lake Washington in the distance)</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;">We had a blast shopping, eating at Ray's Boat House, visiting the Space Needle and having lunch in the rotating restaurant, shopping, walking along Pikes place enjoying the fresh flowers and yummy food, shopping some more and of course watching the Cougars beat the Huskies!!</div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIYxDUzUmwNv9-8Tp6d8u1v9N-AA8OtD6KTBbT0BM9kFGb4ydupCNeMgv3vZF-qBQoFm2MTnbPJheZmm7YxDqR58aZD4dO8SUO_ljmYI84drNozTsuK87Ip1xRoHZZgP-TGsuzv3Mt_cf/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244819209934351298" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0D6hBHAV0qGE09Hio6t6I_I-C0-92LKoV7QqgXLVlk1P8geV3niaghKM4I3zSHZmm7hPNIrHTqOQZ9F67_8DMPUBDkdsEGP-vOnmIIygSKMD1pA8J6NKQsoDB-0aHNBg8R-Uc62e54tOn/s320/CIMG4829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246645044295013858" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Revolving Restaurant on top of the Space Needle</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6T_KRu1HRoEfwloo0fWxFwAl4qFMQnemF8o9GI8yv5ZBHaZ2x1gpdhk_rrzsDOEC2UX_gD_pHPKHlbCOevV549ofpVjwhK7bI52Ln_6kmPF6Q3SzOCGcij0xmsrTbLmvdj33f4VNZW3Y/s320/CIMG4832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246645046945975346" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Pike's Place Market</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Thanks Maglebys, Dials, Larsens and Astles for another great one!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxM0n2-WcgdDYCtrw0JbqvHo7AlRUzBqVsBt6Tvoa-WCJL3E9RsPdlx-HRHz1BoYwumSgshYQEn8gNYJxMcfQPqEqm4dYiRkrIMBVQxE92xMRYTFcDliTIaqynk_yVUeKQCL10fN6aviC/s320/CIMG4835.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244819229183310210" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Dinner at Ray's Boathouse</span></span></span></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-2859966681811000302008-08-25T10:07:00.000-07:002008-09-11T10:24:46.284-07:00Our Westridge Idol<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz95zgWW4ujAUVVxvupsn3CghgNutEKhkY88DVdfoJYh8dd5-tPiKBsP7q1PM10Mc0nqCw0yNkq007ri1nQ6BQT0URD2E3sWA0kNSoIvEQBeL8XCBtgTfShphU2IvMcF7DzznnY2di_UNn/s1600-h/Zach+westridge+idol+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz95zgWW4ujAUVVxvupsn3CghgNutEKhkY88DVdfoJYh8dd5-tPiKBsP7q1PM10Mc0nqCw0yNkq007ri1nQ6BQT0URD2E3sWA0kNSoIvEQBeL8XCBtgTfShphU2IvMcF7DzznnY2di_UNn/s320/Zach+westridge+idol+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244813002744465346" /></a>Zach has been preparing for this moment for two years and he finally did it...Westridge Idol Winner 2008! <div><br /></div><div>Two years ago Zach placed runner up in a duet he sang with his friend Holly Orton but this year was his year to shine all alone. <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div><div>He was determined to do well in his last year at Westridge...and perform well he did! He blew us all away singing "Life Is A Highway" by Rascal Flats. </div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfeZdRNZIDd7VlAqmYT5NdyDPH35ukw2PEDmWTEQ4vuSvu08J0pf5_w_01IzQQxjKtURft_25fN3QTULI8czVZhuYxMfcCJRw6eAk35PoeIxXj15lwEedP0WxcH4Ht2vAJTOgZp_sWUSZ/s320/Zach+westridge+idol+picture+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244813023273185218" /><div style="text-align: center;">Zach sent in his audition video via email last Spring while we were in England and became one of the 6 finalists from his school chosen to perform at the school carnival on August 25th. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Zach's best friend Tyler Dial was also one of the finalists and placed 2nd runner up. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Congrats guys! <br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7T9ISAEb2EMtSGvox1RVonyfgz7nsYNzHR5E9MufjLf5OhlLLZ5c7n9k2CFNTLtA7kfBLs4sIkS_cmG6ktdMky4th78nedRbDgDUxOGTJkFtiawdXrKGZ60WXPE0HY7Y9UfA_4Tl99CR/s320/zach+westridge+idol+picture+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244813011392816274" /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-65285826568410475292008-08-23T08:34:00.000-07:002008-08-23T09:06:35.813-07:00Back Home and Back To School<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Don't you just love when summer wraps up and you get back into the swing of a school schedule again?</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Our kids were especially excited to get back this week after a longer time away from school friends this summer. </span></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGRX3m5PP9-qGFRLYTedkXmtBXrnLhXD1woqLeKAtsL7h-naK13KhJPj13oTCdtQ7zyqVDBmoXx3cAOrTyahXluz-7NH-Fka890seZ5ZmeoiWcpiox6OeloGu6b0bVS8uDANym9cWxCx8/s320/Back+to+school+2008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237744560346705986" /><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ6mpWPplEt8kt194ssN5UsXH5px2b2-qDlyS3X02eg2RF7N94ukF7sESdcLJIuhydd3uUYZflnE2XkccQMjEgUljZMtpyTcc0-_jKvDfInZDKS1x5z1wdVB1YX630KbNAjnNlAnMfVB0/s320/CIMG3380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237740514418674082" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Zach is entering 6th grade and has a new teacher at Westridge, Jennifer Cannon. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Sadie is in 4th grade and has the fantastic Mrs. Frandsen (Zach's beloved 4th grade teacher.) </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">McKay is in 2nd grade and has Miss Giles with only 18 students this year...YES! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Lucy is in her second year at Learning Dynamics Preschool in Orem. I can't believe next year she'll be in kindergarten.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1G2c-Je5izmDLEsG05GpcyOkqcT3GuQHQiOD1ydrqfgI2Ei1BJxQ3u8Jb6CC3jTrCyLItL22h9_do5YfToWFT1z6Yxjv4czhjQ24wO5nWv46PWNgU-Azeo-U15odJxAOvMueiJiEzIxO/s320/CIMG3383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237741004839472930" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Lucy's teacher Mrs. Linford at Learning Dynamics Preschool</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-20839886087388750392008-08-15T07:54:00.000-07:002008-08-21T09:02:47.911-07:00Cheers England!