tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31756633311928044502024-03-28T17:31:38.363-07:00Durtschis In PortlandRachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-82807984037181361812024-03-24T15:43:00.000-07:002024-03-28T17:31:04.127-07:00Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula<p> Katrina and Steve Doxey spent about a month touring around Argentina and Uruguay. They spent the last part of their trip in Mexico and Hyrum and I sort of invited ourselves to join them for the last little bit of their trip. I had been to Mexico before, but just over the border from Arizona, so this was my first real trip into the country. We had so much fun visiting Mayan ruins and swimming in refreshing cenotes!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEhONhBQlWlSQNmX1aP5fbsIjRM50gt_HywIPWRNuW8xZnYwgprReTmYb0lTt8iwUUooWINqRCuR5ZFCip-3I7Qh8tbNKFTUblGI7U1qJTNOCWRjTGeYx-bai0xQGv4RUkB0Q_dX5AOFfykxr7AwWwsUpdLA16-HlLZzx2OlMh2FE7HzjSJedmxrzDrdc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEhONhBQlWlSQNmX1aP5fbsIjRM50gt_HywIPWRNuW8xZnYwgprReTmYb0lTt8iwUUooWINqRCuR5ZFCip-3I7Qh8tbNKFTUblGI7U1qJTNOCWRjTGeYx-bai0xQGv4RUkB0Q_dX5AOFfykxr7AwWwsUpdLA16-HlLZzx2OlMh2FE7HzjSJedmxrzDrdc" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first night in Merida, Mexico. We went to Parque Santiago for some live music and dinner. Merida is known for having live music and dancing each night in different squares around the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2BXQ1vboRIONSmMVt-VAINSM-KYRFzwkrrFtwNp9m80WxGPT5rDPhNPWYaPn78qUOtJ4uWzUx1mDsTOhqpxLe2GR27Jxhp6oM6qih531je-00ZH1zLNvkzfgJX0kiZz2chQ9HR-D7plWz5i_RnCgWXXZKbFa7010cDf_AZoJZeWN2uK8c9TT9VxcNpEI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2BXQ1vboRIONSmMVt-VAINSM-KYRFzwkrrFtwNp9m80WxGPT5rDPhNPWYaPn78qUOtJ4uWzUx1mDsTOhqpxLe2GR27Jxhp6oM6qih531je-00ZH1zLNvkzfgJX0kiZz2chQ9HR-D7plWz5i_RnCgWXXZKbFa7010cDf_AZoJZeWN2uK8c9TT9VxcNpEI" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful church lit up at night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYsA02UJ26dadKU0TcEXGyUTpXLRLcgovByDJSrobJHGYxfm5AFIvQxaPgmhRSYC7tGYlxQiMIfBKnQjOi4Gee1QvL_c7HBT0PIfi16twl1gtRYienzACqjqbzsDSxLL_KalcaiwJ9KUFRaCfWrllrJSl4_ACQ1tyISJHuszhqD0o55drFqsc0n3UyFnM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYsA02UJ26dadKU0TcEXGyUTpXLRLcgovByDJSrobJHGYxfm5AFIvQxaPgmhRSYC7tGYlxQiMIfBKnQjOi4Gee1QvL_c7HBT0PIfi16twl1gtRYienzACqjqbzsDSxLL_KalcaiwJ9KUFRaCfWrllrJSl4_ACQ1tyISJHuszhqD0o55drFqsc0n3UyFnM" width="180" /></a></div>Walking around Merida...it was HOT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1U_3zgbjMASE31pvGVzfgg2-ET62N9o7d0MPYIu2MjDRBBJsJt_NNaGcqrHzf2S8Y7trWSAKsHqsnDZANfPzGeDBF8MEFQmw1qSG9J6MB8qvA13wdl3uJ5ExilF7ha0nThznpCMlUjNWrY3OsSsbbED3GRVu4f6o4IFo1uVelSDYgLqATSCYQk8iBCS8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1U_3zgbjMASE31pvGVzfgg2-ET62N9o7d0MPYIu2MjDRBBJsJt_NNaGcqrHzf2S8Y7trWSAKsHqsnDZANfPzGeDBF8MEFQmw1qSG9J6MB8qvA13wdl3uJ5ExilF7ha0nThznpCMlUjNWrY3OsSsbbED3GRVu4f6o4IFo1uVelSDYgLqATSCYQk8iBCS8" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the main plaza with La Catedral de San Ildefonso in the background. This church was built using stones from Mayan structures and completed in 1598, making it one of the oldest buildings on the Continent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNZj1GpCRkreXYETyUMFNMKTqeYkFNE-gmUJ0iA3LweFvKsWZc2RaQyV9HtcPrfQekPpcxyFhBK1uUzIIHzdJBw2v5fQjMyLWmJFXbuRz5mrPw0dL_pR9abGvwN84m0Nt_TEED2177frJIEx4BQBu8uzdkkaGv2KvW2Es67nzhxO8zqFk2JT6e7BU7Chw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNZj1GpCRkreXYETyUMFNMKTqeYkFNE-gmUJ0iA3LweFvKsWZc2RaQyV9HtcPrfQekPpcxyFhBK1uUzIIHzdJBw2v5fQjMyLWmJFXbuRz5mrPw0dL_pR9abGvwN84m0Nt_TEED2177frJIEx4BQBu8uzdkkaGv2KvW2Es67nzhxO8zqFk2JT6e7BU7Chw" width="180" /></a></div>Inside the Cathedral. There is supposed to be an amazing 8 foot wooden sculpture of Christ at the Altar but it was covered for the weeks leading up to Easter Sunday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoqr7XCAVRKplITovJr7hEc1O_DpUrwkEu6MT_y4tft6Ib8V4IfmyuPhvy70CvTKzd6a2PZ_85ZZhj-rwEsP3fvhZpLS87uFaT4UIr6HoxHsMh4KkQGRRu-qMIUAjCFll-bI0-zL5AUV0WIJIsi7vwGAmJCDHb1g4Zmn_YR7OEADvfkoEen5FwXN81IVg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoqr7XCAVRKplITovJr7hEc1O_DpUrwkEu6MT_y4tft6Ib8V4IfmyuPhvy70CvTKzd6a2PZ_85ZZhj-rwEsP3fvhZpLS87uFaT4UIr6HoxHsMh4KkQGRRu-qMIUAjCFll-bI0-zL5AUV0WIJIsi7vwGAmJCDHb1g4Zmn_YR7OEADvfkoEen5FwXN81IVg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the courtyard of the Governor's Mansion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge0cnibbGPW8M5euoAKe6jogIZ93nIGj7N4ad4FEvrpBGJ4pLEFIKGpYau8mE8lfc9IPU-BPb2qXRY4n0v0iB1reFIkIG2gFujldJW-gNi9V5tJ2ZCiOZz2kVEHSX6nvJ8RhkVxIY8DmS1s1c9XfayC95idNp5n-QXqGrCjA7fpZc77UC9ENTfPNArsHE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge0cnibbGPW8M5euoAKe6jogIZ93nIGj7N4ad4FEvrpBGJ4pLEFIKGpYau8mE8lfc9IPU-BPb2qXRY4n0v0iB1reFIkIG2gFujldJW-gNi9V5tJ2ZCiOZz2kVEHSX6nvJ8RhkVxIY8DmS1s1c9XfayC95idNp5n-QXqGrCjA7fpZc77UC9ENTfPNArsHE" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These benches were all over the city. They are set up so that two people can sit and chat with one another but it makes "snuggling" pretty hard, which I guess was the point in this very strict Catholic town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91FoqAslMrfnNesMDFKTmi0bk9z2f8UIN7QibMDiM4qCz40DCX84USlSMBkZcAcQh_ZUkli9ArjaAFa8xGssJAnDPPjxS_yRyVaTKjR1SyGbTCxZ9T8sLSY-pqQmJZDygcXz1ZCqmRtwPQ-RbUCregvrvswVstzoWGKMzc9Nr-WRlK-InvM-Q4QZS34A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91FoqAslMrfnNesMDFKTmi0bk9z2f8UIN7QibMDiM4qCz40DCX84USlSMBkZcAcQh_ZUkli9ArjaAFa8xGssJAnDPPjxS_yRyVaTKjR1SyGbTCxZ9T8sLSY-pqQmJZDygcXz1ZCqmRtwPQ-RbUCregvrvswVstzoWGKMzc9Nr-WRlK-InvM-Q4QZS34A" width="180" /></a></div>Funky artwork</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmap19G0Y_tFhCUk0HwVMIaST-floYthKTvu3rJjgVeKHhn9-LI37VY98Q9CHdwfBtI1a0TSZJzMyV8v9pmz3FIZmIA5sc_OWMEjPav4nmLDFBdnyMmweeb0r1TPNExTpnhSjYpEnN_59RNgbuZF9Ss45kQ97TJ3LKlau5n7aX0JhYlPgYLMVOzP9-XIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmap19G0Y_tFhCUk0HwVMIaST-floYthKTvu3rJjgVeKHhn9-LI37VY98Q9CHdwfBtI1a0TSZJzMyV8v9pmz3FIZmIA5sc_OWMEjPav4nmLDFBdnyMmweeb0r1TPNExTpnhSjYpEnN_59RNgbuZF9Ss45kQ97TJ3LKlau5n7aX0JhYlPgYLMVOzP9-XIQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside a museum we visited. Half the fun of walking around the museum was being able to see this cool old mansion from the inside! Merida became wealthy in the early 1900's from plantations growing henequen (a plant whose fibers were used to make rope and other things)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjx-oTRTNo7yw6QHMC5HpRi5c71IkQf0AyxSzF7c1WCfPVo6O0Eg6GhcPKJn9QJZglMmcICewQIXjyNlngcGeDrcKiH8SROXbPkIsOnnIzPUn1cD9nl8gmFqJcQhg2th4i-KMVO8Wf4qaZteFovMRtI7DeeiGpIwccBrThURL2gqf8TPeImGafdlPd7jA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1498" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjx-oTRTNo7yw6QHMC5HpRi5c71IkQf0AyxSzF7c1WCfPVo6O0Eg6GhcPKJn9QJZglMmcICewQIXjyNlngcGeDrcKiH8SROXbPkIsOnnIzPUn1cD9nl8gmFqJcQhg2th4i-KMVO8Wf4qaZteFovMRtI7DeeiGpIwccBrThURL2gqf8TPeImGafdlPd7jA" width="180" /></a></div>Our first cenote experience. I thought the water would be murky and unpleasant but it was so fresh and inviting. Definitely wonderful on a hot day to cool off in a nice cenote!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuSjSqHc0P3mnvmVsmfu44J72Tzjp7nEPAVmROE1tvZbwmfnV5LHFqOuAr2_eKQqbU5TajARR2DjmMXXSttc0x-GnsXl066unEfuidjsIQ-VIkWOvOA6Lt5JeBm9YzV5WUOg3xy75dZRkWjn_fXe6CgHZawa4xGgZMaFH8C94i898Rl795Ms4jvp8mu9w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuSjSqHc0P3mnvmVsmfu44J72Tzjp7nEPAVmROE1tvZbwmfnV5LHFqOuAr2_eKQqbU5TajARR2DjmMXXSttc0x-GnsXl066unEfuidjsIQ-VIkWOvOA6Lt5JeBm9YzV5WUOg3xy75dZRkWjn_fXe6CgHZawa4xGgZMaFH8C94i898Rl795Ms4jvp8mu9w" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some cenotes are easier to access than others. This one had a nice wooden staircase leading down to the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWkNwrPsLk4dA0_y9qYg4-X5PFIbFarXcKZ5tOVj8xrVC07CgYoPz254D5kA3miYxTwo2mqLghTN5tnY4-c9-2b7EqWIu_gTHSQli4j4_ZjCOg4gVuLPD6hVgF54yRY66F4mApjX0MRbQcmsSGlkccqTucD-qtpguR4Py2hRAUOKFMAKvwwxV5Z84myK0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWkNwrPsLk4dA0_y9qYg4-X5PFIbFarXcKZ5tOVj8xrVC07CgYoPz254D5kA3miYxTwo2mqLghTN5tnY4-c9-2b7EqWIu_gTHSQli4j4_ZjCOg4gVuLPD6hVgF54yRY66F4mApjX0MRbQcmsSGlkccqTucD-qtpguR4Py2hRAUOKFMAKvwwxV5Z84myK0" width="320" /></a></div>The water is so clear. We had fun with our snorkel masks looking at the fish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha6Vxd59lfKGpwHp3paLigEDHntEFFDyUdIKSiYi80W_T4qiOpLaIcFIwBryx1r-bL6dc8aZOk9a0FTSn1PFjzFk6aX2ATZi71tHHOqX62A-cLhkLCV-CIoVyaMt1EobyAT9EPz9yhpR2JyCUhPegJUGn1StMjGJAGDkHhBeIOuOxSfRsB_ntcDR2Wqnw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha6Vxd59lfKGpwHp3paLigEDHntEFFDyUdIKSiYi80W_T4qiOpLaIcFIwBryx1r-bL6dc8aZOk9a0FTSn1PFjzFk6aX2ATZi71tHHOqX62A-cLhkLCV-CIoVyaMt1EobyAT9EPz9yhpR2JyCUhPegJUGn1StMjGJAGDkHhBeIOuOxSfRsB_ntcDR2Wqnw" width="180" /></a></div>These snack shacks were all over and they all had the Coca-Cola sign painted on the outside. They were pretty sparse inside, usually a small rack of chips and a cooler of soda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif_TwO2ervDyTO6wxUiNxdECUCI-riDQfb9tuDTdPLOqo9m3K8Fo6oGBMY4RxmzpiJ3YCTZnPC0GUZC430lpcpSwv_B-kDEWh8-VEftn4WuBFc-T9mDW4g9XTFD3rnyNJEISqt7JHa9c0vEQq3lpxNEaCjfTzKJL_2HqgXZLmuFjHl6UKfCspgYJxhX64" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif_TwO2ervDyTO6wxUiNxdECUCI-riDQfb9tuDTdPLOqo9m3K8Fo6oGBMY4RxmzpiJ3YCTZnPC0GUZC430lpcpSwv_B-kDEWh8-VEftn4WuBFc-T9mDW4g9XTFD3rnyNJEISqt7JHa9c0vEQq3lpxNEaCjfTzKJL_2HqgXZLmuFjHl6UKfCspgYJxhX64" width="180" /></a></div>A very cool old church in what looked like an abandoned town (I believe it was called Cocoa) but there were some people walking around and lots of stray dogs. Very cool to wander around and look at the old buildings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI2P1DPXvkgw35NgOLTyxoflOxhvWG4s-sKecG4wbzFDmqVQNKTHJ9xLeRZ4BTfvnxXgD9HxfqGHPJDFI3kjc5ri-lWJJdvvtZ-Gk6niNtLoIACTIWNebJFV_JcFsr8j5klhIJr9bFJ2ztPKsYawBFawnTvhts0-K_1U32jG_ziaw1e2Fdvlh9oD5Afcc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI2P1DPXvkgw35NgOLTyxoflOxhvWG4s-sKecG4wbzFDmqVQNKTHJ9xLeRZ4BTfvnxXgD9HxfqGHPJDFI3kjc5ri-lWJJdvvtZ-Gk6niNtLoIACTIWNebJFV_JcFsr8j5klhIJr9bFJ2ztPKsYawBFawnTvhts0-K_1U32jG_ziaw1e2Fdvlh9oD5Afcc" width="320" /></a></div>Abandoned or lived in? 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We paid for a guide to take us around and explain some of the ruins to us. It was a beautiful day and so nice to be there without a million other people!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDKexXNdMfCGRA9qcrkXQTfDCG_Tf_YQBCXH_N5LdQhZbffjfrk0J0BCvKbIRXkNs6LjUYlJsK6WFrULdjCDjGSmuxbOmCImh77D0MMqMfDFujZm3hKL4nv9GPpV9zgwPA_y_5iQnw0jp8HqmpR_2c3ySbv7V5_s5zB9eg7NClJvir26jUppBgoq7u9cE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="2917" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDKexXNdMfCGRA9qcrkXQTfDCG_Tf_YQBCXH_N5LdQhZbffjfrk0J0BCvKbIRXkNs6LjUYlJsK6WFrULdjCDjGSmuxbOmCImh77D0MMqMfDFujZm3hKL4nv9GPpV9zgwPA_y_5iQnw0jp8HqmpR_2c3ySbv7V5_s5zB9eg7NClJvir26jUppBgoq7u9cE" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip53uzE9_9h4e775Uh3JoypGx5fTkFbnKgby2kzal6RkD8j8l14sBe6nTPoRehY2mDZXkEM-LvGfikCe4MmLQk6hBUW2Rz3my1De4z6YFVLE6QBO89K-aqpyJyJMDlyjYoKNJZ9V7a2V1f36uT8_5-0RAaz-6wgr1V33bgpIE1PD09XMQ7QRuZa9cHNaA" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Something about these stairs just makes you want to climb them!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwtoZHvhK4e5pSvDgD2KUmzQcQqAgHa5FfXoJ73SgKG8hR7LDd1kY_imdcuyYkYBjxUyqNNV-0TvQsizOO6Yyb3XR2ZMt2j2RIFKtGx6pPlRq5KGAE_WmjLFPaZ4wPfWKBZ5toDaRTAVUgx8T0ddQ-FIV2Z0a_x6_D_ydA9AM9wB-BsOcPSCSjjuKw2fA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwtoZHvhK4e5pSvDgD2KUmzQcQqAgHa5FfXoJ73SgKG8hR7LDd1kY_imdcuyYkYBjxUyqNNV-0TvQsizOO6Yyb3XR2ZMt2j2RIFKtGx6pPlRq5KGAE_WmjLFPaZ4wPfWKBZ5toDaRTAVUgx8T0ddQ-FIV2Z0a_x6_D_ydA9AM9wB-BsOcPSCSjjuKw2fA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From a platform you can see the great city of Uxmal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYZiF40ayeJYb5f3lxH4bvV4SxrvisFG-uYsfyBWn_4fjOXZzybeU6rNXHVkLOPREFUYcPh_4T666bMlkEfgKSUgDK50UqvC-HRwbOoFZ1UBxVnePxyLmnwOBqTTjA3RcaHSSR1SpZRcTc2yXtrmo5K3r-eyWl767QZCa0SUNTu2novNCyFZ_mAdMNuS4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3563" data-original-width="2672" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYZiF40ayeJYb5f3lxH4bvV4SxrvisFG-uYsfyBWn_4fjOXZzybeU6rNXHVkLOPREFUYcPh_4T666bMlkEfgKSUgDK50UqvC-HRwbOoFZ1UBxVnePxyLmnwOBqTTjA3RcaHSSR1SpZRcTc2yXtrmo5K3r-eyWl767QZCa0SUNTu2novNCyFZ_mAdMNuS4" width="180" /></a></div>So cool to see these amazing structures and to imagine the work involved in creating them in a time when metal and machines were not involved!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvRCJ1bk1a3KAk8q1XpAmYWY5tj_1YShtmEzEFz4O2A1f1HK3JfTH_dUkklt0CUbT5BgPmFDRSjjpGuf_yKjMpKM3JNDhNj30V6BBR5Q4BQwzSnZe0Ayx5iBdPk7lKPRtVTXJLD_sFywhVY27uPETdjzpmgGpnn2M9NAjKRL9RoDrcnyXaUXMd240mNQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvRCJ1bk1a3KAk8q1XpAmYWY5tj_1YShtmEzEFz4O2A1f1HK3JfTH_dUkklt0CUbT5BgPmFDRSjjpGuf_yKjMpKM3JNDhNj30V6BBR5Q4BQwzSnZe0Ayx5iBdPk7lKPRtVTXJLD_sFywhVY27uPETdjzpmgGpnn2M9NAjKRL9RoDrcnyXaUXMd240mNQA" width="180" /></a></div>Hoop used in a sort of ball game where you could only use your hips, elbows and writs to hit the ball. I don't know how anyone EVER got the ball through that hoop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg67BsYo2H5wcmESiwkrlOFqe0UrfIY2MktciwUxUcMydOtdj3XtFZItCDXb-DL3Qiz1bSMKVv3vFXO2lDE47gM4vACZrwnQ2Pn2xONtq4nKbW5LurXgmFAKDyGEe1JSiEazPPR9vlpdAOL_QOGdpJQRYZEBsqhQy4Fc0QXAZlTJpI7Yk_kVFgwm8bHxDA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg67BsYo2H5wcmESiwkrlOFqe0UrfIY2MktciwUxUcMydOtdj3XtFZItCDXb-DL3Qiz1bSMKVv3vFXO2lDE47gM4vACZrwnQ2Pn2xONtq4nKbW5LurXgmFAKDyGEe1JSiEazPPR9vlpdAOL_QOGdpJQRYZEBsqhQy4Fc0QXAZlTJpI7Yk_kVFgwm8bHxDA" width="180" /></a></div>Our next Mayan site was the city of Kabah. We climbed the steep steps up to the Codz Poop temple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje1smXiwTshyJ1gmFWf9xUyTmULoPByePTyvLDO57tmfqd8mAwMdGaO6irBL4n1z8RygcfFv2Fg6oRisFEzGhMAjC0m0FoLrWPRvsqcmdJZWmuSe1LR4RzNmmgO2U9alCxuOufhZpRvJ9v-ICUyOTO7L5F7OLXnjeMFDCcTGS5-rkP2xQHa1bXpgci4gM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje1smXiwTshyJ1gmFWf9xUyTmULoPByePTyvLDO57tmfqd8mAwMdGaO6irBL4n1z8RygcfFv2Fg6oRisFEzGhMAjC0m0FoLrWPRvsqcmdJZWmuSe1LR4RzNmmgO2U9alCxuOufhZpRvJ9v-ICUyOTO7L5F7OLXnjeMFDCcTGS5-rkP2xQHa1bXpgci4gM" width="320" /></a></div>The Codz Poop temple is famous for its facade which is covered in 250 Chaac masks. Chaac was the god of water and very important to the ancient Mayans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZiata4cCmCwui4KWve5PtRKN3w964shJx8VJ5dUVn_--bg7DOv4FmPDmBIMEeSu4Q1SNsnd0UcnhBTshV_cnKkO1KF1pfxFO3tozLHAoyANzYZpUHeF9im2sZZxaS06jnRUdlEX_2zIyp1MU9cHcKiS7oz0zlEHvja_gL-b7uaocNyl5RKZ__hyEToI8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZiata4cCmCwui4KWve5PtRKN3w964shJx8VJ5dUVn_--bg7DOv4FmPDmBIMEeSu4Q1SNsnd0UcnhBTshV_cnKkO1KF1pfxFO3tozLHAoyANzYZpUHeF9im2sZZxaS06jnRUdlEX_2zIyp1MU9cHcKiS7oz0zlEHvja_gL-b7uaocNyl5RKZ__hyEToI8" width="320" /></a></div>Enjoying a bit of shade when we find it...It was over 100 degrees</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7Qxw4cjbu5mBkT8DtNDJWbVD9n6v1xd68_5RWtdCNvwPWlEtnDQEe7MWnR96yD8n1eTdxwKvv_UOVxCkzQodZ60mbyk9r0gag3YA8LjxbMOiGQiG8Jk7yDZ4Qr_bX96ihv5Bi8xHbryVGjnjdkvFLuEabUH-pKBE5yjxAS8yPmPD4uZXXdMRcD30Jho0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7Qxw4cjbu5mBkT8DtNDJWbVD9n6v1xd68_5RWtdCNvwPWlEtnDQEe7MWnR96yD8n1eTdxwKvv_UOVxCkzQodZ60mbyk9r0gag3YA8LjxbMOiGQiG8Jk7yDZ4Qr_bX96ihv5Bi8xHbryVGjnjdkvFLuEabUH-pKBE5yjxAS8yPmPD4uZXXdMRcD30Jho0" width="320" /></a></div>Our next stop was the ruined city of Xlapak. This area had a nice shady trail between structures but not many grand buildings to see. We were the only people here so that was kind of cool</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjco4RtEhYO4s1xIWnKIfjLb2nRbHUhU7vnIwa5auvY5eX7j-VT-nCUkGJ8GIlf4tIltMYXqahaeUosGZpGLIuXoi0P6-u14WkPYbj3Zuv9QAUyvm56wtIExXP_6fGqREu0XX2p6S6k0ziUN9aJN4LujQJ4DY3ijpXrkJFcj9t7RhJNfL8EOwcO0p-ar3M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjco4RtEhYO4s1xIWnKIfjLb2nRbHUhU7vnIwa5auvY5eX7j-VT-nCUkGJ8GIlf4tIltMYXqahaeUosGZpGLIuXoi0P6-u14WkPYbj3Zuv9QAUyvm56wtIExXP_6fGqREu0XX2p6S6k0ziUN9aJN4LujQJ4DY3ijpXrkJFcj9t7RhJNfL8EOwcO0p-ar3M" width="180" /></a></div>I wanted to see the ancient city of Labna because this arch has stood through the ages (perhaps constructed in 862). This is not a rebuilt arch. When people uncovered this site the arch was still in standing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiWPQUuvTyUGSJhUO3Fq8YkZTWKpJ1damzzVQFwAARL_GnMxjc_WG_zqSqFycdnLAJNFQLzJTwfagRspAkp1dbZV5b59N0pqujvtbROzYYqSjJ4dWYWN6GG1OHfJVoYH5Xhoiwzl9Ga7w4h-JKNkgh7zZyhlDhVUx-dbHXZ2t86K1h18I9JE7Tgwesqhk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiWPQUuvTyUGSJhUO3Fq8YkZTWKpJ1damzzVQFwAARL_GnMxjc_WG_zqSqFycdnLAJNFQLzJTwfagRspAkp1dbZV5b59N0pqujvtbROzYYqSjJ4dWYWN6GG1OHfJVoYH5Xhoiwzl9Ga7w4h-JKNkgh7zZyhlDhVUx-dbHXZ2t86K1h18I9JE7Tgwesqhk" width="180" /></a></div>It was so cool to stand in a place that has been around for so long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4ki8QwgAjC4El4yoUyhO159agjlMejgF-wcDmK1pw5N4CDgVr3XrOx9Xmq80FbvHfs5ATSp8D-hM7Vbwez80a0Xu_udwKUvchUIJ38g2tfPMK76kIrYCrcv264-nGf2eu7K82gnwnbxx7RSwylv8yz4Exf_un3uJMFj8yWy-zXnjVL05x3bzxHV6S7sI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4ki8QwgAjC4El4yoUyhO159agjlMejgF-wcDmK1pw5N4CDgVr3XrOx9Xmq80FbvHfs5ATSp8D-hM7Vbwez80a0Xu_udwKUvchUIJ38g2tfPMK76kIrYCrcv264-nGf2eu7K82gnwnbxx7RSwylv8yz4Exf_un3uJMFj8yWy-zXnjVL05x3bzxHV6S7sI" width="320" /></a></div>Hyrum found a fun vine to swing on in Labna:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU85D7zaUz-sNdxSnPleC2zTw1BEhjpIySoZ3LLyDdDUDyD8gmDNLfpvEa1cqekFo1ivSmqLqQ_P-PnHGqqermt7M6UHqgRWDrCHTOf2FMUKvop2-dtBrdg-kdEVkVaQDFhLmEHRwq_ZPeJpOa1vVpraTatJ3PsTLT4zhdYbLD46p9-0oTXTm0yCIr3f4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="3763" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU85D7zaUz-sNdxSnPleC2zTw1BEhjpIySoZ3LLyDdDUDyD8gmDNLfpvEa1cqekFo1ivSmqLqQ_P-PnHGqqermt7M6UHqgRWDrCHTOf2FMUKvop2-dtBrdg-kdEVkVaQDFhLmEHRwq_ZPeJpOa1vVpraTatJ3PsTLT4zhdYbLD46p9-0oTXTm0yCIr3f4" width="320" /></a></div>We drove into the town of Mani to see this church but it was closed for the afternoon siesta. I would love to come back and see the interior some time but the main reason to visit this church was because it was the site in 1562 that Friar Diego de Landa had thousands of ancient Mayan texts and pottery and artifacts burned. We would know so much more about this ancient civilization if this Priest hadn't done this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtGTcfHE1tPIWw_CZ14bnZN7qngOiuITsJfzUQVVymPjQukkYb08E7a1EhOMXiznv3zkDDuylLkJGdDTjSpjgwuS-2sqjA_O8m5tNoXHm6GMAtJR2h_Xz20M6Uf00BuAC7cawIKB9LWDp1inoQtQjfW7KM8rnv9dpe5U3joXu2Lm4neFOlRNy_ZGRiWNQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtGTcfHE1tPIWw_CZ14bnZN7qngOiuITsJfzUQVVymPjQukkYb08E7a1EhOMXiznv3zkDDuylLkJGdDTjSpjgwuS-2sqjA_O8m5tNoXHm6GMAtJR2h_Xz20M6Uf00BuAC7cawIKB9LWDp1inoQtQjfW7KM8rnv9dpe5U3joXu2Lm4neFOlRNy_ZGRiWNQ" width="180" /></a></div>This cenote was absolutely amazing after a long, hot day of traveling in the car and walking around in the sun and old Mayan cities!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6uFWMDFZhLdgMNnju6J5O4SEJhSjkvtsCeNBll1QJGqDLLVT7uqGUBoyudnbPmNd0jfoBV2nL4MgU3fDEPbNPMhnG95uZhLygTA1nT9xzJOCAZJKNZ_ZJtsjC4OJE_poc2emO0JvMAw1GCplaoj6E5KdB93VSQI2wu2DqPr0n6CdollUHoPCEUsNbe0Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6uFWMDFZhLdgMNnju6J5O4SEJhSjkvtsCeNBll1QJGqDLLVT7uqGUBoyudnbPmNd0jfoBV2nL4MgU3fDEPbNPMhnG95uZhLygTA1nT9xzJOCAZJKNZ_ZJtsjC4OJE_poc2emO0JvMAw1GCplaoj6E5KdB93VSQI2wu2DqPr0n6CdollUHoPCEUsNbe0Y" width="320" /></a></div>It's so crazy how off the beaten path these cenotes are. Down crazy dirt roads with just one or two other people around...so cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheKSFBDGCT_0ii5VFx1SYBUMOw1bSyBe2j4oHJ3-a2FvqMHU9tQMGhxrFcQ6tBAAxy5imjeOlx5iTiywQHaq44IaAb4yLFBSkZhv_HDKtHvjmhcBqvQYMMyW6ORJ6wALlFq2eEzErvbWZ7JGbx9FHmXsnipjVlepJrizhpcXXAb2EPptwmu8iGRnfY-rY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheKSFBDGCT_0ii5VFx1SYBUMOw1bSyBe2j4oHJ3-a2FvqMHU9tQMGhxrFcQ6tBAAxy5imjeOlx5iTiywQHaq44IaAb4yLFBSkZhv_HDKtHvjmhcBqvQYMMyW6ORJ6wALlFq2eEzErvbWZ7JGbx9FHmXsnipjVlepJrizhpcXXAb2EPptwmu8iGRnfY-rY" width="320" /></a></div>Relaxing on the couch at our cool air bnb after a long day:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLSCiBUPwpGC-Q0gIbU6cUO4pREtOKBac_cyviKhjO1dG1wo3igMs2IoTqSEQ4E5xWHtTIwQXk25yTmtSMqMk92AWM-ohZ9Fbz0lz_yLBK2nxmt64Ry-iPo1ld5bLAhNBpMByhaZUZdfflV59cZo4jUEH96iceSzP8Zt0MfEYbzrzq5kPVBWd7g8aYqAo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLSCiBUPwpGC-Q0gIbU6cUO4pREtOKBac_cyviKhjO1dG1wo3igMs2IoTqSEQ4E5xWHtTIwQXk25yTmtSMqMk92AWM-ohZ9Fbz0lz_yLBK2nxmt64Ry-iPo1ld5bLAhNBpMByhaZUZdfflV59cZo4jUEH96iceSzP8Zt0MfEYbzrzq5kPVBWd7g8aYqAo" width="320" /></a></div>The Merida Temple was about 2 blocks from our house so we took a minute to walk over and check it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr9E65SvFNP-hX9hJWnzDSSEWFEPNxH8GTu2dpd0gdnkAAcBfsDKE3OPoJWnYXxbgXTTgowfy0WLyfODBwEkBvzM5AbJywviqtZzpJeZbBDsUDtnEa72tYDdntXQhaV182TNorA1ImG5wiizyEO8q-MEErBqovCW6BB4nUTMhZ4zG6_HQbjpr3Gdaa9Fg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr9E65SvFNP-hX9hJWnzDSSEWFEPNxH8GTu2dpd0gdnkAAcBfsDKE3OPoJWnYXxbgXTTgowfy0WLyfODBwEkBvzM5AbJywviqtZzpJeZbBDsUDtnEa72tYDdntXQhaV182TNorA1ImG5wiizyEO8q-MEErBqovCW6BB4nUTMhZ4zG6_HQbjpr3Gdaa9Fg" width="320" /></a></div>THIS was a crazy experience! The tour was called "Los Tres Cenotes De Cuzama" We got on this little railroad car and then a donkey pulled us for about 25 minutes to a cenote. You end up going to 3 pretty cool cenotes on this little cart but the jostling and rickety cart make it kind of a crazy adventure. We didn't leave the house thinking we would do this very touristy thing but after about an hour searching for a "less known" cenote we finally gave up and took the tourist trap donkey ride 😜</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh2bLN7r8101M7TD4rLqSPyy7dYuCNVuuRa-UfzhiQfZFYzO0nWeWN9Dl7GtI5wqu5CWRk7Zb1fHc2j3o9sEPK4gogkdVZafJQsqft6PJNT4ADSXE6lh9Q4TYPSQgCvgYo4ED7tvih5-36Y-QNh9MowBIZqNCZFeA5_M0-DIiRDCS3SeleewvX4VUAM44" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3336" data-original-width="2502" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh2bLN7r8101M7TD4rLqSPyy7dYuCNVuuRa-UfzhiQfZFYzO0nWeWN9Dl7GtI5wqu5CWRk7Zb1fHc2j3o9sEPK4gogkdVZafJQsqft6PJNT4ADSXE6lh9Q4TYPSQgCvgYo4ED7tvih5-36Y-QNh9MowBIZqNCZFeA5_M0-DIiRDCS3SeleewvX4VUAM44" width="180" /></a></div>Heading out with our donkey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You could swim about 50 feet into a cave before you had to turn around. It was by far the smallest and most narrow cenote we experienced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi50sAwkJ2Y-JL42-grKpOTK9s9f3u2yN0XljlqqDmmn1no1MuLzfD3Gbyk3PRaZwNZLVJKMCIwQBAdF3IpQ3WnrxmMnSabE8sa-cYMlznkl6xuNQ27tElgAbuAVw3oP0nzv_9FER4ogPqGaYvN2JbDH66J83wVYaaJVxY-zGy_Oel5TzbAfjn1HVtojSY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi50sAwkJ2Y-JL42-grKpOTK9s9f3u2yN0XljlqqDmmn1no1MuLzfD3Gbyk3PRaZwNZLVJKMCIwQBAdF3IpQ3WnrxmMnSabE8sa-cYMlznkl6xuNQ27tElgAbuAVw3oP0nzv_9FER4ogPqGaYvN2JbDH66J83wVYaaJVxY-zGy_Oel5TzbAfjn1HVtojSY" width="180" /></a></div>You got to walk through a pretty cool cave to access the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_1ZrAEalJWOFg_9Zczv2V_zUkdxVlTCS-OfXYJDKQAncQ1EehfCdS5eFNP0NDsFg-npGIGlmaEieboZJFH_i7CFdBiHcgSA1h3T7wM5mknG7B601jZqRlz4oKoyQLqSJHilC-UcDxjbDOAPqoGDZMv9VCqzhmLtFjA3NFpLrazqf125ATpvRdwmfU1ls" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_1ZrAEalJWOFg_9Zczv2V_zUkdxVlTCS-OfXYJDKQAncQ1EehfCdS5eFNP0NDsFg-npGIGlmaEieboZJFH_i7CFdBiHcgSA1h3T7wM5mknG7B601jZqRlz4oKoyQLqSJHilC-UcDxjbDOAPqoGDZMv9VCqzhmLtFjA3NFpLrazqf125ATpvRdwmfU1ls" width="320" /></a></div>The entrance to this cave cenote had a pretty cool tree at the opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTrEG5pX3XifBG0GQ8zL9SXjfdqNMl5ABb2_18slJ79MgF8e7hn89OiSjzVbc-PJQlRtMr_FMCh_A7DFJj5nCuNRyHkzFsIkdXsboyeoRli-2xLpS8b8ojLz7CTTvLhFaHvBLU5dOzzdWh-gNZ2sJwdksagxvScCMAbwhEtRCU57N3_bhTybasppEfFNE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTrEG5pX3XifBG0GQ8zL9SXjfdqNMl5ABb2_18slJ79MgF8e7hn89OiSjzVbc-PJQlRtMr_FMCh_A7DFJj5nCuNRyHkzFsIkdXsboyeoRli-2xLpS8b8ojLz7CTTvLhFaHvBLU5dOzzdWh-gNZ2sJwdksagxvScCMAbwhEtRCU57N3_bhTybasppEfFNE" width="320" /></a></div>There is a Mayan ruin in the center of the city of Izamal (called Kinich Kakmo). We were lucky enough to get there before they closed at 5 PM. You are actually allowed to climb on this structure and enjoy the view from the top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXZ_ZeQUU6Y7TvXyqgyOTzq1Jt7U1rkCZqjueXH4n3aMuHB7BW8puJXC_3MbKEbSDOHHq5GnSPNn-pSJDLOb8SajTmFWzmMH7GJJWTh1I7kbKoISxHqs9sRxXhMKK_cIqnY3rBgI1o44KahAPdXuWKv7oS2PvtPmIn6uhZkgOybBoK1j1CDA9ivP39-1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXZ_ZeQUU6Y7TvXyqgyOTzq1Jt7U1rkCZqjueXH4n3aMuHB7BW8puJXC_3MbKEbSDOHHq5GnSPNn-pSJDLOb8SajTmFWzmMH7GJJWTh1I7kbKoISxHqs9sRxXhMKK_cIqnY3rBgI1o44KahAPdXuWKv7oS2PvtPmIn6uhZkgOybBoK1j1CDA9ivP39-1g" width="320" /></a></div>On my way up some pretty steep stairs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3hmiLUA0Tc7oceDMeNqrMJnw49qgUoD_mWc5zBjuEi5W08tn7AtpHr4xVK6gslFVBPbXUStx4DduzGK8Buce51TNS8qaEAlZ6QhtUXNZQwHsgEIyKDgm_RZLt8bD_s2HOlqL8RFgf3rkY_T_mqA8eAbxhWObdFmPOaPeT8gwo9kT-Nzy8JYVVscxVw3g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3hmiLUA0Tc7oceDMeNqrMJnw49qgUoD_mWc5zBjuEi5W08tn7AtpHr4xVK6gslFVBPbXUStx4DduzGK8Buce51TNS8qaEAlZ6QhtUXNZQwHsgEIyKDgm_RZLt8bD_s2HOlqL8RFgf3rkY_T_mqA8eAbxhWObdFmPOaPeT8gwo9kT-Nzy8JYVVscxVw3g" width="320" /></a></div>The view from the top. On a clear day they say you can see all the way to Chichen Itza!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYvVuDYlbHc3_gkBWUIJJQlEh3OvENGIrdRuj2lep8UWaorNYYRBPCxSQ8ID3TKouitEFUSk5DJQfe07l5MZA_m5tzmVkA9d_lY6I1QDHcyVrt85aNvjg6M5llaekIgkMirOJ-xivyFIW5cGaA8pp14uPMmBxQ6E-1SZAOCfkr3hRXhjCUceTQm-tC23Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYvVuDYlbHc3_gkBWUIJJQlEh3OvENGIrdRuj2lep8UWaorNYYRBPCxSQ8ID3TKouitEFUSk5DJQfe07l5MZA_m5tzmVkA9d_lY6I1QDHcyVrt85aNvjg6M5llaekIgkMirOJ-xivyFIW5cGaA8pp14uPMmBxQ6E-1SZAOCfkr3hRXhjCUceTQm-tC23Q" width="320" /></a></div>Making our way back down the structure</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij_3yckcJcFjvmPpZXEUMA_fO9DkkwPX7n2W0mtSA0BSwsrNTern_pMFVo1MVEeU5SFg6Toxty_gQMsOpj8QlADfAnSQtwoaEDQMPjOsejFCM-5LQKLIl2RJ1Pj2_v7xUkNB4chjnUwxbs6IRR1g5ITVD68iB2E3zsZ5FuGZ0foLPsXJZw8Nh2A4EqM_4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij_3yckcJcFjvmPpZXEUMA_fO9DkkwPX7n2W0mtSA0BSwsrNTern_pMFVo1MVEeU5SFg6Toxty_gQMsOpj8QlADfAnSQtwoaEDQMPjOsejFCM-5LQKLIl2RJ1Pj2_v7xUkNB4chjnUwxbs6IRR1g5ITVD68iB2E3zsZ5FuGZ0foLPsXJZw8Nh2A4EqM_4" width="320" /></a></div>The beautiful Convento de San Antonio de Padua in the city of Izamal. The sun was going down and we had such beautiful light for our walk around the church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIgf5U2_bFoCrYU0b7W2JNSRlN38aIL-IW3dxyoKz2XNxtCV9KdglD3NnGRwxoRAXkapbt5XvpquQKTRxLTPh9WNfIyjU7B4Wuc4RIaQeGyqEc3a1uCCPgkIDdk1gSDOVPDBCjYfym8s3t3t4fSeekrNkNXDugTJna4HG4NZbpIRNfnkST7YyHUPQNyEk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIgf5U2_bFoCrYU0b7W2JNSRlN38aIL-IW3dxyoKz2XNxtCV9KdglD3NnGRwxoRAXkapbt5XvpquQKTRxLTPh9WNfIyjU7B4Wuc4RIaQeGyqEc3a1uCCPgkIDdk1gSDOVPDBCjYfym8s3t3t4fSeekrNkNXDugTJna4HG4NZbpIRNfnkST7YyHUPQNyEk" width="180" /></a></div>Stained glass in side the church</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZMBRq26tY7UyyI1zMmRr_Ci-RYBgQrmqubswcHeIqwyGyOTSuFZWa49XVZZb8ovAAYDrQwNMy6TBzMdRc9gtug8Km9cREDW4Ba_QZDaYZWWs8DWTyISNuXhaIJaltJumTEXVgFKWszx758W1-9xpt-CbKlp9Oat-m3IjxU4LWY0CjI_Cwuw5yA97gBCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZMBRq26tY7UyyI1zMmRr_Ci-RYBgQrmqubswcHeIqwyGyOTSuFZWa49XVZZb8ovAAYDrQwNMy6TBzMdRc9gtug8Km9cREDW4Ba_QZDaYZWWs8DWTyISNuXhaIJaltJumTEXVgFKWszx758W1-9xpt-CbKlp9Oat-m3IjxU4LWY0CjI_Cwuw5yA97gBCA" width="320" /></a></div>All the building in Izamal are painted this same mustard yellow color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGURb8vL1KCPNrDXge9AzAEwAErHLkBS0bhedO69EXgdIn909ij22jGQ80d4j-mkHanORpuHc4NlDma1GwRNVObD882rZ6mZ8QfxYySXWmHhC6DXnZm6uWBR022cPr2cWXTAz9_Bgd0Xs3-Y8HhHIfStwApgi5nFztCqWcFABLJHEnh96hJFT3172L-W0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGURb8vL1KCPNrDXge9AzAEwAErHLkBS0bhedO69EXgdIn909ij22jGQ80d4j-mkHanORpuHc4NlDma1GwRNVObD882rZ6mZ8QfxYySXWmHhC6DXnZm6uWBR022cPr2cWXTAz9_Bgd0Xs3-Y8HhHIfStwApgi5nFztCqWcFABLJHEnh96hJFT3172L-W0" width="320" /></a></div>Found some yummy gelato on our last night in Merida!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAdfbgWw_kdWGHJJmdsoB6Z85B0ySw9aO-AxIC2V4aB2QChAA2TacUJIhiXicrghYvQZukeDxEg2UP1l4P6prknqi0Nb26ijJV_eXgylgz7xplu0343Zi0retSPfXu_Vo97HgqyN37JgqUJ14eW0_wJKA8oSxRCfzZ9fEXVu0lAVVNwVJSPdPt9aHTUao" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="3268" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAdfbgWw_kdWGHJJmdsoB6Z85B0ySw9aO-AxIC2V4aB2QChAA2TacUJIhiXicrghYvQZukeDxEg2UP1l4P6prknqi0Nb26ijJV_eXgylgz7xplu0343Zi0retSPfXu_Vo97HgqyN37JgqUJ14eW0_wJKA8oSxRCfzZ9fEXVu0lAVVNwVJSPdPt9aHTUao" width="320" /></a></div>We left Merida around 6 AM so we could be at Chicken Itza as soon as they opened at 8 AM. Even though we were some of the first people there we had to stand in a pretty long line to get in. This site had so many more people than any of the other Mayan ruins we visited. This main temple is pretty impressive so I guess I can see why so many people want to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaa0JlL5A5Y9PkZ7hAw7jW4EP83oBiiTszQq1X0mTHu_OJEkxzcDOvdZCFpsmQKZJ4K48TglBY1RtonR8mZyJDrAywy8B0VqVgRq7pxfDe1Zems4UrJ3lYvdVzgMCX8TkH1ftUw0ywHKCNoVJJEr03fT0aGr2wuResQpdcbaFivABepuHASADc3b4_1XY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaa0JlL5A5Y9PkZ7hAw7jW4EP83oBiiTszQq1X0mTHu_OJEkxzcDOvdZCFpsmQKZJ4K48TglBY1RtonR8mZyJDrAywy8B0VqVgRq7pxfDe1Zems4UrJ3lYvdVzgMCX8TkH1ftUw0ywHKCNoVJJEr03fT0aGr2wuResQpdcbaFivABepuHASADc3b4_1XY" width="320" /></a></div>This structure is so amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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When divers went down to explore the bottom of this cave they found many bones from women and children that had been sacrificed at this site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAXvbVXezrEkLt3dVaLAzhYLsmCX6pOkK9nO3qsBXhqMDT84Ja4zdR2smKEiyseUodT__2o1kWzQpSRcnclgMAoib_Cy7JvbRaK5mZblSihA3dmLxTiFSKuV1dFfUda-Xu82yG8PLP6rPO4P51X-_SK6cCEwzb5g93dDBPvN1ApuOwkoUBBfoaNYacO4Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="3049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAXvbVXezrEkLt3dVaLAzhYLsmCX6pOkK9nO3qsBXhqMDT84Ja4zdR2smKEiyseUodT__2o1kWzQpSRcnclgMAoib_Cy7JvbRaK5mZblSihA3dmLxTiFSKuV1dFfUda-Xu82yG8PLP6rPO4P51X-_SK6cCEwzb5g93dDBPvN1ApuOwkoUBBfoaNYacO4Y" width="320" /></a></div>After walking around in the hot sun at Chichen Itza we decided to stop at one final Cenote (Cenote de Hacienda San Lorenzo Oxman) This was definitely the most tourist cenote we had visited. There was a pool and restaurants and a proper change room. A wonderful way to relax on our last full day in Mexico</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglkXteqaJXCjjmGcUCQ-4OBgvuWi0ZNR7se-qp8U9n5NRao2QuLzRD7_NjNwNaOWPiD20suc3GWf3HfOv0f9ZMDAdoUnmXg2T3GbmiWQSvsKTzt844gQn7iSJH077Dafzl8p6ZlVPhdLIRsRWDzhISMxBPXmDccdd0N1Ee9WPOO-ysXAqQLsRe97CdwEg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglkXteqaJXCjjmGcUCQ-4OBgvuWi0ZNR7se-qp8U9n5NRao2QuLzRD7_NjNwNaOWPiD20suc3GWf3HfOv0f9ZMDAdoUnmXg2T3GbmiWQSvsKTzt844gQn7iSJH077Dafzl8p6ZlVPhdLIRsRWDzhISMxBPXmDccdd0N1Ee9WPOO-ysXAqQLsRe97CdwEg" width="180" /></a></div>View into the cenote from the top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6DnVzBq9vhCjzXeXhY0rozeg4XX27D1waA3M0ZOgwmPheRAyPLNJ0QYuVEEiYmoMuj9nc_2cnJe0W0fZv9vATv91tStj3iYNQ8BMJ5G5woTlyDI4Ybl0Hor4Wh10hTSu56Orltcilj_umhpqQvTdPO_qH6KQPnLVVWZjJPQ-wHi6Zg7yDlivf2ex2F7M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6DnVzBq9vhCjzXeXhY0rozeg4XX27D1waA3M0ZOgwmPheRAyPLNJ0QYuVEEiYmoMuj9nc_2cnJe0W0fZv9vATv91tStj3iYNQ8BMJ5G5woTlyDI4Ybl0Hor4Wh10hTSu56Orltcilj_umhpqQvTdPO_qH6KQPnLVVWZjJPQ-wHi6Zg7yDlivf2ex2F7M" width="180" /></a></div>Inside the cenote</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwfBwQh6g9Ohw9C0krTfXVn16Rcz0WwnVvWEcAcLHgMBjo0DcdoUaGQ8WaEsP2AeEs9Tc1IiVZVYKeFPThAOb8EssAj_dbgFq0gmJwKhd_59hnAM0ExslIZBORljqLSyy6oOPb1bzZxRaZsq1cTzoRTJtPZpeIFVb24ZRkWpskOHASDTTwqLFTuIrdiuE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwfBwQh6g9Ohw9C0krTfXVn16Rcz0WwnVvWEcAcLHgMBjo0DcdoUaGQ8WaEsP2AeEs9Tc1IiVZVYKeFPThAOb8EssAj_dbgFq0gmJwKhd_59hnAM0ExslIZBORljqLSyy6oOPb1bzZxRaZsq1cTzoRTJtPZpeIFVb24ZRkWpskOHASDTTwqLFTuIrdiuE" width="320" /></a></div>Relaxing in the shade</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXLbonElxkuu4uNCf6wZ6DJ6cKgzbAxHVGBuGh9jneFkC3H4vrvUzemfAgD5ras9HwtCgp2-Za6QHDDIyeYhCFanOofHingQz2O1X9NunH8-VGWNM8wF1H1GjkgjaSgSxwMDyvGE1R1Dn_2wDj4Wye4e3tB5GbFezDv6bso9UvHIMhvNBlG2_-WJbHeiU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="3159" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXLbonElxkuu4uNCf6wZ6DJ6cKgzbAxHVGBuGh9jneFkC3H4vrvUzemfAgD5ras9HwtCgp2-Za6QHDDIyeYhCFanOofHingQz2O1X9NunH8-VGWNM8wF1H1GjkgjaSgSxwMDyvGE1R1Dn_2wDj4Wye4e3tB5GbFezDv6bso9UvHIMhvNBlG2_-WJbHeiU" width="320" /></a></div>With the pool and cabanas. We really did enjoy a few hours here just relaxing and eating yummy food (the guacamole was super yummy!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSHjypMtKfOvTZUwJ7xj8vOeM5dVKmBnhntcHLZ3eH9Nr4QrC2da7UnTi4ZvPOG9SDVJc3equ-KK3mo__E-GskxTw_-nZWgwB6YF9IXDPdwMpVoUiTq33DIqKdn6JkfE1In6Suchd5Y5s2qv9VY6SJMPFPUo9OZF-pTZmbeIp_ARKZFliVYUks6Q1sSMo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3550" data-original-width="2663" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSHjypMtKfOvTZUwJ7xj8vOeM5dVKmBnhntcHLZ3eH9Nr4QrC2da7UnTi4ZvPOG9SDVJc3equ-KK3mo__E-GskxTw_-nZWgwB6YF9IXDPdwMpVoUiTq33DIqKdn6JkfE1In6Suchd5Y5s2qv9VY6SJMPFPUo9OZF-pTZmbeIp_ARKZFliVYUks6Q1sSMo" width="180" /></a></div>We made one final stop at Iglesia y Ex-Convento San Bernardino de Siena in the city of Valladolid. This church was built by Franciscan missionaries in the 1550's. 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I had to console myself with some delicious gelato before getting back in the car to head to Cancun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSxg7hL4Igy6rwTMRs1ch6L9CnFirPoz0FtJA4iEnnrJ6DCNk2fl2--nW6inEMSk_W3M8LXXeE6UJE70GjpuMFIlaox_Q7Q4Plikc8PXTJtJd8TQGGgtW81f4uaWav8f3uasve4fUwen90ebYBHmib3FVXUTwQNpadok3GZz1bJrylJWzOIXahMYATkoU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSxg7hL4Igy6rwTMRs1ch6L9CnFirPoz0FtJA4iEnnrJ6DCNk2fl2--nW6inEMSk_W3M8LXXeE6UJE70GjpuMFIlaox_Q7Q4Plikc8PXTJtJd8TQGGgtW81f4uaWav8f3uasve4fUwen90ebYBHmib3FVXUTwQNpadok3GZz1bJrylJWzOIXahMYATkoU" width="180" /></a></div>Last night in Mexico. The view of the Caribbean ocean from our hotel room in Cancun. We walked down to the beach and dipped our toes in the ocean but it was pretty late by the time we got here so didn't really go swimming. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These few days spent in Mexico were so fun. It was great traveling with Katrina and Steve and Hyrum was a fantastic tour leader and always had ideas mapped out for our next days adventures. It was a lot of walking and some very hot and humid days but I'm so glad we made this little trip and explored a new part of the world!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-5315069904120836672024-02-26T16:01:00.000-08:002024-02-26T16:01:37.451-08:00February: Fencing Tournament, Julian and Friends at Mt. Hood, Rachelle in Utah, Julian's Birthday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2LDx_Pz6UphXp3ZFlK6FVynqxj7ddTeZX95cM2E8DGbKMPAwc9IDIsx6rS8ZLwc0fz6TgRZRE3iqM6QrNSwB5VOsNyDCvb4G2RLauh8_n-m01nIpmzr2-wRDWN5ApFT_gx9Xm6COdvJkCqO-Q_eASilVjzerYwNpagKZ_ezt9qog6PoGxYaGC-krigQ/s3509/IMG_4652.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="3509" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2LDx_Pz6UphXp3ZFlK6FVynqxj7ddTeZX95cM2E8DGbKMPAwc9IDIsx6rS8ZLwc0fz6TgRZRE3iqM6QrNSwB5VOsNyDCvb4G2RLauh8_n-m01nIpmzr2-wRDWN5ApFT_gx9Xm6COdvJkCqO-Q_eASilVjzerYwNpagKZ_ezt9qog6PoGxYaGC-krigQ/s320/IMG_4652.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Julian participated in another fencing tournament. This is him with the group of boys that also participated from his gym (PDX Fencing) He came in second to last out of the 21 boys that were in his age group but he did his best in each of his bouts and I was so proud of him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi24E3M6QTjckg8QHWeqNnJhrxgIDRC3oJY8GPB9vDYb6XicWAwAPSAzoazlvMpuS7tqjxKepBvgQgFinRR3R-fbZXTWO68BBQ3hqZQ3pUBVC4pmAfzlz2foVy6xmLAgahzpxLrG6IMoDlczRyZf0v2Jo1r7cvb6UDfhNPHCL0m4XKi1b6zGHqckUGrE/s4032/IMG_4218.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi24E3M6QTjckg8QHWeqNnJhrxgIDRC3oJY8GPB9vDYb6XicWAwAPSAzoazlvMpuS7tqjxKepBvgQgFinRR3R-fbZXTWO68BBQ3hqZQ3pUBVC4pmAfzlz2foVy6xmLAgahzpxLrG6IMoDlczRyZf0v2Jo1r7cvb6UDfhNPHCL0m4XKi1b6zGHqckUGrE/s320/IMG_4218.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For his birthday Julian asked if he could bring a few friends to Mt. Hood for the weekend. We invited about 5 people but only 2 could make it. We had such a fun weekend with Caitlyn and Ian. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDhTCE3Wqg6Vw4ZGfOwP7qaRHKvZeWUmIiLy9DXuIgwCEr3kvd-dIDdQe7IBrFAAZZbSyohSfUclGZKsRkHmOgHXxN_Zp-kl91aR7L-M_erEem_z8Ifr9BJZgOXERjM5yifffVFlgcN2eGWnWwX2Slk7qkCunF9l2urRmqlISy0nsne184-dT1WT2pq8/s4032/IMG_4217.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDhTCE3Wqg6Vw4ZGfOwP7qaRHKvZeWUmIiLy9DXuIgwCEr3kvd-dIDdQe7IBrFAAZZbSyohSfUclGZKsRkHmOgHXxN_Zp-kl91aR7L-M_erEem_z8Ifr9BJZgOXERjM5yifffVFlgcN2eGWnWwX2Slk7qkCunF9l2urRmqlISy0nsne184-dT1WT2pq8/s320/IMG_4217.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ian had never seen the Harry Potter movies so these two stayed up super late every night to watch movies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmjRSBbItU-7S9dpoCSv-OqOOlP_B2MG3laXBukfCwoF5_ZJmHd4iV7Nu8T_Zd9St2cIxPZKeAn51JTwbo4oLBfIeSh8TxHRAkxllYA-vKAKGIi3MoJcOL0QgTaP2YUwMOTKUNSp2t1O-dfhEtndq9s0RnqbsPbJ9hz1MavNRHTr9Mtiy-RTFVUOz2VQ/s320/IMG_4228.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These crazy kiddos pretending to drink wine from fancy glasses:) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuygny01QAQQGSUdKqAF8SGcXZvmIcZw7RJRYuB0npAhXuuHy208cPha2Npp9myMPPQWJ2dcUM-PNWO7JG9F2SOuzH6FiVvzghx5jWiczLqVEQr1WEKjRP3s5H9HyzuuvVPSr5kJSB1zvVGOqb8bRtQmR8uZCv6-C7QXp_0T9g6BawHmwk9XlZ245QBCM/s4032/IMG_4230.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuygny01QAQQGSUdKqAF8SGcXZvmIcZw7RJRYuB0npAhXuuHy208cPha2Npp9myMPPQWJ2dcUM-PNWO7JG9F2SOuzH6FiVvzghx5jWiczLqVEQr1WEKjRP3s5H9HyzuuvVPSr5kJSB1zvVGOqb8bRtQmR8uZCv6-C7QXp_0T9g6BawHmwk9XlZ245QBCM/s320/IMG_4230.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We drove up to Timberline Lodge. It was completely clouded in...you couldn't see any sign of the top of Mt. Hood!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNgskW7HL0CO2vMv6GVKw9mz_8c44Kq3uLUDvfNAblv9n-Xx2A0anFP01i0fv_Q9K6xVMuexlH5vmLx8iyKjR5yNFI4NIZDi8BLv9LcS-FncgpMul9_geD7nr1TCRjeKjZoKAuQ4lMQVfP0i3HZHXMXs46iqgtH1FHIUiunl_gMKYPjnBWW7NVAbujHI/s4032/IMG_4232.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNgskW7HL0CO2vMv6GVKw9mz_8c44Kq3uLUDvfNAblv9n-Xx2A0anFP01i0fv_Q9K6xVMuexlH5vmLx8iyKjR5yNFI4NIZDi8BLv9LcS-FncgpMul9_geD7nr1TCRjeKjZoKAuQ4lMQVfP0i3HZHXMXs46iqgtH1FHIUiunl_gMKYPjnBWW7NVAbujHI/s320/IMG_4232.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ping pong in Timberline Lodge. I think Julian had a great weekend with his friends. I'm glad he has a group of people he connects with and enjoys spending time with.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWl42SgtXaLrTG91cBXd6_AvzvexsSLirjigNqj7FKvnEq6O1J1MVy5fDg7gSVRcWtKj0dL9ACzVN8RGvnkxoCep-aIp1jy7fmWwsrHW40TDmc4z54rTo2oB647Hbq008hTkoZ6UU_7Jyc2JeHHrBxzBN4QxVWp0wrXcbghoTZwsquDbGj381_durBiU/s4032/IMG_4240.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWl42SgtXaLrTG91cBXd6_AvzvexsSLirjigNqj7FKvnEq6O1J1MVy5fDg7gSVRcWtKj0dL9ACzVN8RGvnkxoCep-aIp1jy7fmWwsrHW40TDmc4z54rTo2oB647Hbq008hTkoZ6UU_7Jyc2JeHHrBxzBN4QxVWp0wrXcbghoTZwsquDbGj381_durBiU/s320/IMG_4240.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Katrina makes these cookies only once a year (for Valentines Day) and they are so delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcJ2D-KZPhO1H64lQGrcIjr_g0uxNY7mJRvo17hk_XRpFSOk6H9Bnfh_uxxAxU7A-bl0l74K9XCVuZ16JnwjB5W-iYN17iIxgCqq5y8x1nKzZPFZIzMGhoxPFLHdhABTYaByM-TB4E0uys_Mf8xImaPqZTcDNZb7QJAuMyr7GMVU1ObG6gqqr4ixqV4c/s4032/IMG_4241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcJ2D-KZPhO1H64lQGrcIjr_g0uxNY7mJRvo17hk_XRpFSOk6H9Bnfh_uxxAxU7A-bl0l74K9XCVuZ16JnwjB5W-iYN17iIxgCqq5y8x1nKzZPFZIzMGhoxPFLHdhABTYaByM-TB4E0uys_Mf8xImaPqZTcDNZb7QJAuMyr7GMVU1ObG6gqqr4ixqV4c/s320/IMG_4241.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hyrum always spoils me on Valentines Day. The chocolate and flowers are nice but his cards are the best. He makes me feel like I'm the best part of his life 💕</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK2fHj09wy9W_jBwBgtHVO35iDlxGzCzs8qPyjjxZUUMAY62QljLPxJqPGNroLEGQBuT6FFxfp9bGve_QArYKkV7-UBVxz2IPuw7228EwQGsucACvnUHQmcXWG08eCtRDb5pQaX_O_FdNhbrSOqFXCGZYaUznA4TiGnhXjky-Ct-LO0IsGtseQZkGg68/s4032/IMG_4251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK2fHj09wy9W_jBwBgtHVO35iDlxGzCzs8qPyjjxZUUMAY62QljLPxJqPGNroLEGQBuT6FFxfp9bGve_QArYKkV7-UBVxz2IPuw7228EwQGsucACvnUHQmcXWG08eCtRDb5pQaX_O_FdNhbrSOqFXCGZYaUznA4TiGnhXjky-Ct-LO0IsGtseQZkGg68/s320/IMG_4251.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went to Utah for a quick weekend trip. It was super fun to see Andrea and Oma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0c4yEjIDJDgS59_LAAkSNDLd1dZ5UyFz3trxym6wdbvJcl02rne9kZ9q1o1qRyO8XN5tQLDqVKZA7MBcUhQGrAqZnB9UKaw8glrSJOtHdT61Wt9xW1Za2xQ7ir6ys9najLcJVeVeuXC0DK2DhvcwPKKbgbfTzdnIv5Ip3wNWGjpuUAmQtyqIiu6HTFA/s4032/IMG_4255.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0c4yEjIDJDgS59_LAAkSNDLd1dZ5UyFz3trxym6wdbvJcl02rne9kZ9q1o1qRyO8XN5tQLDqVKZA7MBcUhQGrAqZnB9UKaw8glrSJOtHdT61Wt9xW1Za2xQ7ir6ys9najLcJVeVeuXC0DK2DhvcwPKKbgbfTzdnIv5Ip3wNWGjpuUAmQtyqIiu6HTFA/s320/IMG_4255.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some friends and I went to the Jordan River Temple. These are a few of the ladies I met and came to love while I lived in Germany:)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite6qWp8pXhKcI4vo8q51Fpr3Y8kzaNx8fiMJV2pKka40UCm8OTJVhcMqI7K6FIRp0_rzh2KDyqR78FQj35UPz9HJeWOCd6xXxCFBX4O5P-p2AvDFwi14JMrhyphenhyphen6C_2UId9KRl-Cqmc418h1HiE7V29tbyLg9dj94V3hgfceJYpCFwuBDo6zsOzYLFHxks/s4032/IMG_4258.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite6qWp8pXhKcI4vo8q51Fpr3Y8kzaNx8fiMJV2pKka40UCm8OTJVhcMqI7K6FIRp0_rzh2KDyqR78FQj35UPz9HJeWOCd6xXxCFBX4O5P-p2AvDFwi14JMrhyphenhyphen6C_2UId9KRl-Cqmc418h1HiE7V29tbyLg9dj94V3hgfceJYpCFwuBDo6zsOzYLFHxks/s320/IMG_4258.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sarah Brown hosted us at here lovely house in Salt Lake for a ladies night. We had delicious food and such fun time talking about our lives and remembering fun stories from Germany. I seriously love these guys:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOslixByEXojuoisDhj59wRPHGtDU7VESjZqYf0a4hcSuF2R7y2IaXOXl3FzdQ-w_ii5DPmFq9aR106_1iSc2dhClRW5sHA2KckBObPU5RR9hJ9c-a1S8kQHZ5Vhh4hp5K7mu8KN75XPLsoacHA-wDEeA_BWTKKNDiIjcbOV8sab7uIDkcRJP3egr0JU/s4032/IMG_4261.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOslixByEXojuoisDhj59wRPHGtDU7VESjZqYf0a4hcSuF2R7y2IaXOXl3FzdQ-w_ii5DPmFq9aR106_1iSc2dhClRW5sHA2KckBObPU5RR9hJ9c-a1S8kQHZ5Vhh4hp5K7mu8KN75XPLsoacHA-wDEeA_BWTKKNDiIjcbOV8sab7uIDkcRJP3egr0JU/s320/IMG_4261.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Oma and I drove to Salt Lake on Sunday morning for Music and the Spoken Word...only to find out the Tabernacle Choir was out of town this week! We still got to listen to a great organ concert so I was glad we drove up. Even though my trip to Salt Lake was very short (barely 48 hours) I loved seeing family and friends that are almost family:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciGQLB3YskTPlmLici6g-VDygJYJzxmSkpEdQLEL7zYtIEOXZp7AZHCzte8Iq2dsZebBK8iWJM5PlxiKvLvVLVmexVquul0SOskdiDHMWiChLEfsykEaHhftBF3RJlxZjdQv_kQMHBlF_1ViuRBugf1GEiPHfXAO89UAKOsTLsx3ectn0JeBLAVQTHI0/s4032/IMG_4263.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciGQLB3YskTPlmLici6g-VDygJYJzxmSkpEdQLEL7zYtIEOXZp7AZHCzte8Iq2dsZebBK8iWJM5PlxiKvLvVLVmexVquul0SOskdiDHMWiChLEfsykEaHhftBF3RJlxZjdQv_kQMHBlF_1ViuRBugf1GEiPHfXAO89UAKOsTLsx3ectn0JeBLAVQTHI0/s320/IMG_4263.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh yeah...and Cafe Rio. Maybe my most favorite thing about a trip to Utah 😜</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin83CsJE1vZFb1FS9UYMOX4YnDcby8lUrYP15kzPEEmEXAHXL3Ts7BRJLrlIe3nTKwgLtlE1oIK_QpXFfySzAScP1qp_6JmuUS7H6XAgLqwzeSP6St29ZBnb077gtaypI5P2RBFN_0TTuptq-9WQISLkHFdZ7P-zhDqsBXr6VtK_2BQppOv2ygg6d0KQ8/s4032/IMG_4681.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin83CsJE1vZFb1FS9UYMOX4YnDcby8lUrYP15kzPEEmEXAHXL3Ts7BRJLrlIe3nTKwgLtlE1oIK_QpXFfySzAScP1qp_6JmuUS7H6XAgLqwzeSP6St29ZBnb077gtaypI5P2RBFN_0TTuptq-9WQISLkHFdZ7P-zhDqsBXr6VtK_2BQppOv2ygg6d0KQ8/s320/IMG_4681.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was in Utah, Hyrum and Julian drove down to Corvallis to help Emerson fix his bike pedal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8chMtN_7TrwcFGwUsPjghnacxXg0S__D121brED7TwbZ5bkeOypVY2mJ-tJOUt_djyZsq-Dz3GoBoRamSDUrhC6j7Y8eHL2oouYtwQBnIyA7zaJ2sLyMNZSpiIsLU_ZXL6UUYg4ziYU1h_JAkxaRPxF8ThhrO9hIUCPmIcUK1pSJIMOd3i0uoUx6EZmc/s4032/IMG_4264.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8chMtN_7TrwcFGwUsPjghnacxXg0S__D121brED7TwbZ5bkeOypVY2mJ-tJOUt_djyZsq-Dz3GoBoRamSDUrhC6j7Y8eHL2oouYtwQBnIyA7zaJ2sLyMNZSpiIsLU_ZXL6UUYg4ziYU1h_JAkxaRPxF8ThhrO9hIUCPmIcUK1pSJIMOd3i0uoUx6EZmc/s320/IMG_4264.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Julian and I took advantage of a sunny day off school (for Presidents Day) and walked around Rood Bridge Park. The trail was still flooded so you couldn't make the full loop but we still soaked up the sun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWYwUGaPd8fppXegZ1ml8wrfSnAxFtxyCnSAp7CMSc3FQARgHqWVUZC50VrOgxw6L1rB4nfTk5qs2tWggIcREhDAlRiqLnpWAV4xdOyuLlBYeyZK1fenIpsiAWf37IAFbMi1-FyUs_t_uvd3gydfbFNNp1z9H-CaDhPuKzB_IFWYCJM69SFLEQKUZ0Ao/s4032/IMG_4692.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWYwUGaPd8fppXegZ1ml8wrfSnAxFtxyCnSAp7CMSc3FQARgHqWVUZC50VrOgxw6L1rB4nfTk5qs2tWggIcREhDAlRiqLnpWAV4xdOyuLlBYeyZK1fenIpsiAWf37IAFbMi1-FyUs_t_uvd3gydfbFNNp1z9H-CaDhPuKzB_IFWYCJM69SFLEQKUZ0Ao/s320/IMG_4692.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look who came home to celebrate their little brothers birthday! We sure love it when the twins can come home, even if it's for a few short days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGA2kFqtoScWlB2nYgR9otC4i6XGiRvi-bTH172iEKnzVAwopmshB0Lp3LFVqoLsm0omVlukNSzqFKeL8zBDLTFXH-c42jyvDZhyphenhyphen23GBLlb3Y2M47hYrJHrjZTOoBPSTEMtu1lybren6LyQSqx2ApFwUrAyhROEqe0IoT-fzQ5qUtr2U19k3yqW4RgT4/s4032/IMG_4701.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGA2kFqtoScWlB2nYgR9otC4i6XGiRvi-bTH172iEKnzVAwopmshB0Lp3LFVqoLsm0omVlukNSzqFKeL8zBDLTFXH-c42jyvDZhyphenhyphen23GBLlb3Y2M47hYrJHrjZTOoBPSTEMtu1lybren6LyQSqx2ApFwUrAyhROEqe0IoT-fzQ5qUtr2U19k3yqW4RgT4/s320/IMG_4701.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little boy of mine is now 15 years old! He is studying to take the test for his driving permit and he needs to shave his face! Where is my snuggly baby boy?</div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-45916109239461291942024-01-31T15:06:00.000-08:002024-02-26T15:18:57.483-08:00January: Snow and Ice, Fencing in Seattle, Twins Birthday, Floods in Hillsboro<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZWWAJiWF2h7tkUmbkFv-Es08nWr9rMDIduTukrhYEZph1NFMy-YbIfpke0_ryuFohOdDHcv_QxtxhgpkcxI3L7ccG8izFe9jyJSLydYigfpFeDjWIW85rYqlou75gEonqhmARqLWV7NCH-SbEqF8pBKeddF-mc23a1S4VPJBdT3mmDscSqZd5GPSLd4c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZWWAJiWF2h7tkUmbkFv-Es08nWr9rMDIduTukrhYEZph1NFMy-YbIfpke0_ryuFohOdDHcv_QxtxhgpkcxI3L7ccG8izFe9jyJSLydYigfpFeDjWIW85rYqlou75gEonqhmARqLWV7NCH-SbEqF8pBKeddF-mc23a1S4VPJBdT3mmDscSqZd5GPSLd4c" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starting the New Year off with a raw egg toss:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJuyw3o10HOBlU40pO8lQDwJBUot1jIlJ2xgbhtoRvvuf1yO79zoqqazheZxcRY1PCqZO2FCtQieorWF7P_8KsiWCwd-YRMypYuIdZmnhevcwWYmh3aJizrscLXF5Lfz8XKQZDR57X47VmqRuOiySW1I9U6gs19gw6O9p6FksS2HbfYWSsQc5GoLNxrqw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJuyw3o10HOBlU40pO8lQDwJBUot1jIlJ2xgbhtoRvvuf1yO79zoqqazheZxcRY1PCqZO2FCtQieorWF7P_8KsiWCwd-YRMypYuIdZmnhevcwWYmh3aJizrscLXF5Lfz8XKQZDR57X47VmqRuOiySW1I9U6gs19gw6O9p6FksS2HbfYWSsQc5GoLNxrqw" width="180" /></a></div>It snowed a tiny little bit in Hillsboro. I love how snow makes the world just a little quieter when you walk around at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiV6OnWiHm6FZ5Nth1wcSUt6YkTFd-QGUPoFWIvxvz7Y5lPWuQFrl47Wei9CzHPWG79NBHgOcHfjeZ0Hj_0FXmwLu3b9whIq6l6WyUONrRQVv3p4UK2B8bab0mvjvLaXZJHDMSfGmah9abXuRDeJE6K0qeecRcOIXLBegqM7q2o3eBceNAGjQ8R2ildpc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiV6OnWiHm6FZ5Nth1wcSUt6YkTFd-QGUPoFWIvxvz7Y5lPWuQFrl47Wei9CzHPWG79NBHgOcHfjeZ0Hj_0FXmwLu3b9whIq6l6WyUONrRQVv3p4UK2B8bab0mvjvLaXZJHDMSfGmah9abXuRDeJE6K0qeecRcOIXLBegqM7q2o3eBceNAGjQ8R2ildpc" width="320" /></a></div>A snowy walk around Jackson Bottom wetlands</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeL4Fr1wtyo-jzgv7-lHDWABksJ7dYGHv_pnSsAGaKri0XiloO5V1vhnYruRoUHbD7GSZEGZubTX_7SsB_oX6HWq2KOTMnGHdWYkgAJ5VLNHYk7doOCw3SBSm23wQ7Kg5bv3a-pRCETGIhg1gOv-gHJEsU2nbDtpApRYAo3f_zT30xftAOle8EQhA8IIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeL4Fr1wtyo-jzgv7-lHDWABksJ7dYGHv_pnSsAGaKri0XiloO5V1vhnYruRoUHbD7GSZEGZubTX_7SsB_oX6HWq2KOTMnGHdWYkgAJ5VLNHYk7doOCw3SBSm23wQ7Kg5bv3a-pRCETGIhg1gOv-gHJEsU2nbDtpApRYAo3f_zT30xftAOle8EQhA8IIQ" width="320" /></a></div>The ice made such pretty patterns around the tree trunks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnaxB8h1rDAZlpfx-qDEAo4_2k0_9dykQtoKSPrdRwzDq4H2a-1hAEwL7A2YQuXVQMM5AfqI5alZLeo9v7Nwv1N1vK5HXZB_xpdV_4QhUolQ7Q3Hz8Z_So-ICLe7itiHimOJlb6o1xTKNmuJI3Tw7PT2ZGSr62qLE_7YodzEAwKUeWq_S2u-gtIiCdcQs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnaxB8h1rDAZlpfx-qDEAo4_2k0_9dykQtoKSPrdRwzDq4H2a-1hAEwL7A2YQuXVQMM5AfqI5alZLeo9v7Nwv1N1vK5HXZB_xpdV_4QhUolQ7Q3Hz8Z_So-ICLe7itiHimOJlb6o1xTKNmuJI3Tw7PT2ZGSr62qLE_7YodzEAwKUeWq_S2u-gtIiCdcQs" width="320" /></a></div>After a few days of snowy weather we were hit with an ice storm. Luckily we didn't loose power (my friend was out of power for 4 days!) School was closed the entire week...that made Julian happy:)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0J0LcMJy18QjWvRukiz5XWHNC5ZSEzJpPbgJEkk2pQRGdz3y8hljcBooXbRtjFLYJHw_D0Io-A1NEofizpOW-rH1OVwL5Q4HKTit8vQnHGxALLYt276cJLCvgoXLtO4RfA5G7Zkl-VCWLh2TBCmwZCM8p-K0e6Dhp9U-hlh0Z0HN5sUkQ9zSFJk9xGHs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="3241" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0J0LcMJy18QjWvRukiz5XWHNC5ZSEzJpPbgJEkk2pQRGdz3y8hljcBooXbRtjFLYJHw_D0Io-A1NEofizpOW-rH1OVwL5Q4HKTit8vQnHGxALLYt276cJLCvgoXLtO4RfA5G7Zkl-VCWLh2TBCmwZCM8p-K0e6Dhp9U-hlh0Z0HN5sUkQ9zSFJk9xGHs" width="320" /></a></div>We went to Seattle for the weekend so Julian could compete in a fencing tournament. It was a bit rainy but we still enjoyed some nice clam chowder at Ivar's:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZNwWL_On4sskqbXoj8BDtRFU0Jrv8lYnnxW2lZPPNCdj2c6Pk-P22VEjFFQ3H3gfpgIt9jwTnfdm7XnNFGRmAmJhf_MXQybqOo4ZFpPHgvENSsp2NwkRzFEeHiEBlA36COT40uc7wmpDmm_HgendGGxoacLH-k3cT7fdWSLKmjCX2v2_oK6nFRulVsnA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="2958" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZNwWL_On4sskqbXoj8BDtRFU0Jrv8lYnnxW2lZPPNCdj2c6Pk-P22VEjFFQ3H3gfpgIt9jwTnfdm7XnNFGRmAmJhf_MXQybqOo4ZFpPHgvENSsp2NwkRzFEeHiEBlA36COT40uc7wmpDmm_HgendGGxoacLH-k3cT7fdWSLKmjCX2v2_oK6nFRulVsnA" width="320" /></a></div>Julian at his first official fencing tournament. I was so proud of him! He came in last place out of 19 boys his age BUT he didn't give up and he kept trying his best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyXpg4fO28V_id1XPZWRdUYk7ntAXgFyCZG-fOzMhe3VU61RW7eLG7OWTpmeWGQh8G4gseTWsD9LEm1nxvQyKam4I9whGNdsvhEpArTofA2EUfT_B1GZcqtObj8IcXyrsHO2OP5TG7SBgW4Sa-crJ55FVcnYANXUfVBp12756B578DLuuENpVsqzYOHCM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="2806" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyXpg4fO28V_id1XPZWRdUYk7ntAXgFyCZG-fOzMhe3VU61RW7eLG7OWTpmeWGQh8G4gseTWsD9LEm1nxvQyKam4I9whGNdsvhEpArTofA2EUfT_B1GZcqtObj8IcXyrsHO2OP5TG7SBgW4Sa-crJ55FVcnYANXUfVBp12756B578DLuuENpVsqzYOHCM" width="257" /></a></div>We drove down to Corvallis for the twins birthday. My babies are 20! Hyrum framed this cool world picture for them...