tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47850138489641650982024-03-05T08:41:18.567-08:00Emerson Familykrista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-80959697684344166322009-07-23T19:39:00.000-07:002009-07-23T23:17:31.925-07:00Mount Saint HelensDuring the 4th weekend holiday we took a day trip up to see Mount Saint Helens<br /><br /><br />The start of our trip at Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZKzNMofnPpcbMi9gfnOwjChZ7arnG4DjDu03emgVR1d7kJyVqZL494eb_Yl34rwZ-V9mZ2iHrOGFFVNTX6IbLU4YdrL-WENPD8cc11REZfnSP54AYd5RTDcYRCWu9vPrxrZAod1G3SuM/s1600-h/IM000574.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855734617223650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZKzNMofnPpcbMi9gfnOwjChZ7arnG4DjDu03emgVR1d7kJyVqZL494eb_Yl34rwZ-V9mZ2iHrOGFFVNTX6IbLU4YdrL-WENPD8cc11REZfnSP54AYd5RTDcYRCWu9vPrxrZAod1G3SuM/s400/IM000574.JPG" border="0" /></a> Inside the boys got to see what it would be like inside a volcano and how lava flows.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bBgOUhdH2zlZHXpOyriwX6wQl9VuJ5-JvOsjNpIMxXXH4CIh0xaJ_Q4tdE6404DT1QVnGws33fbSCJLF9xruZyGHt5e8Ygiykm53fvx_4YxQ42EUR3cWwCxx2YAzCRlnp7Edv6JbQnNs/s1600-h/IM000575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855729853958290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bBgOUhdH2zlZHXpOyriwX6wQl9VuJ5-JvOsjNpIMxXXH4CIh0xaJ_Q4tdE6404DT1QVnGws33fbSCJLF9xruZyGHt5e8Ygiykm53fvx_4YxQ42EUR3cWwCxx2YAzCRlnp7Edv6JbQnNs/s400/IM000575.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5q3kW9bwmQWYcBT4p8y-3vZdcWZyV6kAq0fkZkY_AGqNIRczImrckN30wOkRo27DVT8EDJcQWVXDVcTh2E-AGPDIWLymUb7cGP9G5xwyo7O29qyo9YQCZ_RzNPnU4PHO65agaP2GRih4_/s1600-h/IM000576.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855722122758850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5q3kW9bwmQWYcBT4p8y-3vZdcWZyV6kAq0fkZkY_AGqNIRczImrckN30wOkRo27DVT8EDJcQWVXDVcTh2E-AGPDIWLymUb7cGP9G5xwyo7O29qyo9YQCZ_RzNPnU4PHO65agaP2GRih4_/s400/IM000576.JPG" border="0" /></a> On the walls is the layers of earth.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuz-LovkqyeHJtm2j2lVjrvUM0vmXdpKlIvDuyOsX-M_5lE4NXH8msP-TIvPpTPUuzpFQaQqY3PjhRk_Nf8n12jP8-62jvoYMFnYJlCRZ8V0ImpAQFFs85VABmyRYy0FN3FgXVqy-iG_T/s1600-h/IM000577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855709460898674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuz-LovkqyeHJtm2j2lVjrvUM0vmXdpKlIvDuyOsX-M_5lE4NXH8msP-TIvPpTPUuzpFQaQqY3PjhRk_Nf8n12jP8-62jvoYMFnYJlCRZ8V0ImpAQFFs85VABmyRYy0FN3FgXVqy-iG_T/s400/IM000577.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just outside and looking towards Mount St. Helens, you can see it in the background. Still a little overcast but we had a great day with plenty of sunshine.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevLtOjHDBF2MKTKuEILNUN3jYSp4a3GUOueTOoVjT2naUkeVGzex7sDDQDvlA152b1cmg6pLhRNG3cqYjUiV4mM41UhzLHsiiMQQQFbDrVdjhG6jp75uZ9w-ycxddEkw6vW73U7F24b5Q/s1600-h/IM000579.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855708700548562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevLtOjHDBF2MKTKuEILNUN3jYSp4a3GUOueTOoVjT2naUkeVGzex7sDDQDvlA152b1cmg6pLhRNG3cqYjUiV4mM41UhzLHsiiMQQQFbDrVdjhG6jp75uZ9w-ycxddEkw6vW73U7F24b5Q/s400/IM000579.JPG" border="0" /></a> At Hoffstade Bluffs we stopped for a picnic lunch and the boys got to hike a little bit. They have helicopter rides so we got to see it take off and land.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYlDwrJ4ZsOxp59UQI-NjJle8yl9Sa0cV628Id2rSL1Ln7MT5fb6USV7tQL05ApLRZYXwMYRb_hNoUp2MYn3G9PpuT7_UCC4ddrp8NRo29R2nE-TEmLZU_19E8vaeJLngZzYHZH2BBawo/s1600-h/IM000595.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855240559519746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYlDwrJ4ZsOxp59UQI-NjJle8yl9Sa0cV628Id2rSL1Ln7MT5fb6USV7tQL05ApLRZYXwMYRb_hNoUp2MYn3G9PpuT7_UCC4ddrp8NRo29R2nE-TEmLZU_19E8vaeJLngZzYHZH2BBawo/s400/IM000595.JPG" border="0" /></a> Looking down into the vally.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickQxznolHxp0XSQMB21uN5g8bV5G_snrBf_ItvdaG_2zY0pGSAFPHoU7QV0fwwtyHueSnui7jFLXPxZYxUt3wr7E31XkjueFIjr4wVC81jYc428T39mJjyALGDtDGFfAq7XuX5BenAdRc/s1600-h/IM000585.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855228967737778" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGEm4_2u5rycs8ouJyjAVFg96T4DyssFIf6UprJfXcpBw-iETxWAJCA_lo9mxBso7ifawAX4JiuK8PnAhbQ5CHXd6gOSpMhXbDX42xcT4Xf6py1YVKWnSOkkL2M1po_n1UUFYCu1hPP3v/s400/IM000587.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFmqPqC7Z_hQx_0uQ2Mtm3sYcAsfkNmnSqpVDu-vtG10B7VNRoCecW-D1on2wQMFiK_4hMJXkdp3WnnAv37GaJAwOCgwqhu2i0AXaWFsbbZNOgX0zh1j_8qCgk2J0IAuquma1ekJ2gVhB/s1600-h/IM000592.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361855194340116402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFmqPqC7Z_hQx_0uQ2Mtm3sYcAsfkNmnSqpVDu-vtG10B7VNRoCecW-D1on2wQMFiK_4hMJXkdp3WnnAv37GaJAwOCgwqhu2i0AXaWFsbbZNOgX0zh1j_8qCgk2J0IAuquma1ekJ2gVhB/s400/IM000592.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVpwXnh6pOpGIfSeQvztyBgZlMbJaWQnVmmSESDq1OVwYzH1hO8v3_inC_qrK83D3AHOCslCkZ6xE5VqP97z1Sd-PvFqnI4-24CG6LK_OJJb3CAwz34-iDDOvr743jActttr1RtaQT_vB/s1600-h/IM000584.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361854689152814770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVpwXnh6pOpGIfSeQvztyBgZlMbJaWQnVmmSESDq1OVwYzH1hO8v3_inC_qrK83D3AHOCslCkZ6xE5VqP97z1Sd-PvFqnI4-24CG6LK_OJJb3CAwz34-iDDOvr743jActttr1RtaQT_vB/s400/IM000584.JPG" border="0" /></a> Christopher looking at the helicopter.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqCEWKT1P2HNbdQlugxDLpYPKQM5sVN3wMpwzzE2sR1D6BoV0JnC1bICjSWDmVoCRz7IptdzsXPHPcK_otdncFTWIgJ_QSanT36rJmJmSwqzE4IBbP_245sDcJ6LyI7E9rTpDHJzV_BRG/s1600-h/IM000593.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361854682134715186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqCEWKT1P2HNbdQlugxDLpYPKQM5sVN3wMpwzzE2sR1D6BoV0JnC1bICjSWDmVoCRz7IptdzsXPHPcK_otdncFTWIgJ_QSanT36rJmJmSwqzE4IBbP_245sDcJ6LyI7E9rTpDHJzV_BRG/s400/IM000593.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtJd-uQDXi__Q0JdHrKeVct51Dqd2BGxrDGlHHtsPyi8rv0jHDEZ0km864k3ZwhFZf_bdIibif9gXUMWif81LJCKEXQqg7Ni-p8obY2rfS3lx5V9_b8xOmQ-vk4BgDjRlfigCoLeTSyyM/s1600-h/IM000581.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361854675728565058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtJd-uQDXi__Q0JdHrKeVct51Dqd2BGxrDGlHHtsPyi8rv0jHDEZ0km864k3ZwhFZf_bdIibif9gXUMWif81LJCKEXQqg7Ni-p8obY2rfS3lx5V9_b8xOmQ-vk4BgDjRlfigCoLeTSyyM/s400/IM000581.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlN_vGfTpvx6YDLg_Mc4mXJLH1AaLW5JpH7DxQZjkMG3qdRGTNhGRpEC2eNYloQjS0oQ-8okzxCoG-TjoG2l9AmJhJx4IC3JzJ0TkGhGaoKLSkbY_3WnNDmNHaMZ3_YQRQQybuof4ccXP/s1600-h/IM000582.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361854664881734034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlN_vGfTpvx6YDLg_Mc4mXJLH1AaLW5JpH7DxQZjkMG3qdRGTNhGRpEC2eNYloQjS0oQ-8okzxCoG-TjoG2l9AmJhJx4IC3JzJ0TkGhGaoKLSkbY_3WnNDmNHaMZ3_YQRQQybuof4ccXP/s400/IM000582.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY6WA8mTsJRZjf1NZCUhqidiAdHy20TQi34o242CS5joZ0iWr05JYkkP3Kles4xkgntzkMVp1pjd_cb9OY7Ggb9tCBPGc6B7Si_DSwj17bhipwd5WU-IhzTlcvwNUGyGbCxCOFd1iq3NM/s1600-h/IM000583.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361854659568156722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY6WA8mTsJRZjf1NZCUhqidiAdHy20TQi34o242CS5joZ0iWr05JYkkP3Kles4xkgntzkMVp1pjd_cb9OY7Ggb9tCBPGc6B7Si_DSwj17bhipwd5WU-IhzTlcvwNUGyGbCxCOFd1iq3NM/s400/IM000583.JPG" border="0" /></a> Spirit Lake<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfs46FC3fkB4ND7hAcwdLYu-n7JLYJbHELajUOPaJDzeF3xo2oG_sHAV5RedyCHbt0siBrWNG8FmRFxSENle0n1WsAjriM5zLCHrJud9rts4hDdN-Y-3BuukjUvyP74c_S2bG5Dr3yX4N/s1600-h/IM000596.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361853838535371682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfs46FC3fkB4ND7hAcwdLYu-n7JLYJbHELajUOPaJDzeF3xo2oG_sHAV5RedyCHbt0siBrWNG8FmRFxSENle0n1WsAjriM5zLCHrJud9rts4hDdN-Y-3BuukjUvyP74c_S2bG5Dr3yX4N/s400/IM000596.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30OP0rIOV3Ibu5Rqzh7EAve7MI4a9LGwgUdN89OqT4XITbk4eG_cEf5jXDzvLDrjiiS92IneEV31D0vj8fUzVBQKgeVWhWbdYvjsB_GLwPhGVwdMitIU5t33BwAVKkhYbKH6Y2k7buY8U/s1600-h/IM000599.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361853826166188930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30OP0rIOV3Ibu5Rqzh7EAve7MI4a9LGwgUdN89OqT4XITbk4eG_cEf5jXDzvLDrjiiS92IneEV31D0vj8fUzVBQKgeVWhWbdYvjsB_GLwPhGVwdMitIU5t33BwAVKkhYbKH6Y2k7buY8U/s400/IM000599.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The little island/hill in the middle of the lake is a piece of earth that was thrown during the eruption.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigh5LKeT4CYUHLVL7uozR8Q69QtctW6Dw0GGEYYWiK5fxFfO5aSpftOgZUTndQxo_eN6tQOmehrt57EN44kcd99pluC6UcwPq00laYyUH03eZPxcfYtZ2kIfm2fBE0sakiFrjAJIoAdB3X/s1600-h/IM000602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361853819024905330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigh5LKeT4CYUHLVL7uozR8Q69QtctW6Dw0GGEYYWiK5fxFfO5aSpftOgZUTndQxo_eN6tQOmehrt57EN44kcd99pluC6UcwPq00laYyUH03eZPxcfYtZ2kIfm2fBE0sakiFrjAJIoAdB3X/s400/IM000602.JPG" border="0" /></a> Johnston Ridge Observatory that is being redone. Supposed to open again within the next few years.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsXN9KT0T3mTJ3OYzBC6QjHuY6pG4oyRyZSMXPTAcV575JR4piHtTXP4diKyiZURhbfF3oi7LRF7dXvANLMKBV4GAh3BAU0VQxLx36bD5W80d2xJpc6o__ogVKDSc-bfDPV5Nkn1F__tY/s1600-h/IM000600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361853808323382082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsXN9KT0T3mTJ3OYzBC6QjHuY6pG4oyRyZSMXPTAcV575JR4piHtTXP4diKyiZURhbfF3oi7LRF7dXvANLMKBV4GAh3BAU0VQxLx36bD5W80d2xJpc6o__ogVKDSc-bfDPV5Nkn1F__tY/s400/IM000600.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmvTJZXr17tyPe33tMiwUIGlCckq-oceOhLE7u3z5Hsq3U1NGM1XkwCH8UGztST2CAkfM9xoUb7vExOC2yV6aASumCGLlc3eVHgILnr5TJ0KS7t9gUBwevf4-Unomb4V3j2FdkMfWD-tJ/s1600-h/IM000605.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361853801994813666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmvTJZXr17tyPe33tMiwUIGlCckq-oceOhLE7u3z5Hsq3U1NGM1XkwCH8UGztST2CAkfM9xoUb7vExOC2yV6aASumCGLlc3eVHgILnr5TJ0KS7t9gUBwevf4-Unomb4V3j2FdkMfWD-tJ/s400/IM000605.JPG" border="0" /></a> Inside the blast zone. almost 30 years later you can still see the trees that were blown and scattered like twigs.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvE-eMCoPVCuv0YmO7cM9qYfr9kojYczYL4uN0NQmWb1GGn1Ix5X1RzPjXFbG6P7acxe-YMU7obR63r2tBmBtGvpTmZ22dPu9CFE791rwKtazVWq0Uhe4ttn935HL6j1yXSFttqTWDn_e/s1600-h/IM000607.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361852956090663378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvE-eMCoPVCuv0YmO7cM9qYfr9kojYczYL4uN0NQmWb1GGn1Ix5X1RzPjXFbG6P7acxe-YMU7obR63r2tBmBtGvpTmZ22dPu9CFE791rwKtazVWq0Uhe4ttn935HL6j1yXSFttqTWDn_e/s400/IM000607.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Py6ZeOnGaP6pmyHdO1fXlnuut29IYHmPZEdMGmntVAF_rzd5cAZRCIPnNlQ4nu7jwR0B5YzqiVBZbGsHqbSFJ52XJGHy7V29R9lA9LqGwYGpsEACks-qwQlFCICL5bkhA1CrhZmy0p5s/s1600-h/IM000609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361852812658613266" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumxyMgRynFPsU-Gpei4O6lLRBlMo-YbengIl5-qmkcxJs91EAS1l1ByJjd2oCnuYpBZtue_sWQxj_EAdvp6wE_J5JIgx6FzlUT5wWv22Hn7HTT4LbVdNI0aTjQeqwZA5Fy4RofPjYd6Qy/s400/IM000639.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-7105349141252853542009-07-05T20:43:00.000-07:002009-07-05T20:53:25.442-07:00Day out with Thomas 2009We went to the Hood River Railroad for the "Day out with Thomas." The boys had a blast.