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We thought it very fitting it rained on the morning we left England. We were all excited to get home but sad to leave such a peaceful and wonderful experience. England isn't really England without the rain right? The rain is what what makes England so beautiful and green.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We left home early on the morning of 8/8/08 for the airport. Our friends the Kleins offered to take all our luggage in the back of their truck to the airport. It took two hired cars to drive the rest of us. The kids were exhausted because of course they couldn't fall asleep the night before.</span></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8mr6ZKJtFLAKmi_GMlRxHNOKxMnmofqhIgQJtNzzNxQ19uMUjGaDEQGwcv453hczbDmgKMe5ts7Nkog6q5wNcj0w8pI6p7Uv3bL7DOHhbclNVWlMSXjGo1E9xiLLb_hV1Vy1a_SkyGEI/s320/CIMG3352.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236986883638859410" /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">At this point in the trip Sadie and McKay were still awake. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">By the time we arrived at the airport they were all out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrs9Tw7bIWreCmRaOkbtWbXG5buHkVgKOuyQtzVn8L7CCDoUINJZNW_0akUcB6bvQ4z0C_Ewo8nWQVcEbXufrrQ_zd7XkpJnin2nUIuVnB5jqLGrw8-B_udv1jMlWdCQINOldxDWJDy6g/s320/CIMG3358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236987694325175266" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Our piles of luggage again. Note that most of the bags are behind us!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We arrived at Gatwick in plenty of time. We checked 13 bags and then having an hour and a half to spare decided to grab some breakfast with the Kleins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-Ms7QVHiiMxO9aVMjaY_N-euzaGHJj4Cm-R1S-HAI98Mq7ua3UesmyBWWQHK9JK_mOfWTNwL6i4UEqeTdb38CRt3obTZ30pnBFRDWGrvDvqhW_TxGMVtgLylyOzxPOprlRC-PHxFKUVy/s320/CIMG3362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236994485808974338" /><div style="text-align: center;">Vern and Dana Klein (and Abe)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzjqVKXELh5cYSjTYIrT2jrKZW8vUq-JQOZiAaRmn2AswpiDS1T6s8uMEOl-tCmcasFIaJsorZwKZo3Y_er7U0BJcI_yJbfAaplwmreH9k7471BlKXAnQ3aC9jtmIpLAyAkjBoZyBTLxm/s320/CIMG3360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236994355006469218" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Zach and Sadie with Charlie and Alice Klein</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So after breakfast we headed up towards security. As I go to pass through the gate into the line the officer tells me to place my carry-on into the cage to see if it fits. Mind you we have flown out of Gatwick three times this summer with these exact carry-ons and they have never once asked us to place them in the cage. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It fit except for the wheels and they guy says we have to take all three of our carry-ons to check them. I try to explain that we have been in England for 5 1/2 months and we have already checked 13 bags!! He doesn't care and at this point his senior whatever comes over and gets involved and really ticks us off. We got a kick out of seeing Vern, a very happy go lucky guy, get completely annoyed with this lady. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">When we saw that we were getting nowhere we headed back to the check-in desk and explained the situation and the lady tells us we'll have to pay 250 pounds ($500) to check these 3 small bags. Ridiculous! Abe pleads with her and she calls her senior and we finally get the fee waved and check the bags. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">By this point our hour and a half cushion has disappeared and we headed off through security at practically a run to get to the gate. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We were sure they were closing the gate by the time we arrived but to our surprise we were fine, in fact we actually got bumped up to first class! This definitely made up for earlier inconveniences.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Cheers England thanks for having us...HELLO USA!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-59223301727945348612008-08-04T11:20:00.000-07:002008-08-05T07:27:48.830-07:00A Day With The Dallimores<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsPfYY8SaDB51NQtA9Kr1l1EjcPprDt_bfUVmovWQJDFU8UmuEMhPDY6kTejnmqaA8CWNeu4Ab7gAC5M1CZUSVfkp_LxCVVj342WS5aS-RAkbJTHSoYaO9YjGdQDzGaiu0xfQKshl9MvO/s320/P1010634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230743711037063906" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmp0D5K9npZRSC9jjWrmJ1v1b9eP3Axa8TbT4aIzLwPrjt77WGf7uDkbg2eErl5jVnGkCKY_0l4sDi6axyXSYmoKCHSQbMLezqAyBrzumUuYGPoex_FxccavFSRX6wuK18iWYxKVybYgzE/s320/P1010549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230741306134253170" /><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday we had a fantastic day at Poulton's Park, a local amusement park with Mark and his two daughters. Mark was Abe's first hire here in the UK office and our first friend here in England. <br /></div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitrxrmrT_kKqFNee97r8hJoHkQNH5DIQrMyE0CCO1XhshN9hvORnqb2w4KSmR-xj4ApyrByWNuHwLuJOAicdiC85OM7S5VH98Em6MIkBCYusibpAIMvnaZK67YPA8DVCqVJNsGs4ozuSr/s320/P1010645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230741295642349330" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXMLQIbnYr1Um78DQVHXP6HyTSXOrvZHhVA4gFM1LBNISB7o3jPsX2ufQpDdOEfMUJJWpRmN7t6X5eruXeVZKWgNcNtiIv6MVxYyCTGhBGk00tR3WPJ_g8Q_ky_2k9Y0CcAhF1WZyo9EQ/s320/P1010448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230743727593785138" /><div><div><div><div>We were worried as we headed out that we would have rain all day but within minutes of arriving at the park the sun came out and we had a lovely