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiajP8AAUhH9pj2fsiZFxhKElVz7qWPehX50sY76b7hqmATUAMJpkinlDKCJmM7Rccs2uQYSNxHeGf3qn-z-RpvpV05mEjwQmTtW1AXeQZEBvzEuL7m4YBj_Y1WpWg33NzFuG1gL6TFygdk169wXIkBlDvIjKtQXds2KaNkfTmogyW3Kfd8E45EM-0thpQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiajP8AAUhH9pj2fsiZFxhKElVz7qWPehX50sY76b7hqmATUAMJpkinlDKCJmM7Rccs2uQYSNxHeGf3qn-z-RpvpV05mEjwQmTtW1AXeQZEBvzEuL7m4YBj_Y1WpWg33NzFuG1gL6TFygdk169wXIkBlDvIjKtQXds2KaNkfTmogyW3Kfd8E45EM-0thpQ" width="320" /></a></div>...he also built them a nice shoe rack for their front entryway. We took them to their favorite Thai restaurant and ended the day with chocolate cake:) It was so wonderful to spend the day with them. We are so lucky they aren't too far away from home 💖</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMemUzyvgb44G2v1pHd255yhweiRDZofe7_sMWeTROyTRD4VJmDFTBzC-mRrGBgc3Qn4t3l6ikQe5nrdttAD3ma1RxZby9vur4Ck4BOfUpKqqD6y-Kc42sQWczTqMwJTYV9QlkwvSIUf-C8yBsgqAwPPJGFj2jUstFsnHmX0O-FqvlCzhIePGpfI9e40Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2489" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMemUzyvgb44G2v1pHd255yhweiRDZofe7_sMWeTROyTRD4VJmDFTBzC-mRrGBgc3Qn4t3l6ikQe5nrdttAD3ma1RxZby9vur4Ck4BOfUpKqqD6y-Kc42sQWczTqMwJTYV9QlkwvSIUf-C8yBsgqAwPPJGFj2jUstFsnHmX0O-FqvlCzhIePGpfI9e40Y" width="320" /></a></div>From snow and ice to lots of rain...so much rain that they had to close some streets...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9emNplLx9A-rb-D2vP5B76pCB6sRGGAS61tBgVyM-zGPsk9_5zSFEvaIrDpJv7tHDxgS3I-ceQ9XYugilukCuEAP1Sog2BkoIpyNaL0oYKCT18Qg-QcroeSPqEX5odBiXPw6Ldf6-XBLSGqC_C4_UA7fwdFMWEEg6AZriQ1JnynhB61AdySHVxNvaWzw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9emNplLx9A-rb-D2vP5B76pCB6sRGGAS61tBgVyM-zGPsk9_5zSFEvaIrDpJv7tHDxgS3I-ceQ9XYugilukCuEAP1Sog2BkoIpyNaL0oYKCT18Qg-QcroeSPqEX5odBiXPw6Ldf6-XBLSGqC_C4_UA7fwdFMWEEg6AZriQ1JnynhB61AdySHVxNvaWzw" width="180" /></a></div>...This guy was out kayaking on the flooded street. Some things you only see when you live in Oregon!</div> <p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-52499989424696446492023-12-31T19:28:00.000-08:002024-01-09T19:46:02.875-08:00December: Christmas concerts, book club Christmas and New Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ9aGJrcMFbJZ6DLoW8ItCYJFEiAl0XbTvWpGiViya3sS8KbpLj_YHToHhkCfdkO7KC9ozEPuTNF73PGIhDc0WT4vqUrdwSJabQXPBuuWw43BxEbVzpdLJykjc6JTfMpsHBHuMnOhcIm4-A0kSPD4g_8HUjA5nvqfxengUGIdWQsOAOU68i8uNYWCLk3o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ9aGJrcMFbJZ6DLoW8ItCYJFEiAl0XbTvWpGiViya3sS8KbpLj_YHToHhkCfdkO7KC9ozEPuTNF73PGIhDc0WT4vqUrdwSJabQXPBuuWw43BxEbVzpdLJykjc6JTfMpsHBHuMnOhcIm4-A0kSPD4g_8HUjA5nvqfxengUGIdWQsOAOU68i8uNYWCLk3o" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hyrum, Julian and I went to the Portland Choir and Orchestras Christmas concert. I love going to concerts and hearing the music fo the Christmas season, it always makes me happy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYr7v-i8-7Jbouea2zwMWh8F2jciAVka37YAO0roOZppNrvUXibpLRa3rWDJ59UNpjuOA1W0P9_-6Up6M0IXDITJSVouWY6WsvHxFLHZfD36t1thjk-le65DSIRVY7A__tyuldBWRYpU-0NpfqPz2F85OHerDTEL_LzBuvZSYlgAX2hubkMnlxQz3O8tE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYr7v-i8-7Jbouea2zwMWh8F2jciAVka37YAO0roOZppNrvUXibpLRa3rWDJ59UNpjuOA1W0P9_-6Up6M0IXDITJSVouWY6WsvHxFLHZfD36t1thjk-le65DSIRVY7A__tyuldBWRYpU-0NpfqPz2F85OHerDTEL_LzBuvZSYlgAX2hubkMnlxQz3O8tE" width="180" /></a></div>Decorating the house for Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPiw3ufA8iTr0zytj5HlKOHvb7Wuyqp_mW5XxPcp2QsVQQa8hgVSZl-kBVKmXyfokI2aCw2NuJGK-YdDjSRAhtzX4vaSJ3Fvrj6qmZNfvsCDqU2JNGZaREuylV8KBYytPsxL_ZjicxtMNTL2Q66fdIbBOXGwr0dNrIbu-jfVCi6IUyquPVdSUqHtXnjUI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2165" data-original-width="3251" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPiw3ufA8iTr0zytj5HlKOHvb7Wuyqp_mW5XxPcp2QsVQQa8hgVSZl-kBVKmXyfokI2aCw2NuJGK-YdDjSRAhtzX4vaSJ3Fvrj6qmZNfvsCDqU2JNGZaREuylV8KBYytPsxL_ZjicxtMNTL2Q66fdIbBOXGwr0dNrIbu-jfVCi6IUyquPVdSUqHtXnjUI" width="320" /></a></div>I hosted book club in December. We read "American Dirt" which is a book about a migrant mother and son trying to escape violence in Mexico and find a new life in the United States. I had fun with a yummy taco bar and other Mexican treats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi57Z97HNe5TZHeNhasBZzn-hbMDXWYicQfi-G3IYBFJoP7Kf3Jb5bjdYb2nNsvZJ2raMCudjhIf1hWaLEZey7oKaodsM-0zUeaCz9YzOsAXcBpCPCsDsGvXnQTnSqXKhdDk5mvBQ07mC2llquyz-bN6Ad8yccT2TF2s4yk06EuX0UmUpDAnxpPYYe3Jf8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi57Z97HNe5TZHeNhasBZzn-hbMDXWYicQfi-G3IYBFJoP7Kf3Jb5bjdYb2nNsvZJ2raMCudjhIf1hWaLEZey7oKaodsM-0zUeaCz9YzOsAXcBpCPCsDsGvXnQTnSqXKhdDk5mvBQ07mC2llquyz-bN6Ad8yccT2TF2s4yk06EuX0UmUpDAnxpPYYe3Jf8" width="320" /></a></div>The twins came home from college on December 15th. We spent a beautiful sunny Saturday morning finding the perfect tree to take home for Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAQPWiMBLVQxwDn7YoIiaffkQ8uQL1ae_iwh8tAQ618qmurFpbVECbQMywpsCH3DKVMrPUXn52HzqZUOJudAB1-PYsGhNuLiJ8f5JuJGbXukGCKiiG3-9Vl32JTfxfHJByMxI9PKp4P1VjNJgB7TDixc7WgSDUydno8gZXm1b_iIEBqrPm9NyBFhesKK8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAQPWiMBLVQxwDn7YoIiaffkQ8uQL1ae_iwh8tAQ618qmurFpbVECbQMywpsCH3DKVMrPUXn52HzqZUOJudAB1-PYsGhNuLiJ8f5JuJGbXukGCKiiG3-9Vl32JTfxfHJByMxI9PKp4P1VjNJgB7TDixc7WgSDUydno8gZXm1b_iIEBqrPm9NyBFhesKK8" width="180" /></a></div>We got a good one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOFiB0WQVKwlJQmuOImsvQPNm5BybsavX4RZO1nEUqBXZdKihWpKicj1FRXyMUaSiSk1ajaD_EfoLqSSPl0SARC9F7HlOEgJE9HH6BE9fYZqQS7rKIPZZRkcs8snswdsyNQkbFyh3f_cxr7vvEDsvhmixiSlXNTy-6PbpnMLJz1GSl9DmRvrribkU-FZA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOFiB0WQVKwlJQmuOImsvQPNm5BybsavX4RZO1nEUqBXZdKihWpKicj1FRXyMUaSiSk1ajaD_EfoLqSSPl0SARC9F7HlOEgJE9HH6BE9fYZqQS7rKIPZZRkcs8snswdsyNQkbFyh3f_cxr7vvEDsvhmixiSlXNTy-6PbpnMLJz1GSl9DmRvrribkU-FZA" width="320" /></a></div>The whole family went to the Oregon Symphony to listen to the orchestra play the soundtrack while we watched The Muppet Christmas Carol. Our family loves this movie and we watch it every year at Christmas but it was really special to watch it with live music</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5e9RzlmrAqbtERXjFZAaNgWY4zvQIZPAMv0cBAug9jckgXjq9yQmsy1pVp1KufuINlPPbV1IefZ6FwUVuc6jnhrlHv4CRlmo2rnzIgDSB-27munw-u3YC6K2Qf72CwlG_9h_X80oG2CRyRW80z5gdgEj_bw0Ou8C0rZ2t8MHm01X5PRl6wfRHdEYg2Tw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5e9RzlmrAqbtERXjFZAaNgWY4zvQIZPAMv0cBAug9jckgXjq9yQmsy1pVp1KufuINlPPbV1IefZ6FwUVuc6jnhrlHv4CRlmo2rnzIgDSB-27munw-u3YC6K2Qf72CwlG_9h_X80oG2CRyRW80z5gdgEj_bw0Ou8C0rZ2t8MHm01X5PRl6wfRHdEYg2Tw" width="320" /></a></div>Time to decorate our tree</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9-IZTYini_oPurdKhYgwy6leGXvWnT-IwgL_YcM3ReZXtqdKFbVii5ASzaKh4Q3_NxxYnLHtqNwqeLjozs8fyCq4jJyuQAKa4q0uCJLdrsnXZ6FrfbYH8WULR_pP_nvm1cVRFJK1hx4sgkgdLz1Q4DSrTBZXuiH0IOFUMgY1H6X_Mvr0jLWF7OGDKPNU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9-IZTYini_oPurdKhYgwy6leGXvWnT-IwgL_YcM3ReZXtqdKFbVii5ASzaKh4Q3_NxxYnLHtqNwqeLjozs8fyCq4jJyuQAKa4q0uCJLdrsnXZ6FrfbYH8WULR_pP_nvm1cVRFJK1hx4sgkgdLz1Q4DSrTBZXuiH0IOFUMgY1H6X_Mvr0jLWF7OGDKPNU" width="320" /></a></div>Decorating some gingerbread houses</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9B9xlWneNgNhrEVHPSvCktboydgLmxxuEZORaf9LFrMFRB1E7SeLoDhAD_9PEpPSUdyUPxIrS995EAY0qau4nfQJfJH7WV8rT9z8SoGfPB1BDpIzZnO9DW3yIPkRxhD5i7sqPXGuZ4gEBNjbbSih82ckHnYbB75DLqBvFuv1XjK7pF1XLYDYkAujO85k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9B9xlWneNgNhrEVHPSvCktboydgLmxxuEZORaf9LFrMFRB1E7SeLoDhAD_9PEpPSUdyUPxIrS995EAY0qau4nfQJfJH7WV8rT9z8SoGfPB1BDpIzZnO9DW3yIPkRxhD5i7sqPXGuZ4gEBNjbbSih82ckHnYbB75DLqBvFuv1XjK7pF1XLYDYkAujO85k" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHjfbkWaxADGl3citQM8SnhVk_J1B7U1cDpRf4X_hso6_54kNfb1G27By9JFXv8B8d9dCNxJ9RIi2SdjhNZJ0ArkEZPKCNBxmWCUu5rajVhLg1b9WQHu5VsDeXTe4kLMuZB2MxvsbILzfSHWdWz-hIoT5fnmncXGY0iNK6sOPresJrrvUTv98C9CfmUJI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHjfbkWaxADGl3citQM8SnhVk_J1B7U1cDpRf4X_hso6_54kNfb1G27By9JFXv8B8d9dCNxJ9RIi2SdjhNZJ0ArkEZPKCNBxmWCUu5rajVhLg1b9WQHu5VsDeXTe4kLMuZB2MxvsbILzfSHWdWz-hIoT5fnmncXGY0iNK6sOPresJrrvUTv98C9CfmUJI" width="180" /></a></div>Katrina, Jason, Hyrum and I went to the Nutcracker Ballet. Before the ballet we had dinner and walked around the giant tree in Pioneer Square in downtown Portland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuuJv2OwffMn21wL23M2cVhkSgG9lfQdExjpYL8bcE9xITUGbJOJEjMJA8-MZ66jhZU3top7760pNJE1YHnXf8M_Ty_HI9eUC8z4eOodIk9hJv2PXZzbwUCV3qc4YOliYexX_K3owhBTdbpIYtb1esAKibjbP0KOFAY1s4c5CBJZRJ4SHMIvVzc2kqa5I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuuJv2OwffMn21wL23M2cVhkSgG9lfQdExjpYL8bcE9xITUGbJOJEjMJA8-MZ66jhZU3top7760pNJE1YHnXf8M_Ty_HI9eUC8z4eOodIk9hJv2PXZzbwUCV3qc4YOliYexX_K3owhBTdbpIYtb1esAKibjbP0KOFAY1s4c5CBJZRJ4SHMIvVzc2kqa5I" width="320" /></a></div>Our Christmas Eve tradition is to go to the Doxey's and have Chinese food for dinner followed by "grab bags" If you want to choose a "grab bag" you have to perform a talent of some sort. Katrina made us all pot holders out of super cute fabric!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5LSc8YR2Huh-UNBfCP4GgR6CXlQ6M9PAOKQexD7wBMn7X9GBBuNn5-iJu4g4W5WumNQOdIBLqX8MXA9-yHewsnKpXHoaXnU_oklcvz_BOQ1ASC_WiM3LnK676LyVxPBSyID99Cmx48CmJgjoLSEahCecUnO7vXuFswW-kRe-ag3B3VNorDFPOg-lSLlY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5LSc8YR2Huh-UNBfCP4GgR6CXlQ6M9PAOKQexD7wBMn7X9GBBuNn5-iJu4g4W5WumNQOdIBLqX8MXA9-yHewsnKpXHoaXnU_oklcvz_BOQ1ASC_WiM3LnK676LyVxPBSyID99Cmx48CmJgjoLSEahCecUnO7vXuFswW-kRe-ag3B3VNorDFPOg-lSLlY" width="180" /></a></div>Hyrum played Silent Night on the ukulele</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I love to see the excitement on the boys faces when they wake up:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju6bMJYXk46V6QVfOWjRYKGXkwhIaXuV2M_jjshHgs5vRlSY4YLSv2v9O6Jbu-0eZ4l8Ord-SgImnr2X_-FNxBayE0MmNyQyGsxJ81X_SO8q2s5C2iMvwgzz75LiDJkK9RyUQeGFFnxYanJsz7SAMu_rtGaJiaCFaxO5BVBj7CCcv2rKgsLVpLClqfrsI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju6bMJYXk46V6QVfOWjRYKGXkwhIaXuV2M_jjshHgs5vRlSY4YLSv2v9O6Jbu-0eZ4l8Ord-SgImnr2X_-FNxBayE0MmNyQyGsxJ81X_SO8q2s5C2iMvwgzz75LiDJkK9RyUQeGFFnxYanJsz7SAMu_rtGaJiaCFaxO5BVBj7CCcv2rKgsLVpLClqfrsI" width="320" /></a></div>Our traditional Christmas morning breakfast. German rolls with cocoa, stollen and assorted German cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsCDMTtF5d9amtLjNu9CBQwbD7BOpkQg80ClPeWP-gnfztFmTL1f1po9zZWiczbDcT9DZevgrUdjjXO3ZM3ucSKHEyL0ULR5FOo3VMWsMTsL8rXZevFPDyiHZwJwUkl4Hn5MDCu_JErRKHkvNn5W6kWdyT3BwX98Ku8TmNWTmm9b9_WuA-6ApuV4BmTF8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsCDMTtF5d9amtLjNu9CBQwbD7BOpkQg80ClPeWP-gnfztFmTL1f1po9zZWiczbDcT9DZevgrUdjjXO3ZM3ucSKHEyL0ULR5FOo3VMWsMTsL8rXZevFPDyiHZwJwUkl4Hn5MDCu_JErRKHkvNn5W6kWdyT3BwX98Ku8TmNWTmm9b9_WuA-6ApuV4BmTF8" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgccx0EK9SLkp0ngmyKAYAEP_bp4YnNQ6wFn4dBly7NBYNyFsFvN7i02jfR6ncyoSm_Wz819l63eAl8zt9-suGyfsiKevw1BzVKyocR8ofbZs4rOvlYP9RaJFARYyjEkOUID65Al-oRIcZ_tGsRtR9Wf5MWV_DF3V9QQc-qf-UP6cEsY56imzp_YYMgx5k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgccx0EK9SLkp0ngmyKAYAEP_bp4YnNQ6wFn4dBly7NBYNyFsFvN7i02jfR6ncyoSm_Wz819l63eAl8zt9-suGyfsiKevw1BzVKyocR8ofbZs4rOvlYP9RaJFARYyjEkOUID65Al-oRIcZ_tGsRtR9Wf5MWV_DF3V9QQc-qf-UP6cEsY56imzp_YYMgx5k" width="180" /></a></div>Present time! Hyrum always buys the boys new books...not sure if they have EVER read any of them:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJuiAMQ_iEpKl4B8rmEyVT4b7KLHCMddLgG7Na2qIMzlh6S6oPreyPjtCbmqvL2h1eZQ5HSgd9u44_xW67FnhgqAdpn2xHv8FdLt4-vtWnLcbn1MclK5r8o4bkvLWnkMcj4OIo6jQRsKfwqBhYCjBGKq3EfQyrS3IC2h2SK1FUqzFHv-pmXjRnw-h1dE4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJuiAMQ_iEpKl4B8rmEyVT4b7KLHCMddLgG7Na2qIMzlh6S6oPreyPjtCbmqvL2h1eZQ5HSgd9u44_xW67FnhgqAdpn2xHv8FdLt4-vtWnLcbn1MclK5r8o4bkvLWnkMcj4OIo6jQRsKfwqBhYCjBGKq3EfQyrS3IC2h2SK1FUqzFHv-pmXjRnw-h1dE4" width="180" /></a></div>I took the boys to a climbing gym. It was one of the few things the twins asked to do while they were home for Christmas break.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE2aaWc0orsw_Eufe1RekNxZMwqisS21kR9astGu9lil1U6QQsuiSOWbfCmKARCisFbEBL-s2E6PamVLfpwU7AihIijHs-wHqkogtgvGRhtAE7V7aYW3Oz9R6ITEmzAnNM0jAjapFHdQFCoV4kAHbgohLbzZ19HO4UPGQrIJbuPTKeNnvvp3l0SXapW-c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE2aaWc0orsw_Eufe1RekNxZMwqisS21kR9astGu9lil1U6QQsuiSOWbfCmKARCisFbEBL-s2E6PamVLfpwU7AihIijHs-wHqkogtgvGRhtAE7V7aYW3Oz9R6ITEmzAnNM0jAjapFHdQFCoV4kAHbgohLbzZ19HO4UPGQrIJbuPTKeNnvvp3l0SXapW-c" width="180" /></a></div>It was Julian's first time bouldering. He said it was OK but he didn't really love it.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAHgq6ukRGBfYzChyYU2SQUH70LvFW-Ue9KdNBYC4Pwtk_KHiQo8Z6kZQxHM4spbjdfktlky5oCKvcGcGGISwEFA6djZf-dAhxXa_bgADXuPWBYQQzPQMa_Yd4ANa0gmpVe7Le5hzSbW6RaXVXCBYQtPsh1duOYE1gKLVEFb7Ejxt06iMsRrlKVO-qSDY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="2853" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAHgq6ukRGBfYzChyYU2SQUH70LvFW-Ue9KdNBYC4Pwtk_KHiQo8Z6kZQxHM4spbjdfktlky5oCKvcGcGGISwEFA6djZf-dAhxXa_bgADXuPWBYQQzPQMa_Yd4ANa0gmpVe7Le5hzSbW6RaXVXCBYQtPsh1duOYE1gKLVEFb7Ejxt06iMsRrlKVO-qSDY" width="320" /></a></div>Hyrum and I went to the Symphony on December 30th to hear Beethoven's 9th. At the end of the concert we sang Auld Lang Syne and then they dropped some balloons to welcome in the New Year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8se1YAWU9FZx_4iLCrnZsAbptIh3OtdfTNprW7xmPIXUcMQnz80wVO7BHODczgx-Q1Gnh386nXAG3utolLU3VjPWilFKUUnZyaMUJyQOsKrQrtDLJKfI_UlqwqmejzkYz3E4OS19rYmPNKzwxM30grCb8MtiJN6hkYxl_A0GjRFThEJq4MPfi8IRAEh8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8se1YAWU9FZx_4iLCrnZsAbptIh3OtdfTNprW7xmPIXUcMQnz80wVO7BHODczgx-Q1Gnh386nXAG3utolLU3VjPWilFKUUnZyaMUJyQOsKrQrtDLJKfI_UlqwqmejzkYz3E4OS19rYmPNKzwxM30grCb8MtiJN6hkYxl_A0GjRFThEJq4MPfi8IRAEh8" width="320" /></a></div>My friend, Daria, invited me to join her at a pow wow being held in Hillsboro. Hyrum and I went for an hour and enjoyed browsing the booths and watching the grand entry of dancers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWZzYu4mtt97dGA1kLvfXLnTQZZkUC502uyyHotIAge8scFwXh0b2d1J2T-Bu30RpIYT5fXSdrIDwP4niIBEC5OgbxbfHOhxKr755P5MKy-PxoBEQXpOQQ1FNYcjX8wBvqzdP7Tkc7XZ_H6EJUl6qSauyVx0cAcHauL1JzqvBS9vpRwGvaVc4ACb8XMHU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWZzYu4mtt97dGA1kLvfXLnTQZZkUC502uyyHotIAge8scFwXh0b2d1J2T-Bu30RpIYT5fXSdrIDwP4niIBEC5OgbxbfHOhxKr755P5MKy-PxoBEQXpOQQ1FNYcjX8wBvqzdP7Tkc7XZ_H6EJUl6qSauyVx0cAcHauL1JzqvBS9vpRwGvaVc4ACb8XMHU" width="320" /></a></div>New Years Eve back at the Doxey's. We have some sandwiches and other snacks and play lots of games until about 10 PM. We go home and have begun a tradition of playing games together on Nintendo until midnight...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKOP08pxQJjHHRQf-wuQn7I_og97LQtMORYFb72jj9poJn6x2l96rZu7wNg8EdWIx_QEG93RWScyKl0Qsu6rERGnKjSiSIus6Nb83v9fbUDY0IkaMlb10SG0jb_fW0gVzKlETPeHrTFiHYrG2QSy-WBTZSGpQBnSLBORMFPA-wCCjywcySXEb6Ah8GwtI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKOP08pxQJjHHRQf-wuQn7I_og97LQtMORYFb72jj9poJn6x2l96rZu7wNg8EdWIx_QEG93RWScyKl0Qsu6rERGnKjSiSIus6Nb83v9fbUDY0IkaMlb10SG0jb_fW0gVzKlETPeHrTFiHYrG2QSy-WBTZSGpQBnSLBORMFPA-wCCjywcySXEb6Ah8GwtI" width="180" /></a></div>...then we go out to our front yard and set off fireworks! Happy NEW Year!<br /></div> <p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-60088029754260873812023-12-12T16:56:00.000-08:002024-02-26T15:24:55.779-08:00Girls Trip to Germany for the Christkindlmarkt<p>A few years ago I was in Utah visiting with a group of friends I had met while living in Germany. We decided to plan a trip to Germany so we could visit the Christmas markets. We all missed the beauty and festive way Germany celebrated Christmas. A bunch of people said they would "LOVE" to go but in the end it was just my friend Missy Layton and I that bought tickets and actually committed to going. So, we both invited some of our sisters to also join us on the trip and we ended up having an amazing trip...even with some major hiccups to overcome. I absolutely love Germany (and Europe in general) at Christmas. They sure know how to decorate and throw a party! We saw so much in just one week, traveling to a new city everyday! I don't usually love traveling like that but it sure was fun to get to see so many different cities all lit up for Christmas:)</p><p><br /></p><p>Day 1: Nuremberg</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis5I9DQh71ABMh_k9TBBFe5vsPdjb4eLRlKWmOjuZhOPaJ7P7r4sSLsDxHn0aZR2bESVGLpgwgGuCgSClUhIZfgGAagEv3SUPD8oElVPNpfk-rsnfi-KYPMql_QCPABIjHPKnahNjMSEN83C1wUSAjq69289YKDg1EpqTzS9rkmYFwjJ6JkEf6ybno0E4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis5I9DQh71ABMh_k9TBBFe5vsPdjb4eLRlKWmOjuZhOPaJ7P7r4sSLsDxHn0aZR2bESVGLpgwgGuCgSClUhIZfgGAagEv3SUPD8oElVPNpfk-rsnfi-KYPMql_QCPABIjHPKnahNjMSEN83C1wUSAjq69289YKDg1EpqTzS9rkmYFwjJ6JkEf6ybno0E4" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister DeNae and I landed in Nuremberg about an hour apart. After getting our rental car we drove into the city and picked up her "daughter" Victoria (an exchange student she hosted a few years ago from Norway that joined us while in Nuremberg) We found a cozy little restaurant for dinner. Why am I not wearing glasses in this photo?...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNHknjI4LpRNX8qwIFwFxXwsTlvD2q4viLx2O9PAcgkTKcOvplMUzP0eGLZFxXLkTBQXPxFjQubY1-WPP4wCKlqumoahCBzn99MmzAjsZDfGjZ_qZMxrU5sjxj9mbNrvAVI3K96egm6Nrk7gxEjAaftsEtydE8w-86wRWdM06oFGlHAB23HqdpOCnnY3A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNHknjI4LpRNX8qwIFwFxXwsTlvD2q4viLx2O9PAcgkTKcOvplMUzP0eGLZFxXLkTBQXPxFjQubY1-WPP4wCKlqumoahCBzn99MmzAjsZDfGjZ_qZMxrU5sjxj9mbNrvAVI3K96egm6Nrk7gxEjAaftsEtydE8w-86wRWdM06oFGlHAB23HqdpOCnnY3A" width="180" /></a></div>...because as soon as I walked in the restaurant my glasses fogged up so I took them off to rub them on my shirt and they BROKE completely in half! What??? I didn't have an extra pair so I ended up wearing my prescription sunglasses and DeNae kept calling me Stevie Wonder! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd9TsBEU_rXNal0Kxv9og1XY3hW2PIM2JQUvVVUhHwDQHJrzpxNvS_TNWfMgJuWUywQkfDmQzvOWkTdJHDG4OfEkwhrC7LfhwDuCzvJK4bPdNx9zO7iuq-mYvJUG-ebbptW6GRkzYq3BJXOUxh9iAguyz31QFWCU4-hNo_xWiNTXj_0lDnD8FaRQoF6xM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd9TsBEU_rXNal0Kxv9og1XY3hW2PIM2JQUvVVUhHwDQHJrzpxNvS_TNWfMgJuWUywQkfDmQzvOWkTdJHDG4OfEkwhrC7LfhwDuCzvJK4bPdNx9zO7iuq-mYvJUG-ebbptW6GRkzYq3BJXOUxh9iAguyz31QFWCU4-hNo_xWiNTXj_0lDnD8FaRQoF6xM" width="180" /></a></div>Absolutely delicious breakfast the next morning. I was so happy that Hyrum found a place in Nuremberg that makes glasses in one hour! I was so happy and thankful. I didn't love the frames but was so very happy I wasn't going to have to wear my perscription sunglasses all week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheVu-CZITZuiL1z7AnUtA-cQRp9eWQ0soMOsOoOko3u3sYYFvGQ9o8iiZi4aBPSX6SjkGSWVUJkiHN_OQTHgmfTv7leFQEKd22xHcZINPd4Ea53KOJFiH238Z4IZjylN-dUFMgYG0B3P6LezTvX4ym0_fHW5QxHNXtQoBaao4OEkPHsSRd99-LMM64seU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheVu-CZITZuiL1z7AnUtA-cQRp9eWQ0soMOsOoOko3u3sYYFvGQ9o8iiZi4aBPSX6SjkGSWVUJkiHN_OQTHgmfTv7leFQEKd22xHcZINPd4Ea53KOJFiH238Z4IZjylN-dUFMgYG0B3P6LezTvX4ym0_fHW5QxHNXtQoBaao4OEkPHsSRd99-LMM64seU" width="180" /></a></div>Walking around Nuremberg with my sisters DeNae and Paige and Victoria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii_PGxCs7nebXjm8bygZJnfRrhe772das65hY2R3d7vL3p-gDDNM3eQjj2FP9Hxosz_0JcPgdcg7-m8nU9HX29Is_OFODOMfVjHegJ8uVfQACAA4yBlSPSjeAIVNKS8aPl7iYpFE9OjbeZ6cZIL9wOiUmkmAwOP7kDYVtqofgcKPU6tKCmVrYcWQcxmto" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii_PGxCs7nebXjm8bygZJnfRrhe772das65hY2R3d7vL3p-gDDNM3eQjj2FP9Hxosz_0JcPgdcg7-m8nU9HX29Is_OFODOMfVjHegJ8uVfQACAA4yBlSPSjeAIVNKS8aPl7iYpFE9OjbeZ6cZIL9wOiUmkmAwOP7kDYVtqofgcKPU6tKCmVrYcWQcxmto" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEav33oiuWe8Urxbn91bQOq0bU-nj2WVE2l3dgpvIz4CdKUOl21hWwiF5BB09vXYPspeEFE93D8fQw3kN7pbRso0tytiMaBNcOq76GH5u5ASuqW8R3KL7OZSHTRH138ZdTmj0JfXtbTUljHQ0ETYREKdsPbV1yOP0IU3JzESrBqq0whUBk_hJiongVxts" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEav33oiuWe8Urxbn91bQOq0bU-nj2WVE2l3dgpvIz4CdKUOl21hWwiF5BB09vXYPspeEFE93D8fQw3kN7pbRso0tytiMaBNcOq76GH5u5ASuqW8R3KL7OZSHTRH138ZdTmj0JfXtbTUljHQ0ETYREKdsPbV1yOP0IU3JzESrBqq0whUBk_hJiongVxts" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Nuremberg Christmas market is one of the biggest markets in Germany. It was so much fun to just wander around and see all the festive booths. Oh, and EAT all the delicious food!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiIhS08lo0wn_RVUacYsY-z6v4W0rk5Q2HmaKfC13_Z0azKpZImsPEJmof3olZ_d41nT26JCPKlUcZkfy2e7ZZOgFwb56Cmja4RS-RXh9QaBJUUZhNis20LahkHTEmE6Jv5KYLPS_ZGgbJNH_mYeKlKV5Py9gR9nSbEfFJrpJ3_YPye-dw5S_QHc7Duuw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiIhS08lo0wn_RVUacYsY-z6v4W0rk5Q2HmaKfC13_Z0azKpZImsPEJmof3olZ_d41nT26JCPKlUcZkfy2e7ZZOgFwb56Cmja4RS-RXh9QaBJUUZhNis20LahkHTEmE6Jv5KYLPS_ZGgbJNH_mYeKlKV5Py9gR9nSbEfFJrpJ3_YPye-dw5S_QHc7Duuw" width="180" /></a></div>Me as the Christkind and Paige looking at me adoringly:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxhi-wvysPT-lEAD6c8i5xt2d7uybMfC62K6MPFrp_ykIeZM3KNqEnNDgstImuqN1Yu2LtEDks-FnIiOdLy0eQ50k5cQI_4UqGJdepo0PesYFTFPaIy_n8h5v6Hutcqu43h3X1EIPBkRUbV7epsdZpNO7yTlU8Igs8j7QD8sLeQnK3BxFEq1CutVzvOUY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxhi-wvysPT-lEAD6c8i5xt2d7uybMfC62K6MPFrp_ykIeZM3KNqEnNDgstImuqN1Yu2LtEDks-FnIiOdLy0eQ50k5cQI_4UqGJdepo0PesYFTFPaIy_n8h5v6Hutcqu43h3X1EIPBkRUbV7epsdZpNO7yTlU8Igs8j7QD8sLeQnK3BxFEq1CutVzvOUY" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me with Missy Layton and Sarah Brown. I met both of these ladies while living in Germany and it was so fantastic to spend time with them in Germany again. Sadly, Sarah only came to Nuremberg and then she and a friend spent a week in Austria while the rest of us toured more markets in Germany. It was so wonderful to be together with these amazing friends!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvEYFqKM2mZXGnV4ZJ_PkYCn_N9TcyAvpg7Eyb7CC5pGNS16PUTJNenrZRzqDmQuSuVYHFBnwuXRahaoM44ty-6Rrq2RpIxz9qsn_Ff4pHVgToWvh6Is11j15J4YqkWI86hRVAix2vEJ7jmekV82O2UX2AiUPYyMX0ekQ1nV1cntUbOeSmi2cby9Hmsos" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvEYFqKM2mZXGnV4ZJ_PkYCn_N9TcyAvpg7Eyb7CC5pGNS16PUTJNenrZRzqDmQuSuVYHFBnwuXRahaoM44ty-6Rrq2RpIxz9qsn_Ff4pHVgToWvh6Is11j15J4YqkWI86hRVAix2vEJ7jmekV82O2UX2AiUPYyMX0ekQ1nV1cntUbOeSmi2cby9Hmsos" width="320" /></a></div>The whole group that came to Nuremberg:) Me with 2 sisters, Missy had her sister plus 2 sister in laws and my friend Sarah brought a friend with her. We did a bit of walking around following Rick Steves guided tour of Nuremberg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiavkV7cSUHSOP_sto25LQdrs4dTXl2qXCoh5MorsHHNf01R6gBzZwZrB4pJTzZJ4upukwoP0yIcK78SuZ4lpOcROq5yf22sceq5j8kX5pRy7f_QMeMwrwYfB9n5hvT8luq-tjlyXntRtiOvtjN2S5at1YKL-eOc7T-PDPL42YcFGry12aFrnv6-Wb_4Tc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiavkV7cSUHSOP_sto25LQdrs4dTXl2qXCoh5MorsHHNf01R6gBzZwZrB4pJTzZJ4upukwoP0yIcK78SuZ4lpOcROq5yf22sceq5j8kX5pRy7f_QMeMwrwYfB9n5hvT8luq-tjlyXntRtiOvtjN2S5at1YKL-eOc7T-PDPL42YcFGry12aFrnv6-Wb_4Tc" width="180" /></a></div>How cute is the row of houses?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpWC2Tz_TmmO6MgPm6J2R17P9ZnAAiyVtLMDEYkWCtxTU8-bc5QLLZppxqbyfhg6AW5Dm9dMe2Ak3flr0HZaNrBFke4WPNxoNQsPrIxA_5NxuiWVP9y-55cbdLHkpje5_PqmH9loiGKaJEKHSHLgFR-XwuVf_ddebQnrBJ9-xyoL2JA1pHiY0wQ14GLnM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpWC2Tz_TmmO6MgPm6J2R17P9ZnAAiyVtLMDEYkWCtxTU8-bc5QLLZppxqbyfhg6AW5Dm9dMe2Ak3flr0HZaNrBFke4WPNxoNQsPrIxA_5NxuiWVP9y-55cbdLHkpje5_PqmH9loiGKaJEKHSHLgFR-XwuVf_ddebQnrBJ9-xyoL2JA1pHiY0wQ14GLnM" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwDYfjwkZxfCZtsvd27zkS2WHKuYCY_arVyu7_njSBxdLSfitLTdsvXhEiWqqfY69L4tMhXYaIl-AmL-k1bfeUa-ivn6Eqr7kw5nM18eigRiL_kJHRE0QQ1aUWWOv-XtY5sPAMGC9bTsdNhrMDcSb5a3e4N7CZs0tiTJ43FuTP_kBxalG7l9ZA0rA-LWo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwDYfjwkZxfCZtsvd27zkS2WHKuYCY_arVyu7_njSBxdLSfitLTdsvXhEiWqqfY69L4tMhXYaIl-AmL-k1bfeUa-ivn6Eqr7kw5nM18eigRiL_kJHRE0QQ1aUWWOv-XtY5sPAMGC9bTsdNhrMDcSb5a3e4N7CZs0tiTJ43FuTP_kBxalG7l9ZA0rA-LWo" width="320" /></a></div>Like all of Europe, Nuremberg is just one beautiful scene after the other:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLU86TB-bT_6ktnVJXo1HkR1xQFGv-gDGrxC1aPPErkGob5PSAFDfH9unySLG2uUhsoDS0ASCz7kXLvQ6qBdjg1dpS6YeOaiJakTEqr6ifNlc2RJKqokIPdgysFVxUKY_2MNWfA61AZeK-ijMEGxjcYL8U_lT-kHG_NqoskcuN8eRMiLEDGsYAuxBxkSs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="2589" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLU86TB-bT_6ktnVJXo1HkR1xQFGv-gDGrxC1aPPErkGob5PSAFDfH9unySLG2uUhsoDS0ASCz7kXLvQ6qBdjg1dpS6YeOaiJakTEqr6ifNlc2RJKqokIPdgysFVxUKY_2MNWfA61AZeK-ijMEGxjcYL8U_lT-kHG_NqoskcuN8eRMiLEDGsYAuxBxkSs" width="320" /></a></div>DeNae served her mission in Hungary and she was so excited the Christmas market sold langos (a traditional Hungarian street food) We posed for this photo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoz3f6hbMgjv0XHzQsjXU-qwQxKAM-8YQgMfE2nfWPs1JzAVvv0FOnw1Elu9qbgXN4PdXMztaCuLo7KQfE1vll9Nev9qNmp-BpPoFNi-yc9rhjBGJPzh_NLcdnbv0K-L14dGnK52rnlbF9STRTLAzD_0_A18oKVMBcqANfoATZLKdII-WAJdaXJ5BhKi4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2535" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoz3f6hbMgjv0XHzQsjXU-qwQxKAM-8YQgMfE2nfWPs1JzAVvv0FOnw1Elu9qbgXN4PdXMztaCuLo7KQfE1vll9Nev9qNmp-BpPoFNi-yc9rhjBGJPzh_NLcdnbv0K-L14dGnK52rnlbF9STRTLAzD_0_A18oKVMBcqANfoATZLKdII-WAJdaXJ5BhKi4" width="320" /></a></div>...but as we were taking that photo DeNae's ham fell off her longos and she made this face and I busted up laughing. Totally LOVE this photo!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjisfoOJ58z1OLcX6byWMtMw4XfZht_ly6kaADWwzoio15WJ1ggcgH0oBsYUxM1HttMSUw9Cw60hJAOZwass8txTbomasGqCTKpMrHmnAZcs3xUhViUJPhKYeN_qHNTO_uzLP3oXYhDebKhqWwr08W--abNvAc_M30WsP-_wEb9-otDiWVTzB-8Xx9Cy7g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjisfoOJ58z1OLcX6byWMtMw4XfZht_ly6kaADWwzoio15WJ1ggcgH0oBsYUxM1HttMSUw9Cw60hJAOZwass8txTbomasGqCTKpMrHmnAZcs3xUhViUJPhKYeN_qHNTO_uzLP3oXYhDebKhqWwr08W--abNvAc_M30WsP-_wEb9-otDiWVTzB-8Xx9Cy7g" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have photos of all 3 of my boys on this very same merry go round from when we lived in Germany. This market really brought back some wonderful memories:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB9vkwxuYBzPYGofPUp_gLuKOWD3t4NsTKkc7OUa4DflJsreqrL6fPXlKhYI7TiTn5MIT7--1ORjAdHDBhYWZAm88nJT3nKlSB10n-gIEAMRuDU5DxW9m6iq_baQCC-bcsIGg6s_zW9U_wTYxn5Ni-fH92dTmJuLWhIgnY6pwJ504nB9afFQ92oJQfnzA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB9vkwxuYBzPYGofPUp_gLuKOWD3t4NsTKkc7OUa4DflJsreqrL6fPXlKhYI7TiTn5MIT7--1ORjAdHDBhYWZAm88nJT3nKlSB10n-gIEAMRuDU5DxW9m6iq_baQCC-bcsIGg6s_zW9U_wTYxn5Ni-fH92dTmJuLWhIgnY6pwJ504nB9afFQ92oJQfnzA" width="180" /></a></div>The bratwursts...so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit255OGyDUzYjJV4r9tDCQAqTytX6E884q70wdVxTTEjOmoowHseBWCw1djs4htGNAZgcFM2Lfl1TGHG4wEMfDVnbCZrbbRxym3l0D7FOjODDHKx9_sfdgiTo0TuGJsZlGqjEllU7UM3zlXTwz4PXzksl3vVbhnCGqwwRWMXPIIufmsyPeTENtwRS9CmM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit255OGyDUzYjJV4r9tDCQAqTytX6E884q70wdVxTTEjOmoowHseBWCw1djs4htGNAZgcFM2Lfl1TGHG4wEMfDVnbCZrbbRxym3l0D7FOjODDHKx9_sfdgiTo0TuGJsZlGqjEllU7UM3zlXTwz4PXzksl3vVbhnCGqwwRWMXPIIufmsyPeTENtwRS9CmM" width="180" /></a></div>We went to a quick evening mass at St. Lorenz Cathedral. We got to hear a few hymns on the organ and I could pick out a few words from the sermon. I believe she was talking about the Holy family's flight into Egypt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSBNyAHHQXX3mgsgl7e8tfBA7b9fg3oTHkmvSVjPuRfzZOO5WftyeCCfWFTp-BRsgtKrsTFDxOHEwDZ0LQgwoQnHrnka6uvz9zizBE3N9d92UcbQD4eCpkrFNpkST3p25DOUZfjQyBsTqkjy_FcNoMkYARKjpN-T0_PN4rIrsfclrBdoLemzU6ApvEzZQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSBNyAHHQXX3mgsgl7e8tfBA7b9fg3oTHkmvSVjPuRfzZOO5WftyeCCfWFTp-BRsgtKrsTFDxOHEwDZ0LQgwoQnHrnka6uvz9zizBE3N9d92UcbQD4eCpkrFNpkST3p25DOUZfjQyBsTqkjy_FcNoMkYARKjpN-T0_PN4rIrsfclrBdoLemzU6ApvEzZQ" width="180" /></a></div>The Christmas market at night, I love all the little striped awnings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjE6JSYYFouUVjlMw4x5KeisXlLJzqFOztCPrsKHUe9kmSrHJ_YKJQhhquqZMlpPIdL1OiokwaEwuwKo5rhlxq7CKHgAh4upRxuTxBAIHgW0TDPovvX2V8qu36GmfV-f0fHDXRxfSV-yYkIdXC2we1hTC44xef3RnJQrATBeT4EKB59vePcCHDkthQYZ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjE6JSYYFouUVjlMw4x5KeisXlLJzqFOztCPrsKHUe9kmSrHJ_YKJQhhquqZMlpPIdL1OiokwaEwuwKo5rhlxq7CKHgAh4upRxuTxBAIHgW0TDPovvX2V8qu36GmfV-f0fHDXRxfSV-yYkIdXC2we1hTC44xef3RnJQrATBeT4EKB59vePcCHDkthQYZ8" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKsH7rnFz1QOVl0fh0f-0uNDxYAN6A8ZvXVdJe7s3XtVZtKsCn4_Ud_wAE5aa4dRWBdFCUhOcMhzUQUgNKtnrSUhLSwSGbUg3c6dGgvRcuK-N7hoOIhI9Vs46O1t-j6MRQtjnpDx6_T0tutSFdGKtUmjWvoja2HcVp-tIA4Dagx_Op0z5y3S_L765APoQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKsH7rnFz1QOVl0fh0f-0uNDxYAN6A8ZvXVdJe7s3XtVZtKsCn4_Ud_wAE5aa4dRWBdFCUhOcMhzUQUgNKtnrSUhLSwSGbUg3c6dGgvRcuK-N7hoOIhI9Vs46O1t-j6MRQtjnpDx6_T0tutSFdGKtUmjWvoja2HcVp-tIA4Dagx_Op0z5y3S_L765APoQ" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgONaUJvMUVgXA0ZDsw96L7ed-2MBrNNmRnaJZpv49FQEeGcDpsCCur1VnizxhlO40ppQ-yfiv3zTZr7R4BovQUNBayLa5DhKJF-twRIsCnSs-yuJMAiZJKEv-UgXLrYTlm563Jb_cl88c46s2hOQ68NslR4PdhtNSV1yCC4Vk0-l8HTW6y9rwxX-b8etg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgONaUJvMUVgXA0ZDsw96L7ed-2MBrNNmRnaJZpv49FQEeGcDpsCCur1VnizxhlO40ppQ-yfiv3zTZr7R4BovQUNBayLa5DhKJF-twRIsCnSs-yuJMAiZJKEv-UgXLrYTlm563Jb_cl88c46s2hOQ68NslR4PdhtNSV1yCC4Vk0-l8HTW6y9rwxX-b8etg" width="180" /></a></div>Beautiful fountain on the main square in Nuremberg </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 2: Pressath, Grafenwoehr and Guteneck</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNlodoEoqhj9LEoKdSymPmj98KMlgG_JASboyPNFhrznGwisL8OjU_6xcVbxIEoixxerrqhVY8tRzo95uzlxAOv6mRHrM-eBvIbM9MlpONtL4pTLfGjT9TV-XElFFO1OXlIwx2JS6IcdsCo6l5yVibC8CDdtYvig2y11LdCFAaPLLhznS-JbbzLcnirnA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNlodoEoqhj9LEoKdSymPmj98KMlgG_JASboyPNFhrznGwisL8OjU_6xcVbxIEoixxerrqhVY8tRzo95uzlxAOv6mRHrM-eBvIbM9MlpONtL4pTLfGjT9TV-XElFFO1OXlIwx2JS6IcdsCo6l5yVibC8CDdtYvig2y11LdCFAaPLLhznS-JbbzLcnirnA" width="180" /></a></div>The next day we drove to my old stomping grounds. This is my little house in Pressath that I lived in for 4 years! I love this place that I brought Julian home from the hospital as a baby...so many memories:)<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz0WKsl7XyKilLuUhqaQ9wV636nF6KVNtHhtW5awC1pb2dZU5neY59ydcVkSKcYmdrQydkV1GamXMOzVfY6YU0vjFqWx0ccO0-uYGpaFNix8zX2vYZSCIvFFYYoO457VIfsJ-SVWIAiKYcVNt9K8AGSJybVYv4f3s4oqjXBNJmSkEviADxdBWwxwpiRq0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz0WKsl7XyKilLuUhqaQ9wV636nF6KVNtHhtW5awC1pb2dZU5neY59ydcVkSKcYmdrQydkV1GamXMOzVfY6YU0vjFqWx0ccO0-uYGpaFNix8zX2vYZSCIvFFYYoO457VIfsJ-SVWIAiKYcVNt9K8AGSJybVYv4f3s4oqjXBNJmSkEviADxdBWwxwpiRq0" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Missy and I met up with some friends from our old Ward in Grafenwoehr. Pat and Georgina Bradley. They were kind enough to let us inside our old meeting house and it was so cool to see how the place looks exactly the way I remember it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5Bf350wV13R0WHUNMizYfa3xvXYVHuJmIGviy11a0AS3VjZQV-Ia7Gjvt2YeURf5gGxSJIasjXCExLahMsvChHTQr_KvUTQItWYRd_vZD-G7ZbM3p6Gr6ztM8ZkRr8twOTk3PciqKZzDybivH64xlzI8yMzMw3iaOk4OKL3i6RoKnULGmCJn640VOFuc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5Bf350wV13R0WHUNMizYfa3xvXYVHuJmIGviy11a0AS3VjZQV-Ia7Gjvt2YeURf5gGxSJIasjXCExLahMsvChHTQr_KvUTQItWYRd_vZD-G7ZbM3p6Gr6ztM8ZkRr8twOTk3PciqKZzDybivH64xlzI8yMzMw3iaOk4OKL3i6RoKnULGmCJn640VOFuc" width="320" /></a></div>Our Sacrament Room in our old meeting house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7BATqUui3F2VL71TvCRWvFMPiYedtBjxy3LD2P58HeRIZ4dg22bg3jgOCrR3Z3zvptHu8yCRnjO90kvwQVq_NIMqQgL7JkZ1Nje-QEjZHVJpX_lTjnMedVKEG-gNDVGih0VzEHgRy55LsD-9bHWkUYNHC_SVekejPnoU5h7jU3e7glJ8Hxn3pMy23Ul4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7BATqUui3F2VL71TvCRWvFMPiYedtBjxy3LD2P58HeRIZ4dg22bg3jgOCrR3Z3zvptHu8yCRnjO90kvwQVq_NIMqQgL7JkZ1Nje-QEjZHVJpX_lTjnMedVKEG-gNDVGih0VzEHgRy55LsD-9bHWkUYNHC_SVekejPnoU5h7jU3e7glJ8Hxn3pMy23Ul4" width="180" /></a></div>That evening we went to my most favorite Christmas market ever! This market is in the grounds of an old castle outside Guteneck. Everything sold here is hand made so it has a unique atmosphere. The shops are all outside and there are fires burning to warm yourself. Some people dress up medieval and it's such a festive market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7498zoT4kjJcunXJ9VE5p8VpWrXa-7C8SK5ZUGc99nSgXkxOFl-qTf7FKMNC8nzmYYifp2l52Q25Q1b1bSv53NoVU8PWB4EAPoFgZHoWJ1XsSTQKrtDpsRMy7fg3LiX3OI9ZsxGrqHsG5uyODtCgroq1cWPeTb6mUevK5srZT57hwKProFiq_AdHk2s0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7498zoT4kjJcunXJ9VE5p8VpWrXa-7C8SK5ZUGc99nSgXkxOFl-qTf7FKMNC8nzmYYifp2l52Q25Q1b1bSv53NoVU8PWB4EAPoFgZHoWJ1XsSTQKrtDpsRMy7fg3LiX3OI9ZsxGrqHsG5uyODtCgroq1cWPeTb6mUevK5srZT57hwKProFiq_AdHk2s0" width="180" /></a></div>I really wanted one of these cute ducks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I couldn't sleep (still suffering from jet lag) so I went for a walk at 4 AM. No-one was in this park but I have so many fond memories of walking along this stream with my boys. They loved to throw rocks and leaves into the water. We would come to this park on some Sundays during the summer for free concerts. The boys loved the playground here. I really wish I could have spent more time in this part of Germany just visiting all the places I love and remember.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDrwdyY1DIrh3XX8sgXeQZqwQ3EH1vDCMq6UG9znDeE5Q2kuZn8FSRv5LCCmoSgs5D84fM_sJEkQtQYLkZfFtYBYvEI9i45htppcBsxf5ZJBHTnxteJWy1OgQCMUl4TOhtV5AfmTpCddkZcoNGpW2De7JMr7CqqkknnsX0VMZuEj5G-f17YGw_haF-l0M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDrwdyY1DIrh3XX8sgXeQZqwQ3EH1vDCMq6UG9znDeE5Q2kuZn8FSRv5LCCmoSgs5D84fM_sJEkQtQYLkZfFtYBYvEI9i45htppcBsxf5ZJBHTnxteJWy1OgQCMUl4TOhtV5AfmTpCddkZcoNGpW2De7JMr7CqqkknnsX0VMZuEj5G-f17YGw_haF-l0M" width="180" /></a></div>The Weiden town hall at 4 AM. Our favorite gelato place was in this building (so sad it was closed for the season!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Day 3: Prague, Czech Republic</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-FDhyep2RvF07_-QnVDGnrKVGiA9ktyZ-uUHfEB00dTZ8sjHz6ue2hcKqX14XEmeYBjafPI5QNMFmf7d0pIjvVG8ULMY28b6Y-sUu8Ok9BOvnaUFuAJcWn8-eyXhAvF88GlJFk44TJhR-UKjaWudAWsaPZra1lWa33Wt_eXjDKs_ykRTR0CWAqd2ijD0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-FDhyep2RvF07_-QnVDGnrKVGiA9ktyZ-uUHfEB00dTZ8sjHz6ue2hcKqX14XEmeYBjafPI5QNMFmf7d0pIjvVG8ULMY28b6Y-sUu8Ok9BOvnaUFuAJcWn8-eyXhAvF88GlJFk44TJhR-UKjaWudAWsaPZra1lWa33Wt_eXjDKs_ykRTR0CWAqd2ijD0" width="320" /></a></div>Oh my goodness!! The sunrise we got to witness on our drive to Prague was so amazing. I kept wanting to capture the beauty on camera but you just couldn't quite capture all the snow, sunlight and clouds just right. But I loved every minute of the sunrise that morning</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiWMMjLtI3nWkRpTTJxn-FKvOeE5XgyG0-HEBoc-kwk5Bsu4aM93qmM05wuix7_09AzFuDA0UHRsWIQ87KtKdy8OmeLAOWLPVPI8mniN8c9caM2hQ_XHs9i6ALJcNF2cdbeYNX8MlCALmrgJsew48vd1Ri76FhqEqjx-rx0hdEy4RFCChpiVrAFMnk0rg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiWMMjLtI3nWkRpTTJxn-FKvOeE5XgyG0-HEBoc-kwk5Bsu4aM93qmM05wuix7_09AzFuDA0UHRsWIQ87KtKdy8OmeLAOWLPVPI8mniN8c9caM2hQ_XHs9i6ALJcNF2cdbeYNX8MlCALmrgJsew48vd1Ri76FhqEqjx-rx0hdEy4RFCChpiVrAFMnk0rg" width="320" /></a></div>Paige was with me the very first time I went to Prague. Neither of us had ever been there before and all I knew was that I wanted to see this telephone tower that had creepy giant metal babies crawling on it. So we had to find the tower and recreate our first trip to Prague. Of course we got turned around and went to the wrong tower so this was the best shot we could get. But in the end it was quite fitting because the first time we went to Prague we got completely turned around and lost!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw27RK8aermvdvlWdBIQMALjlZO925GtvI8vdD_8rrboGpCgzejnd_oJG6nf3Hu_6Qvb6vpB5y9WisSvsyU5MODy6iMG0LRdxgWTnjux4uyDg-r-h30_pEYkBs56dbwef7EdsOEJUnEuLW4IHwDISGMlzTOC-5fQZO76Zcy09mQ6j43AL81HIgIcsLm4c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw27RK8aermvdvlWdBIQMALjlZO925GtvI8vdD_8rrboGpCgzejnd_oJG6nf3Hu_6Qvb6vpB5y9WisSvsyU5MODy6iMG0LRdxgWTnjux4uyDg-r-h30_pEYkBs56dbwef7EdsOEJUnEuLW4IHwDISGMlzTOC-5fQZO76Zcy09mQ6j43AL81HIgIcsLm4c" width="180" /></a></div>You gotta have the trdelnik when you are in Prague!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlOBhKsrWK9vZ8Gafomm0E1uyIXqE5aq6STwvf-0A5yBAi2Wjb_5iZNQfEkqfk6_G0dD1TTYqlVKmb1QfYNGEIf5RN9VeIQIsGheN4OX4LQakqtgbniIck0nJdUjpruueL6iBoy9ISU_q9GlJlqk6ONvQve2ddw5s-iWgMUsnDVMUJPSLm-j0eFx4SSbo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlOBhKsrWK9vZ8Gafomm0E1uyIXqE5aq6STwvf-0A5yBAi2Wjb_5iZNQfEkqfk6_G0dD1TTYqlVKmb1QfYNGEIf5RN9VeIQIsGheN4OX4LQakqtgbniIck0nJdUjpruueL6iBoy9ISU_q9GlJlqk6ONvQve2ddw5s-iWgMUsnDVMUJPSLm-j0eFx4SSbo" width="320" /></a></div>Charles Bridge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl3VoWTerdWYSq8FiScmCDXq1jKcCtsvHjjN-42a6qhdJgqhlqQr3mNLZd065gzi2LuiT2lNRH7KQr_IWjRwerzYOQROOZHLfInDM63Z28rLs7yx1yEjOeTXYFUxrxT022-fO_qhdRdiFvo4Jw1Thw7FHoLPKm-5SnDcKFRVmAFq29BlcW6DPm0dEkjjA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl3VoWTerdWYSq8FiScmCDXq1jKcCtsvHjjN-42a6qhdJgqhlqQr3mNLZd065gzi2LuiT2lNRH7KQr_IWjRwerzYOQROOZHLfInDM63Z28rLs7yx1yEjOeTXYFUxrxT022-fO_qhdRdiFvo4Jw1Thw7FHoLPKm-5SnDcKFRVmAFq29BlcW6DPm0dEkjjA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcKw3-ay2Zh47VaL14FGVIJ-3t10ma_SnOXb1CL__ZGpxQyb4BblY16KC8lSh1gzfcnDMQKxYL1dXsMquDBi-J9ueWk6JKTIEvL7G-ha575cVUhbgoRecJ8HfFauwc3pyCkdKbh5ZCSo7lYFaGZ4s9R5hqGiH7_kLFjh5VixcbTNF4wijGz9AnulSbhNg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcKw3-ay2Zh47VaL14FGVIJ-3t10ma_SnOXb1CL__ZGpxQyb4BblY16KC8lSh1gzfcnDMQKxYL1dXsMquDBi-J9ueWk6JKTIEvL7G-ha575cVUhbgoRecJ8HfFauwc3pyCkdKbh5ZCSo7lYFaGZ4s9R5hqGiH7_kLFjh5VixcbTNF4wijGz9AnulSbhNg" width="180" /></a></div>DeNae rubbing St. John of Nepomuk for good luck:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHED1p7Kccg-lRfSsKoG705CC90mYXDRSufTa63Ob0yPSJxLajR5kjvE30xRq6RAWwB0CuHrlUwTyN9Xr-J_RKhMptq7MeiM5rF5BvDDJKjo0XcZpbPfbhY7V7r_GZKZFXKS41_SQjNaqpL4pkff78gmqSt7vPbZVyprH-erLnP6tifmdNYvsobMKAkhI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHED1p7Kccg-lRfSsKoG705CC90mYXDRSufTa63Ob0yPSJxLajR5kjvE30xRq6RAWwB0CuHrlUwTyN9Xr-J_RKhMptq7MeiM5rF5BvDDJKjo0XcZpbPfbhY7V7r_GZKZFXKS41_SQjNaqpL4pkff78gmqSt7vPbZVyprH-erLnP6tifmdNYvsobMKAkhI" width="180" /></a></div>We walked all the way UP the hill to the Prague castle and the whole time I was telling everyone how wonderful the St. Vitas Cathedral is and how the hike was worth it. When we went to buy tickets we found out it was closed for renovation...I was so super sad. This is one of my favorite Cathedrals in all of Europe!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOdxC68gRCRu0vHlveuMmEvFA-LKbRC_1OiyLOH2iYbo4TvjbLIvv11NzKv211m3rZoZaCiwOEYn2lKYGxq8GM13kvq1qcDCOpVDQgKlC9PoQkaDj7_p8til2jyHpd-wBXfG8H9Lk9Qth0HLMc7fUmZ1GcbEbFZe_IJw8zxeW-TpRAw1gn_iSndbrB7W4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOdxC68gRCRu0vHlveuMmEvFA-LKbRC_1OiyLOH2iYbo4TvjbLIvv11NzKv211m3rZoZaCiwOEYn2lKYGxq8GM13kvq1qcDCOpVDQgKlC9PoQkaDj7_p8til2jyHpd-wBXfG8H9Lk9Qth0HLMc7fUmZ1GcbEbFZe_IJw8zxeW-TpRAw1gn_iSndbrB7W4" width="180" /></a></div>Beautiful mosaic artwork on the outside of St. Vitas Cathedral</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is one of the best preserved Jewish quarters in Europe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtYv01qSKZ3lDaxFY0OqIBO3FZo6mJMDW1eCqqPs4ltzB1X-iZN8hwD4AvcAtHG9gCiIS5RbW9UmPqgn7AOIOc6rD2Mx-ZSuCwhHX9LiIQ5Bukw5-_d1AATSN2XltaGBrRZ17bNW_LvSY1KPQP3ip6IMWYDjQAI8CccUiTs0CRuF14pzmH5fV_1u94fkk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtYv01qSKZ3lDaxFY0OqIBO3FZo6mJMDW1eCqqPs4ltzB1X-iZN8hwD4AvcAtHG9gCiIS5RbW9UmPqgn7AOIOc6rD2Mx-ZSuCwhHX9LiIQ5Bukw5-_d1AATSN2XltaGBrRZ17bNW_LvSY1KPQP3ip6IMWYDjQAI8CccUiTs0CRuF14pzmH5fV_1u94fkk" width="320" /></a></div>Inside one of the synagogues is the names of all the Jews that died from the Czech Republic during the Holocaust</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO0QxJWClu4pxRCtGOc6S0648jv6BSvZ5HSty_i6weG2GwGm-tJ7S2jRR0oQWSqN9XFDYZFflhThmyINiFP-EI3-rSkWTXMUQemdWqkB8TSL-slXBk0gSa-Nbu5XA3u9oJT-9NCwkati7tp7UQ-joPped7dHl6XzJGvl8ahOSHebJwU3LwQ3ky4upPk3M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO0QxJWClu4pxRCtGOc6S0648jv6BSvZ5HSty_i6weG2GwGm-tJ7S2jRR0oQWSqN9XFDYZFflhThmyINiFP-EI3-rSkWTXMUQemdWqkB8TSL-slXBk0gSa-Nbu5XA3u9oJT-9NCwkati7tp7UQ-joPped7dHl6XzJGvl8ahOSHebJwU3LwQ3ky4upPk3M" width="320" /></a></div>Beautiful old Jewish cemetery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizAJbR35A9hTHprsLahnwD7yckFpi8VAHBNyoW7sRZyiS9FbpfMHmB_CwUR1NVfzMAoca5fw_nJMubDETntU3DuZ_7FqMjVVfqYzyZCF04hiyjvEQaMGCx3UhC5Ru2oTViu31QrXpzy-TQn0vvfNNKQDt_IxJoUkczUolmkQcR9xt42YdUXNDzgIJb2Bg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizAJbR35A9hTHprsLahnwD7yckFpi8VAHBNyoW7sRZyiS9FbpfMHmB_CwUR1NVfzMAoca5fw_nJMubDETntU3DuZ_7FqMjVVfqYzyZCF04hiyjvEQaMGCx3UhC5Ru2oTViu31QrXpzy-TQn0vvfNNKQDt_IxJoUkczUolmkQcR9xt42YdUXNDzgIJb2Bg" width="320" /></a></div>Mosaic artwork on the walls of a synagogue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipVe3wcUzjFx1fBnHH-TvssiUZeNcBw7eKe1tSajOX1X2H653EAkbBqmJDSOkwn67WeHAax42GAaLpZaaimXBaF5fbKci-AjWh0oGVig_J5zEaUXpbHrfjn1Yf-QKnipSIClye81N2IfiCYMe3gCqnLsI3sCzcgOnnlOFBW3hLg3juKjMN9z5_sZyJDgI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipVe3wcUzjFx1fBnHH-TvssiUZeNcBw7eKe1tSajOX1X2H653EAkbBqmJDSOkwn67WeHAax42GAaLpZaaimXBaF5fbKci-AjWh0oGVig_J5zEaUXpbHrfjn1Yf-QKnipSIClye81N2IfiCYMe3gCqnLsI3sCzcgOnnlOFBW3hLg3juKjMN9z5_sZyJDgI" width="180" /></a></div>The Spanish Synagogue is my very favorite in Prague. It is so amazingly beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWySI44S5QhVhY1LEIqBCxx0e-dXdTRmMyZKjjq23410fDSBlgC8X0C7PbsL8N0dkzv5DdkY9LYTxxwCP_lKHoB5SOvlrZYeuhfR78rOuqcaUjPDrO0Lm0j_XHHKP2PGhHPup44l7fzIo2lo5BMjDYCF5GKmcCS3YbD3K_PCh4x8wyPa-1Y_Ha7CY6u5U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWySI44S5QhVhY1LEIqBCxx0e-dXdTRmMyZKjjq23410fDSBlgC8X0C7PbsL8N0dkzv5DdkY9LYTxxwCP_lKHoB5SOvlrZYeuhfR78rOuqcaUjPDrO0Lm0j_XHHKP2PGhHPup44l7fzIo2lo5BMjDYCF5GKmcCS3YbD3K_PCh4x8wyPa-1Y_Ha7CY6u5U" width="180" /></a></div>The wonderful Christmas tree decorating the town square and Christmas market</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was magical:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOA2WJldP3v2BPwMrwV5IaAIDCvem-x40h_O3u9fOfjG1Msq8eORsEX3aHRHX4wuZSOPxiTmAGRWfhjQ4W-sqtoRIQvVFUuGjpl1F4Kz5HoXN4BneRACbvSmwn_LMgWWeOuYBffAUUBZdR6SythgPjOancfyHv4eQYPjnuFiXQpIiGbNSVb-7Y3g_EOhk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOA2WJldP3v2BPwMrwV5IaAIDCvem-x40h_O3u9fOfjG1Msq8eORsEX3aHRHX4wuZSOPxiTmAGRWfhjQ4W-sqtoRIQvVFUuGjpl1F4Kz5HoXN4BneRACbvSmwn_LMgWWeOuYBffAUUBZdR6SythgPjOancfyHv4eQYPjnuFiXQpIiGbNSVb-7Y3g_EOhk" width="320" /></a></div>The view from our hotel balcony the next morning. I share this because it was lucky we had a hotel balcony...the night before I had injured my knee somehow and I had to hobble with the help of my sisters back to the hotel. Paige scooped some snow (from our balcony) into a zip lock bag and I put it on my knee, took 800 milligrams of ibuprofen (and a sleeping pill) and zonked out for 8 hours. The next morning I went to an urgent care clinic and got a brace for my knee. It helped a lot with the pain but I was super aware of how much walking I was doing on a damaged knee for the rest of the trip!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 4: Seiffen and Bayreuth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgegrlcTBVyMn3PqQwakyUxYiiBjt6hFssZPevOWeqZT1iu7rsSvk52R4gQtvMKpwfp7-85marClOoMCG87DATEAzqn1-2mDcBvIwduKT7eA2HYbYnAWXhui06zQ1NzeRurNtZmvxf7PaRjnJvvqgg1BxSnreV8Ye0KM5N6FT_HyRLlDZR8YRR-TeXtLg0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgegrlcTBVyMn3PqQwakyUxYiiBjt6hFssZPevOWeqZT1iu7rsSvk52R4gQtvMKpwfp7-85marClOoMCG87DATEAzqn1-2mDcBvIwduKT7eA2HYbYnAWXhui06zQ1NzeRurNtZmvxf7PaRjnJvvqgg1BxSnreV8Ye0KM5N6FT_HyRLlDZR8YRR-TeXtLg0" width="320" /></a></div>The GPS took us on a beautiful drive through a wintery forest wonderland to get to Seiffen, Germany the next day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh63g--UkPCIyDgDxzYVpRsFJcrPKxzEreVUUTcmGY_DBrispF2lXbE3K8lxc6Fwr30fpgnpx6cU6ejVzQ8BOMskPJggaC3RNHy_8XEAT5_7UMOkOSAYC6DN1GAE5WNznyeNRZLv6TNPYj5eq0RUXqQRY4e3vQVP2R4tNfxlcT8SysdhmUVsT4DVVsAPeo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh63g--UkPCIyDgDxzYVpRsFJcrPKxzEreVUUTcmGY_DBrispF2lXbE3K8lxc6Fwr30fpgnpx6cU6ejVzQ8BOMskPJggaC3RNHy_8XEAT5_7UMOkOSAYC6DN1GAE5WNznyeNRZLv6TNPYj5eq0RUXqQRY4e3vQVP2R4tNfxlcT8SysdhmUVsT4DVVsAPeo" width="180" /></a></div>Seiffen was originally a mining town. This was an entrance to one of the mines. After the mining industry was gone the town turned to making toys to earn money. It became the first town in Germany to mass produce wooden toys and nutcrackers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNARIO4nDeBTRT_nfqP04s3FCMbe1jHIbqJKMYP-TlT6W-w7z6slTSgQlH4iNKwgFDRVM9LnnvWSNDAcb4VzxtZDv-HBncors60niQ8T_7qnXbFdtOInfR0aY84uuB_eq6KZoqGxDk4gPhVwsVn1x3rwCPjkdYuU8tysd9XodSP4q6SG49tG5bOMKTsuQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="1706" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNARIO4nDeBTRT_nfqP04s3FCMbe1jHIbqJKMYP-TlT6W-w7z6slTSgQlH4iNKwgFDRVM9LnnvWSNDAcb4VzxtZDv-HBncors60niQ8T_7qnXbFdtOInfR0aY84uuB_eq6KZoqGxDk4gPhVwsVn1x3rwCPjkdYuU8tysd9XodSP4q6SG49tG5bOMKTsuQ" width="180" /></a></div>The cute little church in Seiffen is shaped like an octagon and this church is featured in many of the wooden designs in pyramids and other things found in Seiffen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxGcKH0hhuCAiWghg2VPoftcIceHf_zvobI0GFNYsXeqiaFiI1kypEcJ9EcpHWq1DMjkwG2osqQnwo_VMm0kJAD5HBsQCt36jJHoNeWUiZwTgpMpSMlOU6h4UaG9vkGHHFyvsDZWbi8ZDykocwlSW8DM4xh_aJlFS4V1Nmc_MaTs56fkI-bHsOxUrt43g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxGcKH0hhuCAiWghg2VPoftcIceHf_zvobI0GFNYsXeqiaFiI1kypEcJ9EcpHWq1DMjkwG2osqQnwo_VMm0kJAD5HBsQCt36jJHoNeWUiZwTgpMpSMlOU6h4UaG9vkGHHFyvsDZWbi8ZDykocwlSW8DM4xh_aJlFS4V1Nmc_MaTs56fkI-bHsOxUrt43g" width="180" /></a></div>In one of the shops you can watch the woodworkers at making the toys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNJd5bRbAdE4KtpQCVg5hZ4iZbbs3JvCgn15bg1EUQ6Xt45BUSZ9_bFoRXIeSHykY5jXqOGRiRyvzdtuEF5YoNANbFOVdcNS8Ldlh5FfEsymr0qRYNBv7_WPBsP7rBU7C-ujOU28htBhO_Gdh8rMLzcBW1drV3p4OyyGKoZW4bLsH4efHZgtk0rJAbWNw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNJd5bRbAdE4KtpQCVg5hZ4iZbbs3JvCgn15bg1EUQ6Xt45BUSZ9_bFoRXIeSHykY5jXqOGRiRyvzdtuEF5YoNANbFOVdcNS8Ldlh5FfEsymr0qRYNBv7_WPBsP7rBU7C-ujOU28htBhO_Gdh8rMLzcBW1drV3p4OyyGKoZW4bLsH4efHZgtk0rJAbWNw" width="180" /></a></div>I was very proud of myself for not buying a million things in this town. I promised Hyrum I wouldn't buy anything unless I absolutely LOVED it and although there were some things I liked there wasn't anything I loved...so I was able to walk away. I'm still proud of that!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo54UxDyR7Y1OD4WVEFk54EMJ_dR1fcXFcrFMj7xAcPdXMlMaLEK-Zgd_OKo2MwdWldg5VgJMIqh3P4UQ0jas2IEZMj7MgRcJ6TFHTJlcbfLE-jur5dg5uIgnLy2mZf1_QSMz7bIK6sj_9buy-rViqrnNcLeOB4SR4Nr40jwHNft-gyJlaCN8RwQ2fxVo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo54UxDyR7Y1OD4WVEFk54EMJ_dR1fcXFcrFMj7xAcPdXMlMaLEK-Zgd_OKo2MwdWldg5VgJMIqh3P4UQ0jas2IEZMj7MgRcJ6TFHTJlcbfLE-jur5dg5uIgnLy2mZf1_QSMz7bIK6sj_9buy-rViqrnNcLeOB4SR4Nr40jwHNft-gyJlaCN8RwQ2fxVo" width="180" /></a></div>Seiffen was definitely the snowiest place we visited on our whole trip. It was so beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLUBgk2X1vbjvhn4460Khm_betto2-Qmp8zgr8c8dcV3mn3yXtb7xGgspVcSiyAJW_Nz8nCqyeOXzVeKmBESGXhtZRo5zjcysBftIPXONAhuUv1WJZhbFIr_G3nhgI1JX35SHJOmP3PAJ5T-Mz-9cSSwUspsnf-mnt0D4ro1dx77Nm5rqpia_lBkqTJgQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLUBgk2X1vbjvhn4460Khm_betto2-Qmp8zgr8c8dcV3mn3yXtb7xGgspVcSiyAJW_Nz8nCqyeOXzVeKmBESGXhtZRo5zjcysBftIPXONAhuUv1WJZhbFIr_G3nhgI1JX35SHJOmP3PAJ5T-Mz-9cSSwUspsnf-mnt0D4ro1dx77Nm5rqpia_lBkqTJgQ" width="320" /></a></div>From Seiffen we drove into Bayreuth. We walked around the small Christmas market and then met up with Missy and her sisters for a delicious dinner at Oskar's restaurant...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtjd1XUpqiQ-J_TGl98L4I8Dzf1tDKMZnDKdRWd7Up-C-BoCllGDLh95L6FDO0oux7bFPy8_gxVQ1IIVeBagUETi9g_TwxQH8Fp5NDxbIE5CxzL_oR3FM3iLJvVr5KfFahID2hOLLwUED5EQwhnxBRehsyxSS54_Iaus09W0QKRtkRC-hlVspct6nrSHU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtjd1XUpqiQ-J_TGl98L4I8Dzf1tDKMZnDKdRWd7Up-C-BoCllGDLh95L6FDO0oux7bFPy8_gxVQ1IIVeBagUETi9g_TwxQH8Fp5NDxbIE5CxzL_oR3FM3iLJvVr5KfFahID2hOLLwUED5EQwhnxBRehsyxSS54_Iaus09W0QKRtkRC-hlVspct6nrSHU" width="180" /></a></div>...jagerschnitzel with spaetzle, so good!