<br /><br />My little blue engine is the cutest!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355189538466707458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8P0h4XgU8RrfjYobPcrC0-Yw-AXgjfux4ozImFa1hiYB51JDVqA7qa_QinCNhBrdqtgjMwfy9exVQxhF8NiPGjH_G8vUTfG9iU5xbPvYBNvhifiLO-HkaUUAYt4uANH1ZY0ay8ELTrIC/s400/IM000513.JPG" border="0" /> They got to met Sir Tophan Hat <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLAndeDoInj6NoV1QaKjVbs335x7yab2-cUPXOnHA8O63J-FW4V8FmHsgnZh-8ExZLRGIOOZkL_wxpUQShZD53Wrmoqd2KplsToiyYZIDwKtGMRjt6lDNV3Z9DNETDj8E-6RHCZtV2mNE/s1600-h/IM000514.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355189406618946562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLAndeDoInj6NoV1QaKjVbs335x7yab2-cUPXOnHA8O63J-FW4V8FmHsgnZh-8ExZLRGIOOZkL_wxpUQShZD53Wrmoqd2KplsToiyYZIDwKtGMRjt6lDNV3Z9DNETDj8E-6RHCZtV2mNE/s400/IM000514.JPG" border="0" /></a> Crafts<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkyVHT4rFSqQGGVkICiqKaUMbn7KWs7TLt5slQP5C5VbKiEsXZWZxMh9ld7WfUmM07IeeoKZm-LncJBgIkQL5V7VDrrbayqdigxvz_hhCNiyJ37IMrjKTbl32aPRPGWuypNAJq-Mqbl4d/s1600-h/IM000519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355189253276481970" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZF9m2uT2o2aiAgJ19a0HoQKVRmNhDx1OntP_S7cgRxsXQsnwGPfxAykFGnalntDQAx7DWJ2qpC2HXa-IOUaRYIe-9WjltQWFNp3dEfrQ0W2pelkNhVszrffuoaMxuiFJLBSIsw-D9WZy/s400/IM000524.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHB9zZtUQbHz-1uIYM1rgMP4ubmDDGjLtv1eZ_UZOGwUS48NJ-b0f4srBqY0B_UNFBjCE4PyT458Y61phCYGg36QNpcGzgFS51RjSX5WeqD6x1kbAz00m-vGhQTtic4_7Fg-6Gxm_uuZm/s1600-h/IM000525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188801574010866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHB9zZtUQbHz-1uIYM1rgMP4ubmDDGjLtv1eZ_UZOGwUS48NJ-b0f4srBqY0B_UNFBjCE4PyT458Y61phCYGg36QNpcGzgFS51RjSX5WeqD6x1kbAz00m-vGhQTtic4_7Fg-6Gxm_uuZm/s400/IM000525.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PXj3tSHz9m6wyi2cEvGgc1WEOB5TKQAwvSvjD0mpK2l4DE8oicWB8ZtNomfso2TR3nfsYXXiwCCiXSxbRHNWZiJiJ7c9iIcGVGLh2aGeW68QEjg9gVD-c8jRklBObIYqSgW4pzdhW0qS/s1600-h/IM000527.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188641625461330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PXj3tSHz9m6wyi2cEvGgc1WEOB5TKQAwvSvjD0mpK2l4DE8oicWB8ZtNomfso2TR3nfsYXXiwCCiXSxbRHNWZiJiJ7c9iIcGVGLh2aGeW68QEjg9gVD-c8jRklBObIYqSgW4pzdhW0qS/s400/IM000527.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqWHAp_mJViuZ7VuLzhBQOGcL0og3SA-6WJ5RqlWf1N18QgFKJfjddlbMOFZeNqdZYdFn1eKo8iM2_oB-PPKlYbE8Ej5Oc5DAdWhf_S2HMy_OEG5mg3OGlkPeIE8gBzpxogSXZClghj5W/s1600-h/IM000544.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188392283998626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqWHAp_mJViuZ7VuLzhBQOGcL0og3SA-6WJ5RqlWf1N18QgFKJfjddlbMOFZeNqdZYdFn1eKo8iM2_oB-PPKlYbE8Ej5Oc5DAdWhf_S2HMy_OEG5mg3OGlkPeIE8gBzpxogSXZClghj5W/s400/IM000544.JPG" border="0" /></a> Riding on Thomas<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxQyCOuyLZKTexY62BMkAbZKwUzfDqsLLKtzyyaEeGOdDGFo4ai7kvKa041ekTNvFPWOs0nSP7o9cTKj1rPbH0yV02fYRWPwM7dt4MtCdxcvne0Efc-6PIAd79D5mJz6IQqpK_dMplf_t/s1600-h/IM000536.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188391020578274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxQyCOuyLZKTexY62BMkAbZKwUzfDqsLLKtzyyaEeGOdDGFo4ai7kvKa041ekTNvFPWOs0nSP7o9cTKj1rPbH0yV02fYRWPwM7dt4MtCdxcvne0Efc-6PIAd79D5mJz6IQqpK_dMplf_t/s400/IM000536.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi480NTClf701gC-kI6VdrVcaPE90D0t5CUH5NcSn-0VEjafb1wDibpJEkh4GUk-5oOm0PS5vKvk7bH72gPbScjU29ASVh6CoQ-fHjSH63zwpHNDPS3wfltGK8jtTWBW1arOw58GlwPTly4/s1600-h/IM000534.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188384049172866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi480NTClf701gC-kI6VdrVcaPE90D0t5CUH5NcSn-0VEjafb1wDibpJEkh4GUk-5oOm0PS5vKvk7bH72gPbScjU29ASVh6CoQ-fHjSH63zwpHNDPS3wfltGK8jtTWBW1arOw58GlwPTly4/s400/IM000534.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywGuTBgBmT7syAGfyg7JaoE2CA9-7r7HtVD18M3EBin1a6n7OkSXjnynsj3A9jCOmKBRfQelYOpIOG4HMQFD24Q0h5bq8A0Yce0Z3OG4gzF8RzkkMnJVX0OuXcP0L174dgv9UsmgyzySc/s1600-h/IM000533.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188382145812834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywGuTBgBmT7syAGfyg7JaoE2CA9-7r7HtVD18M3EBin1a6n7OkSXjnynsj3A9jCOmKBRfQelYOpIOG4HMQFD24Q0h5bq8A0Yce0Z3OG4gzF8RzkkMnJVX0OuXcP0L174dgv9UsmgyzySc/s400/IM000533.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLCvwlr8gFN5zcv8F6Uqj9oeCZSBBOOzO2EaFntOrhGhBZQAyHBkCBj8CN0MpdNcqTsZn92unB25Y0i0YKYEHMAbfKTfBFTkC9ymx8Bw9ANmF_AUIBdHq99iWJgTMU5p_8mSgYiJxOlJY/s1600-h/IM000530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188373729370834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLCvwlr8gFN5zcv8F6Uqj9oeCZSBBOOzO2EaFntOrhGhBZQAyHBkCBj8CN0MpdNcqTsZn92unB25Y0i0YKYEHMAbfKTfBFTkC9ymx8Bw9ANmF_AUIBdHq99iWJgTMU5p_8mSgYiJxOlJY/s400/IM000530.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-78170014428788019112009-07-01T20:11:00.000-07:002009-07-05T20:54:44.287-07:00I’m finally updating<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAqCyO8fLxeM-nCpLutVAgkUs_JNKMawWo1qNDMrsk93pUbuBD3u0RCwGA25KU9JSEavQE8xWeLHOlBU5922imVfFuqVSDbT1pqLRbmxovsoJa6V2T2B-gWA7fh1sNl66sX1mkbl32uGB/s1600-h/IM000428.JPG">Wow has it been almost two months since I last posted? I guess I been busy with my boys. Both Michal and Andrew had fieldtrips that I went on. School is out for the summer, grandma came for a visit, we went to Day out with Thomas, we had two weeks of swim lessons a day trip to Mount St Helens and the 4th of july. We are also working on our garden and summer camp just started for Michael and Andrew and they are really are excited about it. </a><br /><br />Here are some pictures of the fieldtrips.<br /><br />Michael’s class went to the Newberg police and fire station.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355180085692492242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAqCyO8fLxeM-nCpLutVAgkUs_JNKMawWo1qNDMrsk93pUbuBD3u0RCwGA25KU9JSEavQE8xWeLHOlBU5922imVfFuqVSDbT1pqLRbmxovsoJa6V2T2B-gWA7fh1sNl66sX1mkbl32uGB/s400/IM000428.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlJ-3sXtPafNddnXSx-iKU9lxSUyhVmhog7Z5yT_xFicZeFwP42id0Ts-DKSGVkX2PxlbSYeYyWTAieS9-1XryTwvMD8YztKhBDMny6kzdvupHpAkrHU5JO9KKdp3ofvHic7hlmSRIRED/s1600-h/IM000432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355180078775250786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlJ-3sXtPafNddnXSx-iKU9lxSUyhVmhog7Z5yT_xFicZeFwP42id0Ts-DKSGVkX2PxlbSYeYyWTAieS9-1XryTwvMD8YztKhBDMny6kzdvupHpAkrHU5JO9KKdp3ofvHic7hlmSRIRED/s400/IM000432.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dk9swNZG49eh9pc7mXT5OQSpoSHImToUrT0VLXrm9OM96EFHLdd36sGmcaLfGLkj3naF7n3tLjPenm3uW0Puefr_wxAPHAxpV1CcfNicki9pQgyq_S71Acsa7OVfcPnC62ZqyyFMDJzS/s1600-h/IM000418.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355180072896279666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dk9swNZG49eh9pc7mXT5OQSpoSHImToUrT0VLXrm9OM96EFHLdd36sGmcaLfGLkj3naF7n3tLjPenm3uW0Puefr_wxAPHAxpV1CcfNicki9pQgyq_S71Acsa7OVfcPnC62ZqyyFMDJzS/s400/IM000418.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Andrews’s class went to a local farm and he got to ride a horse. We also saw chickens, cows and brushed a horse.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPPmKlqjOxKOFqYwcfJ1ZT6AxBV6vFF8kDC-TYME8lNFPQUPShcNjm8KYKMcsutOfGEvyDn1BcofIsfVNzyy54rNNqZ7PaFgfMgj-YaopoyO9GvfBQBNjMxRpA-TVa9Rf8yn6Met6PZrs/s1600-h/IM000409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355179474003252018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPPmKlqjOxKOFqYwcfJ1ZT6AxBV6vFF8kDC-TYME8lNFPQUPShcNjm8KYKMcsutOfGEvyDn1BcofIsfVNzyy54rNNqZ7PaFgfMgj-YaopoyO9GvfBQBNjMxRpA-TVa9Rf8yn6Met6PZrs/s400/IM000409.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3YSaO4avXH-mtv6ViGRjox0pCNoOVCGCz22Cg6f08gD1Rd48ddkgEE2F6p0MrvvucEZaBZJyazydPBCLRzRPP41Ar5LevF_ALlMWDP5SDqf1KhUUFb31n4erpQ09pXvAH9S93XZxUbha/s1600-h/IM000406.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355179466642319906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3YSaO4avXH-mtv6ViGRjox0pCNoOVCGCz22Cg6f08gD1Rd48ddkgEE2F6p0MrvvucEZaBZJyazydPBCLRzRPP41Ar5LevF_ALlMWDP5SDqf1KhUUFb31n4erpQ09pXvAH9S93XZxUbha/s400/IM000406.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMk0-i0KzEEKf-wd5zrDRymA_PcOGeODGYuDsOaIrUphN0rZY7R39DgjkNYl-qngsGjFW9IyzCxN-QAWNqkv33nOn0xeMVKghvKM-OmB22vTtgH4PW4Z6BelFKWtJf6YlD9HM1NvPfCDFj/s1600-h/IM000399.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353695485151896194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMk0-i0KzEEKf-wd5zrDRymA_PcOGeODGYuDsOaIrUphN0rZY7R39DgjkNYl-qngsGjFW9IyzCxN-QAWNqkv33nOn0xeMVKghvKM-OmB22vTtgH4PW4Z6BelFKWtJf6YlD9HM1NvPfCDFj/s400/IM000399.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-13359438900964039342009-05-05T15:29:00.000-07:002009-05-05T15:47:40.669-07:00Tulip FestivalThis weekend we continued to explore Oregon with a day trip to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm for their annual festival. Who new there were so many verities of Tulips? The boys loved the hay pyramid and walking thru all the fields. (Also helps to get out some of their energy.<br /><br />Of course I ordered a few verities of tulips and daffodils which I will receive next fall for planting.<br /><br />The windmill was to festinating so of course I could not get them to all look at the camera at the same time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIcCFrVWzQEvhL4tfE1kb0Qh7CMWB-iRw71y4d5gxS4sBp0cNAtUoqwRLDO1Uwql7O05n-zV4RcO3bqghlcoWI4k9pH99uT755HXrJX6hyphenhyphenAK_GIJ2z-JqVDHq5bwYBBQ52VsD2kRWyVgo/s1600-h/IM000366.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332472452483476818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIcCFrVWzQEvhL4tfE1kb0Qh7CMWB-iRw71y4d5gxS4sBp0cNAtUoqwRLDO1Uwql7O05n-zV4RcO3bqghlcoWI4k9pH99uT755HXrJX6hyphenhyphenAK_GIJ2z-JqVDHq5bwYBBQ52VsD2kRWyVgo/s400/IM000366.JPG" border="0" /></a> My three tulips.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScseaElG4GI_rQGfbMxctOTdoR7_vNcM4hN5-nQIy2Ip5nnl4eFo2Gppv4wUzn9IWliCj14VC2KJLE9qgeWIfPx2Ni6ahEVsx67cC20iGfTlIXnhyphenhyphengZC-XsKOb3vK2ppiPeh6EHJs6MlF/s1600-h/IM000359.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332472447951380962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScseaElG4GI_rQGfbMxctOTdoR7_vNcM4hN5-nQIy2Ip5nnl4eFo2Gppv4wUzn9IWliCj14VC2KJLE9qgeWIfPx2Ni6ahEVsx67cC20iGfTlIXnhyphenhyphengZC-XsKOb3vK2ppiPeh6EHJs6MlF/s400/IM000359.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just acres of tulips.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss1noLq5pVj1YopbO64tKXdNtArAiswUQHm54tuMCh681tEnAZKlzwWyQgCCuMBq9_q5jJyYPyYU9i8ctl6eydEC_xd6pHHfdn_9qq8B3KVsI2yIdS8dRri-KUlTb8EdOPRAe0RlLMwUE/s1600-h/IM000370.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332472445344659154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss1noLq5pVj1YopbO64tKXdNtArAiswUQHm54tuMCh681tEnAZKlzwWyQgCCuMBq9_q5jJyYPyYU9i8ctl6eydEC_xd6pHHfdn_9qq8B3KVsI2yIdS8dRri-KUlTb8EdOPRAe0RlLMwUE/s400/IM000370.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx54NwtYbRcQxrJdsrrNo7wWXGBG9M61X-S6KP-XbxurcRLqdX3aFtFJXNRYu-J3QDTUgvLWGfJIb4whD-oZCZu3dVcFDBHstXJZgL0R0gaEervZd1boaMcleEZr57qH_rcMib9sJtPdB/s1600-h/IM000368.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332472441798991378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx54NwtYbRcQxrJdsrrNo7wWXGBG9M61X-S6KP-XbxurcRLqdX3aFtFJXNRYu-J3QDTUgvLWGfJIb4whD-oZCZu3dVcFDBHstXJZgL0R0gaEervZd1boaMcleEZr57qH_rcMib9sJtPdB/s400/IM000368.