afternoon. </div><div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN6hQiOecJNyMHSftr7kKmoo6vgut5lc3flspWaCWjIE9_duMTH7pswEl82m7cjOCVY23zdQY-i-i_1WQ0n7N6NYCxXhc85xpLZIbYJuQIHyxNU5659xO3smjAXsP5H2k7AKZVUBgv3ub/s320/P1010665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230741304960901746" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSgMEAYxAU87CFbPMd8XXYO6uApp56qN2WScbYQgcInH6r8XOI4DSJiF2TckCV-Iu2qDecDYmwcKeDU6cpdLSeD77o8IFptPRuWlL7f_UDCI2dzAJjWBN31MvjEX1VHhIzvgnx0Fiqlad/s320/P1010631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230743715999999362" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NM4rGy8o60sQCta2QrkSPjKTQ1K2IxHtM911wt6GgYh7BKGZHIDjdREGDBL4rvd_sAFdlkErpFOnNP_08MFD0QToWZ6HP7-grEAOQY1oapPU40IkfG1Sow0NMbGnxpo0ywWkAOGMFnbX/s320/P1010446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230741288939243250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mark's two girls Kayla and Millie are absolutely darling and Lucy had so much fun with them. Note their curls...I thought marrying Abe I would surely get curls like that in my girls, since when has straight hair been the dominant gene?!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNHjKHVW9wRUurb5xMiUvufaLE3H81J_aH-EBHOC04DRw0xr-9S70I6gy3lOGoUnkkhtFCIX-Fy1NJz0tGW2GmF0EHKQTYDlsQJgla-jx_pJyR5jQJGoK-7Y5ADno0U2hrbnt4DzKBlMo/s320/CIMG3247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231039768413608978" /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7fgHgzGYf_nyPdIpK9wtCBeAT5WQB55qAfAph2IMLfI-_vvmDtdEgnlYnjFTHC3RL2QvOgdiDjI8Ek4lJmMW0LUKR75GyFecb8WWVYt3nR4HstpzF6ITAWV__SZEAlAeLF2wOLXaQ8dT/s320/P1010621.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230741298000535170" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would like to announce that Zach has officially overcome his fear of roller coasters as he rode on "The Cobra" 6 times and loved every minute of it. In fact he was trying to convince the worker to let us ride it one more time at park closing. Way to go Zach...this is quite a breakthrough for you. Next comes California Screamin!<br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VBwXIoXTJY25I7FZLpjM4xJjirK254pt7DH5X2pCtGDcvMzRmIhIoG5zNQYOAipyooPvtiqch7QDfqDcC8d5u2HWeOAfTe8xIHFIxzsIwQxtLajUWA4wksm_gK3FYbvRxyKAye0sb_nT/s320/P1010624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230743729459946850" /><div> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-82347252627965188912008-08-04T07:28:00.000-07:002008-08-05T08:38:10.792-07:00McKay turns 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd9kO04otmyWzJh8jHjhzzuTCRsI76DrSoeqpNRkZ5DQgdC61Tu0HuDwnbtB7j33BfSeX1n49qbeHPoroLDOEG-dkYv3c3LqdzR9E4SXkrbQbEQrRnQU4YKotiprF89G8B3Co9J3RU7ij/s1600-h/CIMG3302.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd9kO04otmyWzJh8jHjhzzuTCRsI76DrSoeqpNRkZ5DQgdC61Tu0HuDwnbtB7j33BfSeX1n49qbeHPoroLDOEG-dkYv3c3LqdzR9E4SXkrbQbEQrRnQU4YKotiprF89G8B3Co9J3RU7ij/s320/CIMG3302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231049557286966002" /></a><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzdDlzc-L9AhEapwdHZ_EuJlsx4RuYt6x4ZOn8JL6KrMBczToTBfTbrzaSm_Rmltg9so8MTWSccGd_-KYMDj1d3Uz6SJn8Sn3SVy3SfFfNLTlqE9SFqG3JKQm5l3SydxbCwAs22FHtBlT/s320/CIMG3324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044711238419906" /><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy took McKay out for a special birthday evening. They ate at Little Frankie's, our local "American" Grill and went bowling. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(McKay's favorite!)</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmx-uj6ffHjpHFUwmbbPuFyD5AgbEMnLh68unFultxrmjuPqE7reogl8Plrh2wFDbH_tcOe6lM7tMH2jcbNtsXpPShkA_NpWoX15PXJV0DpXWS67O6PekbRLEill9lsGcbb1qzDjVF7Ki/s320/CIMG3305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044679185170658" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJM5WG5FaVwtw4H6i7_VM8UDaODqONh-1t-PdwbmH78hk1xL0sdU4KcFCztPLYFMFWBX4H7Pn07OoZhuZmN5OcVtD3XrDkO5RL4wFGdk23sDM3qgtHqvdmorMKOk-7FsRtWt8QmOZaTAp/s320/CIMG3303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044672160625106" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52Pa5kojY_JoTmqrIQ7Ctyc19ExKRLxOhckdNUjzz28fMxeJTduUIONY6e75Ko2aKRP310tX9cAeMhdR3D-hclH4Z7c4s3PPb8nxMpEkMv0ibKGauEXcT-M0Eh7CJB8eac6_XSXcULxBD/s320/CIMG3315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044681930354194" /><div style="text-align: center;">We also took him to build-a-bear workshop to get a new friend...as did Sadie and Lucy on their birthday's. He choose a cute Koala, bought him a Batman suit and PJ's and named him Koala Wayne...nick-named KiKi. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>McKay you are a joy to have around. Your sense of humor keeps us rolling on the floor, you are always willing to share, you are loyal and kind and we love you sooooo much!</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKfvBJX8UpqnU9TIYxx7sNfKL6O8QXN-r9n2_82cUKJHT4Xv4yYnwtYMAZLv4GSBXVNg3Ys0bfUfjMcULlZam5K7alJOgDp8dJpbCoXJfw5FVFEUPv2mMqRiQJyn9afjkjoEKC0Za4_G9/s320/CIMG3308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231049560305895586" /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Happy Birthday kiddo!</span></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-66810898866514065012008-07-28T06:50:00.000-07:002008-07-28T08:32:36.083-07:00Going the Welsh Way<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We still have so many sites we want to get to before we leave but are realizing it just isn't possible to get to everything.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VqfAD9OcljFVVl6iup0navwSpGk_ZnwFTjyFhcSYlWGBZiL_LP_bixuEmvtSmwTFK3hCHCyMBwM3h7I6ZCbz873dJz1C7Aoi5MngFTBB90m9ZWS2sMNducls9wnl3rqv6gLUhWYhcPAd/s320/P1010042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228081483913852802" /></span><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Abbey in Bath</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> <img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqd_Kub9Pwk7S31_PSn0J0qMKCIAEETLfcK4k9zfu7wS09hzH8Lc_b6wkToqAoP8zJMDIuH4pf_4sZuk8f5z-qq583cf9wgBqOjxtpLgCUlf-CrFyziOhrhwDNbJD03QHf53HgbuteFBk/s320/P1010036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228075015077192546" /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Avon River in Bath</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Saturday we drove to Bath and then on to Cardiff in Wales. It was a beautiful day, perfect weather. We had a rough start to our day when Sadie threw up about a half-hour into our journey and finding that McKay had forgotten to bring shoes along.