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Day 5: Bayreuth and Bamberg</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYpMvkky7o84rWgm9Hpkxozr7WsY_lYwq7T4IA98qd4jlEVpFoGM2f0kUamBTlDFOHRRQ0XrFqySBmGXuVYLovggfr1SPMkWYOZMwyr0h3bzllTBwDKERIM-jG9mPwpH10r5XbGeX9C3pET3bx-fajx1EHKDRpqE1GWG23SpNLKQgsj_Al0ioQMNiSHjg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYpMvkky7o84rWgm9Hpkxozr7WsY_lYwq7T4IA98qd4jlEVpFoGM2f0kUamBTlDFOHRRQ0XrFqySBmGXuVYLovggfr1SPMkWYOZMwyr0h3bzllTBwDKERIM-jG9mPwpH10r5XbGeX9C3pET3bx-fajx1EHKDRpqE1GWG23SpNLKQgsj_Al0ioQMNiSHjg" width="180" /></a></div>The next morning we toured the beautiful Margravial opera house in Bayreuth. You can see I'm wearing my knee brace in this photo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsMGA--JgaMONrl9oOBFn_5PWTke6GJR3rPiLSP_VTxoaI9i4UM2cc9nDYV2Z7_2AB8Nq18zHOqQ1geXLCjfHSN1gC3F7OZBJHBrbS7D8ytYpu8BA2D6TkzGm-UuHm-R2Xx0qwfpzwRswB_-bZd9VzdA0su5F-m-0rorwcMkpK1AFLKh8BKTzfawnCysQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3399" data-original-width="3016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsMGA--JgaMONrl9oOBFn_5PWTke6GJR3rPiLSP_VTxoaI9i4UM2cc9nDYV2Z7_2AB8Nq18zHOqQ1geXLCjfHSN1gC3F7OZBJHBrbS7D8ytYpu8BA2D6TkzGm-UuHm-R2Xx0qwfpzwRswB_-bZd9VzdA0su5F-m-0rorwcMkpK1AFLKh8BKTzfawnCysQ" width="213" /></a></div>Inside the opera house<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcFiW9Efo22TTsFPOMSGOhrZri_bSZQE9dmHNWc-izSiujJi5NNsLVlZm6eazMgybUmixdeKRFa35a5wllTOqZUifm-iiotykd-zhEF0fCSSWkxjVnAN2T-jOYzMwx1bKY9-7BKsRxIBCISw9ypDa7OVKwgWgOg_pCDJRC-vCXTQDjxBUkQW1QRMToiwQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcFiW9Efo22TTsFPOMSGOhrZri_bSZQE9dmHNWc-izSiujJi5NNsLVlZm6eazMgybUmixdeKRFa35a5wllTOqZUifm-iiotykd-zhEF0fCSSWkxjVnAN2T-jOYzMwx1bKY9-7BKsRxIBCISw9ypDa7OVKwgWgOg_pCDJRC-vCXTQDjxBUkQW1QRMToiwQ" width="180" /></a></div>So opulent. This entire structure was built for one persons wedding and they were going to tear it down after the festivities. They decided to keep it and it's one of the few opera houses left from this era (1750's) in Europe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgNU2rxy2eRc9l5BCkJug07D8WOm1RnfV8wIE-7BDYOmEHKkJG2uv7QnFikYznX3XX7KY5DfSuQAJ_nseCNEk7z8umZgkiKDXmv8Sk-fz1TR5eRpjFIYvO9Nt9AvYUCOMWlD6MGYzVDM2VqjGp7zv0740h54QTsRddQPEpRBro7HRAV9S4gazzTlh684" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgNU2rxy2eRc9l5BCkJug07D8WOm1RnfV8wIE-7BDYOmEHKkJG2uv7QnFikYznX3XX7KY5DfSuQAJ_nseCNEk7z8umZgkiKDXmv8Sk-fz1TR5eRpjFIYvO9Nt9AvYUCOMWlD6MGYzVDM2VqjGp7zv0740h54QTsRddQPEpRBro7HRAV9S4gazzTlh684" width="180" /></a></div>We also toured the New Palace while in Bayreuth. This palace was also built during the 1750's. It was fun to walk around the different rooms and see the splendid way Princes and Princesses lived in Bayreuth</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEvkgyuKLJQajsZN3se0mS7QgFdSnzzMeSFnnUk9m9_J8pZwcxuDafLLPE2FBW_QV-tKAQIzT2MyZP2zoz6bifA-jihT7hk40iFdRoIGeomFvExRFXmuTgvkPkiKwA42mUjORyQqNMGKo5QPkgUTaGJ-7p_rJhU5gsLVl-n12p7Sa4Ecf42-_AnuPJn70" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEvkgyuKLJQajsZN3se0mS7QgFdSnzzMeSFnnUk9m9_J8pZwcxuDafLLPE2FBW_QV-tKAQIzT2MyZP2zoz6bifA-jihT7hk40iFdRoIGeomFvExRFXmuTgvkPkiKwA42mUjORyQqNMGKo5QPkgUTaGJ-7p_rJhU5gsLVl-n12p7Sa4Ecf42-_AnuPJn70" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-dFHtUG4Dl1heAJC5Ijw-4B_oZvEbU_ChanNDYEToD3EUMC3JuHD0hioa85COkAYh5tqkqiGBtnmj6Uvn1Ue1Y3WmoB-_AM2icdVEl44Fnd_jXEKy25_X1OMjzDqSjFCrZwcMKz2WfmBulSrB5BcTiZzY3DRawUoMgMPKjyFixulYq7VEDby4ZT61-1o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-dFHtUG4Dl1heAJC5Ijw-4B_oZvEbU_ChanNDYEToD3EUMC3JuHD0hioa85COkAYh5tqkqiGBtnmj6Uvn1Ue1Y3WmoB-_AM2icdVEl44Fnd_jXEKy25_X1OMjzDqSjFCrZwcMKz2WfmBulSrB5BcTiZzY3DRawUoMgMPKjyFixulYq7VEDby4ZT61-1o" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs4l_g--UuKysoqvQg8rB3a7lCxtL-PyyxZInhQoXjpt14ie2tH2BCirKq28B-EwJMgcSfJFtQkSZaqUt_tsOLY1fEn-mZ3h1UZIy3Bxsmw_1ftKVaiyjc2WvRjPDZS_xIEk_FpbS9XW0hJKZifwn6FEHKbaOCeeFvOYI0D2TfDjoVNdM1H3S4SoqgR9o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs4l_g--UuKysoqvQg8rB3a7lCxtL-PyyxZInhQoXjpt14ie2tH2BCirKq28B-EwJMgcSfJFtQkSZaqUt_tsOLY1fEn-mZ3h1UZIy3Bxsmw_1ftKVaiyjc2WvRjPDZS_xIEk_FpbS9XW0hJKZifwn6FEHKbaOCeeFvOYI0D2TfDjoVNdM1H3S4SoqgR9o" width="180" /></a></div>Original wallpaper</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_-2Orss0oJ3q7GfYZeXs9Amin3wczSR_kcVnlk68oT6S1NS1rdVDvvuAck1mOJ4cP8GaPAPS-YDnpxpvDCv1RCeOnpxyxcVHi6a2CjiZ-d-aA19KEvQ8HPbOE56pMf-LL0lx7Bs9h9KKFA7Y0C7Vd0cjVCFIt5o4QfeK8lfRvfhFIfN2ZC5E8QRywgrY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_-2Orss0oJ3q7GfYZeXs9Amin3wczSR_kcVnlk68oT6S1NS1rdVDvvuAck1mOJ4cP8GaPAPS-YDnpxpvDCv1RCeOnpxyxcVHi6a2CjiZ-d-aA19KEvQ8HPbOE56pMf-LL0lx7Bs9h9KKFA7Y0C7Vd0cjVCFIt5o4QfeK8lfRvfhFIfN2ZC5E8QRywgrY" width="180" /></a></div>Very cool room in the palace, decorated in wood paneling</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidJI28tukaQ5cV8VUcCbKD_CW_C0BpdVe4-mRrQpTnSE3_7KVShO8_b_csp8KOyQjUoDi8_IuuU3ZzO76gGU3e40ZiNY9AeJp1snsA1-zk_1tAzEs7usr7-ZAjT7fwCo03YNmtbui5rkUs6YbO6Jxr0vu5uvaPl4fuQkP6eo6iKKssCdjWK235EvVM92k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidJI28tukaQ5cV8VUcCbKD_CW_C0BpdVe4-mRrQpTnSE3_7KVShO8_b_csp8KOyQjUoDi8_IuuU3ZzO76gGU3e40ZiNY9AeJp1snsA1-zk_1tAzEs7usr7-ZAjT7fwCo03YNmtbui5rkUs6YbO6Jxr0vu5uvaPl4fuQkP6eo6iKKssCdjWK235EvVM92k" width="180" /></a></div>Funky palace grotto. This indoor fountain had doors that could open to the beautiful gardens outside the palace</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg366uOiED6kwF_wQtEUbF5Sb8QwzvSkGJ-NiHkfA9JmV4VRDIlZjrvIzfOV4j3-VI9NVSGByUR7YoW6mp2gknMhPUjznouvBvkiAht5ue-fJ_s80Ik5j18sTNuverwJpcd72g3xWjImhX7DFpGmH8vwpo9BEBMZ02uT4Kx6J4WXix8uTzxWTYSn9LHy7I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg366uOiED6kwF_wQtEUbF5Sb8QwzvSkGJ-NiHkfA9JmV4VRDIlZjrvIzfOV4j3-VI9NVSGByUR7YoW6mp2gknMhPUjznouvBvkiAht5ue-fJ_s80Ik5j18sTNuverwJpcd72g3xWjImhX7DFpGmH8vwpo9BEBMZ02uT4Kx6J4WXix8uTzxWTYSn9LHy7I" width="180" /></a></div>Had to get a photo with the Bayreuth dinosaur. I have lots of photos with my kids in front of this same dinosaur. Bayreuth has a pretty cool dinosaur/prehistoric/gem stone museum.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7xp4PHKmJVLRSuBtD8Pxt3AnJbU0i_anqBVt4OIHlkfABmnAcr3P1e-jt11KB2RhNzTnswo1HacMyJ2Iqa0yIAiYlhWV7j_8o5IIr-f83U0wzTs4nSm0akZyPmUKMAZ3IKRJsuHuqybkTpsitF1zHzpOXvJ9f_-mh41P6nnt1pm_WvwPcASXW1VS23ko" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7xp4PHKmJVLRSuBtD8Pxt3AnJbU0i_anqBVt4OIHlkfABmnAcr3P1e-jt11KB2RhNzTnswo1HacMyJ2Iqa0yIAiYlhWV7j_8o5IIr-f83U0wzTs4nSm0akZyPmUKMAZ3IKRJsuHuqybkTpsitF1zHzpOXvJ9f_-mh41P6nnt1pm_WvwPcASXW1VS23ko" width="180" /></a></div>Currywurst and fries for lunch? Yes please!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtFwPFotYmteybjNW-b4HIBljbDAaPDfJ3t_W2ynqAgcybTTRQaE1o6Le_7Jt9mi5w_JjdIP4Zv7QzPU3uk4Hju6etVGjvGzqbLhDt-uKV8sYsJqsBRae0u63WDTb2HBiTjt8ODPjIiD5hcTfpiTypJPvzq3EMGocjSuOLI0NTROKmW8fZo3YLgZ2EqxU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtFwPFotYmteybjNW-b4HIBljbDAaPDfJ3t_W2ynqAgcybTTRQaE1o6Le_7Jt9mi5w_JjdIP4Zv7QzPU3uk4Hju6etVGjvGzqbLhDt-uKV8sYsJqsBRae0u63WDTb2HBiTjt8ODPjIiD5hcTfpiTypJPvzq3EMGocjSuOLI0NTROKmW8fZo3YLgZ2EqxU" width="320" /></a></div>We drove from Bayreuth to the city of Bamberg. This is our cute little group of 7:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2c-svrrCT-SPZnQ8y4HLjOPOP8RolyAwAb4dTzKa1bEjDfZ3RXTJFs73eL6EojtgeoECyTxlA30FTpOTzJrXcrdrmlcEH8SUtiZVgKGDq7sfF5_oP7-Z7GGldSeO0JgmwFnP6ZiIFL2iOd3W3nne1wWf8Hw9O3HEtPju3AYPhbMF4PrhR3rQ2LtUOl1Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2c-svrrCT-SPZnQ8y4HLjOPOP8RolyAwAb4dTzKa1bEjDfZ3RXTJFs73eL6EojtgeoECyTxlA30FTpOTzJrXcrdrmlcEH8SUtiZVgKGDq7sfF5_oP7-Z7GGldSeO0JgmwFnP6ZiIFL2iOd3W3nne1wWf8Hw9O3HEtPju3AYPhbMF4PrhR3rQ2LtUOl1Y" width="320" /></a></div>We enjoyed walking around Bamberg as the sun went down. We walked up the hill to the Cathedral only to find out it too was under construction...bummer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhylcJG-dO9-RD_RG-zjlTbooBIw2nP0qaJI3-wHWtRQHA6tjZfq6hRdADRU2SQ3xchBh8-KsLsjIB6_Cs29q7E7W3UVCwoPFzIMF7I2EKDzJDeTDRGCxdNN2ja6q_mtAbavWHUAricfxpe7D5K_Wr3KvQVH4w6T0nKI8wfpu_w6tJFjq9saQFMB2kzRjc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhylcJG-dO9-RD_RG-zjlTbooBIw2nP0qaJI3-wHWtRQHA6tjZfq6hRdADRU2SQ3xchBh8-KsLsjIB6_Cs29q7E7W3UVCwoPFzIMF7I2EKDzJDeTDRGCxdNN2ja6q_mtAbavWHUAricfxpe7D5K_Wr3KvQVH4w6T0nKI8wfpu_w6tJFjq9saQFMB2kzRjc" width="135" /></a></div>At one point during our walk we came to a locked gate. With my knee in bad shape there was no way I was walking miles back up the hill to find an alternate way back to the city so we had to hop over this wall and scale down this sign post. It was pretty funny!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-IJp2U_7LeN0iOOtGFN6E8NEy0Im5qOmTRX1CUHNtl9OyVhv81j3vW9fOCko9X2UKuztTdhXFXgj6cJmUSXdBRl7ExCqWkHWoydsUYZhECS6w-5C6rrDtApOrL52NxqPmyzas7AtqeQ9xzpogoEGp_cA_S5m8-JC3gLuRJIgVnEh5N_WjtlVMTE1NjlY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-IJp2U_7LeN0iOOtGFN6E8NEy0Im5qOmTRX1CUHNtl9OyVhv81j3vW9fOCko9X2UKuztTdhXFXgj6cJmUSXdBRl7ExCqWkHWoydsUYZhECS6w-5C6rrDtApOrL52NxqPmyzas7AtqeQ9xzpogoEGp_cA_S5m8-JC3gLuRJIgVnEh5N_WjtlVMTE1NjlY" width="180" /></a></div>Fun gate in Bamberg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNVuNkwzCL5HH6WyAlaMbxhofvi78RiJZ8a4CgK5rFTtOT5u1Hi-b69LrU6gnZqcsrAs_4T_9QmkmVEs6wtMurjnn8JIWI6M4pLVJPOFT6lZNoaKF7ryUWMMu1ScgLSv6jcXp9TwhgL2VdVvTE3jjYwBqHfm1RjaqISy6OEBC7rld1ZI4lKCzzIc230y8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNVuNkwzCL5HH6WyAlaMbxhofvi78RiJZ8a4CgK5rFTtOT5u1Hi-b69LrU6gnZqcsrAs_4T_9QmkmVEs6wtMurjnn8JIWI6M4pLVJPOFT6lZNoaKF7ryUWMMu1ScgLSv6jcXp9TwhgL2VdVvTE3jjYwBqHfm1RjaqISy6OEBC7rld1ZI4lKCzzIc230y8" width="180" /></a></div>We loved walking around the Bamberg Christmas market. I think it was the largest market we had seen since Nuremberg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4TZ4Vd1lrQfI_YBHPluJCiq5ISBdz3kYl0Wjr6b0xLiD2BropHc-tW0ipguUXteSnHEKdz6ZcJVeXlbObh_mEEhQy13O4n-S5zV9G4pMhG-SeDBS5gvHb036DJf17BRBFwCk1DGaR0iPdz5cj9B8GmfHaXsi4HbpXbgY01wIENdsGNSLAyPZ8ALhB_ZE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4TZ4Vd1lrQfI_YBHPluJCiq5ISBdz3kYl0Wjr6b0xLiD2BropHc-tW0ipguUXteSnHEKdz6ZcJVeXlbObh_mEEhQy13O4n-S5zV9G4pMhG-SeDBS5gvHb036DJf17BRBFwCk1DGaR0iPdz5cj9B8GmfHaXsi4HbpXbgY01wIENdsGNSLAyPZ8ALhB_ZE" width="180" /></a></div>The kinder punch was delicious and kept us all warm on the cold nights</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7IO-KFtLioRGEmbu4WgWRImwdkTjlBl8K5szyoyhUZv4WmomeYyq8WFTNYvzcgqZZIzXT3B894QdMKM2Sf4dEzEXVTm9GIZst8TCiVisrJkkFY0BnRTAHiQl7lEDtloC0JTWz7UnMSkTVfFXAhenMr5JP9I30KGe3k2hSqWwk25qu9EL-YxoxRRCLz-Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7IO-KFtLioRGEmbu4WgWRImwdkTjlBl8K5szyoyhUZv4WmomeYyq8WFTNYvzcgqZZIzXT3B894QdMKM2Sf4dEzEXVTm9GIZst8TCiVisrJkkFY0BnRTAHiQl7lEDtloC0JTWz7UnMSkTVfFXAhenMr5JP9I30KGe3k2hSqWwk25qu9EL-YxoxRRCLz-Y" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQdS85DeBhzdkPxrpbqN4RocGCe4EKg6lS2ql7-2hglnRatSx11Gf30Ewv1n1QmU2SM42SnItwwbcl8DA0ai-SjDk1o7ts8uN58fzwK8kYOtIpuwkWEpq6mLsU0Kf-tSHMaEC6OVsNqqP3XCwOpYbi4aPwUzZQBsrrKVJlyzfkGCNdEaHCZ3WWLjttfgA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQdS85DeBhzdkPxrpbqN4RocGCe4EKg6lS2ql7-2hglnRatSx11Gf30Ewv1n1QmU2SM42SnItwwbcl8DA0ai-SjDk1o7ts8uN58fzwK8kYOtIpuwkWEpq6mLsU0Kf-tSHMaEC6OVsNqqP3XCwOpYbi4aPwUzZQBsrrKVJlyzfkGCNdEaHCZ3WWLjttfgA" width="180" /></a></div>Sausages wrapped up like St. Nick? Sure...very festive and tasty:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Day 6: Rothenburg ob der Tauber</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGMGH3p_qlz5GQwOdFUkKuO2WZmEWVCV0WXq4-cQznU0iqUeMPdCTFiI_08hL6BMaApwMlf5NylUwohjGzgx_If8Y26GZlwbPWJ_-FKabuur0AiE5r-rX75xVdjUe4n8-0yenRQwDJY79agcoz_jpYPBv9nI99lkxgTOZEGFLXUDjpt8LJ5OTcPiM9ylo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGMGH3p_qlz5GQwOdFUkKuO2WZmEWVCV0WXq4-cQznU0iqUeMPdCTFiI_08hL6BMaApwMlf5NylUwohjGzgx_If8Y26GZlwbPWJ_-FKabuur0AiE5r-rX75xVdjUe4n8-0yenRQwDJY79agcoz_jpYPBv9nI99lkxgTOZEGFLXUDjpt8LJ5OTcPiM9ylo" width="320" /></a></div>You can't ask for a better way to end a trip to Germany than spending your last full day walking around Rothenburg. This beautifully preserved medieval city is so fun to explore!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_6enH-eYBt9sRPG9hFLm-ndziljxFn95JimTdlE5ocBVyO32NUUZYc_QP24h55MM9UOCJQ63dRwqVTYgg9LgxGW-4zxPtI6TATefp0i0wqs7MSj6oLN95NRRaQLc4FtGX21w-5DC617TEp5N3pWnHGxu2nrJGL3iTiHqSQuGEfosbzKneLFt4Nlv6bVs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_6enH-eYBt9sRPG9hFLm-ndziljxFn95JimTdlE5ocBVyO32NUUZYc_QP24h55MM9UOCJQ63dRwqVTYgg9LgxGW-4zxPtI6TATefp0i0wqs7MSj6oLN95NRRaQLc4FtGX21w-5DC617TEp5N3pWnHGxu2nrJGL3iTiHqSQuGEfosbzKneLFt4Nlv6bVs" width="320" /></a></div>Walking the city wall</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQksaBWeDyyr1fqa06QGehA4onhlTCS7lKByv8faT9cgx-CfF1KCY6dhqsCEfBEeM1LkFOxbYgi2R0JcJTDo96dUZmVR8KnQzvXDOdqsTsQQ6qMHdO7YaBa1oVIcfomucEyYgEUiUu3q7e_vCk6ky0BzqPszViSdRQ-lwM8LoN5RkTMs_lr3kaHrALZkw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQksaBWeDyyr1fqa06QGehA4onhlTCS7lKByv8faT9cgx-CfF1KCY6dhqsCEfBEeM1LkFOxbYgi2R0JcJTDo96dUZmVR8KnQzvXDOdqsTsQQ6qMHdO7YaBa1oVIcfomucEyYgEUiUu3q7e_vCk6ky0BzqPszViSdRQ-lwM8LoN5RkTMs_lr3kaHrALZkw" width="320" /></a></div>Up on the wall with the cute little village below</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX0XxVyRJAGQPKkA-hn7Xiaqs0PcZEKy2FuQz7JurDFKwdT1mHtlq_69IsizMPLzrch_pCMbM30Rx2j-4iIYV5GVgkoB9KRflpXcxz_tBZpIz1gYnsEIdZqY-DWqSupEL-dMcIfB5p2aEBQpAdDjIJ1XPpWPkSUgGwG_9WKl3ynNfiThLRM_Pv_Dd7AXs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX0XxVyRJAGQPKkA-hn7Xiaqs0PcZEKy2FuQz7JurDFKwdT1mHtlq_69IsizMPLzrch_pCMbM30Rx2j-4iIYV5GVgkoB9KRflpXcxz_tBZpIz1gYnsEIdZqY-DWqSupEL-dMcIfB5p2aEBQpAdDjIJ1XPpWPkSUgGwG_9WKl3ynNfiThLRM_Pv_Dd7AXs" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSbwexu-dpSJTIaORn390hlSMLN9JRrOOpAsud92LreaLKcDPYOT_qD8DC_5LDHLmnEwY0zmsVKvfrOL2IxfIjXOgIqphI0XWL9u8TsZanwcJ1o51JwBsuITgiDoPiC5Vv_ymHX6KXfCAmZXWQz1_3DggOSWYmKW7rXWeQT3Ak-5KR8cn0H8zk6u2iCVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSbwexu-dpSJTIaORn390hlSMLN9JRrOOpAsud92LreaLKcDPYOT_qD8DC_5LDHLmnEwY0zmsVKvfrOL2IxfIjXOgIqphI0XWL9u8TsZanwcJ1o51JwBsuITgiDoPiC5Vv_ymHX6KXfCAmZXWQz1_3DggOSWYmKW7rXWeQT3Ak-5KR8cn0H8zk6u2iCVA" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-WeNX6kaDe8RTNQWyStFWFXAqpa1rVAW1ztpuUfn7bLf2Yj2moJXN2lvrJ6L2NSasOLgWApqmv8H_wTv43nezGRtzIBV2YO0VOwBeW2EfJ-1rEj9JExAiDARRB2HjLRMx05oPRvzOBpXFuOlVQ3s28kBJg675dkMAo270PwQM-uPe9i3nJ6_HLTbDxF0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-WeNX6kaDe8RTNQWyStFWFXAqpa1rVAW1ztpuUfn7bLf2Yj2moJXN2lvrJ6L2NSasOLgWApqmv8H_wTv43nezGRtzIBV2YO0VOwBeW2EfJ-1rEj9JExAiDARRB2HjLRMx05oPRvzOBpXFuOlVQ3s28kBJg675dkMAo270PwQM-uPe9i3nJ6_HLTbDxF0" width="180" /></a></div>You can't help yourself when you're in Rothenburg, every time you turn around there is another cute little scene to take pictures of:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW_J1C_a6rYLlsIfUfp6GaXrkgVrl1jlbFfX4aCbV-LkiO38Ex3oeGHA6UZSUslwkYRWQr-MK-w_8YI4njHne-EE2-nrk2O-xUiCwdKis2_CB5HbjbA2O46HEdud30AyAcVz2rGTDBV2_8HY-R2H0n_FrmUF2AC1qYZtSVDk-KV_JmB4NiQDQpeYV8PGg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW_J1C_a6rYLlsIfUfp6GaXrkgVrl1jlbFfX4aCbV-LkiO38Ex3oeGHA6UZSUslwkYRWQr-MK-w_8YI4njHne-EE2-nrk2O-xUiCwdKis2_CB5HbjbA2O46HEdud30AyAcVz2rGTDBV2_8HY-R2H0n_FrmUF2AC1qYZtSVDk-KV_JmB4NiQDQpeYV8PGg" width="180" /></a></div>Our ONLY gelato the entire trip! Every other gelato shop was closed for the season but I guess Rothenburg gets so many tourists (even in winter) they still had a gelato shop open!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLomG2wyYUU8BPxd4OM0R6CEZ9dw_A7w4CEbZf5J-Uc5hlnigpnwKnNqNorwFTZxGbJHlX6cY8fS3eiS74q3X89uu8DWheBfaNoky6SXSU8ruANXid7zlN4GUrRKfN7TNsGBZLQeJ7tQ_IVIEu4ZeJR_xpWyX2BQXznvXhXR43B0Uot2SN84dddOue4mg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLomG2wyYUU8BPxd4OM0R6CEZ9dw_A7w4CEbZf5J-Uc5hlnigpnwKnNqNorwFTZxGbJHlX6cY8fS3eiS74q3X89uu8DWheBfaNoky6SXSU8ruANXid7zlN4GUrRKfN7TNsGBZLQeJ7tQ_IVIEu4ZeJR_xpWyX2BQXznvXhXR43B0Uot2SN84dddOue4mg" width="180" /></a></div>Beautiful carved wooden altar in St. Jacob's Cathedral</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF0UeNy1lRtwVDES8c3AwYtGjsmxIZ7_5OdC9XHwLxns8umMd5y9MXBxXsiqlh1CrDOnRbtGDnwxYTJCy5YV1X_oKH8XoW2OFsUGZwvn_0PNVLuiO7SPtRILErir04QicAIXVFo0PnqtxA7MCieRAdnecLEUhr0QBUA3QCQZZ__zfLNhAT7jKyTA2QrLw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF0UeNy1lRtwVDES8c3AwYtGjsmxIZ7_5OdC9XHwLxns8umMd5y9MXBxXsiqlh1CrDOnRbtGDnwxYTJCy5YV1X_oKH8XoW2OFsUGZwvn_0PNVLuiO7SPtRILErir04QicAIXVFo0PnqtxA7MCieRAdnecLEUhr0QBUA3QCQZZ__zfLNhAT7jKyTA2QrLw" width="180" /></a></div>Rothenburg has 3 separate Kathe Wohlfahrte stores...you can spend hours just walking around these shops! I did end up buying a great little "smoker man" dressed as a Night Watchman.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhieToE5_YGFU3Zxknsh5CC4CgYIy3nXjOmUPsxB-_J_GBOZpUcSZLN6wFNvZFR2ChD1ay-vVIp0C8aTWEvusAwiN5kpd3pU65VeitJk984Nq2UqScuPrvq5fkdonjdj6Cf6FlEQodToC4cL9nrTxJq--CjM71Z9I8uTdpJrULQslqiDdbv3cy1s70pbF4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhieToE5_YGFU3Zxknsh5CC4CgYIy3nXjOmUPsxB-_J_GBOZpUcSZLN6wFNvZFR2ChD1ay-vVIp0C8aTWEvusAwiN5kpd3pU65VeitJk984Nq2UqScuPrvq5fkdonjdj6Cf6FlEQodToC4cL9nrTxJq--CjM71Z9I8uTdpJrULQslqiDdbv3cy1s70pbF4" width="180" /></a></div>The Christmas market is small but festive</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8PcM11O59MzbaGuykhO7KQHUZ8aPdqWTiAn5rI1Y_Xa134l7GI95MhFpyGjvjByK7O8eRTftJz9icvf_DG06DEuWgqFDLlcUx78YH41otQfEsosZBg_sOuodpwC9oNQtuOaVoDbIyX85S2wkHvLB3K_YSxsRU8VXZ65NaG5PunlOUrHG0QoYT3_A8yB0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8PcM11O59MzbaGuykhO7KQHUZ8aPdqWTiAn5rI1Y_Xa134l7GI95MhFpyGjvjByK7O8eRTftJz9icvf_DG06DEuWgqFDLlcUx78YH41otQfEsosZBg_sOuodpwC9oNQtuOaVoDbIyX85S2wkHvLB3K_YSxsRU8VXZ65NaG5PunlOUrHG0QoYT3_A8yB0" width="320" /></a></div>We stayed up late and took the Night Watchman tour. I have been on this tour with George, the Night Watchman 4 times and I just love it! The first time I went was 2005 and he is STILL doing tours. I hope he continues for many more years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmYCOa89_MewPpG2OJ5vE8uC0Bv5oTFijHi1rkKnuD0IGSBAKmRyAcuT3UlKbRj9kJ2XKshKtomX7_BoUj0kJ-jkyl1RldRFzIMtndBpO8WMAl26SAb7iD8tL7GWbKOSxPdC-TEhPBD_8i96ZCkAOfmsVf43aG0UwvNiRYTq-6PxgJfRRab1bKcOtS7No" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmYCOa89_MewPpG2OJ5vE8uC0Bv5oTFijHi1rkKnuD0IGSBAKmRyAcuT3UlKbRj9kJ2XKshKtomX7_BoUj0kJ-jkyl1RldRFzIMtndBpO8WMAl26SAb7iD8tL7GWbKOSxPdC-TEhPBD_8i96ZCkAOfmsVf43aG0UwvNiRYTq-6PxgJfRRab1bKcOtS7No" width="180" /></a></div>Rothenburg main city gate and wall</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3lLQ--4IsHDmPJG4Q1tk-lK1xyD5KLIepg4g1F9qMZJcZAXnllFvSJ2GqCKZs_UaZcOclgjMQu2haXzmj1ZPvum5iIWwYdtpabZ0_uFSrrdHvImyH1I2zfEFPsF1g3FsG3clOPI7jBxywHEX70ReA5k9o-AueUeS6YyG2KS6jlKtgI52M-OXeeBV4NLM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3lLQ--4IsHDmPJG4Q1tk-lK1xyD5KLIepg4g1F9qMZJcZAXnllFvSJ2GqCKZs_UaZcOclgjMQu2haXzmj1ZPvum5iIWwYdtpabZ0_uFSrrdHvImyH1I2zfEFPsF1g3FsG3clOPI7jBxywHEX70ReA5k9o-AueUeS6YyG2KS6jlKtgI52M-OXeeBV4NLM" width="180" /></a></div>Cool photo of George walking through the dark streets of Rothenburg. This is seriously the very best ending we could have for our weeklong adventure. After the tour we drove 2 hours to Nuremberg, dropped off our rental car and tried to get a few hours of sleep before our fights home the next day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6bakvtW4O6YU9iKWprisY25k6U9hu7dL_NEN7MZzbiqPwXjs9UWynyTjHLSBo7yNl7lMjjOPQZpWPSrKtMJjJLDq2Bu8Ty22SHC09ktG3nBAAIqjr96JCGp21HQBmke9FyXP98Yi6aNnPdAM5_jIldgICRqvPktAjXk36QdDFvbxD0tfiBhCa-8zbTVc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="3024" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6bakvtW4O6YU9iKWprisY25k6U9hu7dL_NEN7MZzbiqPwXjs9UWynyTjHLSBo7yNl7lMjjOPQZpWPSrKtMJjJLDq2Bu8Ty22SHC09ktG3nBAAIqjr96JCGp21HQBmke9FyXP98Yi6aNnPdAM5_jIldgICRqvPktAjXk36QdDFvbxD0tfiBhCa-8zbTVc" width="320" /></a></div>This is me looking very sad at the Nuremberg airport, having one last Bavarian pretzel. I loved my trip so much and all the places we visited and the wonderful things we could see. I am so glad I could spend this week with Paige and DeNae and Missy and her sisters were also great travel buddies. So sad to leave but I'm already looking forward to next time!<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-57571610288973024122023-11-30T16:25:00.000-08:002024-01-09T16:56:08.488-08:00November: Fall colors, Hair (the musical) Thanksgiving and festive markets in Portland<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1IptSbcr7cLYx5S-oOxETD_TGFrbmP2HwHP-WXjvLqud6QZdGHZAOI4489sSszAEAJ_roVNUR4MzUC1hCwu2smHGSAemyCYvF_mdevFiNdOeOyjl5Ms_FG96-SaLepfGTASIJEcHMPdwSoZy-Ea_HhJpuWXIjiX22LTbOkXAWxaiBy0tJfZn4rubWxaE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1IptSbcr7cLYx5S-oOxETD_TGFrbmP2HwHP-WXjvLqud6QZdGHZAOI4489sSszAEAJ_roVNUR4MzUC1hCwu2smHGSAemyCYvF_mdevFiNdOeOyjl5Ms_FG96-SaLepfGTASIJEcHMPdwSoZy-Ea_HhJpuWXIjiX22LTbOkXAWxaiBy0tJfZn4rubWxaE" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Julian and I on a walk enjoying the fall colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyA8ILyVhB35WSrX49Bq1InaYJDpIX8dibRBhPUGEGOQGj8TkDcnpm-tXoCp45l2jdqRyrWNDP92jFZTdgOk54sfRSwaYLZbuy8sTBZM-y9ynJI4yinn1YQnArZa_JdrglTjmSO-sCuSHceA5xP6i0X047DL4jhMvHG2_aHxn7VKTq1eCxSfG8ItYxjf8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyA8ILyVhB35WSrX49Bq1InaYJDpIX8dibRBhPUGEGOQGj8TkDcnpm-tXoCp45l2jdqRyrWNDP92jFZTdgOk54sfRSwaYLZbuy8sTBZM-y9ynJI4yinn1YQnArZa_JdrglTjmSO-sCuSHceA5xP6i0X047DL4jhMvHG2_aHxn7VKTq1eCxSfG8ItYxjf8" width="320" /></a></div>We saw a wonderful production of the musical "Hair" in Portland. I love the music in this show!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEUeKnz7KQHsOdoLukg_8B22Eh71CLZWQuLHigMsF4B1V26Cvxj10Thxi3gVzd0bid-KQ6bExc57fy_MWgebRsMr5gcwN6na_OeNRoEY-ZxV_w7KBbrYJaYbzpGamkDTUYJhV_TZxz__Gixqg_TIPX1eumQrwrfrh1U-92nKvdqQ0YFGwoNhkZRtNDgFE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEUeKnz7KQHsOdoLukg_8B22Eh71CLZWQuLHigMsF4B1V26Cvxj10Thxi3gVzd0bid-KQ6bExc57fy_MWgebRsMr5gcwN6na_OeNRoEY-ZxV_w7KBbrYJaYbzpGamkDTUYJhV_TZxz__Gixqg_TIPX1eumQrwrfrh1U-92nKvdqQ0YFGwoNhkZRtNDgFE" width="180" /></a></div>Happy Birthday Hyrum 💕</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheZmZyQBqhOxG_a4o1kSRCCZKp4XsevQAeNPNVTSOVe4kwwTpy9YvO266O8U0Me013U32jec0YY0Y-S2tcsPBKKu--ENUrfw0GTS2Eo7TTmD036D0dxt28y39c8KNuZL2lSqHwtOLgvynNfpFkDC5vg-KQbzU-cOi6JuWrAw2rIuMiGy5fDHPHFKRpCbE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="2849" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheZmZyQBqhOxG_a4o1kSRCCZKp4XsevQAeNPNVTSOVe4kwwTpy9YvO266O8U0Me013U32jec0YY0Y-S2tcsPBKKu--ENUrfw0GTS2Eo7TTmD036D0dxt28y39c8KNuZL2lSqHwtOLgvynNfpFkDC5vg-KQbzU-cOi6JuWrAw2rIuMiGy5fDHPHFKRpCbE" width="180" /></a></div>Our annual tradition of going to spend Thanksgiving at Mt. Hood. Hyrum cooked us a wonderful feast and we had a lot of family join us:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK4YSIb5FQLTB6IrEg_irsQ-nuAROsje2HzeB3l9uZb6DBTBmNEae4wcSLqT00dGP6bhJnxmZCKKlPL8MIyFJHedwxlfIbPuvwHBNFo9ysosSYd_An9kEdKFODZsoVL9_SDNbLtwiUPMr_zV5odYsvRKCBRxlwapb-T5bILdzGmhBV0m3C9Dligv6kr9Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK4YSIb5FQLTB6IrEg_irsQ-nuAROsje2HzeB3l9uZb6DBTBmNEae4wcSLqT00dGP6bhJnxmZCKKlPL8MIyFJHedwxlfIbPuvwHBNFo9ysosSYd_An9kEdKFODZsoVL9_SDNbLtwiUPMr_zV5odYsvRKCBRxlwapb-T5bILdzGmhBV0m3C9Dligv6kr9Q" width="320" /></a></div>Hyrum's Mom, his brother Jason and Jason's partner Tony all came to celebrate with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgagGVc_xj5C0SYc-299LBw9P7rq86RIRMz5U8aeUdivSnNw-Ahqe7RHiQNc73IlmoELiC-UT3cDYwSu7ttQciJn5xFdQ7M3mN8Pd9MaSCawapplOe47MLcQWF0tXLscTH7yqrNX-cay5rEkHUPgjK_Vr0LzILtuWfoRd3yd5lUKx7FhRQVnAiM2wjDs3k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="2212" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgagGVc_xj5C0SYc-299LBw9P7rq86RIRMz5U8aeUdivSnNw-Ahqe7RHiQNc73IlmoELiC-UT3cDYwSu7ttQciJn5xFdQ7M3mN8Pd9MaSCawapplOe47MLcQWF0tXLscTH7yqrNX-cay5rEkHUPgjK_Vr0LzILtuWfoRd3yd5lUKx7FhRQVnAiM2wjDs3k" width="180" /></a></div>Silly photo of Oma finishing off the sparkling cider...she looks like a real boozer 😛</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1tA8mEoUMvudI1njythLAXHBIC0hgWYaFtJTq3XSvcFqJmuZ29ZMVnRmXCD84WOpK2iGQhFT4cw55ah95XDinv8gfawr23DTgUC3UGh-md801CJUsAnP-cnFd_t_qm0P2z99KGOrWFiOXl2fL2vRsuImc_Q3Cbat6hoywOFtd5lVKvPuI8O7oJPMHNDQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1tA8mEoUMvudI1njythLAXHBIC0hgWYaFtJTq3XSvcFqJmuZ29ZMVnRmXCD84WOpK2iGQhFT4cw55ah95XDinv8gfawr23DTgUC3UGh-md801CJUsAnP-cnFd_t_qm0P2z99KGOrWFiOXl2fL2vRsuImc_Q3Cbat6hoywOFtd5lVKvPuI8O7oJPMHNDQ" width="180" /></a></div>The condo we stayed in had a foosball table which was really fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBcfOaJuqWeUHrKbNqBQDt0MR6d_6hhMvAMLNJUWhOD9eE5nqK08kcAuAY41YouCO3u4BJzSG8Y4_uGj7mM5mbvH7FFG0mWXL6RbgXM2Defcvx8LsT4KTl7SreOT2qlXHJOJ8SCKv9fSKh9I6bON4GB9CB8je_WZQ4FiefjtQSkZm5MHiW54uJzTbCTCk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="3320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBcfOaJuqWeUHrKbNqBQDt0MR6d_6hhMvAMLNJUWhOD9eE5nqK08kcAuAY41YouCO3u4BJzSG8Y4_uGj7mM5mbvH7FFG0mWXL6RbgXM2Defcvx8LsT4KTl7SreOT2qlXHJOJ8SCKv9fSKh9I6bON4GB9CB8je_WZQ4FiefjtQSkZm5MHiW54uJzTbCTCk" width="320" /></a></div>We spent a beautiful, sunny afternoon walking around in the snow by Timberline lodge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiokgvZeMWzNomPPhnSxuBYPuysdUmv_KDShvvKAhxBkhYqE3Mh44HXiHRxW_1zohb8mtE35PMb-HM4zlzWBJVqyZs0eTxboYv4Z2_PO2UzKQoArOqIVrJAbZ3O4BloztQ0zTWe86V8UtocWqDrhJn_IGj5KK8lVpTIUIGbPOVSS2kmNekZsy1agFNxlA0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="2320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiokgvZeMWzNomPPhnSxuBYPuysdUmv_KDShvvKAhxBkhYqE3Mh44HXiHRxW_1zohb8mtE35PMb-HM4zlzWBJVqyZs0eTxboYv4Z2_PO2UzKQoArOqIVrJAbZ3O4BloztQ0zTWe86V8UtocWqDrhJn_IGj5KK8lVpTIUIGbPOVSS2kmNekZsy1agFNxlA0" width="180" /></a></div>Mt. Hood was gorgeous...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDPpGDF8ABfKFt80k7uMicDJhb5-J-acW9JRjx4vz23urL3JbQzrYmI9JYvyOH4-IX4ufMGs-2rIznVvi62nP_Ll1poNvJeByygFuQlocVaqrkU8lDmbRwCtWXUM_0p_CkFkV5KUedcSdb_6sw1k4S_43Q-1mFt_oqlVzIsz41-aGGH6wOTn__C-IHcoQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="2495" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDPpGDF8ABfKFt80k7uMicDJhb5-J-acW9JRjx4vz23urL3JbQzrYmI9JYvyOH4-IX4ufMGs-2rIznVvi62nP_Ll1poNvJeByygFuQlocVaqrkU8lDmbRwCtWXUM_0p_CkFkV5KUedcSdb_6sw1k4S_43Q-1mFt_oqlVzIsz41-aGGH6wOTn__C-IHcoQ" width="320" /></a></div>...the view looking out across the valley from Mt. Hood. Also, gorgeous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGkLWYx5rwsbTIxJJKJ21iwmApwuUoTCt9OZ663kD74g4K_jATYewuzsJHXPCO9VquL53u1x4HZMy9z40Eqx1cG1VWEnILS2l57v5f0wqEV9lrysJMeKPcB2g2zRlM5A3tZAQg9wWaX0T40C5Tz0yxnQ8D6M6RzOiuYnm4b7XyptoYxbfyfRWwEnNSS8Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGkLWYx5rwsbTIxJJKJ21iwmApwuUoTCt9OZ663kD74g4K_jATYewuzsJHXPCO9VquL53u1x4HZMy9z40Eqx1cG1VWEnILS2l57v5f0wqEV9lrysJMeKPcB2g2zRlM5A3tZAQg9wWaX0T40C5Tz0yxnQ8D6M6RzOiuYnm4b7XyptoYxbfyfRWwEnNSS8Y" width="180" /></a></div>We went to the food trucks in Hillsboro for a farewell dinner to say goodbye to Oma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-bOvuKABlfC9MSnm66e2fHMJA8OJXbl79idQ6FBBhJ44gfqSQoqbgp1ipq-MGUkSgDOKf_-C3UOyuQW3Erx3U5dX9PgGoJJFNAMCbhWbwAqO1plpt1GTT73MHsR6gUguHugKF8JKxPYkU99wTRYlOgy_BVDRQruBwL4qpJdnVWvCiHHAkp9zCWhfzSJM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-bOvuKABlfC9MSnm66e2fHMJA8OJXbl79idQ6FBBhJ44gfqSQoqbgp1ipq-MGUkSgDOKf_-C3UOyuQW3Erx3U5dX9PgGoJJFNAMCbhWbwAqO1plpt1GTT73MHsR6gUguHugKF8JKxPYkU99wTRYlOgy_BVDRQruBwL4qpJdnVWvCiHHAkp9zCWhfzSJM" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friends invited me to a "German Christmas Market" in Portland. I had been to this "market" before and it's really not much but they had a cute St. Nicholaus:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg247bFlXsNXFIqHSoHVVZI9TVtGpKfKnclArJVFmgc0ERpH5y8le85xDsW5si-jkJDQqoU1clgR3Sj8lzkh7OJU7NhheBalLeRItsM-QeCLG_QCTKyF-LJO1yncgDP6e4VCqaqyNrwaD20ut8kK3h8vWDf78CGXjpsKGlm84Nhja5SSsYsMOIXM5Nz_HE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg247bFlXsNXFIqHSoHVVZI9TVtGpKfKnclArJVFmgc0ERpH5y8le85xDsW5si-jkJDQqoU1clgR3Sj8lzkh7OJU7NhheBalLeRItsM-QeCLG_QCTKyF-LJO1yncgDP6e4VCqaqyNrwaD20ut8kK3h8vWDf78CGXjpsKGlm84Nhja5SSsYsMOIXM5Nz_HE" width="180" /></a></div>We also went to the Portland Night Market which was super fun to walk around and they had yummy food carts BUT it was packed! So many people that if you walked past a vendor you liked you couldn't really stop to check anything out because you would be blocking the human traffic flow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqLYiXr9c4TMIUkAhZVjH1eHPb1RYffdCyZn7RtBvyfbGuXkQ8rg7CUmby15Fph4nxgTDv8TK_qsYpiARI0BwPiTdtRnMTTcWh6Bse_pSvhF7CQN6yxfIyu__MTUpwK-YYNvNnPuqIdHgzIQEsUH09AOqBG4JEhGM-NMfBTyrO5Ixn0JCSD6-rB2FXpAY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqLYiXr9c4TMIUkAhZVjH1eHPb1RYffdCyZn7RtBvyfbGuXkQ8rg7CUmby15Fph4nxgTDv8TK_qsYpiARI0BwPiTdtRnMTTcWh6Bse_pSvhF7CQN6yxfIyu__MTUpwK-YYNvNnPuqIdHgzIQEsUH09AOqBG4JEhGM-NMfBTyrO5Ixn0JCSD6-rB2FXpAY" width="320" /></a></div>The Santa at the Night Market was so cute! I loved his big belt buckle:)<br /><br /></div></div> <p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-78880935621676842842023-11-17T14:26:00.000-08:002023-11-22T15:02:34.391-08:00Maui Hawaii with Oma<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year Hyrum and I went to Maui for his annual medical conference and we decided to invite his mom to come along. We had a very relaxing week and enjoyed the sun and sand. Oma went for a nice long walk along the beach each morning and found some treasures from the ocean she could bring home. I enjoyed lots of fish tacos and wonderful sunny days. We have been to Maui so many times we didn't have any "must see" to do lists so we just took it easy and enjoyed our time. I love Hawaii!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKHA33NiLT04lj9vfLotck8NgGbXsxNyMRRejNqAmHkpeKm7tk55eKRPLNjajZygpYEMF3E9fRM8MkuXnTX4kySwFLT5-68Bj65pxUoncatfmbE3yhFTyEzM-7eq5yvLQNsd4Pwm6KTCTahv7rTnYfWfmIcd_SkybWqNMsWWWEFSPuHt8g02qOWB_-3H4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKHA33NiLT04lj9vfLotck8NgGbXsxNyMRRejNqAmHkpeKm7tk55eKRPLNjajZygpYEMF3E9fRM8MkuXnTX4kySwFLT5-68Bj65pxUoncatfmbE3yhFTyEzM-7eq5yvLQNsd4Pwm6KTCTahv7rTnYfWfmIcd_SkybWqNMsWWWEFSPuHt8g02qOWB_-3H4" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoying the sun poolside on our first afternoon in Muai</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8fAJPYE4_CK7Zbzw5hmudXp-eexRYseSDKa5kuoI9dYW395yYcyBB2hdvgWF25f83viWrH856krGkE9jgmL_HAvAg53Zy7BS_Uezi_w6CeTAV-jvuNkg0W86zaoO_N5cgfeXqfpYayPKcUcdBRnx4U49B9GlyQ5mjZE1-9oASxqtl4mC9o6vsgHySiXk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8fAJPYE4_CK7Zbzw5hmudXp-eexRYseSDKa5kuoI9dYW395yYcyBB2hdvgWF25f83viWrH856krGkE9jgmL_HAvAg53Zy7BS_Uezi_w6CeTAV-jvuNkg0W86zaoO_N5cgfeXqfpYayPKcUcdBRnx4U49B9GlyQ5mjZE1-9oASxqtl4mC9o6vsgHySiXk" width="180" /></a></div>Sun, sand and waves...a beautiful morning on the beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDmgAsCmGOSGN6nwyO6kZpLwbIkYfwuX4ZFF_FKf53psQQqfMcGwkTu-v5vDb2JXIQFZbgRZouAgq7HBAr5VjOq_J6rcFTXb2NXKn1E92RY-urBLxZ-RrzHbvBiUktRFZ8J82yXNtaTfElrI1yZFmQGd59K-hIYhgiNT4Jp0OmwalgoukHH1gcKLFuNWw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDmgAsCmGOSGN6nwyO6kZpLwbIkYfwuX4ZFF_FKf53psQQqfMcGwkTu-v5vDb2JXIQFZbgRZouAgq7HBAr5VjOq_J6rcFTXb2NXKn1E92RY-urBLxZ-RrzHbvBiUktRFZ8J82yXNtaTfElrI1yZFmQGd59K-hIYhgiNT4Jp0OmwalgoukHH1gcKLFuNWw" width="320" /></a></div>Fish tacos for lunch? Yes please!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy9PvhXJUdpcf6zzJZCiU-LtygDiobhwD2k0JaYeaP8MFIxOjNgfp8AgZPuFOPt0Kp99EsocovLdEzaVIYX6jFMgInNqjaN7b114442dRFn-3W345R64LB2VmwIvrfqQNSU7zL7_iiDuvaZHqfpyJKuRg8UirkuFonFu9JuzV_6zLRmpXWWiMvdz6lC_Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2709" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy9PvhXJUdpcf6zzJZCiU-LtygDiobhwD2k0JaYeaP8MFIxOjNgfp8AgZPuFOPt0Kp99EsocovLdEzaVIYX6jFMgInNqjaN7b114442dRFn-3W345R64LB2VmwIvrfqQNSU7zL7_iiDuvaZHqfpyJKuRg8UirkuFonFu9JuzV_6zLRmpXWWiMvdz6lC_Y" width="180" /></a></div>A wonderful afternoon for a hike in the forest at Makawao Forest Reserve</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3QwpKp989TA_5j4TcnDQKqDQNk8n_CghixqZtTrBjA9mOD3ty5x3OZ051mVzA1SEnGhib_eaiCHtKoHYhfUMaTa7xLUwBw9Z-rJk1wzAzDI6sOOyZa3g-lTm5nMEXeAjoCchtjVeQ2bHZuz7s9Tyr1hiyBXaCG-2kbZGIxENkfgdXIBsGvopYr9uPjAo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="3645" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3QwpKp989TA_5j4TcnDQKqDQNk8n_CghixqZtTrBjA9mOD3ty5x3OZ051mVzA1SEnGhib_eaiCHtKoHYhfUMaTa7xLUwBw9Z-rJk1wzAzDI6sOOyZa3g-lTm5nMEXeAjoCchtjVeQ2bHZuz7s9Tyr1hiyBXaCG-2kbZGIxENkfgdXIBsGvopYr9uPjAo" width="320" /></a></div>A rainbow on the beach:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1Dc0fgMQxYq2SZkaM9H8H7_4P9cp0vs6sfubwTUUm2dJi6_HlBWpa0R9ObQQbdwvFfQwMgPCEntCH2oLrRGumgjMWatsmruM-HpT2U__tuOBtET0irBdJwGjgTDAwGk-4gR5UFEDFAPCTbAVvYrOCsOC-RHpuXetkFAeDb7P-np3QTbdzdBFgYoItTb4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="2835" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1Dc0fgMQxYq2SZkaM9H8H7_4P9cp0vs6sfubwTUUm2dJi6_HlBWpa0R9ObQQbdwvFfQwMgPCEntCH2oLrRGumgjMWatsmruM-HpT2U__tuOBtET0irBdJwGjgTDAwGk-4gR5UFEDFAPCTbAVvYrOCsOC-RHpuXetkFAeDb7P-np3QTbdzdBFgYoItTb4" width="320" /></a></div>We had a bunch of fun watching the kite and wind surfers at Ho-okipa Beach. Those guys make it look so easy!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNTWDTzMJLCGQSE0BKs8SoIN37iAV128bNu8Lc044r-m5lNROKjkbXiTOsI71UUhgk92MKUc5M0Y4ni_3VdLFHx8pWIHPC2aUMD2YKS0LYT-KHrNDaDZQkdvMELD26Jp8KcVArr8p8JyA3LyfquDOeEUf_at94pf3IVIHdhhuQ5h5tuEf8KuFPpuBAezA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3295" data-original-width="2471" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNTWDTzMJLCGQSE0BKs8SoIN37iAV128bNu8Lc044r-m5lNROKjkbXiTOsI71UUhgk92MKUc5M0Y4ni_3VdLFHx8pWIHPC2aUMD2YKS0LYT-KHrNDaDZQkdvMELD26Jp8KcVArr8p8JyA3LyfquDOeEUf_at94pf3IVIHdhhuQ5h5tuEf8KuFPpuBAezA" width="180" /></a></div>Tuesday was VERY windy so we went to a museum we hadn't been to before. The Baily House was interesting but kind of sad and run down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRFpoFS4NLjRySO8QJzWRyVU9-J2W5y1p1rr0OVYUYNAR7Rqj6IbH-JsdSYPyDQz9MttZ9el1kep0q55O9YLPop6qukUy20zmlFmrjqMObqIMZ9D8ed_tc4F0Tpf02kOJafgcLGlr66-vKEP8w6PjxcdmSZc2fqn1u6F91gmtdX7_GHvYg8fh4OP4aqN8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRFpoFS4NLjRySO8QJzWRyVU9-J2W5y1p1rr0OVYUYNAR7Rqj6IbH-JsdSYPyDQz9MttZ9el1kep0q55O9YLPop6qukUy20zmlFmrjqMObqIMZ9D8ed_tc4F0Tpf02kOJafgcLGlr66-vKEP8w6PjxcdmSZc2fqn1u6F91gmtdX7_GHvYg8fh4OP4aqN8" width="180" /></a></div>Beautiful quilt at the museum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzOFNbwtquvRCdcwYt8VKvTEWJx7D7XGnGecZZE3vbASLMlDPUOL5EVcpx6FP06Rfisl03sTYakS1fL_B5X7opNrMoABnG04k_alppEMo2R-h77nLKFl7AYvog9pglTZ8bx-pBWwT90Jy-cS6u2X9DAIeUOdXFLKJatTKTWF00_XFcnp-4pLhohGUxG0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2655" data-original-width="3540" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzOFNbwtquvRCdcwYt8VKvTEWJx7D7XGnGecZZE3vbASLMlDPUOL5EVcpx6FP06Rfisl03sTYakS1fL_B5X7opNrMoABnG04k_alppEMo2R-h77nLKFl7AYvog9pglTZ8bx-pBWwT90Jy-cS6u2X9DAIeUOdXFLKJatTKTWF00_XFcnp-4pLhohGUxG0w" width="320" /></a></div>The historic Bailey House<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3JpTFh6r-oZ3JELSYg3OyLlOzTzbyrdj-bczvXRDlVWvj56IdLGjPK-y9x-FcArF7Sybmf2Az4xwx4MfZ1WVPM9zi8ZBUomIzI_kzvGrMso6wBhiY_BgWddFRPjBLtLHv1oHs5S3NOkBjOAMpIlCw2lJlt98gqZ-QKVBYVcnNUsJ8ykDzX-dBOgoptmM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3JpTFh6r-oZ3JELSYg3OyLlOzTzbyrdj-bczvXRDlVWvj56IdLGjPK-y9x-FcArF7Sybmf2Az4xwx4MfZ1WVPM9zi8ZBUomIzI_kzvGrMso6wBhiY_BgWddFRPjBLtLHv1oHs5S3NOkBjOAMpIlCw2lJlt98gqZ-QKVBYVcnNUsJ8ykDzX-dBOgoptmM" width="180" /></a></div>Windy, windy day at the beach. It was gusting up to 50 mph and the sand came flying at you and it felt like you were in a sand blaster on your legs and face!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIkfqVvtHn8WGe1kf7sxLZVGEDHeYUYF_YfNKL_LTCgRKb_McEqVt3avRkUi6UfwknCLzrQxR9OmCdz7BqTZti4FgCH5VmYT0Ren7DKg8uqtxpaompIms3IQ7vA6JKR6KFBi92sL91AqvR_GAeqWReYcXY2P6DRX8fpxmQxUnF3HlKTVuOFigzwOmq7bU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2710" data-original-width="3613" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIkfqVvtHn8WGe1kf7sxLZVGEDHeYUYF_YfNKL_LTCgRKb_McEqVt3avRkUi6UfwknCLzrQxR9OmCdz7BqTZti4FgCH5VmYT0Ren7DKg8uqtxpaompIms3IQ7vA6JKR6KFBi92sL91AqvR_GAeqWReYcXY2P6DRX8fpxmQxUnF3HlKTVuOFigzwOmq7bU" width="320" /></a></div>Windy day in the Iao Valley...love Hyrum's hair:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVnIVEoEvbFtlkZkEGXPs8pQpOfEr46mXBjsXK0OBZI9vVMbPxoy_YWqocnaTmYRTHZKMiBl87fCSBxagJu63WoEVwn1LvILKxFmWbA0DXYiwlJT8wpIL7-E8q1Ldwv6oY_P_NoL7l4pHa_YVMV-9QlHNqbuA8VpQWyN3J1E7TNu4Yp4mGed1rStKaKdw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3469" data-original-width="2602" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVnIVEoEvbFtlkZkEGXPs8pQpOfEr46mXBjsXK0OBZI9vVMbPxoy_YWqocnaTmYRTHZKMiBl87fCSBxagJu63WoEVwn1LvILKxFmWbA0DXYiwlJT8wpIL7-E8q1Ldwv6oY_P_NoL7l4pHa_YVMV-9QlHNqbuA8VpQWyN3J1E7TNu4Yp4mGed1rStKaKdw" width="180" /></a></div>This giant tree is barely hanging on with it's roots over this river, such an amazing tree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg0vl3KxyNluWVRTR8EML7oXjgrdctou3f6X29ItDiFtmGjStei83iU5z460cPuOapl2uLnVLmuKdqK9TYTklfWu9iaciEpZ-TDUZD1EIA4GXPbnZEcofxOn6gs9SbawRaqEmTkF4ekLEWucVFOk_ZrBerZaNg7oqHn_NQP-HrNkT6hArsyMR8xhdDg48" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="3683" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg0vl3KxyNluWVRTR8EML7oXjgrdctou3f6X29ItDiFtmGjStei83iU5z460cPuOapl2uLnVLmuKdqK9TYTklfWu9iaciEpZ-TDUZD1EIA4GXPbnZEcofxOn6gs9SbawRaqEmTkF4ekLEWucVFOk_ZrBerZaNg7oqHn_NQP-HrNkT6hArsyMR8xhdDg48" width="320" /></a></div>We stopped at Kepaniwai State Park, which we hadn't been to before. It was very interesting. It was a park dedicated to all the immigrants that came to Maui to work on the plantations and each culture was represented by a garden or little building. Such beautiful setting and great little park to walk around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWjHUMiwLiMM7PKCLoEEO6_DkZoihoY2eAyrVC22Rr3jf_SeoXwWJjDFbxGQfyn6jGZd4qZfrH213zUZooHbR_iEob8E97u2-xuqjx41FrM7wKySCahTqLgFLqMAxJXR-WC40D-XJdbTJ4tQWt2f1oO-bI7sp-48Djn7Mg2nnzfcPVUuX-7JTG7HB0m7s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="3673" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWjHUMiwLiMM7PKCLoEEO6_DkZoihoY2eAyrVC22Rr3jf_SeoXwWJjDFbxGQfyn6jGZd4qZfrH213zUZooHbR_iEob8E97u2-xuqjx41FrM7wKySCahTqLgFLqMAxJXR-WC40D-XJdbTJ4tQWt2f1oO-bI7sp-48Djn7Mg2nnzfcPVUuX-7JTG7HB0m7s" width="320" /></a></div>We walked around the Haleki-i Pihana Heiau, again, it was a place we hadn't ever stopped at before because it's always been super low on our list of things to see. But it was a nice little spot with a great view of the ocean. The Heiau's of Hawaii are ancient temples where the priests would perform ceremonies and royalty gave birth to future kings. Even though not much is usually left it's always neat to see a piece of Hawaiian culture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo97SrFPOMfEDyteAZuHhi5hEezbwqC2x50EEtS_GjpMfiSZ-wDq9DsK9s6yQDSc8Rh2MDOQe21ka9tqtI3keElwfBa9qkrsOlSn-lJW070RyFeb3_7zxdoQbFZ2ha2e3SO3l3C9ArhvjjEaUI0vtF7OKnxg5w4xmHgwPWeTqsgjBZXY5zp8P-3bwZwJk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo97SrFPOMfEDyteAZuHhi5hEezbwqC2x50EEtS_GjpMfiSZ-wDq9DsK9s6yQDSc8Rh2MDOQe21ka9tqtI3keElwfBa9qkrsOlSn-lJW070RyFeb3_7zxdoQbFZ2ha2e3SO3l3C9ArhvjjEaUI0vtF7OKnxg5w4xmHgwPWeTqsgjBZXY5zp8P-3bwZwJk" width="320" /></a></div>Foundation of the Heiau</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4uPYH0N43rAPZMOk_4TXZVhGMLOeDKSbkfIYMufgrMEUnc9fok2gcPxd-MjeSImYslJQvW8GaIVGaNKECyhRH-rMkIEHG2x3lp2-fO1hElCUFTvFT5cy4O-iNjYsZ9bXkI10XRlG8oFYQK9ga2NVSORQI6L6FQ9Prif4JZkqjpVi8F27UPQYKRXYIffo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="2768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4uPYH0N43rAPZMOk_4TXZVhGMLOeDKSbkfIYMufgrMEUnc9fok2gcPxd-MjeSImYslJQvW8GaIVGaNKECyhRH-rMkIEHG2x3lp2-fO1hElCUFTvFT5cy4O-iNjYsZ9bXkI10XRlG8oFYQK9ga2NVSORQI6L6FQ9Prif4JZkqjpVi8F27UPQYKRXYIffo" width="180" /></a></div>Hyrum and I had walked along the boardwalk at Kealia a few years ago but we had to go back this time because we had read that a bacteria outbreak had turned the water a deep purple...it did not disappoint. The scientists have sampled the water and don't believe it is toxic to the wild life but it sure looks crazy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXsPvA1cJ8LO4-Z5aSOsAsWAXi5OLKrCCzoPJO-juLEWk-Gp1ijfLbWpDybjyldf6ZAuuXYX-v8ltr7PW27vLkk5iQ-L4gQSTkUHpx6hP2od4cM4B_aUNhR9qhqW8ZDw6LJxywepKeJoNwbfNlaQevn05hcMSJj2Lq3jMZA5bIlW99KzChIs4HNVBqiV0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXsPvA1cJ8LO4-Z5aSOsAsWAXi5OLKrCCzoPJO-juLEWk-Gp1ijfLbWpDybjyldf6ZAuuXYX-v8ltr7PW27vLkk5iQ-L4gQSTkUHpx6hP2od4cM4B_aUNhR9qhqW8ZDw6LJxywepKeJoNwbfNlaQevn05hcMSJj2Lq3jMZA5bIlW99KzChIs4HNVBqiV0" width="180" /></a></div>We spent the whole day on Wednesday at the beach but this is the only photo I got. We snorkeled and saw 3 sea turtles!! So glad we took a whole day just to relax at the beach and enjoy the ocean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLf5P68gRmardFgsdcXy3C-DguNWOH6xy3t4rjv4Z1wkF6Wxr0S4pDt_laF5cY-kb7w0MLya9U590zLUGZKbtBv2Tsi2CSDJxMG96dyg0KT2UZ8bp3d6PCjxUA6qPUFOC7UraeVDlt-bxRX6u2tfuH6fEG1U_xdlGLZ8wXX122Ru2MabwmeeYKsl1_DTQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLf5P68gRmardFgsdcXy3C-DguNWOH6xy3t4rjv4Z1wkF6Wxr0S4pDt_laF5cY-kb7w0MLya9U590zLUGZKbtBv2Tsi2CSDJxMG96dyg0KT2UZ8bp3d6PCjxUA6qPUFOC7UraeVDlt-bxRX6u2tfuH6fEG1U_xdlGLZ8wXX122Ru2MabwmeeYKsl1_DTQ" width="180" /></a></div>Wednesday evening we drove up Haleakala to see the sun set. I love the beautiful silver sword plants at the top of this volcano!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKmL0BtyIkD1IJ5P5ZE_FiVqkDvwds7oYFvChMt8lnwYLF42MAD4Eo5-nVbhGF7R92zu8Xk053ZIsurdovK5i-IDxFqap5zozg2QGfdAhsJBjAs1eWTfwFGj8mYXcEOjpTU5MT7aFGTr3J8flHOQh10UxMz0nGlbzjgfGAqJQpAZbb3Ow1S1rzGaEuiiY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKmL0BtyIkD1IJ5P5ZE_FiVqkDvwds7oYFvChMt8lnwYLF42MAD4Eo5-nVbhGF7R92zu8Xk053ZIsurdovK5i-IDxFqap5zozg2QGfdAhsJBjAs1eWTfwFGj8mYXcEOjpTU5MT7aFGTr3J8flHOQh10UxMz0nGlbzjgfGAqJQpAZbb3Ow1S1rzGaEuiiY" width="320" /></a></div>It's sooooo cold 10,000 feet up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVl0GW0cmunoMUc_Yk8kDq9N4SHV_cJKN1ph72vZZwqDxutTkojy11aTWm31rUPWpva98BqdnYEV0TWoMJF0CgSuvXx1WAE55mmvgiYhY348CgJUBO-4JJEL1i6OawnowsrsaXpi0kEABrT8fjP4fCguwtfLfYk47ZS1pP0VyW5muvlrqjqIPTtdZEDpw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVl0GW0cmunoMUc_Yk8kDq9N4SHV_cJKN1ph72vZZwqDxutTkojy11aTWm31rUPWpva98BqdnYEV0TWoMJF0CgSuvXx1WAE55mmvgiYhY348CgJUBO-4JJEL1i6OawnowsrsaXpi0kEABrT8fjP4fCguwtfLfYk47ZS1pP0VyW5muvlrqjqIPTtdZEDpw" width="320" /></a></div></div>It's worth freezing for this gorgeous sun set you get to witness from the top of the world! It looks like you could just walk off the edge of the volcano and walk on top of the clouds!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglq1QZnX0flOrGt6AgtfWXMEGgIiwKNO2xjsQbRaMRQSUUbyUOA_XlNyJPepGrG4yozmhenDF95fM0U1bfEPpiqpfj9g1iJYU0vAvMtGWOcr_OPgnrBC7PTdgazeK6_D_wSqgfHU1JcdD29Rlknt2nk19btVspZ443nZ11BGO72Ek_nTnhami1-U1cYtY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglq1QZnX0flOrGt6AgtfWXMEGgIiwKNO2xjsQbRaMRQSUUbyUOA_XlNyJPepGrG4yozmhenDF95fM0U1bfEPpiqpfj9g1iJYU0vAvMtGWOcr_OPgnrBC7PTdgazeK6_D_wSqgfHU1JcdD29Rlknt2nk19btVspZ443nZ11BGO72Ek_nTnhami1-U1cYtY" width="320" /></a></div>Haleakala Crater</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvJxnhSdbBCe4bGQKAov5pOyR7b_g7-g-jup7XWDL-QM9MpBffvxT4oHWNuggYhhO0ry2o3UbGG1D4PSZI5i9pnngmgrTyjbU0Sa2MGJHXP_C1YgODFv5M4xPRln5V-RYDjJxJeA0GYg8LcE1F5TGlzpAhzmS5TGuSrYrbOwQOvrJpavY2TLg_nJglMdQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2097" data-original-width="2796" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvJxnhSdbBCe4bGQKAov5pOyR7b_g7-g-jup7XWDL-QM9MpBffvxT4oHWNuggYhhO0ry2o3UbGG1D4PSZI5i9pnngmgrTyjbU0Sa2MGJHXP_C1YgODFv5M4xPRln5V-RYDjJxJeA0GYg8LcE1F5TGlzpAhzmS5TGuSrYrbOwQOvrJpavY2TLg_nJglMdQ" width="320" /></a></div>Even though it's freezing and the wind is blowing and you just want to get warm, it's worth it to stick around until the sun completely sets because the sky changes and you see so many amazing colors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW98GvF-uJbUcfPzOcTQnWa2Gb5RhhopC4sR0NE8qTpINBE4gSB7kTvBHKSBYR5C06_GhXM1wri3_ZbQADU3daOOJ0Q9IpUyUu7ENR-jFlbUWZ4_s-SEBq5UZDJtZ7Z20GXNSLT7ChnMZwAHTVLgLFVIDlOzZj9Bl-qlnrjI1mlV0PWKwCP8HmGfVPzCs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW98GvF-uJbUcfPzOcTQnWa2Gb5RhhopC4sR0NE8qTpINBE4gSB7kTvBHKSBYR5C06_GhXM1wri3_ZbQADU3daOOJ0Q9IpUyUu7ENR-jFlbUWZ4_s-SEBq5UZDJtZ7Z20GXNSLT7ChnMZwAHTVLgLFVIDlOzZj9Bl-qlnrjI1mlV0PWKwCP8HmGfVPzCs" width="180" /></a></div>Fish tacos for dinner:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgybU_yzG_63tEQOuZGd09FkSLzUvVoW3evrP9V4eWdMuRGbpOlhvGlrzFmfJDZXbMmLupIqKOfgw_yleETkiEL26RZTXnBVBSc3OrNW1cXFJet08AdiKVHVAEdGD_klP-fv3DyHfgcCF5bzGsIwCg03mmCHunOoO7iA_PzVLVMkTsfYuqiFajvrQJexc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgybU_yzG_63tEQOuZGd09FkSLzUvVoW3evrP9V4eWdMuRGbpOlhvGlrzFmfJDZXbMmLupIqKOfgw_yleETkiEL26RZTXnBVBSc3OrNW1cXFJet08AdiKVHVAEdGD_klP-fv3DyHfgcCF5bzGsIwCg03mmCHunOoO7iA_PzVLVMkTsfYuqiFajvrQJexc" width="320" /></a></div>Thursday we drove a bit of the Road to Hana. We made it to Keanae Peninsula before turning around. It's always so fun to see the waves crashing on the old lava formations here on the peninsula.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisVW44_U32v4bcfb4tTo8xS04UjFJyaZ0X_talD934zanfvgzgn0qf0VscYLhWODURyOE3x9O4Zlc4f4-r3iZaGhdKePkemdOgJs7D3PRU_IQ9nvzQLGdI5aMtuBfDJR9seAMQBouQHyU_P2EKtT6YdhDnb4E_rAZFAcVgcB4WFvI1TiRRZHvM4X_ihnE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisVW44_U32v4bcfb4tTo8xS04UjFJyaZ0X_talD934zanfvgzgn0qf0VscYLhWODURyOE3x9O4Zlc4f4-r3iZaGhdKePkemdOgJs7D3PRU_IQ9nvzQLGdI5aMtuBfDJR9seAMQBouQHyU_P2EKtT6YdhDnb4E_rAZFAcVgcB4WFvI1TiRRZHvM4X_ihnE" width="180" /></a></div>We paid to get a fresh coconut...it's a lot of work to get the meat out of these coconuts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFBHqNBJoTLQBmMNdMIHoTra0Ibr4c6liWFd49a7qde1RtTQ6iiJah9VnVugRGqsDF_UPIeRs1GYG7plog5QBjQsBer8B5tdEl3xYEPo_xO9xwkZBmxdUDJ-0pbyjxC1tnbBQ9zp4USEL6CODiQIrN4G-J0efWgE9J44aK7hJc01uSzLhkO8X_NCd4djY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFBHqNBJoTLQBmMNdMIHoTra0Ibr4c6liWFd49a7qde1RtTQ6iiJah9VnVugRGqsDF_UPIeRs1GYG7plog5QBjQsBer8B5tdEl3xYEPo_xO9xwkZBmxdUDJ-0pbyjxC1tnbBQ9zp4USEL6CODiQIrN4G-J0efWgE9J44aK7hJc01uSzLhkO8X_NCd4djY" width="320" /></a></div>Of course you have to stop at Aunty Sandy's banana bread stand on the peninsula...best banana bread in Maui! It's fresh and warm when you buy it!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtsCmGe1rk5WgKwNO_aYbBQLnSLK5o2zbS8nzD7dZhnIkwJ-B4SYY6QsWilMwUATmVw_ite5uhfkNkSKnxwelz-zkR_Ld5kT6cdN5s0mEeD1kTVf8uKubWBr0sJSeJN_eLupuToMMVuiA8CeMBy_qbIU0o9N_ih_7OiPkp9b_8-OcLEjm15YcwGiLVyUI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtsCmGe1rk5WgKwNO_aYbBQLnSLK5o2zbS8nzD7dZhnIkwJ-B4SYY6QsWilMwUATmVw_ite5uhfkNkSKnxwelz-zkR_Ld5kT6cdN5s0mEeD1kTVf8uKubWBr0sJSeJN_eLupuToMMVuiA8CeMBy_qbIU0o9N_ih_7OiPkp9b_8-OcLEjm15YcwGiLVyUI" width="180" /></a></div></div>We stopped at Keanae arboretum for a little walk. It rained off and on but it was still a fun little stop. I love all the unique plants in Hawaii and how they look like they come from the age of the dinosaurs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggPiuhHGftW0P30UXts5CR9pifSIL27urQQyZL_tuNCxs8DSvkAQ2OUaN3TmQlaZtzublLa2XdnWBfOJjZybicsTbq9_wZ3DIDKxWqwW1OrxA-jR0JvMe0X0Zn2-8YMf7MeM0gRoUgHsTf8YPDcUom3yAFVqw2UNi_kjXqh1MGaHK8CtN47HzZABf1unM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggPiuhHGftW0P30UXts5CR9pifSIL27urQQyZL_tuNCxs8DSvkAQ2OUaN3TmQlaZtzublLa2XdnWBfOJjZybicsTbq9_wZ3DIDKxWqwW1OrxA-jR0JvMe0X0Zn2-8YMf7MeM0gRoUgHsTf8YPDcUom3yAFVqw2UNi_kjXqh1MGaHK8CtN47HzZABf1unM" width="320" /></a></div>The rainbow eucalyptus trees are my favorite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMD6rVpFuzjyc4PfZcpvwdJWj3wDbOP2W0v7iCwFG-6gBTl2eve5AGVB3O2Mcdzcfw6N7o9_FPSr7PftiNKviOoVAZVn9yaN1O4dj_P82KTQuVfAtpmo4nkcwTsw36sGUriYagdz__0XsZpjv7-gvWLbT6rzhT8ZX2ElPazSUB8FARdEaO_k7wqOe7AvU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMD6rVpFuzjyc4PfZcpvwdJWj3wDbOP2W0v7iCwFG-6gBTl2eve5AGVB3O2Mcdzcfw6N7o9_FPSr7PftiNKviOoVAZVn9yaN1O4dj_P82KTQuVfAtpmo4nkcwTsw36sGUriYagdz__0XsZpjv7-gvWLbT6rzhT8ZX2ElPazSUB8FARdEaO_k7wqOe7AvU" width="180" /></a></div>Crazy looking banana tree</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvvglb0ZRamccVfThUN-8cMCDC9Y3ajqMp7sSBnU_u8zlh3L4MC80Cj5pcsj7gCFOg_jr8BuZZOBd2kacO3yaDW1MIb15EvnRujX8Omi_beCR4NRNvyC6aIWguaNWLsJr6mjHxA3H9Uw0FwfJ3MVRVOrETqp1QMg6Z5rndcEn_jnVMZ2b1DIaaeu1ixdk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="2188" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvvglb0ZRamccVfThUN-8cMCDC9Y3ajqMp7sSBnU_u8zlh3L4MC80Cj5pcsj7gCFOg_jr8BuZZOBd2kacO3yaDW1MIb15EvnRujX8Omi_beCR4NRNvyC6aIWguaNWLsJr6mjHxA3H9Uw0FwfJ3MVRVOrETqp1QMg6Z5rndcEn_jnVMZ2b1DIaaeu1ixdk" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifSyEN6n3q1b2k8Z0ps9fEBiP6wTv3bv_x7nT1u76HfWrT65X8cJM5ERPz3pQ0jo9szkII8dEVIX0t3luVl_5bkN7u9bl2rymnLU88QC6Q684_8uJC8FHpNjwaEHju32Sg_ZYVWABtZKNAt_p_ypcVNg1uWRGyJHSUdhbqWJ1qnhAYK2GSxxxotpUXUVI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifSyEN6n3q1b2k8Z0ps9fEBiP6wTv3bv_x7nT1u76HfWrT65X8cJM5ERPz3pQ0jo9szkII8dEVIX0t3luVl_5bkN7u9bl2rymnLU88QC6Q684_8uJC8FHpNjwaEHju32Sg_ZYVWABtZKNAt_p_ypcVNg1uWRGyJHSUdhbqWJ1qnhAYK2GSxxxotpUXUVI" width="320" /></a></div>When we got back to our car after the arboretum walk we noticed our tire was completely flat. Hyrum had to change it out for the spare tire...I'm really glad the rental car had a spare tire! We must have run over something sharp but we couldn't remember running over anything...just bad luck I guess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjF7fVpPlkXZgALLfGGjhgWrUYzV8B3fsa1xLPJOcrVSkJcPH_zWs70T0r2A-lnqwfDbsaSIrbHnZ9wRZX2G2Tf_h3MMsLuu-9CTNL0sfnz0SQmz86b9ci1_7ufIWogl9sxC5tFHk1UJCCpNzYRx2PKMhHbtMBhBh3YgiNXxw0n8F1eIl-RHrmK6_QOOOU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjF7fVpPlkXZgALLfGGjhgWrUYzV8B3fsa1xLPJOcrVSkJcPH_zWs70T0r2A-lnqwfDbsaSIrbHnZ9wRZX2G2Tf_h3MMsLuu-9CTNL0sfnz0SQmz86b9ci1_7ufIWogl9sxC5tFHk1UJCCpNzYRx2PKMhHbtMBhBh3YgiNXxw0n8F1eIl-RHrmK6_QOOOU" width="320" /></a></div>Saying goodbye to our Condo on Friday morning...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv27tztSNgD8HVYsxUtTpM4i-ZpGCqePjagPR9i2ke5CRjapvU3GXliAtPezaJH3OpD_TgV644gCgSGKTDJBxq4pd0sgOEUxkIw_ojTySz7KTvPLshPfL6i7wD01plTm3uXPnhDVSMYlsZIhmMJZC1VG_HdgbJBe-j1XEcP9R7KK47DdqxW1GYUHp9BoA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv27tztSNgD8HVYsxUtTpM4i-ZpGCqePjagPR9i2ke5CRjapvU3GXliAtPezaJH3OpD_TgV644gCgSGKTDJBxq4pd0sgOEUxkIw_ojTySz7KTvPLshPfL6i7wD01plTm3uXPnhDVSMYlsZIhmMJZC1VG_HdgbJBe-j1XEcP9R7KK47DdqxW1GYUHp9BoA" width="180" /></a></div>One last shave ice before heading to the airport. Aloha Hawaii until next time!