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRXWpekKoc9BmVLMu504y3dBixNL0MGQRKjRrneOqwk-uss9yNKAn4R1XJsRmuCncLUMcU2nrFEk6ZZDGr9Xx9cAHt-zsUZW8aE0AUOMsHQjrSqk_gjWZ87eKZPKqpYmy8ZCYKZ7_-VPN/s1600-h/IM000362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332472435189963874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRXWpekKoc9BmVLMu504y3dBixNL0MGQRKjRrneOqwk-uss9yNKAn4R1XJsRmuCncLUMcU2nrFEk6ZZDGr9Xx9cAHt-zsUZW8aE0AUOMsHQjrSqk_gjWZ87eKZPKqpYmy8ZCYKZ7_-VPN/s400/IM000362.JPG" border="0" /></a> Very popular with all of the farms up here are the tractor barrels pulls. I’m not to sure how safe this really is but the boys love it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabyr-LFz7ARqEDHtmzlfHvXvugX_JSHYAHaEAMsjyZ4PEeyu3IM7V7cvoy3JC7ixk5tZ2fITxFEFhrEUsELPi4b_Ub5pM6B20Izyf6jPnGvRJTuf7ImwtrDPSHnNPWIs1phSx5Z5hqKRu/s1600-h/IM000372.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332471725869438178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabyr-LFz7ARqEDHtmzlfHvXvugX_JSHYAHaEAMsjyZ4PEeyu3IM7V7cvoy3JC7ixk5tZ2fITxFEFhrEUsELPi4b_Ub5pM6B20Izyf6jPnGvRJTuf7ImwtrDPSHnNPWIs1phSx5Z5hqKRu/s400/IM000372.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7981RnA5ZVAnhxLDyOO0YtSqv63RpLGL7lkF8amrtEFG3EDJLmFj95KE5K-mDbOz-of_lvIQoBUcbMl343tYdWn8ZCLKTR0FUcyF57YmcjFXDBa5Uux9AB7RuBOYtmqzdQx-phje1Pwv/s1600-h/IM000371.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332471718445802866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7981RnA5ZVAnhxLDyOO0YtSqv63RpLGL7lkF8amrtEFG3EDJLmFj95KE5K-mDbOz-of_lvIQoBUcbMl343tYdWn8ZCLKTR0FUcyF57YmcjFXDBa5Uux9AB7RuBOYtmqzdQx-phje1Pwv/s400/IM000371.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3hyphenhyphenKggDuJSsY7eZbK-i961n9wIAh1oumyPUNV47YjYimO9rN9VlI63DKDzizhUCV_it7Vd1gchY1nhLGwi5ckx2i9PBeD59W7xKDUuuJRgeRUqWw3ZjD6snwc3bChpU_m5oaPJNY_NRm/s1600-h/IM000373.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332471494828659234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3hyphenhyphenKggDuJSsY7eZbK-i961n9wIAh1oumyPUNV47YjYimO9rN9VlI63DKDzizhUCV_it7Vd1gchY1nhLGwi5ckx2i9PBeD59W7xKDUuuJRgeRUqWw3ZjD6snwc3bChpU_m5oaPJNY_NRm/s400/IM000373.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g-RsHbz5CAPHV4jq4-nEdAxINCe00NxHf5oYdcDUCg7j5AkfMCklZRaxV58pik8b4Xxc2WukNH7eKbhHKu7Jen1i2HlgIaX6xEt3EjT850mgu6wcSW9i1vfwRRgQFdKY98b8vomnVni-/s1600-h/IM000363.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332471298631190034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g-RsHbz5CAPHV4jq4-nEdAxINCe00NxHf5oYdcDUCg7j5AkfMCklZRaxV58pik8b4Xxc2WukNH7eKbhHKu7Jen1i2HlgIaX6xEt3EjT850mgu6wcSW9i1vfwRRgQFdKY98b8vomnVni-/s320/IM000363.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>A tractor from 1911.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />Relaxing in a wooden shoe<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckDnixaoz-v41slJDMW7KaDd6M9biTEhRJG5-1qRMOh1Ri0vhySTahhHCY5ayhJOR3BdrO8TFTxZsknWURfMhEU77PVzRx_1kKIOuGxHgOHFSqUbtOnEPg8ZSklOUf8Da8AeMVve3Sx1l/s1600-h/IM000354.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332471075811986466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckDnixaoz-v41slJDMW7KaDd6M9biTEhRJG5-1qRMOh1Ri0vhySTahhHCY5ayhJOR3BdrO8TFTxZsknWURfMhEU77PVzRx_1kKIOuGxHgOHFSqUbtOnEPg8ZSklOUf8Da8AeMVve3Sx1l/s400/IM000354.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpRKPt08kbNIAxhiDocGH5021sc3AqC2P13xLxU12GTzeN23zGk8nmiOQdYs_5riY5Ql06RwfmT8g7hAZ6PWZ0S_OqzAPCzPixnvi7zjzY0aDQf0Z0RZ5YxoRFeCF7m2XlmoY8OL_PyUh/s1600-h/IM000353.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332471061578722690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpRKPt08kbNIAxhiDocGH5021sc3AqC2P13xLxU12GTzeN23zGk8nmiOQdYs_5riY5Ql06RwfmT8g7hAZ6PWZ0S_OqzAPCzPixnvi7zjzY0aDQf0Z0RZ5YxoRFeCF7m2XlmoY8OL_PyUh/s400/IM000353.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2RTsj01E1bvqKhp4V2Msg9Yj4heQrXN-lWUIbStClcTHZr-0qHh2IShYbOKD0f1wRf4eVl8cm-BWkmMzQKrtZPzXsnrR2Kpzxm7cnkCDDfBsQB0zYPbRkO_55b7qclH8vOlcD3eA0Ctw/s1600-h/IM000352.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332471057027652658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2RTsj01E1bvqKhp4V2Msg9Yj4heQrXN-lWUIbStClcTHZr-0qHh2IShYbOKD0f1wRf4eVl8cm-BWkmMzQKrtZPzXsnrR2Kpzxm7cnkCDDfBsQB0zYPbRkO_55b7qclH8vOlcD3eA0Ctw/s400/IM000352.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-70902677419109422802009-05-02T16:17:00.000-07:002009-05-02T16:22:03.755-07:00Ag Fest 2009Last weekend (sorry I don’t get to update sooner) the boys and I went to Oregon’s Ag Fest. There was just too much to do. We got to see where our food and fiber comes from, the importance of forest, plant seeds, transplant vegetables and dig for potatoes. Unfortunately I did not get that many pictures. <br /><br />All three boys got a tomato plant for our garden. They however did not tell us what types of tomatoes they were. So they could be great for our sandwiches or tiny cherry, I guess well find out in a few months. They also got seeds for the Indian corn I’m excited to see how they turn out. <br /><br />Here are a few pictures I did take.<br /><br />Tractor races.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIpFeoEuc7QgySY-HFY_OeQY-XMQ2Zg98Ip1ytbMTbS_jwzuGmUgQ2-x-vjdmQHZzF8DxPobFGK4PBfkzAp_b3Yq71l_TSpt7QBpIZxycZVJ_NMJGlVt1X-xcYHGJE257I-MPZUrNXR__/s1600-h/IM000339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331370210769051842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIpFeoEuc7QgySY-HFY_OeQY-XMQ2Zg98Ip1ytbMTbS_jwzuGmUgQ2-x-vjdmQHZzF8DxPobFGK4PBfkzAp_b3Yq71l_TSpt7QBpIZxycZVJ_NMJGlVt1X-xcYHGJE257I-MPZUrNXR__/s400/IM000339.JPG" border="0" /></a> Making bird feeders.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYEjINAsMl61YpGlQ2QPkyuVUa5XtkxwOWIyHbDgHpg4xY7X2AuNqNNOICrE-o6x5WlV3z8m2wtQZ3kZAoSrk6bH-jnpqIoPWZIqUcnQjdEXnbVDsAnBboC99xkRSWeYI0srNpWBMsr80/s1600-h/IM000341.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331370204335090402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYEjINAsMl61YpGlQ2QPkyuVUa5XtkxwOWIyHbDgHpg4xY7X2AuNqNNOICrE-o6x5WlV3z8m2wtQZ3kZAoSrk6bH-jnpqIoPWZIqUcnQjdEXnbVDsAnBboC99xkRSWeYI0srNpWBMsr80/s400/IM000341.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzyWqK1tWEeWRMC8CVtZ_-Vq46YxbUcS8b-k_tZatWkNEXWoPj283hKlie36eZ4fQT1Tlf_UTRwuHe5x73VKJL5hTaBKNm9PNng3YO-euj7iZYJRSLodi97-Ym2QzKYJw1A0643W5-o7j/s1600-h/IM000343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331370199757418482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzyWqK1tWEeWRMC8CVtZ_-Vq46YxbUcS8b-k_tZatWkNEXWoPj283hKlie36eZ4fQT1Tlf_UTRwuHe5x73VKJL5hTaBKNm9PNng3YO-euj7iZYJRSLodi97-Ym2QzKYJw1A0643W5-o7j/s400/IM000343.JPG" border="0" /></a> Christopher looking at some goats.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gZ4oZrCklmMwuVli9Ydhq9fRUt9dKQ4tgP8bMZoohc9i5kFmPf23mGoI4ygAqdpkUXcllNltLn5pR0Lulzm6LXFcUL8t2OKNuusSt1OgsQ9NeDBJwwOVh5ZDQrs5jFidk-mAzpMRaBPH/s1600-h/IM000345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331370199960816914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gZ4oZrCklmMwuVli9Ydhq9fRUt9dKQ4tgP8bMZoohc9i5kFmPf23mGoI4ygAqdpkUXcllNltLn5pR0Lulzm6LXFcUL8t2OKNuusSt1OgsQ9NeDBJwwOVh5ZDQrs5jFidk-mAzpMRaBPH/s400/IM000345.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-33029411448359997972009-04-30T10:33:00.000-07:002009-04-30T10:35:53.670-07:00Andrew glassesFor awhile Andrew has been having some problems seeing. I made and appointment for him and it took 2 months before we could get in. We found out that he indeed needed glasses. Poor little guy did not realize that he was not seeing thing correctly. Andrew now is making his letter and can sit in his chair and watch a TV show.<br /><br />I think he looks so handsome with his new glasses. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1_Wgw63nr9hiS6NHk0796N66ICxOEx6Q8wGJEfrJnp54WEBCvuu7uCs87-ATUjLx8BKXfuElqf3hTwnWaUr4MEbSawzmhPHUPcyUT7YBXTpSld7w4ItUCJn76OccdD4_cDbfGs7U8nLT/s1600-h/IM000336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330539335303682962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1_Wgw63nr9hiS6NHk0796N66ICxOEx6Q8wGJEfrJnp54WEBCvuu7uCs87-ATUjLx8BKXfuElqf3hTwnWaUr4MEbSawzmhPHUPcyUT7YBXTpSld7w4ItUCJn76OccdD4_cDbfGs7U8nLT/s400/IM000336.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLjoZHNb_gIDstyXs288ihhnG3Z8HiuDuJD4zOAnJHaha2uIi6o__sLGERAXPPItYJHkYe7CyKrFrYuUbZ4kdbF_bzFqZoVI4YrCvN4R1uhk6cEPx58c_ILCD_E-VLZmC9f6AW5Qm8o64/s1600-h/IM000337.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330539335282840034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLjoZHNb_gIDstyXs288ihhnG3Z8HiuDuJD4zOAnJHaha2uIi6o__sLGERAXPPItYJHkYe7CyKrFrYuUbZ4kdbF_bzFqZoVI4YrCvN4R1uhk6cEPx58c_ILCD_E-VLZmC9f6AW5Qm8o64/s400/IM000337.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1PIDBJ2G7_uMqI0xytwvM6_ywpQ12JUL5NBuEiwpSe95oWJH8YTYd08rD7ThoURv5Xf8fIkSquwduuUS5ouLb6X3Fp4S3Ok1V_gl-0Nyq8BJ2r5s1nsQxAht6gk7DwObXnlYUEjgj2pI/s1600-h/IM000334.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330539104512814402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1PIDBJ2G7_uMqI0xytwvM6_ywpQ12JUL5NBuEiwpSe95oWJH8YTYd08rD7ThoURv5Xf8fIkSquwduuUS5ouLb6X3Fp4S3Ok1V_gl-0Nyq8BJ2r5s1nsQxAht6gk7DwObXnlYUEjgj2pI/s400/IM000334.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-22315169975060570742009-04-15T14:50:00.001-07:002009-04-15T15:04:41.864-07:00Happy EasterThis year we went to the community Easter Egg hunt. They had our local firefighters there with Spot the safety dog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNQRNF_Wpa5tz7WCKxJOlIG5tlC77KPmFEENqThl9mkx0v41djiwfhZ1md5JMf2OYb53ji6U-avSd-5h5BjpxwjvM1C_CEliw4xsdZEiRw6UWJdgli6QsMkR6W9ab2nK2NxSYNCXP5WL7/s1600-h/IM000311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325041969586055170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNQRNF_Wpa5tz7WCKxJOlIG5tlC77KPmFEENqThl9mkx0v41djiwfhZ1md5JMf2OYb53ji6U-avSd-5h5BjpxwjvM1C_CEliw4xsdZEiRw6UWJdgli6QsMkR6W9ab2nK2NxSYNCXP5WL7/s400/IM000311.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After the hunt looking at all the goodies.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSIXff1oCOVwy4MsZxFFatE3BcZcWuMQ0V0GL1IJzFmW_AvFC3bQ78nlP5iN8Y6OvdZO0VJLLuKAkk4vZI0noMvOmTFLBGTwCDCXjdR8ZeFBEr3iu-7QOb8vtxttVZLjVwAuRam3PAI8s/s1600-h/IM000312.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325041862248409058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSIXff1oCOVwy4MsZxFFatE3BcZcWuMQ0V0GL1IJzFmW_AvFC3bQ78nlP5iN8Y6OvdZO0VJLLuKAkk4vZI0noMvOmTFLBGTwCDCXjdR8ZeFBEr3iu-7QOb8vtxttVZLjVwAuRam3PAI8s/s400/IM000312.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />For Easter it was a pretty quite day. All three boys woke-up early to hunt for eggs. Michael and Andrew worked as a team and Christopher got help from Daddy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD4zxNZMDOxAGf54XLu8hGTSu5X_dTF0GKtLJ9Nih-wWHPKBCYVOUcT3w8VHyFFZXfY9L5xdVIeYRKLAvgiimiJi-5dD4uzlH_UUXe2Qos3Ki74vJpvSknRaBGVcwfY6xUKh44UOMpt_2/s1600-h/IM000314.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325041406633826690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD4zxNZMDOxAGf54XLu8hGTSu5X_dTF0GKtLJ9Nih-wWHPKBCYVOUcT3w8VHyFFZXfY9L5xdVIeYRKLAvgiimiJi-5dD4uzlH_UUXe2Qos3Ki74vJpvSknRaBGVcwfY6xUKh44UOMpt_2/s400/IM000314.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDYX340ctrj-kyzw4zSDhReZf20HIIVI_aCYaxNgbKr84IPFsZhUHXI4OFykMFbLvwXmhmQaA3QMXMvZqkEcS1fh85lzH5NSs6e-XAtocr2IAi3LlAHkKXlNTnOsgo9O1X6S2uzV4PoNR/s1600-h/IM000320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325041306693619298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDYX340ctrj-kyzw4zSDhReZf20HIIVI_aCYaxNgbKr84IPFsZhUHXI4OFykMFbLvwXmhmQaA3QMXMvZqkEcS1fh85lzH5NSs6e-XAtocr2IAi3LlAHkKXlNTnOsgo9O1X6S2uzV4PoNR/s400/IM000320.