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmRm3ISmDExFZVlHtZocRBFdgIHb2Iktsh8aW9ehVvqAIrHcQ_WTAPlg5b9mr220lKOkpBPdQI9LsvoYoEuvLhkQw2J6n7ClXMg6ssTy1x9vGhbhK-2VbMn8vdJd_lUdi4bhHP7UErEj7/s320/P1010071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228075030979829682" /></span><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sick Sadie in the back of the car!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Also, we were having a hard time getting any money from an ATM. Short version... our debit card was ripped off in Italy with $2000 taken from an ATM in FLORIDA! So we had to cancel that card. Then our Visa company had put a hold in our Visa</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> card due to "suspicious activity" on it around Europe! We had our UK mobile phone but could not call internationally on it to get ahold of the Visa Company. We also had an American Express card but most places here do not accept American Express so we were stuck. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This dilemma kept us from actually entering the Roman Baths in Bath and almost kept us from getting our car out of the car park. We did finally solve it by going to a bank and calling our Visa Company from there so we could take the hold off and get $$$ from the ATM! </span></span></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uGmFfa5M3YnvT4zUT5UxYV6aRx4bCYzEUssO2N1mB2Jn-u2KNNvW8k-_coLJkYkTt0A_t1r_TvLm5BjSYwBEbO1bX9CxUudb1RWYnR9OE5j-l42Lg4gXGIDGEGV8wfoKeQOGI_b5kfCm/s320/P1010049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228081473137347618" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Standing outside the Roman Baths because they didn't accept American Express</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc9mdd2enCCBuY4GyvwmBNhnGH9pgnwyqUfgsnin4K8jbtn-uGnqhgRMs2tbvL0kWo-GZumBqxjNOyn5W0ejr5Xr7swEzoEzATzy1RiqS4jAuNn4PAGu7xBGN0GWYxlWdQEC270PccZuj/s320/Roan+Baths.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228081460503993330" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Roman Baths we would have seen if they had taken American Express</span>.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So putting Bath (which was actually a very pleasant town) behind us we moved on towards Wales. We drove across the Severn Bridge over the Bristol Channel. This was an impressive drive crossing the lower part of the channel which opens to the Celtic Sea. Really, really beautiful! </span></span></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhejltTZxlyqesLcugtP5gLUlvw48LRufLYgACakee9eAN9uRzVAnuC2Sdtg0RhGuAICbEqyBz_QIcNTk-5VPrCwjVA0CQxUmNmLTW3E4z01XrOiTNdRV32ZVBtIwqQmnrnkYQiv29ICn/s320/P1010116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228075024694625298" /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PzugyCs3H7Hm-9RovHPGxC-zfwgmwmJ1Awou4uEnjgR0LtXfKrMQU4bpten6ww8rNx9lN4q-ticdipjJrcuC2XE1YgJeOrlYmVTzhLtoBkWbjUx8t64dyUBu-7Id0K21adVFPVE26ors/s320/P1010114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228081468553862450" /><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Severn Bridge crossing to Wales</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We enjoyed Cardiff. Its castle and huge Football stadium were impressive. We also</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> ate at McDonald's for the shear goal of saying we have eaten at McDonald's in every country we have visited this Summer. I recognize how sad this is but there are very few fast food places. I don't know that we will ever need McDonald's again.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVrJc4CDyO3UF5OlUQpEHwXK16vkN6keG278fUv4bVu0tbZwhTsOv4_ryOoPqOVA4ntSxBcTOVECl1FnMun4UndnU8yyuqfIqI68suZTIEjMGcBJhS7m6OatgnP77I0OviXNKaYFTo8O7/s320/P1010073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228075046932835298" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cardiff Castle</span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Along the drive home I enjoyed the English countryside I love so much. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWovNhf46SzkQn3mEPuysGpS2pP2oZZSlOB8ETuJTR6IJ9Nl4ppBBvyO_wEEiq-dRToUWTSvU_nEkQSfZUz9tPFd_SrK7TC3ZSQMUpqFj1CoxuEMjEe_nuN6qUrdLKk_E4DY0TpbhSwL7b/s320/P1010154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228070924824380226" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-77328332439729062832008-07-22T14:47:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:35:05.518-07:00Totally Tennis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5nskKiWIHNVjqJrEHuWvRmg-JlNP3xZaM_aYo6YyOBxattyF0B6u9FnoAgLsXCKqWrG8bus34bcH7AL-yxha9ncn2voY92vl2Yj6esCF9VYsBkQEN6C2drwZWUjskY3aM1MCDbU9EagU/s1600-h/CIMG2915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5nskKiWIHNVjqJrEHuWvRmg-JlNP3xZaM_aYo6YyOBxattyF0B6u9FnoAgLsXCKqWrG8bus34bcH7AL-yxha9ncn2voY92vl2Yj6esCF9VYsBkQEN6C2drwZWUjskY3aM1MCDbU9EagU/s320/CIMG2915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225965360481187266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The kids have b</span><span style="font-size:130%;">een taking tennis at a local club here, Totally Tennis.<br /><br />They have an excellent kid's program and we have really enjoyed our Tuesday afternoons at the courts watching their skills progress.<br /><br />Lucy has been designated ball girl. She runs the courts during practice picking up balls and re-filling the baskets. We've seen her skills progress as well:) She can't wait to get started with lessons next Summer.