<br /></div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-64474689022307886162023-10-31T14:02:00.000-07:002023-11-22T14:25:55.267-08:00October: hiking, pumpkin patch, eclipse?, book club, fencing, Halloween<p>I had a fantastic October...even if it all started with my very first colonoscopy 😆...I'm all clear and don't need another one for 10 years but it was pretty terrible to prep for! I enjoyed some sunny days and we had a great visit with our twins and a wonderful Halloween!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEKSC82SdO9d_nli5XUpoC7-fIIQ1b8o_Oz9aocYt1eEUjEdTrEClZBjcX8rdiFsmb152DVORHucbytX5MMIC9p4eT2kF5heEfXyEecFtyG9vGBaEta5FR0rR2oT5nsqRsd6grSBevhoCB-_xbPgp8tXvbcxenJ3MicRlR04Zlj_4whLG2aL1-4jsplOY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEKSC82SdO9d_nli5XUpoC7-fIIQ1b8o_Oz9aocYt1eEUjEdTrEClZBjcX8rdiFsmb152DVORHucbytX5MMIC9p4eT2kF5heEfXyEecFtyG9vGBaEta5FR0rR2oT5nsqRsd6grSBevhoCB-_xbPgp8tXvbcxenJ3MicRlR04Zlj_4whLG2aL1-4jsplOY" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First meal after the colonoscopy, I was soooo happy to eat again after only having jello for 2 days!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKSmlPz9EL3fT_0ubHo12EJlXMM044MDOZltgtNktKDyky8cFsFxFPc9VFTZQ4Rs0r_WhHBpl3rPibK60EcfvMnJIm20PvBvvEO4JGn1VTSJusCHNe3LMloklaww-bPV4A7aI6ggLO4JKR80WlxeDhnQhnjjYq9gVfheIuUIBDxXEoTYCM6EgsZbAFwsQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKSmlPz9EL3fT_0ubHo12EJlXMM044MDOZltgtNktKDyky8cFsFxFPc9VFTZQ4Rs0r_WhHBpl3rPibK60EcfvMnJIm20PvBvvEO4JGn1VTSJusCHNe3LMloklaww-bPV4A7aI6ggLO4JKR80WlxeDhnQhnjjYq9gVfheIuUIBDxXEoTYCM6EgsZbAFwsQ" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWGEHOBRPUpigi80YeqbUMbFJz1Bmq-9txTQ11g2nceBUU_N2v003ZvGH9M9ugWNbJHUxW-lGiazqfUHeDXeuDnABxmOw2HQQof-824qXZBgkAOEiILalsmz_QSpPgXd9leUDoxOBsUMM5jUemTjRS7RxavnAua1Kj7ShHznMLMnY7JkZeSOOKQW_wFtw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWGEHOBRPUpigi80YeqbUMbFJz1Bmq-9txTQ11g2nceBUU_N2v003ZvGH9M9ugWNbJHUxW-lGiazqfUHeDXeuDnABxmOw2HQQof-824qXZBgkAOEiILalsmz_QSpPgXd9leUDoxOBsUMM5jUemTjRS7RxavnAua1Kj7ShHznMLMnY7JkZeSOOKQW_wFtw" width="320" /></a></div>A gorgeous day at Canon Beach with my fun little hiking group:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIwt-wEEo5ZnCYgERGzKzLsCko8UVeKbd7lfepXYl9BWY54SqIP5Q8KrjMnBmBsn4X14Ppf4bHWJPa7KxUvmfHtgOKvx_Z1ND6oC7Pw4SVRSezpaS5LwUDJDtS3rpqjq51ZOv_iRCiCZt33SDLAVcNp1H7WbSy6wkCo0UWSo1SWQffbfgjXk_Ey_dw9Gk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIwt-wEEo5ZnCYgERGzKzLsCko8UVeKbd7lfepXYl9BWY54SqIP5Q8KrjMnBmBsn4X14Ppf4bHWJPa7KxUvmfHtgOKvx_Z1ND6oC7Pw4SVRSezpaS5LwUDJDtS3rpqjq51ZOv_iRCiCZt33SDLAVcNp1H7WbSy6wkCo0UWSo1SWQffbfgjXk_Ey_dw9Gk" width="180" /></a></div>One of my friends had a birthday and we organized a surprise 10K run for her. We all joined up at different mile points along the route (I joined for the last mile...it has been way too long since I have run and even one mile was tough!) It was a beautiful sunny day and we all had a lot of fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8toAmjxwnbGFlGbp9XaOrT3wX6byu5NwYarHf6TTpnK8I1Aw07eBvt_f-vCJ9qVb73c984WExqWyLnf4YOTl7I1x5g6W_MmoAUPWZ-3x865dMx8u4hsOzWR0lTyTH8THxU-D1_6KEb7z71nbP4NXAQ3cs8lfxI-8f6by6MtdSPy6oSRQrkbLjrcMgp00" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8toAmjxwnbGFlGbp9XaOrT3wX6byu5NwYarHf6TTpnK8I1Aw07eBvt_f-vCJ9qVb73c984WExqWyLnf4YOTl7I1x5g6W_MmoAUPWZ-3x865dMx8u4hsOzWR0lTyTH8THxU-D1_6KEb7z71nbP4NXAQ3cs8lfxI-8f6by6MtdSPy6oSRQrkbLjrcMgp00" width="320" /></a></div>I took Julian and a group of his friends to the Sauvie Island pumpkin patch. It was actually almost too hot on this day, can't believe this weather was in October!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkBFJJGizGj3ptKKUSkpObqwrOM14CiUeDpYweus3wLz5CimCem2dCuKrg-a73kiZA76dwVTfwa6SOJYMCM3MmVocsba8yqRTLXf5zfUpxWTagrlBG1Hoa-Wk6ig-j1UgXRCIx--jba1GSzVaaqXPLmWpRJ5-q1zxqf6y_hopchsh4p4-_joyQiJuWGt8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkBFJJGizGj3ptKKUSkpObqwrOM14CiUeDpYweus3wLz5CimCem2dCuKrg-a73kiZA76dwVTfwa6SOJYMCM3MmVocsba8yqRTLXf5zfUpxWTagrlBG1Hoa-Wk6ig-j1UgXRCIx--jba1GSzVaaqXPLmWpRJ5-q1zxqf6y_hopchsh4p4-_joyQiJuWGt8" width="320" /></a></div>Taking a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtbnfMtXoJlPlRW98jlEZfF4eame0UAo2MKvE3xG3RsoqM45LQpXml3F_gIitdXUI4wReV3ENwcodxO7dAvcRnw0XXn4ZRqIPx6MTQmG-w_kIFL95RosXxHZjyDdKzseNeAxyeviVESUW2oqDDsr9c3KgSTzJ_TJaMA-JSRkLWEg8kiNCn5W359ZK6ZMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtbnfMtXoJlPlRW98jlEZfF4eame0UAo2MKvE3xG3RsoqM45LQpXml3F_gIitdXUI4wReV3ENwcodxO7dAvcRnw0XXn4ZRqIPx6MTQmG-w_kIFL95RosXxHZjyDdKzseNeAxyeviVESUW2oqDDsr9c3KgSTzJ_TJaMA-JSRkLWEg8kiNCn5W359ZK6ZMA" width="320" /></a></div>These kids are all so fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAPHZIRtTXMDwBHRyDviEfgCNI7uX2I5CTcA4erlfKJYx7Z9AvYaCacxWuJkrw07O8QbqRRggKW6dW1KYIAI7SmirYa9-EkQpU-c3uCDJsiUuIyQKL-da3Np5bQd9Ny8UpC4Dqg6_La-iUofjPavhd7WR_TEYzaWyNvtTh7IyeW7KW0scM27auma77jkg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAPHZIRtTXMDwBHRyDviEfgCNI7uX2I5CTcA4erlfKJYx7Z9AvYaCacxWuJkrw07O8QbqRRggKW6dW1KYIAI7SmirYa9-EkQpU-c3uCDJsiUuIyQKL-da3Np5bQd9Ny8UpC4Dqg6_La-iUofjPavhd7WR_TEYzaWyNvtTh7IyeW7KW0scM27auma77jkg" width="180" /></a></div>It's always nice to end a fun day with pizza:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinHd5QtXu-J6TGAuYKmDt7H9jIC-cpK0JBoon-CLiNDci5a8Y-Agy5-H_xw4WuLnc1cEaYbCHV0gkVK5Gxcc_tmLLBg9Dtev8I1p4OwyLPi67im4rNolCxjo2PtSZkcqha6UDkNstBna92NOxCpGOBlLaxUaEwsRhwUx1oTfXmfWIyWG388tdMgbBt5Xw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="2931" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinHd5QtXu-J6TGAuYKmDt7H9jIC-cpK0JBoon-CLiNDci5a8Y-Agy5-H_xw4WuLnc1cEaYbCHV0gkVK5Gxcc_tmLLBg9Dtev8I1p4OwyLPi67im4rNolCxjo2PtSZkcqha6UDkNstBna92NOxCpGOBlLaxUaEwsRhwUx1oTfXmfWIyWG388tdMgbBt5Xw" width="320" /></a></div>We drove down to Corvallis and picked up the twins so we could attempt to witness the "partial eclipse" of the sun or "ring of fire" eclipse. We drove all around hoping for a break in the complete cloud cover but we never lucked out and only saw small glimpses...we still had fun hanging out, even if we didn't get to see the eclipse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIC_v4uP7o3qLFOkXFFyVfCBg70L26qcEtV13CSt0TvPHimblsQos0OEW4Fwv8WJAK7ft9dPRthLQ0rjH5TjAhxnBsAmK6h13RljIBDNfTi3sJbT7HMpAWIMrn8QhfFyTCi8EWr9kABvE_mCd6JAwDdmpjeHn2NvbzAYel65ZAJeTYm6W9-lGc-1f1IzE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="1880" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIC_v4uP7o3qLFOkXFFyVfCBg70L26qcEtV13CSt0TvPHimblsQos0OEW4Fwv8WJAK7ft9dPRthLQ0rjH5TjAhxnBsAmK6h13RljIBDNfTi3sJbT7HMpAWIMrn8QhfFyTCi8EWr9kABvE_mCd6JAwDdmpjeHn2NvbzAYel65ZAJeTYm6W9-lGc-1f1IzE" width="180" /></a></div>We decided to go to a pumpkin patch in Corvallis as a family. This fun hay ride took you out to the pumpkin patch...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG13vZZN1v3UM7NxTYnEbWhwY5UzeVODbc3eV-6Btz_naYqG3Pwq3V10b-xYWX3xPuef-GO7o2dhJ2E-xfJR0uhgkL_RhP176QA7QUF5zY0iXWq_LsHze0v8Hcd-KbkAPmkv5y2qvs2seQaVYvmcxsZgmGRJEMeCSi_hu6PzJ5XBmCIEEI_W2bX9d8PZY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG13vZZN1v3UM7NxTYnEbWhwY5UzeVODbc3eV-6Btz_naYqG3Pwq3V10b-xYWX3xPuef-GO7o2dhJ2E-xfJR0uhgkL_RhP176QA7QUF5zY0iXWq_LsHze0v8Hcd-KbkAPmkv5y2qvs2seQaVYvmcxsZgmGRJEMeCSi_hu6PzJ5XBmCIEEI_W2bX9d8PZY" width="180" /></a></div>...once we got out to the pumpkin patch it was so muddy and wet we decided we didn't want to tromp around looking for a pumpkin...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAMh95MvAqeZe2A1U9eEYlkiOxPwBU7hfoDkJJHIG-hMU4JD5F_7nKhsugomfe8e2fHZsxgQMPT6RPXibI677CfY3ZPd_mDuscgidphrNplg8snoZkRAyjGzQban6Ai-DeiVNnB1gHoGulGN9KAhf3tbH4uIEATNIYMvyZVmXYFR-HXM3S0zEwzr_DdpI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAMh95MvAqeZe2A1U9eEYlkiOxPwBU7hfoDkJJHIG-hMU4JD5F_7nKhsugomfe8e2fHZsxgQMPT6RPXibI677CfY3ZPd_mDuscgidphrNplg8snoZkRAyjGzQban6Ai-DeiVNnB1gHoGulGN9KAhf3tbH4uIEATNIYMvyZVmXYFR-HXM3S0zEwzr_DdpI" width="320" /></a></div>...so the boys just picked a pumpkin from the display in front of the farmhouse:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV4RdhdGZbtO2KegrFiOEAGJI7sFipXNOhTWxPyod56vT_eDDCMKGEn2fy3J5MHDWo1igdUzEjH6HyI5fEFhVPLSIxnobQN0SZwdOnDEm3tQDrsEdhXqX1pkVLE9rNLHoueVH3zORe2v4Gv7KCtWmqZU5XpuqQjltbPa0UtOoy1zSCNn9r38PCiEbIlTI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV4RdhdGZbtO2KegrFiOEAGJI7sFipXNOhTWxPyod56vT_eDDCMKGEn2fy3J5MHDWo1igdUzEjH6HyI5fEFhVPLSIxnobQN0SZwdOnDEm3tQDrsEdhXqX1pkVLE9rNLHoueVH3zORe2v4Gv7KCtWmqZU5XpuqQjltbPa0UtOoy1zSCNn9r38PCiEbIlTI" width="180" /></a></div>My book club read "Rock Paper Scissors" which takes place in the Scottish highlands so I made a Scottish feast for everyone:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht2JoBo32bIig1YIpZB1ITqYKk2T9w0z2hPQrGNglznv5tOroYw_vIEc5SOJiA4fjGhgudw-_Seygc1mQNL2nE1gfVMzCXHf0U9DxXpticTyTkwzA6xIvvPaNUyPENzJsrQwov4Y0lIYni_d2nx4A2rlr3rIikwCNYqx2hzJ5n_wf4p_N4IVn7tylxGHA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="2530" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht2JoBo32bIig1YIpZB1ITqYKk2T9w0z2hPQrGNglznv5tOroYw_vIEc5SOJiA4fjGhgudw-_Seygc1mQNL2nE1gfVMzCXHf0U9DxXpticTyTkwzA6xIvvPaNUyPENzJsrQwov4Y0lIYni_d2nx4A2rlr3rIikwCNYqx2hzJ5n_wf4p_N4IVn7tylxGHA" width="320" /></a></div>Julian's first fencing tournament</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAM9wJ2s4e9I-w1GncQrPDUADl3EIhhSSQC306brCoGU9pyf0UyK_9PozCeb15pVoAvGq7grL8hOtY_YYuBtvz6GK8WnbtPJVi9PDN1gE3dZkujY8fzBUOE7aV7J45alJJpuDGLlsX2jAzjs0FF4aOd3ZENRD0V8riPXNVDsABxuRVfxJbCrKPVJYBrrU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="2936" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAM9wJ2s4e9I-w1GncQrPDUADl3EIhhSSQC306brCoGU9pyf0UyK_9PozCeb15pVoAvGq7grL8hOtY_YYuBtvz6GK8WnbtPJVi9PDN1gE3dZkujY8fzBUOE7aV7J45alJJpuDGLlsX2jAzjs0FF4aOd3ZENRD0V8riPXNVDsABxuRVfxJbCrKPVJYBrrU" width="320" /></a></div>He tied for 3rd place! I was so super proud of him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_dL7HKWddQnlGgiZdOnlQ59rWqAhz85s2YWaidrcJSPJZjcBlH84lzdi2rGw6jZ6mZyuUPzJYWEasJFF_T46837CmOy_Vzi13zFcVEH7x_uB_-EXcGRNPrTUrxa2FsjLtXUZCB0s3NOXHuImORdMzLBOTIEn0dsIucTyTYRqdQALThQSkh0MdI7uLnGE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_dL7HKWddQnlGgiZdOnlQ59rWqAhz85s2YWaidrcJSPJZjcBlH84lzdi2rGw6jZ6mZyuUPzJYWEasJFF_T46837CmOy_Vzi13zFcVEH7x_uB_-EXcGRNPrTUrxa2FsjLtXUZCB0s3NOXHuImORdMzLBOTIEn0dsIucTyTYRqdQALThQSkh0MdI7uLnGE" width="180" /></a></div>It's that time of year when we pull the Skinny Dan out of the water for the season</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiymK2WoDqBKwsrNeWmaRHXhbd9FEZteIT7Zbdq_V9MOif-gD6jXDyWozbiEN__gtBhAmAlWNjBzTXreb-SM6kTkvkQKzzwPWW6Dhv3YGj_75u6DS0wyBNw0QuFrnKa_Ru6K9wyTPI-siWe40cnM5_p8_1_NVsgGvxTLwATI5bBzXlXckH84Ti7JaRuFt0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiymK2WoDqBKwsrNeWmaRHXhbd9FEZteIT7Zbdq_V9MOif-gD6jXDyWozbiEN__gtBhAmAlWNjBzTXreb-SM6kTkvkQKzzwPWW6Dhv3YGj_75u6DS0wyBNw0QuFrnKa_Ru6K9wyTPI-siWe40cnM5_p8_1_NVsgGvxTLwATI5bBzXlXckH84Ti7JaRuFt0" width="320" /></a></div>Motoring to St. Helens marina where we can pull the Dan out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDDBUlO_-mtxTaw7V-J2DEzTvtxuOWb41SNybhhA-QkTtNhN5l-5TJPC-kbv6mTt6ICA5sAeOmfwnJJM390u1_zYXAhaRUJv6zkYENYbbnKI6hGLy_l0w8NGSWURH_XSrOP4gAwtmqN65aXfK5GTJFxC0CNooEFfUyLcYM-jfIuEosMzllH6ckfJkjNZA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDDBUlO_-mtxTaw7V-J2DEzTvtxuOWb41SNybhhA-QkTtNhN5l-5TJPC-kbv6mTt6ICA5sAeOmfwnJJM390u1_zYXAhaRUJv6zkYENYbbnKI6hGLy_l0w8NGSWURH_XSrOP4gAwtmqN65aXfK5GTJFxC0CNooEFfUyLcYM-jfIuEosMzllH6ckfJkjNZA" width="180" /></a></div>Getting ready to load up the Dan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYv177bTSWQt5i_1LcABaI1Vr7orzqgLgeiB7KZLcE2VgpBZtWDA9DiZvbDLYjcMhSTnoG9F7X-2QS2NIjwCGdb5mobTf8h93ii0TquhcPm9fh7RbDwzvYJnoZ224ek9IwlwCnNJ2OvuM4ZGuEvKmSstMDj939dwO9lFWkrYkNl556EybQv0KTKCXtsPg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYv177bTSWQt5i_1LcABaI1Vr7orzqgLgeiB7KZLcE2VgpBZtWDA9DiZvbDLYjcMhSTnoG9F7X-2QS2NIjwCGdb5mobTf8h93ii0TquhcPm9fh7RbDwzvYJnoZ224ek9IwlwCnNJ2OvuM4ZGuEvKmSstMDj939dwO9lFWkrYkNl556EybQv0KTKCXtsPg" width="180" /></a></div>St. Helens has a fun "Halloweentown" every October so we enjoyed walking around and seeing all the fun vendors and decorations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPU0atnIp9royenhrBR7JavElZ1KwWV_TjznMQgUJne7azgdrdOHnoq9V4OmfReOv5hILK8-S1SFwslZ3ScOATfdJmtj498oJXOZnMlQRujOaalRE4KgM4XpDi-Py1tI6PbtZIDhCqLCKA3pqWrh9P4SvQHkjiRA2JDIY9Gf7CqfpPVo0K0r-iw9XXDGs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPU0atnIp9royenhrBR7JavElZ1KwWV_TjznMQgUJne7azgdrdOHnoq9V4OmfReOv5hILK8-S1SFwslZ3ScOATfdJmtj498oJXOZnMlQRujOaalRE4KgM4XpDi-Py1tI6PbtZIDhCqLCKA3pqWrh9P4SvQHkjiRA2JDIY9Gf7CqfpPVo0K0r-iw9XXDGs" width="320" /></a></div>Hyrum and I went to see the Opera "The Marriage of Figaro" in Portland. It was sung in Italian but there were subtitles displayed at the top of the stage so it made it really easy to follow along. I loved it, and I wasn't expecting to love it...so that was fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXbGQecEFLU99RP1_Z05Pxi7aDUNVQmDBm8d6DW3PYe24KDNVD11GNyXXd-hyeN3diH5pQhI8h1OFarFvKgs5l4TpLgKgTCXHCC447FeugMAIzwTi11dM9YMFdLnZWQLeOfOkkkwHZ6t4jdBIxRXaYjKhnHoiMiZkRls23J3v8CJAWmjyrj4Qy7Kbo7LQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXbGQecEFLU99RP1_Z05Pxi7aDUNVQmDBm8d6DW3PYe24KDNVD11GNyXXd-hyeN3diH5pQhI8h1OFarFvKgs5l4TpLgKgTCXHCC447FeugMAIzwTi11dM9YMFdLnZWQLeOfOkkkwHZ6t4jdBIxRXaYjKhnHoiMiZkRls23J3v8CJAWmjyrj4Qy7Kbo7LQ" width="180" /></a></div>Julian drew the face, Hyrum carved the face</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhykLBRjyKp2tNuLVy0-E5cXom0vdiJy3r0utnJgxqhzMy7EONsR_vRTSJFzGW51vVgz1Vcb4IVuMiOa6Ni6Z3Yp0oE8rT1qsK23KPzY3SspeGp20BZvUPm-jvOBdcY911L2PnXRy54qfk_uHhkQ9T9ZRtg-ElfemqBZBjUh-_R0uFCB7Xf1EPrkY8bE_g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="3445" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhykLBRjyKp2tNuLVy0-E5cXom0vdiJy3r0utnJgxqhzMy7EONsR_vRTSJFzGW51vVgz1Vcb4IVuMiOa6Ni6Z3Yp0oE8rT1qsK23KPzY3SspeGp20BZvUPm-jvOBdcY911L2PnXRy54qfk_uHhkQ9T9ZRtg-ElfemqBZBjUh-_R0uFCB7Xf1EPrkY8bE_g" width="320" /></a></div>Fun Halloween pumpkin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE5EqDzqfATG_cS7rle-lgs9KnZQJeBjiRDP5OtRT8MS1M6U1hI3vyn4jw3sNdDSnpxVZHhOM7M0du69htpTLHjHczbN3AKo2noPxm_flPfXaGUlg7bYGxiUwsB0n3VGOzKWcgxIwGk8-tI5rGda9SGiB6Z79yJKQ5c6eJdFHRC_rjAYwOKjayJxAwjdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE5EqDzqfATG_cS7rle-lgs9KnZQJeBjiRDP5OtRT8MS1M6U1hI3vyn4jw3sNdDSnpxVZHhOM7M0du69htpTLHjHczbN3AKo2noPxm_flPfXaGUlg7bYGxiUwsB0n3VGOzKWcgxIwGk8-tI5rGda9SGiB6Z79yJKQ5c6eJdFHRC_rjAYwOKjayJxAwjdg" width="180" /></a></div>Hyrum and some of his co-workers on Halloween. This is about as "dressed up" as Hyrum will do:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie-50osugoD9TjORoktFjnpfQqpovhYN5MNQbsokUJp3W9MK7-HFuVRx_MNDnliQb6aOHEQ0BWobOPacUD8J1gapebHM-Az1QBPwLRg8NxzPDNgP_4Vf0asLOYDuFn11SuRYcVwcmHeK0hM3iL6MrDFGsBd99_LKGz_atkwGHq0g4pxEf4uzkPkTc4-Ew" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie-50osugoD9TjORoktFjnpfQqpovhYN5MNQbsokUJp3W9MK7-HFuVRx_MNDnliQb6aOHEQ0BWobOPacUD8J1gapebHM-Az1QBPwLRg8NxzPDNgP_4Vf0asLOYDuFn11SuRYcVwcmHeK0hM3iL6MrDFGsBd99_LKGz_atkwGHq0g4pxEf4uzkPkTc4-Ew" width="180" /></a></div>Ready for trick-or-treaters to come!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ1YZxcz_wN7DWFUhpcwHLj0nKVUjKPXw3EXFTIL1BVjmlXetCXoTpIZ5HIWx2GCAEdJuEQHMd7d_bcwQ2E9Ru6W_Y9R_v0gbj9LQ8KSxmYpru7OQKOJgP4XTgiEREaVN0CtP6jpdoG2AZnNB3NJroGaaCRsibPD9ZMSTe5EO7klst8iVyW4uB6NfleXs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1537" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ1YZxcz_wN7DWFUhpcwHLj0nKVUjKPXw3EXFTIL1BVjmlXetCXoTpIZ5HIWx2GCAEdJuEQHMd7d_bcwQ2E9Ru6W_Y9R_v0gbj9LQ8KSxmYpru7OQKOJgP4XTgiEREaVN0CtP6jpdoG2AZnNB3NJroGaaCRsibPD9ZMSTe5EO7klst8iVyW4uB6NfleXs" width="180" /></a></div>The twins sent us this photo from Corvallis. They carved their pumpkin to look like Peter the cat...I love it!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-71882500488679509582023-09-30T16:20:00.125-07:002023-10-16T17:05:41.562-07:00Biking, Tillamook Forestry Center, Portland Swifts, First Day of School, Visit from Aiden Duncan, The "Fruit Loop", Pruning the Apple Tree<p>Our September was great. After their 3 week chemistry class at OSU the twins came home until they needed to leave for their fall term on September 27th. We had a lot of fun with our last few weeks of summer before everyone left for school. The twins friend, Aiden Duncan, came to Oregon for a visit. The boys met him in 6th grade and were friends for a few years before his family moved to Australia so it was fun to catch up with him again. Every year a swarm of migrating swifts fly through Portland and for some reason one of their rest stops is this giant chimney at a school in Portland. We have heard about this for years but we finally made it work to actually go see them. It was so cool! The birds circle around in the sky and then all of a sudden they all shoot down into the chimney and make a really cool black funnel cloud...I hope we remember to go again, it was really neat. My hiking buddies have talked about the "fruit loop" before but I had never gone so we finally got a chance to go. We drove out to Hood River and then you drive from farm to farm and they each have a cute little farm store to buy things or taste test things. It was really cute and super fun. We also did a great hike up to a waterfall! Like I said, it was a great September:)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMIeUyQeumC_PMdeoxkt8HU66vRg1FVEyxFA1AYdYfBlsLk7oMee4DCaFRh5R5TEoNNHSm5TCGGQOE35fu24sugvlsuy_cpsdfq0-_Qg5xiWWNegviThZ6wsTfajT8cVV4dvUpaqGTi7SwthraP7mulwrhpLJFlqrNZHq1tg8pLIu2KktFnsj73xRfsfA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="1909" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMIeUyQeumC_PMdeoxkt8HU66vRg1FVEyxFA1AYdYfBlsLk7oMee4DCaFRh5R5TEoNNHSm5TCGGQOE35fu24sugvlsuy_cpsdfq0-_Qg5xiWWNegviThZ6wsTfajT8cVV4dvUpaqGTi7SwthraP7mulwrhpLJFlqrNZHq1tg8pLIu2KktFnsj73xRfsfA" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We rode a bike trail that goes from Scapoose into Vernonia. We didn't do the whole trail, just the last 6 miles or so into Vernonia. Most of the trail was just fine but some of it was very steep! I had to get off my bike and walk up the hill. It was a beautiful day and I got fish tacos in Vernonia so I guess it all worked out:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEnugR3Nr6FqvBm9msYBMhKZ6fY9oLkTZnDxMErm7QcFrRQ9Y6li0BxJxOAfd2q7hQ7H_fI2sx0UnvArXSZQnhlKeNX1Y7bRyzlUJ1gtZICRJOOLpNbBM2rwJdE6hTvPe_b9VdsnJY8g8SujFtIFk3V7U9ZhkueE7Kf7iqVb-60l9uRq6BgiCUFu_6prs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="2803" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEnugR3Nr6FqvBm9msYBMhKZ6fY9oLkTZnDxMErm7QcFrRQ9Y6li0BxJxOAfd2q7hQ7H_fI2sx0UnvArXSZQnhlKeNX1Y7bRyzlUJ1gtZICRJOOLpNbBM2rwJdE6hTvPe_b9VdsnJY8g8SujFtIFk3V7U9ZhkueE7Kf7iqVb-60l9uRq6BgiCUFu_6prs" width="320" /></a></div>One of the beautiful views on the bike ride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkMIExiQn64ubS6OZx6ExknDd3HBu9qDJl-pVYlBCEsU65h7jmRLCDcIAHXwdGExI2v3GuKKqnPLykWROUc12nom_Q6HAGqtyXRbcuYMhtT1__wLknYrojdrp_4cgWt7nyOH1T4gZI1w5ga5lW9rDLbEg3zJnu3sNCMauubUEf6PCqt5lSP2MKKowqRZo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="2189" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkMIExiQn64ubS6OZx6ExknDd3HBu9qDJl-pVYlBCEsU65h7jmRLCDcIAHXwdGExI2v3GuKKqnPLykWROUc12nom_Q6HAGqtyXRbcuYMhtT1__wLknYrojdrp_4cgWt7nyOH1T4gZI1w5ga5lW9rDLbEg3zJnu3sNCMauubUEf6PCqt5lSP2MKKowqRZo" width="180" /></a></div>Not only was it steep, it was also on gravel so I just didn't feel very safe. Luckily Hyrum took pity on Julian and I and he rode his bike back to the van and then drove into Vernonia to pick Julian and I up:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeJ2FNlXigkgN6SQq5--m7b3lv1AJfS4N-cDmK_2mSroxpbPFiAHC6xWiLXIVkL13WytsdQidSk1vKHwR1jEDznFesShfKYx76eOCQ1xiL5ztvSG8twSgWf21RoWKnkca5fswN2zgorbvo4J-Ce0vLLOiuSgYoOiw306G_vD4JIpyut69pMxUmGYTuPg8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeJ2FNlXigkgN6SQq5--m7b3lv1AJfS4N-cDmK_2mSroxpbPFiAHC6xWiLXIVkL13WytsdQidSk1vKHwR1jEDznFesShfKYx76eOCQ1xiL5ztvSG8twSgWf21RoWKnkca5fswN2zgorbvo4J-Ce0vLLOiuSgYoOiw306G_vD4JIpyut69pMxUmGYTuPg8" width="180" /></a></div>We spent a day at the Tillamook Forestry Center. I have always wanted to come here and we drive by it every time we head to Tillamook so I'm really glad I finally got the chance to check it out. This is Julian and Hyrum on their way up the lookout tower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Vn14sNz-3ykhBf1Yi6AGMpzEHNAN2kaceTv3sJSA7axp2OsUUxN3k5I-qG13nmNsCbdqGl_xF31o7zmyDfEo8sVctTSDf3Fo504yhv7G3pHXHZq4ePBXjA8q-y3YanUujcHcKG0vr7kKXoy53RsPBVAAhJwPGhAzhGhZgm4LyadnvAovtVtaVHKRF_w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Vn14sNz-3ykhBf1Yi6AGMpzEHNAN2kaceTv3sJSA7axp2OsUUxN3k5I-qG13nmNsCbdqGl_xF31o7zmyDfEo8sVctTSDf3Fo504yhv7G3pHXHZq4ePBXjA8q-y3YanUujcHcKG0vr7kKXoy53RsPBVAAhJwPGhAzhGhZgm4LyadnvAovtVtaVHKRF_w" width="180" /></a></div>View from the top of the tower. Back in the day they used towers like these that were scattered throughout the forest to watch for wild fires.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcsR0llv8nSBviQTc17SsZgvf1qw12Rc9E87N6TSh9oT-V9cXeaDspP9NXcUj75NxEaTTm0UN8yafJvVhbVHWJieKGxRMEXmi2xvZxVTA3-OQ2Zr97-YM2w-nhOu_4rLy9TEQ4CEIoWzXEQKJS5xmbusTTOAxzTSU8WqB9T05YXYOIws9xBJN0uSN-Afg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcsR0llv8nSBviQTc17SsZgvf1qw12Rc9E87N6TSh9oT-V9cXeaDspP9NXcUj75NxEaTTm0UN8yafJvVhbVHWJieKGxRMEXmi2xvZxVTA3-OQ2Zr97-YM2w-nhOu_4rLy9TEQ4CEIoWzXEQKJS5xmbusTTOAxzTSU8WqB9T05YXYOIws9xBJN0uSN-Afg" width="180" /></a></div>We did a short hike to see Wilson Falls, it was a lovely little walk through the forest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWMU_4hpfFjRobr2f6mbCQRI1X1j8-gUxC_JjXh0-W1qZiemMRy8UnJVMHJMv6CG67flHSkzy3sn1Jc-tmNKX5aGx4BWptE6x8aMfETTSc3QkQhGzr8Ba_t5ZTbrLll0kXxJd8O8Y0WUrnsnI_p6moeGi9WgBxzhhkYeYP5rXgsIlGtF1u6psd7XrYv0M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWMU_4hpfFjRobr2f6mbCQRI1X1j8-gUxC_JjXh0-W1qZiemMRy8UnJVMHJMv6CG67flHSkzy3sn1Jc-tmNKX5aGx4BWptE6x8aMfETTSc3QkQhGzr8Ba_t5ZTbrLll0kXxJd8O8Y0WUrnsnI_p6moeGi9WgBxzhhkYeYP5rXgsIlGtF1u6psd7XrYv0M" width="180" /></a></div>More hiking, it got pretty steep in some places</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisq8hF4Xj0AmTHuNlXI8A1nKvxCSjguB5s7CGo82ecy4--dU4zLYf6P5jFA-PEdV6hKmFpVgCT5H3yco2QqfhnUaiwYntm9IeeofTPKeX9YyfTdP6XPL313agRw4T9ewd67ud3pe0XuyJVc09zeOHErLOqf2zBoQYOFMzLc15Dir6Bf2JKYBzpDFjYO14" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisq8hF4Xj0AmTHuNlXI8A1nKvxCSjguB5s7CGo82ecy4--dU4zLYf6P5jFA-PEdV6hKmFpVgCT5H3yco2QqfhnUaiwYntm9IeeofTPKeX9YyfTdP6XPL313agRw4T9ewd67ud3pe0XuyJVc09zeOHErLOqf2zBoQYOFMzLc15Dir6Bf2JKYBzpDFjYO14" width="180" /></a></div>Wilson Falls, it wasn't much to look at really but I'm still glad we found it:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLxMAHkgrHDhrSN2L-83KLrrZku7CGcdIct3v8zDOVMGBZK8H2EOkGYnDYXBVGJN_KrBNElshIRdyHfjsCuoO5A7fW1ygSYjBFBZNhLOwTjnJl79zD7L0dYxrrfExmNL8FE2z6POoSjHtFmcxHP0Eg0pRoEGNDXYJ8C7EWJ1A2s1n1s0YO0JPwCSMuEKo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLxMAHkgrHDhrSN2L-83KLrrZku7CGcdIct3v8zDOVMGBZK8H2EOkGYnDYXBVGJN_KrBNElshIRdyHfjsCuoO5A7fW1ygSYjBFBZNhLOwTjnJl79zD7L0dYxrrfExmNL8FE2z6POoSjHtFmcxHP0Eg0pRoEGNDXYJ8C7EWJ1A2s1n1s0YO0JPwCSMuEKo" width="180" /></a></div>Julian's first day of high school. My babies are all so grown up. I know he will do fantastic this year, he is just like his brothers and wants to do well in all his classes.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuRJFzK3L9QmPq2k6i_k6eaeQGpV0yrsPSYFszjhzserQHLM1k18ykkw0WKw9Uobw_uoSTB14BAf2EzBf-ezwf5Sd7BofdTmCmMaOCxgQbpVFt_aNIDW5VDIK6SDT7EuxdDauGnUcdYRnKkPkATkis2-WhFdhDW2eKTZLSKoBbgiNQifKx07-GYydWD8o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuRJFzK3L9QmPq2k6i_k6eaeQGpV0yrsPSYFszjhzserQHLM1k18ykkw0WKw9Uobw_uoSTB14BAf2EzBf-ezwf5Sd7BofdTmCmMaOCxgQbpVFt_aNIDW5VDIK6SDT7EuxdDauGnUcdYRnKkPkATkis2-WhFdhDW2eKTZLSKoBbgiNQifKx07-GYydWD8o" width="180" /></a></div>I had to report to the county courthouse for jury duty. Luckily I wasn't selected for a trial, but I'm happy I could do my part for our justice system.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGGTRR5hfEI-RNclnFviSeRyhEaZt60V--86Yba7Qv4_X64W5nnQ5HrfXYddwcTG9VAu8w55m8ZAe_erJ8zTEnVBB4rqEUkMw7_tgT8jJbKq-4dQIjQ58T-hDFbJh9-zCuTQpLGasqEWxMrRqL5ipV6IrXFYVbnJ5OW6dUynw4kxZCWzQek2OshEEJieA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGGTRR5hfEI-RNclnFviSeRyhEaZt60V--86Yba7Qv4_X64W5nnQ5HrfXYddwcTG9VAu8w55m8ZAe_erJ8zTEnVBB4rqEUkMw7_tgT8jJbKq-4dQIjQ58T-hDFbJh9-zCuTQpLGasqEWxMrRqL5ipV6IrXFYVbnJ5OW6dUynw4kxZCWzQek2OshEEJieA" width="320" /></a></div>My friend, Sherry Work, and I went to see John Oliver stand up comedy. It was a blast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicWMp2nXs3yTy8zr1llD3TQdWqqhf9c6XC1f1ftscsHvmwHoLROBtHV4GJsm9-Ii9s3QiXY6jmtiXPgakW5DpNoWOPNU_Djw5aRj6TPQUTgvy-Gh8xlxSBpOGWyFr7orp9v-hneZhkLuVWMxvzxB_u8X18vken5rzrQiz2IfMOXwL_Nb_bdAQbaU5yCnw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicWMp2nXs3yTy8zr1llD3TQdWqqhf9c6XC1f1ftscsHvmwHoLROBtHV4GJsm9-Ii9s3QiXY6jmtiXPgakW5DpNoWOPNU_Djw5aRj6TPQUTgvy-Gh8xlxSBpOGWyFr7orp9v-hneZhkLuVWMxvzxB_u8X18vken5rzrQiz2IfMOXwL_Nb_bdAQbaU5yCnw" width="320" /></a></div>Our boat still didn't have a mast but one evening we just went down to the river to motor around a bit and jump in the water for a swim. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlLHFVOuSWeZoMIog85E126qKkz964-0moxTMhvSoUyvyw93kl2FCb79ySF3so4X6vKGSA3v3eoXwQ4lqFIDLqhNzB-Ebpt-rP044MBUlXyPgRK75DwhrVvmeBIXHz6qh1L-LxkLzPUDYW0JqdTuXUFvkII-6bOf0pCD5Sv5GDItS2VIOC8h0VDr-UXA4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlLHFVOuSWeZoMIog85E126qKkz964-0moxTMhvSoUyvyw93kl2FCb79ySF3so4X6vKGSA3v3eoXwQ4lqFIDLqhNzB-Ebpt-rP044MBUlXyPgRK75DwhrVvmeBIXHz6qh1L-LxkLzPUDYW0JqdTuXUFvkII-6bOf0pCD5Sv5GDItS2VIOC8h0VDr-UXA4" width="180" /></a></div>We like to motor over to the Sauvie Island light house and swim around the little cove and beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS65vv8jOusbW7eMgxn9Gzj86ZKF0HuHAsUy5vEWYpeKqfvsUWN8yUCiPBvexaqw_2dyOnn-fkhwnbSy1IJ1JCyVp6iYzlor1rqR8xpnAbmiuE6dENeHAEpjc0UpEeUJkr_y6rxU485y388RWwziwAGn9sACuYgGrZKVcNbDinzy-Rbep706Ga4dKXcCU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS65vv8jOusbW7eMgxn9Gzj86ZKF0HuHAsUy5vEWYpeKqfvsUWN8yUCiPBvexaqw_2dyOnn-fkhwnbSy1IJ1JCyVp6iYzlor1rqR8xpnAbmiuE6dENeHAEpjc0UpEeUJkr_y6rxU485y388RWwziwAGn9sACuYgGrZKVcNbDinzy-Rbep706Ga4dKXcCU" width="180" /></a></div>The school chimney where the swifts rest for the night. This was a photo I took before any of the birds showed up. We had to wait until a little past sunset for any of the show to start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXygTOfZH_b5uCTpXJj82PbIETaCQcKMgOI4Yu0YYQrXFsP9ryFyNGhGWlSP2_kL6emZHHie6YOmnxsaxu0bCnzkjT9TpTWxhE3DhH3d8YRhCQCrMDHGiKaDFfjpDSU8fDKgF18iSSIMMcaKIC_fP91yXlSWm4pmMy3WS6vUENa_Pd1QWxaPYJ6kcsFiU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXygTOfZH_b5uCTpXJj82PbIETaCQcKMgOI4Yu0YYQrXFsP9ryFyNGhGWlSP2_kL6emZHHie6YOmnxsaxu0bCnzkjT9TpTWxhE3DhH3d8YRhCQCrMDHGiKaDFfjpDSU8fDKgF18iSSIMMcaKIC_fP91yXlSWm4pmMy3WS6vUENa_Pd1QWxaPYJ6kcsFiU" width="135" /></a></div>All those little black dots are birds diving into the chimney. It was so crazy to watch! How do they not just crash into each other as they all fly into that small space? There must have been thousands of birds!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCcx9OubNO0-9u7ZoB58tAxfo30vXzhLJafJMMFis5RIzYY9GAXoCg_fMEZayGNFRkz4FYvBZp5uQ1_WUQ_6KefhfDFCY3BHmb4EdFzUposL_1bCDgg7tglb4SAaQhSkRm3ZOCLm2JbmpZMTTLUbA8L6MNNQaSBxUQsfLF35L_B6F0SMzwtUdXFUnUiOk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCcx9OubNO0-9u7ZoB58tAxfo30vXzhLJafJMMFis5RIzYY9GAXoCg_fMEZayGNFRkz4FYvBZp5uQ1_WUQ_6KefhfDFCY3BHmb4EdFzUposL_1bCDgg7tglb4SAaQhSkRm3ZOCLm2JbmpZMTTLUbA8L6MNNQaSBxUQsfLF35L_B6F0SMzwtUdXFUnUiOk" width="320" /></a></div>Enjoying a sushi lunch with Aiden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGYfhxGzkoFETWN8tsDq1fG0ENu8yMlru96plpdg2WiWYGnYCHsyWZzEGmvgx1IE80Wz_hOWSEfveub4FNpEK4i0XMKwokv1NHrTeRaEgXy6VpjZ73JN8InhjjaME8LUarUeg2P2H0FUPS1CmZDOTB5urabERuPYLE7paPFFVsScrzC-oN9-ZR9V0l7Y4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGYfhxGzkoFETWN8tsDq1fG0ENu8yMlru96plpdg2WiWYGnYCHsyWZzEGmvgx1IE80Wz_hOWSEfveub4FNpEK4i0XMKwokv1NHrTeRaEgXy6VpjZ73JN8InhjjaME8LUarUeg2P2H0FUPS1CmZDOTB5urabERuPYLE7paPFFVsScrzC-oN9-ZR9V0l7Y4" width="320" /></a></div>Hyrum finally got the mast put back up and we went for a great sail with Aiden and the boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCy9h5eNWhrTFi89yvliV-2U1rFv2KBRRh8PRZUNhSFNYtQdDIiEd0QyZMA3N7Pkx1htOlT0z9iVGAxeVmotjd3dcQDH2GM9K3QO0hYSdHxQ_w7Hyb-P--nDRrtO4m4um7s2cEFOJksbxQjDUorlPU56J-t6yypZbC6kzwZKhd5g46nOD3WzqfpM5joI8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCy9h5eNWhrTFi89yvliV-2U1rFv2KBRRh8PRZUNhSFNYtQdDIiEd0QyZMA3N7Pkx1htOlT0z9iVGAxeVmotjd3dcQDH2GM9K3QO0hYSdHxQ_w7Hyb-P--nDRrtO4m4um7s2cEFOJksbxQjDUorlPU56J-t6yypZbC6kzwZKhd5g46nOD3WzqfpM5joI8" width="180" /></a></div>We stopped at Camp 18 for lunch on our way to the coast for the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj79sdsTyL7ffzTYF1fiuP8PhG3IywGrL5ObuHppCsEIvNQuDrECoGu-2AdiC4MtVHKsPKwdbyJGvLU2FqaxRd9vsiEvGPRcAoXfiSOJ6PKRomdRUvD4yoAxMv342F3LNzKwfyvMVJStn86t-XsgF570eoWcYEg3R1qy2ukOzw-uT2pwEdLmsHku44FNBk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj79sdsTyL7ffzTYF1fiuP8PhG3IywGrL5ObuHppCsEIvNQuDrECoGu-2AdiC4MtVHKsPKwdbyJGvLU2FqaxRd9vsiEvGPRcAoXfiSOJ6PKRomdRUvD4yoAxMv342F3LNzKwfyvMVJStn86t-XsgF570eoWcYEg3R1qy2ukOzw-uT2pwEdLmsHku44FNBk" width="180" /></a></div>Playing on the swings at Seaside</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpnRna08ERQZEksUXbhsvFDJDE6IbiUxHZnxpb1fbfG8LufZx6F9rpFlhtkgWK7zCyIW9UtfkpY05EX6n1ReZGQdHbFPW0vIAFvW1oHZYjE-a8C0sbmywC7K2zz8GqPL3aeeEVBTG8orIFdPF4BaFLyWD2FOnLRkBf6bnyEtIAY7e7RBK7HcIkp12TchI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpnRna08ERQZEksUXbhsvFDJDE6IbiUxHZnxpb1fbfG8LufZx6F9rpFlhtkgWK7zCyIW9UtfkpY05EX6n1ReZGQdHbFPW0vIAFvW1oHZYjE-a8C0sbmywC7K2zz8GqPL3aeeEVBTG8orIFdPF4BaFLyWD2FOnLRkBf6bnyEtIAY7e7RBK7HcIkp12TchI" width="180" /></a></div>The weather was amazing! We are so lucky to live so close to the ocean:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv6p31-xnzDPD3_m3PI2eUCBU9nioFqW_2HudAz2GgFNyzGcfleFepsGzSyAGExMWkgeLQXBPJqHrDTVIBnrO3yZg1-fCdvQ_5-Avzw85bJTDdYSHlJ_Eniec6puSGkn4n46Ew_FerETHrGGs8JMuSdaf5h1lHNufs3xUzKKPgROIqaF_EdzG1kCmSrjU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv6p31-xnzDPD3_m3PI2eUCBU9nioFqW_2HudAz2GgFNyzGcfleFepsGzSyAGExMWkgeLQXBPJqHrDTVIBnrO3yZg1-fCdvQ_5-Avzw85bJTDdYSHlJ_Eniec6puSGkn4n46Ew_FerETHrGGs8JMuSdaf5h1lHNufs3xUzKKPgROIqaF_EdzG1kCmSrjU" width="320" /></a></div>We played a few rounds of fascination. The twins each won a round of "blackout"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH4ey4637U-lEm5FJnrrcVqZpHFQqNrlwS5toJN0jBK7VeW8xaNSihpMxDRcnhq0DyCV9uzhtTs9faVhKboDlZ_lqTcQSZ6L02k-X10NwRfq8GMEti8ZimRbo_4fvp5zFYJ2Angrv1UF05WQ_JuAy2fL-JqwGqKfVa5oaro6eY_NyKqpqb8R4OhkgmfuI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH4ey4637U-lEm5FJnrrcVqZpHFQqNrlwS5toJN0jBK7VeW8xaNSihpMxDRcnhq0DyCV9uzhtTs9faVhKboDlZ_lqTcQSZ6L02k-X10NwRfq8GMEti8ZimRbo_4fvp5zFYJ2Angrv1UF05WQ_JuAy2fL-JqwGqKfVa5oaro6eY_NyKqpqb8R4OhkgmfuI" width="320" /></a></div>We drove Aiden to Corvallis to see where the twins go to college</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcitk-uppbpf_BDQZa2KUspBgjJfNp785l2yxMcPAH7imKKXB9c6p1FEaSUft0RMe_1OKFjTreNVJ-TnOKiOSwjgtPxkFeADoXTHsJxDJ8QnKw6-SAiWU8lXb8xc9rGts5ouFk2CHbkg0yu_MhUhJDGo7GOKMrIuwVQeSxHsNBCkHIERzZZDsLSCvIKJU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcitk-uppbpf_BDQZa2KUspBgjJfNp785l2yxMcPAH7imKKXB9c6p1FEaSUft0RMe_1OKFjTreNVJ-TnOKiOSwjgtPxkFeADoXTHsJxDJ8QnKw6-SAiWU8lXb8xc9rGts5ouFk2CHbkg0yu_MhUhJDGo7GOKMrIuwVQeSxHsNBCkHIERzZZDsLSCvIKJU" width="180" /></a></div>All of the boys playing at the new park in Hillsboro</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI1RZYtvfh1108uvGvTLgG4mu3PicZlFzWarnJirO9mkMGsqXUFl6Cmatle8ml8XnTDpsjRxp7Z82BeKT0PXKi_jBo7-TozjAhXFmQIwoz74N4Tb2cijKtNopaaF1_Y4-KjBAERpyH31EV92tov7wY0VTQhDUd8i56fL-d51_ycDj9r_s0JFjO72XvgIs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI1RZYtvfh1108uvGvTLgG4mu3PicZlFzWarnJirO9mkMGsqXUFl6Cmatle8ml8XnTDpsjRxp7Z82BeKT0PXKi_jBo7-TozjAhXFmQIwoz74N4Tb2cijKtNopaaF1_Y4-KjBAERpyH31EV92tov7wY0VTQhDUd8i56fL-d51_ycDj9r_s0JFjO72XvgIs" width="320" /></a></div>Our first stop on the Fruit Loop. The asian pears were delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpNm5MvVriFZh6Y1YiNcR6CTyYEYblkYWn4rgswESwS6aXSp8kz4tZmyRSPrgjdLZdPv8-OVO2LZiX982-xgp5L_tCd-_b0SPOo1sgdKBnA_G9QW-fVpOh9W7_qsB4-miTdlGZp1nOn6l4N6Zt3i95xNpOx12cDUXXVpXbXEtBy7EhKw08QNUeim65kfg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpNm5MvVriFZh6Y1YiNcR6CTyYEYblkYWn4rgswESwS6aXSp8kz4tZmyRSPrgjdLZdPv8-OVO2LZiX982-xgp5L_tCd-_b0SPOo1sgdKBnA_G9QW-fVpOh9W7_qsB4-miTdlGZp1nOn6l4N6Zt3i95xNpOx12cDUXXVpXbXEtBy7EhKw08QNUeim65kfg" width="180" /></a></div>It was such a beautiful day and being out in all that farmland was so pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Landon Child came down and helped us out:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSR5pPXH4N3UEubT6ZEVtJ4sc99IkCXGHwGeYwpOEkNcGGrbfJX2igSrhvA4-wlB0fKwdY-wR5orqxVoddcDFCxTuQoqx3wfkraqpDtq3nQBGzPn5ChUG7dD-Rg9s9Fi3lK1bE2VOLZOpPOHOomOs1trqXmVCVLsT09f7SwkJEexxPeYCUCvOYUZuGVQU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSR5pPXH4N3UEubT6ZEVtJ4sc99IkCXGHwGeYwpOEkNcGGrbfJX2igSrhvA4-wlB0fKwdY-wR5orqxVoddcDFCxTuQoqx3wfkraqpDtq3nQBGzPn5ChUG7dD-Rg9s9Fi3lK1bE2VOLZOpPOHOomOs1trqXmVCVLsT09f7SwkJEexxPeYCUCvOYUZuGVQU" width="180" /></a></div>By the end of the day this entire dumpster was totally full! We probably cut down about 15 feet of apple tree...I guess we will wait until next year to see if it survives or provides any fruit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmgUgBVfEOfhWX65V5Gl7G0o5yp0gWPW9AjRGW-QbmRwAz_85UmZ7OElBPi70MsvajpSGD8XmT8zsnZ8CpHy19oZA8Tq40FPSxcbfa9NkajyzBrwfWHPXwL-Wpkq6FoKxypXNgpn8NEXjWApNZ6Hxmn1_bTFsEd_8uBDX-stkYmy7e3d6yIOUy918mHY8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmgUgBVfEOfhWX65V5Gl7G0o5yp0gWPW9AjRGW-QbmRwAz_85UmZ7OElBPi70MsvajpSGD8XmT8zsnZ8CpHy19oZA8Tq40FPSxcbfa9NkajyzBrwfWHPXwL-Wpkq6FoKxypXNgpn8NEXjWApNZ6Hxmn1_bTFsEd_8uBDX-stkYmy7e3d6yIOUy918mHY8" width="180" /></a></div>These two packed up their car and headed off to Corvallis for another year of school. I can't believe they are Sophomores in college! They are doing so well with their school work, I'm so proud of them:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZvG4_OHVkiacG7PUBvbqiQvogHA8DUrjfsBDAOAuQff5GcEYwoaNDibvTiJL1WeXhV9flQcxINKRpodf7Ny2gfBAezmWXbU_NPh1mwb8YDjyqbMV3dziSPiYKd1QHJN9BPlTytQrqPC8zISQCyVh-dTQE5rPB3Oh2P5yixp34ivZxwZ6Su5W_xBvaF94" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZvG4_OHVkiacG7PUBvbqiQvogHA8DUrjfsBDAOAuQff5GcEYwoaNDibvTiJL1WeXhV9flQcxINKRpodf7Ny2gfBAezmWXbU_NPh1mwb8YDjyqbMV3dziSPiYKd1QHJN9BPlTytQrqPC8zISQCyVh-dTQE5rPB3Oh2P5yixp34ivZxwZ6Su5W_xBvaF94" width="180" /></a></div>Julian led the stretching exercises for his fencing class</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiduwznzAOZS9tNsi3Oa3psOwHeJuSBtZ4hM4D0rbn9naOJJvuF-DeysAjHOwcWMyBBOSmIXymC3CAaWKE9SpP5jTme-SNy1YUnrQjFJiwbNy_mnyAxF5kRfn1ZPhbXZBwVL1iu0TFpguYEpx6GfNwgJm1q5buIVCGabwIFzvUVJpIXvfhAzPwDTeZmGcs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2476" data-original-width="3302" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiduwznzAOZS9tNsi3Oa3psOwHeJuSBtZ4hM4D0rbn9naOJJvuF-DeysAjHOwcWMyBBOSmIXymC3CAaWKE9SpP5jTme-SNy1YUnrQjFJiwbNy_mnyAxF5kRfn1ZPhbXZBwVL1iu0TFpguYEpx6GfNwgJm1q5buIVCGabwIFzvUVJpIXvfhAzPwDTeZmGcs" width="320" /></a></div>Went for a pretty crazy sail. The wind was gusting up to 20 knots and the waves were pretty crazy crashing over our boat. The new mast held firm. I think if it could survive that day of sailing it must be secure!</div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-51023965970658998102023-09-19T17:07:00.148-07:002023-10-16T18:01:49.785-07:00RSP trip to Savannah, Georgia...with a bonus stop in Virginia to see the DeShetler's:)<p> About every 5 years my good friends from childhood meet up for a few days just to catch up and have a great time together. We have been to the Appalachian trial in North Carolina, they came to visit me in Germany when we lived there, we went to New Orleans together and this time we decided to meet up in Savannah, Georgia. We had such a great time. I love that we can all keep in touch and stay friends over the many years. I have known these girls since we were in 4th grade! It's great to have friends that knew you when you were young, so much has changed but our friendship remains. I love these 2 so much and consider them more "sisters" than "friends"</p><p>Before I met up with Sara and Pam I flew into Virginia to hang out with Paige and her kids for a few days. I couldn't come all the way to the east coast without stopping to see my cute little nephews:)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXqLzrN3WE1ckDavqybMQpdBTmJWzq-DsPpOhbbISELHv8id_53zl5QwtvOAI6GuAi8nPl18tICiDirW7JmG5wlGlrENRpdfk0MiiJnmAVRdoyHhLXq9Hu8JKB5rLtRxMAghc45Jmt5L7mPAm13ChmBzxNXmrwL4KV4TWcwgidDq-2h0QAVcRANvEuLrw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXqLzrN3WE1ckDavqybMQpdBTmJWzq-DsPpOhbbISELHv8id_53zl5QwtvOAI6GuAi8nPl18tICiDirW7JmG5wlGlrENRpdfk0MiiJnmAVRdoyHhLXq9Hu8JKB5rLtRxMAghc45Jmt5L7mPAm13ChmBzxNXmrwL4KV4TWcwgidDq-2h0QAVcRANvEuLrw" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alistair is so dang adorable! I can't believe how big his is getting. He is talking a lot more too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD4KSgd7KuqMxuTsQ1ZDd05rI0s_V8WTb9hBpo1PWm5yKEC2Ui4k4a1rJOCoskrJUqhoEWYqrC1daLi3zcWe2IXsS88mQ4G9RJYum23Y9uCUd_Yp39dN_Ej-6ssQRrfhrgWsNsVKwT6NfDpLvoDTJDC8YmOE6tmCgAP7j8-_RGR4kahmdNVAjjcC1T5Og" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD4KSgd7KuqMxuTsQ1ZDd05rI0s_V8WTb9hBpo1PWm5yKEC2Ui4k4a1rJOCoskrJUqhoEWYqrC1daLi3zcWe2IXsS88mQ4G9RJYum23Y9uCUd_Yp39dN_Ej-6ssQRrfhrgWsNsVKwT6NfDpLvoDTJDC8YmOE6tmCgAP7j8-_RGR4kahmdNVAjjcC1T5Og" width="180" /></a></div>Graham and Cecil...these 2 are so cute:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgclI0phOzOn_ox3xNfNUrV1gpZJrrPDfRzAkbnwq0VVd4guXNbS8VegL8PuGdOgb4pEYoovq2z7LtMY5utQq_7xiBXCNq0gXcayF6slYPKY2EU1bPwJ1JKBtuHkX_LI0jK8wUq9WIBpdrftZSGDET1KWxY9KVTTS7EaPgS-32liUMG43QExrVbEbMGsCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgclI0phOzOn_ox3xNfNUrV1gpZJrrPDfRzAkbnwq0VVd4guXNbS8VegL8PuGdOgb4pEYoovq2z7LtMY5utQq_7xiBXCNq0gXcayF6slYPKY2EU1bPwJ1JKBtuHkX_LI0jK8wUq9WIBpdrftZSGDET1KWxY9KVTTS7EaPgS-32liUMG43QExrVbEbMGsCA" width="320" /></a></div>We went to the Yorktown beach. It wasn't the sunniest day ever but luckily the water was still nice and warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEHQ8VwlVskwyjA6wypv9aNur3yzx650NlnrHTSmKS7sXSKUcd4YPcKRjrxK2vk9L6VgYTlI4aJOCzaF-m05sDdk08n_LLtvi-3QS1jcB97qKCEoR3T4bhGnYuizAz3Zk5EvmdEQeVfztwOUZUrRiamQBgQfJFsITaUJxOk7dlJMwZymMUV9umVAD_JdE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEHQ8VwlVskwyjA6wypv9aNur3yzx650NlnrHTSmKS7sXSKUcd4YPcKRjrxK2vk9L6VgYTlI4aJOCzaF-m05sDdk08n_LLtvi-3QS1jcB97qKCEoR3T4bhGnYuizAz3Zk5EvmdEQeVfztwOUZUrRiamQBgQfJFsITaUJxOk7dlJMwZymMUV9umVAD_JdE" width="320" /></a></div>Silly boys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPYRARI9z26k686ojJf7mJfwfWY5FLesbt-8Q4aW-iWqjwURkw47Er6zN1q7mxuDxRxK5RFGAQNIplmW1ZgoHZ149xnKL-omYNnnGwBRSDuiDKCLwM12Or4zNai3RgKpWkt-uiIK6861CXGabFnzalZ5b7RrKwCE-rSkb6QA3zJiWXGUAfR6as2bDJ-4I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPYRARI9z26k686ojJf7mJfwfWY5FLesbt-8Q4aW-iWqjwURkw47Er6zN1q7mxuDxRxK5RFGAQNIplmW1ZgoHZ149xnKL-omYNnnGwBRSDuiDKCLwM12Or4zNai3RgKpWkt-uiIK6861CXGabFnzalZ5b7RrKwCE-rSkb6QA3zJiWXGUAfR6as2bDJ-4I" width="180" /></a></div>I don't think I could love this little guy any more than I do, he became my cute little shadow for the few days I was there...it was so hard to leave!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilMKSdcDbiPtrT0eMUFqF0I31TUHjM759H01yE8mT173JeWV4XMyUTL1fj9C9k087c-Yer_8wU7aKHuyWvB6xG_CgjiDqY7zA2Lblbmp6VW8cQNMgEqhYZTAS_O_JMQP8YWLho40nmbrMukYRcp-VNBNI4_DOapHQqC_g5nUbBrysYp-sOkA97o5vR90E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilMKSdcDbiPtrT0eMUFqF0I31TUHjM759H01yE8mT173JeWV4XMyUTL1fj9C9k087c-Yer_8wU7aKHuyWvB6xG_CgjiDqY7zA2Lblbmp6VW8cQNMgEqhYZTAS_O_JMQP8YWLho40nmbrMukYRcp-VNBNI4_DOapHQqC_g5nUbBrysYp-sOkA97o5vR90E" width="180" /></a></div>Saying goodbye to the boys as they head to the bus stop for school. This trip was way too quick but I'm so glad I got to see them:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIjYAqgmACAsxQgqT4emKQxJ0AkkthHoIz3KMxVpsQBZdMMkkDcQOgVZwPgMufZ0MWKWOdoti--PBFmI78V_Dd_KOA2nMn_XGzkFlyzVxE0z_qpebOytFQUFbDpyG9-w4P6HnLbq64-aNH7qVc3-LwROEoml_70am2Py1_Mh2HtCqaS7z4F4h_bKz16Pg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIjYAqgmACAsxQgqT4emKQxJ0AkkthHoIz3KMxVpsQBZdMMkkDcQOgVZwPgMufZ0MWKWOdoti--PBFmI78V_Dd_KOA2nMn_XGzkFlyzVxE0z_qpebOytFQUFbDpyG9-w4P6HnLbq64-aNH7qVc3-LwROEoml_70am2Py1_Mh2HtCqaS7z4F4h_bKz16Pg" width="320" /></a></div>I love my nephews but my sister is also so much fun and I love that she is always so welcoming when I come to visit:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5-_tKcd0rRxoTKlzcxY0edpSHoCxfXY_Qe2C_AVwvQah5sVfe7h-UIa-rTuw3i7zRVCDEoSpLO3wsxGCp2_zl7GljF1RuszsN8H34IxRvxHy1eeVJQNaxfYocNVQDFGr1oNgBvxH-NesIeEfm4QFy0JSBMBCsK32_rjwAK3BOBdmPzBo4XQNn8gN2P2Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5-_tKcd0rRxoTKlzcxY0edpSHoCxfXY_Qe2C_AVwvQah5sVfe7h-UIa-rTuw3i7zRVCDEoSpLO3wsxGCp2_zl7GljF1RuszsN8H34IxRvxHy1eeVJQNaxfYocNVQDFGr1oNgBvxH-NesIeEfm4QFy0JSBMBCsK32_rjwAK3BOBdmPzBo4XQNn8gN2P2Y" width="320" /></a></div>From Virginia Paige drove me to North Carolina where I met up with my friend Pam. I stayed at her house for the night and the next day we drove to Savannah. Pam introduced me to Buc-ee's which is the craziest most giant truck stop I have ever seen. Man, that brisket sandwich was pretty delicious though;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEOUN0N1WptpKqNv1U7arWU6opf4tFaxEteCO8gAn8WlX52Av8XqrbDA5b1SXbp16_498ESDBk8ABVA3OE06ARG1hhD_r9gpkVMBJ4Jkm3KagrLVMBT50k2YqW8j1CgPettcw3KxHil0DtloJHpDE-aKLpvnW1cdWd8UAAqFbRwtflhmugjWMFjagwcbk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEOUN0N1WptpKqNv1U7arWU6opf4tFaxEteCO8gAn8WlX52Av8XqrbDA5b1SXbp16_498ESDBk8ABVA3OE06ARG1hhD_r9gpkVMBJ4Jkm3KagrLVMBT50k2YqW8j1CgPettcw3KxHil0DtloJHpDE-aKLpvnW1cdWd8UAAqFbRwtflhmugjWMFjagwcbk" width="180" /></a></div>Our first night in Georgia we went on a haunted walking tour. I absolutely loved all the gorgeous homes in the old town of Savannah. Everywhere I looked I saw beautiful things to take pictures of. I mean, who has a trumpeting angel on their balcony??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF6qClaUIMSfBiqYc2rAcs7edR78d7T8nI0fAVbU2bmKPanOtbL2D4LLhn2QaLxWHexgWb0QafNSppsesDRp3h1Svy43Z_WBrZYHUTQ2RTR7I1MWO0-6O6G6t36NxJsgipJ_rhH-5_fk_ZqQDxndz-r-S6XdMh3akAJT7znWjj9v9677zoJqzVtFdB1XY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF6qClaUIMSfBiqYc2rAcs7edR78d7T8nI0fAVbU2bmKPanOtbL2D4LLhn2QaLxWHexgWb0QafNSppsesDRp3h1Svy43Z_WBrZYHUTQ2RTR7I1MWO0-6O6G6t36NxJsgipJ_rhH-5_fk_ZqQDxndz-r-S6XdMh3akAJT7znWjj9v9677zoJqzVtFdB1XY" width="180" /></a></div>The Hamilton-Turner house on Lafayette square...I guess people say they see a night watchman on the roof sometimes...but it's a ghost! Most of the stories are pretty corny but I do love a walking tour because you hear stories and legends about the place you are visiting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcrAB7C-Of2-nTulqcdXj4qt5qvtxdcENZG6ZXt2DPYc0PutFOmgx01NAdUrVtd5l4kts0tG3tP6yK0wCYmgpwj2NzsrikmXQ82KaqUy3MUFG7au_Sxq4Hn43uUl0t94ra3pOMuj6Eah9CT1y36BRcNmUDPyCNRIvjUzipiyVfSak5JyX6TKr2DLgpx2A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcrAB7C-Of2-nTulqcdXj4qt5qvtxdcENZG6ZXt2DPYc0PutFOmgx01NAdUrVtd5l4kts0tG3tP6yK0wCYmgpwj2NzsrikmXQ82KaqUy3MUFG7au_Sxq4Hn43uUl0t94ra3pOMuj6Eah9CT1y36BRcNmUDPyCNRIvjUzipiyVfSak5JyX6TKr2DLgpx2A" width="320" /></a></div>With my childhood besties, Sara and Pam!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGFhuOMdA2uwmceislR-nibgSRGiF-uoSgltakSabtw0RgwZeyYru93ArMHykr3HwbjtWhzup9rTQBAAote_pEz3a8SD_3iEtg1G6tjCCLFznhXShTkB5qj-GJuKWMXdErz3jiAz_6qwmKQa2s1xZmHqv1Hgt0xB7yaITD4Vqlu-02ZqZv5hLgmYlXFsc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGFhuOMdA2uwmceislR-nibgSRGiF-uoSgltakSabtw0RgwZeyYru93ArMHykr3HwbjtWhzup9rTQBAAote_pEz3a8SD_3iEtg1G6tjCCLFznhXShTkB5qj-GJuKWMXdErz3jiAz_6qwmKQa2s1xZmHqv1Hgt0xB7yaITD4Vqlu-02ZqZv5hLgmYlXFsc" width="180" /></a></div>We took a tour of Bonaventure cemetery. This place was absolutely gorgeous. I love old cemeteries but this place was stunning and I could easily have spent all day here! Again, we got to hear great stories about the people of Savannah and the legacies they left behind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS0tSG60r7GRhP4hQnvR8Fvb8gMtx6M-yU6rRTJVBFyU5i5xXAeFVSqpmAC03E4ih_ntu9JDDkTQzyiES4tLsueYzuLaIkIn4lQ1jcgYI5963s2BMCBdwjEIGbDo8NWjeN3CW0WwEfb05S8uJhLYU08kKjyqqqYhywc9GJunIpDBrhcELicVTmc-4j5FE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS0tSG60r7GRhP4hQnvR8Fvb8gMtx6M-yU6rRTJVBFyU5i5xXAeFVSqpmAC03E4ih_ntu9JDDkTQzyiES4tLsueYzuLaIkIn4lQ1jcgYI5963s2BMCBdwjEIGbDo8NWjeN3CW0WwEfb05S8uJhLYU08kKjyqqqYhywc9GJunIpDBrhcELicVTmc-4j5FE" width="320" /></a></div>The family burial plot for Johnny Mercer, a famous song writer. He wrote the lyrics for "Moon River", "Fools Rush In" "Jeepers Creepers" and so many more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi926ikz6NPKkJCAxcjX8JV8YuRM81yYVTN1ppmFCfUlfZwt0Z0ZnLCr2Lu-L6JBXK1-0Gvc1BpXnJiMQb4cTQYQxrNAgrbbuyEr7VbnSEGqsvwBAxjqnqAhu-TVAO4tAGF8WVvC5zEDlhf2UJkMBcPT2oU3k6cYDgN7ycQ5fqT7l1nT_evnaAG7nT5C1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi926ikz6NPKkJCAxcjX8JV8YuRM81yYVTN1ppmFCfUlfZwt0Z0ZnLCr2Lu-L6JBXK1-0Gvc1BpXnJiMQb4cTQYQxrNAgrbbuyEr7VbnSEGqsvwBAxjqnqAhu-TVAO4tAGF8WVvC5zEDlhf2UJkMBcPT2oU3k6cYDgN7ycQ5fqT7l1nT_evnaAG7nT5C1g" width="180" /></a></div>A lot of the old gravestones had this iron cross in front of them with the letters "CSA" which stood for the "Confederate States of America" So if you served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War you were buried with their special honor. It's a bit strange to think about what the world would be like if the US were split into two different countries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgER_gyyx35wRjNdxVXrGFgQ0kd0eNAE_P3qmnhh4ImrGuAp1uvZjp6SSxda7VfBDyZzPCI7ZzCPcS1S8218q4gU6q7lH22siJcsx3jQ-YvfnVbl79UwGcJr-6QN003YPmiIU7peQFZXvTWIAufCwOwqxqm_SRv92gcCai79DD1GjkTZCDzhj0eVvAhQI0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3718" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgER_gyyx35wRjNdxVXrGFgQ0kd0eNAE_P3qmnhh4ImrGuAp1uvZjp6SSxda7VfBDyZzPCI7ZzCPcS1S8218q4gU6q7lH22siJcsx3jQ-YvfnVbl79UwGcJr-6QN003YPmiIU7peQFZXvTWIAufCwOwqxqm_SRv92gcCai79DD1GjkTZCDzhj0eVvAhQI0" width="295" /></a></div>The beautiful oak tree lined driveway to the Wormsloe State Historic Site</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgghbded_n1dR0zyWPJLX3TQ1aJWFpIWl52K602ck4Q9pM0vmUfvFQF2gg52m0FtCqugKxZZC5i23LwNJW-d12wJd7YC_KgCaPkWOVQxUBm9qRKBhVKNbzy1z7V5V6m7Fz3RIOqlqjHmJxjKrC2XJaGzflutrCKs43w2RFeyyjeYMa6d8EDDRGEXquM2Lo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgghbded_n1dR0zyWPJLX3TQ1aJWFpIWl52K602ck4Q9pM0vmUfvFQF2gg52m0FtCqugKxZZC5i23LwNJW-d12wJd7YC_KgCaPkWOVQxUBm9qRKBhVKNbzy1z7V5V6m7Fz3RIOqlqjHmJxjKrC2XJaGzflutrCKs43w2RFeyyjeYMa6d8EDDRGEXquM2Lo" width="180" /></a></div>One of the earliest structures in Savannah was at Wormsloe. This fortified house was built in 1736 and Noble Jones was one of the first colonists to sail from England to settle in Georgia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY26eCLYpK_1sky-L2hIxFrlkSH1tfDtrS9_Y01QVDjfDuvb5JE15VLTgVTbaWRxdWr2tOcQV4vRSE53ZTjU2y8A6L_0N_C1xlIjiuaAliZhB27iuHmcC7GWV3p9PXXzmXXD2wcjt-SLCwp3RD7MuWWfe3nq8ciMa141vDr7tLeaOrFoR-pKrizwUxwkw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY26eCLYpK_1sky-L2hIxFrlkSH1tfDtrS9_Y01QVDjfDuvb5JE15VLTgVTbaWRxdWr2tOcQV4vRSE53ZTjU2y8A6L_0N_C1xlIjiuaAliZhB27iuHmcC7GWV3p9PXXzmXXD2wcjt-SLCwp3RD7MuWWfe3nq8ciMa141vDr7tLeaOrFoR-pKrizwUxwkw" width="180" /></a></div>Delicious gelato along the waterfront in Savannah</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl_cH_hXwBfBpoHWGvmFY46ceHyG4llqpFHfkSWZuHXWpQfNElDxyV0vyA6Icf52rYz63Kjvj_oMWzqojlXFOkdqx1ImtJKc3VysCjULQyGmkw2x8NMBe_l5_nFyHSoqsp4T25QxRib5MQqAsVR3aWLR_dP9DWRTGwbj27labb5t6wJNaeSE5UpWhsaFA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl_cH_hXwBfBpoHWGvmFY46ceHyG4llqpFHfkSWZuHXWpQfNElDxyV0vyA6Icf52rYz63Kjvj_oMWzqojlXFOkdqx1ImtJKc3VysCjULQyGmkw2x8NMBe_l5_nFyHSoqsp4T25QxRib5MQqAsVR3aWLR_dP9DWRTGwbj27labb5t6wJNaeSE5UpWhsaFA" width="180" /></a></div>The Pirates House is a fun site. Rumor has it that in the early days of Savannah men were drugged at this bar and taken to waiting ships to be forced into working on the ship. I guess they couldn't get enough men to volunteer for voyages so they resorted to stealing people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqtic2pAUTBmdwoD-AhRf9Bs6OZvuDUPlOpyXowppr7OdOkS-7beznLDNxiSxdgzoLdHFLuD1x_OdwcpIrkmG7LXyS9hvRoWZNPmHYnAeFhdroJKZyGp-Y-rIqib7_DLYLqXYwJBypdslLYN4V5QVR-jI-L_mu5I1t25DUtZJxqWKHEtx6nD-UOHp3DhY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqtic2pAUTBmdwoD-AhRf9Bs6OZvuDUPlOpyXowppr7OdOkS-7beznLDNxiSxdgzoLdHFLuD1x_OdwcpIrkmG7LXyS9hvRoWZNPmHYnAeFhdroJKZyGp-Y-rIqib7_DLYLqXYwJBypdslLYN4V5QVR-jI-L_mu5I1t25DUtZJxqWKHEtx6nD-UOHp3DhY" width="180" /></a></div>Inside the Pirates House you can see the tunnel that led out to the river where men were carried, unconscious, onto the waiting ships.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrUzp5LAS5kKxIvKRerI1etTMQ0zLWoyDVcWbmv04Glbv1Zn0qQPkGND3ZAsRBru7XxDJL29W99Bb5M0_eKA_JYgDCRP-VaWMt52_s5WxG-Wsw4_e5v5OwHEcuhQQ53R6zhNyqQiX-tUETJveZZn0sR1bRev0W0dP_NZ1NI2QRNWaFS9T7cpz17Uq7Ptk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrUzp5LAS5kKxIvKRerI1etTMQ0zLWoyDVcWbmv04Glbv1Zn0qQPkGND3ZAsRBru7XxDJL29W99Bb5M0_eKA_JYgDCRP-VaWMt52_s5WxG-Wsw4_e5v5OwHEcuhQQ53R6zhNyqQiX-tUETJveZZn0sR1bRev0W0dP_NZ1NI2QRNWaFS9T7cpz17Uq7Ptk" width="180" /></a></div>Another cool cemetery, Colonial Park Cemetery. This one is even older than Bonaventure, and it's right in the downtown area of Savannah.