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4HgVG8hoGed10URrqh0VhqKoe-hfFQO9pIh5HjVy-TekmPtUxMPpxsTc4sOk8yQdmwgUuoU3tgG3ndfekwu0P88zOJ-_WTH_f8wIDXY0e70eVBvUgPJoW6uR5vhyphenhyphenZ7BMEOnCzzFd3eFq/s1600-h/IM000316.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325041149266170386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4HgVG8hoGed10URrqh0VhqKoe-hfFQO9pIh5HjVy-TekmPtUxMPpxsTc4sOk8yQdmwgUuoU3tgG3ndfekwu0P88zOJ-_WTH_f8wIDXY0e70eVBvUgPJoW6uR5vhyphenhyphenZ7BMEOnCzzFd3eFq/s400/IM000316.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgsSIW2ZWyRSB4s_OmA9b-fTMOE2X6rlf5idfG7kwAobRjnC5ORM0cSYLQvN3dUxm-qwcptgOpXI_i2vmQs9ECcJAmzrmD8Nl5hHDZh9QJsHBhXuDgxm2t6jUpfx0sLMXKDKQjblmATjQ/s1600-h/IM000323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325039178397414322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgsSIW2ZWyRSB4s_OmA9b-fTMOE2X6rlf5idfG7kwAobRjnC5ORM0cSYLQvN3dUxm-qwcptgOpXI_i2vmQs9ECcJAmzrmD8Nl5hHDZh9QJsHBhXuDgxm2t6jUpfx0sLMXKDKQjblmATjQ/s400/IM000323.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-92098442376680738852009-04-06T08:42:00.000-07:002009-04-06T08:43:00.188-07:00Beautiful weekend in PortlandSorry I did not do a vacation update this weekend but we had beautiful weather and who wants to be indoors with nice weather?<br /><br />On Saturday I took the boys to a little safety fair and they had a blast. The police were there giving away free helmets. All three got one. I could not believe they were not even asking for donations. The boys also got to plant seeds and we were given a few packets of sunflower seeds that Andrew can’t wait to plan. They got to sit on a fire truck and see a drag racing car. <br /><br />The police also had a safety course set up and I brought their scooters so for the last 45 minutes they rode their scooters with their new helmets.<br /><br />On Sunday I decided to help with the lawn and try to mow well after an hour of trying to get it started plus a trip to the gas station for gasoline I gave up and wondered why I didn’t just plant my bulbs out front. <br /><br />This morning is look just as wonderful again so I think I’ll take Andrew and Christopher out and plant my bulbs and they can run around and burn off some energy.krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-57060951773057620992009-04-03T08:14:00.001-07:002009-04-03T08:14:42.515-07:00Back from vacation and Heath gone on businessWe were gone on a two week vacation to Southern California. We had a blast. During our time there we went to Disneyland and the LA Zoo and visited with family and friends. Then after getting back home Heath had to go on a business trip. So I’m still getting everything unpacked and the boys are getting back into our old schedule. <br /><br />I’ll be posting pictures later.krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-58104265489972153502009-02-22T21:32:00.000-08:002009-02-22T23:41:22.803-08:00One year in Portland<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbwfY312dnZECY36gNX8rZRKh3WISnnhNISAWhvEV7TTOWe42tLK5yHJ4ckmvmHJ-l4T3JshjKxbLsoKoMKuRx6Jp-WapTV1VnAkWqpkFbUsRdi8aut33S7b8CrfM1bNPnBxTXV5lr2-y/s1600-h/IM000098.JPG"></a>Well this is our anniversary of living in Portland for one year. We even survived the winters. Well I guess we did a half a winter when we got here and now another half of winter. Last week we have beautiful winter weather for Portland. It even got almost to 60 a few days.<br /><br />A day trip to Tillamook. We found out they made more then just the cheese blocks we saw at Costco. Milk, Yogurt, and best of all Ice Cream (Remember this picture for the end.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cVuvU5uEO6bPXKlE5wh3YhZAaEEgB9ssZtlK5DbIN7C0p3-01MxY0F4yj9Uzr8_4tM1Gogk8DEGUxE6LM5lBrCz_2PZIVAVpJiB1UOtSCknKBYyMqIC9oIKcDOz7gzMtk247uSWC8o7W/s1600-h/IM000102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305881153923342562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cVuvU5uEO6bPXKlE5wh3YhZAaEEgB9ssZtlK5DbIN7C0p3-01MxY0F4yj9Uzr8_4tM1Gogk8DEGUxE6LM5lBrCz_2PZIVAVpJiB1UOtSCknKBYyMqIC9oIKcDOz7gzMtk247uSWC8o7W/s400/IM000102.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe39EnAU7JBj5sNc4b-O7A5bUvDmU5DuWKksSCHI2bx0JvTX40D6CN3o8P8jdRFiFYbNc3A3YiSBzPGeCQ6RNUioCtRyZ2ZxMss8jBFS9a360pKelvDntG5RSzNEDcKWg58bifmqyIIb1/s1600-h/IM000132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305880915446006994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe39EnAU7JBj5sNc4b-O7A5bUvDmU5DuWKksSCHI2bx0JvTX40D6CN3o8P8jdRFiFYbNc3A3YiSBzPGeCQ6RNUioCtRyZ2ZxMss8jBFS9a360pKelvDntG5RSzNEDcKWg58bifmqyIIb1/s320/IM000132.JPG" border="0" /></a> We went to a city Easter egg hunt. Here is Andrew is in middle of the field collecting all his eggs.</div><div></div><div>Our apartment was small so not to many places to hide eggs but the boys still had fun Easter morning.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnls3zddO15VYURE5MMEar21eSRqwFqsW4o9m6spUlaTLeA0ZpCNxqz_HVHD-xDNTG12HvCLjWHT5gUHcVan6zM3mabUce6TOK7YsQfHa6UevZceZLY9z1ohA9t0mTran71AoOFRqWR3N8/s1600-h/IM000172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305880762802460258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnls3zddO15VYURE5MMEar21eSRqwFqsW4o9m6spUlaTLeA0ZpCNxqz_HVHD-xDNTG12HvCLjWHT5gUHcVan6zM3mabUce6TOK7YsQfHa6UevZceZLY9z1ohA9t0mTran71AoOFRqWR3N8/s320/IM000172.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0aeAybAYZAEjL971psjIphplNnTu-lnIthczSieIQbeQhzoBeRsbR371iuD4zWiBEbgHZDNDuwriRGovaQ1cnFnavqE58iRiAZyh_u77jegAN54DLg3Nt2TZTFAJr6WARPicazynNxro/s1600-h/IM000173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305880632564244962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0aeAybAYZAEjL971psjIphplNnTu-lnIthczSieIQbeQhzoBeRsbR371iuD4zWiBEbgHZDNDuwriRGovaQ1cnFnavqE58iRiAZyh_u77jegAN54DLg3Nt2TZTFAJr6WARPicazynNxro/s320/IM000173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtQlDlrlMjV1fC7kwJwaQuREQXyqiOf8RqmQ4_LenhTC47eg_8nQjhc6oTBPPiucqJTYHC_3zEMBJ9YwGZ8l16id41rtqt0wFoSzs4rbdK8tmGf7pqpBGTKNSQBNh6JeQ_vU1n4f5eoob/s1600-h/IM000174.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305880505082191778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtQlDlrlMjV1fC7kwJwaQuREQXyqiOf8RqmQ4_LenhTC47eg_8nQjhc6oTBPPiucqJTYHC_3zEMBJ9YwGZ8l16id41rtqt0wFoSzs4rbdK8tmGf7pqpBGTKNSQBNh6JeQ_vU1n4f5eoob/s320/IM000174.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDPVQFeDel09HIu29dPLLwFeim9eIVTlyyJN-dk0dMpbAgh6fXlQKxWJzcG7oXhFdOfYTe-xOBzytIQVOtgFcsqDF31Nr8Itw4HlbaLgbu8pCoZPhCi8p8MDWDHjzGa7HYgbzcDfj9iO4/s1600-h/IM000174.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmgACEUTa8csGWmk2G_RhmoFp3GJe9NB6ZwsvmpPYMFpoWkyMs0RqJUP1w6wjpB8sO_ju8ofc59K66nM4C0xcZnbha_L43_CQ4IIZi9S_LlOfxbJKu01p6sfdZRy8ZY-q3X7Rn3jqq8JG/s1600-h/IM000173.JPG"></a><br />Our first snow in Portland was at the apartment. We just a dusting but Michael and Andrew were so excited they just watched it fall and then we went outside to run around to try to catch it.<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhi-ID-PGVclL4Wldmia2pFzHzDdlsWLuCMB-CeLkNVuq7Vvg-2uCVk2eD_yGClzBbwj6a9CgMoxZjrWMrNlhh0dYzjpK4tZjEoYuwoO2ifEeN3xfmuU8Ss6KP251Q7rwDxquz6qR8HJl/s1600-h/IM000180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305879427501747330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhi-ID-PGVclL4Wldmia2pFzHzDdlsWLuCMB-CeLkNVuq7Vvg-2uCVk2eD_yGClzBbwj6a9CgMoxZjrWMrNlhh0dYzjpK4tZjEoYuwoO2ifEeN3xfmuU8Ss6KP251Q7rwDxquz6qR8HJl/s400/IM000180.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9d-AmVDTp8lUyfDKgusMQM35ugcG9SIqi6hPE7DYr_ESSaEZ4lNT4OMZTC5QHNP3Xnk7eApkuGBaO6VlOO1UQEZWewuqpL0AfObBHZCaSxOmcYqHU4z3cv2FX03xCwwcPrdb-wuXASQr/s1600-h/IM000185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305873827899518962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9d-AmVDTp8lUyfDKgusMQM35ugcG9SIqi6hPE7DYr_ESSaEZ4lNT4OMZTC5QHNP3Xnk7eApkuGBaO6VlOO1UQEZWewuqpL0AfObBHZCaSxOmcYqHU4z3cv2FX03xCwwcPrdb-wuXASQr/s320/IM000185.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L0G8nD-DaJUMSngA0y3grx296CoywZKe1XdTbgdlI2eaUerRIjoNdOar0-yiKJfMk3W2jBfP5Yc50CR4ovFytI0VsIfAyRaFsqe6E2qXd8XA3oKYxZJRC4PRR-ROHQvIPyRpWQux6zCU/s1600-h/IM000217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305873393380238706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L0G8nD-DaJUMSngA0y3grx296CoywZKe1XdTbgdlI2eaUerRIjoNdOar0-yiKJfMk3W2jBfP5Yc50CR4ovFytI0VsIfAyRaFsqe6E2qXd8XA3oKYxZJRC4PRR-ROHQvIPyRpWQux6zCU/s320/IM000217.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our first trip to Multnomah Falls<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXHVcs2Q1F9nzkam2mffNudLkFImgjAgGhst5MVdyjyNAiGsAZj0gA-eizoDcbsdQYL5I4bzUH4sDlqth8o1jWwLYjx-sMPTMWg8hkkxY8cQw09kvmwB__Hg70kFwgx1zywDhJ6doCAOC/s1600-h/IM000219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305873194548645058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXHVcs2Q1F9nzkam2mffNudLkFImgjAgGhst5MVdyjyNAiGsAZj0gA-eizoDcbsdQYL5I4bzUH4sDlqth8o1jWwLYjx-sMPTMWg8hkkxY8cQw09kvmwB__Hg70kFwgx1zywDhJ6doCAOC/s320/IM000219.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>I can’t count how many homes we looked at and with three boys it was no easy task, but we finally found a new home. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTL43phgNel9OqMDhtKiCVMUz4PKOUJAN5rQZJzCMd2Qf5wZyg5uxf0oSaAejmInUZ8pjvtIoj-n3ZUnbeDigjbcGT0qKd4g9dHDEctaAGN5q9hS2Vu1J0jfxaFVKezKyOESBBJuLth6EA/s1600-h/IM000374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305872064190917618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTL43phgNel9OqMDhtKiCVMUz4PKOUJAN5rQZJzCMd2Qf5wZyg5uxf0oSaAejmInUZ8pjvtIoj-n3ZUnbeDigjbcGT0qKd4g9dHDEctaAGN5q9hS2Vu1J0jfxaFVKezKyOESBBJuLth6EA/s320/IM000374.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-LwrC8z7WaWxfhyphenhyphenUh7cfcrp7hMYDytQ4bQ0QEzwSvgIRKfiDCYPdm7h7cW2mKrbEDmX1XL7-bdB2Yc4xsSpRNOlej1JweQ5hntyg_j7SGRpXvb7Lt4TMdBZFtrjss5i6yO7wN3N9fxkR/s1600-h/IM000378.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305871920430123202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-LwrC8z7WaWxfhyphenhyphenUh7cfcrp7hMYDytQ4bQ0QEzwSvgIRKfiDCYPdm7h7cW2mKrbEDmX1XL7-bdB2Yc4xsSpRNOlej1JweQ5hntyg_j7SGRpXvb7Lt4TMdBZFtrjss5i6yO7wN3N9fxkR/s320/IM000378.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Andrew at the top of the stairs.<br /><br />Christopher so happy to be in his new room.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZinrIEJhF2A94p-sZmCUhxp0uG-yi0EnLkebX8BzzelObJuTytdktH3VfC7fK2SiB6wHl4MXJFZz2s5aJs91FUWRHzNUd4kKwQyCysVoWibPSYpq9hZflX6-EztLU-V3r_Cx0Lw2Vw5D/s1600-h/IM000293.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305871728028769202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZinrIEJhF2A94p-sZmCUhxp0uG-yi0EnLkebX8BzzelObJuTytdktH3VfC7fK2SiB6wHl4MXJFZz2s5aJs91FUWRHzNUd4kKwQyCysVoWibPSYpq9hZflX6-EztLU-V3r_Cx0Lw2Vw5D/s320/IM000293.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our backyard<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRRILDjCb7WhyphenhyphencHt4iVyztPxonDXnChY4dZR8TC4NbSd1SNGhaJJzb7_OKxnHWW859j2j-RNKDIJl5s6DbXOJUeVoPrKX-VKA5EBBQEPqbc2vszIrkQlT90ijdLHEIR7l4JMpaa8r4Lti/s1600-h/IM000298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305871575956123106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRRILDjCb7WhyphenhyphencHt4iVyztPxonDXnChY4dZR8TC4NbSd1SNGhaJJzb7_OKxnHWW859j2j-RNKDIJl5s6DbXOJUeVoPrKX-VKA5EBBQEPqbc2vszIrkQlT90ijdLHEIR7l4JMpaa8r4Lti/s400/IM000298.