<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIFIUglz14ICfubj6S47wUCfuoaWmZHEiqugNWKM09kIZuG64BWH4q987SEUkiRPncWuRKKrfXoI8dUo_U9bIp51U93Nr7v7_0FxPKWH94HKKrrN5oL54P75zaLKQktVSelgeZmYYOqPu/s1600-h/CIMG2926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIFIUglz14ICfubj6S47wUCfuoaWmZHEiqugNWKM09kIZuG64BWH4q987SEUkiRPncWuRKKrfXoI8dUo_U9bIp51U93Nr7v7_0FxPKWH94HKKrrN5oL54P75zaLKQktVSelgeZmYYOqPu/s320/CIMG2926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225962093150119634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJFP_SbWRN9xv_vGGkqhCU8KaRStwAylKhy83cyk-bgt1jxhA3xuRjitOq8vdvt0SPtdHoKh5ciUBhmFU-5xVEBgqjp8ouXsY5I_S6vWL-UkE9eUkWOtMEEsowhQfges_tT7EVCDNWRW3/s1600-h/CIMG2956.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJFP_SbWRN9xv_vGGkqhCU8KaRStwAylKhy83cyk-bgt1jxhA3xuRjitOq8vdvt0SPtdHoKh5ciUBhmFU-5xVEBgqjp8ouXsY5I_S6vWL-UkE9eUkWOtMEEsowhQfges_tT7EVCDNWRW3/s320/CIMG2956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225960341423588850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsI-6jRpO4u8mWtLaKd1C7mB5ab4Wvq9p0xGMC6hndqz0S8tee7uYoTYAH7tg091QeMKTzxaX5SLPz0fyFWrSiCGtHn5C1I88AH_PIQew1o8pwAkyfWaLvtd-8Z5eKqCe4cm84F0Bk-_I/s1600-h/CIMG2911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsI-6jRpO4u8mWtLaKd1C7mB5ab4Wvq9p0xGMC6hndqz0S8tee7uYoTYAH7tg091QeMKTzxaX5SLPz0fyFWrSiCGtHn5C1I88AH_PIQew1o8pwAkyfWaLvtd-8Z5eKqCe4cm84F0Bk-_I/s320/CIMG2911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225959873258434770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Today was their last day of tennis as summer holiday is beginning and we're leaving before the regular schedule starts up again.<br />These are Sadie and McKay's fantastic coaches James and Andrew. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtg8GGDbSWDtOm911Ydfvwd7A5umkw2N7kkTgsE-4JgcVy4gSvvEQSdg9oDqXebMhLcSy9AIoKygaqTx1w8gGKfr74gijRqPaiz2KEDEXzSmnUilXJUZnYThXs4uSzilizg9BCpF3SxTm/s1600-h/CIMG2948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtg8GGDbSWDtOm911Ydfvwd7A5umkw2N7kkTgsE-4JgcVy4gSvvEQSdg9oDqXebMhLcSy9AIoKygaqTx1w8gGKfr74gijRqPaiz2KEDEXzSmnUilXJUZnYThXs4uSzilizg9BCpF3SxTm/s320/CIMG2948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225965967444462722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDminw6dRFoDuQkoWdUMxia5X_JQg5DVf_-Tvclf2g522dLNFI_66HkY9sDZPpE-ciOwPGSkX8G7gTj-X8ov8D7CaBmPjQKFr-pXPibuUTNjYNVikzdppBeiYVLvjdFzn_Rg997mFAexHz/s1600-h/CIMG2948.JPG"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-57593821758579401592008-07-16T08:22:00.000-07:002008-07-16T09:05:27.278-07:00Ciao Bella!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cdiv%20style="><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w280.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w280.photobucket.com/albums/kk166/gretchenknell/393b26a2.pbw" height="360" width="480"></embed></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ROME</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cdiv%20style="><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w280.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w280.photobucket.com/albums/kk166/gretchenknell/52504187.pbw" height="360" width="480"></embed></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">FLORENCE</span></div><br />Our final "big" trip before returning home was to Italia. </div><div>We toured Rome and Florence for five days and our travel companions were Abe's brother Roger, his wife Allie and daughter Marissa.</div><div><br /><div><div> </div><div>The Italian architecture and art are truly impressive. We were in awe of the art of Michelangelo, Da Vinci and so many others as well as the beauty of the buildings and the gelato...WOW! We picked that up twice a day. </div><div>There were Vespas, smart cars and Motorcycles everywhere because there is no where to park.</div><div>We really enjoyed the markets filled with leather handbags, wallets and jackets and the silk scarfs and ties. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>We were however, not enjoying the filth. Why is it none of the money brought in from tourism seems to go to cleaning the streets? I have never seen so much dirt and grafitti.</div><div> </div><div>Also, you know how in American culture if you are caught staring at someone you immediately look away and act like you are doing something important? The Italians take another approach and don't look away. In fact they stand about a foot in front of you and stare to their heart's content. I think we were quite the novelty with our four children as we saw very few Italian children at all. </div><div><br /></div><div>We stayed in convents in both cities. The nuns were very nice and the place was clean and it was a good way to get a place near the heart of town for a good price (in Rome we were 200 Meters from St. Peter's) but, we had uncomfortable beds and our room in Florence was a little creepy with a very bloody picture of Christ's feet on the cross, creeky doors leading down a corridor to the bathroom. We also had five single beds and twenty foot ceilings with paintings covering them. McKay asked one afternoon when he was getting tired, "Can we go back to our "Sisteen Chapel" now?"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-92068935717863864502008-07-14T06:40:00.000-07:002008-07-16T07:23:12.072-07:00Happy Birthday Baby!She is officially four years old folks!<div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuZLeRq8IL0wGB_8ii2GQzthZlrdKixt8_Rglz008xrdG-L-h1-Iw2xz_U7pLd7Cx9peKtVvh5QD8qhQCbVFsSgMGVrwVPCyikWBslebgl-g_o_DeBcbHRiJEqkNpMZY1IBRiQxTUJ4oT/s320/P1040185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223612490303397650" /></div><div><br /><div> </div><div>Lucy you are... Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Darling, Exciting, Funny, Gorgeous, Happy, Innocent, Joking, Kissable, Loveable, Marvelous, Nice, Optimistic, Perfect, Queen, Righteous, Sweet, Talkative, Unbelievable, Vivacious, Willing, X-actly the right size, Youngest, Zed:) </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>You make us smile. You are truly a "light" in our family and we love you so much. Hope you had a fun Birthday in Florence, Rome and London!