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLnXNkgaCE7eA5T0xVhdAYJjvlvnwbS5gl9no2dq7qQYZCZ8SRTfAVhfvSsVnahY-nr5d85Bi_Hj5Qwi5XNgpWtu4oG-iZNMDIrzGIBncBSOi-N5nhIg5cTGi1ByQsRQU91gINNcgzJob3vwf2wEh-b28wxeYMzG_WyVsmlAuZ41NZ_gDBSe44PlHzxIY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLnXNkgaCE7eA5T0xVhdAYJjvlvnwbS5gl9no2dq7qQYZCZ8SRTfAVhfvSsVnahY-nr5d85Bi_Hj5Qwi5XNgpWtu4oG-iZNMDIrzGIBncBSOi-N5nhIg5cTGi1ByQsRQU91gINNcgzJob3vwf2wEh-b28wxeYMzG_WyVsmlAuZ41NZ_gDBSe44PlHzxIY" width="320" /></a></div>The story goes that troops from the North camped in this cemetery during the Civil War and they knocked over and desecrated many of the head stones. The town didn't know where all the stones belonged so they just ended up hanging them on the wall of the cemetery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE5R836ruspJVB5xYTA1VVBMQJKL6loTknam6oAPfmdZ3VB4TSMacNW7iX2RBH8itweXpFexpteYZInJcuEYlpwQxxC_0qq6AsXkVwAEvnNYfVTSW2tXgyX9PvZcs3a6Vn2AtIWFJO29oXO5nvVR2aPNgm9ljCozJEFJoF9zSJYr7Z3o-CJo-zvWRypww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE5R836ruspJVB5xYTA1VVBMQJKL6loTknam6oAPfmdZ3VB4TSMacNW7iX2RBH8itweXpFexpteYZInJcuEYlpwQxxC_0qq6AsXkVwAEvnNYfVTSW2tXgyX9PvZcs3a6Vn2AtIWFJO29oXO5nvVR2aPNgm9ljCozJEFJoF9zSJYr7Z3o-CJo-zvWRypww" width="320" /></a></div>I love the old carvings on head stones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRQP2ioJp71IKEdHrx4De7kOV8DN16ctoAbamIJ77Zm56uafqDQdg4AypkrUSCctZ4VDGcEPeC9xBhQR-nLIvJLMgXZT_BXfjt-LRKryf4Ni8DdwGq-Jlpei1xk4Thysu_YsmKMqGxqxoLOuUJcp4MF-a10TP7k2s6viuy05CHbLSvOCQ1mWBM0CGHIHI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRQP2ioJp71IKEdHrx4De7kOV8DN16ctoAbamIJ77Zm56uafqDQdg4AypkrUSCctZ4VDGcEPeC9xBhQR-nLIvJLMgXZT_BXfjt-LRKryf4Ni8DdwGq-Jlpei1xk4Thysu_YsmKMqGxqxoLOuUJcp4MF-a10TP7k2s6viuy05CHbLSvOCQ1mWBM0CGHIHI" width="180" /></a></div>Inside the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimoT_OZ_Qi6knAD_HJPV-X-khNtOnYSQkYWyG2a3tPoiHehX8XizGU9noLpsy592H_vWWkGCIcPlXGjxpfGk1kJ003XpDDB_O3fX8Ka96MHU6Vv6iaak0DCYuoBgS8IEmAfoK_mZ4L-HMzChZ57f-WXKZeNXFQjSTT14wyerb4eP3Bv2WH-0lceM9KG9M" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The owner of this house features prominently in the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" which takes place in Savannah. There was a real murder here. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take photos inside the house but it has a gorgeous interior. The staircase was my favorite part. It spiraled up into the 2nd floor and had a beautiful, round stained glass window in the ceiling above the staircase. I wish I could have gotten a photo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg59KqJKyLoGCiKvVRt4LE_uEMvEjsovamKi3E4U9zHEu139zi35urR0nTH-wpdM2OxpNW_KytFRo0lm4CVUHePuCfEBCX-Nrs1zXJYocHIDZN9cW1Tsvuph86jty8ZOYxwuDCGSeHZZU5RPyAUVOhRCtTeOTTePCFKVJ8WbdUGpPBioKXqrWhLpcJ-3rU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg59KqJKyLoGCiKvVRt4LE_uEMvEjsovamKi3E4U9zHEu139zi35urR0nTH-wpdM2OxpNW_KytFRo0lm4CVUHePuCfEBCX-Nrs1zXJYocHIDZN9cW1Tsvuph86jty8ZOYxwuDCGSeHZZU5RPyAUVOhRCtTeOTTePCFKVJ8WbdUGpPBioKXqrWhLpcJ-3rU" width="180" /></a></div>Wandering around Forsyth Park, I loved all the hanging moss from the trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq7ifdywNjBIXlsy5JEJ56bEuHgDQ4ARQrayIuLX3Vk-OBFj7afxsSaVPQi2DKqFMSbC6v7szW0CABAf_oOjM19bS0C5ofNMJW0oEjKrhn8XFtaJU1_ESPiZAiFmMxZFNXrj6Xs6m6jKejzJjrWWl2VEiuOzvYPHYVZxqWGtTKxETmKLYrA-ZkgaqO-ic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq7ifdywNjBIXlsy5JEJ56bEuHgDQ4ARQrayIuLX3Vk-OBFj7afxsSaVPQi2DKqFMSbC6v7szW0CABAf_oOjM19bS0C5ofNMJW0oEjKrhn8XFtaJU1_ESPiZAiFmMxZFNXrj6Xs6m6jKejzJjrWWl2VEiuOzvYPHYVZxqWGtTKxETmKLYrA-ZkgaqO-ic" width="180" /></a></div>I love this picture of Sara and Pam</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQhtmuURpIRL2IHuT-ayOxy-mnrHwvKKpapqXSHAjZ1ckKw7ynD7RHKqGSm-bI5SD1vTi8WOGMRRqDguQv5zGCx8_eGg30cxyhVtpch91GNouay4ZLZGOhr6bPREwrytFb8e7SX-BDNiKBDEPrKbOM_4gjPb1NEaCoCajZ0Lc4lZxMt040HENwI_gtrus" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQhtmuURpIRL2IHuT-ayOxy-mnrHwvKKpapqXSHAjZ1ckKw7ynD7RHKqGSm-bI5SD1vTi8WOGMRRqDguQv5zGCx8_eGg30cxyhVtpch91GNouay4ZLZGOhr6bPREwrytFb8e7SX-BDNiKBDEPrKbOM_4gjPb1NEaCoCajZ0Lc4lZxMt040HENwI_gtrus" width="180" /></a></div>I thought this was interesting. This is a statue of a Confederate General in Forsyth Park. In recent years there has been a call to remove statues throughout the US that honor Confederate soldiers. Apparently some people in Savannah aren't happy this is here because on the sidewalk in front of the statue someone has written in chalk, "Confederate Monuments Suck"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiaClhWTibo34a6WVK16aVF5YrflDILe7dFoLJIuGEeVBp_adOQAmqzTYRINOe_T6gSkgNHikzyfML0iX8P8L_xRbfLNXJECJGVwTBA-f3BVZD9I2GPn3QfNetKFqMsXIgDFG2mKN_gBWqk9XY_CLJJFP_19yzYDAcKKf8kw6D4t_Z28FGjebLMwYdWHA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiaClhWTibo34a6WVK16aVF5YrflDILe7dFoLJIuGEeVBp_adOQAmqzTYRINOe_T6gSkgNHikzyfML0iX8P8L_xRbfLNXJECJGVwTBA-f3BVZD9I2GPn3QfNetKFqMsXIgDFG2mKN_gBWqk9XY_CLJJFP_19yzYDAcKKf8kw6D4t_Z28FGjebLMwYdWHA" width="180" /></a></div>A statue honoring James Edward Oglethorpe who led the first group of settlers to Savannah Georgia in 1736. Apparently he was anti-slavery and wrote into the charter of Georgia that there would be no slavery in the state. He only stayed in Georgia for a few years then said back to England, and as soon as he was gone the State decided to ignore his wishes and became a slave state.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUoc8cttKPo2XIRrjLuB7sUTRdYY-liEONQPAdtxH4GEALrYF2x7jfY7UZfdS18lVyb4JOcHAZYUNnm6tWc4kXbckWMKzUBgT5rMZ1NUUHKyDCopkR8edvSWKleIH35oY0hKDcilDYH8J_eg4HAisHG4glpUeayphYJhVFStrR_3_4pEzNd_qsU5NUuQw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUoc8cttKPo2XIRrjLuB7sUTRdYY-liEONQPAdtxH4GEALrYF2x7jfY7UZfdS18lVyb4JOcHAZYUNnm6tWc4kXbckWMKzUBgT5rMZ1NUUHKyDCopkR8edvSWKleIH35oY0hKDcilDYH8J_eg4HAisHG4glpUeayphYJhVFStrR_3_4pEzNd_qsU5NUuQw" width="180" /></a></div>My crazy friends got matching tattoos for our girls trip...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEkGC44iifWb8u_HaE6up6ZOGRvXgi9kmUy-UZoqmM_orai2ba-WadfMo_Om9zkD7G4XIXOjQxST8VgLv2Hlg_IwJrrXH0lg1lCaXkGrJVhRxbUKOXf4pZLoWEGFFYP4ff8zMOECunCSgN-Dtf60aw-rAfp_O6hrkhCUq7dzstgq1r3vP1DqoiZVUnHPQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEkGC44iifWb8u_HaE6up6ZOGRvXgi9kmUy-UZoqmM_orai2ba-WadfMo_Om9zkD7G4XIXOjQxST8VgLv2Hlg_IwJrrXH0lg1lCaXkGrJVhRxbUKOXf4pZLoWEGFFYP4ff8zMOECunCSgN-Dtf60aw-rAfp_O6hrkhCUq7dzstgq1r3vP1DqoiZVUnHPQ" width="180" /></a></div>...the 3 birds in flight signify the 3 of us. They gave me so much crap for not joining in and getting the tattoo but I just couldn't commit 😂</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSb2hjB4ZUMRu0SpehQtyd11Si3wNaoERXmTKgdxda0KaPfnQG8FYeVsr3qrqAjcctjKUcRRuMC6UzlpZNTMllPoEgRbP-5wqKuFpGlagfzqPXx3dTkf99ERN4ldPDYfiX87ENFTVxnciae2clhZ2CZWnW78MxCdedmdahKIeIWh55PYu4mh9W3ZY-9lM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSb2hjB4ZUMRu0SpehQtyd11Si3wNaoERXmTKgdxda0KaPfnQG8FYeVsr3qrqAjcctjKUcRRuMC6UzlpZNTMllPoEgRbP-5wqKuFpGlagfzqPXx3dTkf99ERN4ldPDYfiX87ENFTVxnciae2clhZ2CZWnW78MxCdedmdahKIeIWh55PYu4mh9W3ZY-9lM" width="180" /></a></div>We had to taste some Leopold's ice cream and it did not disappoint...yum!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_vetTIGw3CZsbydFvvxMprQWOauYyMMjfnYHgG2ejwIr_O4Ds0NNXCeOD6ag2x9wssoEvuQGZIgyap9XgLACWuWXa10YkH3N7QqkmAMIXzInBj8PXvJYo_ZWUV9LTt33CFY6AJuqDzKlWJH58gZ2iXdEkk3qRlXgKhxp8pqGO7y2G-wUe3bmv6JUAoAg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_vetTIGw3CZsbydFvvxMprQWOauYyMMjfnYHgG2ejwIr_O4Ds0NNXCeOD6ag2x9wssoEvuQGZIgyap9XgLACWuWXa10YkH3N7QqkmAMIXzInBj8PXvJYo_ZWUV9LTt33CFY6AJuqDzKlWJH58gZ2iXdEkk3qRlXgKhxp8pqGO7y2G-wUe3bmv6JUAoAg" width="180" /></a></div>Another "must do" stop in Savannah is to eat at the Wilkes House. We stood in line for about an hour but the food really was delicious and I got to try a whole bunch of southern food I had never had before!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixYIIM00bFX0Dex0wjzT1hxFLl3uwKuh-XzyrcvWUNzcuLUApRRk0jyNhRhahFcK4_O2yjCySZUbQv9Q1DJQmIBxdU4mhA0kt-Me2zqg9v4Q2m1MUk6EsIg-tLRECFzBRYhSnXFIXqCk2Pm_UOe_Jr5qkUGX5PsB0627Jl6tFoE7qwzOx47JTHjc2XOxc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixYIIM00bFX0Dex0wjzT1hxFLl3uwKuh-XzyrcvWUNzcuLUApRRk0jyNhRhahFcK4_O2yjCySZUbQv9Q1DJQmIBxdU4mhA0kt-Me2zqg9v4Q2m1MUk6EsIg-tLRECFzBRYhSnXFIXqCk2Pm_UOe_Jr5qkUGX5PsB0627Jl6tFoE7qwzOx47JTHjc2XOxc" width="180" /></a></div>The oldest synagogue in Georgia and the 3rd oldest in the United States. After the first wave of colonists came to Georgia the next group to arrive were all Jewish and so this congregation, Mickve Israel, is one of the oldest in the country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9JTrF6fStMVhK4plzSP-Hx4vgwM2qXuVntIgm1vabL8opOdf0wtEf1qEWltMbv0A7Ryhxt81vCEVa3qmAqzklTvbqcdWzMbYrDxFbPAvk2-Ry4p1ltefoksqzJ4-NURq7XH7MFRwNfT2GIu1-HfTiBAyVtV80mOAxdLX1kgOnvfPYG1kf3B0JOrf5ut4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9JTrF6fStMVhK4plzSP-Hx4vgwM2qXuVntIgm1vabL8opOdf0wtEf1qEWltMbv0A7Ryhxt81vCEVa3qmAqzklTvbqcdWzMbYrDxFbPAvk2-Ry4p1ltefoksqzJ4-NURq7XH7MFRwNfT2GIu1-HfTiBAyVtV80mOAxdLX1kgOnvfPYG1kf3B0JOrf5ut4" width="180" /></a></div>I loved this window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM59oE7mkm-_VQ9-cS7kezbRlHcY0roYbGQ7kjRRmG_lRwCD7LHQymPXBIOHQJ-w8n2OFeV8JWJkKzAR_6RCAMLOCObstXhew71m1dizJ77_TEPiL17V-DRm_RtWeuxPKspfjVCGec4cs50Qx4DPoiS3khFHJ1OSTSHQ6txsdYM54EeJnOL6N15bZZR2g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM59oE7mkm-_VQ9-cS7kezbRlHcY0roYbGQ7kjRRmG_lRwCD7LHQymPXBIOHQJ-w8n2OFeV8JWJkKzAR_6RCAMLOCObstXhew71m1dizJ77_TEPiL17V-DRm_RtWeuxPKspfjVCGec4cs50Qx4DPoiS3khFHJ1OSTSHQ6txsdYM54EeJnOL6N15bZZR2g" width="180" /></a></div>The oldest Torah scroll in the US</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4XjIamDBglbnGDIkA6uUaZwy3jNhh5RU5Fuw3sVepPtA-tQQixK2OXIdj111g5Do1wT-dbfcCXXLPHh2u6nfRHD7xCg0DKB5IQtWIxPheI-hR0sR-0PVunm9hkey826QAm1gc4zGLktucx96LhpeC1-B1c-v18UAZguG0rngVRnfv74ddQF_SeF5DeWI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4XjIamDBglbnGDIkA6uUaZwy3jNhh5RU5Fuw3sVepPtA-tQQixK2OXIdj111g5Do1wT-dbfcCXXLPHh2u6nfRHD7xCg0DKB5IQtWIxPheI-hR0sR-0PVunm9hkey826QAm1gc4zGLktucx96LhpeC1-B1c-v18UAZguG0rngVRnfv74ddQF_SeF5DeWI" width="320" /></a></div>We had to take a photo of Sara outside this mural. She is the only alcohol drinker in our group 😝</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguJW9uSjiiZ81QRojN0o5vPToGF9D-mCvZF3eXy7Fd4_3PDQ8avbNvsxBOA7e8NRlK2vZW9cgo8WExyEzWEY95v8ipzG0z8TSStzhiGkHgPQ5zrg1XRhJOyBJWtpNIw5yYGOmCAC6iKKHzqAHfLehX7rHcUt_0-59fZVGlyI3_ITN3FqaqEyrRK-NmxvQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguJW9uSjiiZ81QRojN0o5vPToGF9D-mCvZF3eXy7Fd4_3PDQ8avbNvsxBOA7e8NRlK2vZW9cgo8WExyEzWEY95v8ipzG0z8TSStzhiGkHgPQ5zrg1XRhJOyBJWtpNIw5yYGOmCAC6iKKHzqAHfLehX7rHcUt_0-59fZVGlyI3_ITN3FqaqEyrRK-NmxvQ" width="320" /></a></div>I found a great little shop that sold sausage rolls:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW6j3Ymh1-gglPvRnEztBrIeM17IqnxzbQ7Y5xBQ_q9Z467eMIo6XUq5Nu6SSlPh8MS-Nb41-vv4mNx5S2SokEa1lgnGgxENMKzk7FNQTprkBHP-3ERoZYBTsWuTzSyAaJl2XAkZlGgekh7MESnWS5jNxCbuVmiMNeC2t_09_KSaf0qM_VlNVmUDLQVfI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW6j3Ymh1-gglPvRnEztBrIeM17IqnxzbQ7Y5xBQ_q9Z467eMIo6XUq5Nu6SSlPh8MS-Nb41-vv4mNx5S2SokEa1lgnGgxENMKzk7FNQTprkBHP-3ERoZYBTsWuTzSyAaJl2XAkZlGgekh7MESnWS5jNxCbuVmiMNeC2t_09_KSaf0qM_VlNVmUDLQVfI" width="320" /></a></div>On our final day in Savannah Sara had to leave pretty early to catch her flight but Pam and I had time to visit the First African Baptist Church. Our tour guide was great. He told some stories and gave us the history of the church and how it featured on the Underground Railroad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a wonderful trip and what a wonderful time we had catching up together. I love these ladies and I can't wait for our next adventure:)</div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-42607667690195536082023-08-31T14:53:00.113-07:002023-10-12T15:32:32.862-07:00Beatlemania in Oregon, Lake Tanwax with the Christensen's, Cape Lookout Camping Trip<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We had a wonderful month of August. We did lots of fun things together as a family and the twins spent 3 weeks in Corvallis taking a Chemistry class...which was super hard but they did really well. We had great weather and explored some new places as well as enjoyed our yearly campout with the Christensen's and at the coast.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ypm0kzRSpPNX4DfSTaGo3JykUYlaeSaqLQDnfhMuEm2P9keY41_ezOCdl687VazBaK2ip0gsNu1BqOFRx6woavhkHO7Wpu7Qm5t__AustHQrJNsGPPi1HJSFFXc0Grpthz-UNPh45s9f50qfjQ8O0btTyZOEUOiE_dH8HtWFIHJkbhIrzOFisZdzfYo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ypm0kzRSpPNX4DfSTaGo3JykUYlaeSaqLQDnfhMuEm2P9keY41_ezOCdl687VazBaK2ip0gsNu1BqOFRx6woavhkHO7Wpu7Qm5t__AustHQrJNsGPPi1HJSFFXc0Grpthz-UNPh45s9f50qfjQ8O0btTyZOEUOiE_dH8HtWFIHJkbhIrzOFisZdzfYo" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went to Jacksonville, Oregon for a fun weekend with my friends Robin and Sherry. We had tickets to see a Beatles tribute band called "Rain" This is the cute airbnb we stayed in:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwoROugr--casaJbtmaycHp0yai43JBblmcHcgkGSkpLiVY0G9IobPmHUl97v_W9xAkSs4WKDaPU7OLqI2QKkz9C2bwz_6IIZMXvOBQNt7Ipq16rQ-L7zbQN7sg30NWtmPXgkAjurON__GX0j17obw0YpCXzZG4ry4tCb43-m8sHHE0w2ucyNPdoSrBWY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwoROugr--casaJbtmaycHp0yai43JBblmcHcgkGSkpLiVY0G9IobPmHUl97v_W9xAkSs4WKDaPU7OLqI2QKkz9C2bwz_6IIZMXvOBQNt7Ipq16rQ-L7zbQN7sg30NWtmPXgkAjurON__GX0j17obw0YpCXzZG4ry4tCb43-m8sHHE0w2ucyNPdoSrBWY" width="180" /></a></div>Got caught spending all my husband's money again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFJgU4Q_7koGK4ibM_ytIOWRmwmznUAFWQ8imcRtARZ0kaCoDSMCdLmNJ-O_h-u3URlSx-69DluIsC3Fy6yjd8lTjwdSD8wa3qJME76u-ypLrqe6sujnFd7N9hEZvsr7_RLZxKa3Z687bQRZhckXeknK4q_U1Xxb7KQiePo9JGq8wK9quiFkHHuNKSa6o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFJgU4Q_7koGK4ibM_ytIOWRmwmznUAFWQ8imcRtARZ0kaCoDSMCdLmNJ-O_h-u3URlSx-69DluIsC3Fy6yjd8lTjwdSD8wa3qJME76u-ypLrqe6sujnFd7N9hEZvsr7_RLZxKa3Z687bQRZhckXeknK4q_U1Xxb7KQiePo9JGq8wK9quiFkHHuNKSa6o" width="320" /></a></div>We had a lovely Italian dinner before the concert</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrQFBH9JmQL0TJ3WTjaEx_2mobGUADA_1A33h8VcgwScG3mAfzBCwveAAaGHXq5qEUgXjRSuk7EJ-rc5eXsq31DSY_Anbq0DpFS_u76WwCFhdVozjadVjzvs_in8W-0B2up7A4jQHVtsb33oquli1iFh12zzCAHW_1FRa0n1pXSwskuWiVs_0FCK-EBKQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrQFBH9JmQL0TJ3WTjaEx_2mobGUADA_1A33h8VcgwScG3mAfzBCwveAAaGHXq5qEUgXjRSuk7EJ-rc5eXsq31DSY_Anbq0DpFS_u76WwCFhdVozjadVjzvs_in8W-0B2up7A4jQHVtsb33oquli1iFh12zzCAHW_1FRa0n1pXSwskuWiVs_0FCK-EBKQ" width="180" /></a></div>This band was amazing! They played songs from years of the Beatles music, starting from their early days on the Ed Sullivan show...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho72wcEsXH9KQW5AIqZuSdsjTHfqvDs1sgNU-v4iKuUEJZEmKB6DobYdlyaX-MhlpwJ7OsX8ju-MjwTy8N3nXtubBmGHzQma3m_jDvroWyIhurtTX4A9IEhFkkqNBf0nIOfUufO2_d36_QAFAqxRpFTVvbM_EHdYuuwzSZ2I0mYhO4pYrrC4lEPzlwyrg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho72wcEsXH9KQW5AIqZuSdsjTHfqvDs1sgNU-v4iKuUEJZEmKB6DobYdlyaX-MhlpwJ7OsX8ju-MjwTy8N3nXtubBmGHzQma3m_jDvroWyIhurtTX4A9IEhFkkqNBf0nIOfUufO2_d36_QAFAqxRpFTVvbM_EHdYuuwzSZ2I0mYhO4pYrrC4lEPzlwyrg" width="180" /></a></div>...through to The Sergeant Peppers era and they ended with a recreation of their final concert together on the rooftop of Apple Studios in London. I sang along to ALL the songs and had so much fun!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4E14-TyAwPaHVBEibWUolu4vcOQeHoVan7z63mAmIShWd1vuaGXb_mCIV3GFlZswXHWgWxKcUJ1J2JkKe2IEkU3xnQ_zf_16MbrJolZ4WQz1gVNCSoht_A76W3yga-V2u3L1Rh_b6BPwOe_de5k16UhCmSEzFjHkwDkuGuw_0xxD_7ElvF1adp7cEw_o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4E14-TyAwPaHVBEibWUolu4vcOQeHoVan7z63mAmIShWd1vuaGXb_mCIV3GFlZswXHWgWxKcUJ1J2JkKe2IEkU3xnQ_zf_16MbrJolZ4WQz1gVNCSoht_A76W3yga-V2u3L1Rh_b6BPwOe_de5k16UhCmSEzFjHkwDkuGuw_0xxD_7ElvF1adp7cEw_o" width="320" /></a></div>While I was having a wonderful time in Jacksonville, Hyrum lost his mast while he was out sailing. It just broke right in half and all the sails and everything fell into the water. I'm super glad no-one got hurt and that he was able to retrieve the sails from the water. No more sailing for us until we get a new mast up...you can tell from the photo this made Hyrum very sad:(<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6V9aazNhJLfQJrF4pbWI7WLUqliTRM1RCv8dkHcLdqSLE874Qb910qUSq8iI5KD6DrridABA6VNb4UwHp4zYlCtj2BFZtBIIXL9WSXRIIIMUEktMZoaXPFNvHEIcvGMYa_nR0vNZ0Izs5YSQ702uKDgZK3IGnVI0U1MZRC2S6NIKoPHpWjAAcSwr9Hp8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6V9aazNhJLfQJrF4pbWI7WLUqliTRM1RCv8dkHcLdqSLE874Qb910qUSq8iI5KD6DrridABA6VNb4UwHp4zYlCtj2BFZtBIIXL9WSXRIIIMUEktMZoaXPFNvHEIcvGMYa_nR0vNZ0Izs5YSQ702uKDgZK3IGnVI0U1MZRC2S6NIKoPHpWjAAcSwr9Hp8" width="180" /></a></div>I tried to sneak a few more fun outings in before the twins left for Corvallis for their 3 week chemistry class. We went into Portland and enjoyed the food trucks at Hawthorne Asylum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhd9xWKRcKjFISBh-b1U89Dz9Nr8F0tcrB26qj-iIvR1z1uZMF4XwXSRZwahmYiGmShtzg9s757pUMnhOJiv3BrE345EPp2vFHxFpPK9M6eQ_UOgVoaLv_TIk11tAMcRqDmPTgFUbfP52EN74LIWOAH1mTOdwJGOW49JHJ40JnHdD5OF4RY7rDjfVoctbY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhd9xWKRcKjFISBh-b1U89Dz9Nr8F0tcrB26qj-iIvR1z1uZMF4XwXSRZwahmYiGmShtzg9s757pUMnhOJiv3BrE345EPp2vFHxFpPK9M6eQ_UOgVoaLv_TIk11tAMcRqDmPTgFUbfP52EN74LIWOAH1mTOdwJGOW49JHJ40JnHdD5OF4RY7rDjfVoctbY" width="320" /></a></div>A nice walk along the river in Portland</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Matilda's didn't win but it was still awesome they made it to the final 4 teams!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJKulN-D6z21hXIU3HiCTth0IbsvExNVWKj-m0v1WbIwWfBrl8F8hx5ulzLlgi_-q-QpXp2HybqWS7UaUhV7kxE9bdly-xgKGNcr_e5MVQSIkqFm3-OzXXDWg3MqBjtU3sJcVCagHSv7QHqg0bxOLthZBL2AUwJrcmjGsrgwRMavMYypcLSvwVzjlRymE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJKulN-D6z21hXIU3HiCTth0IbsvExNVWKj-m0v1WbIwWfBrl8F8hx5ulzLlgi_-q-QpXp2HybqWS7UaUhV7kxE9bdly-xgKGNcr_e5MVQSIkqFm3-OzXXDWg3MqBjtU3sJcVCagHSv7QHqg0bxOLthZBL2AUwJrcmjGsrgwRMavMYypcLSvwVzjlRymE" width="320" /></a></div>I took the girls from my Activities Day group to Fern Hill Wetlands for a little walk. These girls are all super great, I love this calling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqa0F-kIwyUIhSJjdMn1WVlstabWUA6BAHqNsLRDSIeyMJ6VWH2tZPeEMsQtqmt5q3xbHMAFbOE4T2lFgXPeVVXv0n7liUOr_O8ZitDg57SPBff-xpYFF2e3bRF7zc8taQ8EGlrg5vXbcZrb32hliXLPapK1ZGIH_j7eD1Lc14Iqfd4V8dNPjUbpEc_mQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqa0F-kIwyUIhSJjdMn1WVlstabWUA6BAHqNsLRDSIeyMJ6VWH2tZPeEMsQtqmt5q3xbHMAFbOE4T2lFgXPeVVXv0n7liUOr_O8ZitDg57SPBff-xpYFF2e3bRF7zc8taQ8EGlrg5vXbcZrb32hliXLPapK1ZGIH_j7eD1Lc14Iqfd4V8dNPjUbpEc_mQ" width="180" /></a></div></div>The twins cooking their very first meal at their home in Corvallis all by themselves. I was so proud of how well they took care of each other and the house while they were there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgACFTz-ixllqdOGpG_TPI9nM1KXKIXQd1Dy0ZlIoW2wpYzA7q0K-2H83KeuYM5vM6vrz6-EPYRGnJhH0ksnni6-51l0T1P8pj_zYr6bGWcYcczh3BSwgHXeS7x8MIdjzgF16Xfc0lHE2uaXGaANIc7jbTN2hWyY5iYenSpGxDURnGNCWjf_oGA8HtbHm4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgACFTz-ixllqdOGpG_TPI9nM1KXKIXQd1Dy0ZlIoW2wpYzA7q0K-2H83KeuYM5vM6vrz6-EPYRGnJhH0ksnni6-51l0T1P8pj_zYr6bGWcYcczh3BSwgHXeS7x8MIdjzgF16Xfc0lHE2uaXGaANIc7jbTN2hWyY5iYenSpGxDURnGNCWjf_oGA8HtbHm4" width="180" /></a></div>Raking up just a "few" of the millions of apples that fell off the tree in Corvallis!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFDGHNnH1hOd7tdslPZtwaeQqyxN-J1mJlagF11c58Z_X_wfII-KGI4kUSyz-AxwvlDS5fRab8A2lQ7MCqP1qZuk8bcB_3DM6a---Aii19dQy5q1W0PGaqWiQmTJVH00BYCYqpFi6VPTxoxr-3Sco7RjXqnb9uV1vM7fA9VxpyyLfs69YVNOHGoDOfbsE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFDGHNnH1hOd7tdslPZtwaeQqyxN-J1mJlagF11c58Z_X_wfII-KGI4kUSyz-AxwvlDS5fRab8A2lQ7MCqP1qZuk8bcB_3DM6a---Aii19dQy5q1W0PGaqWiQmTJVH00BYCYqpFi6VPTxoxr-3Sco7RjXqnb9uV1vM7fA9VxpyyLfs69YVNOHGoDOfbsE" width="320" /></a></div>Julian and Townsend paddle boarding at Lake Tanwas in Washington. The Christensen's are always so wonderful to invite us to come stay every year. I love this little, peaceful getaway and I look forward to it every year:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8FKdlyK46W9PdZ8OLuOgbAoDQvdbRlH7HNUcP0rbSxj02zhckUhvYIV2aJiZ9C3enbm3CvUPxdrCWWnXvhId5UO1Lw6xCqJAQ_dx4IN6aobRIqi3B6VBnYDeQJd2kqafYtbZJevNAanqMyvfx0Drvt9DCwnsERXdW5SSgRI8qzDZ9Xl68UUZcEvzefkU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8FKdlyK46W9PdZ8OLuOgbAoDQvdbRlH7HNUcP0rbSxj02zhckUhvYIV2aJiZ9C3enbm3CvUPxdrCWWnXvhId5UO1Lw6xCqJAQ_dx4IN6aobRIqi3B6VBnYDeQJd2kqafYtbZJevNAanqMyvfx0Drvt9DCwnsERXdW5SSgRI8qzDZ9Xl68UUZcEvzefkU" width="320" /></a></div>Townsend's first attempt at wake boarding. He did amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjONvVX_1SIkg_1_AVhUsn48AGjDXpLOC9C9pV0gPaV-eUJNJScjqAOQYmgNN2CwDEMoNMQIHyg_HNcQ6KfKdvNNUxydMGlX9Za1nr1pq9qVJtwLChk2RXujIZCad0jm8JMBuVs5PuZiU5_85yfi_aUVNCWexMIwXyXhUcuAn88BQguCvyC_fkcYFeubl0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjONvVX_1SIkg_1_AVhUsn48AGjDXpLOC9C9pV0gPaV-eUJNJScjqAOQYmgNN2CwDEMoNMQIHyg_HNcQ6KfKdvNNUxydMGlX9Za1nr1pq9qVJtwLChk2RXujIZCad0jm8JMBuVs5PuZiU5_85yfi_aUVNCWexMIwXyXhUcuAn88BQguCvyC_fkcYFeubl0" width="320" /></a></div>Just hanging out with my BFF Kari 💕</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4K4mmcCMH2gh59UwmboB7nCqaLmVJGdcXbXWZ6OxXb70ImXLy9k2wpusWZ5YUwAG78F4PKBBEeS3CFar1cc-hR2F95dgh2Un5S-pdepoXmviMOZLTlbSNnGg32czxojjKhyWE-QuWHwQ5t8fi-zFjdpoqzsgC2mNevu3fSlic70d8xj8thPO21T2UA60" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4K4mmcCMH2gh59UwmboB7nCqaLmVJGdcXbXWZ6OxXb70ImXLy9k2wpusWZ5YUwAG78F4PKBBEeS3CFar1cc-hR2F95dgh2Un5S-pdepoXmviMOZLTlbSNnGg32czxojjKhyWE-QuWHwQ5t8fi-zFjdpoqzsgC2mNevu3fSlic70d8xj8thPO21T2UA60" width="320" /></a></div>The group photo. We are missing Maggie Christensen and Emerson (who decided last minute to relax at home instead of join us at the lake) I adore this family and love all these kiddos. I love that our friendship has withstood the test of time...going on 15 years!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0tD-MO6hTnnztDlqdmmm4gkdcRctASEkGGkbTUH7KRHAOg6Qil43tHSny1DyYjI9ILPoQuX70iChGTVIK-xwze9UU6DmBNpFOElcQDDqv12QY6PqkJH-yjqUI-jcbZaonMOjTLu-UaAGvMfKRgZMku7BowJa_Ni5cwTET9vqaaPITsOfLtzRLwuXJbhE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0tD-MO6hTnnztDlqdmmm4gkdcRctASEkGGkbTUH7KRHAOg6Qil43tHSny1DyYjI9ILPoQuX70iChGTVIK-xwze9UU6DmBNpFOElcQDDqv12QY6PqkJH-yjqUI-jcbZaonMOjTLu-UaAGvMfKRgZMku7BowJa_Ni5cwTET9vqaaPITsOfLtzRLwuXJbhE" width="180" /></a></div>We ran out of gas in the boat so while we were out on the lake so Hyrum and Townsend came to rescue us and brought us some gas:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcUHchgnqBajGC3SugRK8j_5cxRG5HosqFRDysZGZ-2UdemG7roXMFlE_XndXVzvYqbkYdFEIA1m2ytawcX10KEVjKCstbdAhE5VmgEPAkfXsPAzw5KdW3FE71zO9ZvaejWquFRIefty9wvNgYnGtC0TsVE4biOUzDWutLlSHcUoLCTRWrgchfn2H4KyQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcUHchgnqBajGC3SugRK8j_5cxRG5HosqFRDysZGZ-2UdemG7roXMFlE_XndXVzvYqbkYdFEIA1m2ytawcX10KEVjKCstbdAhE5VmgEPAkfXsPAzw5KdW3FE71zO9ZvaejWquFRIefty9wvNgYnGtC0TsVE4biOUzDWutLlSHcUoLCTRWrgchfn2H4KyQ" width="180" /></a></div>Getting ready for a fun tube ride behind the boat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_QtntYI1UEDUDFgZs7vka-2ocGfZZBVpHKVtAmjjM2hbPhxxdnDtch7OY6XsyP7_Wu8Gp-uBrmSbRRw00wIP4oD8ONbxGwqqQCn1IdlgwQnRV2yTnJzCKUDo588FICpf3NaZdzTdYu64YWwSeFIChgQ7MdP1gf3gUKgRsXDOtWBEvNzcWLl0Nrpg002E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_QtntYI1UEDUDFgZs7vka-2ocGfZZBVpHKVtAmjjM2hbPhxxdnDtch7OY6XsyP7_Wu8Gp-uBrmSbRRw00wIP4oD8ONbxGwqqQCn1IdlgwQnRV2yTnJzCKUDo588FICpf3NaZdzTdYu64YWwSeFIChgQ7MdP1gf3gUKgRsXDOtWBEvNzcWLl0Nrpg002E" width="180" /></a></div>Hyrum had a bunch of fun sailing this little boat around the lake:) The Christensen's have so many fun toys we get to play with when we visit:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzD8LVyec1kgKHfZrpk7Ng8aTGYkRe_-MJ3qwDIQRVoKmDA34Fj_IJOLUBXJrrl8fRwlokaJIvFchO9qnwmIIsTNyESUTC5iVOg1V6D6qLEdKybd_C2mXhkOC_HxvHF9JX3vj8rR3VbmnEP5EOQjb57ytEKaNGZhX_tt_6aCzrIYIhxqqitw_77OF197Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzD8LVyec1kgKHfZrpk7Ng8aTGYkRe_-MJ3qwDIQRVoKmDA34Fj_IJOLUBXJrrl8fRwlokaJIvFchO9qnwmIIsTNyESUTC5iVOg1V6D6qLEdKybd_C2mXhkOC_HxvHF9JX3vj8rR3VbmnEP5EOQjb57ytEKaNGZhX_tt_6aCzrIYIhxqqitw_77OF197Q" width="320" /></a></div>An early morning kayak on glassy waters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju7YnYqjifyzzFz_EmAALthpDnP5b6O0uhfSPoqfOL0xZO1LJTr1qthDMtm3c-LVW_v9WM0jCzHg6gcI7m_DC617B8vKLN_a73SF4ewWhNEHK7viHWG82gT0hpY4tTly0EFSs7B7mzKsaPIjIz9NfzehDPxsSVFII2B_9fsHszAAzYY0ZdTWZxFnc3d0Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju7YnYqjifyzzFz_EmAALthpDnP5b6O0uhfSPoqfOL0xZO1LJTr1qthDMtm3c-LVW_v9WM0jCzHg6gcI7m_DC617B8vKLN_a73SF4ewWhNEHK7viHWG82gT0hpY4tTly0EFSs7B7mzKsaPIjIz9NfzehDPxsSVFII2B_9fsHszAAzYY0ZdTWZxFnc3d0Q" width="180" /></a></div>The Christensen's are raising goats now so we couldn't leave without stopping by their house to say hello to the cute baby goats! I'll try to not think about how they sell these guys for meat when they get big enough!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeHEA-REbu-s_9EW0ltVvdRCGoofXN4TGSBBobtYa5FoJSnapxiaUzWMgRKKehSt_rAZamXYLpIZNHkG-Soz3Lb0OkLHviegFDTWnNOnYpOUUnkLxDhVNq9k2G0E2eq8maNj3CXkrDvizR0bXL-rZbW27IBJ1nTXS1jIeroVIoHMpjCuCrDbv974OZs-M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeHEA-REbu-s_9EW0ltVvdRCGoofXN4TGSBBobtYa5FoJSnapxiaUzWMgRKKehSt_rAZamXYLpIZNHkG-Soz3Lb0OkLHviegFDTWnNOnYpOUUnkLxDhVNq9k2G0E2eq8maNj3CXkrDvizR0bXL-rZbW27IBJ1nTXS1jIeroVIoHMpjCuCrDbv974OZs-M" width="180" /></a></div>After leaving the Christensen's near Tacoma Hyrum and I drove up to Port Townsend to buy a new mast for his sailboat! He bought 2...just to be safe:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8SZLp0nrosVhRtWEgNBvqmSsYSwC3lPvxDTOLl7R5wEQDEP9eMOKwQeOINu0WW3qBM2MV0JP_IxF0cbWa9E_wc4_G8wylUkNyFGzw24bI5I_gy71Rfv-XYH3UmRPVphBWQ7nctfeAp6jskBOrlRMvwrpfst3yxfBeyVbGtRE-HhLOn0_1JQP5qcI1kME" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8SZLp0nrosVhRtWEgNBvqmSsYSwC3lPvxDTOLl7R5wEQDEP9eMOKwQeOINu0WW3qBM2MV0JP_IxF0cbWa9E_wc4_G8wylUkNyFGzw24bI5I_gy71Rfv-XYH3UmRPVphBWQ7nctfeAp6jskBOrlRMvwrpfst3yxfBeyVbGtRE-HhLOn0_1JQP5qcI1kME" width="320" /></a></div>We had a lovely time walking around Port Townsend before the very long drive back to Portland<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglFt4JrNXjGMCNv_t9T2N1J9zvY5X3CFqwksoFKe5N9fUdQIiLvpJdEnA6OQihovb6mG7sjWk_S2PH2FTeMjzloiDdppqPc96pz1FE2PBOHONDDb-ko4mwXuQwJC6ZqfAcSd32xQMdn76qlFDDSYY61uh2YnvSeQ8syDy502tVCsgeW4O77JFPPNQn3Ms" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglFt4JrNXjGMCNv_t9T2N1J9zvY5X3CFqwksoFKe5N9fUdQIiLvpJdEnA6OQihovb6mG7sjWk_S2PH2FTeMjzloiDdppqPc96pz1FE2PBOHONDDb-ko4mwXuQwJC6ZqfAcSd32xQMdn76qlFDDSYY61uh2YnvSeQ8syDy502tVCsgeW4O77JFPPNQn3Ms" width="180" /></a></div>I took Julian and some of his friends to Hang lake for a fun day of swimming and sunshine...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUOfqEFd8n7yrQwj_RfeCsdj9rOgaz2iqv-dVFnsLz-lQ2brjOCEhXaKdR_kHFW9VRApdsBBZbEUJb9kuGFcyJYX7VQRENb_wRILu9j9m2ibz_H4_M90389FQ_DImJWhq-YFqfWl_J-e6AcOUUTphM1JNg_GktaVc1VWJCavGkyLbFjWxXkt3sG6nO1xs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUOfqEFd8n7yrQwj_RfeCsdj9rOgaz2iqv-dVFnsLz-lQ2brjOCEhXaKdR_kHFW9VRApdsBBZbEUJb9kuGFcyJYX7VQRENb_wRILu9j9m2ibz_H4_M90389FQ_DImJWhq-YFqfWl_J-e6AcOUUTphM1JNg_GktaVc1VWJCavGkyLbFjWxXkt3sG6nO1xs" width="180" /></a></div>...followed by a frozen yogurt treat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguNFOaWR2DHHVJL0PO-aq_h9inV6Oc40jbaKPFh59Uu5pg3_HpygEGM141rW0z63N5a-VwFrAsJDr1x4iRf7efJWLZpSfZau77S5eA-flLktK9auU18m_JQV8dIEKEMwvLWQPzfMBKJUbZTVqYdIszBN8_oeXhAQnAnZq_gisiAA4RHKmznGXzBsOU4x4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguNFOaWR2DHHVJL0PO-aq_h9inV6Oc40jbaKPFh59Uu5pg3_HpygEGM141rW0z63N5a-VwFrAsJDr1x4iRf7efJWLZpSfZau77S5eA-flLktK9auU18m_JQV8dIEKEMwvLWQPzfMBKJUbZTVqYdIszBN8_oeXhAQnAnZq_gisiAA4RHKmznGXzBsOU4x4" width="180" /></a></div>Julian took some private fencing lesson with Coach Kelly. I think it really helped him improve. I'm not saying he loves fencing but I think he at least likes it...for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh75I2DwdycUXPpRVK1Zz7fPmsVD9uf4sHTqwPL-KXJXHFfmtPn7PuO57lmNwOkCoWxNfXlKfJ9FQwyzXMGEmbuTALN0a-mHMNMh3WMvE8S3mGWuPEyX1O-pcQBJfdIg62XT0OLx07_Su6Ea6gMPC1fsCE7LwjBvP2apeQnC-PEKzT0GO8dxtGWIyC1LZc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh75I2DwdycUXPpRVK1Zz7fPmsVD9uf4sHTqwPL-KXJXHFfmtPn7PuO57lmNwOkCoWxNfXlKfJ9FQwyzXMGEmbuTALN0a-mHMNMh3WMvE8S3mGWuPEyX1O-pcQBJfdIg62XT0OLx07_Su6Ea6gMPC1fsCE7LwjBvP2apeQnC-PEKzT0GO8dxtGWIyC1LZc" width="180" /></a></div>Camping at Cape Lookout with Jacob Greathouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This shot is in the beginning of all the James Bond films and has Bond being shot through the barrel of a gun:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUvtXCw4UsgpqYPGetAnQDhhzOMLLTOlpjOq4iqAsBguqS3gHwpq7UnAhptFeBf4kJxW3eyeN8szaQRrphTIDa2N7N2ay0yhMsikUp4oabbFeRH8BIb1IPYpkHEkJcnZVDJ6o7RQsWTutgJo6YdjxyxJHKE0Z2Hb0r8nrSl-ymBTskKGCnmwMNHwWghc8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUvtXCw4UsgpqYPGetAnQDhhzOMLLTOlpjOq4iqAsBguqS3gHwpq7UnAhptFeBf4kJxW3eyeN8szaQRrphTIDa2N7N2ay0yhMsikUp4oabbFeRH8BIb1IPYpkHEkJcnZVDJ6o7RQsWTutgJo6YdjxyxJHKE0Z2Hb0r8nrSl-ymBTskKGCnmwMNHwWghc8" width="180" /></a></div>Cape Meares Lighthouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjISJjXGi8mAuizpKxWpCITidW3HfzxvdCRTt5wNhYhjYyoiUUBobYCDkyUT91KIpdww6sHbDIaXWB_kME1su_rO38guYA7q1xsbcBO3pm4ZK8lRWpQ6nsnekt3lmei8YMx1aYr4dS24OKMxZcjJKEMvedcP7dgpk5iOp-_u7Rr2I78LXDyJvAoYlDsTbQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjISJjXGi8mAuizpKxWpCITidW3HfzxvdCRTt5wNhYhjYyoiUUBobYCDkyUT91KIpdww6sHbDIaXWB_kME1su_rO38guYA7q1xsbcBO3pm4ZK8lRWpQ6nsnekt3lmei8YMx1aYr4dS24OKMxZcjJKEMvedcP7dgpk5iOp-_u7Rr2I78LXDyJvAoYlDsTbQ" width="320" /></a></div>I think this tree is pretty cool but Jacob and Julian wouldn't even take their picture with it...so uncool mom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRPR726-66aPCn-SPrphSAkqtM4nIU_xbRTqeh0_TRDdLSYxWxtmS2w5Wi8a4V4RMPqql9Q6ltElFCXzLdCZJ8OSO99B8YydDetHIah4U4jnCOcn9mKKV2nwz2vLtqNjKZDTcbC1aeIvQQS5IqYyoUM4Ma0d5aS0xHz_iqVyBmed-9fNnl1ITLwGC4-5Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRPR726-66aPCn-SPrphSAkqtM4nIU_xbRTqeh0_TRDdLSYxWxtmS2w5Wi8a4V4RMPqql9Q6ltElFCXzLdCZJ8OSO99B8YydDetHIah4U4jnCOcn9mKKV2nwz2vLtqNjKZDTcbC1aeIvQQS5IqYyoUM4Ma0d5aS0xHz_iqVyBmed-9fNnl1ITLwGC4-5Q" width="180" /></a></div>Beautiful Kilchis Point Reserve. We love walking out here, the trail is so peaceful and there is rarely anyone else around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5vuhNgsMwG1vzCa7yxhpe9HmcK7Zwfpryuo5N__1cJywuZKUTg_8vXNH-bVueo8o43WXNug2UV1YzedyRsUawLE3q0VHheE9K4iWWEdqHtNVq278Amief3E--KWs_zv5TuRF8v5gOg86qxgvO-kZjHFGj0Bx889gOSYYFYDdrkeKEWjtFgxuVKGb6DdA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5vuhNgsMwG1vzCa7yxhpe9HmcK7Zwfpryuo5N__1cJywuZKUTg_8vXNH-bVueo8o43WXNug2UV1YzedyRsUawLE3q0VHheE9K4iWWEdqHtNVq278Amief3E--KWs_zv5TuRF8v5gOg86qxgvO-kZjHFGj0Bx889gOSYYFYDdrkeKEWjtFgxuVKGb6DdA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtmtfvpAZZ1_WcU7deNn3Vu2DVnxQDJYj7BV-kgmaut0Auk6ovqy3jp0T0Mo7SYAixXlPT-beLnqsMJ1YorDt1zi36F69S5OKk8qNYzViTtvy1b59D1ysH38j9ZORT-FO9DhfYYxM5hLKVcafc5X7hgfzKpCcYaaowh7ka2YSeeDLGnw86nejEa1IEq_4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtmtfvpAZZ1_WcU7deNn3Vu2DVnxQDJYj7BV-kgmaut0Auk6ovqy3jp0T0Mo7SYAixXlPT-beLnqsMJ1YorDt1zi36F69S5OKk8qNYzViTtvy1b59D1ysH38j9ZORT-FO9DhfYYxM5hLKVcafc5X7hgfzKpCcYaaowh7ka2YSeeDLGnw86nejEa1IEq_4" width="320" /></a></div>No trip to Tillamook is complete without a stop at the creamery...man I love this place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbhqGI_hDIPSZULV9tS2OQ5q1_2WCoAkKYe4A47vnCdsb4lTjVkY--UffkrSdlNJgZJvCz0mYmgSz3ucunthkLWlmx8ouDF8tfDA6_LYqb7AetUlMjpddZVMcL8rt-hGQJjvDNrG-8KsReNLA6PCbQ7CTaKrP1PpuyIHtkBKfqH31-PQ0AwpgQ3sGRMTg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbhqGI_hDIPSZULV9tS2OQ5q1_2WCoAkKYe4A47vnCdsb4lTjVkY--UffkrSdlNJgZJvCz0mYmgSz3ucunthkLWlmx8ouDF8tfDA6_LYqb7AetUlMjpddZVMcL8rt-hGQJjvDNrG-8KsReNLA6PCbQ7CTaKrP1PpuyIHtkBKfqH31-PQ0AwpgQ3sGRMTg" width="320" /></a></div>I took Julian and Jacob to a new park that opened in Hillsboro on 53rd Street. It was a great park but it was so crowded, Julian was ready to go after about 30 seconds!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi39unX8sNkG-mUTiyDkioTA8t0dn6C5D73sH7DUUb0xIM1f9ZdgS0675atZFvahoQ9VRE3XCoUu45UFt55f4BYar2vVvcEZ7mm8RgR7ZwNzdtQ4ImjRSbu6g3HCwSSTrIeKDmzN2ZHtp6P1ZVDLcs8hh4tNEt6ncI0BPTw7YbIHWZ5Kx_-UCWlj1gEYv0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi39unX8sNkG-mUTiyDkioTA8t0dn6C5D73sH7DUUb0xIM1f9ZdgS0675atZFvahoQ9VRE3XCoUu45UFt55f4BYar2vVvcEZ7mm8RgR7ZwNzdtQ4ImjRSbu6g3HCwSSTrIeKDmzN2ZHtp6P1ZVDLcs8hh4tNEt6ncI0BPTw7YbIHWZ5Kx_-UCWlj1gEYv0" width="180" /></a></div>Trying not to kill myself on these cool balance logs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">August was so much fun. I can't believe I live in such a beautiful part of the world and I get to enjoy this place with my family and wonderful friends. I try to love each day I live but when I look back I realize just how crazy lucky and wonderful my life really is!</div><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-16970070247846260452023-07-31T13:49:00.160-07:002023-08-30T21:08:45.482-07:00Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and Durtschi Family Reunion<p> It was awesome we got to get together with both sides of our family in one summer. After the Johnson reunion we drove out to Driggs Idaho for the Durtschi family reunion. All of the siblings were able to make it to the reunion but my boys and Sam Doxey were the only grandchildren that could come. We had a wonderful time with Hyrum's family. Lots of hiking and yummy food and we watched old videos from when they were all little kiddo's...so fun!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g7Ht2HrQC5ZveEcl_aqbgf96v6sdVpQO9ipdaupQrAqZA3yUhGYrBLDtFWR3-pDQICgnG896lVjLcntLlDKkgGDOXONobT8hKM8quO_nHy1lWE5K6bjVP4atswR98hW6N7k1Mw9vIIKnQK67ThQB3SU-2qG1LQ0bCLyPt1X3GqVxtaotHhZuwZunAzo/s4032/IMG_3610.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g7Ht2HrQC5ZveEcl_aqbgf96v6sdVpQO9ipdaupQrAqZA3yUhGYrBLDtFWR3-pDQICgnG896lVjLcntLlDKkgGDOXONobT8hKM8quO_nHy1lWE5K6bjVP4atswR98hW6N7k1Mw9vIIKnQK67ThQB3SU-2qG1LQ0bCLyPt1X3GqVxtaotHhZuwZunAzo/s320/IMG_3610.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We drove through Yellowstone National Park on our way to Driggs, Idaho. This was our first bison sighting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62FbOiv-GmFRL2PlamsDEfYOoq3-i9RDnH-n4FQSVPB1QGS7_Y28Y0paAcAwUoGLOle_v5HQ2TVbZE8sLQDeO-csxcWT4R1kS3e5jbi51ZtKErnCWywSgH-3tIpmglDIxY1Wg4UIihk1DAtIcurfhW-tXqQopsDdKP2BORFBfWPx4Tpxg-6qnkVht6is/s4032/IMG_3613.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62FbOiv-GmFRL2PlamsDEfYOoq3-i9RDnH-n4FQSVPB1QGS7_Y28Y0paAcAwUoGLOle_v5HQ2TVbZE8sLQDeO-csxcWT4R1kS3e5jbi51ZtKErnCWywSgH-3tIpmglDIxY1Wg4UIihk1DAtIcurfhW-tXqQopsDdKP2BORFBfWPx4Tpxg-6qnkVht6is/s320/IMG_3613.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hot springs are cool to look at but they are sure STINKY!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXt17aD23J6ihmvjV5ZS0U0Qz3kLGUqxo8omn_Gr-KR-g4bv_mIUn4LAO2QCCVSXt0bfjlJ5Z02Ws4C3K67h2MQsme7epyvVNqiot-Awq1YvP4_1isQAK_8IWZjDCUgjqYJbK2NaaGT1_h1KCvGnltv9clTKMeg5yWeYIas3vFSAjUuDjZaGas_9UPTE/s4032/IMG_3614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXt17aD23J6ihmvjV5ZS0U0Qz3kLGUqxo8omn_Gr-KR-g4bv_mIUn4LAO2QCCVSXt0bfjlJ5Z02Ws4C3K67h2MQsme7epyvVNqiot-Awq1YvP4_1isQAK_8IWZjDCUgjqYJbK2NaaGT1_h1KCvGnltv9clTKMeg5yWeYIas3vFSAjUuDjZaGas_9UPTE/s320/IMG_3614.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bison hanging out by the hot springs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJh9n7zslOpp84_yF7GH1VbwJFOy0BIefwf_KktOSX_cVSACDHJp6ng2vltYRXvgfowgfzWeOSOkP6TVrpoe79ivbFhwXHj43eiCyOmykH6y2su8lkK_TAdetdEAtYmYqFON9b2CQ3dJ-kum6U4bzhbvYrzz-tWG92WeQHxwD5jOEmsIvlgsAtld4bcA/s3820/IMG_3621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3820" data-original-width="2865" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJh9n7zslOpp84_yF7GH1VbwJFOy0BIefwf_KktOSX_cVSACDHJp6ng2vltYRXvgfowgfzWeOSOkP6TVrpoe79ivbFhwXHj43eiCyOmykH6y2su8lkK_TAdetdEAtYmYqFON9b2CQ3dJ-kum6U4bzhbvYrzz-tWG92WeQHxwD5jOEmsIvlgsAtld4bcA/s320/IMG_3621.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in the "Grand Canyon" of Yellowstone. This place was so pretty! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLc0lLfTVVOW56o7sspYA5QcNoItVxZSErkTx5l-6EeVFmO_djVO2l9ReX0lpfusZObd1mRqiOed_ti6e8jQ0M44WLRJWqT_pNEQ6CSxMKf7hKjrYj6INQio5XEXCckMOCRSFGvSS3TO9zcD__yA6lEUX6OGNuRwZ0dB8hqSKhtYLXLWzYUeBzNa3T7g/s4032/IMG_2657.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLc0lLfTVVOW56o7sspYA5QcNoItVxZSErkTx5l-6EeVFmO_djVO2l9ReX0lpfusZObd1mRqiOed_ti6e8jQ0M44WLRJWqT_pNEQ6CSxMKf7hKjrYj6INQio5XEXCckMOCRSFGvSS3TO9zcD__yA6lEUX6OGNuRwZ0dB8hqSKhtYLXLWzYUeBzNa3T7g/s320/IMG_2657.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to capture the beauty of this canyon, waterfall and river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">After leaving Yellowstone National Park we stayed at a cute little cabin for the night. The next day we drove in Grand Teton National Park to meet the Durtschi family at Jenny lake for a hike around the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9JwBwExojYDxvDSV2Ud40RQJRunh8R-d_cH_rBRW5afdgz-98bMFVqCIk1A0Ko2krXr7S662_nOrHclt3rqe2qrkgRvNqzd_Ru3h_utHfrZ9de6THTdAkVcXO-aIlRKHWnaMZg0cuWwevbU37cTZK_9IZU7CL_fTygGFxSKXpmk9qADj4CZykWztNCc/s4032/IMG_3718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9JwBwExojYDxvDSV2Ud40RQJRunh8R-d_cH_rBRW5afdgz-98bMFVqCIk1A0Ko2krXr7S662_nOrHclt3rqe2qrkgRvNqzd_Ru3h_utHfrZ9de6THTdAkVcXO-aIlRKHWnaMZg0cuWwevbU37cTZK_9IZU7CL_fTygGFxSKXpmk9qADj4CZykWztNCc/s320/IMG_3718.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hiking around Jenny Lake. Everyone was certain we would see bears but all we saw were some ducks and some bugs...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmCv8BHdlMv7_fALgsBWaSTzODQe39CYu2vaMcB2myKjzhY7iAwm7NafTWr9LOX3esb7lvcSVStww_G9NvEvj53eyqhehwxZNexqQtutuNBSGv_nHoWcrQ_9T6GhT4IjXgOR08ST5MYV9HPgaTXwn6g9B0OeCgwAsD4aHQJ-IhtFDo5FotFrWLx3P7pQ/s4032/IMG_0101.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmCv8BHdlMv7_fALgsBWaSTzODQe39CYu2vaMcB2myKjzhY7iAwm7NafTWr9LOX3esb7lvcSVStww_G9NvEvj53eyqhehwxZNexqQtutuNBSGv_nHoWcrQ_9T6GhT4IjXgOR08ST5MYV9HPgaTXwn6g9B0OeCgwAsD4aHQJ-IhtFDo5FotFrWLx3P7pQ/s320/IMG_0101.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and a cute little moose cooling off in a pool of water!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">A cool old barn with the beautiful Teton mountains in the distance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw13H96mQLWOropO_MhEKr_UrjNtxztB0crZ8VVJ58APZodEnzfBpOTQtS7punsiGKGQYlkvz7Cf2MVwg4FcoJyWNAJyW16nnQtqTgv0Y0t4V0jrzH3RF2nsAWKt1YzhgwFrcxN7VYsGwy-jnfFTx1R6w2SXtVLL7paSz2GLtsgfYH6h5mJ-Vl7cjejfo/s3260/IMG_3728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="3260" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw13H96mQLWOropO_MhEKr_UrjNtxztB0crZ8VVJ58APZodEnzfBpOTQtS7punsiGKGQYlkvz7Cf2MVwg4FcoJyWNAJyW16nnQtqTgv0Y0t4V0jrzH3RF2nsAWKt1YzhgwFrcxN7VYsGwy-jnfFTx1R6w2SXtVLL7paSz2GLtsgfYH6h5mJ-Vl7cjejfo/s320/IMG_3728.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made a stop in Jackson, Wyoming for a little ice cream treat and the touristy photo in front of the elk horns on the main square!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_20ymzjfOTKTEY78by72uUb5etxMi5xSXoBjs0M_3i1rDwxqZ-q5bkbY6Dd3dGZw7nyALth76YTyje-FwKGKND4nK_b01gdSswauR4BkXamL3scxkPJL-zNkQV0vOOXgjJCuXx3Gpa4-tuUeIZ_Sf3QblTWIY8KH1A7mOoQvFwvPFG1WRx5EHO26hD0/s4032/IMG_5280.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_20ymzjfOTKTEY78by72uUb5etxMi5xSXoBjs0M_3i1rDwxqZ-q5bkbY6Dd3dGZw7nyALth76YTyje-FwKGKND4nK_b01gdSswauR4BkXamL3scxkPJL-zNkQV0vOOXgjJCuXx3Gpa4-tuUeIZ_Sf3QblTWIY8KH1A7mOoQvFwvPFG1WRx5EHO26hD0/s320/IMG_5280.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view of the Teton mountains from the top of our hike...so pretty!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs6pgiKIz1EUafX2jHpYto8PQyoCtyIyOC75XEQIbo-v4WYx845LyEyl7FNtsep4LNH51-2Q4dBeMwsGIq_qrAzXWwMGK2ZeIT1g2MaG-n1aUzLYhMo_8Er_YtQag8WsGDr099r57GUIiHnI7Q64KtYTKGAOWUhshNoWXekDSKVHogVOkmSZov6Gn7Vps" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs6pgiKIz1EUafX2jHpYto8PQyoCtyIyOC75XEQIbo-v4WYx845LyEyl7FNtsep4LNH51-2Q4dBeMwsGIq_qrAzXWwMGK2ZeIT1g2MaG-n1aUzLYhMo_8Er_YtQag8WsGDr099r57GUIiHnI7Q64KtYTKGAOWUhshNoWXekDSKVHogVOkmSZov6Gn7Vps" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we were hiking this very cute and easy(ish) trail, Hyrum was hiking up Table Mountain with some of his brothers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnsF6DFQMMABJVk9VQKEW_bS5MIspwYwfYlnAy_bX8J_5Onu-y1ODcKnejCy8esyNG8DuIxDT6O4PeunMFXDfBEQa9e6KmfuIoUAROkPy0JIIG74xXTs351fZo4fxGh2qMPZIm5Gik65CHvyITPbUVRCeSbwNudkOC8qkO-WSX7_jUAa1epvUPBFpCJIA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnsF6DFQMMABJVk9VQKEW_bS5MIspwYwfYlnAy_bX8J_5Onu-y1ODcKnejCy8esyNG8DuIxDT6O4PeunMFXDfBEQa9e6KmfuIoUAROkPy0JIIG74xXTs351fZo4fxGh2qMPZIm5Gik65CHvyITPbUVRCeSbwNudkOC8qkO-WSX7_jUAa1epvUPBFpCJIA" width="180" /></a></div>The wildflowers were still out even though it was late July!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiagfheOETNJjd9XzpdsBAAI_vc1Clk2gxOwfm8wvO-ZRO_0B3Mcm8LC7pMKlrTQPgbnz5JycV0PAB9h-QsIeqUKANgCA1y3BX0JYm6bvshkUp0I-bv8Vv-72LvddOnQIdBVtt8hLHmXKVIU88mp8btf-9AJESW3GYyoSzK39-AtMcIExY8gYoPT77rE_M" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Those Tetons seem close enough to reach out and touch:)<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6odpXJDaoY4unW2QIQ4jr4BNWYlSbk0wWEYmhZNLM4_okYaSKmbu4zm1BuC1v2ZaE4NTRUr0c1gIeZUmiFMAozJ5jmMYCxynGt5MMdhL0dYnBHvLA1-Xbzm7N1SWG01ZQUk9seLdzTXJptKkfKCS4rgV84L85ndLfXm2hBf-W0jyBsbdJHN8YeRjCzE/s4032/IMG_2706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6odpXJDaoY4unW2QIQ4jr4BNWYlSbk0wWEYmhZNLM4_okYaSKmbu4zm1BuC1v2ZaE4NTRUr0c1gIeZUmiFMAozJ5jmMYCxynGt5MMdhL0dYnBHvLA1-Xbzm7N1SWG01ZQUk9seLdzTXJptKkfKCS4rgV84L85ndLfXm2hBf-W0jyBsbdJHN8YeRjCzE/s320/IMG_2706.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took the boys swimming at Green Canyon Hot Springs. Hyrum remembered going here as a kid when he was in Driggs for family reunions...he said it hasn't changed much in 30 years!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFPOgfuzJsbyfzlETC5X9gj303QCIIcHbAEMTn1TUbarH_K_t1ltgXHl1lxSphN3wV9nlBluwo3l_C0ttb4IjIhvmuJerh_jCNoEO-a6R8X9lhiW7qYlQn2eIJ50vmp6aE3JQdUEjiIaktbLJLwCgQ-pvspd_aOTqGfRwWlVvrFkao1JX6mCcEQ2Zsgw/s4032/IMG_2708.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFPOgfuzJsbyfzlETC5X9gj303QCIIcHbAEMTn1TUbarH_K_t1ltgXHl1lxSphN3wV9nlBluwo3l_C0ttb4IjIhvmuJerh_jCNoEO-a6R8X9lhiW7qYlQn2eIJ50vmp6aE3JQdUEjiIaktbLJLwCgQ-pvspd_aOTqGfRwWlVvrFkao1JX6mCcEQ2Zsgw/s320/IMG_2708.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pool was filled with freezing cold water. The boys challenged themselves to stay in the water for 2 minutes!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHBlsKh9fP-1VKAbjx26Qi9gD57XyXeONlFckYOMwQX16OWJs0qDuThPS9zmR4Xq5LhyzmYSvc_KJOOD63td0Xq_1ujYTnaZWh44SixPSP98aJaJxzulR7QPBp7nhVKTX-ktdzfkNbnAo_SnCp_JzMxgPzPmHHAzEKFV2QVifN394ZEAXYF9oXKxKjnM/s2846/IMG_3750.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="2846" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHBlsKh9fP-1VKAbjx26Qi9gD57XyXeONlFckYOMwQX16OWJs0qDuThPS9zmR4Xq5LhyzmYSvc_KJOOD63td0Xq_1ujYTnaZWh44SixPSP98aJaJxzulR7QPBp7nhVKTX-ktdzfkNbnAo_SnCp_JzMxgPzPmHHAzEKFV2QVifN394ZEAXYF9oXKxKjnM/s320/IMG_3750.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great place to swim, hopefully we can come back in 30 years and see if it's changed at all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbvaQE7wqccGJIVqym3Qv9ZCtnIOeSL8rbQPdckjr2dk6mjCJUYfhUvjJuJFdhbwcafrodJDyiEU_MdivzrFsqdoDJ5ecReKDzXyvFJrAuogFygvrL5xVdXVx7m_bp0JnDe8Eriz8DJ7Krva48xMh4Z_sDrUR04kNccQAhJrAtVX2liM-Jo1LZuaSSR0/s4032/IMG_2714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbvaQE7wqccGJIVqym3Qv9ZCtnIOeSL8rbQPdckjr2dk6mjCJUYfhUvjJuJFdhbwcafrodJDyiEU_MdivzrFsqdoDJ5ecReKDzXyvFJrAuogFygvrL5xVdXVx7m_bp0JnDe8Eriz8DJ7Krva48xMh4Z_sDrUR04kNccQAhJrAtVX2liM-Jo1LZuaSSR0/s320/IMG_2714.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We toured around some old barns in Driggs that Hyrum's grandfather, Fredrick Durtschi, helped to design and build. It was neat to be able to connect with a piece of family history that is still around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL5SAxaDz3uv0gJsJgH3g2e_f_UmmpvUBtHRXyfF-OOc5P5zz7jp1c8okGb-Y-S8ozsZ8LdjhLmuqSRz00Jf5ElTrVriKgGOJPATbyKKmhpD654lDQ7nUJq7ORrvFY4VwBmEJXHl1bVhOpgVE9kSz7a2kXJFXzVi8cBBaC5XbD9VWiHXEhnTJn6lztLbA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL5SAxaDz3uv0gJsJgH3g2e_f_UmmpvUBtHRXyfF-OOc5P5zz7jp1c8okGb-Y-S8ozsZ8LdjhLmuqSRz00Jf5ElTrVriKgGOJPATbyKKmhpD654lDQ7nUJq7ORrvFY4VwBmEJXHl1bVhOpgVE9kSz7a2kXJFXzVi8cBBaC5XbD9VWiHXEhnTJn6lztLbA" width="320" /></a></div>Townsend and I peeking out a barn window<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIK-SS_GM3nSv2I2ZzF8nsZH22hbiwBaTpXZuunpZT3Bt88PZtK9bJEIme2NQQLc11QbBJgPnOuiuP1Whcs1G0-HR4B6-YXJgp3nM7kiRBEp_0C6tFlKnAlaqJ6w3vIgaIk5SooM8B_zg-vc7bmHrW30AileDkppWj9_RKU1JqGpMW5QqJ8_sMD4abPI/s4032/IMG_2715.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIK-SS_GM3nSv2I2ZzF8nsZH22hbiwBaTpXZuunpZT3Bt88PZtK9bJEIme2NQQLc11QbBJgPnOuiuP1Whcs1G0-HR4B6-YXJgp3nM7kiRBEp_0C6tFlKnAlaqJ6w3vIgaIk5SooM8B_zg-vc7bmHrW30AileDkppWj9_RKU1JqGpMW5QqJ8_sMD4abPI/s320/IMG_2715.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved this old house with the Durtschi name above the door:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd3qmI0NwTl8zjKFMWj2INK4is5LwWBqMwmIxbHh68OMnfcaVjZcakpcD89W4D-K9g2xj-ooDagTFIybpQhHSGz_ukHoq6zJNgylausM7p8WvlbMneicxWmwHuhAPU0Ng8mAhMXhOeRvvgKAQY5hyIw9INUw7rNbO-h64QSGys-h2MDMzpdfDCH7vDgNA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd3qmI0NwTl8zjKFMWj2INK4is5LwWBqMwmIxbHh68OMnfcaVjZcakpcD89W4D-K9g2xj-ooDagTFIybpQhHSGz_ukHoq6zJNgylausM7p8WvlbMneicxWmwHuhAPU0Ng8mAhMXhOeRvvgKAQY5hyIw9INUw7rNbO-h64QSGys-h2MDMzpdfDCH7vDgNA" width="320" /></a></div>The Durtschi family reunion group in front of one of Fredrick Durtschi's barns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOUzpPtPNR776PDAtioC5FZqWSGxcrVzwZxB3wm7fjvdQBP7v87VzidpaWCdO81CegdoMexbNJs67Oo_QnZOjvloi66JPa5yRRLmFPku0BvtWNwpCrksJmgFZW6h8umhjzWEULcuEwZWwHrqCI8pJCXqoSENv_hxTNGN45vGMFHq8G4eKoTdemmG_lpwI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOUzpPtPNR776PDAtioC5FZqWSGxcrVzwZxB3wm7fjvdQBP7v87VzidpaWCdO81CegdoMexbNJs67Oo_QnZOjvloi66JPa5yRRLmFPku0BvtWNwpCrksJmgFZW6h8umhjzWEULcuEwZWwHrqCI8pJCXqoSENv_hxTNGN45vGMFHq8G4eKoTdemmG_lpwI" width="320" /></a></div>At the Pratt Cemetery in Alta, Wyoming where Hyrum's Dad is buried. This is Oma with all 6 of her kids:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyCzseiUrYM9CbNKBpzlSKnktZJdaxObVxtppgH3CaqNMS-cos5Hc1FjO3wj1MyQvQMiegHI3oHhv-N7XOHtrGV0Unwd7XpxPszMqwlPRA76R8rRRvQuePbAi-JL1A8ruI9bNwtFbGlucpJFZN4UMWwDuNOFxvhNBkZYPxxGkhhaNg36TfJA7WAqchwLM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyCzseiUrYM9CbNKBpzlSKnktZJdaxObVxtppgH3CaqNMS-cos5Hc1FjO3wj1MyQvQMiegHI3oHhv-N7XOHtrGV0Unwd7XpxPszMqwlPRA76R8rRRvQuePbAi-JL1A8ruI9bNwtFbGlucpJFZN4UMWwDuNOFxvhNBkZYPxxGkhhaNg36TfJA7WAqchwLM" width="320" /></a></div>Another group photo in Pratt Cemetery with the Teton Mountains in the background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6DfHzeLXqzPhUwoiT_g7LJxS8YCalT5hVN3t1uJXUqGhdLv0Oy9SOV6Wn7oFW0j5PrdMsq15CEzgFt2d7SUAcN8UDkviCZbAxxwNLTjvDdhF9IyQxLgM-GYFehKB7O05UBRu8FxDiSZu2jLzSKk1vF-2vUns2kfruVGe4Yam2u6uw6DICbwLQuSrPNVs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6DfHzeLXqzPhUwoiT_g7LJxS8YCalT5hVN3t1uJXUqGhdLv0Oy9SOV6Wn7oFW0j5PrdMsq15CEzgFt2d7SUAcN8UDkviCZbAxxwNLTjvDdhF9IyQxLgM-GYFehKB7O05UBRu8FxDiSZu2jLzSKk1vF-2vUns2kfruVGe4Yam2u6uw6DICbwLQuSrPNVs" width="320" /></a></div>On our last day all together we took a ski lift up Grand Targhee for some amazing views! This is another shot of Oma with all her kids. She was so happy everyone made time to come together for this short reunion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4Gda2hld8s-yGXwK7jDRkGKZhd3L2UK1AeE99o11tP9MJbY0ltUyCNwagmq4BTQEDQfFUiiQ8Ucysi8jacW7U0Sug2OpMAupmDSqbphFxqP2itgUh_gBiIyeNIYE2lF_gwG5b_5jdN2mP9qlKDuqMlc3z9YPQwMOfvL9oKj7zEPdq5sSHsN1sGr6ZrSo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4Gda2hld8s-yGXwK7jDRkGKZhd3L2UK1AeE99o11tP9MJbY0ltUyCNwagmq4BTQEDQfFUiiQ8Ucysi8jacW7U0Sug2OpMAupmDSqbphFxqP2itgUh_gBiIyeNIYE2lF_gwG5b_5jdN2mP9qlKDuqMlc3z9YPQwMOfvL9oKj7zEPdq5sSHsN1sGr6ZrSo" width="320" /></a></div>The boys getting ready to hop off the chairlift at the top of the mountain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">A beautiful sunset on our last night in Driggs, Idaho</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn3ggL-4d6dQuObnUuFJNNKuc_X0p-bA__sKBsTJyrzHwTYH7lnTNktCFJyHQPLf2we5XZBIndcv3r4FEkVXF0CALwLnoN3nVK7AxUa3BV64ejgLvW7Gg4REGpUcZm4Io5XDFDglLtF4dFqWD33RHMgSG0leYS9IL9OFTpBcAFhNsLZpH7ebdcf0mG8-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn3ggL-4d6dQuObnUuFJNNKuc_X0p-bA__sKBsTJyrzHwTYH7lnTNktCFJyHQPLf2we5XZBIndcv3r4FEkVXF0CALwLnoN3nVK7AxUa3BV64ejgLvW7Gg4REGpUcZm4Io5XDFDglLtF4dFqWD33RHMgSG0leYS9IL9OFTpBcAFhNsLZpH7ebdcf0mG8-g" width="320" /></a></div>Townsend watching the sunrise on our way out of town the next morning. I'm so happy the boys all came on this family reunion. It's so important to feel connected to your history and your past and to be able to spend time in a place your ancestors lived in...what a treat!<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-3888894207628047442023-07-26T12:58:00.122-07:002023-08-30T13:47:54.374-07:00Johnson Family Reunion<p> We headed off to Gillette, WY for our Johnson family reunion. My parents live in Gillette, plus 3 of my sisters so it only made sense to host the reunion in Wyoming. My boys were hesitant at first because they don't know their cousins or Aunts and Uncles that well but by the end of the reunion they said it, "Wasn't as bad as they expected." 😏 It's difficult to get this family of 10 together which is why we don't do it very often but my parents are getting older and we all felt it was important to make an effort to get all the siblings together at least one more time. I had a blast. I love seeing all my siblings and my parents. My dad is not doing super well, he can't remember anything from his life after about age 20 so when we were talking about our memories growing up he just had to take our word for it because he couldn't remember anything. It made me feel really sad but I'm also super grateful he is still around and I could give him a big hug and hopefully he knows we all love him!