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>During our last days at the apartment, two ducks kept coming to the back door looking for crackers. The boys were just so amassed that they came right up. Not something that ever happened in California<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxMBPn0Qp98kn7Hd7PO0rT55U1eKaQif-y816moguo0hUT39maWrYhHCZ0UbPZ755WRKWRNcXBkP7kHyan7RBVCGqDag23LMrgTp-TweVp1czxCtwwr9dh3IbxF1rbv85Lz6J-jFbmpIO/s1600-h/IM000371.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305871079590955746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxMBPn0Qp98kn7Hd7PO0rT55U1eKaQif-y816moguo0hUT39maWrYhHCZ0UbPZ755WRKWRNcXBkP7kHyan7RBVCGqDag23LMrgTp-TweVp1czxCtwwr9dh3IbxF1rbv85Lz6J-jFbmpIO/s400/IM000371.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfhTStvihHTaddyRH15Dh-BuiYJJ7WV69ciptYFq4v07KUvoia01HVn45xCIF3D56C0I23REd7sj2vu7lEqxy-P3sP3er8tPf0LtMZJJ6fXxvDDORdDB-Ml_CIA4_o8QGY7LmhK_Zs5gh/s1600-h/IM000369.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305870939334526930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfhTStvihHTaddyRH15Dh-BuiYJJ7WV69ciptYFq4v07KUvoia01HVn45xCIF3D56C0I23REd7sj2vu7lEqxy-P3sP3er8tPf0LtMZJJ6fXxvDDORdDB-Ml_CIA4_o8QGY7LmhK_Zs5gh/s400/IM000369.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Michael’s summer camp did a show about the solar system. Michael got to be a moon.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMR3cenIUoom16eNlHmAi2lK5-p3d9K4_m9SWhtrKRW6nvEK_35abhjOk-9n_DomGzB3i3mS9ZQww5pn48HRbwPyZ8-zgpDmfS5trp6L-XB7MStRk-ETQZXTEt8c-Aa6v7DYV7CDyj5j6P/s1600-h/IM000560.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305869264433626898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMR3cenIUoom16eNlHmAi2lK5-p3d9K4_m9SWhtrKRW6nvEK_35abhjOk-9n_DomGzB3i3mS9ZQww5pn48HRbwPyZ8-zgpDmfS5trp6L-XB7MStRk-ETQZXTEt8c-Aa6v7DYV7CDyj5j6P/s400/IM000560.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PJSD6hZPFgvV3K4GFW6fudENomYDtDCiUz1P3Gy2vKTcaXhJftrcXtnUe9qNu2R-Q9WR2WD4NB8t7CI4YRClZx8imY6zSrcAyuBueybLXwdU5VgdC8XW0WLTTcrzV0wY83M0eBaF5WXu/s1600-h/IM000564.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305868881007978258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PJSD6hZPFgvV3K4GFW6fudENomYDtDCiUz1P3Gy2vKTcaXhJftrcXtnUe9qNu2R-Q9WR2WD4NB8t7CI4YRClZx8imY6zSrcAyuBueybLXwdU5VgdC8XW0WLTTcrzV0wY83M0eBaF5WXu/s400/IM000564.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Andrew preschool had a jog-a-thon fund raiser in the gym. Here is Andrew running his laps.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All around Portland there are countless pumpkin patches. We made it to 4 different ones this year. All were fun for the boys and we got quite a few pumpkins to decorate.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv_sCEWWnqV3iGOXPAZfJ4lPh4mmrN-MMs88KMl7TYKYDnVTKY_c2lbyZ69t8Dv7SPke3j4Z6tnQp7H1P0qTURJb3_LBIytVmUP6snkCAMlyAl9513CjUKMhwL_oqGOJ-Yz6a7wNdJ0Qx/s1600-h/IM000601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305868691280843506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv_sCEWWnqV3iGOXPAZfJ4lPh4mmrN-MMs88KMl7TYKYDnVTKY_c2lbyZ69t8Dv7SPke3j4Z6tnQp7H1P0qTURJb3_LBIytVmUP6snkCAMlyAl9513CjUKMhwL_oqGOJ-Yz6a7wNdJ0Qx/s400/IM000601.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBskyRyzACprE_q5qBiYb8WWAX7cpNIpR4JRKBWmLzpVvAysHn0Uk12U-yTl1qlHZuot-maXJk74H1DDbcLGb3TCDWmU2eWfEh0ZO0gnG0KUkip8WT5dtJb01LqxNIbWqQ5U4-RHRu8kOI/s1600-h/IM000570.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305868503051811282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBskyRyzACprE_q5qBiYb8WWAX7cpNIpR4JRKBWmLzpVvAysHn0Uk12U-yTl1qlHZuot-maXJk74H1DDbcLGb3TCDWmU2eWfEh0ZO0gnG0KUkip8WT5dtJb01LqxNIbWqQ5U4-RHRu8kOI/s400/IM000570.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdkSJmYlhN7TsXNYvo8v-BdZLfJmLsSmtq2Tgi6KjDP6LgXOjK3k6Z3jD33d5KNu-TS8i-Kcg8Cb_bG6BzZqEHFON31v9aryAc8SGgiZtHxAI-PgohUh-2_DtYw_HOficN7Og_KJK2Khn/s1600-h/IM000600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305868272094674882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdkSJmYlhN7TsXNYvo8v-BdZLfJmLsSmtq2Tgi6KjDP6LgXOjK3k6Z3jD33d5KNu-TS8i-Kcg8Cb_bG6BzZqEHFON31v9aryAc8SGgiZtHxAI-PgohUh-2_DtYw_HOficN7Og_KJK2Khn/s400/IM000600.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKe27dJKTVsLHMRY5ZuqyWkJaNG9fZxaKpAo176CtGmbQghbHidQwhpDCgLAa6Vs1sktVUclazgW7eyL0OxVpXXGAzbAiazx7e7HcJaiAvibookzSUpHJ-3Xb1Qk2AKS8ji4L8CfbfGaO/s1600-h/IM000602a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305867206516196738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKe27dJKTVsLHMRY5ZuqyWkJaNG9fZxaKpAo176CtGmbQghbHidQwhpDCgLAa6Vs1sktVUclazgW7eyL0OxVpXXGAzbAiazx7e7HcJaiAvibookzSUpHJ-3Xb1Qk2AKS8ji4L8CfbfGaO/s400/IM000602a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepEOwpyR2qsV40-DzpXMkqi9Husk0pU87LAzhAL3h4moF8qKay3U2SlP0qKfGs5J0Sv7m4I7CpbpEg3xEi47sigjoTrqhBzd1e-5yFenBVEwOsT10j6BVaf0Pt3QiCTUj2aaXOZpBerw4/s1600-h/IM000610.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305867048212867186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepEOwpyR2qsV40-DzpXMkqi9Husk0pU87LAzhAL3h4moF8qKay3U2SlP0qKfGs5J0Sv7m4I7CpbpEg3xEi47sigjoTrqhBzd1e-5yFenBVEwOsT10j6BVaf0Pt3QiCTUj2aaXOZpBerw4/s400/IM000610.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Andrew turns 4!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx2RcrJNVpn_7NV-J2L2qWd6Bc0imc1vgmbneoUktRBY-1N_jfz9jj8KMxxOZKCdMPbfPwCRbmUmrJUjuXOrA6dyvCsvGdn_A97yjj7fWEkJfWPxeVxHrhxAas1KJ31wz8_xSLBgjUgy9/s1600-h/IM000677.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305866597100582514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx2RcrJNVpn_7NV-J2L2qWd6Bc0imc1vgmbneoUktRBY-1N_jfz9jj8KMxxOZKCdMPbfPwCRbmUmrJUjuXOrA6dyvCsvGdn_A97yjj7fWEkJfWPxeVxHrhxAas1KJ31wz8_xSLBgjUgy9/s400/IM000677.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Thanksgiving at preschool<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoghMjwNF6ySsgC0PcmW5ZWc4CPa5xiq8je49rghv6ncooJ5e8bfw3HOunCBXUoTyMzD3yvp2Y3RGiiAVxXXGIoT-Z6ffZt8uIlooou7CLrtiqTN4bGDMQvQeDhFeW56ATjLof79I4r5Ll/s1600-h/IM000693.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305866455269178658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoghMjwNF6ySsgC0PcmW5ZWc4CPa5xiq8je49rghv6ncooJ5e8bfw3HOunCBXUoTyMzD3yvp2Y3RGiiAVxXXGIoT-Z6ffZt8uIlooou7CLrtiqTN4bGDMQvQeDhFeW56ATjLof79I4r5Ll/s400/IM000693.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA4u4qgP0NpFGjTF_NqKuyhhFm1rEY769SuHdx7P-kq-KieqYycruCGP8fARsxyc4phNEvs4v0sOE_isj0cdTDIz8PgpOCBkuJ3UMXkNNLud-2eC-Jo5BX06o42LquLqSDrJDQoG0anqg/s1600-h/IM000714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305865247155856642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA4u4qgP0NpFGjTF_NqKuyhhFm1rEY769SuHdx7P-kq-KieqYycruCGP8fARsxyc4phNEvs4v0sOE_isj0cdTDIz8PgpOCBkuJ3UMXkNNLud-2eC-Jo5BX06o42LquLqSDrJDQoG0anqg/s400/IM000714.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />There was a drive thru light display of about 5 miles loon at the end was our favorite cartoon charter Scooby-Doo. Andrew did not want his picture taken.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Our first snow storm, I don't think we will ever forget this week plus one week off of school.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqU3OBVFN2xkED3U7Zq0q7Sw_1LSfW8FGoqr-JUnBmcf_WfeiWDhMVhNBhet2oBm0BMUb30CryRh3NaSDeGFaL_htnLF3-UNyf3GIMYZpDz-NyTNwTnrJZETeEov4y9x9o_583ddn2CKZ4/s1600-h/IM000735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305864381878246834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqU3OBVFN2xkED3U7Zq0q7Sw_1LSfW8FGoqr-JUnBmcf_WfeiWDhMVhNBhet2oBm0BMUb30CryRh3NaSDeGFaL_htnLF3-UNyf3GIMYZpDz-NyTNwTnrJZETeEov4y9x9o_583ddn2CKZ4/s400/IM000735.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Back to Tillamook my boys grew so much in one year. Yeah were Steelers fans. </div><div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEwTDcdd_B5qFqiXKv6R7lha-lq888yBgxWQBvro2_C60o9f1NqrJN14yBu5CmydeRMPRbD-j8OhM_NbkZ7MNmIeyuFn669CMmEbEjijMb6IWFnumQv3XAW-9R6smr6bAqplBzB3Kr1_A/s1600-h/IM000058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305863889607132402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEwTDcdd_B5qFqiXKv6R7lha-lq888yBgxWQBvro2_C60o9f1NqrJN14yBu5CmydeRMPRbD-j8OhM_NbkZ7MNmIeyuFn669CMmEbEjijMb6IWFnumQv3XAW-9R6smr6bAqplBzB3Kr1_A/s400/IM000058.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-M2NxD2718AcNvMR0UC83moPXWlAp3e68kN_NWhKaJCTel4C_4FdOYjLoDFbQlwDjRW8JJc4ecHqIp8AXgEJLEXKYiSMiGc_SqFGyyc4Su6Yz8ZI03I59UewuojUXuvPcuBZFZmtHujd/s1600-h/IM000062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305863726620844386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-M2NxD2718AcNvMR0UC83moPXWlAp3e68kN_NWhKaJCTel4C_4FdOYjLoDFbQlwDjRW8JJc4ecHqIp8AXgEJLEXKYiSMiGc_SqFGyyc4Su6Yz8ZI03I59UewuojUXuvPcuBZFZmtHujd/s400/IM000062.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Tons of cheese!! Each of those blocks are between 40 – 45 lbs. Michael and Andrew just can’t believe all the cheese they were packaging.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtSLuujd64xUamRTGTm26XexMcURGNYSudJN6n8OFQcPESYl3bUKkUuoN_rJZZrBp92Jtm7iBSLMQbEwnjvuPkTk296B5gYmuyZekg5T567XeF8UQGuRfotiSwoK0Vmn4oaxpfQVktlqH/s1600-h/IM000063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305863437383428994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtSLuujd64xUamRTGTm26XexMcURGNYSudJN6n8OFQcPESYl3bUKkUuoN_rJZZrBp92Jtm7iBSLMQbEwnjvuPkTk296B5gYmuyZekg5T567XeF8UQGuRfotiSwoK0Vmn4oaxpfQVktlqH/s400/IM000063.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy I can’t be smile for my picture I need to finish my ice cream. Chocolate is so good!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGTNjMucA_1v1ZGqZBpp_53B2hZczbN3Tf1nY8PMXtgmFTLOLcxshmIo2EqBy1AiQqmmMBV24fT6aUnqkpLUKVVC42NNrxuLw2y0b8syuSBP0w1m6yGKslEgWJyA2yyGY16GHRed_2WSU/s1600-h/IM000068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305863273589854850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGTNjMucA_1v1ZGqZBpp_53B2hZczbN3Tf1nY8PMXtgmFTLOLcxshmIo2EqBy1AiQqmmMBV24fT6aUnqkpLUKVVC42NNrxuLw2y0b8syuSBP0w1m6yGKslEgWJyA2yyGY16GHRed_2WSU/s400/IM000068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>We also stopped at the Blue Heron the best part of this stop was the petting zoo.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuzAenhSCnc1dYRPkFWkGP-wGspuMRBTGfCyN8th6aR5CXB5lp8Aiw8n1qZvj2x9TOg1JfCONsG1CYNvmsP7zDlcTHblEjx2IGeLmjj2DDKFJQDaL2lnElZox9Xfv3L8MwyyDn-GfXYh_/s1600-h/IM000072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305863039979433618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuzAenhSCnc1dYRPkFWkGP-wGspuMRBTGfCyN8th6aR5CXB5lp8Aiw8n1qZvj2x9TOg1JfCONsG1CYNvmsP7zDlcTHblEjx2IGeLmjj2DDKFJQDaL2lnElZox9Xfv3L8MwyyDn-GfXYh_/s400/IM000072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJKMELUzoP7LA-tkDtt6PB81RZ7hrwr40xmMRCDOATktmJPYfWZsMoeREyCe-jx7Y1UuSbQfO95ongh4h5hmVS7dah6CEhhjxx7f6DPYn_ymFerGgGre17YLSXYJl_CgX2pmtvV3dzpfV/s1600-h/IM000075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305862783915763906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJKMELUzoP7LA-tkDtt6PB81RZ7hrwr40xmMRCDOATktmJPYfWZsMoeREyCe-jx7Y1UuSbQfO95ongh4h5hmVS7dah6CEhhjxx7f6DPYn_ymFerGgGre17YLSXYJl_CgX2pmtvV3dzpfV/s400/IM000075.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9rgLDP-IuGDwtGwagWPJBcArtBKgWJi3JhbDTHJPUWWOjwzRr9zvvAIvFOEWocYRvMn0qP1Shm50DzhVjZbQGUF6PSpBq_KPRH6l6pkv7-mUMCmCqR2qpxalxgAbixINtgxWa-WZpyQ7/s1600-h/IM000074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305862780639552914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9rgLDP-IuGDwtGwagWPJBcArtBKgWJi3JhbDTHJPUWWOjwzRr9zvvAIvFOEWocYRvMn0qP1Shm50DzhVjZbQGUF6PSpBq_KPRH6l6pkv7-mUMCmCqR2qpxalxgAbixINtgxWa-WZpyQ7/s400/IM000074.