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGcYEVFjsTPCTCqST7pGdFd7ObFWAMNoSsfGqKRAGvWMNB4YII1rDzQ7dJkLd4JByWaNezkaB3QA357MF_pMcd1XxyJy9ATXDZhORsv4-XH0BUgepLHViWUf18aZ0B07wVcwKtuoOVtzo/s320/CIMG2869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223613407326330130" /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLv7ZG6uAvzD6fgcScUMCAzJQgVLtazTh-hVAzwhiP32E-AENOyBt86ZUH7G6Gq6px4xpmxqJHkXgZEGvzAwF2rHhxJNPNC-b_64WqO9yZ-nB-DiIAieRTyTCMNzVe-ROMCPacq2V33rNJ/s320/P1040164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223612498367529890" /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QINUqgfPimsni9IpKxbR8ocY1IxhujTyuumcyuAVrovZsDJhJ0gITeYvv86GLkL8YoSkHbBjV29iGZ6K2xXFITANkMBdHB9CRhTtX57lqjHws9ssQzTgVpIojqdVK4X7WWrBOms9neeP/s320/CIMG2872.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223612514712153138" /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Birthday!</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Mom, Dad, Zach, Sadie and McKay</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMT4TMOBIalR2l4X50xK0llV4NYtXfr9VkWb4rIBww_mElphiyFbh4_zBzR6cxSH18nAfEryrpTSFe9iJPU3XeaC9lwIWqeJFydQoPRZisJcN5ymlZw1nrf1auoQWWEfyhfnTTAHV_Nvf/s320/CIMG2859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223612502858820770" /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-14275984348600664792008-07-09T02:57:00.000-07:002008-07-16T05:19:50.371-07:00Magleby Moments<img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47aAwhSZygQTlD0pVoZoUw9sUmUo_49poqj0-grAyBRvjlOQVNNSoUhEx2tWeWmMy84a98z63o2TPbWpsluYtVtZ94BfQjUW053M9-RO6tKCeqjjcxR7Pwdr1xhCMAOa36pAu1rOLe4lR/s320/CIMG2548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220953187181038578" border="0" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkKm59YIrVN6i-2Ke3REPX-mDWi1ZfQWWnm9hsWqf0A-eBIw_oHtw0QOiz1hsPnQrqXW_mJSdfp74zg98HUgPlLrPc3XAkjfiU2Ba4fToP31jzFIaav1imhM8jJinn2E_Hm8Y8jmv9Xl6/s320/CIMG2549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220953192208141250" border="0" /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div>Yay...more friends from home! </div><div><br /><div>Hans and Traci Magleby spent a couple of days with us over last weekend. We spent all day Saturday in London visiting Covent Garden, Portabello Market (where we had giant pea's and yummy crepes again), China Town for dinner and wrapped up the evening enjoying Jersey Boy's. Sunday, they came to church with us and in the afternoon we had some ward members over and ate and watched the amazing Wimbledon final together on T.V. </div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAWsYFdyTKYDgEg6iBa45-YpHqhP9_f0MP4S7wk4YXuXrBP5EZmBrfwssT_uY_VsQKwBZ8YxWk-TPNcKTQYKmNhMe2ouRF3EYw1SnnZsUQcqwP0SP4FDUITW_uOb6qxfRMwuFdt58rcNV/s320/P1030300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220953203371866786" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was so much fun having you guys here and introducing you to our English friends. </div><div>We love that you took a couple of days off of your 15th Anniversary celebration to spend some time with us. Thanks and have fun in Vermont and New York! </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-25398542831541994842008-07-09T02:17:00.000-07:002008-07-16T05:23:53.755-07:00Independence Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCf2S4y0aqytfznIgmlBuOf6_ooajfBJke7-oAoz9P9Evokvl9Y-7ImlBrjt3LVLycIkjR1E8KcoOK1BtXgjZRdFuXMdIpx24wn9r5AvJT5WaPSZyMASxQ-ywEfCYphKX58WBP0bwQVby/s1600-h/P1030019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCf2S4y0aqytfznIgmlBuOf6_ooajfBJke7-oAoz9P9Evokvl9Y-7ImlBrjt3LVLycIkjR1E8KcoOK1BtXgjZRdFuXMdIpx24wn9r5AvJT5WaPSZyMASxQ-ywEfCYphKX58WBP0bwQVby/s320/P1030019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220949699471648146" border="0" /></a><br />Celebrating Independence from England IN England was a fun experience. Our cute ward asked me to help plan a July 4th party for the ward.<br /><br /> <div>We had a BBQ complete with potato salad, corn-on-the-cob and Root Beer floats. The Root Beer floats were not great as the Brits just don't do Root Beer well. We found an English brand called Carters and it is NOT real Root Beer; but, oh well...it's the thought that counts, right?<br /><br /></div><div>We tried to teach the gang how to play baseball. This was hilarious as they have never played it. They only know baseball from movies and try to mimic what they have seen. They play a game called rounders and they have cricket, both of which are similar but not exactly the same. </div><div> <img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpGY14WtkIi1a53y5yk5rPNjIMhv15aM7YRXl4EjyPnknuZXl4MBEiEhqu2Mu7icuNorUGmydHTe6pbfc_7gncBP4zJ-HUkftZgVM3pw37NgiEDeZWR6LwvKHD1kbapzWBPoOljYKeKR0/s320/P1030023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220949698107010098" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>The firework laws are very different here and we were able to get a lot of big ones...the kind that are illegal in Utah. We were about half-way through our box when a shirtless, big guy with shows up yelling that we have to stop. He was a little drunk, and a little crazy I think, but we stopped in the end. Turns out he was a gypsy that lives near the church and has given them trouble before.<br /><br /> </div><div>The highlight of the night was our sister-in-law Allie losing our car keys and the entire ward searching the premises for them. They were searching drains and bushes and garbage sacks, anywhere you could imagine a set of keys disappearing. It was incredible what they were willing to do for us. In the end we didn't find the keys and hitched rides home with other members. I am happy to report the keys were found last night (July 8th) while Abe was at Young Men's. Roger found them in the decoration box in the Relief Society closet. </div><div> </div><div>In the end my favorite holiday turned out to be great...even in the country we defeated.<br /><br /> </div><div>Happy 4th everyone!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-18539928412199762232008-06-26T05:01:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:41:40.527-07:00Queue up!