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF35Ic8BgtBmPLxF1MARvZlzZfgVUzeLDU5ohkGiqFtz-iKZRmpmCEp3NmZWhap9VwSa_fYyP6d8eQiBjQgw1feV0Z4tCawWRyicuY0agBmDJn0_maigsf799m15zhJQEaonq0X5NouSGR_cZ6capzdJnX5SIuOuMirbYRKMtWdZbuutRo67mrTteE0DM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="3664" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF35Ic8BgtBmPLxF1MARvZlzZfgVUzeLDU5ohkGiqFtz-iKZRmpmCEp3NmZWhap9VwSa_fYyP6d8eQiBjQgw1feV0Z4tCawWRyicuY0agBmDJn0_maigsf799m15zhJQEaonq0X5NouSGR_cZ6capzdJnX5SIuOuMirbYRKMtWdZbuutRo67mrTteE0DM" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the car ready to make the long drive to Wyoming. We stopped one night in Montana to break up the 17 hour drive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibiUBpMx2h3Q_vktB-jDMSpd32jR-uX28FPDCUHggRNTNXvSiaGiw10Fhl_ylVTlr3Nz5xTZn1aEBh2JKyt_ANb09jFfZoDtIGmuuOsNg2-NY7PbTpcA5BPi1rsYVdGb4yApZHyqduzlryjhp-It4OKx4n3WOMWUxz5c4u5OD0gTW19ng3bYFItEkj4v4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="1627" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibiUBpMx2h3Q_vktB-jDMSpd32jR-uX28FPDCUHggRNTNXvSiaGiw10Fhl_ylVTlr3Nz5xTZn1aEBh2JKyt_ANb09jFfZoDtIGmuuOsNg2-NY7PbTpcA5BPi1rsYVdGb4yApZHyqduzlryjhp-It4OKx4n3WOMWUxz5c4u5OD0gTW19ng3bYFItEkj4v4" width="180" /></a></div>Pit stop for lunch at a park. I love that my boys still have fun swinging:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8vu5w_6qU5fTeNax466uv4ZNXK4vdfxrpJLNc20rw42JLc5Fsr-objL2pM5A7-5n0tcQ76Q4MH3teCWicSoCKk98JPVh_UgvxplBiJGW5YNnERZORPuEYzmsBPvziSEiSNfFDJLLknJ_zbGeidatSue4qxB7XqizN0Q0W26yE5uRAd3t0kwgSf-ixGD4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8vu5w_6qU5fTeNax466uv4ZNXK4vdfxrpJLNc20rw42JLc5Fsr-objL2pM5A7-5n0tcQ76Q4MH3teCWicSoCKk98JPVh_UgvxplBiJGW5YNnERZORPuEYzmsBPvziSEiSNfFDJLLknJ_zbGeidatSue4qxB7XqizN0Q0W26yE5uRAd3t0kwgSf-ixGD4" width="180" /></a></div>Had to stop for some Cafe Rio for dinner...I'll always make a point to eat at Cafe Rio if it's on the way:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2XEf7O3d0tW-LrFrIp_sKRmTN77U8y8uc6yw1G-u1A275BeaNS8PdKvxPrz_PzmHQJvTgyCaOBuQtfttteIUdSQkS2qMU4EDe5jziFFSvs1yD0dFU3A1T3GXXc6VQX6ACDvJ68vFfDnp5IYh1n9nuUZipLOMknfFLtzu_eOh_FhIAMjYcZ5dp2aGxyyA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2XEf7O3d0tW-LrFrIp_sKRmTN77U8y8uc6yw1G-u1A275BeaNS8PdKvxPrz_PzmHQJvTgyCaOBuQtfttteIUdSQkS2qMU4EDe5jziFFSvs1yD0dFU3A1T3GXXc6VQX6ACDvJ68vFfDnp5IYh1n9nuUZipLOMknfFLtzu_eOh_FhIAMjYcZ5dp2aGxyyA" width="180" /></a></div>We made a stop at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana. We had been listening to an audio book, "The Last Stand" written by Nathaniel Philbrick, about this battle and the different sides from the US military as well as Native American perspectives. It made visiting this site so much more meaningful to recognize some of the names and places we saw while walking around. This monument was erected to honor the fallen US military at this site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxpi4zcerD1KCEMa-Xq392saN_-JV9kyV1pxBuy80uWwfsLnmC_FM95gpXtoa3mA0eHh2vnuks1ul0JNJW0QtgKvhWysnlw4bU-sdvAVI4oS3t2JVcXdGw9mRSsd0MfDLBWV2aA7vRDJfxqaSB_IOkgJM9KVBUL5VPEGfR3A5YsXJkA4-Gscoe_RSXgh0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxpi4zcerD1KCEMa-Xq392saN_-JV9kyV1pxBuy80uWwfsLnmC_FM95gpXtoa3mA0eHh2vnuks1ul0JNJW0QtgKvhWysnlw4bU-sdvAVI4oS3t2JVcXdGw9mRSsd0MfDLBWV2aA7vRDJfxqaSB_IOkgJM9KVBUL5VPEGfR3A5YsXJkA4-Gscoe_RSXgh0" width="320" /></a></div>Another monument honored the fallen Native Americans from this battle. What a tragic outcome for both sides really. The Natives won this particular battle but by doing that they incurred the wrath of the US government that made it their mission to wipe out all the "hostiles". Just a few years after this battle all of the Natives were forced onto reservations and their traditional way of life was destroyed 😞</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5pdwSvN4kXmr-jAPL0RwwiAe14fmDiZP_N9-Da7yCPntte2c8XOMrtrmJLPWjYR4CKXRd7E_udnNvabbdRUmenEoQHni3PJy9kU0gF57BeKyXBt4GfLhijr_P4xTVGGRqRAIB_Sd9x1L52I5pfcD-VTXTjNOhP9fXyfdJ7FW6fh1TPVkWQT2uKAK9YQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="2808" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5pdwSvN4kXmr-jAPL0RwwiAe14fmDiZP_N9-Da7yCPntte2c8XOMrtrmJLPWjYR4CKXRd7E_udnNvabbdRUmenEoQHni3PJy9kU0gF57BeKyXBt4GfLhijr_P4xTVGGRqRAIB_Sd9x1L52I5pfcD-VTXTjNOhP9fXyfdJ7FW6fh1TPVkWQT2uKAK9YQA" width="320" /></a></div>Our first family reunion activity was a hike around Devils Tower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVdoZPKfatmlZ2nrFY3RowVmb9L_y7EroXqUVWe9xi5FAn9bFGWDge1RPlFckrnb6QUbPhODbk0e68oSa0R4UvDKtNRJ6iX15tvjXvDVnUZjIodAsOrd0ZvHB3DZs2Ntnr6cOn8Kp04nemUdwH8IVuOD-eS1667EMl_JNuuAxAkizj7p4_M3azW6R4moM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVdoZPKfatmlZ2nrFY3RowVmb9L_y7EroXqUVWe9xi5FAn9bFGWDge1RPlFckrnb6QUbPhODbk0e68oSa0R4UvDKtNRJ6iX15tvjXvDVnUZjIodAsOrd0ZvHB3DZs2Ntnr6cOn8Kp04nemUdwH8IVuOD-eS1667EMl_JNuuAxAkizj7p4_M3azW6R4moM" width="320" /></a></div>The whole group at Devils Tower! It was a super HOT day so all the littles were pretty worn out after less than a mile so they turned around but the older cousins made it all the way around:)<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiEtpFv22CbNHKdmV0wPyZRq2QNiMJAZqoEk9AOg3phvwBRs1CJZ8R7B9wcON5W23B58BmdMRB8KaXeA4--Yr3PCKLKE5jAr3d_QDg9-CF36EOKmyJXc889BLm0WuGnWjVNn6CMq2aeDTZ-8iSUbSuiiSxnwFqkIzWU258lvEEC7dDmLjY7rlkV4P766w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="2021" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiEtpFv22CbNHKdmV0wPyZRq2QNiMJAZqoEk9AOg3phvwBRs1CJZ8R7B9wcON5W23B58BmdMRB8KaXeA4--Yr3PCKLKE5jAr3d_QDg9-CF36EOKmyJXc889BLm0WuGnWjVNn6CMq2aeDTZ-8iSUbSuiiSxnwFqkIzWU258lvEEC7dDmLjY7rlkV4P766w" width="180" /></a></div>With a few of my gorgeous nephews!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaSq9rvsi17qXNa-9KE3PLW70RZNxQUoulnvFbS-0ucBKmqOF0WOJfzI1iWGyORfN4-BOFJOJIr-SbRzheGRUvhWGBnlfhV2MoxL4UsQRMR7aT5oJ10Uxgzhcom4zhhuiCoVos0oV7zYtkuqRLs5cVts8Tu8N8MmSMQ7BM5WIk7VGYQvcYrRSjF4NUvqM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaSq9rvsi17qXNa-9KE3PLW70RZNxQUoulnvFbS-0ucBKmqOF0WOJfzI1iWGyORfN4-BOFJOJIr-SbRzheGRUvhWGBnlfhV2MoxL4UsQRMR7aT5oJ10Uxgzhcom4zhhuiCoVos0oV7zYtkuqRLs5cVts8Tu8N8MmSMQ7BM5WIk7VGYQvcYrRSjF4NUvqM" width="180" /></a></div>Cousins hiking around the rock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXm10zyYgnvAPgKKJqnk8le_svmPfZ50kqehUwP-NYbdjyrc441PT6F_-OTtKQfg8yDZCzTeav5DiZuMT0FK57_XNQMP3gvYXknFl_H2lijDr2Y_PzXIzdOt0hmWHIgMvmtT9Th2DaZoneqqdrIMVzcMEQkHQrgbvygusMSFkxYElDiTLBHNvCfP-33EY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="3378" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXm10zyYgnvAPgKKJqnk8le_svmPfZ50kqehUwP-NYbdjyrc441PT6F_-OTtKQfg8yDZCzTeav5DiZuMT0FK57_XNQMP3gvYXknFl_H2lijDr2Y_PzXIzdOt0hmWHIgMvmtT9Th2DaZoneqqdrIMVzcMEQkHQrgbvygusMSFkxYElDiTLBHNvCfP-33EY" width="320" /></a></div>The Durtschi boys hanging out with some of their cousins. It's a shame we don't get to see these cousins very often because there are so many that are the same age as my boys and I feel like they could be really good friends if they had the chance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwZD8TVx0QjzNOrrqSmfW3U378sw35kTIzRI5xImAYlHsxmeEzoyo4pjypkfguD_ld6B3uX-i_HKBqXo7x5XEhqCtJbnlWrFnZZsjVyPM0r9eung7KlPkwuQsC9DFaP6Dy8z_CGqEk8-8EtJlRVQWOKKkrTDY92_dCFXTnYrWYXWusQtp13dXYdJkPpJc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwZD8TVx0QjzNOrrqSmfW3U378sw35kTIzRI5xImAYlHsxmeEzoyo4pjypkfguD_ld6B3uX-i_HKBqXo7x5XEhqCtJbnlWrFnZZsjVyPM0r9eung7KlPkwuQsC9DFaP6Dy8z_CGqEk8-8EtJlRVQWOKKkrTDY92_dCFXTnYrWYXWusQtp13dXYdJkPpJc" width="180" /></a></div>Alistair DeShetler with Bert the cat...so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwDEWbSi0kT3Ong4lUYuL5LYprsegtG-Oa6-OkTnmjwt3MPn83pV1VNYMJ7h3sAXaqqsgoqXHaj267RHy3N_47DhpMhTRsYB4CUoxiQTuchrGiyblMtAjc8-nD0qvH5_KuDiLtsDWIal-6WlKTAsOs2GMTaMYzxaquoysoPvhv-4cnNE1dUJFbmCumSCM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwDEWbSi0kT3Ong4lUYuL5LYprsegtG-Oa6-OkTnmjwt3MPn83pV1VNYMJ7h3sAXaqqsgoqXHaj267RHy3N_47DhpMhTRsYB4CUoxiQTuchrGiyblMtAjc8-nD0qvH5_KuDiLtsDWIal-6WlKTAsOs2GMTaMYzxaquoysoPvhv-4cnNE1dUJFbmCumSCM" width="320" /></a></div>While the big cousins went cliff jumping at a nearby lake I took all the littles to my hotel for a swim in the pool and hot tub!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9KrKbrJYJbll6wwNgCF0PgwZ2AbsVQMLw2QG9w8vRXKpKHWeMKIH4ol8wDjDGIVQ2osTJsRq3otilKPNl1yrYZUwfazxkaFspABRRGtYkQbFeSU6tyuUH-kZR_jg6b_gXpV0x9h93VBshGolO-SoDyeRu3eTHWUlipER6QQuDyyoB1VVdudc3acDCFQ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9KrKbrJYJbll6wwNgCF0PgwZ2AbsVQMLw2QG9w8vRXKpKHWeMKIH4ol8wDjDGIVQ2osTJsRq3otilKPNl1yrYZUwfazxkaFspABRRGtYkQbFeSU6tyuUH-kZR_jg6b_gXpV0x9h93VBshGolO-SoDyeRu3eTHWUlipER6QQuDyyoB1VVdudc3acDCFQ8" width="180" /></a></div>Townsend climbing up the rock face to jump from the cliff!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Z5kJs8dDPj7Hq5XP103LRVglDTHF2zX8-dEWXnGkaghRpLWPZWOH-2fG7zDtbm8UaO2oMQRVsck9LzORyj6JntKhyCYohjq9hJfDKuDgZ1Bq0PicdDDxGaiFeqmKlBXXjLgkyH8s2pmejrKo9oMzeSJCrTGEwLSn09VGtPXEBqYhrfcZstVm0saqoco" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Z5kJs8dDPj7Hq5XP103LRVglDTHF2zX8-dEWXnGkaghRpLWPZWOH-2fG7zDtbm8UaO2oMQRVsck9LzORyj6JntKhyCYohjq9hJfDKuDgZ1Bq0PicdDDxGaiFeqmKlBXXjLgkyH8s2pmejrKo9oMzeSJCrTGEwLSn09VGtPXEBqYhrfcZstVm0saqoco" width="320" /></a></div>Big cousins cliff jumping</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLZ6TwDbUHjISFoztC1smplxrglZnrkl6K7-NqeUmWg80AyUHzl-npR2geHjuEOu3oxkUA2tu308dI50hdxksKp2RJkh0x4uKTN07bPR4g30CNMBk0R5f7nhXw9xlkzI2IH308h1_2wX1i53SYJcp8kkiucM7QX-qAnsHEKYCWyaqcDv3vCeHHhsmWqnA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLZ6TwDbUHjISFoztC1smplxrglZnrkl6K7-NqeUmWg80AyUHzl-npR2geHjuEOu3oxkUA2tu308dI50hdxksKp2RJkh0x4uKTN07bPR4g30CNMBk0R5f7nhXw9xlkzI2IH308h1_2wX1i53SYJcp8kkiucM7QX-qAnsHEKYCWyaqcDv3vCeHHhsmWqnA" width="320" /></a></div>My sibling and I rehearsed a song we wanted to sing for our Mom. It's a pretty cute song called "She Put the Music in Me" written by Calee Reed. It was nice that we could all do this together for our mom:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihrXt9HruJ11jd_w1X63fr9PxlTVzUB7infQp7IikfwZbsl4uFnbyyKcruBKzoGTih0hj5_IeO_lLkg24WwDlTcx9ge03ekXyszgKo_G6rDLdPgy3GYoSduHHBl5XJdGEENutOmMiaCUvub4oXihV_yevKaEHTNCOKQ58NUqi-B3T81D_QnP7sj2Iiq5I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihrXt9HruJ11jd_w1X63fr9PxlTVzUB7infQp7IikfwZbsl4uFnbyyKcruBKzoGTih0hj5_IeO_lLkg24WwDlTcx9ge03ekXyszgKo_G6rDLdPgy3GYoSduHHBl5XJdGEENutOmMiaCUvub4oXihV_yevKaEHTNCOKQ58NUqi-B3T81D_QnP7sj2Iiq5I" width="320" /></a></div>My brother Del took me for a short ride on his motorcycle. Yeah, I have a pretty cool brother:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUzxccTm0BQqNn2UQ2_ewir-jP71Ztwq4fcYJ-QPMRjPQ-kG33MMftAPJaTuxjqJ2_ruq8XMkGXUT7fz_g2l2aylYKX9S19mGmstj4clZ24nMOmY8ASR9Ag72-hhVASJe0mkvFm-pEZKbBPfaDaLK5Ow1o-X6PMpP4p9V36RgSTlSEaziSq4hiYzs9Yt0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUzxccTm0BQqNn2UQ2_ewir-jP71Ztwq4fcYJ-QPMRjPQ-kG33MMftAPJaTuxjqJ2_ruq8XMkGXUT7fz_g2l2aylYKX9S19mGmstj4clZ24nMOmY8ASR9Ag72-hhVASJe0mkvFm-pEZKbBPfaDaLK5Ow1o-X6PMpP4p9V36RgSTlSEaziSq4hiYzs9Yt0" width="320" /></a></div>Love these two boys...Cecil and Graham DeShetler playing on my phone:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpIoB432InUxfvvYizAL3bBBh3gf7vDSF5t4jsZIXA2RE50_2X3q-GjofXeU6kVxdj_6uAtGWywRGby2mnstiUEIdBs1bxMdSHtGGt3NjweHyM6mJ7SRknXWlICKFbU3uaoRC5Rkg5Cv7hlj_C1sKpXPixoa-talXksZz6m0H-Hs2nKGuHIP_NT81JqsE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpIoB432InUxfvvYizAL3bBBh3gf7vDSF5t4jsZIXA2RE50_2X3q-GjofXeU6kVxdj_6uAtGWywRGby2mnstiUEIdBs1bxMdSHtGGt3NjweHyM6mJ7SRknXWlICKFbU3uaoRC5Rkg5Cv7hlj_C1sKpXPixoa-talXksZz6m0H-Hs2nKGuHIP_NT81JqsE" width="320" /></a></div>At our family sing-a-long. The children all sang our special song for our mom and then we sang for about an hour all the songs we grew up singing for Family Home Evening or long car rides. It was cool because my dad doesn't remember much from our childhood but the songs came back to him and he was singing along with the rest of us 💕</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg19jtNtjZeVWym4979hBvSMupio6pAzqWDQw6qYP7kcOoBElxnNJK_ZzP-pbBiRaePu-U5kSF-_LGH-e0K-K3wrU9Uy4SHyRk9hzQYen4CBcwpUyUz7FgmmNqwgHbJMGRC6Ey-CO6PUuEm9ZAjsMjFTO__cnUP2IFdNbReJKiOi9MyiA0DpzGg_Phh3qs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3016" data-original-width="2233" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg19jtNtjZeVWym4979hBvSMupio6pAzqWDQw6qYP7kcOoBElxnNJK_ZzP-pbBiRaePu-U5kSF-_LGH-e0K-K3wrU9Uy4SHyRk9hzQYen4CBcwpUyUz7FgmmNqwgHbJMGRC6Ey-CO6PUuEm9ZAjsMjFTO__cnUP2IFdNbReJKiOi9MyiA0DpzGg_Phh3qs" width="178" /></a></div>I love this picture of my Dad and Mom laughing and having a great time with their family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsprXrpfl3ibjbXJK-MysmHmgA8HKpGiC0h_XHaTIg2MC7DXFZtHpq0RQPYc1I1Yk9i3B-_DnBUB2kaczsMvT-FqbuPGEYtZnIRnh9Sv-sSBVAMADy2uxAePuE7fVKKK_IOwUnjzjqgZX5xwSQuP-0QNXT5Mp0ES5M7VWVpkk18ScN08rEHJGJAxDXvh4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsprXrpfl3ibjbXJK-MysmHmgA8HKpGiC0h_XHaTIg2MC7DXFZtHpq0RQPYc1I1Yk9i3B-_DnBUB2kaczsMvT-FqbuPGEYtZnIRnh9Sv-sSBVAMADy2uxAePuE7fVKKK_IOwUnjzjqgZX5xwSQuP-0QNXT5Mp0ES5M7VWVpkk18ScN08rEHJGJAxDXvh4" width="320" /></a></div>A traditional Johnson Family breakfast...biscuits and sausage gravy. We had this on special occasions like Christmas morning or if you requested it for your birthday:) My mom always made the biscuits but my dad always made the gravy...super yummy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQPbAQnsp0FKnobc57Mif1ESIkAoHDZthIYYm4uAa96lPuWeZsALrROCQJamrDKXO4weB5AtPBAs1N9lsn5iJjVOWegcZTsCXPzEKZkouU1YN-Vfiiqf7xAExti_jKCEpPgW3kLx0P1RQzFnNjA6ZkM6CZV4gEfJ0kxBBrPoZNY19Xuuz7XXooAyDEYf0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="2527" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQPbAQnsp0FKnobc57Mif1ESIkAoHDZthIYYm4uAa96lPuWeZsALrROCQJamrDKXO4weB5AtPBAs1N9lsn5iJjVOWegcZTsCXPzEKZkouU1YN-Vfiiqf7xAExti_jKCEpPgW3kLx0P1RQzFnNjA6ZkM6CZV4gEfJ0kxBBrPoZNY19Xuuz7XXooAyDEYf0" width="320" /></a></div>Last day of the reunion we drove into South Dakota to see a few sites. This is the Crazy Horse monument. You can see what the finished sculpture will look like and what the progress is in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP9beeL1R0rgpWNTemygkXrry5LRKzt2j0ylF-FQS5VZbtgbC5HkJX00pmMFqlZjCGk5JUkvQeOlC4Oy53pClinHLhIU0RQNNDOLtN5eDydIXEmtnpvI2am2rdKckOvqlfocxc1i1O0l7cQAewayqIXtDvBh5wZsDBVCIar2lwEqRIYKpSHsxd7_98j7A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP9beeL1R0rgpWNTemygkXrry5LRKzt2j0ylF-FQS5VZbtgbC5HkJX00pmMFqlZjCGk5JUkvQeOlC4Oy53pClinHLhIU0RQNNDOLtN5eDydIXEmtnpvI2am2rdKckOvqlfocxc1i1O0l7cQAewayqIXtDvBh5wZsDBVCIar2lwEqRIYKpSHsxd7_98j7A" width="320" /></a></div>Picnic lunch in the woods...we even found some shade on this very hot afternoon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_MRj3ChXGd8tQq3zswXXxI7F0Vzht2sXYVgMagy-p6GEAbeKiX7WNVH4x-Dkxf14K5SPK3njNA-VNl1pqlFkapXjqA3NXqA9gv99Hd2C7dcUHhCxYXDljvld1jLqhuc3zyMCDBWS0N-pzaSLEEo8sR7F6i2eFHO5gYiSlfnfpg4L-4f9F064WZ84XgZY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_MRj3ChXGd8tQq3zswXXxI7F0Vzht2sXYVgMagy-p6GEAbeKiX7WNVH4x-Dkxf14K5SPK3njNA-VNl1pqlFkapXjqA3NXqA9gv99Hd2C7dcUHhCxYXDljvld1jLqhuc3zyMCDBWS0N-pzaSLEEo8sR7F6i2eFHO5gYiSlfnfpg4L-4f9F064WZ84XgZY" width="180" /></a></div>Mt. Rushmore. I had been before and Hyrum had come here as a teenager but my kids had never been here. It one of those sites where you get out of your car, have a look and think, oh...so now I've seen Mt. Rushmore. I think it's tragic they ever carved this into the mountains because the Black Hills were sacred to the Natives who lived in this area! I guess no one cared about those sorts of things in the 1920's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlavz5LnjueqmdYRfTirqsJfFGBK3aQ9sT9pET2d7k95FIlVlz-_4Dm-SNCS6oNWi5HuVWmotwQ42_0UUDUjex-_YM7GQTWZYD9jJ9MsiUyC6AfpuOfBJqeQ3d17aSDlvER-U1OhrJS7ALLgwRH1nvtRg8G2edo-2DROlh2iD3q4J-IZJPXlinbwnl-DM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlavz5LnjueqmdYRfTirqsJfFGBK3aQ9sT9pET2d7k95FIlVlz-_4Dm-SNCS6oNWi5HuVWmotwQ42_0UUDUjex-_YM7GQTWZYD9jJ9MsiUyC6AfpuOfBJqeQ3d17aSDlvER-U1OhrJS7ALLgwRH1nvtRg8G2edo-2DROlh2iD3q4J-IZJPXlinbwnl-DM" width="180" /></a></div>Enjoying a wonderful swim at Sylvan Lake. It was so nice to cool off on such a hot day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCRI9G4r46N5SQmZmtnPCBCxCe0M9d0ORAMtpfRvcluwlOeNCEoq9-lBQZEfvIm6F4vNmmO3sN-1_C4-gAmaGznaeaaGPTtLg0YsRnc_pQfmMSuX4LfWQHzWiyutRw0P_Zdrzq2zrbVMid7_YH7N5fDU0vecBpBSo5dzHdNch28CC_C-wWskxcWoB3nfM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCRI9G4r46N5SQmZmtnPCBCxCe0M9d0ORAMtpfRvcluwlOeNCEoq9-lBQZEfvIm6F4vNmmO3sN-1_C4-gAmaGznaeaaGPTtLg0YsRnc_pQfmMSuX4LfWQHzWiyutRw0P_Zdrzq2zrbVMid7_YH7N5fDU0vecBpBSo5dzHdNch28CC_C-wWskxcWoB3nfM" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leah and DeNae Israelsen, Me and Paige DeShetler</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's so hard to say goodbye to all my wonderful family. I wish we could get together every year but lives are crazy busy! Until next time Johnson Family!!!<br /><br /><br /></div></div><br /><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-78369954200917291512023-07-19T16:26:00.000-07:002023-08-30T13:48:44.518-07:00July: Sauvie Island and Stake YW Camp<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8xRpG4QKPsVB3hSw75JfErYOFxxrRPQaerUM4nsIEU8g6hLc3THHOKRVh6qWMZmmtmYpwQyhBbBvqknUakiFSyggNk55PTYAEyHVg1LecBw0iPPC1kfzAqsZXS19Br9FLCYwzYZNryusZcyU4DWVKIbDtNuojJ12TaVFRjFfGWcwTaoNyh4AOfpJIzw/s4032/IMG_2337.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8xRpG4QKPsVB3hSw75JfErYOFxxrRPQaerUM4nsIEU8g6hLc3THHOKRVh6qWMZmmtmYpwQyhBbBvqknUakiFSyggNk55PTYAEyHVg1LecBw0iPPC1kfzAqsZXS19Br9FLCYwzYZNryusZcyU4DWVKIbDtNuojJ12TaVFRjFfGWcwTaoNyh4AOfpJIzw/s320/IMG_2337.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took Julian and his friends to Sauvie Island for some fun floating in the Columbia River. (Caitlyn and Ian) Although Julian says he "hates the beach" he had a great time playing in the river with his friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpHGUgbHPVxA35uuf372Mq4a7VqQaGR3GFw9uZthbmfRBCFNEVF-RhuDtQBd7XTonuMjhYDz3P6JBwmqwTLut08HeL5ORlHrDz33HnsOEgEqFF-6We8wG9WmIPYQnEyM7Uf3EAhLZDjIEPvgpPRnUOsqIgH71LKrv53hKwd2IpITWDKBXBRI764hu4HU/s4032/IMG_2988.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpHGUgbHPVxA35uuf372Mq4a7VqQaGR3GFw9uZthbmfRBCFNEVF-RhuDtQBd7XTonuMjhYDz3P6JBwmqwTLut08HeL5ORlHrDz33HnsOEgEqFF-6We8wG9WmIPYQnEyM7Uf3EAhLZDjIEPvgpPRnUOsqIgH71LKrv53hKwd2IpITWDKBXBRI764hu4HU/s320/IMG_2988.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peter was hot and found the perfect little spot to rest:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsk2Y7IJqf2HD0957eYHYooNP522BIH4wD3UGe3mT39IVeYFa_KNcgZE4CFibkaeyN65lqr6NAtLvgsV2gBZVWGe_o1WypWQfQU3rjaWXqntWMO2NPCYKRmBcbnfJmUCEPqFkWVcWswTgERAC5st5R_2UlnUb04ItH-iixFpb322_tR42bMMoVtsHiZk/s1024/imagejpeg_0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsk2Y7IJqf2HD0957eYHYooNP522BIH4wD3UGe3mT39IVeYFa_KNcgZE4CFibkaeyN65lqr6NAtLvgsV2gBZVWGe_o1WypWQfQU3rjaWXqntWMO2NPCYKRmBcbnfJmUCEPqFkWVcWswTgERAC5st5R_2UlnUb04ItH-iixFpb322_tR42bMMoVtsHiZk/s320/imagejpeg_0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The boys said goodbye to their great friend Landon Child who is leaving to serve a 2 year mission!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfISVCqM68xtwpt3zT_rTvyJs0oRyouL0FD5SLwd2aXBHqgaJVeNwme5-uBfK3vRbRP2lNuNL57X055GrLTVe2GODi66Lp0k7ECNYQNrBCAIVtIq4T_0_jMzJG7lqqLdhZ9M3nbV9y8ScH_CzxwRnwztWKZjjqBgKjG_GOJ0Ti2nwT4emoAt1YmCb5nkc/s4032/IMG_2501.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfISVCqM68xtwpt3zT_rTvyJs0oRyouL0FD5SLwd2aXBHqgaJVeNwme5-uBfK3vRbRP2lNuNL57X055GrLTVe2GODi66Lp0k7ECNYQNrBCAIVtIq4T_0_jMzJG7lqqLdhZ9M3nbV9y8ScH_CzxwRnwztWKZjjqBgKjG_GOJ0Ti2nwT4emoAt1YmCb5nkc/s320/IMG_2501.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Julian and I walked around downtown Hillsboro for the chalk art festival:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78-PVQSB11Zs8HCmg5lt2_UjHxgOiTTcouIEXnKj0Vmhk-uKSsw5hg0t3ubu5L95rjGC44XkE6iLWkiMvgNC9x9NnFzPGD9ITzuooOrK9s0ysR1n9W8-d5VuCfdBUrRTBKsG6R63RDCyLb5Ocg_IU-h-VIBoEArcviiJm4661FR1R4-tLtt8so8l3L4M/s4032/IMG_2519.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78-PVQSB11Zs8HCmg5lt2_UjHxgOiTTcouIEXnKj0Vmhk-uKSsw5hg0t3ubu5L95rjGC44XkE6iLWkiMvgNC9x9NnFzPGD9ITzuooOrK9s0ysR1n9W8-d5VuCfdBUrRTBKsG6R63RDCyLb5Ocg_IU-h-VIBoEArcviiJm4661FR1R4-tLtt8so8l3L4M/s320/IMG_2519.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Once again I was in charge of the 4th year overnighter for our Stake YW camp. I love girls camp and I love the chance to get to know these 4th year girls and see them grow their friendships during the week of camp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeqgBuAbhL7Y-R9CpxdLB7fBim7LH9LwsgcIOH5tbD86nCF6WbfnOKEPr-UMicLk5gXRkXsoMAwM2zkf5rOyYxa5OdV4Q3PCk4MG1vj9Fh-lXIQnZP0K1-xHmv1Il93VLCVoANy8Gsp-c3mDGAW9-ICzJOWeg8Um2vHtLgJXiXKHic7mkrYiVLvZkNVg/s4032/IMG_2580.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeqgBuAbhL7Y-R9CpxdLB7fBim7LH9LwsgcIOH5tbD86nCF6WbfnOKEPr-UMicLk5gXRkXsoMAwM2zkf5rOyYxa5OdV4Q3PCk4MG1vj9Fh-lXIQnZP0K1-xHmv1Il93VLCVoANy8Gsp-c3mDGAW9-ICzJOWeg8Um2vHtLgJXiXKHic7mkrYiVLvZkNVg/s320/IMG_2580.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Our color for "Ward Day" this year was gold so we made these cool Wonder Woman crowns with CTR shields!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiin4z5-uKDassrCOoki8_WLs9FemJd0ZmQJicwyMsBbv5TMdpEw0mcIJHQu2Xye1tvoE_FhSGs9WfzI07VKLZsxZnYY1BJTCJW09ScdiGT7caA_bDXszgM1W7h6JVK399QidLzvHltjT94ZeImBmlop41yWNb-wLwHDywHHpSbuHWNB0TAKfSvuwY1IMk/s4032/IMG_2582.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiin4z5-uKDassrCOoki8_WLs9FemJd0ZmQJicwyMsBbv5TMdpEw0mcIJHQu2Xye1tvoE_FhSGs9WfzI07VKLZsxZnYY1BJTCJW09ScdiGT7caA_bDXszgM1W7h6JVK399QidLzvHltjT94ZeImBmlop41yWNb-wLwHDywHHpSbuHWNB0TAKfSvuwY1IMk/s320/IMG_2582.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the 4th year "cabin moms" playing games and laughing all night. We had such a great group of women for the 4th year girls this year!</div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-66009995664162733182023-07-11T15:45:00.187-07:002023-08-22T16:57:17.190-07:00The Big Island of Hawaii with the whole Fam!<p> We decided to take a little family vacation to the Big Island of Hawaii once the twins were back home from college. It was a great chance to reset as a family all together. This was the kids first time on the Big Island and there were lots of things I was excited to do with them.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkXM1QmxRls_4W7jC2kZUsjvP4lpXiIsAr9Wqxcg3gPby9vQkCBhFm04g8cJDYgoySP7Mukjl-vXKJOME_TyoPL6LtiWw1mfpvQyHEEYh6xh9t6yTS9gpFMfgoLx-Zjq5LkbEUr1QlLauN-DbsSc_Zz56-5MQZfAFDeuVYeld5ouLZUWQumA7p43qKhbI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkXM1QmxRls_4W7jC2kZUsjvP4lpXiIsAr9Wqxcg3gPby9vQkCBhFm04g8cJDYgoySP7Mukjl-vXKJOME_TyoPL6LtiWw1mfpvQyHEEYh6xh9t6yTS9gpFMfgoLx-Zjq5LkbEUr1QlLauN-DbsSc_Zz56-5MQZfAFDeuVYeld5ouLZUWQumA7p43qKhbI" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop...Hawaii! The kids love to all sit together in a row on the airplane. They don't seem to mind at all if Mom and Dad are a few rows away as long as they have their brothers:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimi8TP9AwSaTP5U2Npzdz1vEzJnZIlOtNYwJeGt4WCTf_0bv4Sy3RKJRJSzKX7V1ECpNp7l-UMdU5xNOABtXBnDywa0x2Pfu-wmFqhb91kQmuTWftGlylOm6oNdPcZYudK2kL4Tdq1D1tEUN9ra12PlYvIVQrLhg4whsWe0ddxDtmQfSyQKZSh-Ru4Gvo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimi8TP9AwSaTP5U2Npzdz1vEzJnZIlOtNYwJeGt4WCTf_0bv4Sy3RKJRJSzKX7V1ECpNp7l-UMdU5xNOABtXBnDywa0x2Pfu-wmFqhb91kQmuTWftGlylOm6oNdPcZYudK2kL4Tdq1D1tEUN9ra12PlYvIVQrLhg4whsWe0ddxDtmQfSyQKZSh-Ru4Gvo" width="180" /></a></div>I love Hawaiian musubi...but I can't seem to get anyone else in my family to eat it. I guess that just means more for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiHsBX0zSA1GKWrTm7Mslfw15bj_AR0pcXmFXxp3-SouNEOxZ4TCN9le0G2E44gI7ptV_qd8uOKnz4sgb9eszNjkbuhlsPnxl6pM4NBfRoT2Eoy8ubQIbB8yA0fbv5Bnhs7lMelkWnq5iGn-CEj-16ItrhRwtUXZsu40V8ea9tSjDJApCFEBP767CA7MM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiHsBX0zSA1GKWrTm7Mslfw15bj_AR0pcXmFXxp3-SouNEOxZ4TCN9le0G2E44gI7ptV_qd8uOKnz4sgb9eszNjkbuhlsPnxl6pM4NBfRoT2Eoy8ubQIbB8yA0fbv5Bnhs7lMelkWnq5iGn-CEj-16ItrhRwtUXZsu40V8ea9tSjDJApCFEBP767CA7MM" width="180" /></a></div>The kids loved the pool and hot tub at our condo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdvD1lhOFmnhBBZnmJ8kTrktrRFHpSDGc6xGIAT9ZM53T5nL3P_NAEufQnpjzLQmGmnymt5YltIpU-hYi1S6VHws21yWZwoRLl-5Z3b9OPsjuZ-Yfx1_NoD4rH9pFsSaddbfd5RGPVsdAbdmE8HP96HSJ0rDsyV9sKbmZYU-ukZsHlCRzfMWoxx92quEU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdvD1lhOFmnhBBZnmJ8kTrktrRFHpSDGc6xGIAT9ZM53T5nL3P_NAEufQnpjzLQmGmnymt5YltIpU-hYi1S6VHws21yWZwoRLl-5Z3b9OPsjuZ-Yfx1_NoD4rH9pFsSaddbfd5RGPVsdAbdmE8HP96HSJ0rDsyV9sKbmZYU-ukZsHlCRzfMWoxx92quEU" width="180" /></a></div>...I loved relaxing and watching them all have a fun time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmGSZWXJamnh5vksL4EzWGl6i6TKjgigA8uDfnpD5dBEp1dCQL_gIwUliR4C6yhEXtMQ-PsBlyma8FqYvxOy-kwXgGUhaXsKplTnXEJrwev9W_m3HsUFat-G7sim-CovzcH5eZh9qWuBK2pJpczblumxMpNtlhSsx1WJlhxC6rJo7e4JxYHKl0_7yOQ28" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmGSZWXJamnh5vksL4EzWGl6i6TKjgigA8uDfnpD5dBEp1dCQL_gIwUliR4C6yhEXtMQ-PsBlyma8FqYvxOy-kwXgGUhaXsKplTnXEJrwev9W_m3HsUFat-G7sim-CovzcH5eZh9qWuBK2pJpczblumxMpNtlhSsx1WJlhxC6rJo7e4JxYHKl0_7yOQ28" width="180" /></a></div>We went to Kailua-Kona to watch the fireworks for the 4th of July. It was cool to celebrate the 4th of July on the Island. The palm trees made it feel so exotic:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMcXBAsQSU8j5oDqFA5NvN0sC-swHZFplDaNzaHzaNA9JbQUpsFr2X2Q_vaG2IDJOPjOCHofWwAeBsOwDbJb52SarseG62lqYn_faQGUB2RalD8LriziQUPodcYg5B0msb2Gj5vAo5Jy13v3a90fVAoo2jZC59-3BoKn8cZFh012pR5unwhTEEdEMeFC0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMcXBAsQSU8j5oDqFA5NvN0sC-swHZFplDaNzaHzaNA9JbQUpsFr2X2Q_vaG2IDJOPjOCHofWwAeBsOwDbJb52SarseG62lqYn_faQGUB2RalD8LriziQUPodcYg5B0msb2Gj5vAo5Jy13v3a90fVAoo2jZC59-3BoKn8cZFh012pR5unwhTEEdEMeFC0" width="320" /></a></div>First shave ice of the trip!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is the Kilauea volcanic crater behind us. Unfortunately there was no lava flowing at the park this time but this is such an amazing park to explore...with or without lava.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDyFdwo42jcSw4TCYOgPxIo9q6DRUs9cb5DUrlDtO7EZMoXBqddNHbGDGsqIKrUku3CFBWvsDeUH-3HFPNMjlBl2HTHNjpjefmf02X6SsHIaUlnBa3fvUNP50DGmj7Feail308GmyeEl2V-FbfxuD5Oq7SN13ThwIzessAgbDeCZccAtaJ5cSFK4FDRyM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDyFdwo42jcSw4TCYOgPxIo9q6DRUs9cb5DUrlDtO7EZMoXBqddNHbGDGsqIKrUku3CFBWvsDeUH-3HFPNMjlBl2HTHNjpjefmf02X6SsHIaUlnBa3fvUNP50DGmj7Feail308GmyeEl2V-FbfxuD5Oq7SN13ThwIzessAgbDeCZccAtaJ5cSFK4FDRyM" width="320" /></a></div>Cool steam vents at the park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy-J4G_lTdmPkhVj9VouQx-HTKaRBypmt3rc2pS9kPAOcsxqmtWO4p5BXqKk_hFWHLEonVgY3GLKTU0x_4M9nyt1NWQa7OCsh-siU5F1u4oISpnjuenX8SfEeqD5MSHyADsIhIl8AFCEWda7uWDb4X0410saFn12UDoX27qTQBv2s82Om5xrwmhnFdlvI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy-J4G_lTdmPkhVj9VouQx-HTKaRBypmt3rc2pS9kPAOcsxqmtWO4p5BXqKk_hFWHLEonVgY3GLKTU0x_4M9nyt1NWQa7OCsh-siU5F1u4oISpnjuenX8SfEeqD5MSHyADsIhIl8AFCEWda7uWDb4X0410saFn12UDoX27qTQBv2s82Om5xrwmhnFdlvI" width="180" /></a></div>This is part of the crater as seen from above. You can see a line cutting across this crater which is actually a trail that we hiked down to and across the crater!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ9hhwVorm9YEjFog9jDMXXYmV9FumTT0mQhePNnhUVYhpaYBzfG4LB-bCbwzwNU7nffwirS9MinuAgyG7L8krGDtMcX6FLmfphAitKZhDRUmRAFJV1MNtVcsMtC9VK_tEyfqlx9-UuugcHTiJxARyzyuKMAudTE6l3Wm13Cl1ricJraf-Iu5kIU-NA8I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3299" data-original-width="2474" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ9hhwVorm9YEjFog9jDMXXYmV9FumTT0mQhePNnhUVYhpaYBzfG4LB-bCbwzwNU7nffwirS9MinuAgyG7L8krGDtMcX6FLmfphAitKZhDRUmRAFJV1MNtVcsMtC9VK_tEyfqlx9-UuugcHTiJxARyzyuKMAudTE6l3Wm13Cl1ricJraf-Iu5kIU-NA8I" width="180" /></a></div>On our way down to the volcanoes crater</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7VBq4XEsWtBiNbbdBB48dKRE9myjjAdslb_Z7HStn43MiWtUtvONtU_t2FUiVur158eFaodXuyJgsNmHqHQMlqvI0P59UQqPf86cOyl_haF9J_ZyIeoz8CjDlknNexpyYw_vWuf2mgxxTx0sPE2Qj25KSCpqaaQJKO1sB4uPKFqsWfDno42aK29fWAOg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="3485" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7VBq4XEsWtBiNbbdBB48dKRE9myjjAdslb_Z7HStn43MiWtUtvONtU_t2FUiVur158eFaodXuyJgsNmHqHQMlqvI0P59UQqPf86cOyl_haF9J_ZyIeoz8CjDlknNexpyYw_vWuf2mgxxTx0sPE2Qj25KSCpqaaQJKO1sB4uPKFqsWfDno42aK29fWAOg" width="320" /></a></div>The crater itself is such a unique landscape. It's amazing anything grows on this hard lava but there were some pretty hardy flowers and other little plants on the crater floor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirTJ6dyPH7jkJFDj3SszoYsnCj3O2foHvZWAQifbz3fqj99Qf6RtVa-bOayaHZmDrRgCKf6FbvHz-psXT39up8dTBb4juK7rL28Q1WgtI7x6axT0bR-uGEG-LcjUdDoU_iRkwMfFX49EK-8VlI4WGzF5bDhEujfWCgc5nGJxfnoYmomDWEkgP6w-kUgwo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirTJ6dyPH7jkJFDj3SszoYsnCj3O2foHvZWAQifbz3fqj99Qf6RtVa-bOayaHZmDrRgCKf6FbvHz-psXT39up8dTBb4juK7rL28Q1WgtI7x6axT0bR-uGEG-LcjUdDoU_iRkwMfFX49EK-8VlI4WGzF5bDhEujfWCgc5nGJxfnoYmomDWEkgP6w-kUgwo" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="3727" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEjJ2Xn-meHrLMVUrsOg0CVPgcxAcgyvCe70aQNaNkExgNcL69jF70unMQmaSckL-hey_XBnLKcA4DK3VI_YFJlIg1_-KjFBYJnshpRhl5Sd7UDsJ7Nrrh5zt2F9_crhx3qnd6NjiNOIdvgTVAHHEZ5cceePBmruhfRnKUpfKIF3wIFYoa3J7hfSmnvv4" width="320" /></a></div>After our hike through the crater we drove down to see the petroglyphs, stopping along the way for some amazing overlooks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmLOTwwtn8iXlunF9-B1wmAKzhjQdSMvtS1xZwVdFW4QltjmdiYJOYk2NqUNRX1460Ja3sqj5knCjUkS0-drWmIDCUDKRVDISU_Egj5mjgFoHCpDxrXPjex89LHQzA-jsQ-FqZpNiphqvy56Kml-S7YvEJGKh2YmMpyt_468mfuNjTWkIfrXQulRV8rPo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2341" data-original-width="3121" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmLOTwwtn8iXlunF9-B1wmAKzhjQdSMvtS1xZwVdFW4QltjmdiYJOYk2NqUNRX1460Ja3sqj5knCjUkS0-drWmIDCUDKRVDISU_Egj5mjgFoHCpDxrXPjex89LHQzA-jsQ-FqZpNiphqvy56Kml-S7YvEJGKh2YmMpyt_468mfuNjTWkIfrXQulRV8rPo" width="320" /></a></div>On the hike out to the petroglyphs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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At 8:00 PM they turn off all the lights so you can walk through in the pitch dark (or with just the light from your cell phone!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjInnMnKgei8_4WQs5SIxogZzPJE5Sf9tY_WfB3U4-FM56LX9cYoUV1DqdBaCPlKHr49WfGRlPtzhG_hpo42taJAIG6viGYzztJDGggWiGRL8yunsOqs7Flb71wubJSfMMV1mvoVJfMYiksle1ePNYHNvN3-z0dDNeSjuCsk0Hs-9C5ymU7Mufj8awZew" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjInnMnKgei8_4WQs5SIxogZzPJE5Sf9tY_WfB3U4-FM56LX9cYoUV1DqdBaCPlKHr49WfGRlPtzhG_hpo42taJAIG6viGYzztJDGggWiGRL8yunsOqs7Flb71wubJSfMMV1mvoVJfMYiksle1ePNYHNvN3-z0dDNeSjuCsk0Hs-9C5ymU7Mufj8awZew" width="320" /></a></div>After the long day of driving and hiking we took a "break day" and slept in and hung out at the pool. I love that we take the time to relax on our vacations. Sometimes we forget and try to cram in too much but we have learned over the years that just makes for grumpy kids so it's ok to take a break:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1f_VnoY1aQ5a18r8qqAvcYHAZQUjTsNmF0sU13ihoYXXfKxbUFMpq4p4jaNR_XPO_uwCmTcnZZsZD5L0J7CPnU1eeeaCIh6dpoikhVNi3BStwqXPpuCWY77Q0CjLaWx-BQz1TU3_zNRftFzyocd_F6aNJrrAfdHLrF3yss2B2DHZYF0MfAqsguR7XdaA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1f_VnoY1aQ5a18r8qqAvcYHAZQUjTsNmF0sU13ihoYXXfKxbUFMpq4p4jaNR_XPO_uwCmTcnZZsZD5L0J7CPnU1eeeaCIh6dpoikhVNi3BStwqXPpuCWY77Q0CjLaWx-BQz1TU3_zNRftFzyocd_F6aNJrrAfdHLrF3yss2B2DHZYF0MfAqsguR7XdaA" width="180" /></a></div>Heading out on a boat to snorkel with the manta rays</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd7y9OlX9rRnGTmZnIVfNm_mhe379yhu_XIN_f6G_F_e0b8B8V98YGOpQUnwflA7a54K2xXer5MZithl8xZs8zhjDKSZrMBp1QfrPTHOE0GvoDRNNKDPh1SqZJj67c5R6kBxhXWKSchux6FUa4bfn_utN5tBqQrrnRjvutfSdC7kYr0Ls1Xs58skseAhA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd7y9OlX9rRnGTmZnIVfNm_mhe379yhu_XIN_f6G_F_e0b8B8V98YGOpQUnwflA7a54K2xXer5MZithl8xZs8zhjDKSZrMBp1QfrPTHOE0GvoDRNNKDPh1SqZJj67c5R6kBxhXWKSchux6FUa4bfn_utN5tBqQrrnRjvutfSdC7kYr0Ls1Xs58skseAhA" width="320" /></a></div>Julian and I both took some sea sickness meds before heading out and they worked great, neither of us felt sick at all</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwPXAwm8NpdlWLKKcppzH-Gff5JNb-ybs8RbCFUPCDF42w_ahXfJE8kcyx1Hg6d6zmWQPnPYTYDCocrS-n4PgTJEOpUCw2QQ4W_TjnNQ0Nt6VhoCKFLC_lDf2pgS-Y1_rGw92G5-HF5aXw8oyoy_EilrrsnmnBcL_PPJCW_4j3ohEnsMLXlzetnglTXe0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwPXAwm8NpdlWLKKcppzH-Gff5JNb-ybs8RbCFUPCDF42w_ahXfJE8kcyx1Hg6d6zmWQPnPYTYDCocrS-n4PgTJEOpUCw2QQ4W_TjnNQ0Nt6VhoCKFLC_lDf2pgS-Y1_rGw92G5-HF5aXw8oyoy_EilrrsnmnBcL_PPJCW_4j3ohEnsMLXlzetnglTXe0" width="320" /></a></div>At one point on the boat ride we were surrounded by spinner dolphins who put on a great show for us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7DbM3rPK5iqB5rBV4YXCTHHUyfpsBKhinKAoB_LqLIBdAJq0SJ3PbmpVLlwtVhdUJNUlkidh52MDoejrAem55JW5r79MnKNCPZQInUZWoiVSVSh7NgLAksevmqu1X9zr1oMx_gSGAxguy-YgeEZnEiTW0x749FWE-AnVRk5FJRgODb_NATVIYGkLFgiw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7DbM3rPK5iqB5rBV4YXCTHHUyfpsBKhinKAoB_LqLIBdAJq0SJ3PbmpVLlwtVhdUJNUlkidh52MDoejrAem55JW5r79MnKNCPZQInUZWoiVSVSh7NgLAksevmqu1X9zr1oMx_gSGAxguy-YgeEZnEiTW0x749FWE-AnVRk5FJRgODb_NATVIYGkLFgiw" width="180" /></a></div>Getting ready to snorkel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0taXPKQjUC3ho-qSNAMb9g-GqMMwS1wR8jXf279iYjl4vsnGNpG46fLz8qGyUiCLCJnZaPRIk4IZv7FDgKEQtZUbyfwHwHLupVhpwf0uJnEl-Gbg9hgfbenkft9WR13101m4V-7JW3kq2obG_8-eASxHJiPoltm4j4vdXlKLfdTjMLLYdXPWHAuhIqt8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2638" data-original-width="3517" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0taXPKQjUC3ho-qSNAMb9g-GqMMwS1wR8jXf279iYjl4vsnGNpG46fLz8qGyUiCLCJnZaPRIk4IZv7FDgKEQtZUbyfwHwHLupVhpwf0uJnEl-Gbg9hgfbenkft9WR13101m4V-7JW3kq2obG_8-eASxHJiPoltm4j4vdXlKLfdTjMLLYdXPWHAuhIqt8" width="320" /></a></div>Watching the sun go down on the boat. We had to wait until dark to snorkel with the manta rays. Hyrum and I had done this when we visited the island before and we wanted the boys to experience the chance to see these amazing creatures in their natural habitat. Unfortunately the mantas didn't come super close to the surface but stayed pretty low on the bottom of the ocean so we didn't get a great view of them but I'm still glad we could all experience this together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQMAqSipbQ4P21XW-QiB4_lzwFPrjIVfeTSqpFPg4PwwrgRePJunchijcw706wS1_0to6tn9isju4atWm4O5-C0uHWhklj8wz8fGLp4HdzFhrv84ozy91Gyv_hyfpwQbCp5BgN2w2KHmMtcwNHAy0v7gjqkJ8UVFGfaZtFC7JhgS2gfv_MUdrwTTmEK14" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQMAqSipbQ4P21XW-QiB4_lzwFPrjIVfeTSqpFPg4PwwrgRePJunchijcw706wS1_0to6tn9isju4atWm4O5-C0uHWhklj8wz8fGLp4HdzFhrv84ozy91Gyv_hyfpwQbCp5BgN2w2KHmMtcwNHAy0v7gjqkJ8UVFGfaZtFC7JhgS2gfv_MUdrwTTmEK14" width="320" /></a></div>My favorite fish taco place on the Big Island, Shaka Tacoz!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVqHsbcd5zgshv_Me--ZQ9NGAz5dmpDGSH-8k38WASxMmCWNkb2TN_5Y_u5fUBNg1efXEz3VdStRE81KracCkxVXhY16kosW-Y3OeNklzQvfzjRwclwN5ibCAYLX_dwBd82NRPpYvvC8BCGrRTMHaZcTRM6zeLZDRGy4coKBdsUJEUw5D4nAePqci5omE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVqHsbcd5zgshv_Me--ZQ9NGAz5dmpDGSH-8k38WASxMmCWNkb2TN_5Y_u5fUBNg1efXEz3VdStRE81KracCkxVXhY16kosW-Y3OeNklzQvfzjRwclwN5ibCAYLX_dwBd82NRPpYvvC8BCGrRTMHaZcTRM6zeLZDRGy4coKBdsUJEUw5D4nAePqci5omE" width="320" /></a></div>We went to Honaunau bay to see where Captain James cook first met the Hawaiian Islanders, and where he was killed just a few months after his first encounter with them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgni8QwjNBDjx8lold7pqCpIThjBgzwvfm_DRDehvsRvBRRUxntIwG3kz4YsFU1Y0BM_31AXu2mhsSTc5xnnFXJsHtB_4s28nOTruEvd7Nqg1ivxureAx7cfFrc4UAo1wuYdPvIs7QqH1NZqcufZrfxlIrbYqYjGM30EVZx9kFnOZBE6vraZTdl0STUFaM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgni8QwjNBDjx8lold7pqCpIThjBgzwvfm_DRDehvsRvBRRUxntIwG3kz4YsFU1Y0BM_31AXu2mhsSTc5xnnFXJsHtB_4s28nOTruEvd7Nqg1ivxureAx7cfFrc4UAo1wuYdPvIs7QqH1NZqcufZrfxlIrbYqYjGM30EVZx9kFnOZBE6vraZTdl0STUFaM" width="180" /></a></div>Pu'uhounua o Honaunau (or Place of Refuge) National Historic Park. This park preserves some ancient Hawaiian holy sites and explains what life would have been like before Hawaiian's met westerners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR6s5O2tFQPv-o3leBLnbcBXtSM5xeZHcmmi88nY5eN6rXjSbjtxGQ_hWhDL_MDqpdQXkmFwhbMxSv6CqIa3DaGKagco3hvs8_7NOAGy13OJ5R6Xlk_P78eai01pUcv-aLp-kg_j9oh8vDeB5rWR4fBbc7iHcQcr0CU8tf-RZ2n5w5wEuO-6jRnpqqA10" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR6s5O2tFQPv-o3leBLnbcBXtSM5xeZHcmmi88nY5eN6rXjSbjtxGQ_hWhDL_MDqpdQXkmFwhbMxSv6CqIa3DaGKagco3hvs8_7NOAGy13OJ5R6Xlk_P78eai01pUcv-aLp-kg_j9oh8vDeB5rWR4fBbc7iHcQcr0CU8tf-RZ2n5w5wEuO-6jRnpqqA10" width="320" /></a></div>Julian and Townsend trying to figure out this cool Hawaiian game they played with stones. Looked sort of like checkers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxA8UvQOuySUovP40h4LN7KvSUtbF9hP_ZPhxIbEquL7kt3ZNBSPTO-s_PJL23a0fkzsKuMD7ezDqerH6abLE0i165XEd9kooh7ffb5L_l830nQvtFBKSl3QNnMFIkgnpEGihzLG9CrxgNzbO56Q1VqUsGZPCmNcjJBPOjSkKZPLj4CD1CAXMuyAjm6pw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxA8UvQOuySUovP40h4LN7KvSUtbF9hP_ZPhxIbEquL7kt3ZNBSPTO-s_PJL23a0fkzsKuMD7ezDqerH6abLE0i165XEd9kooh7ffb5L_l830nQvtFBKSl3QNnMFIkgnpEGihzLG9CrxgNzbO56Q1VqUsGZPCmNcjJBPOjSkKZPLj4CD1CAXMuyAjm6pw" width="180" /></a></div>We tried to open a coconut by bashing it onto a rock like they did in ancient times...no luck</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We hung out at a park in Waimea while we waited. Townsend and Emerson are so good at climbing trees. They just find any branch they can reach and pull themselves right up into the tree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1ikxnDR302p97jt9WUgYdbrHFA3A4xMw4R2oU541pyUvnFeYO-Q_iD4dqjf26VcEvtkyJGe9lJSQsXMONPcxFHEHu8gIYjIpuDDy2lJBEEAP9-NybkqivkBxKfMxHx0rwq4xuMaC8beuxU-lz6_Hx6NYiUl72y79fLM5wDtp7UXOnimY26g0GJ59qX50" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1ikxnDR302p97jt9WUgYdbrHFA3A4xMw4R2oU541pyUvnFeYO-Q_iD4dqjf26VcEvtkyJGe9lJSQsXMONPcxFHEHu8gIYjIpuDDy2lJBEEAP9-NybkqivkBxKfMxHx0rwq4xuMaC8beuxU-lz6_Hx6NYiUl72y79fLM5wDtp7UXOnimY26g0GJ59qX50" width="180" /></a></div>I love the chickens in Hawaii...especially the babies:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-ZeppOTqOb0A8g9aVRJVhzb3o9UD8Qg81lIrXTNRlsfxq7wfErc38ATPpxQiEL-TVMyB9pMkFOBzozIfY-xqQaTTpcnm8lnPGS9wJuma1r0sdxyjgp8VhRh6fJhDn-slyg2m_xW8MiUEb--DiM3tssrFXB9ZVE1585LZECjXxIldIObE4iCWc99OsR1s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-ZeppOTqOb0A8g9aVRJVhzb3o9UD8Qg81lIrXTNRlsfxq7wfErc38ATPpxQiEL-TVMyB9pMkFOBzozIfY-xqQaTTpcnm8lnPGS9wJuma1r0sdxyjgp8VhRh6fJhDn-slyg2m_xW8MiUEb--DiM3tssrFXB9ZVE1585LZECjXxIldIObE4iCWc99OsR1s" width="180" /></a></div>After Julian got checked out and we picked up some meds for his ears we left Waimea to drive over to Hilo. We took the route around the Northern part of the Island to see some of the rainforest areas. It's amazing how different the landscape looks once you drive to the wet side of the Island!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2gQxLNpnzX-FPcyzRmdmUgChD8j08DVshcSvKk_dAMU48XNn9kw_VsZ7YcF4m0gHR-t1vL_I463fHvzBUGuDpMEoFeuTyIzp-du4E5dh3YlIm0GJPGaHXyMVcvP-GESb5VIA9NLt6_A1RfH2xS_OpZb5kZTux9szGDEY1SkqQ0VFncvpO6iz0G4SBgwk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2gQxLNpnzX-FPcyzRmdmUgChD8j08DVshcSvKk_dAMU48XNn9kw_VsZ7YcF4m0gHR-t1vL_I463fHvzBUGuDpMEoFeuTyIzp-du4E5dh3YlIm0GJPGaHXyMVcvP-GESb5VIA9NLt6_A1RfH2xS_OpZb5kZTux9szGDEY1SkqQ0VFncvpO6iz0G4SBgwk" width="180" /></a></div>On our hike to Akaka Falls</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6MjZ13Yh211RRK8ti_QO1XY54OZQ0rKhMprwz9KOrqoMlX-OkKBLNWVLSV7cyE-H2zvctuWRKgl6Txx2uUdIpk3KgnsrokML2tbPcBk_rilE-vF0lOgwuPCkotto_rsuPgEMD9U8Fqu4g99UauL7jwG3MBi-xoD7OHPuCnMjX8rXAX_ypXLp0VJvDh34" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6MjZ13Yh211RRK8ti_QO1XY54OZQ0rKhMprwz9KOrqoMlX-OkKBLNWVLSV7cyE-H2zvctuWRKgl6Txx2uUdIpk3KgnsrokML2tbPcBk_rilE-vF0lOgwuPCkotto_rsuPgEMD9U8Fqu4g99UauL7jwG3MBi-xoD7OHPuCnMjX8rXAX_ypXLp0VJvDh34" width="180" /></a></div>Cool banyan tree </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXlOd_pbkL5tgmCYHHdPU8jmql7sMhZW6rnL5__JXGQCdANYtNYueWs6i4OzeJDdHDPI-0fUxqNJ3aJqNGKjQIixVpjcAjuyJ2dZvGpWjWIW1qa-lP98b4PuRwkou1weozBRzM5YBJXwkpQdmQy4ARCSpSfKF6QixUB0kOOgLD3oPlfvtVvH5sIZhvhcE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="2085" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXlOd_pbkL5tgmCYHHdPU8jmql7sMhZW6rnL5__JXGQCdANYtNYueWs6i4OzeJDdHDPI-0fUxqNJ3aJqNGKjQIixVpjcAjuyJ2dZvGpWjWIW1qa-lP98b4PuRwkou1weozBRzM5YBJXwkpQdmQy4ARCSpSfKF6QixUB0kOOgLD3oPlfvtVvH5sIZhvhcE" width="180" /></a></div>Beautiful Akaka Falls. It's so hard to get the entire waterfall in a picture! It drops 442 feet from top to bottom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisXoxzUVrevUxWunpuoHrElXKxAEH3jKVd0ZXfZjeRtilXHZ7hXKBJzZ2OQ2bmW5OgZANLSY06S_B4MFOgqrnAyLDGsnBi9W2149bVvHycn0cLkLszpKNe_mYtsnpGZrQ5L1PLpKwXpDHhfiD1lhPg1CEn_A0s-MGr9isgpfJdUpF4-dnLYMeH0CdPuuI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisXoxzUVrevUxWunpuoHrElXKxAEH3jKVd0ZXfZjeRtilXHZ7hXKBJzZ2OQ2bmW5OgZANLSY06S_B4MFOgqrnAyLDGsnBi9W2149bVvHycn0cLkLszpKNe_mYtsnpGZrQ5L1PLpKwXpDHhfiD1lhPg1CEn_A0s-MGr9isgpfJdUpF4-dnLYMeH0CdPuuI" width="180" /></a></div>I think Hyrum stood on a handrail to get this picture, but he did a good job of capturing the whole waterfall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3reFWiGVylZoljNzyVmB-Gc9h6R3a0cqmJ2w9J-qSt46ShvTXpf2nfAdPJ4YWKHsoy_JwtoWFPnZkZRcZ172Wc5SRih7TkC_TFF52mxadS5g1ITlYp5ZzvLvwXW6hyGa70604SH6nr-WPH2Kuci8tWSE1xwvZeWc9YfIwdPo3XGAGk56ZPLR0xJe_-_M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3reFWiGVylZoljNzyVmB-Gc9h6R3a0cqmJ2w9J-qSt46ShvTXpf2nfAdPJ4YWKHsoy_JwtoWFPnZkZRcZ172Wc5SRih7TkC_TFF52mxadS5g1ITlYp5ZzvLvwXW6hyGa70604SH6nr-WPH2Kuci8tWSE1xwvZeWc9YfIwdPo3XGAGk56ZPLR0xJe_-_M" width="320" /></a></div>We stopped to admire Rainbow Falls in Hilo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXOUMrnBL2v1Pb-B8lMfigk0XtLTUjmjm6oAqdORxLu2Dv3A98PfEWtrlAobybcWMc2O6DPXxfKIyTV9JieaQYsoWFU0NPN3BbHis70OI6e0X_0ouCdbFje2UT7ecsc8Y5eHx4b6iuYDqBRqnTiVG_Q2wzy0OygE-ZkmFAZoBoe1fTJvrFpMR7hWW1kfc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3437" data-original-width="2578" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXOUMrnBL2v1Pb-B8lMfigk0XtLTUjmjm6oAqdORxLu2Dv3A98PfEWtrlAobybcWMc2O6DPXxfKIyTV9JieaQYsoWFU0NPN3BbHis70OI6e0X_0ouCdbFje2UT7ecsc8Y5eHx4b6iuYDqBRqnTiVG_Q2wzy0OygE-ZkmFAZoBoe1fTJvrFpMR7hWW1kfc" width="180" /></a></div>The entrance to the Kaumana Lava Tube. This lava tube stretches for miles! It was so neat to explore with our flashlights. We were all very glad we had closed toe shoes as there were a lot of steep sections as well as places you had to climb over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg17X_FiyG3yx04ln-H90YwpwKIiDhIgeMeWdfOieTvuNQtF0cGL0AtpXRir3-kfcbuTk7n78xiiuiDNqLY6W67sstHf65eX4TOKwcS3MWeEorDbogrf5R-6LK4gUmyDytE6QY5h4VtpC-W4iLw5B_Hh0V5StqxVKBGbiAjzkp-tD-38zU23XM6P-VJuQc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg17X_FiyG3yx04ln-H90YwpwKIiDhIgeMeWdfOieTvuNQtF0cGL0AtpXRir3-kfcbuTk7n78xiiuiDNqLY6W67sstHf65eX4TOKwcS3MWeEorDbogrf5R-6LK4gUmyDytE6QY5h4VtpC-W4iLw5B_Hh0V5StqxVKBGbiAjzkp-tD-38zU23XM6P-VJuQc" width="180" /></a></div>There is no artificial light in the tube and some places we had to slide on our bellies to get through!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip51Je8KwbXEj4N9VxhcN---Rh2Z-ukqGCIryN09CrBm9OZuuxEAHfLZIas_EyCgUlqiGkeLrtF5koALdJI9wX--n2kLYh7WajIZ0VWA42H7GAQF8EZjSKTBAa_6lWHm7Km_te-HQEicy_i1B5jN4JQZdSXVvzpxI9jv3YtgzktvS9DPod8MR7Ne_DSFE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="3003" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip51Je8KwbXEj4N9VxhcN---Rh2Z-ukqGCIryN09CrBm9OZuuxEAHfLZIas_EyCgUlqiGkeLrtF5koALdJI9wX--n2kLYh7WajIZ0VWA42H7GAQF8EZjSKTBAa_6lWHm7Km_te-HQEicy_i1B5jN4JQZdSXVvzpxI9jv3YtgzktvS9DPod8MR7Ne_DSFE" width="320" /></a></div>There were roots hanging down from the ceiling from trees above on the surface of the lava tube</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVRoXYyBDeU865xvTZhv_AtfRu8LwwfC5wpRWtNDHrspv5R9t0gIeLepOIJhbioCd58ETVJHWY6HZztiuVTfNmF90QgaX1SUXi9zZnQZxio3eABTwCQehEzXjPq_4vh0O6m9YV_cbejwqaNvoSalia3z2ondOuqAWor3qyipK2GgsYmRXLLSq_eapfTIE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3374" data-original-width="2530" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVRoXYyBDeU865xvTZhv_AtfRu8LwwfC5wpRWtNDHrspv5R9t0gIeLepOIJhbioCd58ETVJHWY6HZztiuVTfNmF90QgaX1SUXi9zZnQZxio3eABTwCQehEzXjPq_4vh0O6m9YV_cbejwqaNvoSalia3z2ondOuqAWor3qyipK2GgsYmRXLLSq_eapfTIE" width="180" /></a></div>The lava tube is accessible where the ceiling of the tube collapsed years ago so you can access the tube in both directions. We explored about a mile in both directions. Each side had some unique features that were pretty neat to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnprU8ERzKjiwUZ3BOR1iGLzO5GhokuuvdnlXtSAHz2aqM2r3ZcvAHjJYuyZkF4kUyodvOHKSND-53fOYRrW_UT_BXHjHbqiUKd1NOJf_bhtCR75fUCT6VsAe_iGmkM-tFW9hUTgB-J-C-V06O0BwcK999QvUYKVboKelNA9hRs26AOPTkVAvW1Ulnnxc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnprU8ERzKjiwUZ3BOR1iGLzO5GhokuuvdnlXtSAHz2aqM2r3ZcvAHjJYuyZkF4kUyodvOHKSND-53fOYRrW_UT_BXHjHbqiUKd1NOJf_bhtCR75fUCT6VsAe_iGmkM-tFW9hUTgB-J-C-V06O0BwcK999QvUYKVboKelNA9hRs26AOPTkVAvW1Ulnnxc" width="180" /></a></div>This was something I hadn't done before and I thought it was super neat to experience this underground world. I would recommend a visit to anyone:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhbWTGG1mHsh6dCOkAy_aLL7_JSXPGD9QL8M91H6YBBFx8Y4us_9rsm9VpoWc6exboyPfxBwy3RwV6Vuuw4DP3Fz-WJNg1A5nif_TA8onhiVbAY_BnSLme1nYh3ULQQjiwTEmjU872ULY4HtbhW0SmGpUpM86Jg6XFkJTrdPZl_rjGmfpvG6ZDp_odapE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3846" data-original-width="13908" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhbWTGG1mHsh6dCOkAy_aLL7_JSXPGD9QL8M91H6YBBFx8Y4us_9rsm9VpoWc6exboyPfxBwy3RwV6Vuuw4DP3Fz-WJNg1A5nif_TA8onhiVbAY_BnSLme1nYh3ULQQjiwTEmjU872ULY4HtbhW0SmGpUpM86Jg6XFkJTrdPZl_rjGmfpvG6ZDp_odapE" width="320" /></a></div>The amazing view as we drove above the clouds on MaunaKea to see the stars from the top of the world!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPjITB5sK-I1Qu7H71vId66KyTfHRt8nj0Ou2UZeH-mBAIQr_lyTox5FBNh6bVZb-7NnFhR-ivKi_zeUKxbMydUJ3eP6s5vTxHoJuBaRjYf0V5Z_o0LM6cny8VxidVPDoDZdtQnlteFXtzZUCPxxw1LS87DXCrLQkr7hMOpoH8SrKlyVCZLZAUTTcigws" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPjITB5sK-I1Qu7H71vId66KyTfHRt8nj0Ou2UZeH-mBAIQr_lyTox5FBNh6bVZb-7NnFhR-ivKi_zeUKxbMydUJ3eP6s5vTxHoJuBaRjYf0V5Z_o0LM6cny8VxidVPDoDZdtQnlteFXtzZUCPxxw1LS87DXCrLQkr7hMOpoH8SrKlyVCZLZAUTTcigws" width="180" /></a></div>We searched all around to find this elusive silver sword bush that only grows on the top of MaunaKea volcano. The stars were pretty amazing but you can't really capture the beauty of the stars on an iPhone so we just had to treasure this memory in our hearts:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH6ZpzIWMpqmhOH2HLslkhj2466sBK_T5GZkUKrSV-AjteYAiuFM0_mTYaAdFP5gdhCwBet8y8ikW5zM9sqef2-BOMO05VxpAP5y4sfwG4eynbCCef5-sBMo7q9PAK8EUrItetQJVimbDP45D8BQBRlBZ1TQraAVAQONFqZqjVhMZwe-RxVsEc99F9pc4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="1768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH6ZpzIWMpqmhOH2HLslkhj2466sBK_T5GZkUKrSV-AjteYAiuFM0_mTYaAdFP5gdhCwBet8y8ikW5zM9sqef2-BOMO05VxpAP5y4sfwG4eynbCCef5-sBMo7q9PAK8EUrItetQJVimbDP45D8BQBRlBZ1TQraAVAQONFqZqjVhMZwe-RxVsEc99F9pc4" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hyrum and Julian and I went snorkeling at Kahalu'u Beach while the twins took surfing lessons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlwBLTxmeQE5y7Wh0s2brDd_8RA8QAk3h99SY7M0QaqPf7PiKeBG3buSmmT_aDVTHo2Padyv_u45-Kh0LqEEAXCJ2UW_DMKsDcLAHEJRWjdf5-rvgtPAW3eOx3kXmcMS-NamODurKAqOrepSeDJsi6z7UjGwaPzEm-7aQzCWgceyOwoJMd_MJWHEw3jO0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlwBLTxmeQE5y7Wh0s2brDd_8RA8QAk3h99SY7M0QaqPf7PiKeBG3buSmmT_aDVTHo2Padyv_u45-Kh0LqEEAXCJ2UW_DMKsDcLAHEJRWjdf5-rvgtPAW3eOx3kXmcMS-NamODurKAqOrepSeDJsi6z7UjGwaPzEm-7aQzCWgceyOwoJMd_MJWHEw3jO0" width="320" /></a></div>Not the best photo but those are the twins sitting out on the blue surf boards waiting with their instructor to catch a wave. They both were able to stand up and surf and they said it was a fun experience:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPhF8RNjBvj1uGTMbS7hII4j6fjFeXIunj110d5qJ-qPTaXyjnzXfHqKE6OEBdS0tSS0gGH2xv6OVymLiO1ZZN4mMdGpoWVl5bWBWggq30z9f48bcAL13QLFi2Jf5kYTGsdtS-EqFlVoNAFKmpGoHffRyfrBGBSBcXavSSwZKi3IoDNx3CxIQ5RrqeJxg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="3261" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPhF8RNjBvj1uGTMbS7hII4j6fjFeXIunj110d5qJ-qPTaXyjnzXfHqKE6OEBdS0tSS0gGH2xv6OVymLiO1ZZN4mMdGpoWVl5bWBWggq30z9f48bcAL13QLFi2Jf5kYTGsdtS-EqFlVoNAFKmpGoHffRyfrBGBSBcXavSSwZKi3IoDNx3CxIQ5RrqeJxg" width="320" /></a></div>Walking along Waikoloa Beach waiting for the sun to set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn0G2RkdVPky5sxNz5x7m11LMbC4pdXyCOGglFn4BXYkaE1KWLA_ONBZUm6oz9dji5plcU6WI_YJP1QhyGUwfD1z8XEEJYWv8ltYIJkTwubH7SKqxdVDpSX2IRqgsRRV6oZxlHKTJB0Gndtjt4bP8Ki3qDa_OCLo0fJA4rufukGjvW-fgQ1tB45zjm_dU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="1595" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn0G2RkdVPky5sxNz5x7m11LMbC4pdXyCOGglFn4BXYkaE1KWLA_ONBZUm6oz9dji5plcU6WI_YJP1QhyGUwfD1z8XEEJYWv8ltYIJkTwubH7SKqxdVDpSX2IRqgsRRV6oZxlHKTJB0Gndtjt4bP8Ki3qDa_OCLo0fJA4rufukGjvW-fgQ1tB45zjm_dU" width="180" /></a></div>Heading back to Oregon on the plane. Aloha (goodbye) Hawaii (for now😊)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know we are very lucky to take these sorts of vacations together. As our little family gets older I'm aware there will be a time in the not too distant future where my kids will not be around to vacation with us. They will get jobs and maybe families of their own. I cherish these times together more because I realize they won't last. I love that my boys are growing up and doing amazing things and turning into great adults but a part of me wishes they were little again and they would always be with me...I know that's not how life works so I will hold onto these family vacations while I can 💗</div><br /></div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-68311113154712028302023-07-01T16:14:00.033-07:002023-08-22T15:45:41.550-07:00Our house in Corvallis...so much work!<p> A few months ago Hyrum and I decided to buy a house in Corvallis for the boys to live in once they started their Sophomore year at OSU. It was a very quick decision, meaning we looked at the house on a Saturday and by that next Monday our offer had been accepted and we owned the house! There were some things we knew we wanted to fix up before the boys moved in so we have spent a few Saturdays this summer in Corvallis fixing up the yard and house...and there is still more to do. I know the twins appreciate all we are doing for them and I hope they love their new little home while they are away at school.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSKpdGbeDm3oSXfmI36m13TS8MAppiVmKBdFeObNqJC5FbGC3JxreH0CGJgRiNjebzi40cHwQSGn6EeRBAIA2duSGTO0G4hbJJQt6a8aTxAVpNyzT5KT0f30VIUvhNzB3qWRNefv4lwbSmtKP9MHrCJOTavhnEa-F2T5vSw7cfOIhqZQC6aCIfySkOZqg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSKpdGbeDm3oSXfmI36m13TS8MAppiVmKBdFeObNqJC5FbGC3JxreH0CGJgRiNjebzi40cHwQSGn6EeRBAIA2duSGTO0G4hbJJQt6a8aTxAVpNyzT5KT0f30VIUvhNzB3qWRNefv4lwbSmtKP9MHrCJOTavhnEa-F2T5vSw7cfOIhqZQC6aCIfySkOZqg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We bought a new front door, paint and new trim wood for the door. I repainted the whole main living space from this terrible lime green color to a light blue. The Home Depot in Corvallis probably know our names because we are always there!