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yeah they know food is coming. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFZItbz8UOWGlBAId_dTjoiHYRVdE8Z_2tn_4C72CQr2q-Xiw8o85YDHmdC4R2QuFyS33qY44iO7_dQ0WS77zlLcASnzRn_GSCQjGGBUIYW3QpbE_55tNMJ9VqW5Inmj3RiGU656iQe9E/s1600-h/IM000081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305862122492387138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFZItbz8UOWGlBAId_dTjoiHYRVdE8Z_2tn_4C72CQr2q-Xiw8o85YDHmdC4R2QuFyS33qY44iO7_dQ0WS77zlLcASnzRn_GSCQjGGBUIYW3QpbE_55tNMJ9VqW5Inmj3RiGU656iQe9E/s400/IM000081.JPG" border="0" /></a> We also stopped at the Blue Heron the best part of this stop was the petting zoo.<br />Besides all of that we have had countless trips to the Portland Zoo, Children’s Museum and OMSI however I ran out of room. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-11848279621934901042009-02-12T10:05:00.000-08:002009-02-12T10:41:11.148-08:00Being a Landlord Sucks!When we moved form California we were unable to sell our house, so we chose to rent it out. (Our only other option was to let it sit vacant and we really can’t afford two house payments.) We heard a bunch of horror stories so we thought we would be smart and use a property management company. The owner of the property management company was really nice. He came out and took pictures, put signs in yard, and began adverting. When someone was interested they would do a background check, run credit reports, and criminal histories. All we had to do was give the ok. The rent was even directly deposited into our bank. <br /><br />Well everything went well for the first 7 months, and then in middle of November the bank let me know that the money was not in our bank account. We called the management company and they let me know that the rent had not been paid that month, however the tenets were supposed to come in that Friday and pay the outstanding balance. It would have been nice if someone from the management company had called us before the bank did…<br /><br />The tenant did go in and pay part of the months rent so I still had hope. They then claimed that the rest would be paid by December 1st. Well December 1st came and another promise of paying the rent in full by December 5th. Well that would be the last we would hear from them for a few weeks. When the tenants finally decided call the management company we were told that the Tenant claimed they might be able to come up with a few hundred dollars, and that they had been told to get out. <br /><br />The last week of December they told the management company that they would be out January 15th. Well, we had a friend go by the following weekend only to see 4 cars in the driveway! <br /><br />After a lawyer sent a letter giving them a court date did they decide to call again. They wanted to work something out. The management company told them to pay all the back rent plus lawyers’ fee or move out. Well they didn’t want to pay so we moved forward with the eviction. <br /><br />They did not respond to the eviction complaint, so we got a default judgment. We then got a lockout date of February 6th at 9:30am from the Sheriff to execute the eviction. Heath went down make sure they were out and to assess the condition of the house. After all the horror stories we were prepared for the worst but were pleasantly surprised that the house was in fairly good condition. Even the Sheriff was surprised that they had not thrashed the house. They left a bunch of junk and the house was pretty filthy, but nothing that could not be handled by a thorough cleaning!<br /><br />We were disappointed by the yard. Most of the back lawn had been replaced by solid weeds. The roses had not been watered in months, and several were completely dead.<br /> <br />Heath was amazed when the former tenant had a friend come by to pick up an old desk that was left in the front yard. Their friend told Heath that they were moving out until 4:30am that very morning.<br /> Unfortunately we have no other option then to rent it out again. Heath was able to get all the stuff left behind by the tenant moved into the garage for haul away and a neighbor let Heath put the bags of garbage in his dumpster<br /><br /><br />Our House the grass is dying and a nice yellow brown now. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoo7B7Lt05ro1PqgH53UYMv5rhF3SOSWGjxHc2crTCypsfvlBmKdyt4zk0e68risOhToZq-WBisZkPZnEjpWhc78_feppGpVnqxlkh0MfQPGKrsxoHbPhmTY-EJAQCuEuf9c3HjdbGS9F/s1600-h/IM000889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301976908448263170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoo7B7Lt05ro1PqgH53UYMv5rhF3SOSWGjxHc2crTCypsfvlBmKdyt4zk0e68risOhToZq-WBisZkPZnEjpWhc78_feppGpVnqxlkh0MfQPGKrsxoHbPhmTY-EJAQCuEuf9c3HjdbGS9F/s400/IM000889.JPG" border="0" /></a> They left the TV along with the bed.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoSB6JJYWVOSNcuqx9VI8E_y8b0qLMc8CWrK6cBXAguGJyFsXatcAPvjGJW6tWlUn7mcFeyLqRnEZWkj7PeK6_UcGvuztbUWLUaaHCcp5XtXu_cSEQ3z2AJjUFjP6BrWWlAclwSGgG6VJ/s1600-h/IM000940.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301976683371298210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoSB6JJYWVOSNcuqx9VI8E_y8b0qLMc8CWrK6cBXAguGJyFsXatcAPvjGJW6tWlUn7mcFeyLqRnEZWkj7PeK6_UcGvuztbUWLUaaHCcp5XtXu_cSEQ3z2AJjUFjP6BrWWlAclwSGgG6VJ/s400/IM000940.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We guess they don’t want to vacuum in there new place.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RsKS6mmhrwIXS79uUNykEF3O3tTSJ9iyucENNlGAJI4PkBl0JlTSSPRQaZASLes3Pv-K0AhGZoaFelTzme86oIb3TEbne4d692wSUMNg6qE-ps3HzD9C8cdOMqjqyi4f7_KX-QzJo-8V/s1600-h/IM000994.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301976501036392370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RsKS6mmhrwIXS79uUNykEF3O3tTSJ9iyucENNlGAJI4PkBl0JlTSSPRQaZASLes3Pv-K0AhGZoaFelTzme86oIb3TEbne4d692wSUMNg6qE-ps3HzD9C8cdOMqjqyi4f7_KX-QzJo-8V/s400/IM000994.JPG" border="0" /></a> We never had a pool and don’t believe they had one either but they left behind a pool ladder. <br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyY-YA6OCOfvsUBXMwDOqYM1j6z1JSlWjV_LVNU3HA4i9QzO6qwYEGmCViYNPnt9qron6rKAaH5JVwrlqaSDIbFBZn25Tno0sk-BLvEkKL_BRXxwFbqen1MeI-mKPRlY1Sf5zMKQhIksk5/s1600-h/IM000896.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975604255973666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyY-YA6OCOfvsUBXMwDOqYM1j6z1JSlWjV_LVNU3HA4i9QzO6qwYEGmCViYNPnt9qron6rKAaH5JVwrlqaSDIbFBZn25Tno0sk-BLvEkKL_BRXxwFbqen1MeI-mKPRlY1Sf5zMKQhIksk5/s400/IM000896.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yard of weeds and what use to be a rose garden.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsXBWM9Ij21KgiuVKehRCv3NUIFbxYLCE8A11gaQmPSq3PomvJGkJYl-u39iJzyRDv4qwRuaW-OswYfBAutcVR42s7tb1RnVAar6EN6X9L7bxsEqDWvxqJsYBkrci20XN7p9xgSh-Vb4c/s1600-h/IM000930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975600735665138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsXBWM9Ij21KgiuVKehRCv3NUIFbxYLCE8A11gaQmPSq3PomvJGkJYl-u39iJzyRDv4qwRuaW-OswYfBAutcVR42s7tb1RnVAar6EN6X9L7bxsEqDWvxqJsYBkrci20XN7p9xgSh-Vb4c/s400/IM000930.JPG" border="0" /></a> Not sure if they broke the dishwasher<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OCvb1ttrWldTJZuJgliAhonjWht0D1CxLflAHfcmskE3aggCW5OSdmexNQPH1R152iNf3t6OpwMA9oo_9sBKiAomSk5eGIjBB927xmjfj_jPAYEzit-HFv1IJ4rpBPey7i1ltB1Gy51V/s1600-h/IM000008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975594191837586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OCvb1ttrWldTJZuJgliAhonjWht0D1CxLflAHfcmskE3aggCW5OSdmexNQPH1R152iNf3t6OpwMA9oo_9sBKiAomSk5eGIjBB927xmjfj_jPAYEzit-HFv1IJ4rpBPey7i1ltB1Gy51V/s400/IM000008.JPG" border="0" /></a>On left desk that they sent friend to pick-up, friend did not take any boxes of junk they left or anything else. <br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1YKxFrYxFDrPpWlVGLrXple7hoPfj9gsRSx9b8rZ-QCMFXRtfV7KkFPOUSsAXpbfL4CT8jSu4CwB6bk6hlLVmNq53S4mnrKq_pt279CCRRKYoBHgy6qWSV4mXbPpU9PFBQRRDg4WW-XG/s1600-h/IM000892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975597209078802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1YKxFrYxFDrPpWlVGLrXple7hoPfj9gsRSx9b8rZ-QCMFXRtfV7KkFPOUSsAXpbfL4CT8jSu4CwB6bk6hlLVmNq53S4mnrKq_pt279CCRRKYoBHgy6qWSV4mXbPpU9PFBQRRDg4WW-XG/s400/IM000892.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bed left behind.<br /><div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJRtpCOJ4J4lQiE6QXQnRp0h-35n4lxLA5HL77uIDaXSWk4ncvu6NIo5ef5e3K0o8uch-StVEeH1rpasOa3zUMjeJYuHnSFizbUZ0RwV3cj2JxgQext2wpzRJwTl_FEED6wOBWLjs59yD/s1600-h/IM000941.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974461374556018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJRtpCOJ4J4lQiE6QXQnRp0h-35n4lxLA5HL77uIDaXSWk4ncvu6NIo5ef5e3K0o8uch-StVEeH1rpasOa3zUMjeJYuHnSFizbUZ0RwV3cj2JxgQext2wpzRJwTl_FEED6wOBWLjs59yD/s400/IM000941.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlm5n8jZinVWk7zl4v1YqWe6ol0VyEtGAYDcXNbIuscTWKCP1YqGDRgd93IWRmaCfLqMGOZtlXWsvCiAew1ZaavkfwwvMUDYMndqxDJUlAXMdIB1ZwXISqvQclVIGx8nOtebGw_tKDWR2/s1600-h/IM000039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974455869575378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlm5n8jZinVWk7zl4v1YqWe6ol0VyEtGAYDcXNbIuscTWKCP1YqGDRgd93IWRmaCfLqMGOZtlXWsvCiAew1ZaavkfwwvMUDYMndqxDJUlAXMdIB1ZwXISqvQclVIGx8nOtebGw_tKDWR2/s400/IM000039.JPG" border="0" /></a> Not sure how wires got this way. Believe they had a dog but not sure. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZdDSZcohAHDK7ZIKsBrM6KVb3A-SxOaYQLi7ARdQdB1_KthZmavAujGe0nftXxEHfcWihRdSKIWifbhEAIU5yOMbf-AkDNuhEMG4z4xLaotrI-DUfS6-dP7yGPGD-9BCKTq6TwF0b44W/s1600-h/IM000898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974452071484290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZdDSZcohAHDK7ZIKsBrM6KVb3A-SxOaYQLi7ARdQdB1_KthZmavAujGe0nftXxEHfcWihRdSKIWifbhEAIU5yOMbf-AkDNuhEMG4z4xLaotrI-DUfS6-dP7yGPGD-9BCKTq6TwF0b44W/s400/IM000898.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-43387874106069398322009-01-29T19:29:00.000-08:002009-01-29T22:11:02.483-08:00Grandma’s visit to OMSILast week Grandma came for a 5 day visit. With Grandma to babysit I got to help in both Andrews and Michaels classrooms.<br /><br />On Saturday we went to OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science & Industry) We spent most of our time in the Science Playground for little ones. Michael & Andrew got to do art work and Christopher played with flubber.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGmQzcKVUE_9eS3hSanv5jUgrO4XQnREWfcl42k-1hTDFuC7z2kBPbRYJANhG-6-qasfDYlzrk0zfQuYEHQP09UvRfZGsTkFlG1h-lW-X1UBjd4ocypYievNj-BR286NXpLPzHbT6tmrR/s1600-h/IM000853.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296927200426545922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGmQzcKVUE_9eS3hSanv5jUgrO4XQnREWfcl42k-1hTDFuC7z2kBPbRYJANhG-6-qasfDYlzrk0zfQuYEHQP09UvRfZGsTkFlG1h-lW-X1UBjd4ocypYievNj-BR286NXpLPzHbT6tmrR/s400/IM000853.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBIykY8Y5Xza_uqDngoplSlXx-3emCn1JaZuiOEAnY5jt6rqyJ-_Kmov2droz-Zn1ZBlTWLe8InLSPWqen9wRQDpa4j9Quug867lnxiUgfgCmoPfW5uUpOzngtLaordagZKL6kaPae-hi/s1600-h/IM000857.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296927200974564306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBIykY8Y5Xza_uqDngoplSlXx-3emCn1JaZuiOEAnY5jt6rqyJ-_Kmov2droz-Zn1ZBlTWLe8InLSPWqen9wRQDpa4j9Quug867lnxiUgfgCmoPfW5uUpOzngtLaordagZKL6kaPae-hi/s400/IM000857.