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBwljZW0YRzBML8dP9ilU6W7E1TUG6Rtv6VYNl_GXEIDzchbaKbkm9ANDGKL9ATjajnyR3rsrd2p8RTXkpGSIyDPkRrWUIH5-HyhRO_MakDM3AXzvge7yXE3hgBEfnLjhSjFZxal-3TIu/s1600-h/CIMG2425.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBwljZW0YRzBML8dP9ilU6W7E1TUG6Rtv6VYNl_GXEIDzchbaKbkm9ANDGKL9ATjajnyR3rsrd2p8RTXkpGSIyDPkRrWUIH5-HyhRO_MakDM3AXzvge7yXE3hgBEfnLjhSjFZxal-3TIu/s320/CIMG2425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216166683764172738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Someone pinch us! Did we really just spend a day at Wimbledon?<br /><br />What a fantastic day. The sun was shining when we queued up in Wimbledon Park. The wait went on for over two and a half hours but it was well worth the prize.<br /><br />We spent our first hour watching a couple of matches on courts 18 and 19 near Henman Hill. The courts were so stunning...perfectly level and so green.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBOk1LvjehfuG2T11y3wa3WIsR90-qsI1LgQMsEIw6DXkxBwKfbAgyj7h1lHBF4OKFH_4B8HVc6jINspic6HgbPObVnBGHjObqE7bbAnz9ooAYZ1vJOUzqelM0EmyTTjvWEzJFz1YlvcY/s1600-h/CIMG2364.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBOk1LvjehfuG2T11y3wa3WIsR90-qsI1LgQMsEIw6DXkxBwKfbAgyj7h1lHBF4OKFH_4B8HVc6jINspic6HgbPObVnBGHjObqE7bbAnz9ooAYZ1vJOUzqelM0EmyTTjvWEzJFz1YlvcY/s320/CIMG2364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216165380841974642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We noticed another queue and having enjoyed the first one so thoroughly we joined in. Turns out this one was for resale tickets to the show courts. We spent several hours taking turns holding our place in line and taking in matches around the grounds before we purchased tickets to court one for only 5 POUNDS a piece!<br /><br />A funny thing happened during our last half hour of the queue...a lady showed up in line that we had not noticed before. We figured she was with the man in front of us. After ten minutes of watching th</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">em not interact at all I decided to ask the man if she was with him. He said he hadn't seen her before. I asked the people behind us if they had seen her and they answered no as well. They brought it up with her and she swore she had been there. Funny in the four hours of waiting and conversation we hadn't noticed her bright red polka dot dress! Anyway she tried to hold her ground against the people behind us but an official finally came and told her he would not sell her a ticket even if she did wait it out. It was quite the comedy!<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Turned out the tickets we purchased were awesome. Two of them on the 3rd row behind the players chairs. We could have almost spit on them...not that we would have:)<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRc2QucDFbhM5qdKIrxlBfC_kXTsXNiOd2EqJG2x6QAKreH3b-KLwyXWvwOk04kUT178fjLSXDe0eYLF293dMESVgBznvuYQT-K-b49_BmNe-fJbvz_4lTRkKYw9ufJ-miiZ-pokJI91C/s1600-h/CIMG2410.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRc2QucDFbhM5qdKIrxlBfC_kXTsXNiOd2EqJG2x6QAKreH3b-KLwyXWvwOk04kUT178fjLSXDe0eYLF293dMESVgBznvuYQT-K-b49_BmNe-fJbvz_4lTRkKYw9ufJ-miiZ-pokJI91C/s320/CIMG2410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216165388599829234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />We watched Andy Roddick's 1st round match against Schwank and Jelena Jankovich's 1st round match. They we</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">re both so unbelievable. We tried to take it all in as best we could.<br /><br />The kids were so good for the long day. I think they really enjoyed the experience almost as much as Abe and I did.<br /><br />We loved it...it is so fun</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> to </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">be right here while it is going on and the BBC coverage is amazing. We can see any match on the first five courts at any given time. So we miss nothing.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDOpBNq_u5f8XJHxXXQZL2G8XoxXJ24oSmndB0WBfd_WbqWdrfaQSMlKA279Ow8EO0iUxb62Eze_uBxp45TFi0AS0y3SqBCgfSVXe1GbE07ZfoDgvFOWmu93at97SHwNE0VZ3iDOIwb90/s1600-h/CIMG0635.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDOpBNq_u5f8XJHxXXQZL2G8XoxXJ24oSmndB0WBfd_WbqWdrfaQSMlKA279Ow8EO0iUxb62Eze_uBxp45TFi0AS0y3SqBCgfSVXe1GbE07ZfoDgvFOWmu93at97SHwNE0VZ3iDOIwb90/s320/CIMG0635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216166675639954066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9U1By3BzIRkZj4eXQIsIhk_QW4LJixE97j6otNO1E-hjHK1rwQAkqMl80vryk84l48oNB52y900j16oZgnYlW1TcFnt5rOUliqsXW3S65R8-1bgF_SsDPoIC7ECG3s5FRoerYmp_H1Ou/s1600-h/CIMG2424.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9U1By3BzIRkZj4eXQIsIhk_QW4LJixE97j6otNO1E-hjHK1rwQAkqMl80vryk84l48oNB52y900j16oZgnYlW1TcFnt5rOUliqsXW3S65R8-1bgF_SsDPoIC7ECG3s5FRoerYmp_H1Ou/s320/CIMG2424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216165374287090914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIqgxBnQbDExW-pXruIAY8M5wqyDRIKWCVK05Zq4gNQTagluyc6hZtS1pKvIFD7YgUISBzEbfG10R4l76QY_c3Ba4QnyIekZDd-KFiSgN4hPEbhDfomZAhNBRV0P-ZxjortIve5RpQuiZ/s1600-h/CIMG2355.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIqgxBnQbDExW-pXruIAY8M5wqyDRIKWCVK05Zq4gNQTagluyc6hZtS1pKvIFD7YgUISBzEbfG10R4l76QY_c3Ba4QnyIekZDd-KFiSgN4hPEbhDfomZAhNBRV0P-ZxjortIve5RpQuiZ/s320/CIMG2355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216165376795341570" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-5990751871907297722008-06-23T15:06:00.000-07:002008-06-23T16:21:36.899-07:00Gadfield Elm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bB0FHW5RFpPTTz8LgLNBvizOoscRfIJTRL5XJ57GKFGLxdquxzeooK91ZAyXgu3DX3kVqHtcYRI-AVP16LH5Qls2LewMWProBqJ0Yq4n6D1mka84isTlTfBjLBggN1epHGBjdOA1tVRN/s1600-h/CIMG2331.