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitQs0RMjc0rZN_3pPBu5BR8KXbUyOqXgfa1SeRZQgzrhYoJkEiAXxaUCBhksUY_O1T7YrJE3pDI6uE0QRuT9Ok2lqVsSQztX389Chs-DgWp4T3HLNpcmR-s_o98gMcNVW-34NaoCuHNULhQ1ncm1lJq1X8YL8tpLn5IpIQ8sF70IunEEmDrOZpZdNLFvk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitQs0RMjc0rZN_3pPBu5BR8KXbUyOqXgfa1SeRZQgzrhYoJkEiAXxaUCBhksUY_O1T7YrJE3pDI6uE0QRuT9Ok2lqVsSQztX389Chs-DgWp4T3HLNpcmR-s_o98gMcNVW-34NaoCuHNULhQ1ncm1lJq1X8YL8tpLn5IpIQ8sF70IunEEmDrOZpZdNLFvk" width="180" /></a></div>Townsend cleaning all the drawers and cupboards in the kitchen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_f8oD4zqz5GbhMb0zTjqbY1aIzK0ylGmKQehh9GupOOjrkNStENs8JJ7aARr6bIK3e1kw5meT7TdJOxxSy_7LFhFgMTJaDWKrmwhCQswoyJPZVydVpYhsG766I8Jk33ytbQ-EJFcgSMQTDfZepFQD5cVrXqMg0Ena4PxSvMks7Ty9bzZCDPjohUuBiE/s4032/IMG_2802.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_f8oD4zqz5GbhMb0zTjqbY1aIzK0ylGmKQehh9GupOOjrkNStENs8JJ7aARr6bIK3e1kw5meT7TdJOxxSy_7LFhFgMTJaDWKrmwhCQswoyJPZVydVpYhsG766I8Jk33ytbQ-EJFcgSMQTDfZepFQD5cVrXqMg0Ena4PxSvMks7Ty9bzZCDPjohUuBiE/s320/IMG_2802.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spent lots of money in IKEA buying new rugs and furniture:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcXwIowfO5KAXFawwJumxm2M92ENAgMHfL5IoZIygD-CXQoXFR3Mo3K3jja0nXmE-kRexg7vfW0blNSSr_0mmoD1uuGsNgIz4tzoaHUwLWp8KxDTEYBCoZiLhxVaenM9isaywkIfuFp8pBFD_ro3lZFGlSbJL2gjRYmStoGHacvFMeEq7GvonOFp7mC8/s4032/IMG_2801.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcXwIowfO5KAXFawwJumxm2M92ENAgMHfL5IoZIygD-CXQoXFR3Mo3K3jja0nXmE-kRexg7vfW0blNSSr_0mmoD1uuGsNgIz4tzoaHUwLWp8KxDTEYBCoZiLhxVaenM9isaywkIfuFp8pBFD_ro3lZFGlSbJL2gjRYmStoGHacvFMeEq7GvonOFp7mC8/s320/IMG_2801.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Townsend making sure there are no cobwebs or spiders hiding in any corners:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAhZJsI6Vx-HxgDIZtj07zziAvsbJeZrvKmI9PJomrSg6ODAzh6bRGe1Pk-puP7IqaeFI_9qeZlOi5ZCa7DnnTeW-NIAHmcKVv3RySRASKp6JfaRYacDdhYpcRPL1d00qPj6wxErxQuSFVWIOvBWf7tpM26_bWl_OSauErFZlUtdWfoIEIK5c2zqgSwLQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAhZJsI6Vx-HxgDIZtj07zziAvsbJeZrvKmI9PJomrSg6ODAzh6bRGe1Pk-puP7IqaeFI_9qeZlOi5ZCa7DnnTeW-NIAHmcKVv3RySRASKp6JfaRYacDdhYpcRPL1d00qPj6wxErxQuSFVWIOvBWf7tpM26_bWl_OSauErFZlUtdWfoIEIK5c2zqgSwLQ" width="180" /></a></div>The house has a pear, apple, plum and cherry trees...as well as a blueberry bush! So much fruit to clean up after!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOT22m46P2pJoEZ0ixSYNqGSn9yXGm2xsdNAidyBMCCYjv2AodBGizlE_UxiMzJYTLjySXOhApKrt6HQy0mRSniDudjCo5zi-QKAjVdAFRaQk0Q4d5R_9oi10HypdSLTpV-WqFeXlYGzGy2K6tMz98vud1XPeziEv63xF6B3mro0CMS7_Djw6aQj0k91w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOT22m46P2pJoEZ0ixSYNqGSn9yXGm2xsdNAidyBMCCYjv2AodBGizlE_UxiMzJYTLjySXOhApKrt6HQy0mRSniDudjCo5zi-QKAjVdAFRaQk0Q4d5R_9oi10HypdSLTpV-WqFeXlYGzGy2K6tMz98vud1XPeziEv63xF6B3mro0CMS7_Djw6aQj0k91w" width="180" /></a></div>Installing the new door</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid7KnQBrJC2PAibSsGaJXIuGeMpyjBx5toOnbdVv_IRthd0xylk2vlq25K4eHWINkzkSipe149rNmRu9fhCUCUXR6x6w6AzbhJeKXukaligrPsuLKtB02nxlzbH7j1pE9_ZPsn595tOKy54ylRIEpdQMe9RTtv3ibazevZyWczFt6gu4Uo6HE-oIZ5WNM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="2245" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid7KnQBrJC2PAibSsGaJXIuGeMpyjBx5toOnbdVv_IRthd0xylk2vlq25K4eHWINkzkSipe149rNmRu9fhCUCUXR6x6w6AzbhJeKXukaligrPsuLKtB02nxlzbH7j1pE9_ZPsn595tOKy54ylRIEpdQMe9RTtv3ibazevZyWczFt6gu4Uo6HE-oIZ5WNM" width="180" /></a></div>It definitely adds color to the house!</div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At some point we would like to redo the whole kitchen but Hyrum says that is a job for next summer. I wish I had more photos because we spent so much time weeding and mowing and trimming and staining the fence and removing blackberry bushes and that's just the outside. Townsend spent at least an hour vacuuming all the spider webs from the ceiling in the house and I deep cleaned the kitchen and bathroom. It will be a very nice place for the boys to live while at college:)</div><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-4024379160285227732023-06-30T15:45:00.093-07:002023-08-11T16:13:53.402-07:00June: Hiking, Sailing, End of School and Stake YM Camp<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6weTvunQtlXrZALcPW2Rn1pRiVmJyH4_0mXAlmTAOCikR5I6RLY14gbarixaTYrkcnwwYkGWjh-eF3e24Uiwf1J07yHDOrBmUs9bUUS3muddW_5qx1T-BmPDtZoQ4FYioCSyqYZ7cgWuPH_zEpzbGOENR-vRezyg-MT2Xmyeo2wWzVlinnxfFL-PE0Jg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6weTvunQtlXrZALcPW2Rn1pRiVmJyH4_0mXAlmTAOCikR5I6RLY14gbarixaTYrkcnwwYkGWjh-eF3e24Uiwf1J07yHDOrBmUs9bUUS3muddW_5qx1T-BmPDtZoQ4FYioCSyqYZ7cgWuPH_zEpzbGOENR-vRezyg-MT2Xmyeo2wWzVlinnxfFL-PE0Jg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend Molly Shaw, her son Spencer and friend Niki and I all went hiking on the Eagle Creek trail. This trail burned out a few years ago but has recently opened again. So sad to see all the burned trees but so amazing to see the new growth...nature will survive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdeZIVi4dcvQajgthb5Qccjt08KA-llfZerRx3PQlE_6KvRYkJIdRP7r9ywROC7kD_wmA3V8qZvehbI5WsOJoHKn60CwZdKqkfkJBDxUQw-n_WALVbhM3QbibrS_0vHW2VAjrexxw6NW0PKLhtCW7ic7ZsNN2hmPhE7fsRRWak6_7eu_p1KwSJZbHr1B4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdeZIVi4dcvQajgthb5Qccjt08KA-llfZerRx3PQlE_6KvRYkJIdRP7r9ywROC7kD_wmA3V8qZvehbI5WsOJoHKn60CwZdKqkfkJBDxUQw-n_WALVbhM3QbibrS_0vHW2VAjrexxw6NW0PKLhtCW7ic7ZsNN2hmPhE7fsRRWak6_7eu_p1KwSJZbHr1B4" width="180" /></a></div>A blackened tree on the trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVZEJl4hCcP6Xfpsn153DcQG1Nj3gQUflo1iENzhQ4cjZBfrxkzu4d2Ute5_mq-Y5k8CWtVXNc0zKVxVVS8pDIBVFs6_-Sv-h9_NInvxx6vNPnDVRTx1VjLNOaO3KVgx0EleM8asKTGoI6YCTU8fl6lpuj4E8Fv95oQ_WL7YI-DG5FfypttbYDIfNdFBA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVZEJl4hCcP6Xfpsn153DcQG1Nj3gQUflo1iENzhQ4cjZBfrxkzu4d2Ute5_mq-Y5k8CWtVXNc0zKVxVVS8pDIBVFs6_-Sv-h9_NInvxx6vNPnDVRTx1VjLNOaO3KVgx0EleM8asKTGoI6YCTU8fl6lpuj4E8Fv95oQ_WL7YI-DG5FfypttbYDIfNdFBA" width="180" /></a></div></div>I had never hiked this trail before and it was so beautiful! I want to bring my kids here some time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfgySwMDh7C5gUs1w82w15JgN28e2-tFbAj68655l5pcqPzRkUneqdhdN1eiv73wfgQXCW5Ovt05V403lubK7iUouV5pDJo1dqUOmC6-WEoVht2qEnoZQVKrUcJYcAO4QFfX1A06xzKyAcELq9NeROSiYBL-OBgIjeFqJdAaOFeNZqzSMBTsQ3y2j6ID8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfgySwMDh7C5gUs1w82w15JgN28e2-tFbAj68655l5pcqPzRkUneqdhdN1eiv73wfgQXCW5Ovt05V403lubK7iUouV5pDJo1dqUOmC6-WEoVht2qEnoZQVKrUcJYcAO4QFfX1A06xzKyAcELq9NeROSiYBL-OBgIjeFqJdAaOFeNZqzSMBTsQ3y2j6ID8" width="320" /></a></div>Had to stop at the Eastwind drive in for the biggest ice cream cones ever...these were the "small" ones!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf3VsofW6_OzNjrXh4dt_X3sJ39qsZ6Cvp11OBf2RmDTDHKGi-nuxMerE_kQ1OFWVV_QI-9cct7iZ7q9kdy7TDFflej3R64ehjcsv5ybnMeRm7jPynbHpyoaZgXBBY8FR07gOuNoXwcRmFAtkyS9g9hXLfl7B56yb6duInugWXk4gk6K1PEsqB8Q5ptyY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="2034" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf3VsofW6_OzNjrXh4dt_X3sJ39qsZ6Cvp11OBf2RmDTDHKGi-nuxMerE_kQ1OFWVV_QI-9cct7iZ7q9kdy7TDFflej3R64ehjcsv5ybnMeRm7jPynbHpyoaZgXBBY8FR07gOuNoXwcRmFAtkyS9g9hXLfl7B56yb6duInugWXk4gk6K1PEsqB8Q5ptyY" width="180" /></a></div>Hyrum and Julian spent the day wandering around Portland while I was in Virginia. Sometimes it's nice to explore the place you live like a tourist:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXoMximYEsEvkvX9bjvhNT0jhoyNNaSfP5w3y8PtfJjMxASPOpggF-44aUG6jVDYitLVXfysMeBdwf82ABpYtQn7NQZJ-GFzEOzgl-HdG1V2JspzWhvMlwN38IKQhHRRXSPkF292Gp2qC4PyEB6nxb3uNq8RNqt4ZlUi5UeIslut09gHR3apsWtzzfg-8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXoMximYEsEvkvX9bjvhNT0jhoyNNaSfP5w3y8PtfJjMxASPOpggF-44aUG6jVDYitLVXfysMeBdwf82ABpYtQn7NQZJ-GFzEOzgl-HdG1V2JspzWhvMlwN38IKQhHRRXSPkF292Gp2qC4PyEB6nxb3uNq8RNqt4ZlUi5UeIslut09gHR3apsWtzzfg-8" width="180" /></a></div>Sailing on the Skinny Dan. We are loving exploring this new part of the Columbia River now that our boat is docked in St. Helens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg98egaI0V_7xKQ84ZUJnK3cluI5Pi8P9fcFTjAA7Hw8dZ909Aba0ouQ22UzvuFQpEgvl7O3PeNmXa26hpr3IHNFS6LXMVSdkvQc4qmYW_LQKcuzmEqKowfWkqyOQ7xAduyNX3XWOSN8MliFLVrVwWZJAaSZOy6RuuIMvThtdwTw75uEquiN_rruTMHKfA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="3293" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg98egaI0V_7xKQ84ZUJnK3cluI5Pi8P9fcFTjAA7Hw8dZ909Aba0ouQ22UzvuFQpEgvl7O3PeNmXa26hpr3IHNFS6LXMVSdkvQc4qmYW_LQKcuzmEqKowfWkqyOQ7xAduyNX3XWOSN8MliFLVrVwWZJAaSZOy6RuuIMvThtdwTw75uEquiN_rruTMHKfA" width="320" /></a></div>"Forced" family fun at Cannon Beach with Julian. He says he hates the beach 😏</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMM6DAbOndIxE4x3-D7GfhQ1gXvmV-q8nlXJR87tYAkB6jlZ3HShCirOLvm0dDAuAq4h8Yc3RceHwlfGWxNiSIHcGlI_5y0Joi_kC1T5Y6zdOe9st5cO-edWDAunPl3vpxTn93QsYFiW0UY8gUF6zvAqKmFJu6vSkVlww4xUNImeEc-OLH-MXCznOG1RE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3657" data-original-width="2743" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMM6DAbOndIxE4x3-D7GfhQ1gXvmV-q8nlXJR87tYAkB6jlZ3HShCirOLvm0dDAuAq4h8Yc3RceHwlfGWxNiSIHcGlI_5y0Joi_kC1T5Y6zdOe9st5cO-edWDAunPl3vpxTn93QsYFiW0UY8gUF6zvAqKmFJu6vSkVlww4xUNImeEc-OLH-MXCznOG1RE" width="180" /></a></div>Something in this tide pool was glowing this awesome iridescent blue color, I'm not sure what it was but it was pretty cool. We always hope to see puffins on Haystack Rock when we visit but so far no luck...one of these days we will come at the right time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbJ8_oIJsypdOpmJuKXFWQAK7DQlsQsvXN2E1IiKRCQTlsVROn3ZsVAKNx-BhsPxW2oiuwI74INNoFdG_BEySrTRCLt2dFtgBhayRUgp6be7ShBxSGFKYiFiOH4ndh-vVZl7lvjkVvxUuxLHGOEe1oWYvp6tFZTx0ZgOkqa7-1yTXqjkkyaS9KavylLn4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbJ8_oIJsypdOpmJuKXFWQAK7DQlsQsvXN2E1IiKRCQTlsVROn3ZsVAKNx-BhsPxW2oiuwI74INNoFdG_BEySrTRCLt2dFtgBhayRUgp6be7ShBxSGFKYiFiOH4ndh-vVZl7lvjkVvxUuxLHGOEe1oWYvp6tFZTx0ZgOkqa7-1yTXqjkkyaS9KavylLn4" width="180" /></a></div>Julian on his very last day of Middle School (8th grade)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWIOkpXxgsGel8Ttg-fgh5QwhfqXpeFGlG0kdOXETM48C4-cxcMAn1ZzzhguH6Pa-MuIw36LxP3LdM9LQwPKAj5XLAzI45DQnYpobW01aFOgK6Q-TVOmIqb0S52fAXtIf_UaueHlv3T10GStwCu_q2b5dyk9VGauvkDhy_XnBd5WB9TXd0ZRR8_dK0lho" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2683" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWIOkpXxgsGel8Ttg-fgh5QwhfqXpeFGlG0kdOXETM48C4-cxcMAn1ZzzhguH6Pa-MuIw36LxP3LdM9LQwPKAj5XLAzI45DQnYpobW01aFOgK6Q-TVOmIqb0S52fAXtIf_UaueHlv3T10GStwCu_q2b5dyk9VGauvkDhy_XnBd5WB9TXd0ZRR8_dK0lho" width="320" /></a></div>Evergreen Middle School hosted an outdoor "walk through" graduation for the 8th graders. Not very exciting but the teachers were all there cheering for the kids and they received their 8th grade diplomas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6hYoiBU4SOH7Emw17c4nwV2zL4gIGm8C8QjmuyNb03MXs0F8fCTHipul2srrSUCH8vrW-a5rq0l3h5bZ5Bodw3p3ifFcvgT3R4RWmKc-C6odW_g9G5dy8XoewMyJ0zJGFbfVqeBlBbZUy1pciKVZmc6853DVVenGspF6kDe5PquKXRyJ_9BAedxxOss8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6hYoiBU4SOH7Emw17c4nwV2zL4gIGm8C8QjmuyNb03MXs0F8fCTHipul2srrSUCH8vrW-a5rq0l3h5bZ5Bodw3p3ifFcvgT3R4RWmKc-C6odW_g9G5dy8XoewMyJ0zJGFbfVqeBlBbZUy1pciKVZmc6853DVVenGspF6kDe5PquKXRyJ_9BAedxxOss8" width="180" /></a></div>A little celebration for my 8th grade graduate!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhefdvnoVNGXNJgPr3A094W_VIHfaEZUJXBRTtWf-RUm4iX-ra5AbmFY9nr0keNI0b1RUbwo3xlXiYf6vDX-s6rsaLaRM1_HX3NJpK4_jMFBGdpQOu9dSh0Bm-NH7Vvvz_Lc2HqK_oyK381jswKTNUDPfcYBrHC9qkUflTeUNdEDXfMz-BCGNETtBlc6KY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhefdvnoVNGXNJgPr3A094W_VIHfaEZUJXBRTtWf-RUm4iX-ra5AbmFY9nr0keNI0b1RUbwo3xlXiYf6vDX-s6rsaLaRM1_HX3NJpK4_jMFBGdpQOu9dSh0Bm-NH7Vvvz_Lc2HqK_oyK381jswKTNUDPfcYBrHC9qkUflTeUNdEDXfMz-BCGNETtBlc6KY" width="320" /></a></div>I hosted a graduation party for Julian and some of his friends, Ainsley, Caitlyn and Ian. They played kubb, we had Panda Express for dinner and then they watched a movie. I'm so glad he has a great group of friends.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3QtpekLp4LPa45GmX4SeO9OSJknyjS_1VMHcGdBil7PW06eaggELotXxM1fPKxNfBktU6ir6OK8Ydnpb8EbhPd5DaB2GHcgsdTLGnb4K2iJzetFDExi2AjIr3UtxFoNmzOuA4xFStyA9ZYD2XLubb4HTMIvB482KDCto3916q6X-5Y2KARGC5NgpCDx4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3QtpekLp4LPa45GmX4SeO9OSJknyjS_1VMHcGdBil7PW06eaggELotXxM1fPKxNfBktU6ir6OK8Ydnpb8EbhPd5DaB2GHcgsdTLGnb4K2iJzetFDExi2AjIr3UtxFoNmzOuA4xFStyA9ZYD2XLubb4HTMIvB482KDCto3916q6X-5Y2KARGC5NgpCDx4" width="320" /></a></div>These 2 finished their first semester at OSU with a 4.0 GPA. I am so proud of them and all their hard work! Also, it took us 4 hours to pack up and move out of their dorm room...how could these kids have so much stuff in such a small space??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRefIBzh0YBlAy3gcqi3Ap7mgtvzqVPadmyOHcrkD7Ir3zdcJefZ837mHEaEv48B7v9OqVNHTZj5HRweO-zpLwCYD78wKW2rFsPS3_-GpJtqeVUIwgibTXBH0NPv0GvxaxgQmiJLd5ShpaLxfZYXclJgkemxW5xT78hVfth-V3BU6vO6goTUnD1wYS_PY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRefIBzh0YBlAy3gcqi3Ap7mgtvzqVPadmyOHcrkD7Ir3zdcJefZ837mHEaEv48B7v9OqVNHTZj5HRweO-zpLwCYD78wKW2rFsPS3_-GpJtqeVUIwgibTXBH0NPv0GvxaxgQmiJLd5ShpaLxfZYXclJgkemxW5xT78hVfth-V3BU6vO6goTUnD1wYS_PY" width="320" /></a></div>I decorated their doors at home with hearts and a "We missed you" sign 💗<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUvWzTQ9cmwStgf0tRLQWRMTBA681Lm15I5MNmKEyceRUnbHNdRe7luxm9QlUtqLPp6_3OGe0Uo9fnO8U_X_w4okVTBdSxnBG5hHe0QpU38VmrqN6M3jJ4WJu7H6_X12sAXlF3CHbGrWbEHUuRbJupvr_628_22n4QHEWCmwr-vXk2nG-KftMlEDADisU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="1300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUvWzTQ9cmwStgf0tRLQWRMTBA681Lm15I5MNmKEyceRUnbHNdRe7luxm9QlUtqLPp6_3OGe0Uo9fnO8U_X_w4okVTBdSxnBG5hHe0QpU38VmrqN6M3jJ4WJu7H6_X12sAXlF3CHbGrWbEHUuRbJupvr_628_22n4QHEWCmwr-vXk2nG-KftMlEDADisU" width="180" /></a></div>We went for a walk as a family. It's so fun to have my boys all back together. I know Julian loves having his big brothers home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsA7pVx8TPLOF9E0TaeLLMH9IEhjVBq1g7__EMIU4luanKYNWMRBzbv-WJDqXvO47QU2tx54PANt0iH1KoIxugYtpTCxciq7Tz5UkuzSNqP498of5ua9J1c0eKCsVbHxO_dF77j6JGPnn11-DzsyO2Bo95FHAoTDi4A2couBNvzThEUwfrrv1ZA2q87pI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsA7pVx8TPLOF9E0TaeLLMH9IEhjVBq1g7__EMIU4luanKYNWMRBzbv-WJDqXvO47QU2tx54PANt0iH1KoIxugYtpTCxciq7Tz5UkuzSNqP498of5ua9J1c0eKCsVbHxO_dF77j6JGPnn11-DzsyO2Bo95FHAoTDi4A2couBNvzThEUwfrrv1ZA2q87pI" width="320" /></a></div>I volunteered to help in the "kitchen" (let's be honest, it was a tent with some camp stoves!) for our Stake YM camp. Julian was really not wanting to go and so I offered to come with him and bring our tent trailer. I think me being there helped him a lot. He says he had a terrible time but I think deep down he had some fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh893PYMmEjoKdxt_Tr3rSSBirbxAs8xyVzuzMlBug2wJ2fMeO0y8YxpDR6qnC6a7C4IsVVkEU7B0hk8t_Pp33qa5lasoJpOUlNR24sc62QszBiXueSbbxyj66gVZo_KuMQb68L8VXm1rc4u5LAWbCMOUdxsTY_FY3q9s_Rkttip-4n5zXCI_Z5jwvglnU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh893PYMmEjoKdxt_Tr3rSSBirbxAs8xyVzuzMlBug2wJ2fMeO0y8YxpDR6qnC6a7C4IsVVkEU7B0hk8t_Pp33qa5lasoJpOUlNR24sc62QszBiXueSbbxyj66gVZo_KuMQb68L8VXm1rc4u5LAWbCMOUdxsTY_FY3q9s_Rkttip-4n5zXCI_Z5jwvglnU" width="180" /></a></div>The camp had all sorts of activities the kids rotated through each day. I thought the axe throwing was pretty cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAra04sXj0qTG51L14uvREgwK7_9X__JGDVSrCxDwCUi0rJvrOlPaokJx3x_6VWctBr_1-VQALCGV5tR0fRFfo1yfs2CCcUIviXl2Urw_PKuohdwmUQ8b_ljgAGJBdXXzXWzkZ26IDEk_JHzisMmeTLJj-c7tQeHejaSvIl0ywuL1Ozl7lU-_jgm2xms4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAra04sXj0qTG51L14uvREgwK7_9X__JGDVSrCxDwCUi0rJvrOlPaokJx3x_6VWctBr_1-VQALCGV5tR0fRFfo1yfs2CCcUIviXl2Urw_PKuohdwmUQ8b_ljgAGJBdXXzXWzkZ26IDEk_JHzisMmeTLJj-c7tQeHejaSvIl0ywuL1Ozl7lU-_jgm2xms4" width="180" /></a></div>Julian and his friend Josh playing chess during some down time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijslySOkIAmKiUdmb_PhtGqGiCBRcrBeTRdf-no-852K6cwjJ0varsRTtMxJsPLOjgp7HJH1r3mlxlQ2ycYJOGCIk69o0J3p8M7ZW71IfeZnI6rYNkZ42Vcszh3ogYhWQ43tBes5dPqeCiXjl9bnEoWXalpCoRggS9uQR8MHGaux_M2dDxy_pEQgSphOg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijslySOkIAmKiUdmb_PhtGqGiCBRcrBeTRdf-no-852K6cwjJ0varsRTtMxJsPLOjgp7HJH1r3mlxlQ2ycYJOGCIk69o0J3p8M7ZW71IfeZnI6rYNkZ42Vcszh3ogYhWQ43tBes5dPqeCiXjl9bnEoWXalpCoRggS9uQR8MHGaux_M2dDxy_pEQgSphOg" width="180" /></a></div>If he was bored he would come help out in the kitchen. He was actually a pretty good chopper and was willing to do whatever we needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEcTmCrpiAjASv_3N5sw_LE5Q6BTsSktmTbiOIV2ApQ7hpTK9O7dJWa-FcGstodcfrgFAiHuVU6YC6KDKWP0j6o4O4w8KOv7IfaQrheGtKWIhRBDykKzDvlCksWrKquSwQziXE48OrqlAGpx-3WwbuIymk2nVxek-X1uyvU99BUA5ydcAxcV7bB3kt1Wg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEcTmCrpiAjASv_3N5sw_LE5Q6BTsSktmTbiOIV2ApQ7hpTK9O7dJWa-FcGstodcfrgFAiHuVU6YC6KDKWP0j6o4O4w8KOv7IfaQrheGtKWIhRBDykKzDvlCksWrKquSwQziXE48OrqlAGpx-3WwbuIymk2nVxek-X1uyvU99BUA5ydcAxcV7bB3kt1Wg" width="320" /></a></div>Hyrum has started sailing in a race every Thursday. He and his cousin, Scott Ashby, have been in 3 races so far and they have so much fun each week. This is a photo with Scott and a random guy that was at the docks just wanting to go for a sail...so they picked him up:) I'm so glad Hyrum has found a passion that he loves and looks forward to doing any chance he gets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjHkwFUYVZJ7FSqm4nSJ_nwtwhUcELSu101airY7re7YGZQkb1ePdGA_xlHdGhaFpsgrrRKfMmDztgGaFgdznnYVwt8NaLbQ2rMZEq0GNOCr4VqhPfNZO8FlGpVhIxmiYBHj_cK_9M54NPYtfYzeqIPq9VxblkZeo__Wc4w5Sdwp_aZ984gJreHKB5vYk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2382" data-original-width="3176" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjHkwFUYVZJ7FSqm4nSJ_nwtwhUcELSu101airY7re7YGZQkb1ePdGA_xlHdGhaFpsgrrRKfMmDztgGaFgdznnYVwt8NaLbQ2rMZEq0GNOCr4VqhPfNZO8FlGpVhIxmiYBHj_cK_9M54NPYtfYzeqIPq9VxblkZeo__Wc4w5Sdwp_aZ984gJreHKB5vYk" width="320" /></a></div>We went strawberry picking and made a bunch of delicious jam!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-apNK4lmZA6pAo4ZBzpYEIMICZ1TU-60R2Wy5_iysWbftWcvToUrhQ9jr4oNb-77ThLi_nuToRkURc4KNHU4e1Tj6BeUflAc79CcZxEfJan2m8Qx0GPoKAR6mWEFnVg6AdYZ8Q3sckyWM6QG09-Ckcy9m5_vyWYtO1jX5p85qoQZuKD_6rImg8TMS7aQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="3127" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-apNK4lmZA6pAo4ZBzpYEIMICZ1TU-60R2Wy5_iysWbftWcvToUrhQ9jr4oNb-77ThLi_nuToRkURc4KNHU4e1Tj6BeUflAc79CcZxEfJan2m8Qx0GPoKAR6mWEFnVg6AdYZ8Q3sckyWM6QG09-Ckcy9m5_vyWYtO1jX5p85qoQZuKD_6rImg8TMS7aQ" width="320" /></a></div>Family bike ride from Orenco Woods Nature park...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyO9EYtidrqF_WUBNviaROvnAhVe3o7QZwF0fCZWAMmqhGKwxpxA0Ay0E4_eO5D6Otcg4W5_-4Y4O8bRoxd-7yiLILTokOVXasvK6O8zbrhkt5Q052ptOInACwXP4js9l7dsDM2zyZuGBUiMFekoJAkQLwwLzKIXoBDMl7ArVZPT273tFhbbsK7FaOuso" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyO9EYtidrqF_WUBNviaROvnAhVe3o7QZwF0fCZWAMmqhGKwxpxA0Ay0E4_eO5D6Otcg4W5_-4Y4O8bRoxd-7yiLILTokOVXasvK6O8zbrhkt5Q052ptOInACwXP4js9l7dsDM2zyZuGBUiMFekoJAkQLwwLzKIXoBDMl7ArVZPT273tFhbbsK7FaOuso" width="320" /></a></div>...to McBee's for some yummy crepes and milkshakes! Our summer is off to a wonderful start!</div><br /><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-10834054360295759702023-06-10T14:57:00.055-07:002023-06-19T15:15:11.660-07:00Back in Virginia<p> A few months ago Paige asked if I could come help her in Virginia while Zach had to leave for the week and of course I was happy to come help. I love these little guys so much and I can't believe how much more of a pain it is to visit when they live all the way across the country in Virginia!!! Paige is loving Virginia and Remy loves his school and Zach enjoys his job, but man, it was so easy to visit them when they lived in Las Vegas!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMbI9L3YvnHoTU2A2wRjsTTiWVkKhKKNRyZ4JptxL5h_AFcsejVk1rUasINL3SZdmegr2Uvzca1egilL70ULvD5_IPc-b5sWEged1LM4ya136fy2qhg0b-aTg44AXkGuxfAsaei2vcd5NbaiWDNko8kXRhvx96w6agrI4r0IxDosNk7fFvD6q3FrNUZZA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMbI9L3YvnHoTU2A2wRjsTTiWVkKhKKNRyZ4JptxL5h_AFcsejVk1rUasINL3SZdmegr2Uvzca1egilL70ULvD5_IPc-b5sWEged1LM4ya136fy2qhg0b-aTg44AXkGuxfAsaei2vcd5NbaiWDNko8kXRhvx96w6agrI4r0IxDosNk7fFvD6q3FrNUZZA" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back with my boys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdPMI_e3QbIUxiZiuJFXdxh4ahbKMmAoVPKZaW4o6Rf5ABAc6A5w4jvVINTJ0QE_XZOrIOr2kXesfvbM6Az1EMzd0im3r4gyvrYc8CfnoAKzcNtqAu_jmcRnjpjbr2vUrSbVRi11UVXQcf2GiX2cBGu9Nrt0G_Gnlt-bU-TIrHOZZ95Eu35Wts60DVlHs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdPMI_e3QbIUxiZiuJFXdxh4ahbKMmAoVPKZaW4o6Rf5ABAc6A5w4jvVINTJ0QE_XZOrIOr2kXesfvbM6Az1EMzd0im3r4gyvrYc8CfnoAKzcNtqAu_jmcRnjpjbr2vUrSbVRi11UVXQcf2GiX2cBGu9Nrt0G_Gnlt-bU-TIrHOZZ95Eu35Wts60DVlHs" width="180" /></a></div>Little Alistair is getting so big. He is the cutest little one year old and is such a sweet and good boy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7EdqXaReL9cuFmVpIPVdX9qkrmP7B2vzN0YfQzxNroDXyTbk-RMc5G6r4ZG1dbgEGzSmOv0ETfvXFpfl37Y1DGWQ7ZFsp-a9t4SKTLy65owOB_bDc12Y7YRjtkluZxBzTYM3tDr6DkeV-d5JTHHxa4IkbdYoZgfh3qyFpQLOsme-YZxfOnJzEhkoNHJg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7EdqXaReL9cuFmVpIPVdX9qkrmP7B2vzN0YfQzxNroDXyTbk-RMc5G6r4ZG1dbgEGzSmOv0ETfvXFpfl37Y1DGWQ7ZFsp-a9t4SKTLy65owOB_bDc12Y7YRjtkluZxBzTYM3tDr6DkeV-d5JTHHxa4IkbdYoZgfh3qyFpQLOsme-YZxfOnJzEhkoNHJg" width="180" /></a></div>A favorite activity...feeding the ducks. There were 2 ducks that wanted bread and about 30 turtles that swam up to have some bread!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKSpLK1RJH2nDwoWCAfzD1fzhtwCmFYOEOvfMMtfMit0M5Wp64g_IBA7TCT_U7KVN8qAGfWmGWv6jtMf0y9Y333sJVCiPyYA2lAeaya0uxyUwflAiInfSzxK9JBNylJs_d6muea3aTEMsTKzwRApCyjjKW-5Nl4rIT_8aQuyBonLJVYshro-7RW4DIuCw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKSpLK1RJH2nDwoWCAfzD1fzhtwCmFYOEOvfMMtfMit0M5Wp64g_IBA7TCT_U7KVN8qAGfWmGWv6jtMf0y9Y333sJVCiPyYA2lAeaya0uxyUwflAiInfSzxK9JBNylJs_d6muea3aTEMsTKzwRApCyjjKW-5Nl4rIT_8aQuyBonLJVYshro-7RW4DIuCw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnpNp-OJdizUi8woqP4x-vdInJov6UbZhnYTJQLq6Bf9hR4_R8LCNAMZeE9QZZoHpnDyJQi1VJ5nCFVKOdUCqlPF0Sm5nYgWfsmzOgJ9qZNXSpBFbzN16RMVVaUqo942_qXb0sHQvAAeK7ngre1v8H5SOXsUZlQ8ov5eKBZAAuiX-wg9u1zdqKOrMtV9s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnpNp-OJdizUi8woqP4x-vdInJov6UbZhnYTJQLq6Bf9hR4_R8LCNAMZeE9QZZoHpnDyJQi1VJ5nCFVKOdUCqlPF0Sm5nYgWfsmzOgJ9qZNXSpBFbzN16RMVVaUqo942_qXb0sHQvAAeK7ngre1v8H5SOXsUZlQ8ov5eKBZAAuiX-wg9u1zdqKOrMtV9s" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Z_jjBL1-l0urzb60xjcBddMf7ta6BeLOY_4Etes66E4RYdoDUjlOqT2F-xv9vlEalEjzbNUUVKCYrGbIe_R9fSxJC39KYBnH4TKU0UVc2lFz_2xREzi0EBS7BWe1-tZWHX2i5tKlW_DBRAObn5_sotF-pWie8TVvlCcNnHRjntNiBhTEe1A16JZ06f4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Z_jjBL1-l0urzb60xjcBddMf7ta6BeLOY_4Etes66E4RYdoDUjlOqT2F-xv9vlEalEjzbNUUVKCYrGbIe_R9fSxJC39KYBnH4TKU0UVc2lFz_2xREzi0EBS7BWe1-tZWHX2i5tKlW_DBRAObn5_sotF-pWie8TVvlCcNnHRjntNiBhTEe1A16JZ06f4" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwiAy6dhLgSkpY-HetIDWR-AJQQ-FjePtSUdM9J00OfE6n4u9pgMoFy2K9j1sLP8MQYJEvw59aSTC4KmYNJawDVHcSDlDfKJPdbkHv4K4G_pzejOKnOOEba9iNQ2boQw8hT2Wgqsp3dqll8uDRGzMq480Dw0hZmwEvFzU1weZH6-B_5E3E9l9PllaT7CU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwiAy6dhLgSkpY-HetIDWR-AJQQ-FjePtSUdM9J00OfE6n4u9pgMoFy2K9j1sLP8MQYJEvw59aSTC4KmYNJawDVHcSDlDfKJPdbkHv4K4G_pzejOKnOOEba9iNQ2boQw8hT2Wgqsp3dqll8uDRGzMq480Dw0hZmwEvFzU1weZH6-B_5E3E9l9PllaT7CU" width="180" /></a></div>Alistair's first ice cream popsicle that he got all by himself:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHJXHja0kVKo2xckrAFXtheLOuPiTc1hbzLj5ArHHgwMKzw7kIUR88QRHYTwwmwyaUK7hu-h6WgnNLikqyjThMeiaJwGzAu3Z9_IwSIXT_8Wgy_B8T9lBaM4krUPxo8jvsGeUb9uJ-TOXNiRpWjzL7y2SdQDUYEtHq8JDtClxgLMVXTLbGSsgWn7XMeFc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHJXHja0kVKo2xckrAFXtheLOuPiTc1hbzLj5ArHHgwMKzw7kIUR88QRHYTwwmwyaUK7hu-h6WgnNLikqyjThMeiaJwGzAu3Z9_IwSIXT_8Wgy_B8T9lBaM4krUPxo8jvsGeUb9uJ-TOXNiRpWjzL7y2SdQDUYEtHq8JDtClxgLMVXTLbGSsgWn7XMeFc" width="180" /></a></div>Zach showed me how to make musubi. We were the only ones that ate it, but it was super fun to learn how to make it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR9a31yGxjDVtmr7ZLCbZRUNa5SiHilsXs5jEnt8Nge-SmHHYf_MSwrnaqbwHOaW3CtBkn_F750OqPnAhvEK0KDZb12AutZYo10qqCRTTphF7MiLDRNKDPMV6yI6yVB0nroVoITQvbjQdhsap7tr7E8Td8db2SiqAc-42pTmEoN-p-rOttPSEqOACPLZY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR9a31yGxjDVtmr7ZLCbZRUNa5SiHilsXs5jEnt8Nge-SmHHYf_MSwrnaqbwHOaW3CtBkn_F750OqPnAhvEK0KDZb12AutZYo10qqCRTTphF7MiLDRNKDPMV6yI6yVB0nroVoITQvbjQdhsap7tr7E8Td8db2SiqAc-42pTmEoN-p-rOttPSEqOACPLZY" width="180" /></a></div>I took the boys to the Nature museum. 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Oregon is green but Virginia is a different kind of lush green!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKquscw34F-L1hg6c_Y3xLq7W8D0G-XnkbLIUJ-q--ZOfR7rEwJkUIJOJhcDLlBcd_wl87u1SPaXVfFXhTPmTCgNW0UKA8WyIjWWeAPR5uTcK6iEqyJ_GvGvIL_gRHj8E1plswEzs6ZsnFzN7mg4wqAS8IDW-omehM6X5cOpnnXEIRxJCTwy5Yk-OKOwg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKquscw34F-L1hg6c_Y3xLq7W8D0G-XnkbLIUJ-q--ZOfR7rEwJkUIJOJhcDLlBcd_wl87u1SPaXVfFXhTPmTCgNW0UKA8WyIjWWeAPR5uTcK6iEqyJ_GvGvIL_gRHj8E1plswEzs6ZsnFzN7mg4wqAS8IDW-omehM6X5cOpnnXEIRxJCTwy5Yk-OKOwg" width="180" /></a></div>We took the twins to see the new Little Mermaid. Graham loved it but Cecil hated it:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim4zvHFkY1zLVAWEz_5J40RC_OkLfMyx7DAx3uiArlNBbUDxGDiiMTTcKwJC8on2PEzTnh_lFOWQyDu1bm5uQImpSureuI_F0tHrO-OvU81Gj2SmlBsh-f-u5V6FIEoOqHpVsyV7zEc9c3MG9Tc-kE1V2mi-g1qvzjU72WfXj0z5a_TQzbQr5uwtZMtUw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim4zvHFkY1zLVAWEz_5J40RC_OkLfMyx7DAx3uiArlNBbUDxGDiiMTTcKwJC8on2PEzTnh_lFOWQyDu1bm5uQImpSureuI_F0tHrO-OvU81Gj2SmlBsh-f-u5V6FIEoOqHpVsyV7zEc9c3MG9Tc-kE1V2mi-g1qvzjU72WfXj0z5a_TQzbQr5uwtZMtUw" width="180" /></a></div>I took the boys to the trampoline play area. Alistair had so much fun playing with this red ball the entire time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA6mWYVHPZoNCcw7i_dkRAXOjJsziVkwF0rkET_iCAB_wmT1e-IcVQh_s7WTpSRMo7GBy2D4BC4Ayh9ggYYni4oocNvFhbCHmUmxzHFtQc_RkvusnqjzkQIww7wxZ2Di-bdf9O3yN_wJncH3UwqSsiYlFVT-UTC87kB6WFCipzngjiNY4dfQHhwQHUySs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA6mWYVHPZoNCcw7i_dkRAXOjJsziVkwF0rkET_iCAB_wmT1e-IcVQh_s7WTpSRMo7GBy2D4BC4Ayh9ggYYni4oocNvFhbCHmUmxzHFtQc_RkvusnqjzkQIww7wxZ2Di-bdf9O3yN_wJncH3UwqSsiYlFVT-UTC87kB6WFCipzngjiNY4dfQHhwQHUySs" width="180" /></a></div>We went to Colonial Williamsburg. This cute little baby horse let the twins pet him</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj__cq4w3arQ5bQglW9ctYAzR0qF3GVBETvV-iAJ7lf0M9_KYYioXTpwyHFRCm5rvVLFgZ_JvPgByFxnN06qHA3xa-2-nXbZdYvBI4AWxnuDVSIPJDHay5f-QDNg3HCpFuODirJOndk1ymg_Huoiww0cSZYBugq91VtITVpTB1jzj8UXHwHX1FOWB8nTbA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj__cq4w3arQ5bQglW9ctYAzR0qF3GVBETvV-iAJ7lf0M9_KYYioXTpwyHFRCm5rvVLFgZ_JvPgByFxnN06qHA3xa-2-nXbZdYvBI4AWxnuDVSIPJDHay5f-QDNg3HCpFuODirJOndk1ymg_Huoiww0cSZYBugq91VtITVpTB1jzj8UXHwHX1FOWB8nTbA" width="180" /></a></div>The fife and drum presentation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBbA3PJknziv9IqWZdHuAFxBWriUXLSBig6T5-7v_SEVt9iNwspq0MR4uDJK0qXIzveYclhaRovaTmVI42prfJro6lXkvioyRO11xfPhbN-T6EazETMSHw9jjdAESnAL2oL33D8nGoeOjecBwEsqjOr1eh2LynpvIAoa9wrtpn3iAjkLnNqTl73zMH1eo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBbA3PJknziv9IqWZdHuAFxBWriUXLSBig6T5-7v_SEVt9iNwspq0MR4uDJK0qXIzveYclhaRovaTmVI42prfJro6lXkvioyRO11xfPhbN-T6EazETMSHw9jjdAESnAL2oL33D8nGoeOjecBwEsqjOr1eh2LynpvIAoa9wrtpn3iAjkLnNqTl73zMH1eo" width="320" /></a></div>Naughty boys got locked up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX2Y5bfbCdNf5JEryVLT4WRFrVOTxZYR3TmD0yi_m5yjHro9mECCKlpHNb9aiZs9Zi4imWCizOoPyMRddUNxG5Zgpw2alJxoH9GWxGWh85lmASNE0eKFc2ISuWs6yzSZ4X60k4ZM3Rm98TMQiN5jErv5CGsRAlYUPMcIjytWTX7rS0Q02QUMXe1-pdRMQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX2Y5bfbCdNf5JEryVLT4WRFrVOTxZYR3TmD0yi_m5yjHro9mECCKlpHNb9aiZs9Zi4imWCizOoPyMRddUNxG5Zgpw2alJxoH9GWxGWh85lmASNE0eKFc2ISuWs6yzSZ4X60k4ZM3Rm98TMQiN5jErv5CGsRAlYUPMcIjytWTX7rS0Q02QUMXe1-pdRMQ" width="180" /></a></div>Alistair with his tri-corner hat:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg34Mc-iPhj2CSMCQS18-FAA7iCIe6Ib_f4ERduJoKtpt5v8Mabzj5IVKGdofE80lNLWcmnoPRAujSP6ijOYXgFHey2y6ahgdgPeUIJxUfENdJMd_YfvkFB6-dMQjneEwWWIpFGTvsMkLfsbXzZG5NOYrUarq8Y6onqwmJhhi6KEJ8GZcDneDJ-aQpKcDo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg34Mc-iPhj2CSMCQS18-FAA7iCIe6Ib_f4ERduJoKtpt5v8Mabzj5IVKGdofE80lNLWcmnoPRAujSP6ijOYXgFHey2y6ahgdgPeUIJxUfENdJMd_YfvkFB6-dMQjneEwWWIpFGTvsMkLfsbXzZG5NOYrUarq8Y6onqwmJhhi6KEJ8GZcDneDJ-aQpKcDo" width="180" /></a></div>Paige and her boys. What a handful of fun/craziness!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpr6IBRe9J7OfxJR8he4QzlQTOUBmOG88kHO3w9NY9fw_GxwAWGIjpmN9LPaunDemnP4_MSY0kNIwzJF8kr3OKE4ZKY_IpmuoJwSYAAKelrg4_57YpV4VmJpO5UvkCtAnSBN7qVgmyP4rkJSmxbiYQ1YrttZgw6CJFTiE64JFzJPNK5iOcMHz_by9cLdA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpr6IBRe9J7OfxJR8he4QzlQTOUBmOG88kHO3w9NY9fw_GxwAWGIjpmN9LPaunDemnP4_MSY0kNIwzJF8kr3OKE4ZKY_IpmuoJwSYAAKelrg4_57YpV4VmJpO5UvkCtAnSBN7qVgmyP4rkJSmxbiYQ1YrttZgw6CJFTiE64JFzJPNK5iOcMHz_by9cLdA" width="180" /></a></div>Little Alistair with some tiger lilies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBFrisZPw3j2mmCYy6ksZ1eT9uAcYTEn5RCMbt0J1T_mo6wCQW7UKGet7bz2ydQiPLBdL8H7qBWD24FGIUv-82CUpctUX3WLL9tinDyi9K6CDKdAMVOADeO5z0-WfFGfBaNytR3IFj9V_a2umU5hrYXwPtpQUzB5YDMVLnVc6iX-gdVUV2C1Rj541LHHI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBFrisZPw3j2mmCYy6ksZ1eT9uAcYTEn5RCMbt0J1T_mo6wCQW7UKGet7bz2ydQiPLBdL8H7qBWD24FGIUv-82CUpctUX3WLL9tinDyi9K6CDKdAMVOADeO5z0-WfFGfBaNytR3IFj9V_a2umU5hrYXwPtpQUzB5YDMVLnVc6iX-gdVUV2C1Rj541LHHI" width="180" /></a></div>Love these cute boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I love that I can help Paige out every once in a while. I know what it's like to raise crazy active boys and I know she trusts me to love and take care of her kids. It's a real treat for me to be around these little guys because I don't get many hugs, hand holding or snuggles from my teenagers back home!!!!</div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-85252536635142571402023-05-31T12:12:00.094-07:002023-06-19T12:48:50.897-07:00What Else Happened in May?<p>While I was in Australia Hyrum and Julian went on some fun walks and bike rides...and even planted a garden!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb0QRcP9hUz5DgpQyncYokogn-8JBEFGjXHyg_UU5pV39cDkqT9hHsVoJFsNvNqRyfmuhz1AQk9BGrYL77KdfF9pDXf9UQ102UYM2J1xHHfDXz3fJoX6pcfxmG7pNO98Ymn2jBioig3dav7k_UqFrt6CvBqg7HZD4E_fodWwJmqsEpPMdkp22MRMpWuU/s3307/IMG_2669.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3307" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb0QRcP9hUz5DgpQyncYokogn-8JBEFGjXHyg_UU5pV39cDkqT9hHsVoJFsNvNqRyfmuhz1AQk9BGrYL77KdfF9pDXf9UQ102UYM2J1xHHfDXz3fJoX6pcfxmG7pNO98Ymn2jBioig3dav7k_UqFrt6CvBqg7HZD4E_fodWwJmqsEpPMdkp22MRMpWuU/s320/IMG_2669.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We took a group to the Portland Temple visitors center to enjoy a morning at the temple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGReG6SoYyZfhxcE9McxSdBzXnpDXDk7CoqBo1VnFjxepsJ2C5OircpY6h4zyRsSFT7l3uWBCLHj7-jSwJ1n4MitP9EvG9MKAUyzmB0Ersk58ne2U1AKPP8IJLBIsM5g1vJPk7-4MFDJOVrtbON7Um6VEgG6Xc7P0AoCy32AlCDoXc0bqbUfTOSzI2v0s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGReG6SoYyZfhxcE9McxSdBzXnpDXDk7CoqBo1VnFjxepsJ2C5OircpY6h4zyRsSFT7l3uWBCLHj7-jSwJ1n4MitP9EvG9MKAUyzmB0Ersk58ne2U1AKPP8IJLBIsM5g1vJPk7-4MFDJOVrtbON7Um6VEgG6Xc7P0AoCy32AlCDoXc0bqbUfTOSzI2v0s" width="180" /></a></div>We stopped at Dairy Queen for a treat on the way home:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWvN33SG8q0lEGAA4GeDYl2aRjuNi_e96VrlrVVsWnWx8ZwSrwVekwSIX92E4LSwdNfRUqe0UQnfk4draEWhS5avJgRMrG2rSLFqHAlBXPvGjqgmnCz6VDPqQeelkSDPGqEyuxTl4SeWKX9b994eo764HNqqGJWXZDpKpVSv35A5GFk0yik7f9Ye_0Org" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWvN33SG8q0lEGAA4GeDYl2aRjuNi_e96VrlrVVsWnWx8ZwSrwVekwSIX92E4LSwdNfRUqe0UQnfk4draEWhS5avJgRMrG2rSLFqHAlBXPvGjqgmnCz6VDPqQeelkSDPGqEyuxTl4SeWKX9b994eo764HNqqGJWXZDpKpVSv35A5GFk0yik7f9Ye_0Org" width="320" /></a></div>Oma and Andrea came to Oregon for a visit. Oma wanted to see the boys campus and dorm so we drove down to Corvallis for a quick visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjAZf0UCFgfh4-pksTTbtWjNZojOS6qMV1pOaIjhW2bBib2GVoHt5S7VvlyMhpHggOIn9McbOH0I9pvIJ_H-cJ213MZtnUJ88SMq1pOnXDSG-iJwSNm1vWMTk8rh4eFv0A4LMBlHeRs1ZWPFEIznHc75qA_WVYGQIZnjJsYrlbUXXIrY_A20xjyyvkgbc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjAZf0UCFgfh4-pksTTbtWjNZojOS6qMV1pOaIjhW2bBib2GVoHt5S7VvlyMhpHggOIn9McbOH0I9pvIJ_H-cJ213MZtnUJ88SMq1pOnXDSG-iJwSNm1vWMTk8rh4eFv0A4LMBlHeRs1ZWPFEIznHc75qA_WVYGQIZnjJsYrlbUXXIrY_A20xjyyvkgbc" width="180" /></a></div>Katrina and I took Oma and Andrea to the rhododendron garden here in Portland. I had never been and it was so beautiful, I will definitely be back again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaV4MhWIu0ssxGiye_rxO5NvxZNQ1PVj0CZh3F2cIYi6YhmEWUnTtTJJtDu_RYfVE-lGw-FZno2Nf4sFBK1Nt6D2ZbSpgtsgP-T_OcFVNZhAhMa1Rr3dxo44JJQ_pCZZchkhvn-rfxm8-0To9FHZZCQ2Kry1C-GQ31MEs1w4Jh_IGYxJbi9eawJBNRSPY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaV4MhWIu0ssxGiye_rxO5NvxZNQ1PVj0CZh3F2cIYi6YhmEWUnTtTJJtDu_RYfVE-lGw-FZno2Nf4sFBK1Nt6D2ZbSpgtsgP-T_OcFVNZhAhMa1Rr3dxo44JJQ_pCZZchkhvn-rfxm8-0To9FHZZCQ2Kry1C-GQ31MEs1w4Jh_IGYxJbi9eawJBNRSPY" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnCDA46E4F5GGj5DuDPRJiQQ5nY6VCFkf9KHvAEWHFBJmg9ewT-AfvsRLWVAq826Qtp6FnquYrkGkoI86PNf3TtTsl5qg_r3Ds9E31oH195-a3uAuN72uCYd2NnLTTsc_zJaxhJP5w03hxtIQwwzBWUU_PQUTuZPyXS8OexPeJnpwQOiCF5p-YKi4TJCg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnCDA46E4F5GGj5DuDPRJiQQ5nY6VCFkf9KHvAEWHFBJmg9ewT-AfvsRLWVAq826Qtp6FnquYrkGkoI86PNf3TtTsl5qg_r3Ds9E31oH195-a3uAuN72uCYd2NnLTTsc_zJaxhJP5w03hxtIQwwzBWUU_PQUTuZPyXS8OexPeJnpwQOiCF5p-YKi4TJCg" width="180" /></a></div>Baby ducks make me happy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXUccpJMvV9I4Q53tE5oco4Gt2FJ4ugx05kIP9ST_8lIAqxiN303inmZ1IGiHpyuSl3dCEq_-9WLlM5ohHIZuOg66Wx2bES4xJ0fo33nmrG6op7fcPSkyrkzkCwajz7h-UNB-2m0HwrzWjvYLZyvk2gpag88jmfh9Da80YOq__gcurmsg1m9IIA-8mghg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXUccpJMvV9I4Q53tE5oco4Gt2FJ4ugx05kIP9ST_8lIAqxiN303inmZ1IGiHpyuSl3dCEq_-9WLlM5ohHIZuOg66Wx2bES4xJ0fo33nmrG6op7fcPSkyrkzkCwajz7h-UNB-2m0HwrzWjvYLZyvk2gpag88jmfh9Da80YOq__gcurmsg1m9IIA-8mghg" width="320" /></a></div>Look at these gorges flowers everywhere:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVN-HwMmMn8DvlRLNlWuk6JEHN4lbwkAGJCf9EI8CfOMK5NJXYRPJspDmkwdaN6c--MvICScj5hT70yqoZpRb2xmJRLe5doaqcaBFzkD0ov6-nhheuStmTtnGoPsQg1XCQK4QZl0q-5QtS6YR5twOvZ0CimPqjSxYgd7RVd8nPjOIHrQG6GzQgCO_eLDc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVN-HwMmMn8DvlRLNlWuk6JEHN4lbwkAGJCf9EI8CfOMK5NJXYRPJspDmkwdaN6c--MvICScj5hT70yqoZpRb2xmJRLe5doaqcaBFzkD0ov6-nhheuStmTtnGoPsQg1XCQK4QZl0q-5QtS6YR5twOvZ0CimPqjSxYgd7RVd8nPjOIHrQG6GzQgCO_eLDc" width="320" /></a></div>While Katrina took Oma and Andrea up to Washington to visit her daughter Ellen I went out to the coast for a fun hike with friends. We stopped at Tom's in Cannon Beach for some fish tacos!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo8TWAh9iFd9vDD_P3ZW3Ef_8rTvkd0ksVyh6lBk_XdopdTp14n1Kga7JfZYOeg-0ks8879XhZoPseJg6VjkZOyxS3kWK3A-3D5mbPihPcnzt-rhINwyELbOX0tU6n_0MgNYym2BBdAUlsEA9hUH-vd0xT--RL8T5UlJLg-07heV1z6ygkpc6VdK82Bas" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo8TWAh9iFd9vDD_P3ZW3Ef_8rTvkd0ksVyh6lBk_XdopdTp14n1Kga7JfZYOeg-0ks8879XhZoPseJg6VjkZOyxS3kWK3A-3D5mbPihPcnzt-rhINwyELbOX0tU6n_0MgNYym2BBdAUlsEA9hUH-vd0xT--RL8T5UlJLg-07heV1z6ygkpc6VdK82Bas" width="320" /></a></div>On the beach headed to Cape Falcon trailhead</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ9BI0_cd3le3Q3wYlMdFOiQSHXAIqvMukyvpN3goSh_mUqmWkZGFiwJS-38vTDlLnv4uqJNySWHu6AV8NEykfyb2xm580bOaE0W7IRniM1vFblDGb_RQL0e-I1G_pM5ZuGPYXvGX5qGPOjhlrT0jx5yIaH2eyNVUQrcXri4MRIci49pgnFyZ-xnOM4nU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ9BI0_cd3le3Q3wYlMdFOiQSHXAIqvMukyvpN3goSh_mUqmWkZGFiwJS-38vTDlLnv4uqJNySWHu6AV8NEykfyb2xm580bOaE0W7IRniM1vFblDGb_RQL0e-I1G_pM5ZuGPYXvGX5qGPOjhlrT0jx5yIaH2eyNVUQrcXri4MRIci49pgnFyZ-xnOM4nU" width="180" /></a></div>The day was so gorgeous and the view from the lookout at the top was spectacular</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtU_AKPnSUeMK3zhlpvXl-skNDjR-VHUnpwPx4tTqE2WuApdFCHKb-DWXoSsZHqYtwaJsNX5t6F7RkQybzY0f-oZnPxZNpY1bE-sNiG8xX0xIiQnDG8e9Hslvz9-3fgWfMS5qBIHLFwH6YFWcvEKsODAlMQpwh1B8JBW7sB3XP4dF_7mZgMxRngUvIQjc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtU_AKPnSUeMK3zhlpvXl-skNDjR-VHUnpwPx4tTqE2WuApdFCHKb-DWXoSsZHqYtwaJsNX5t6F7RkQybzY0f-oZnPxZNpY1bE-sNiG8xX0xIiQnDG8e9Hslvz9-3fgWfMS5qBIHLFwH6YFWcvEKsODAlMQpwh1B8JBW7sB3XP4dF_7mZgMxRngUvIQjc" width="320" /></a></div>These ladies are so nice to invite me on hikes...I'm definitely the slowest hiker of the group:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCbCqofLtKZvfvU_jIRIJRYKV_aLT5RYhraLxkBIkmmYkqjSALhxCice5njy1C_ZlSJFG9fhiccjsmCA44ij0Z1LQtqi1vGOXbpizk8VeKASMEL-pYbn9xn0FJTPPhalLgpUDcJBnov3AS2drUEg1yXqTUWNWsLUVTXIhCSOg-8QmNTTzChZFWqZ7amZ0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCbCqofLtKZvfvU_jIRIJRYKV_aLT5RYhraLxkBIkmmYkqjSALhxCice5njy1C_ZlSJFG9fhiccjsmCA44ij0Z1LQtqi1vGOXbpizk8VeKASMEL-pYbn9xn0FJTPPhalLgpUDcJBnov3AS2drUEg1yXqTUWNWsLUVTXIhCSOg-8QmNTTzChZFWqZ7amZ0" width="180" /></a></div>When I got home that evening and showed Oma and Andrea the nice hike they missed they decided they wanted to go...so I went on the same hike the very next day! Unfortunately the weather was not so wonderful, but it wasn't raining...just cloudy and not as amazing as the day before. You never know what the coast is going to be like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5LiikvQrsDDEiyn-2fWziuqyMcHlpQMqfAfFGYOEez4_sqUGmzjQwH-0Bb0kJWKdYrUUmfSJKfHabKBqFqjsgXwFzXlGFHfIJ-kj9CJvdzdifagng68cJwbIuocv2e6EdNZoirhSBErxb4rx28aIJSGPZs5HGciEMZywBtO1rJ39jSmPEYAih5oT1R8Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5LiikvQrsDDEiyn-2fWziuqyMcHlpQMqfAfFGYOEez4_sqUGmzjQwH-0Bb0kJWKdYrUUmfSJKfHabKBqFqjsgXwFzXlGFHfIJ-kj9CJvdzdifagng68cJwbIuocv2e6EdNZoirhSBErxb4rx28aIJSGPZs5HGciEMZywBtO1rJ39jSmPEYAih5oT1R8Y" width="180" /></a></div>Oma is amazing! Still hiking 5 mile trials at 86 years old!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP8wkod8FPQfLDwWLa6aPwIxxxzS96NcIYV4VImjjj0nDtnDEp9PIJMHm7u6uMjDXo1Gu0T_yDFHFuaUGRQwHpboT92b912pnWgbT2VLCFwGxwzBw6QnjbmOWlVVv3XJpnynA6fFGfd-7xY5PIPF8ChEA2MY87qu3_D8xvRJ8pC1Ay9rV8chZj41AKfOI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP8wkod8FPQfLDwWLa6aPwIxxxzS96NcIYV4VImjjj0nDtnDEp9PIJMHm7u6uMjDXo1Gu0T_yDFHFuaUGRQwHpboT92b912pnWgbT2VLCFwGxwzBw6QnjbmOWlVVv3XJpnynA6fFGfd-7xY5PIPF8ChEA2MY87qu3_D8xvRJ8pC1Ay9rV8chZj41AKfOI" width="180" /></a></div>The same spot, same photo from the day before, just much cloudier. But there is beauty in the clouds and overcast sky and we still got the fantastic view from the top. At least it wasn't fogged in with no visibility!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpArZUj9yQ31WVQh3sbnCwvyeJA_llWHH-WZ2uC-f4MTtaxwRNrt9zIV17JZvi6Q3-km3ePxYZzpxPy37eiM-OcG_0VxqqrKEVKCxRW-Xyo8gurjwDKql7bukOv5eorehtJaYGxUzdLM9ugOdPlMA5DilHyq9TRsezAD6Nn_ku1hMKCVxRIkpwRTFFxYM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpArZUj9yQ31WVQh3sbnCwvyeJA_llWHH-WZ2uC-f4MTtaxwRNrt9zIV17JZvi6Q3-km3ePxYZzpxPy37eiM-OcG_0VxqqrKEVKCxRW-Xyo8gurjwDKql7bukOv5eorehtJaYGxUzdLM9ugOdPlMA5DilHyq9TRsezAD6Nn_ku1hMKCVxRIkpwRTFFxYM" width="320" /></a></div>At the top of Cape Falcon trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIIGLSTQYIXPK6fZjZ5_p617J-FGDJoNY2gAkWN2htr_w_yqkpFLF_dwyU3r3-ay31IGIC6iKZzqBs9ZVN7YPxPcfXa4aycS506ydC5yZ_TZ7sh9l69U7lNic2lI42nl-oTauwDCKYukeai4lP4y4O9vSh_9Q6TfH7-l4au7wOAXna1UBIue_5cHohAyY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIIGLSTQYIXPK6fZjZ5_p617J-FGDJoNY2gAkWN2htr_w_yqkpFLF_dwyU3r3-ay31IGIC6iKZzqBs9ZVN7YPxPcfXa4aycS506ydC5yZ_TZ7sh9l69U7lNic2lI42nl-oTauwDCKYukeai4lP4y4O9vSh_9Q6TfH7-l4au7wOAXna1UBIue_5cHohAyY" width="180" /></a></div>Our big adventure on the way home. About 5 miles from home I got a flat tire. Luckily, the first place I could turn into to get off the highway was the Oregon Department of Transportation highway maintenance building!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipWraeCdne1VZvfmq1gjf1DUYhvZ2uF6Ct908xKiNxRaDbygrQXtnJoAMipE2IhcLz5zsZwOh2mhX_Ifo2dIoCV6y6sOBQNwdSoOSGZB8PMKf0kly1MyTfNYYuLERCvId6ixRX6v3c73ftVPkQVOb0oI4xd4mkkbLK4wdyLLZYug0kKzROh-LrgRVhlHo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipWraeCdne1VZvfmq1gjf1DUYhvZ2uF6Ct908xKiNxRaDbygrQXtnJoAMipE2IhcLz5zsZwOh2mhX_Ifo2dIoCV6y6sOBQNwdSoOSGZB8PMKf0kly1MyTfNYYuLERCvId6ixRX6v3c73ftVPkQVOb0oI4xd4mkkbLK4wdyLLZYug0kKzROh-LrgRVhlHo" width="180" /></a></div>These awesome guys got my flat tire off, spare tire on and I was back on the road in about 15 minutes. I was so lucky they were willing to help me out:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhErY_Ev5WoP41c4-kIJ6jNXuDqZDwPJp9W--F_u2zTdQw0sCIuMhVXFvpQPCrsZER1O3HrVvShdepMADqlO0EH-GzfuqqevfG34gmR40-skzOcTSo6XfqBgGQNqWGiaoXTsNs-d9Gn0u153dtmKjdwo3uHZvdXavXf9JYvMGpI8TnWnSZWjAhpIWa_MPI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="3765" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhErY_Ev5WoP41c4-kIJ6jNXuDqZDwPJp9W--F_u2zTdQw0sCIuMhVXFvpQPCrsZER1O3HrVvShdepMADqlO0EH-GzfuqqevfG34gmR40-skzOcTSo6XfqBgGQNqWGiaoXTsNs-d9Gn0u153dtmKjdwo3uHZvdXavXf9JYvMGpI8TnWnSZWjAhpIWa_MPI" width="320" /></a></div>Hyrum took Katrina, Andrea and Oma for a sail. The wind was pretty gusty and they had a real adventure on the boat. I'm not sure Hyrum will ever get Oma on the boat again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtifjTg_4QpmpXeESYM4TYHoCR9QyiqIYL5llpV7jYfD6sFWgU2IRujaWLYXAOP-4F0A4sqbbawHPpB4zsp7gIEwYKunuaPr38fKSjCMLLXX4WfNeZNQnJlXi634KBrGcwMOBsJDj8Zy4Uox9EpWFrg9lkycacRdY4UgO5T--h0p7INDtS-9RLGaPqgxI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtifjTg_4QpmpXeESYM4TYHoCR9QyiqIYL5llpV7jYfD6sFWgU2IRujaWLYXAOP-4F0A4sqbbawHPpB4zsp7gIEwYKunuaPr38fKSjCMLLXX4WfNeZNQnJlXi634KBrGcwMOBsJDj8Zy4Uox9EpWFrg9lkycacRdY4UgO5T--h0p7INDtS-9RLGaPqgxI" width="320" /></a></div>A walk around Fernhill Wetlands is always a nice time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHvwDujBKIkFKDd79fb-FQznUgjCf4PkVu2gj2xo_GhADMXbUPvb9B7o-nn00u2TVJESVmJN8cq0pYE8_JYOtXVnXYh2IYsaGyjrrgG9-JEns-aFaFZMAG1jL0goEpFDwt4nWbiRx6gzv20q2EOUPbmMVpJ_26qHu_IBl7_q5IQDvpNO1zT7ZhUbU08Y4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="2660" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHvwDujBKIkFKDd79fb-FQznUgjCf4PkVu2gj2xo_GhADMXbUPvb9B7o-nn00u2TVJESVmJN8cq0pYE8_JYOtXVnXYh2IYsaGyjrrgG9-JEns-aFaFZMAG1jL0goEpFDwt4nWbiRx6gzv20q2EOUPbmMVpJ_26qHu_IBl7_q5IQDvpNO1zT7ZhUbU08Y4" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAyVwlK6Hgx6QOSbkQ5i1iCcCijTCklOcDyZZZVdc4ZAj3jDbTmnyV4noD8IHY4u-v4W_jE6osBpZbuz9GmxjhSXeG2A-bh5u3HyNusDOQAp9GfuzlxoX_aa2fMRHaSaXB4IN9fr-wJC7oPx9YhmrO80oqN8OWd2cyxBNepYsjjipRGAb7xMTqSDWKaCg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAyVwlK6Hgx6QOSbkQ5i1iCcCijTCklOcDyZZZVdc4ZAj3jDbTmnyV4noD8IHY4u-v4W_jE6osBpZbuz9GmxjhSXeG2A-bh5u3HyNusDOQAp9GfuzlxoX_aa2fMRHaSaXB4IN9fr-wJC7oPx9YhmrO80oqN8OWd2cyxBNepYsjjipRGAb7xMTqSDWKaCg" width="320" /></a></div>A walk around the Wapato greenway on Sauvie Island</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha8SkFi1rCfa6I6plvUWkbxfRhCRaXabHdF7C1ZUTN3nxZ9CVjAtmHzTWBU4MtBHm1IQYJ8pY_yVJ9wfoo68TPqQ2VJ9etPApNOJnkv7Z6Sg1luPb659hO7AnwcttRqDJYyvEeEyx6QJUR9Qg6pP0XV2HAVt9tb8uYoEnLp-2hgzXLMt4pvK5sPWXrmok" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="2333" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha8SkFi1rCfa6I6plvUWkbxfRhCRaXabHdF7C1ZUTN3nxZ9CVjAtmHzTWBU4MtBHm1IQYJ8pY_yVJ9wfoo68TPqQ2VJ9etPApNOJnkv7Z6Sg1luPb659hO7AnwcttRqDJYyvEeEyx6QJUR9Qg6pP0XV2HAVt9tb8uYoEnLp-2hgzXLMt4pvK5sPWXrmok" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYEAt_HCsSJlRCW_tty9ZPs3ovXoWv1p9tYRXOJmLdbATfiylnMy4NOvTmLQDiXhowZmANaosHpjDygprQWN03IWhC1KIOLyFl1f6g8bUgue7YvHtBWcsGGUgyAR2al863n0ILGDqTL3-vzioUSOokjvBGkmSxOlF35chZvyk4W1yiqm43JkcDhSUkDK0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYEAt_HCsSJlRCW_tty9ZPs3ovXoWv1p9tYRXOJmLdbATfiylnMy4NOvTmLQDiXhowZmANaosHpjDygprQWN03IWhC1KIOLyFl1f6g8bUgue7YvHtBWcsGGUgyAR2al863n0ILGDqTL3-vzioUSOokjvBGkmSxOlF35chZvyk4W1yiqm43JkcDhSUkDK0" width="180" /></a></div>Julian's friend Ian invited Julian to join his family for the Hillsboro air show. We have lived here more than 10 years and have never gone to the air show. Julian said it was "loud" but that's all the info we got from him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP7BG_IvXOerYMe18lsUae8LIlH8mMIn8TyuU6gZwbd3CSxJQkl_9PkS6z1XgNtxxhjCSg91u7j-kokpSDNulPm_ax6Yga3dDfL3TY_SAXPa4S7i-1scZUl8yBrw4u2NGBcMofYsOUV1FwwsH5T5CDSgmZfRBKf1HTylQl5N-bD6pFz7mx5hMCa7S9w9M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="2037" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP7BG_IvXOerYMe18lsUae8LIlH8mMIn8TyuU6gZwbd3CSxJQkl_9PkS6z1XgNtxxhjCSg91u7j-kokpSDNulPm_ax6Yga3dDfL3TY_SAXPa4S7i-1scZUl8yBrw4u2NGBcMofYsOUV1FwwsH5T5CDSgmZfRBKf1HTylQl5N-bD6pFz7mx5hMCa7S9w9M" width="180" /></a></div>We had a very fun evening at the symphony. They played Led Zeppelin songs and there was a singer and electric guitarist (no Jimmy Page or Robert Plant...but it was still a lot of fun!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieLvwQwyjBD--vgRm-4IqIZss_MUmaQUpLjStKH8H4xGXz5esvV79WSRupPyXVas0kotz3FGZd6_nPIuz_YghGhnSCPwfdfIVovDTP_hBPS6GjH4BO0sy8QppXg05LhtvfRYOCgjXqwng1cNRl40i3L9bi8IkQfWhl7gg9ymuFPAJJRebeLKKJWr2Ymbs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieLvwQwyjBD--vgRm-4IqIZss_MUmaQUpLjStKH8H4xGXz5esvV79WSRupPyXVas0kotz3FGZd6_nPIuz_YghGhnSCPwfdfIVovDTP_hBPS6GjH4BO0sy8QppXg05LhtvfRYOCgjXqwng1cNRl40i3L9bi8IkQfWhl7gg9ymuFPAJJRebeLKKJWr2Ymbs" width="320" /></a></div>Biking with some friends on the Banks-Vernonia trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg93_hs3WaClW0RSwD7qhZ0qawVRNQw6GV1wi-b9FydHWAgZqleL7b0C-Vy6A_mSCQ2eVemCNlxbyNpNpAgVScJ1GHgrEgus_3qybtalt9J7aB7CxLlBFYBKlJB1Ku1U5HISor3Tg1yFhR5h8B31aVDmtATisSzUbqH2FcKYjsl0mYz50ZznQw3J1QkavQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="2470" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg93_hs3WaClW0RSwD7qhZ0qawVRNQw6GV1wi-b9FydHWAgZqleL7b0C-Vy6A_mSCQ2eVemCNlxbyNpNpAgVScJ1GHgrEgus_3qybtalt9J7aB7CxLlBFYBKlJB1Ku1U5HISor3Tg1yFhR5h8B31aVDmtATisSzUbqH2FcKYjsl0mYz50ZznQw3J1QkavQ" width="180" /></a></div>A little deer came to say hello:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGSlekhI5kX0zijPtFyyaiavOneoJ-_THwWP51C3fcGYxzSbfcqbve2-tPMcb6n2y6cOtUVqiUH3OjcWCSWIojQbD9vvYwQJ6tWUnyeALwgiF7rhJqb_wNY3O6vecJ-iRmSqTWdNwInefX6KepB02MOPoWGInpY63lWco4ddKoLX4Hph24wOwIj1qLnCo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGSlekhI5kX0zijPtFyyaiavOneoJ-_THwWP51C3fcGYxzSbfcqbve2-tPMcb6n2y6cOtUVqiUH3OjcWCSWIojQbD9vvYwQJ6tWUnyeALwgiF7rhJqb_wNY3O6vecJ-iRmSqTWdNwInefX6KepB02MOPoWGInpY63lWco4ddKoLX4Hph24wOwIj1qLnCo" width="180" /></a></div>My friend, Marci Daley, teaches early morning seminary. She asked me to sub for her one day. I think I did an OK job but I'm not sure I would say yes to this calling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEintl0nSb0k9E1nOtJGmgxnhz30u33_xTatDNH9ezp7xF4WlxQ7LwE3dRzpKutXLtL18-OcBHYlsrCMysSDc8llSbpu4x6jFLFnJZevdDd9oHPL0f5P7eUv5jh9gy8SuvYf1vwczdZB3EuvNo4oVd5gIqViJnh3eZ4In5Mt-bLlSJwDJ7fLLCrlh-eeWAE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="2324" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEintl0nSb0k9E1nOtJGmgxnhz30u33_xTatDNH9ezp7xF4WlxQ7LwE3dRzpKutXLtL18-OcBHYlsrCMysSDc8llSbpu4x6jFLFnJZevdDd9oHPL0f5P7eUv5jh9gy8SuvYf1vwczdZB3EuvNo4oVd5gIqViJnh3eZ4In5Mt-bLlSJwDJ7fLLCrlh-eeWAE" width="320" /></a></div>The twins came home for Memorial Day weekend. This was our first family sail on the Dan for the year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieXNCXCaPw1_vGOgyenY3DXJRBgD4JJYWwlhUhhmY_judVe7eJLZPClxGwUi4yqPX4PHxpXtMn1hHbz-GWi8eGiYlyTUiMrt-cgpVC60XKQR5Y49aJZel1AfcULyhXlAJHDp_Cs45FMK9UFR8PrhYyOwQUD0at_mH1JGJ_lT6mI2K_f1JLIy6Au06Kk3U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1725" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieXNCXCaPw1_vGOgyenY3DXJRBgD4JJYWwlhUhhmY_judVe7eJLZPClxGwUi4yqPX4PHxpXtMn1hHbz-GWi8eGiYlyTUiMrt-cgpVC60XKQR5Y49aJZel1AfcULyhXlAJHDp_Cs45FMK9UFR8PrhYyOwQUD0at_mH1JGJ_lT6mI2K_f1JLIy6Au06Kk3U" width="320" /></a></div>Back in Corvallis to drop the boys off we walked around Martin Luther King Jr. park. It was a great place with lots of trails to explore...we will be back</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdz2fbCX5x2DnGjSqcV17SqMNsZKiDRtKzQ5o4JF-7NgISB_k9WGU2lNlRPZ1BJtqI_mNYhXmnLIDD-OYRD1B-mUnGGeRHL8LZksNVuB_SAc2DbIYkydf-rQqYFKX9uKLlEry6O-hcoqz2Z5e5VwwZ5YoD7azCs59Y-bmWAtPmX85i5O_WluWmBslKmWc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdz2fbCX5x2DnGjSqcV17SqMNsZKiDRtKzQ5o4JF-7NgISB_k9WGU2lNlRPZ1BJtqI_mNYhXmnLIDD-OYRD1B-mUnGGeRHL8LZksNVuB_SAc2DbIYkydf-rQqYFKX9uKLlEry6O-hcoqz2Z5e5VwwZ5YoD7azCs59Y-bmWAtPmX85i5O_WluWmBslKmWc" width="180" /></a></div>Emerson and his dad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxMPXjuk7NelWLx26bUB4IbeCgDypqz6116DgNNPSre_dYtOsaE5rGj8C381MtDcSgOFsnFlHho8PscUh99EiudKHaw6uWSwaZqRVo1Un3fOKcUa0GNM0VxXpmW0-bZclDFXFkEuBF-xmlkg_wDdxgL9nxFQtMRfiKVR-_8FwFbkMo2uKZHK1-JpfdWOU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxMPXjuk7NelWLx26bUB4IbeCgDypqz6116DgNNPSre_dYtOsaE5rGj8C381MtDcSgOFsnFlHho8PscUh99EiudKHaw6uWSwaZqRVo1Un3fOKcUa0GNM0VxXpmW0-bZclDFXFkEuBF-xmlkg_wDdxgL9nxFQtMRfiKVR-_8FwFbkMo2uKZHK1-JpfdWOU" width="180" /></a></div>Townsend in a tree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZFA6j_UxkIEFkgru3qQ8jt8KwTOwTD4zmcYJmeWITaohHLxj3g4FdSbbFE4t8DT4K9tJ-IKs9VGW9KsZyPzpTkp1XQTVx2qjJHwq3QqORpgMoj2pt6waK2qjsCahoy4bDcyE6ezQLZoJZ5iGfct4YNrHsZaH3FLTgPHwc7giY0i_PF7g0bSZzW2Jve4w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="2721" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZFA6j_UxkIEFkgru3qQ8jt8KwTOwTD4zmcYJmeWITaohHLxj3g4FdSbbFE4t8DT4K9tJ-IKs9VGW9KsZyPzpTkp1XQTVx2qjJHwq3QqORpgMoj2pt6waK2qjsCahoy4bDcyE6ezQLZoJZ5iGfct4YNrHsZaH3FLTgPHwc7giY0i_PF7g0bSZzW2Jve4w" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKdh9rwA7AP_2hTBdFlblCHorN2cwc561_byMeDtFisPQLzMrhbOpC2gBrcp5TtRuLIbSMM9g3cYePARqotl51xTJo5AUEH0gjVOEBUk_52rfgMFzg8v9FVMJZ1FE-gjVtQAhTPXc1c1412h_Y86iuk0SO8UzhBh0s_V0FgxajimMHqn-p-ASVgdExZQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKdh9rwA7AP_2hTBdFlblCHorN2cwc561_byMeDtFisPQLzMrhbOpC2gBrcp5TtRuLIbSMM9g3cYePARqotl51xTJo5AUEH0gjVOEBUk_52rfgMFzg8v9FVMJZ1FE-gjVtQAhTPXc1c1412h_Y86iuk0SO8UzhBh0s_V0FgxajimMHqn-p-ASVgdExZQA" width="320" /></a></div>Out for another bike ride with friends. This time we road on the Banks-Vernonia trail to Tophill. It's a bit of a climb up to Tophill but then you get to coast on your bike all the way down hill back to your car!