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycZbzKwo33v0aAFPZ_kzjZ286Y18a2yfAT97yEQ1k5xdy9Ec-blgKwL5HxnvRh2iI1f1b4S6R9UNWcTcSCsDY0q9s6nchq_x374RL2jebPB3E7WlHTiCAVeHyOWVo9ba0QOU0jCos5ox5/s1600-h/IM000858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296927192445610898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycZbzKwo33v0aAFPZ_kzjZ286Y18a2yfAT97yEQ1k5xdy9Ec-blgKwL5HxnvRh2iI1f1b4S6R9UNWcTcSCsDY0q9s6nchq_x374RL2jebPB3E7WlHTiCAVeHyOWVo9ba0QOU0jCos5ox5/s400/IM000858.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQFw2Wm7KaKy-TCZvj0ZRT5pPYtVZhmaNr686BABHUWilPTzFCbVOh2rQorlzHXMSYywENLy6OvDWyfqiACFvYnheoLqrJvUA80U0FtzyFXyYukk8QUy045Cm2_dTXD5i5r8T1rKTA0n8/s1600-h/IM000859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296926822753987282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQFw2Wm7KaKy-TCZvj0ZRT5pPYtVZhmaNr686BABHUWilPTzFCbVOh2rQorlzHXMSYywENLy6OvDWyfqiACFvYnheoLqrJvUA80U0FtzyFXyYukk8QUy045Cm2_dTXD5i5r8T1rKTA0n8/s400/IM000859.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>We went to the laser light show and right as it was finishing the alarms went off. We all thought it was part of the show. Nope it was a real fire alarm! All three boys were excited to see the fire truck. Apparently some employees had rags socked with cotton seed oil and were tossing them into some container. Somehow the heat of all of them together caught them on fire.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFWVahU8kiIgbQWEIxYEwsN7mxsMBjY098vuRzoHfeBi6KOAVi9wPL-ermOhipTnwHqMAPR6__6b3uR9hyuYGcqLTreacC0GbQgOvcxTDvvpL0GR8f6asX2volLJiL5DX0oyIJJQlNqlb/s1600-h/IM000860.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296926816982624482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFWVahU8kiIgbQWEIxYEwsN7mxsMBjY098vuRzoHfeBi6KOAVi9wPL-ermOhipTnwHqMAPR6__6b3uR9hyuYGcqLTreacC0GbQgOvcxTDvvpL0GR8f6asX2volLJiL5DX0oyIJJQlNqlb/s400/IM000860.JPG" border="0" /></a>We ended up eating our lunch in the van then were able to go back inside. Andrew has fun trying to get the paper cups to fly and everyone enjoyed playing in the huge ball room.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cHwmZujsYk3Mm0z-yJoqPuS8KEPLI-JPWlT7KBgxuIUj3hFzEPw0sW_oxFtIkaBob5TrxMA2uwPJ6cmZX-gFi-tBZAlswsPzoU4yXPb8PyBlqsNjY34yKgoi1PvviygyJDy3hOc-ZoVe/s1600-h/IM000862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296926818731552146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cHwmZujsYk3Mm0z-yJoqPuS8KEPLI-JPWlT7KBgxuIUj3hFzEPw0sW_oxFtIkaBob5TrxMA2uwPJ6cmZX-gFi-tBZAlswsPzoU4yXPb8PyBlqsNjY34yKgoi1PvviygyJDy3hOc-ZoVe/s400/IM000862.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgri8DElXTnEajlBJcko_X4C4heJHZR3AQ0Za9SfVpX2ren9LtgUN_CuH5uzrr1fbhehByDG7agcTge1Z194NAsrlXJ6uf9sURQy3I07eJvMTn24VkdrizfrcWBY8vQKvPAQzEwJlCNxAIc/s1600-h/IM000863.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296926814247772194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgri8DElXTnEajlBJcko_X4C4heJHZR3AQ0Za9SfVpX2ren9LtgUN_CuH5uzrr1fbhehByDG7agcTge1Z194NAsrlXJ6uf9sURQy3I07eJvMTn24VkdrizfrcWBY8vQKvPAQzEwJlCNxAIc/s400/IM000863.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cutest Steelers fan!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZEBQOFy89isoTzpdH4f65f2Hkxe2nfJvaXrL1z6x-SbuB67EBVYjwJXN8yG-xiBEHcG6vWo5LV6rDG0d8I9qCQ_s2NegRRI6TsAGHYKnLAZL_mzmcd1TnRF6b7VP7Y9YBO8bmj_wd3lX/s1600-h/IM000867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296926809447505794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZEBQOFy89isoTzpdH4f65f2Hkxe2nfJvaXrL1z6x-SbuB67EBVYjwJXN8yG-xiBEHcG6vWo5LV6rDG0d8I9qCQ_s2NegRRI6TsAGHYKnLAZL_mzmcd1TnRF6b7VP7Y9YBO8bmj_wd3lX/s400/IM000867.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Wherever we go we find Steelers fans<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmaKEsvSOD0CCc8dlKcKsMqjtYzOZAyzhcMz75JnL1_53U8n3HA4sPei6XIQNR1fM3HhjYls3hZ9qztR6VlGaLot_FEcQP5YXSPcJimKkZjmIdhksDqgQDnS6nuaGD8FOS_W6byx8RS2B/s1600-h/IM000868.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296925618427714930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmaKEsvSOD0CCc8dlKcKsMqjtYzOZAyzhcMz75JnL1_53U8n3HA4sPei6XIQNR1fM3HhjYls3hZ9qztR6VlGaLot_FEcQP5YXSPcJimKkZjmIdhksDqgQDnS6nuaGD8FOS_W6byx8RS2B/s400/IM000868.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IlB622ASMEAy6WOk_Bh3n20adzUncMxn1fLsOnjAiF5HRa9PyeYXCGUCTxTxMwxtRXmlLcKd5qzwEzvMQZa5WgI5PMQdcIor8jnoNNKNA4trsDWeWrmvTHcPVDdp5US9wAtF6yaQFT2Y/s1600-h/IM000870.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296925618929201122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IlB622ASMEAy6WOk_Bh3n20adzUncMxn1fLsOnjAiF5HRa9PyeYXCGUCTxTxMwxtRXmlLcKd5qzwEzvMQZa5WgI5PMQdcIor8jnoNNKNA4trsDWeWrmvTHcPVDdp5US9wAtF6yaQFT2Y/s400/IM000870.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FHPKsJi9xjeA0c55y6DvWUex-dzLEi8-cT7I-oHLwTk18cuzMfZm0unoD6QS6MHjuB3GIDX7E4Tet_WffT2a3Le76_QMVOLCotT9QCfTFMfZUpEQORs4olJsZZkmSVjgfFPRtqdLe-tP/s1600-h/IM000871.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296925615694874146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FHPKsJi9xjeA0c55y6DvWUex-dzLEi8-cT7I-oHLwTk18cuzMfZm0unoD6QS6MHjuB3GIDX7E4Tet_WffT2a3Le76_QMVOLCotT9QCfTFMfZUpEQORs4olJsZZkmSVjgfFPRtqdLe-tP/s400/IM000871.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>We ended the day with the Wild Ocean IMAX movie.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMux04WYO65xj5MQcuCcS2YM9IG93eMmTOBr9LYHJYyEpsR51ZadqRSGM1U_oZE4T7EbeprVjsT_EcUz6OY5XXIvFePhNocS_8WXhilf0IIpjPcY1-IigQa2D0vdZjFUiwrwtLz6nwm5D/s1600-h/IM000872.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296925613841681186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMux04WYO65xj5MQcuCcS2YM9IG93eMmTOBr9LYHJYyEpsR51ZadqRSGM1U_oZE4T7EbeprVjsT_EcUz6OY5XXIvFePhNocS_8WXhilf0IIpjPcY1-IigQa2D0vdZjFUiwrwtLz6nwm5D/s400/IM000872.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-63864909807313639052009-01-25T14:36:00.000-08:002009-01-29T22:18:55.735-08:00GO STEELERS!!!!We did not get to watch as much of the game as we hoped, (3 boys can keep a person busy) but none the less were super excited about the Steelers going to the Super Bowl.<br />Just going places in our Steelers shirts we have found so many other fans.<br />In case someone has forgotten Stealers History here it is:<br /><br />IX January 12, 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Minnesota Vikings 6<br /><br />X January 18, 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 Dallas Cowboys 17<br /><br />XIII January 21, 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers 35 Dallas Cowboys 31<br /><br />XIV January 20, 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers 31 Los Angeles Rams 19<br /><br />XL February 5, 2006 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 Seattle Seahawks 10<br /><br />Yeah I think well take this one too!<br /><br />Here is a little fact about that Steelers Symbol<br /><br />Here's the surprise: the Steelers' symbol isn't theirs, and never was. Instead, it belongs to the country's steel industry and originally had nothing to do with football, Pittsburgh or the Steelers.<br /><br />But you probably knew that.<br /><br />An even bigger surprise: the idea for the Steelers to wear it came from, of all cities, Cleveland.<br /><br />Now that you probably didn't know.<br /><br />Before 1962, the Steelers' most-used logo was a punter booming a kick while balanced on a steel beam -- a fitting symbol given how often they punted in those days. Before that season, executives of Cleveland-based Republic Steel suggested the Steelers wear a new emblem called the Steelmark, originally designed for U.S. Steel.<br /><br />The Steelmark contained the word "steel" and the trio of four-pointed stars, known as hypocycloids, in yellow, orange and blue.<br /><br />Initially, the colors were to represent the attributes of steel but, that proved confusing and were quickly changed to stand for the three materials used in steelmaking (yellow for coal, orange for iron ore, blue for scrap steel).<br /><br />Here's the original symbol.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dlUPAbKrXt6k9XN2C1TjaK2ChwWvGlllcB0sNq7IzbzyCb-uWzUB2i398JdGKCU02BE3C_3HnBq1Z3BNuwn7mptVo9R_NPTvTsEZI02blDuE2skz140PGPrah0UisUgLjV31g3cqldYW/s1600-h/logo.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295366047458214178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 101px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dlUPAbKrXt6k9XN2C1TjaK2ChwWvGlllcB0sNq7IzbzyCb-uWzUB2i398JdGKCU02BE3C_3HnBq1Z3BNuwn7mptVo9R_NPTvTsEZI02blDuE2skz140PGPrah0UisUgLjV31g3cqldYW/s320/logo.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So, why was the logo only put on one side of the helmet? Was it a novelty thing or was it a cost-savings thing?<br /><br />"I thought it was a good idea, but I wasn't sure how it would be received," said Dan Rooney, now the team's chairman. "That's why it's only on one side of the helmet. Then we took it from there, and we had everybody asking questions and I said, `Let's keep it that way. It's really a novelty."'<br /><br />Hence why the logo, to this day, is on only one side of the helmet (it's also been rumored the team's longtime equipment manager, Jack Hart, wasn't happy with slapping the logo on so many helmets and refused to do both sides).<br /><br />It sounds like it was a risk-management and cost-savings thing that turned into a novelty. Here's a picture of a miniature version of the 1962 helmet:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M8n7NOvSMVLxARRW_Wf-vKdWDsBSp7tDu1SqALRna3uGlSXHVduqUfsG2C-GnS7L-_Kn0sOStAIXycPs7zM_1uDBezxpq3Qjtb7n4NHVf8j5mszlnVkThvH09g4LEEiAKP9xvyM5KbY8/s1600-h/helmut.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295365755565535394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 169px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M8n7NOvSMVLxARRW_Wf-vKdWDsBSp7tDu1SqALRna3uGlSXHVduqUfsG2C-GnS7L-_Kn0sOStAIXycPs7zM_1uDBezxpq3Qjtb7n4NHVf8j5mszlnVkThvH09g4LEEiAKP9xvyM5KbY8/s320/helmut.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLdi35wdpv0zdy-wFioo1BxTRXE6qn8g1Kfa1tbVjl0NcGvyWzt55YjWjHevPheOO8DyohtctFtXBjlQR1E7IlfwJ83YeNLNnsIoLaZiX6fK6-ZNGuIFMx8zCeTmT50QJfqOdY4zWBXTt/s1600-h/logo.bmp"></a><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And when a good thing works, you keep it<br /><br />The Steelers had a surprisingly good record (9-5) in 1962, so they chose to keep the logo, with two changes. One, the helmets were switched from gold to black. Second, the Steelers were given permission to change the word "Steel" in the logo to "Steelers."<br /></div></div><br /><div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785013848964165098.post-30273604539787811542009-01-14T21:40:00.000-08:002009-01-16T10:00:48.491-08:00White ChristmasNot only was it our first Christmas in our new home it was also our first white Christmas. The snow started the week before, so the boys got an extra week off of school to enjoy the snow. All three boys loved to go outside and play in the snow. Michael was so excited to build a snowman. We were lucky that Heath was able to work from home the first week. The roads were pretty bad with ice and Portland as we found out is a little slow to get the roads clear.<br /><br />Michael taking Christopher for a sled ride.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMdTayAfgV0epcAMmjlbQkkSnbmwXKBDeQEWWwaeSTgkAuJKWxpVQRTxqK6qwcm6fZb3vmzY-lvIjkg-ua19UJX2QXZPPMflVWauCmeNmMMHQWeDxxj_OSEY3FtRaGSo5xmZEplg5jUW7/s1600-h/IM000740.