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bB0FHW5RFpPTTz8LgLNBvizOoscRfIJTRL5XJ57GKFGLxdquxzeooK91ZAyXgu3DX3kVqHtcYRI-AVP16LH5Qls2LewMWProBqJ0Yq4n6D1mka84isTlTfBjLBggN1epHGBjdOA1tVRN/s320/CIMG2331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215208684757691154" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Friday night, I headed North with the Stake Relief Society to Gadfield Elm, where the oldest chapel owned by the church is located. In 1840, at Gadfield Elm and nearby Benbow Farm, Wilford Woodruff, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball and others baptized hundreds of people within just a few months. Abe's ancestor, Ann Green, was one of those converts so the place held special meaning to me. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The chapel and land were sold off by the early British converts for their journey to Zion. The place fell into ruin. In the Nineties the land was placed on the market and some local church members regained possession of it and restored it to its original condition at great personal sacrifice- then gave it to the church. The chapel was dedicated in 2004 by President Hinckley. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4dnQgvowijpSgoBtQm60Re3GwjJVpIssWg79_C75vS2txsHt1Y3sBTT7kTnI8g1RNr-UT9rxHmy9t6LbyeO0jEUV4cTwvbZUlfRnN2ewllIrbKCgT8eyoUfKLX83gbBl99xjpn9EA-ns/s320/CIMG2335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215209364183058722" /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We stayed in the campground adjacent to the chapel. I was kept completely entertained by the energetic and hilarious English women. They sang, danced, laughed and told stories until the wee hours of morning. We finally headed to our tent for more giggles until, finally, the tent began to get lighter and lighter We heard the birds beginning to chirp and knew we should probably doze off. I really love the sisters here and admire their kinship with one another. </span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJnKeBPPNPnyoQCTzh0CUQdnVL6h9l6e7-G8m7n6lT7qGItYvST0WHeRI-GUiLtZNbJLtRgUGs1ligk4r_Zt-BB8Ud6sOGCvDTnyJVyeCgPvfL4rTFZNsaR2Q08z8kwgQa9_if_ZSUIxh/s320/CIMG2333.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215209418682002626" /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We returned home Saturday afternoon to see another baptism. Colin Puddephat, a sweet gentleman we have come to know and love was baptized by Abe. His wife Paula will be baptized soon. I also learned that Vivian, a Chinese woman, has committed to baptism. I am so thrilled for her. She has a strong testimony already. I have been on two visits with the Sister Missionaries and it has been amazing to see the gospel change her. I love being able to go.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A neat thing about Vivian. When the Sister's committed her to live the covenants of baptism they asked what she thought. She bowed her head. Sat for a moment. Then said sincerely "I will keep my promise." It was an incredible moment to witness.</div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4574370269972137740.post-84035315327030382522008-06-18T13:20:00.000-07:002008-06-18T13:52:44.980-07:00Sadie, Sadie Little Lady<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Birthday Sadie girl!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 23px; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6gIY3H9M3Cv14WjbU0f3aQvJ4C1GUivjUXTNzYrFvCCNTZK-45YKZIiG2DQLnAzLyRbx4LrlBPyg0M871JafJ2PP3w8SsF3xMjyBEyae17gEx24LLsxZVHymUoXrabWyG9ZAqaOb3oYj/s320/Sadie+on+Birthday+%231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213325131661652738" /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6gIY3H9M3Cv14WjbU0f3aQvJ4C1GUivjUXTNzYrFvCCNTZK-45YKZIiG2DQLnAzLyRbx4LrlBPyg0M871JafJ2PP3w8SsF3xMjyBEyae17gEx24LLsxZVHymUoXrabWyG9ZAqaOb3oYj/s1600-h/Sadie+on+Birthday+%231.jpg"><br /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 23px; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrS7TAyWvvukJ8rElPIiFmsocp-ZDvY6jsGP6NMIWgL_8yQOLuRL2O3XS2no5iKU50MRuG1zJllwQOcKcj6hfCyH1uitbC9hVBXtDtYyUDHdxKkh5fLvlz6Zie1iUEtEGBZR-EaMiLSv-/s320/CIMG2322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213325136543853842" /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrS7TAyWvvukJ8rElPIiFmsocp-ZDvY6jsGP6NMIWgL_8yQOLuRL2O3XS2no5iKU50MRuG1zJllwQOcKcj6hfCyH1uitbC9hVBXtDtYyUDHdxKkh5fLvlz6Zie1iUEtEGBZR-EaMiLSv-/s1600-h/CIMG2322.JPG"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Has it really been nine years since we </div><div style="text-align: center;">brought home this little bundle in our arms?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4EycPEOtSX-R3UVvO0z9yxt3KefaOmfLG3PaxREF349ak_Sv3zYsDukNxunNvYxBHpUrZyUJeQ34s02CoBDS6tfsUhzMQejUF9IyNw7jW1MKLP5qfh7j8lK-IloVG5PZZCNroRAvlmM6/s320/Sadie's+BIRTH+day.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213321525955247170" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to lots of laughs, </div><div style="text-align: center;">lots of hugs and kisses </div><div style="text-align: center;">and lots of great memories from your birthday here in England.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXlFQhYLpa915wNoXQEnvDiNQzcAfpTKQuZ3MQAFT21M13EiUaOUZH8lTow0Y-LpdlCX5AvafOYt1y_KMwkumf2TEWNtkT_5ll7tb_IC2R7xhqV8Bx01zo3eJPkIT4B4ylWX1th2It6IB/s320/Saide's+birthday+%233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213323678912005282" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We love your smile, </div><div style="text-align: center;">love the tasty treats you make for us</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (including the omelets this morning), </div><div style="text-align: center;">love to watch you make friends so easily </div><div style="text-align: center;">and love having you around to make us happy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We love you sweetheart. <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSQX5bjHADwkCBOfLisI-GHHgJeV0GEBqUEl-IBbuoJIcPIS9stSK_cwZ3gLsUKbB-vD7BNUuv7J7WNUPgjUUnQJO3g05rfghMnc7l_19qgJT75Bpt0gOPZL2tkQLeXfY_Z8UKO47tvUI/s320/Sadie's+birthday+%234.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213323686752486002" /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8