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291395080400456098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMdTayAfgV0epcAMmjlbQkkSnbmwXKBDeQEWWwaeSTgkAuJKWxpVQRTxqK6qwcm6fZb3vmzY-lvIjkg-ua19UJX2QXZPPMflVWauCmeNmMMHQWeDxxj_OSEY3FtRaGSo5xmZEplg5jUW7/s320/IM000740.JPG" border="0" /></a>Christopher loved the sled and here he got Andrew to pull him for a ride. Heath in back shoveling our driveway so we could get the van out.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ykQ961nOgQQ5jyiIzBkAQjg31DfFO9yRxO9zGz4WIuEqeUrvKzo48TY6h54-PKlD8bQXpWXVPdWIjhgTbgxgH7qxd_PpRlvtNFzIPLRwKoPs39SZjmvthaX3CzXug_0H2ptqvFb7-CGt/s1600-h/IM000739.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291395071330230594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ykQ961nOgQQ5jyiIzBkAQjg31DfFO9yRxO9zGz4WIuEqeUrvKzo48TY6h54-PKlD8bQXpWXVPdWIjhgTbgxgH7qxd_PpRlvtNFzIPLRwKoPs39SZjmvthaX3CzXug_0H2ptqvFb7-CGt/s320/IM000739.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our snowman after our first snow. All the boys were so happy. Michael really worked hard on building him.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHVREyvXD86sqv1YSsLp-kmBY04vfyYnRAvXiATzpA_xzT5-TIryrY6_ZFbb9ZeOZ1iqqIyDOSAoqGYv-lvSCnW5ke7rt8erGV1QzzjXx7ztVgJn477JlyYn-FqGnsFOx1WE5UCgbwiPE/s1600-h/IM000736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291395069750490082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHVREyvXD86sqv1YSsLp-kmBY04vfyYnRAvXiATzpA_xzT5-TIryrY6_ZFbb9ZeOZ1iqqIyDOSAoqGYv-lvSCnW5ke7rt8erGV1QzzjXx7ztVgJn477JlyYn-FqGnsFOx1WE5UCgbwiPE/s320/IM000736.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Trying to get up to the front door.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22lrWcJgYblmyB6mTZJTQYAgiYslhp608deerSjEaJWKSnxAMp5-Pgxlt9a1Ev-oawtjcXxFD64rSkkobfqhiM8sRGWbq_x43lRAQXHDLqJvJhScBocLbZ6CBVZXEey9w-ljD0LoVHvnk/s1600-h/File0009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291395062827587170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22lrWcJgYblmyB6mTZJTQYAgiYslhp608deerSjEaJWKSnxAMp5-Pgxlt9a1Ev-oawtjcXxFD64rSkkobfqhiM8sRGWbq_x43lRAQXHDLqJvJhScBocLbZ6CBVZXEey9w-ljD0LoVHvnk/s320/File0009.JPG" border="0" /></a> Snow and ice on our roof.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB55vH7YVRjGfHDyxXn6Wbh8F55i9xcDTHeg3XqnsndNfiQ9xNcU6cNGz8fq88T85Vo4kXXGUMjxYHNT0O3r7gs6A7Vss1TwGhcsTN2cToBMqEmHS6ixvHIhN8d_mplj8KgX16-42r5qCj/s1600-h/File0076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291395058570057730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB55vH7YVRjGfHDyxXn6Wbh8F55i9xcDTHeg3XqnsndNfiQ9xNcU6cNGz8fq88T85Vo4kXXGUMjxYHNT0O3r7gs6A7Vss1TwGhcsTN2cToBMqEmHS6ixvHIhN8d_mplj8KgX16-42r5qCj/s320/File0076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our deck. Yes there is a BBQ and toys under all that snow.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrYMWDM79nf179rtEr5_awt4lFexN1S3mUqpAt8u4sDOETkWjytnnLMsunm62iOHyqLPbXNUOsPL_9slyW1REqsQoGtyuqiTkHeiu0JnCT7aAU0PaixvMDevcyD3f6gK60gD2sHnTGmc1/s1600-h/File0006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291394275304232578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrYMWDM79nf179rtEr5_awt4lFexN1S3mUqpAt8u4sDOETkWjytnnLMsunm62iOHyqLPbXNUOsPL_9slyW1REqsQoGtyuqiTkHeiu0JnCT7aAU0PaixvMDevcyD3f6gK60gD2sHnTGmc1/s320/File0006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Looking down our street<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RVcNYApmpQETkMlptMNBoMNrpa0dVH7CZYoIpj784IhpiF0ghk8-WE24IqBxO0Tmczz8aASoKVqCiEKfnRLbjROnU4V_3faTXGnwNUUyrEpPD7nb_1NB7J28tEWORBp-tFAQ6tjNh4aJ/s1600-h/File0015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291394268314795970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RVcNYApmpQETkMlptMNBoMNrpa0dVH7CZYoIpj784IhpiF0ghk8-WE24IqBxO0Tmczz8aASoKVqCiEKfnRLbjROnU4V_3faTXGnwNUUyrEpPD7nb_1NB7J28tEWORBp-tFAQ6tjNh4aJ/s320/File0015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our House<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZWWri6CwfFpwAeDboaA2LHnzj_DJrJinxXOKkzWfT-maxRFGTvvj7j03vin7UkeZxEq2AIqxsQkuU46wDXKLNWplRKd1u2WscVVyMD_ozFgIlQ7jGsopyeWsRGJy7O60E9RhgSrJwwhk/s1600-h/File0017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291394265270621138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZWWri6CwfFpwAeDboaA2LHnzj_DJrJinxXOKkzWfT-maxRFGTvvj7j03vin7UkeZxEq2AIqxsQkuU46wDXKLNWplRKd1u2WscVVyMD_ozFgIlQ7jGsopyeWsRGJy7O60E9RhgSrJwwhk/s320/File0017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our snowman after a second snow storm.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2351fIXUQRQSsesNmRFOC8BACTZjcUlSpYiL0eSi0pF2Jr-7INEZEgQYdxnuxXo-rTQaeXBpFPKz4lWcnmw4fxeHI7hyphenhyphenaxhkafkVmkDttrCMNsf7RR_ArJrulMLS3LPNQAbEAbeESKUE/s1600-h/File0020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291394262211223778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2351fIXUQRQSsesNmRFOC8BACTZjcUlSpYiL0eSi0pF2Jr-7INEZEgQYdxnuxXo-rTQaeXBpFPKz4lWcnmw4fxeHI7hyphenhyphenaxhkafkVmkDttrCMNsf7RR_ArJrulMLS3LPNQAbEAbeESKUE/s320/File0020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Snow was not going to slow down our outdoor fun. After playing in the front yard when daddy was working on clearing our driveway we had a whole backyard to still play in.<br />Collecting icicles’.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BK914R1gZqii3rOcXqzpNe3yTDQFdST9XGkc_YCPLxwPdhyxymCZx-iNUch-wY9MJNKCLm2pvR_iXttWY7W5UTPbYOemXQfTYXPILUdJzcazPpyV4kg2Zqkzwks7BA3aamxMnG5qCfzm/s1600-h/File0029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291394258132404242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BK914R1gZqii3rOcXqzpNe3yTDQFdST9XGkc_YCPLxwPdhyxymCZx-iNUch-wY9MJNKCLm2pvR_iXttWY7W5UTPbYOemXQfTYXPILUdJzcazPpyV4kg2Zqkzwks7BA3aamxMnG5qCfzm/s320/File0029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_IIbKgpcrTDrw569b44rt7oTBz_fnXxgpT0cOz8FIC4w4Bw3S0wOjoJwAnTAXwkua_TqD6_nnmKUs3dZzPY6K3aosJHmjdGbjH32RRMjisYcnwLTYW0CIDbG8P3CgbTUB9D5Rj7wI37I/s1600-h/File0030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291393705983297538" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pY35GB3FOXwH5eWg5-LhvhvG9aB7vYIm2oJAqoZiraiUOMNj2oRGI8_6daSfwJYDk2PvKKxonvIhu4qMp2OVkU01zfvN83mqE7kPIMndanDvkBEv859Xj4yCAtCw3rRGKQhS3seaYE3d/s320/File0032.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yep we moved our play structure not even snow was going to stop us form playing on it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_rn7BLsQZB-BOipdFpU6jH9Mgf4ZPp8YGOrDeynozeuhbU_uRT7N5PGGURk8svZUS0Cec8iwg7OypMnQqXgxQ-DDaM83CAja_XI09-lYD8D5VtVVFIFqvPAtBbLDYedhHIoXSyFlyw3q/s1600-h/File0039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291393683989795490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_rn7BLsQZB-BOipdFpU6jH9Mgf4ZPp8YGOrDeynozeuhbU_uRT7N5PGGURk8svZUS0Cec8iwg7OypMnQqXgxQ-DDaM83CAja_XI09-lYD8D5VtVVFIFqvPAtBbLDYedhHIoXSyFlyw3q/s320/File0039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufgrjhHwcQd30haYTEjA_uMiTn5heY25la8mjeeSvsjPRxjn5Qg9TdfGwPbWeo8o-r6txbJhFRWJ8O33wSo2d9murU9_FB6jHbkfXQmjOf3kPnws1z6z5Xe9zq3mql7eUpz5wEg-S1g6X/s1600-h/File0041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291393682229269618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufgrjhHwcQd30haYTEjA_uMiTn5heY25la8mjeeSvsjPRxjn5Qg9TdfGwPbWeo8o-r6txbJhFRWJ8O33wSo2d9murU9_FB6jHbkfXQmjOf3kPnws1z6z5Xe9zq3mql7eUpz5wEg-S1g6X/s320/File0041.JPG" border="0" /></a> Snow angels so much fun.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPD4oyKA_0p7Bd7MaF8DmhVhACcHYzKBWM8vVDahP1X0nf_QUjM-zAaRQXsJBbPLRJa3pB-MpRA5HpDJEnYdxkEWCvPm7QuEop6v1YMeraHy_sGkb7BXfx8hi9LLdNR-9IyJH7WJp0GrG/s1600-h/File0042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291393009781043458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPD4oyKA_0p7Bd7MaF8DmhVhACcHYzKBWM8vVDahP1X0nf_QUjM-zAaRQXsJBbPLRJa3pB-MpRA5HpDJEnYdxkEWCvPm7QuEop6v1YMeraHy_sGkb7BXfx8hi9LLdNR-9IyJH7WJp0GrG/s320/File0042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvKOOrCsrvC5BYuLZHWdNIfzR5PFO3F2IUZ7QlRv187y0ZmMQxkqr1hw9gjSCjwG8lBzZgKjUw13xMlewwix1NBYqtLH5BUSxNgsbDGBTPuh_9N90b12rBMw5r7wC6FIRiVYEsbo9Pf-i/s1600-h/File0043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291393002895323490" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Yes he went up with all that snow.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7acxT-6Oj-VjuKjfBmrAPIl4lbM6pjcT8STsefcBvStCO4ewUT-aZvsSSoTlkB_JtJJy0QC6BkUHps__RxDQ_zI8DRI0OcEGCJHiDFEqIBr7pPT7FX0c8mHKrlpKmIWjagUN__CnH00Fm/s1600-h/File0066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291392971520408850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7acxT-6Oj-VjuKjfBmrAPIl4lbM6pjcT8STsefcBvStCO4ewUT-aZvsSSoTlkB_JtJJy0QC6BkUHps__RxDQ_zI8DRI0OcEGCJHiDFEqIBr7pPT7FX0c8mHKrlpKmIWjagUN__CnH00Fm/s320/File0066.JPG" border="0" /></a> A slide with snow is twice as much fun!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyXSNiLOvfr6OFj-aNejVB7olOEMHNv5j5piLf5kMXlbR2Kp36hW37llhI0x_b059KAs5xFGNz1di-nKFoqnEkqMEZWiphn8LxyxE9h6jaS7EJD0u9a9bRLXuixtailoyLlDhLzVnHpXM/s1600-h/File0050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291392271883686834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyXSNiLOvfr6OFj-aNejVB7olOEMHNv5j5piLf5kMXlbR2Kp36hW37llhI0x_b059KAs5xFGNz1di-nKFoqnEkqMEZWiphn8LxyxE9h6jaS7EJD0u9a9bRLXuixtailoyLlDhLzVnHpXM/s320/File0050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCw02qsa6stemL71mxNiVV8eQFm6CaXrzh4m54jt4_z02bK58Ym1aJJJ2GUFGYgXG4QEKAWA94DdVtWMFFH8KZ1msSLBkYdB6zPjIZvL4u4ZHOKm7G9IOl44pmZCRLx1lmPM20LRwKRZfA/s1600-h/File0058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291392269496290210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCw02qsa6stemL71mxNiVV8eQFm6CaXrzh4m54jt4_z02bK58Ym1aJJJ2GUFGYgXG4QEKAWA94DdVtWMFFH8KZ1msSLBkYdB6zPjIZvL4u4ZHOKm7G9IOl44pmZCRLx1lmPM20LRwKRZfA/s320/File0058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvo6_jpx0SzkGvkFfXdRDPnPXiACLJWhg6QdaRyRKmSm1uJlo81oJCO1or7H9o-GzrVCboiQaXVRGTn3wslWsgxXim1YtCtUPMw9kt4XLoATWS8ORIU5tJwdEq5mcbwb8lsRQIGfXJlBs/s1600-h/File0057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291392262173230482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvo6_jpx0SzkGvkFfXdRDPnPXiACLJWhg6QdaRyRKmSm1uJlo81oJCO1or7H9o-GzrVCboiQaXVRGTn3wslWsgxXim1YtCtUPMw9kt4XLoATWS8ORIU5tJwdEq5mcbwb8lsRQIGfXJlBs/s320/File0057.JPG" border="0" /></a> Now that its clear Christopher turn.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWAF-p_pJVSVhccsmSJRgnq5Khaa_eO1wvS1-Ax73kzGrCG77J98xz8AQg8Qd8VSVH4jJXNOTFwu0WltrZxEuAfu4-dw6m5jH-HzbYtbS6UJHaP5z3QRzfzEtQbnbBRkVWYexGk2hwHqX/s1600-h/File0068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291392253097132178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWAF-p_pJVSVhccsmSJRgnq5Khaa_eO1wvS1-Ax73kzGrCG77J98xz8AQg8Qd8VSVH4jJXNOTFwu0WltrZxEuAfu4-dw6m5jH-HzbYtbS6UJHaP5z3QRzfzEtQbnbBRkVWYexGk2hwHqX/s320/File0068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGTvxue_v0VKGr0fuk5LQPEXpqY67Rqsin4msy8WrZx1SLetRsXxk00yqA2rkJrWXsie14ij-p42rT-2pLPKFWlWNJzMNJB16y5EuyzNsxi4-svnIO1HmXoZ3iNw4iCcyiZgUcA6_KUci/s1600-h/File0069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291392250463627890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGTvxue_v0VKGr0fuk5LQPEXpqY67Rqsin4msy8WrZx1SLetRsXxk00yqA2rkJrWXsie14ij-p42rT-2pLPKFWlWNJzMNJB16y5EuyzNsxi4-svnIO1HmXoZ3iNw4iCcyiZgUcA6_KUci/s320/File0069.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>krista-mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988324950825552098noreply@blogger.com