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXe-kBfe-PYHITItm9X-i2uVslyQnAsEkDGI22UxDTua6bziaVQj_lpaN51ALqCdFyenYKyl7zgiFsY2BgkJuB548q1Zx6jfIzXI9k4s6rB2Ldz64vJDWmOoD10-UdoX20Kp1B7f0FsxhPF4E7xpKfXkAhg4W9msApKFZYGG8wpisPR5-KQdc8BhdWN-Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXe-kBfe-PYHITItm9X-i2uVslyQnAsEkDGI22UxDTua6bziaVQj_lpaN51ALqCdFyenYKyl7zgiFsY2BgkJuB548q1Zx6jfIzXI9k4s6rB2Ldz64vJDWmOoD10-UdoX20Kp1B7f0FsxhPF4E7xpKfXkAhg4W9msApKFZYGG8wpisPR5-KQdc8BhdWN-Q" width="180" /></a></div>Julian's very last piano lesson. I told all my boys they had to take piano lessons until they were finished with 8th grade. I always hoped my boys would want to continue taking lessons on their own but so far none of them have wanted to continue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6Y0x5NZir2nrAg4nwGM_ATtdQB7wLgukmaVqZz1vi2PW5B5sLIV69e7Wg27aXQgOlB_bacQOgweisK19yjuHBdDgTYnOM6psulZbx6pQZOHkk8m08sP_UhO6t6fBlaxzzLGGvVZLEU_j6M-jbYVmtCjJ_HaRu_fvNjck__xCKR7xr-xEnS62GsIjtD0E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6Y0x5NZir2nrAg4nwGM_ATtdQB7wLgukmaVqZz1vi2PW5B5sLIV69e7Wg27aXQgOlB_bacQOgweisK19yjuHBdDgTYnOM6psulZbx6pQZOHkk8m08sP_UhO6t6fBlaxzzLGGvVZLEU_j6M-jbYVmtCjJ_HaRu_fvNjck__xCKR7xr-xEnS62GsIjtD0E" width="320" /></a></div>Hyrum's happy place! A great way to finish out the month of May!<br /></div></div></div><br /><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-67501570985337109572023-05-10T10:52:00.240-07:002023-06-19T12:11:52.950-07:00G'Day from Australia<p> When my family went to Australia in 2019 I wasn't able to fly out with them because I had an emergency appendix removal the morning of my flight. So Air New Zealand gave me $1,500 credit because I missed my flight. Well, then the pandemic came along and shut everything down so I have been waiting for years to use my credit and FINALLY made it work this year. I just flew down by myself and hung out with my host family. I got to see their new home (they had moved since seeing them in 2019) and then my host Mum and I went to Tasmania together for a few days. I had such a fantastic time. I really do love my host family and I love that they are so welcoming and kind to their foreign "daughter" I wish Australia wasn't so dang far away!!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgesIMbOX4jkjXbAApvSilYof2s-XlCRoIgJwLUVwTSaGNoMUIIPsJxXXEDhuDcj0QtjsArHj64hQQf-Mv09aDa1FVjNod1bPpn1FibZGPxY45hvnL7jervZvfEz8CpyHv4Q99Ne_T5XgUlukgzh9-i8udY07V-lz8HO1xMGp-zyGv_qhg2CYa0r2TDQcI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgesIMbOX4jkjXbAApvSilYof2s-XlCRoIgJwLUVwTSaGNoMUIIPsJxXXEDhuDcj0QtjsArHj64hQQf-Mv09aDa1FVjNod1bPpn1FibZGPxY45hvnL7jervZvfEz8CpyHv4Q99Ne_T5XgUlukgzh9-i8udY07V-lz8HO1xMGp-zyGv_qhg2CYa0r2TDQcI" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My host dad showing off one of his chickens. Their new home has a lovely piece of property, where he has a nice garden, some fruit trees and even chickens!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhd_L6IaDarxrXeZ-Qz21Pw-NcsB8pI8GlDDHRdBhMQEsUhkZ8ylCHo7JwWkXZ3bEN-yqrKBlAsE3yzdsbLdRpWx4E7H7XDn1GqyY_rip_5SC4GA3a0r3HUvqUKzQQP2fBG2sDIh1bSpBMkN4Hst3vX9_dYmaYijv8JbeY6heCLi3j4wbIWyOTpcVCtFw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhd_L6IaDarxrXeZ-Qz21Pw-NcsB8pI8GlDDHRdBhMQEsUhkZ8ylCHo7JwWkXZ3bEN-yqrKBlAsE3yzdsbLdRpWx4E7H7XDn1GqyY_rip_5SC4GA3a0r3HUvqUKzQQP2fBG2sDIh1bSpBMkN4Hst3vX9_dYmaYijv8JbeY6heCLi3j4wbIWyOTpcVCtFw" width="320" /></a></div>Ella Fitzpatrick, Me, Ron Heindorff, Corinne Heindorff Fitzpatrick, Mike Fitzpatrick and Helen Heindorff. My host sister (Corinne) joined us with some of her family for a yummy thai dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSNITI74ZVGNehZx_umkM3evP82jD4fVkcgm0TGxmn6qSChCQYVDZdL5GiY00OFED34gl-5eje9UzUn6LVhdCJ8CbR7YeJWZaWZi68xxWzioQJmP2vmIHZR9gZoHc7MJC3FV4v553-PqpbMp_IBVfH5wILTEnpvQjMUGZGIVZCjKjwhe_20JUDTBwM2j0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSNITI74ZVGNehZx_umkM3evP82jD4fVkcgm0TGxmn6qSChCQYVDZdL5GiY00OFED34gl-5eje9UzUn6LVhdCJ8CbR7YeJWZaWZi68xxWzioQJmP2vmIHZR9gZoHc7MJC3FV4v553-PqpbMp_IBVfH5wILTEnpvQjMUGZGIVZCjKjwhe_20JUDTBwM2j0" width="180" /></a></div>So excited about my first sausage roll in Australia. I love these things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXrUxnf_zEBLLTrZiEKGsWIuSh-INVs7Hn8fHkmbsxATj-Owc6V7c9wLfZcsSVRlst_f4FXCxTu8G-Ha3HSJHGCZZmHlaun4DrVlbvO32BHz1LWogq8bYOqAiLkkzWmk3Umin9_atN7HdXq5BlIEFkirqcHGhleRtTAy9iydSnFsLOyj6VX6H06NhdbVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXrUxnf_zEBLLTrZiEKGsWIuSh-INVs7Hn8fHkmbsxATj-Owc6V7c9wLfZcsSVRlst_f4FXCxTu8G-Ha3HSJHGCZZmHlaun4DrVlbvO32BHz1LWogq8bYOqAiLkkzWmk3Umin9_atN7HdXq5BlIEFkirqcHGhleRtTAy9iydSnFsLOyj6VX6H06NhdbVw" width="320" /></a></div>Dinner out with my host sister Leah and some of her boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxEixfQEzHwlp8wX9KIRrpIgsXz6oJ2baZHFbq8QT9gftm2ALDVj8j8HgLl1A22J38E3Ax-fColWQ8gWNQYxCKLsT1JooTHao1rtWRUv9g8oPsl5CRKagXuNQVnmvmrGOCPRBg4Nc0VtR6syOlcZqdGzaK9-iG2LuG0wcabOGhadr29pQHidN6uvUT_Pk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxEixfQEzHwlp8wX9KIRrpIgsXz6oJ2baZHFbq8QT9gftm2ALDVj8j8HgLl1A22J38E3Ax-fColWQ8gWNQYxCKLsT1JooTHao1rtWRUv9g8oPsl5CRKagXuNQVnmvmrGOCPRBg4Nc0VtR6syOlcZqdGzaK9-iG2LuG0wcabOGhadr29pQHidN6uvUT_Pk" width="320" /></a></div>I went to church with Ella and Sage Fitzpatrick. These girls are so super sweet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9gKdlYkZLTJdhw27vwo16-ZQIbblK29Y8QBuI2WyfK-Gcf5-XVXHRoPHJH7TkoVTMJ_kmjQgSSbRja_46fiJqr3v3X3unkOBTvW0Xc58YWKv0Y7Pzx8kdGuerHghCUuGJL6ndyW7C1ROei1Lbt-XRBCksiTxRSlh50P1PFPFHXUgJzNoW466Din8khss" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9gKdlYkZLTJdhw27vwo16-ZQIbblK29Y8QBuI2WyfK-Gcf5-XVXHRoPHJH7TkoVTMJ_kmjQgSSbRja_46fiJqr3v3X3unkOBTvW0Xc58YWKv0Y7Pzx8kdGuerHghCUuGJL6ndyW7C1ROei1Lbt-XRBCksiTxRSlh50P1PFPFHXUgJzNoW466Din8khss" width="180" /></a></div>I love all the crazy wildlife in Australia!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDBI0nmLnAlagWWTFmIaiR6keTieOxkRU7GwGaP_NMk33YzhTVZ7MVRX6FeWahrz8DykbhhGIBq2GFr0uYqbedXfV0do2BFEse6Bjaz6sTFioTnhzlxi1-_GGeivyWIm3AAcY5RGz-mwjDsOKGQEvBGnnCRHRPlEs7Ur4sy_4Tr-MnARb95YaHMKu8B0s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="2375" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDBI0nmLnAlagWWTFmIaiR6keTieOxkRU7GwGaP_NMk33YzhTVZ7MVRX6FeWahrz8DykbhhGIBq2GFr0uYqbedXfV0do2BFEse6Bjaz6sTFioTnhzlxi1-_GGeivyWIm3AAcY5RGz-mwjDsOKGQEvBGnnCRHRPlEs7Ur4sy_4Tr-MnARb95YaHMKu8B0s" width="235" /></a></div></div>I spent the afternoon at Cleveland Point with some of my friends from my year of high school back in 1994. It was so wonderful to catch up with these ladies. We still laugh about stupid stuff and it was so wonderful for them to come so far just to say hi to me after all these years. I was so blessed to have a wonderful group of friends when I was here as an exchange student!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQcIrdm1CkNi_c9eBRUOk6Z2y_ZDMUNRhQmqd9COvFCvKVNU47KJ2coSKfb7V6XK_yaNBxvsVTcznFgjX8weDlF18tc00qPQOHmm64paPaDwsUJtS1K5uKIWsc6GK2xwzxRDrNmyfbnocnPuaAd_EZlgmKINYJPZs_QkpCdU6hYrqo2G1tNHLWPwUkVFI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQcIrdm1CkNi_c9eBRUOk6Z2y_ZDMUNRhQmqd9COvFCvKVNU47KJ2coSKfb7V6XK_yaNBxvsVTcznFgjX8weDlF18tc00qPQOHmm64paPaDwsUJtS1K5uKIWsc6GK2xwzxRDrNmyfbnocnPuaAd_EZlgmKINYJPZs_QkpCdU6hYrqo2G1tNHLWPwUkVFI" width="180" /></a></div>My host Mum convinced me to try a "'float" session at the spa. You lay in this water that is so salty you actually just float in the water. The room is completely dark and there is no sound. Some people really love it but I only lasted about 20 minutes. I felt nauseous and hated to feeling of sensory deprivation. Still, I'm glad I tried it:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj64-akCbon3CeoLXYTUIOtO2JyatHRssnsIIZYn3x8x8kCPBEO8SJMV1DvyXIUSGBtEX-Y3ovUbdStb6TGjCq-fLjWqnyZLq4Uw6dynpf8SuFTGL9YeEjVQL7cmEe387lGm-n8-5QGw7k4VUaU4MKWhunsPkJ2Q6Uu52wZ7E8CzHxEfIxuetwYmOA_PQo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj64-akCbon3CeoLXYTUIOtO2JyatHRssnsIIZYn3x8x8kCPBEO8SJMV1DvyXIUSGBtEX-Y3ovUbdStb6TGjCq-fLjWqnyZLq4Uw6dynpf8SuFTGL9YeEjVQL7cmEe387lGm-n8-5QGw7k4VUaU4MKWhunsPkJ2Q6Uu52wZ7E8CzHxEfIxuetwYmOA_PQo" width="180" /></a></div>I survived driving on the left side of the road...just remember "Left to Live!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhogNSbw6AZgK99xaqqrpqPCUFMycV7I7j4Ih303y0dJH-RtKaCZt3ytrF-eFAth0x7yVIDqlTbQo7Py_Qw5f8OqYUM2gT0qqSCVxh-PxV52kQ-R1H2DSHFSBlobnRi715BaWYF8QFxEhXx0PgO6O_eZ5Vakr-gh9TFXxmLpr_CGxegyIr6-ukhCOFKmN4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhogNSbw6AZgK99xaqqrpqPCUFMycV7I7j4Ih303y0dJH-RtKaCZt3ytrF-eFAth0x7yVIDqlTbQo7Py_Qw5f8OqYUM2gT0qqSCVxh-PxV52kQ-R1H2DSHFSBlobnRi715BaWYF8QFxEhXx0PgO6O_eZ5Vakr-gh9TFXxmLpr_CGxegyIr6-ukhCOFKmN4" width="320" /></a></div>My host Mum and I went for a lovely walk along the waterfront at the Wynnum Esplanade. Such a beautiful day and a lovely trail along the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTcHkt8BJ82Py3B8RCP9-PgVBdSz5ouW8jBLhI3t4p7yGe_UYTS8GEEobl05OSx7K_rFbXcenVgF-Xj9lRx3DCkVJQljppaI8gW_6Lpbyj9SNRN5SyNnQ7ezFXwtjTv1kYLYZEX1b7CYEPgrPlWfAidxw5Fw1gvIT0lgreFgwjo4re4PoluEQh2mmiiU0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTcHkt8BJ82Py3B8RCP9-PgVBdSz5ouW8jBLhI3t4p7yGe_UYTS8GEEobl05OSx7K_rFbXcenVgF-Xj9lRx3DCkVJQljppaI8gW_6Lpbyj9SNRN5SyNnQ7ezFXwtjTv1kYLYZEX1b7CYEPgrPlWfAidxw5Fw1gvIT0lgreFgwjo4re4PoluEQh2mmiiU0" width="180" /></a></div>I stopped for a visit to see Lily's grave. I brought he little angel on the left to leave for her. Corinne is such a great mama to her 4 girls and it's so sad she lost the chance to be a great mama to 5 girls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY8dhbnT2VqlRVoe98PUiTeSUuxAGBc0zxRCcGJ7JqohJxiprRG415bs14CrRFUWp8W3fSZAJfi0mihcB5y2dZWoUVpzHXYrOL8YnccJlk0UtA4MxVAU0jjAfd2q91aewl7m-z-qsDfLWJy3QfoNh646XYBZOTtQSA1fhpx6rOTD4URmJnE0rwG2qM3eY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY8dhbnT2VqlRVoe98PUiTeSUuxAGBc0zxRCcGJ7JqohJxiprRG415bs14CrRFUWp8W3fSZAJfi0mihcB5y2dZWoUVpzHXYrOL8YnccJlk0UtA4MxVAU0jjAfd2q91aewl7m-z-qsDfLWJy3QfoNh646XYBZOTtQSA1fhpx6rOTD4URmJnE0rwG2qM3eY" width="180" /></a></div>Corinne and Mike hosted a "sausage sizzle" at their house. So yummy good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZspMKgfEXyQznKAv5QyWjBUaTx1WNOvg0zhvmzrB-2w9mfXT4VvKMTJNFPLRcsniocVK7a7YJ6AzCf0YftBEyf8TlV4Z7brVTvnDyrrqoY_qIDXBmtcg-cFCUs-ijTBfzh1Nc87_dDV1UNCiYUVCgjVwQKjPIEdr7qW_kEudO1vHFiJJl2Owey0lFI6U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZspMKgfEXyQznKAv5QyWjBUaTx1WNOvg0zhvmzrB-2w9mfXT4VvKMTJNFPLRcsniocVK7a7YJ6AzCf0YftBEyf8TlV4Z7brVTvnDyrrqoY_qIDXBmtcg-cFCUs-ijTBfzh1Nc87_dDV1UNCiYUVCgjVwQKjPIEdr7qW_kEudO1vHFiJJl2Owey0lFI6U" width="180" /></a></div>Then, because she loves me, she whipped up some dumplings in golden syrup. Wow, she sure knows how to spoil a guest!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkRFXIDkK7UxF3ATQit-IhIaodSPIbDpH6g0xQSCdanyi94HOeJelQwy7mLZ6Q3cOCW6qXpcvG9mfTZPZqwsX5N6CS-kU2Kn4H5SXptXPbozbTAeebL2Fa5UtEZ62V5QweIAcfE4A37T3acNq4UkNFuDqkLDCgDor4-uu-RwGYNoq8K1e-Ogzbq_L3p0M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkRFXIDkK7UxF3ATQit-IhIaodSPIbDpH6g0xQSCdanyi94HOeJelQwy7mLZ6Q3cOCW6qXpcvG9mfTZPZqwsX5N6CS-kU2Kn4H5SXptXPbozbTAeebL2Fa5UtEZ62V5QweIAcfE4A37T3acNq4UkNFuDqkLDCgDor4-uu-RwGYNoq8K1e-Ogzbq_L3p0M" width="320" /></a></div>Helen and I got up really early one morning to walk to Wellington Point for the sunrise. It did not disappoint!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBe-L-hPkn1haG0UA2n0cVzyFDVPxood7RzzCxs23TV5AYUvcStXjx8dCIx8SXmgKRvKtTFb0mthJ1WnKlJk0ix0aVc3vmwoxONht6p-WIfBIoPQ5if4cR5821c_nw5xMnS_JEDkUScDW1h2gBzuC0unimHaTsD9TRLH4JfJL3P_trUMW3yS22zu6KXoY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBe-L-hPkn1haG0UA2n0cVzyFDVPxood7RzzCxs23TV5AYUvcStXjx8dCIx8SXmgKRvKtTFb0mthJ1WnKlJk0ix0aVc3vmwoxONht6p-WIfBIoPQ5if4cR5821c_nw5xMnS_JEDkUScDW1h2gBzuC0unimHaTsD9TRLH4JfJL3P_trUMW3yS22zu6KXoY" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVpuZ0VTarespO5e9XpFkdh63PQtxTjIpu4zg28txFoe-p6eTGltaE9KmgHu7kfscFly6-zZZGFbYi6EXGqZ6L2rJk8NO8nMvnih2iEDLQOKbTE1WwQ7IyKRjK9p2UL4WRDVN8pRLhyY-O23Zrga2GmFz3rwyHhe5YCnk5iibwuNylh3D7-wLbtE3Db30" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's winter in Australia at this time of year so there were no people out playing in the ocean, but what a fantastic beach to have just across the bay from your house!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv27BNVULgFuHu4dU6Ly27F9D31o9lQI5e-Q1pA81UiujfwiMhwRl4Lujo8843mJt9loE3jTmDyzf3K8h3tAm3cTENWHixk5J_U_4AVv3f43lZMTu0ZnibAgBJzz-fHYXPYDInUlvMi6NGxEtZQGBvTyXRJT5oZ7qlo30-T_k1I6wVOML1ER1RWBBRsAM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv27BNVULgFuHu4dU6Ly27F9D31o9lQI5e-Q1pA81UiujfwiMhwRl4Lujo8843mJt9loE3jTmDyzf3K8h3tAm3cTENWHixk5J_U_4AVv3f43lZMTu0ZnibAgBJzz-fHYXPYDInUlvMi6NGxEtZQGBvTyXRJT5oZ7qlo30-T_k1I6wVOML1ER1RWBBRsAM" width="180" /></a></div>I found Australian gelato!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB5og5FLi-xr2M1-hkDmOGikpuyuH4ifMkZYMEd0Ant1RJDO0pyx7nqfTqd8yA8uR42ZlAr_uIfoiEvcy-Mz37j7KebqKZzpKpnKgCXtiwwMWRlOad3t2p3MArFWd11aeMLPA2VrrpU0vfEQt4JJVK2qOK4w8HWOKp81GX4Qdqc-WYydJKOLUYZogJHrQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB5og5FLi-xr2M1-hkDmOGikpuyuH4ifMkZYMEd0Ant1RJDO0pyx7nqfTqd8yA8uR42ZlAr_uIfoiEvcy-Mz37j7KebqKZzpKpnKgCXtiwwMWRlOad3t2p3MArFWd11aeMLPA2VrrpU0vfEQt4JJVK2qOK4w8HWOKp81GX4Qdqc-WYydJKOLUYZogJHrQ" width="180" /></a></div>My host dad said I couldn't leave Australia without trying a meat pie with mushy peas. The meat pie was yummy but I could definitely skip the mushy pease next time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIzbLLVOgezKruDLDdRi3CKKLsJ0C19LiBYRdB0I5ySFzgqEPAZ8YcGMHqD2rOO9a8ws3WH9MiSGvtcaKrChiXCMtl7osixFo5BfjlWLX8isC6oQ4BK7x480F_p3YCiTBJuZxd7JfjitbLbDqFQIElGB386b2MdEM16r22JtP2cgKYlh4PLuP8U-DCZig" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIzbLLVOgezKruDLDdRi3CKKLsJ0C19LiBYRdB0I5ySFzgqEPAZ8YcGMHqD2rOO9a8ws3WH9MiSGvtcaKrChiXCMtl7osixFo5BfjlWLX8isC6oQ4BK7x480F_p3YCiTBJuZxd7JfjitbLbDqFQIElGB386b2MdEM16r22JtP2cgKYlh4PLuP8U-DCZig" width="180" /></a></div>Corinne's 2 younger girls had been away camping with their grandparents so I got a quick visit with them after school one day. Ivy and Milla are the best! I love all these Fitzpatrick girls!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1KpzHc7SBUGcXs2fPkEsFlQELIlVk-8cGBkutbn2ofZaFv3jJX3VjYThcxSl-GIiANLDcbCKneoWeYVP3xHbSF6wVjDrNdpmqt3BaP6RjsBbZpBQzk6lRcWIp0xV69Vt5qfI8lOB6adnqeQftOdXyxb0Dt1HJ0MCJ5D8L21Igq1DvLW4iNT8yJKLZX9Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1KpzHc7SBUGcXs2fPkEsFlQELIlVk-8cGBkutbn2ofZaFv3jJX3VjYThcxSl-GIiANLDcbCKneoWeYVP3xHbSF6wVjDrNdpmqt3BaP6RjsBbZpBQzk6lRcWIp0xV69Vt5qfI8lOB6adnqeQftOdXyxb0Dt1HJ0MCJ5D8L21Igq1DvLW4iNT8yJKLZX9Y" width="180" /></a></div>Ron dropped Helen and I off at the airport for our trip to Tasmania!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSICdX2DknO84raGILnRWv4cjlHkzWRbvGbEw7foFaTros73SNIyiKCZCHtajX6FEUZKhVZquI0DnVb5yudPcpjAKppKrMySfLjRQ1aZHSULYYslbVLCYqmwdJwpX7KVF4N5HJ268PyDyw7pXXcBcEBty69c4lES6t9B9LCOR9wQyffscEgb2vU9i3XNU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSICdX2DknO84raGILnRWv4cjlHkzWRbvGbEw7foFaTros73SNIyiKCZCHtajX6FEUZKhVZquI0DnVb5yudPcpjAKppKrMySfLjRQ1aZHSULYYslbVLCYqmwdJwpX7KVF4N5HJ268PyDyw7pXXcBcEBty69c4lES6t9B9LCOR9wQyffscEgb2vU9i3XNU" width="180" /></a></div>First morning in Tasmania. I had no idea this island was so mountainous! There wasn't a flat spot anywhere. So gorgeous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ937xO7yN8n8mGalyE8z_BAIO9Mv0GPxv9eUEdSBI_62TfW5BI4I_RpdymNEfuChecshaUtdOLAPrhsJJYxtV7NcccPouPpTYezpK7L-yxYXP5MCSgIhzoeoNrhvpDK9MrttZ-m7hW04UO6TijIEnucbnt1ErcHJPS85HCBSBmOEHVyLqeSciVOdffJY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ937xO7yN8n8mGalyE8z_BAIO9Mv0GPxv9eUEdSBI_62TfW5BI4I_RpdymNEfuChecshaUtdOLAPrhsJJYxtV7NcccPouPpTYezpK7L-yxYXP5MCSgIhzoeoNrhvpDK9MrttZ-m7hW04UO6TijIEnucbnt1ErcHJPS85HCBSBmOEHVyLqeSciVOdffJY" width="180" /></a></div>We walked around the University of Tasmania to this delicious little breakfast cafe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy_WoUPxHpC-R6sueaBgZfnLgXbXDZx_90nY4jyKbpvWhzbjDLjrAzXXG14OpXMnkxGqfXzVSpmXTOc8kzQtfuEARCRyqea5mrvCBFyuKjW4kdUw4ZMTXNHAG6Ef62c9Vtsb7P98tPUkGN6Sn3aGyit43NtnHHFsyxfsj4pGojGxOOhnzy8ygFj5H1ffA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy_WoUPxHpC-R6sueaBgZfnLgXbXDZx_90nY4jyKbpvWhzbjDLjrAzXXG14OpXMnkxGqfXzVSpmXTOc8kzQtfuEARCRyqea5mrvCBFyuKjW4kdUw4ZMTXNHAG6Ef62c9Vtsb7P98tPUkGN6Sn3aGyit43NtnHHFsyxfsj4pGojGxOOhnzy8ygFj5H1ffA" width="320" /></a></div>The view from MONA in Hobart. This is a really cool modern/ancient art museum where the museum building is actually part of the amazing art.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhaJhIjZiBDrmrsWcrtio7d9RyhLvayNFaVSg276EhWYj2SPu9IKgjDNBcxKhegmXOX4837Vdn2aOotlljn0AfqIcpdizRxPJ-OmPbRTZsDSGdTXnMKxtXgrjaFQKARdRh1W8YuaGvzO7MVK9aUnskiquldrw4XKXvj5yANXYRgG9gWYE_KnRR1IUAG8c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhaJhIjZiBDrmrsWcrtio7d9RyhLvayNFaVSg276EhWYj2SPu9IKgjDNBcxKhegmXOX4837Vdn2aOotlljn0AfqIcpdizRxPJ-OmPbRTZsDSGdTXnMKxtXgrjaFQKARdRh1W8YuaGvzO7MVK9aUnskiquldrw4XKXvj5yANXYRgG9gWYE_KnRR1IUAG8c" width="320" /></a></div>Cool playground structure at MONA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIxSY3Z7x4jXUFZpiWgLcEWtRKMzJwTzuCdI5oSod7VFlyqx-1NYX6kKKkVidC7k39XCBl8JTW4m1dEGcPa_vWRJdLSp9sGwDsfShF5pvvXZjC_cg98u-Sbq3ehDR-NjcE-1xBdXOTxJK0uAoUKtEnAdtu4aZ7DbRjiGKeXXcCmoHwKExY8yJNGm6EwrU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIxSY3Z7x4jXUFZpiWgLcEWtRKMzJwTzuCdI5oSod7VFlyqx-1NYX6kKKkVidC7k39XCBl8JTW4m1dEGcPa_vWRJdLSp9sGwDsfShF5pvvXZjC_cg98u-Sbq3ehDR-NjcE-1xBdXOTxJK0uAoUKtEnAdtu4aZ7DbRjiGKeXXcCmoHwKExY8yJNGm6EwrU" width="320" /></a></div>One of the art installations at MONA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1HBZR5UP3wGFEpeigzQda3qt06a2PGo5PCLctVzYJ8PGTVM0sUsh51DbrtLtW1gqHkP8UpYMahxNfbDarq3yLtrORR99IuyDMle4565XOJ8o0Vz6V_gUPGN_an9tp-xlmWrKzrXZiVMEWED2DWfW9npxG2YbQjL2SPLkygiLLNBNx4l4bcJ23sSV3JYU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1HBZR5UP3wGFEpeigzQda3qt06a2PGo5PCLctVzYJ8PGTVM0sUsh51DbrtLtW1gqHkP8UpYMahxNfbDarq3yLtrORR99IuyDMle4565XOJ8o0Vz6V_gUPGN_an9tp-xlmWrKzrXZiVMEWED2DWfW9npxG2YbQjL2SPLkygiLLNBNx4l4bcJ23sSV3JYU" width="180" /></a></div>You start the museum tour by going deep underground. The walls of the museum are carved out of the underground stone...so cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO3Nm1BYkVU3dzYWhmWM8ITlDwdebJDBVUk2dkCxM0EN66lGeKhx_XV4Q3tp27wltKVjcso_L-gwDP2FmYlromk-w6efkBVjPpGWlacoAYzsP23WtuE7tSuWRGja2UnrD0RAfWO7gto0eQbmBQZvkmLM1BMJPE3JDVRAt5fveY0NYiM31J254uHak_Q-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO3Nm1BYkVU3dzYWhmWM8ITlDwdebJDBVUk2dkCxM0EN66lGeKhx_XV4Q3tp27wltKVjcso_L-gwDP2FmYlromk-w6efkBVjPpGWlacoAYzsP23WtuE7tSuWRGja2UnrD0RAfWO7gto0eQbmBQZvkmLM1BMJPE3JDVRAt5fveY0NYiM31J254uHak_Q-g" width="180" /></a></div>There were a lot of interactive artworks on display. Just so much to see everywhere</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5sXkVZ1QOemLtEz9bbQwQj4NLpZhJc1CG_5Q7_v51qTmOZ6kqolSQvRpveUVI3XdI7PskueOHlOdJUmC_HTe3IU6fqwVKeiK54R-ANjm0YJX89ScGkKfxHnekqkq5c1mSGTflsl8P9s5LIgNlmRWHOqOAJ1IDVDWz00Z5tVQXMI7hDuXV2DnLUtLWup8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5sXkVZ1QOemLtEz9bbQwQj4NLpZhJc1CG_5Q7_v51qTmOZ6kqolSQvRpveUVI3XdI7PskueOHlOdJUmC_HTe3IU6fqwVKeiK54R-ANjm0YJX89ScGkKfxHnekqkq5c1mSGTflsl8P9s5LIgNlmRWHOqOAJ1IDVDWz00Z5tVQXMI7hDuXV2DnLUtLWup8" width="180" /></a></div>A cool display of cobwebs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdbsO5HOZq04nrP68c_SHXQohxfTz10WQg3pm8AjUSle2xTrg1Q6yyuFdJSH_wL3ReA7atWvk5YeCMwhVC7DqRAmgTi_LvQWovXK_ScJ4HD1TfPDxybt8svzebgiZwyA_v9zDSNzQ4jl_aOgrWQkOXhQoZEbB_Onb-XlHW-SHzsfvdFOOBkjNsiLa1kKg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdbsO5HOZq04nrP68c_SHXQohxfTz10WQg3pm8AjUSle2xTrg1Q6yyuFdJSH_wL3ReA7atWvk5YeCMwhVC7DqRAmgTi_LvQWovXK_ScJ4HD1TfPDxybt8svzebgiZwyA_v9zDSNzQ4jl_aOgrWQkOXhQoZEbB_Onb-XlHW-SHzsfvdFOOBkjNsiLa1kKg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicd-0NxqRVr_R1RxS9XeC9QQul-_iCvPaWbaQRRhrGpeEJkXyld_MUt6-UHKB22l30NRAStnliuh5l1XKvCIYMoP1mu-3Lb5Uxpdspu2YUriVPGRLy9j41nXpLohYqR9NaKjcVZCQ7HT0kdWLv2hhWjBZepJPj3YJrvJPg1fLWd5uUcaetpywnf5N6E3w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicd-0NxqRVr_R1RxS9XeC9QQul-_iCvPaWbaQRRhrGpeEJkXyld_MUt6-UHKB22l30NRAStnliuh5l1XKvCIYMoP1mu-3Lb5Uxpdspu2YUriVPGRLy9j41nXpLohYqR9NaKjcVZCQ7HT0kdWLv2hhWjBZepJPj3YJrvJPg1fLWd5uUcaetpywnf5N6E3w" width="180" /></a></div>This is actually crude oil surrounding a walkway. You go out into this room and the oil just is right up to the surface of the wall. The reflections were so neat and it was just such a different experience than any other museum I have seen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWJruJguiHmr-J5ZlNl7QEvkBiBAJmuuzW8jR7flgLqRv0oHWf1pn87jy-ilS-u5LjYIf-mrpcq_PwSNDJp_DjxmCEL0ZCL7oJfQ8Q_J5tjTRRIptYqHLB8ejtOUAVuWyWQGPGE3MKMrMV-KP5d6wmyRaWCZBBxLdcFECKfTOPJbQBFk1ShVienLiSPyo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWJruJguiHmr-J5ZlNl7QEvkBiBAJmuuzW8jR7flgLqRv0oHWf1pn87jy-ilS-u5LjYIf-mrpcq_PwSNDJp_DjxmCEL0ZCL7oJfQ8Q_J5tjTRRIptYqHLB8ejtOUAVuWyWQGPGE3MKMrMV-KP5d6wmyRaWCZBBxLdcFECKfTOPJbQBFk1ShVienLiSPyo" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGl5LkidhTCtua8T9hrXhsdQCzwGPbr1fXSVWwLbiIi_BOyEgL3XGNQbKvz0pgUeRFFbG2bNjFdjjE51y-cdXy23KqXB_0u6Oe9DjiOF6A_TJDGIhCs1bZbIeS-Y2rgFxPVS4p811wMx74VyASnIxxTFI3nYfOH-NlkxMrA5FT6PS9JWvvRvgaOk7vGgg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGl5LkidhTCtua8T9hrXhsdQCzwGPbr1fXSVWwLbiIi_BOyEgL3XGNQbKvz0pgUeRFFbG2bNjFdjjE51y-cdXy23KqXB_0u6Oe9DjiOF6A_TJDGIhCs1bZbIeS-Y2rgFxPVS4p811wMx74VyASnIxxTFI3nYfOH-NlkxMrA5FT6PS9JWvvRvgaOk7vGgg" width="320" /></a></div>Katie Duncan (a friend of mine from Oregon that moved to Sydney a few years ago) joined Helen and I in Tasmania. Here we are outside talking into a tunnel that goes into the museum 5,000 feet underground to a room where people can talk back to you...so fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFen4CDzfFg2qvh7trDQlIdE26N0vUY4U9PfM6ET_xn9M6t2Ko2h0QkmFZJkmGHexP1A0RZ2WP805xRmLNG9RU_kLk3Sho1yz0vabst8Vb5veycfZ6ZVVYoLQN__e0nYjXZ_7M0h16LNyb2BAwudYTFvAoLlv1huvj0UH-kfgavngdhE-3TYL_6jY0fmI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFen4CDzfFg2qvh7trDQlIdE26N0vUY4U9PfM6ET_xn9M6t2Ko2h0QkmFZJkmGHexP1A0RZ2WP805xRmLNG9RU_kLk3Sho1yz0vabst8Vb5veycfZ6ZVVYoLQN__e0nYjXZ_7M0h16LNyb2BAwudYTFvAoLlv1huvj0UH-kfgavngdhE-3TYL_6jY0fmI" width="180" /></a></div>Wallaby salad for lunch:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBl5wc4HbaYbzt5ExFDvm0FxNIII0Hw6WhIkbYI5krd3Nwndgr3XavjKR7dism1RI4bTgQo3rHcqygadTiaY2kYGgMZKkKFfOiaV5fFjrk5C-GoF4APb6sdXzRlxthLlwNyA8zxaYfHQM0Umm1VpSA4U_etPfQCFBK7JecjTQqCZ1mHQGW199N3-57w2I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBl5wc4HbaYbzt5ExFDvm0FxNIII0Hw6WhIkbYI5krd3Nwndgr3XavjKR7dism1RI4bTgQo3rHcqygadTiaY2kYGgMZKkKFfOiaV5fFjrk5C-GoF4APb6sdXzRlxthLlwNyA8zxaYfHQM0Umm1VpSA4U_etPfQCFBK7JecjTQqCZ1mHQGW199N3-57w2I" width="180" /></a></div>Shopping in Hobart on Elizabeth Lane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipBpGU8vbTj6hWwD_pvlGv1tX02Euv1XCBmQwBD22T0qE5t_j8tANGa0MSc5zDMqa_N2u-R4EfVeNeazrLy_o85JhHZx-uiyZ0PtK-BwHvGcy95OebVr-Su57lWO608IX_LNWItr4TGXh70tBP3B0A8oOUTyThNxapPeWmWdd06_0jRFQIXYCDwknOQE8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipBpGU8vbTj6hWwD_pvlGv1tX02Euv1XCBmQwBD22T0qE5t_j8tANGa0MSc5zDMqa_N2u-R4EfVeNeazrLy_o85JhHZx-uiyZ0PtK-BwHvGcy95OebVr-Su57lWO608IX_LNWItr4TGXh70tBP3B0A8oOUTyThNxapPeWmWdd06_0jRFQIXYCDwknOQE8" width="180" /></a></div>Hyrum wanted me to get a picture with a quoll (a cute little animal that lives in Australia) lucky for him I found some artwork with a curious quoll:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhajXiKULoK77uhC-X4cVlZ6OrFJGbcjiDq0r1ggG7eggKc3-MIyn-AOVeQeDdl924DpXLJgv501TfbLt3xrkalUpSzek8xtJvKKkOC_HOwtnV-wjDpyLVh1r3G2GG4WsoiyUbAW9XdIOQ44W_b9SIQEHii_6_edHeaxoaGCkLiTKk1zLMNU-gQ5Pfs9Sk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhajXiKULoK77uhC-X4cVlZ6OrFJGbcjiDq0r1ggG7eggKc3-MIyn-AOVeQeDdl924DpXLJgv501TfbLt3xrkalUpSzek8xtJvKKkOC_HOwtnV-wjDpyLVh1r3G2GG4WsoiyUbAW9XdIOQ44W_b9SIQEHii_6_edHeaxoaGCkLiTKk1zLMNU-gQ5Pfs9Sk" width="180" /></a></div>The fabulous Salamanca market in Hobart. I LOVED walking around and looking at all the great things for sale. I bought a lovely hand painted Mary and Joseph to add to my nativity collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDsuqPy5d1W7N-Qx7CHwYoqX7yo4O-JoEnq9fxG75jWjn8wBkfYBgG_b9NT_AwSdq3Vu51MAGoBXH_Ge9Oi4-yfsfpZ0Oxesz8d8DSsbJq71n9iEByF3c-Iebi5YvydfRZpYry-NJPwTvM3NEeOomm5CauBKAKr645yFi9dcGYZTkZWqnyWkiuGrpMkzs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDsuqPy5d1W7N-Qx7CHwYoqX7yo4O-JoEnq9fxG75jWjn8wBkfYBgG_b9NT_AwSdq3Vu51MAGoBXH_Ge9Oi4-yfsfpZ0Oxesz8d8DSsbJq71n9iEByF3c-Iebi5YvydfRZpYry-NJPwTvM3NEeOomm5CauBKAKr645yFi9dcGYZTkZWqnyWkiuGrpMkzs" width="180" /></a></div>At the summit of Mt. Wellington. It was a bit cold and windy but what a view!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguOfJtvxZDRjQc-L74HUPDKkYG0ym92atDAXiiSgQ5lgKW9b6cJG6r-7kHsZTw9FRm0rHn3lPqYMEvm-ATaSy0c8rjqgDdfbY2oROuTcClwWGD4QlcodPfq6h8oqKn07dh-KE6yc_SmTP70MTAhg38nobjk68ZDkTcGfvt8OleKCE0uyFFyU2LFrTuADk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguOfJtvxZDRjQc-L74HUPDKkYG0ym92atDAXiiSgQ5lgKW9b6cJG6r-7kHsZTw9FRm0rHn3lPqYMEvm-ATaSy0c8rjqgDdfbY2oROuTcClwWGD4QlcodPfq6h8oqKn07dh-KE6yc_SmTP70MTAhg38nobjk68ZDkTcGfvt8OleKCE0uyFFyU2LFrTuADk" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4bsOApBaJiljdsNci1Bd2L5p6jajVZsYvGsl1cDE-hktK74ZpD1pJesqxx-Uceh3dA7m8QX9MhZH9sePxiNyBHOyMGpa2LZC4lQdiDie6Oyv7-6dNCBcToamhx8665VqQYvaoecfjqXqT-SUuy_gZ_V2u5r_O6BQ7KxguscXi86sHu1eICNd9BqOovKY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4bsOApBaJiljdsNci1Bd2L5p6jajVZsYvGsl1cDE-hktK74ZpD1pJesqxx-Uceh3dA7m8QX9MhZH9sePxiNyBHOyMGpa2LZC4lQdiDie6Oyv7-6dNCBcToamhx8665VqQYvaoecfjqXqT-SUuy_gZ_V2u5r_O6BQ7KxguscXi86sHu1eICNd9BqOovKY" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8X1HiHS6MNESnQVmvH7ShIEdlPy5i6AZa4PEElp_wep1_BnPBEn08F9SCOFTm1F0C_JOErCwrYdPVK2YtLTAOMpbqxVsN_WQzLcfskDIROdED_ytB-r0eAUF1N9Ji9u4i-Pyms_Cv2WShxfFH53BdKiWWLYyojDtfq2o--t6NnLrQ0EECo8_668HvdHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8X1HiHS6MNESnQVmvH7ShIEdlPy5i6AZa4PEElp_wep1_BnPBEn08F9SCOFTm1F0C_JOErCwrYdPVK2YtLTAOMpbqxVsN_WQzLcfskDIROdED_ytB-r0eAUF1N9Ji9u4i-Pyms_Cv2WShxfFH53BdKiWWLYyojDtfq2o--t6NnLrQ0EECo8_668HvdHg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV7wHfpTflXRQuw1wtlHKcdfUI0aRpXVhfmKJTCfprwhAGosOE2KjLUe-RRuoIjfREN_gdpWBwrW78rCV7WRMLbAg_qc2KJBJpp15LCjoCuSJrS56pSKLNRbDqkt2mjK0EicBdBmA8zuRp3egncXsJO0yoKHkaY94_WuxKZzJVkJN5nQLXiYuW6jhsB0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV7wHfpTflXRQuw1wtlHKcdfUI0aRpXVhfmKJTCfprwhAGosOE2KjLUe-RRuoIjfREN_gdpWBwrW78rCV7WRMLbAg_qc2KJBJpp15LCjoCuSJrS56pSKLNRbDqkt2mjK0EicBdBmA8zuRp3egncXsJO0yoKHkaY94_WuxKZzJVkJN5nQLXiYuW6jhsB0w" width="320" /></a></div>Even though it's winter we couldn't pass up the chance to get ice cream at Van Diemen's Land creamery!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR6Np873N2ua-a4UAy67MWe0LsRUYXLJCxfs4nQxwhomYvTYTT8gE4obMCLapw9fzX6PDl1J2BBKmgs8h6elWWOSu5KjqmQqxjA6Rrkfsz9dpS5WRUm3MKnmLse7l2fRJQ37wGPMSUfTMD_JR6GqLUOV1IWTt5nKmWPIxeBFUsRqvCkkofn9pjDSZOkdw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR6Np873N2ua-a4UAy67MWe0LsRUYXLJCxfs4nQxwhomYvTYTT8gE4obMCLapw9fzX6PDl1J2BBKmgs8h6elWWOSu5KjqmQqxjA6Rrkfsz9dpS5WRUm3MKnmLse7l2fRJQ37wGPMSUfTMD_JR6GqLUOV1IWTt5nKmWPIxeBFUsRqvCkkofn9pjDSZOkdw" width="180" /></a></div>Helen made me stay up half the night to watch the coronation of King Charles. What a bunch of pomp and circumstance! But I was proud of my little snack table for the occasion:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgROQky7JUJTXFGuBR-79gqUmsb3QX56kTzLHY7dIWUsDUEB4I6tuAWtm9G5SgwYCLXWPMv7jbgApAUHVH8Ba91OT-K2y9cyzqQFacmmxuLvEQDDok3wwY76ETuYJsJcyPAhCUJpq4uVnDieo6Thf9A-cq2GuSLTac9bt1c-hq1v_Qzj5OgPUcjSIMUnKU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgROQky7JUJTXFGuBR-79gqUmsb3QX56kTzLHY7dIWUsDUEB4I6tuAWtm9G5SgwYCLXWPMv7jbgApAUHVH8Ba91OT-K2y9cyzqQFacmmxuLvEQDDok3wwY76ETuYJsJcyPAhCUJpq4uVnDieo6Thf9A-cq2GuSLTac9bt1c-hq1v_Qzj5OgPUcjSIMUnKU" width="320" /></a></div>We spent a day exploring Eagle Hawk Neck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpTWWObW3QJSEmIAmGBEN1klgPLSjo63ZXHiaQ2XieDyUy9SJsxvdST_mvjdZGxxnTdTMuSssCvleLwk_9UXH7b_VpdpVAohpDmyTHzSRMale8EnUIbf_U_jIj3Z3OxuLoq55QpzyJV8Owk0KiR6Bqhj5OZpWjSK40rLRryAPPc4Oacj_vyPocvGqSVdc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpTWWObW3QJSEmIAmGBEN1klgPLSjo63ZXHiaQ2XieDyUy9SJsxvdST_mvjdZGxxnTdTMuSssCvleLwk_9UXH7b_VpdpVAohpDmyTHzSRMale8EnUIbf_U_jIj3Z3OxuLoq55QpzyJV8Owk0KiR6Bqhj5OZpWjSK40rLRryAPPc4Oacj_vyPocvGqSVdc" width="180" /></a></div>This was supposed to be a blowhole...maybe if the tide was really high this thing shoots up farther, sort of a sad little blowhole if you ask me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Erosion over the centuries created this cook rock formation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHUBJch40Rzaa24T_TJMyreqsPVi9yWDYB4PBQetT5J7YRj2A4xKNOUBTKYdOeN9DoUDEZ0xAGm96xvgdVY-dthor4Yd6smRXaUk8Ap3nhtK_n1Hjh5Hzh2SPRmn8UiwALXikjMPOH5Gv2eHqwnHNo_2KfUTXM2saVeLSl_6CYdXrzEdAVRqanzcxyQt4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHUBJch40Rzaa24T_TJMyreqsPVi9yWDYB4PBQetT5J7YRj2A4xKNOUBTKYdOeN9DoUDEZ0xAGm96xvgdVY-dthor4Yd6smRXaUk8Ap3nhtK_n1Hjh5Hzh2SPRmn8UiwALXikjMPOH5Gv2eHqwnHNo_2KfUTXM2saVeLSl_6CYdXrzEdAVRqanzcxyQt4" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0I5h8_pfKJ5Zh3IHH6iVmBXVF6_hxqqGTQTBH9QAQXPdI573D5Qu1SOMl-CJaq81K6dQs2-cEFfWwWyAnKc7AwR6MI8BydKL4KEo0gff35KsDGxRfTGoXqsy2as_VbYNQ_h8TS8xy7Dd-uJ6qxVR9vNu13oMnIVC9nuhN_G4ODv788qgddH_p-10chUc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0I5h8_pfKJ5Zh3IHH6iVmBXVF6_hxqqGTQTBH9QAQXPdI573D5Qu1SOMl-CJaq81K6dQs2-cEFfWwWyAnKc7AwR6MI8BydKL4KEo0gff35KsDGxRfTGoXqsy2as_VbYNQ_h8TS8xy7Dd-uJ6qxVR9vNu13oMnIVC9nuhN_G4ODv788qgddH_p-10chUc" width="180" /></a></div>We took a look around the old Officers Quarters building in Eagle Hawk Neck. This 1832 structure is believed to be the oldest wooden structure still standing in Australia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigN80IjGg7YBZTCJ5r_LjN__evKR25_fSL1Z28HnTP_wc13qAVaku1MHhdgH8gun2h7B8zI5L4EY8K1WjiVciOhiBET61XUkwRxvMaavGDMb53B6Xp7_9Y-20NTf2LZUwWp3wz5WIzWPGbYklBfwz3AsE5K0ln6JZf7dDx5xter8LlkDYTwt59RewjbwQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigN80IjGg7YBZTCJ5r_LjN__evKR25_fSL1Z28HnTP_wc13qAVaku1MHhdgH8gun2h7B8zI5L4EY8K1WjiVciOhiBET61XUkwRxvMaavGDMb53B6Xp7_9Y-20NTf2LZUwWp3wz5WIzWPGbYklBfwz3AsE5K0ln6JZf7dDx5xter8LlkDYTwt59RewjbwQ" width="180" /></a></div>The ceiling in the Officers Quarters. You can see how this place was renovated over the years and they peeled back the layers to show you the history</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyVNFxGwcO-k7QxIxNlxPaB2gnUwiiktyptmy_EpXtL7pPNRexBMM_7eFo8fSwn6AYcwO5Hhn1cp1v9cIyDIC5wnI1BIMcM3vKzeldUaKlWHWoXcYxBfwC_qJfNbQUfHRQoe-pzsEqgBVoKXI7nsGOxngn_3rQJykGU84AbkY55lKkDeU0VA_Wicz-UHU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyVNFxGwcO-k7QxIxNlxPaB2gnUwiiktyptmy_EpXtL7pPNRexBMM_7eFo8fSwn6AYcwO5Hhn1cp1v9cIyDIC5wnI1BIMcM3vKzeldUaKlWHWoXcYxBfwC_qJfNbQUfHRQoe-pzsEqgBVoKXI7nsGOxngn_3rQJykGU84AbkY55lKkDeU0VA_Wicz-UHU" width="180" /></a></div>A statue of a guard dog on Eagle Hawk Neck. This was the narrowest part of the island so it was heavily guarded. The penal colony at Port Arthur was on the south side of this narrow strip of land so if a convict tried to escape they would have to go through this part of the island. It was guarded day and night by ferocious dogs, they even put dogs on platforms out in the water surrounding the neck of the island so they could alert the guards if a convict was trying to swim to freedom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPuwpN6-EIgsryBA3lunV4nc7hIrcUNj43nZPUxhWR3UV7yV5Bjz8BwR5FuWfTXdgTAlT6o5xoMV_PWDvqPZLYLJhARPua6prq0r2aGwHK5iRCFPPhxOvJg-XVcOFCnthnOPhsrKaVFoH90fXN8XelcInjFL-6cqSz-Z6RCU6ZEQ66arK9CoWZfNgTHMs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPuwpN6-EIgsryBA3lunV4nc7hIrcUNj43nZPUxhWR3UV7yV5Bjz8BwR5FuWfTXdgTAlT6o5xoMV_PWDvqPZLYLJhARPua6prq0r2aGwHK5iRCFPPhxOvJg-XVcOFCnthnOPhsrKaVFoH90fXN8XelcInjFL-6cqSz-Z6RCU6ZEQ66arK9CoWZfNgTHMs" width="320" /></a></div>We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon at the Port Arthur historic site. This terrible penal colony that was created to house the worst criminals was in such a gorgeous location I had to keep reminding myself that this place wasn't a holiday retreat for people but the time spent here was the worst of their lives. From 1833-1877 Port Arthur was the destination for the worst criminals that were being shipped to Australia from Great Britain. It's location (on an island) made it virtually escape proof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRUCKkhV25hXTHNr4qchx_Nl_KmGsDuUAYkc7jDJuR2l-wGW8onw8rw82azhLCuo5jgZ10gdsaJGiDKtL8axQNniH3sIeWDqpgo4aXY7gxkMh0nPE8iH-IUiOXlFpzmUao8FXV8jn3B8UHq_CLibMYdEzEWdxum0xeF8EPvtomrfuNrBAtWSucYfsucEQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRUCKkhV25hXTHNr4qchx_Nl_KmGsDuUAYkc7jDJuR2l-wGW8onw8rw82azhLCuo5jgZ10gdsaJGiDKtL8axQNniH3sIeWDqpgo4aXY7gxkMh0nPE8iH-IUiOXlFpzmUao8FXV8jn3B8UHq_CLibMYdEzEWdxum0xeF8EPvtomrfuNrBAtWSucYfsucEQ" width="320" /></a></div>The main jailhouse in Port Arthur. A fire swept through here in 1895 destroying most of the buildings but its now ruined state lends a sort of quiet reflection to what happened here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1EywsXAGnkoedGVIn90KsLpaO75rOraI3XAki3uQu_qUF2F0F5xoUCFF_rkXXAoEwXyuFi-EcAlFoZTzE91IjXKS6czMUXggJWmV2klPhZ4vw2-5B_HIR5rz0RZZfMFx7253j7CLuqbZPLW_MijeBxTGx_lhikSr_wOxBU0nO83IM3zGYu_6MEGYix3o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1EywsXAGnkoedGVIn90KsLpaO75rOraI3XAki3uQu_qUF2F0F5xoUCFF_rkXXAoEwXyuFi-EcAlFoZTzE91IjXKS6czMUXggJWmV2klPhZ4vw2-5B_HIR5rz0RZZfMFx7253j7CLuqbZPLW_MijeBxTGx_lhikSr_wOxBU0nO83IM3zGYu_6MEGYix3o" width="180" /></a></div>I sent this photo to Hyrum and he said, "She was thrown in jail for spending all her husband's money" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's funny because it's true 😆</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0EPwP1v6VmpPSOMPGBlkkQPEX1rLDJzE69BRLrfEGdQ-AjxntLEqpEPh_2o2jk7MnTng_R5ZUdoB58ddAcmiWg_xdgTDsn2bBRrSBogZggDUGVsn4NCImyOGeDts0Ljr3yNxD6QRJBmOXpYKGrgABHI7fX4DLvPUC2i_NrlLsvrKcK0EuZD1p9WfDrXY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0EPwP1v6VmpPSOMPGBlkkQPEX1rLDJzE69BRLrfEGdQ-AjxntLEqpEPh_2o2jk7MnTng_R5ZUdoB58ddAcmiWg_xdgTDsn2bBRrSBogZggDUGVsn4NCImyOGeDts0Ljr3yNxD6QRJBmOXpYKGrgABHI7fX4DLvPUC2i_NrlLsvrKcK0EuZD1p9WfDrXY" width="180" /></a></div>The size of the jail cells were so small. Prisoners would be confined to these small spaces for 23 hours a day, only being let out for an hour of fresh air a day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM6s0uh2Yk3LmBAsQ4EaRUzcmMfVFRw0yMxacrxwxAcYdGByqj2MPA_A2AMGw5ywnMDWJ68on52vaUEVny_HDBSDgRjkWGTR8INXXdu9qKZOQoMiNBhEJu33JOrAIZvSWUdOHttbeyxd4eYuktGFarTl4-C0XP88RnZ1wVFf2tkjckMJsE20nkYg0YMVY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM6s0uh2Yk3LmBAsQ4EaRUzcmMfVFRw0yMxacrxwxAcYdGByqj2MPA_A2AMGw5ywnMDWJ68on52vaUEVny_HDBSDgRjkWGTR8INXXdu9qKZOQoMiNBhEJu33JOrAIZvSWUdOHttbeyxd4eYuktGFarTl4-C0XP88RnZ1wVFf2tkjckMJsE20nkYg0YMVY" width="180" /></a></div></div>A guard town in Port Arthur. You can see why this beautiful setting is at odds with the reality of prison life here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvHjCvKsltd59dfIdrxjxmI9ZKBuZ5drCHUGVRZol0KlScx6mbNtJgwQ5g7oqA0Ffxsx92ANFIXldhqU32ZxU4XSB4Yb126aC6otOo8KlsUu3Mtrhh-q7XabCuI4WWXL4idLRRdW1UVCvD-d8_pTcSQrmQ5mlLY3Uv8y-2dE6HOJxHjpTRLgIsvB-PyGQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvHjCvKsltd59dfIdrxjxmI9ZKBuZ5drCHUGVRZol0KlScx6mbNtJgwQ5g7oqA0Ffxsx92ANFIXldhqU32ZxU4XSB4Yb126aC6otOo8KlsUu3Mtrhh-q7XabCuI4WWXL4idLRRdW1UVCvD-d8_pTcSQrmQ5mlLY3Uv8y-2dE6HOJxHjpTRLgIsvB-PyGQ" width="320" /></a></div>We took a little boat ride out to the Port Arthur graveyard that was on a tiny island off the coast</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqxFFvYKFcZ5ZF4S9Yh5YVqL1ofhAePR8O7Ko45o5tiZTDM3lKIG2ztA8tHuSvWiVgH0UWLdDyuG5qxvVJUaedyx0RxtbLfcckKBNz_ytrUiedFbMt8zpyJM9IgHizOI-SdOzPbxhHizC9cplBXVshIs6mRqzEQZjgKOttIP-c-DYb0B5c31GK25hEdhc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqxFFvYKFcZ5ZF4S9Yh5YVqL1ofhAePR8O7Ko45o5tiZTDM3lKIG2ztA8tHuSvWiVgH0UWLdDyuG5qxvVJUaedyx0RxtbLfcckKBNz_ytrUiedFbMt8zpyJM9IgHizOI-SdOzPbxhHizC9cplBXVshIs6mRqzEQZjgKOttIP-c-DYb0B5c31GK25hEdhc" width="180" /></a></div>I love cool old graveyards. The headstones were erected for "Free People" like the officers and their families that lived here. If you were a convict they would bury you on the island but leave no marker for you to be remembered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvpaZP2qQMw0NP55T9pqMmSBjYuoVW6rpzDoYtlShFJyPB2NEOtun5-zPm3Ru75l8WPYozdvLy92J0k6WvqhLALBdr7g3ECbu3xXWhqFM3yeuKhtj3RNfeIOWVmcw68EvFTajN2C0cZy2SGXqoXjZklDAgDvd9LtcNZR2cKVkO63mphwTMjRABhxtLd9c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvpaZP2qQMw0NP55T9pqMmSBjYuoVW6rpzDoYtlShFJyPB2NEOtun5-zPm3Ru75l8WPYozdvLy92J0k6WvqhLALBdr7g3ECbu3xXWhqFM3yeuKhtj3RNfeIOWVmcw68EvFTajN2C0cZy2SGXqoXjZklDAgDvd9LtcNZR2cKVkO63mphwTMjRABhxtLd9c" width="320" /></a></div>A newer section of the colony that didn't get burned down. They had the cells set up to show you what prison life was like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVGgJNMSzZvNsNbORarWzn3el7S-KPnRz76hA7dCWzQSv1mRxlWbKK6XeFnvRScrUD4pzfqbXbnQZzyOZSlWEKQ4jaExfKZBEdBtsQIU8BnwldQmhBUjMKS2KMfx0JQuXwCdY0lKNBjRk5DN3FQGXvbAY_IRdj4DxOLy5blI2GsYk-autf1FtyqOS938M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVGgJNMSzZvNsNbORarWzn3el7S-KPnRz76hA7dCWzQSv1mRxlWbKK6XeFnvRScrUD4pzfqbXbnQZzyOZSlWEKQ4jaExfKZBEdBtsQIU8BnwldQmhBUjMKS2KMfx0JQuXwCdY0lKNBjRk5DN3FQGXvbAY_IRdj4DxOLy5blI2GsYk-autf1FtyqOS938M" width="180" /></a></div>The remains of the church after the fire. I'm so glad we were able to spend a day here learning about the history of this penal colony. What a sad part of Australian history!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMElsbipf92vNr81fu05KUYczfBIcSt7xD8-qm0M8h_NtLGZn2sgktiuYhHpsV0oBR4EqgOeaZ2X8wnQ094JC0qMqEFrf_qxqRpKbss7FOC6YNbH5SFkdYy0xSnCN58LYMO49CIJv8CsK12aIaBxXOayR7sPL1qqlTZ0seePP3eSmupEDRdMFjbkHUxZE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMElsbipf92vNr81fu05KUYczfBIcSt7xD8-qm0M8h_NtLGZn2sgktiuYhHpsV0oBR4EqgOeaZ2X8wnQ094JC0qMqEFrf_qxqRpKbss7FOC6YNbH5SFkdYy0xSnCN58LYMO49CIJv8CsK12aIaBxXOayR7sPL1qqlTZ0seePP3eSmupEDRdMFjbkHUxZE" width="180" /></a></div>We visited the Bonorong Wildlife sanctuary. I was happy to make friends with some of the locals (having a pouch full of kangaroo chow makes it pretty easy to make friends!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjoSGLek7VqXlgDOEdS3EZwWh4ojXOVVj7yLK6YK2ipEJCuSbBa0b0D-luh3vxywzJMt6I-OQsdjBE_rEovIai5gqbJVHb80vsaOe60rb0EGhxeOYjiuehu5D7vWupnwyNE88tqbxzcdPRXbhovP9-m5h7AbUEgOcxyt6j2MP5fGtH2Zi5ngZLhh9BFhQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjoSGLek7VqXlgDOEdS3EZwWh4ojXOVVj7yLK6YK2ipEJCuSbBa0b0D-luh3vxywzJMt6I-OQsdjBE_rEovIai5gqbJVHb80vsaOe60rb0EGhxeOYjiuehu5D7vWupnwyNE88tqbxzcdPRXbhovP9-m5h7AbUEgOcxyt6j2MP5fGtH2Zi5ngZLhh9BFhQ" width="180" /></a></div>We learned all about wombats from one of the zoo keepers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMaDBog-5qHSdIfZHFYF8UWWMqOWLHk21e4EJL3AiMO-xRT1L-a7lovLtBneEjeoVCCtGuzhht1oy-qcuKKJ-ucyZ1yIV8wOUctQOt7qIxsTjgyXwnz4tPnVUXG9e0cXVnO36DpUu0OHT10YL3qYUKFrV71JvPujywP6puqEIdwgPqE_HbPD_nW5Qyifc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMaDBog-5qHSdIfZHFYF8UWWMqOWLHk21e4EJL3AiMO-xRT1L-a7lovLtBneEjeoVCCtGuzhht1oy-qcuKKJ-ucyZ1yIV8wOUctQOt7qIxsTjgyXwnz4tPnVUXG9e0cXVnO36DpUu0OHT10YL3qYUKFrV71JvPujywP6puqEIdwgPqE_HbPD_nW5Qyifc" width="180" /></a></div></div>I got to see a Tasmanian Devil up close...while I was IN Tasmania!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMoPhCduT0Y1gN_i-kJF0WGuVXhDnPfxKrhn6BtfYWemAbOZgsqY7xVNbafDUJPLMLARcR1Nx1vf_n8uEtFU1PvnU7uiexs10w94KjHRIPPwKPG9SuXl07WzQST_1s5ojx2wL0QF91nJjqjUfTgqlltLnz0G7vi4o_AbHHoHP0RIq4t6CFW3rd4t2oOvU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMoPhCduT0Y1gN_i-kJF0WGuVXhDnPfxKrhn6BtfYWemAbOZgsqY7xVNbafDUJPLMLARcR1Nx1vf_n8uEtFU1PvnU7uiexs10w94KjHRIPPwKPG9SuXl07WzQST_1s5ojx2wL0QF91nJjqjUfTgqlltLnz0G7vi4o_AbHHoHP0RIq4t6CFW3rd4t2oOvU" width="180" /></a></div>I love the Australian kookaburra!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrGj8WxymPrSDzZjtz7gq7LQj-OnL-_I22IiTZFPpqditmMBdbPV6RdShS7Fo1p7Ek2mYMe1_RG0aPC7_J3PLSNKxgkzhZAB-w62_3toOCgsz3CEKWNGyXASNVSGOdq6macewp5558aQILArjfK2RXKMZ2uZWhgVATld2ZWDnv3n0AED3GmqB9jO7n0Cc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrGj8WxymPrSDzZjtz7gq7LQj-OnL-_I22IiTZFPpqditmMBdbPV6RdShS7Fo1p7Ek2mYMe1_RG0aPC7_J3PLSNKxgkzhZAB-w62_3toOCgsz3CEKWNGyXASNVSGOdq6macewp5558aQILArjfK2RXKMZ2uZWhgVATld2ZWDnv3n0AED3GmqB9jO7n0Cc" width="180" /></a></div>An Australian quoll...this one was real!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzpFIVshSnOMMk_bgELmPGXujx162zEf-HCO3ZUaErgJKeC8SKJV7pycJ5epu67L5GkdlCmfeVzHC1py12FD6KqiccvWumO6FWGqjQitkm5HErPzqU6d8S6gUp55ISk-MSlxJZRau9QckMWAVkEKrYp8NCUzpaFxGCatOimRoxX2045UtO4kGy5tnt2sk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzpFIVshSnOMMk_bgELmPGXujx162zEf-HCO3ZUaErgJKeC8SKJV7pycJ5epu67L5GkdlCmfeVzHC1py12FD6KqiccvWumO6FWGqjQitkm5HErPzqU6d8S6gUp55ISk-MSlxJZRau9QckMWAVkEKrYp8NCUzpaFxGCatOimRoxX2045UtO4kGy5tnt2sk" width="320" /></a></div>On the ferry boat ride over to Bruny Island. I wanted to go to Bruny Island because they are known to have little fairy penguins that come up on the beaches at night. I knew from the guidebooks that it was the wrong time of year to see the penguins but we went anyway...fingers crossed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtsY4cdum6SzJPdMU7cbi4gQ8ljHtBBuFB0TJvJIjb9j25izL18Os4uBpAygByeZuvYZx3ul4H39Qd7RGppzOHLHrARgTB-GAGdXDpW9wIm-LBZvTEZvXpb9dEZ_uzY1_6zC03S6j2AK-CNjQONnhkpI7LZZhkkPFP--DnTH4FqPWqxK82wKOUlJvqaak" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtsY4cdum6SzJPdMU7cbi4gQ8ljHtBBuFB0TJvJIjb9j25izL18Os4uBpAygByeZuvYZx3ul4H39Qd7RGppzOHLHrARgTB-GAGdXDpW9wIm-LBZvTEZvXpb9dEZ_uzY1_6zC03S6j2AK-CNjQONnhkpI7LZZhkkPFP--DnTH4FqPWqxK82wKOUlJvqaak" width="180" /></a></div>Saw these crazy penguins!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We waited until about 30 minutes after sunset and although we could hear some penguins calling to each other we never saw any. It was FREEZING and windy so we called it a night. I'm still glad I went. The starts here were incredible. We got an amazing view of the Southern Cross!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijaGmt-PFVekgwFrYDAMWpZKI-GFi6p4dmSm6zxdVQ6gQEFzp4NYilgZHI-OFKr2bkPDJNx99G5QNAT16n_JXgUzYyrA4sFJBry0uUJHXpZlrrNg33YaLk3LuMRn9x-x0qGtgjWfrFKFjEWgVs_3xlavKa5CID2HmyIQ1IFYkbnAEIktEpkOMy960HLSI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijaGmt-PFVekgwFrYDAMWpZKI-GFi6p4dmSm6zxdVQ6gQEFzp4NYilgZHI-OFKr2bkPDJNx99G5QNAT16n_JXgUzYyrA4sFJBry0uUJHXpZlrrNg33YaLk3LuMRn9x-x0qGtgjWfrFKFjEWgVs_3xlavKa5CID2HmyIQ1IFYkbnAEIktEpkOMy960HLSI" width="180" /></a></div></div>Hiking up to the Bruny Island lighthouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVzcuQ834HQxSxh6qj9Frh27oq-YDULkzQ_aS_gtgo7Gm5DC9Ap-nfcnMXonG_4mFl6Sd8TRliIBwOrHmNQcvnxhuY6IN5P_ZupJNM99lmz6oD_6tEjX6YgzkRuaj99Crn5KVS9vviTmCwMTELxkhATB6rXfJiTkRLuXvCfD82VHhzkI9CohrhY9k3CY4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVzcuQ834HQxSxh6qj9Frh27oq-YDULkzQ_aS_gtgo7Gm5DC9Ap-nfcnMXonG_4mFl6Sd8TRliIBwOrHmNQcvnxhuY6IN5P_ZupJNM99lmz6oD_6tEjX6YgzkRuaj99Crn5KVS9vviTmCwMTELxkhATB6rXfJiTkRLuXvCfD82VHhzkI9CohrhY9k3CY4" width="180" /></a></div>It was crazy windy at the lighthouse. When we got to the top the guide wouldn't let us open the door to look around outside because the gusts were up to 60 mph and they were afraid someone would get blown off the lighthouse!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwRZaLHMvgOU-i4TOMTxXS7-xaG-LYQe5Kj0hNX7rQ7Dc4MHKSo-rbU_4ifHliAfQl143C22S19HyzN80B-UGbHJm2hvlTel1W5-aFkbhw39TryhuhOFTv7cBllJpPiGlMqWmb5ZvH8_rMBSLixezoYsuoTFzhCMDZzeZEfVvypOBOtcjIVwEfNsRxSWM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwRZaLHMvgOU-i4TOMTxXS7-xaG-LYQe5Kj0hNX7rQ7Dc4MHKSo-rbU_4ifHliAfQl143C22S19HyzN80B-UGbHJm2hvlTel1W5-aFkbhw39TryhuhOFTv7cBllJpPiGlMqWmb5ZvH8_rMBSLixezoYsuoTFzhCMDZzeZEfVvypOBOtcjIVwEfNsRxSWM" width="180" /></a></div>Cool stairs inside the lighthouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-LJajlOgcQ4sOYnefFN8WC2pl11ak9n7atajjoYLA6zdw5DE0dcHNGdsPkLtl86Qn6jR0tgzdctcxc6n_tDylHStrQ1z48iJiuRAiXUa0BVk3mQZuAM5cOcm0vGpyWYPrOsqZOKQGO9bCLia8wRLsn5TlMo8ON4qElon6lLcV_GQ_--A1dgdbKQ7GDjk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-LJajlOgcQ4sOYnefFN8WC2pl11ak9n7atajjoYLA6zdw5DE0dcHNGdsPkLtl86Qn6jR0tgzdctcxc6n_tDylHStrQ1z48iJiuRAiXUa0BVk3mQZuAM5cOcm0vGpyWYPrOsqZOKQGO9bCLia8wRLsn5TlMo8ON4qElon6lLcV_GQ_--A1dgdbKQ7GDjk" width="320" /></a></div>The view from the lighthouse was gorgeous</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheMrAguxuljBjIrrqxAc68kfM7ljuGU3JB0pPjSZbBsA-VkzIncAfojZPT0Z_NrrzIgLk5izI4CcxEcl3YZafaxo39FWpDHAD6QEF_wQ8E0NV-ZptNwkGeQ4XUgikW3oVeQgt9GGAlSI-KKlk-dJr1HBQJNi9EPHBgn_HYukz6Dc_hLI-HYms5KM2KJug" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheMrAguxuljBjIrrqxAc68kfM7ljuGU3JB0pPjSZbBsA-VkzIncAfojZPT0Z_NrrzIgLk5izI4CcxEcl3YZafaxo39FWpDHAD6QEF_wQ8E0NV-ZptNwkGeQ4XUgikW3oVeQgt9GGAlSI-KKlk-dJr1HBQJNi9EPHBgn_HYukz6Dc_hLI-HYms5KM2KJug" width="320" /></a></div></div>We stopped for lunch at the Bruny Island Cheese company. Their bread and cheese did not disappoint!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH932Y7mOt3UVPNEA_YW4ln1vf5alJ02h8IUAsUjeeOZpfOm_OsZFm2GlNctrEyG9z1uERRMM7kkE5VO6vBjhkkarLrsWasN4hnjIHOXBNq6pnapyWyBvtS7Sv9GYbOf8O6HhL1RcnyBp-nDdHsn1AuFkijROsMw7bz3TwSceCFhS7qxKSQM2HPwfv9rE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH932Y7mOt3UVPNEA_YW4ln1vf5alJ02h8IUAsUjeeOZpfOm_OsZFm2GlNctrEyG9z1uERRMM7kkE5VO6vBjhkkarLrsWasN4hnjIHOXBNq6pnapyWyBvtS7Sv9GYbOf8O6HhL1RcnyBp-nDdHsn1AuFkijROsMw7bz3TwSceCFhS7qxKSQM2HPwfv9rE" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ferry ride back to Tasmania from Bruny Island. From here Katie took Helen and I to the airport where were flew home to Brisbane. Getting the chance to visit Tasmania while in Australia was the best decision I have ever made. I LOVED it and would happily come back anytime!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCQMv12xEtkokNZPknxAEjngCi4TXoJr63CIpf8rjY-GzlOsLL9Ufv3sm7qEkPL4nOqDVQdvuSOPfhYZU2l98Zst8L0vE1apdtNcfzkUBt8GJwy2EL0-rvEIHLbiTjVjibnstFMl06_EddwGEZf9gZVZKafPlx5YtuaC6qHYNTNpllbLL3-F7yXtqOuWE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCQMv12xEtkokNZPknxAEjngCi4TXoJr63CIpf8rjY-GzlOsLL9Ufv3sm7qEkPL4nOqDVQdvuSOPfhYZU2l98Zst8L0vE1apdtNcfzkUBt8GJwy2EL0-rvEIHLbiTjVjibnstFMl06_EddwGEZf9gZVZKafPlx5YtuaC6qHYNTNpllbLL3-F7yXtqOuWE" width="320" /></a></div>Ron picked up Helen in Brisbane to take back home but I stayed the night at the airport so I could catch my plane home the next day. What a great trip I had to Australia. Thanks to my crappy appendix I got a bonus trip to one of my favorite places in the world!!<br /></div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-6410468636139694222023-04-25T10:36:00.052-07:002023-06-19T10:52:12.489-07:00Hiking, Biking, Easter and a Busted Window<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVDMzvRtw0qfaxJrqI2IUkNm-PDRDrW69wxmfYX1zuvagUxe0irwDoyqjC9FSDV9oag6JixqYaJ8DBHUNppOfVm1ZV3HgGB4GF4DdwafW82BK0OetUaI6CEvqWZ_LDO7tML3zmlYZlSRSquDgGPESGO5KaIjY-mt9jIsJGExYHyMEoxrSaBP_oGmZJHXs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVDMzvRtw0qfaxJrqI2IUkNm-PDRDrW69wxmfYX1zuvagUxe0irwDoyqjC9FSDV9oag6JixqYaJ8DBHUNppOfVm1ZV3HgGB4GF4DdwafW82BK0OetUaI6CEvqWZ_LDO7tML3zmlYZlSRSquDgGPESGO5KaIjY-mt9jIsJGExYHyMEoxrSaBP_oGmZJHXs" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some Hillsboro punk thought it would be cool to shoot out windows in various cars around our neighborhood. Unfortunately the twins car was targeted. We had a guy come out and fix it the next day but it was still a pain and made us mad!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKZw_5SoFMLXP55rcTIu4yPzW6FGhxn3MUQUWRgKqqvnzZA6ORVx4ECBoOvY8Jmo8MUgJJjoMQXFetIXB-wDu3iCUnBu2Tswn6oabCaQvHWtAH5zJrFRpk2mPXSjb9Z2-tBGkOhD1PLi1qgxrWGGTOiDa_8utv1Xi2T32O-SjW5y0p2Cwx0ddoS_Ba1m0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3035" data-original-width="2276" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKZw_5SoFMLXP55rcTIu4yPzW6FGhxn3MUQUWRgKqqvnzZA6ORVx4ECBoOvY8Jmo8MUgJJjoMQXFetIXB-wDu3iCUnBu2Tswn6oabCaQvHWtAH5zJrFRpk2mPXSjb9Z2-tBGkOhD1PLi1qgxrWGGTOiDa_8utv1Xi2T32O-SjW5y0p2Cwx0ddoS_Ba1m0" width="180" /></a></div>The twins decided to come home for Easter weekend. I'm so glad they are only 2 hours away and we have so many options to see them throughout the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV3dH0luxh0hmsOIN-beFUd71X3Hrhg3S7uD69AGKEWgK1ER4U_GFwPwSEOxWlYGv1JUIbnoqHPxxFe3Ia0-_Ziep4yRzrMAOYcvXB1Z55blXReHYLHpNfikryf-1g1Xi-vLD6MSE8xdDrWg8guONUxWEk-cIQcGo39xHBVEvMP7yybSoeDAY7WdaKjKE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3571" data-original-width="2678" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV3dH0luxh0hmsOIN-beFUd71X3Hrhg3S7uD69AGKEWgK1ER4U_GFwPwSEOxWlYGv1JUIbnoqHPxxFe3Ia0-_Ziep4yRzrMAOYcvXB1Z55blXReHYLHpNfikryf-1g1Xi-vLD6MSE8xdDrWg8guONUxWEk-cIQcGo39xHBVEvMP7yybSoeDAY7WdaKjKE" width="180" /></a></div>Orchard Park is one of our favorite places to go for a afternoon walk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixJxCWX817DKems5ZGdcTAnvgHupGsIYxF7rxE0Gff4_bDByTxYq2RF8mDIUiv7G6TnaokD-tNFPRZDmGDd2xKFXg5YJDNFsxEjkbxCbIdgcI5mTMzMG7OzqofR7olGTC6qB0AFpB_RQyBw2lC36IFi8VaBoWnFFD9F3Sr9C4pCdWXl3HXIMHS0siALYs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixJxCWX817DKems5ZGdcTAnvgHupGsIYxF7rxE0Gff4_bDByTxYq2RF8mDIUiv7G6TnaokD-tNFPRZDmGDd2xKFXg5YJDNFsxEjkbxCbIdgcI5mTMzMG7OzqofR7olGTC6qB0AFpB_RQyBw2lC36IFi8VaBoWnFFD9F3Sr9C4pCdWXl3HXIMHS0siALYs" width="320" /></a></div>The Easter Bunny found our boys 💕</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifPTynQzp98_Woj3woj0TMiiE12Ckdh-CU7B-7KahPLxbisMVKq3ZzLYa8oNwmceXUuvB2A7eaU4zzH2c9alDkTG05s9JEX6O30q5chOMOjm_58uWWwD3W2cVwa-dpWcRYydaxRa91u4-FkT_XHR94GhHC2wa8-TTH4dhOFv3y0AadGTiiXsKnn-dk02c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifPTynQzp98_Woj3woj0TMiiE12Ckdh-CU7B-7KahPLxbisMVKq3ZzLYa8oNwmceXUuvB2A7eaU4zzH2c9alDkTG05s9JEX6O30q5chOMOjm_58uWWwD3W2cVwa-dpWcRYydaxRa91u4-FkT_XHR94GhHC2wa8-TTH4dhOFv3y0AadGTiiXsKnn-dk02c" width="320" /></a></div>I went hiking with some friends. The day started off pretty nice but then...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSYt1X0A3nJESIt3cybzw0npKlCMSG3ifQKT3ZYU282LceahadzMwnjC5Kn_ICoiYB50CzyP3tZfjYovddX6Vw25BmhtbK3zEBtX2HyNNDr4EOB_frlNc-4WAlvpi6j7Hl5dE49HcW04_B2YAYNYF7gr8gGBoCCfkh35SNZxkHA0pw43gjpGqvAufiyoo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSYt1X0A3nJESIt3cybzw0npKlCMSG3ifQKT3ZYU282LceahadzMwnjC5Kn_ICoiYB50CzyP3tZfjYovddX6Vw25BmhtbK3zEBtX2HyNNDr4EOB_frlNc-4WAlvpi6j7Hl5dE49HcW04_B2YAYNYF7gr8gGBoCCfkh35SNZxkHA0pw43gjpGqvAufiyoo" width="180" /></a></div>...we got caught in a rain storm! Luckily we hadn't gone far so we just walked back to our cars and called it good for the day:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguF7-tbP1tZdsxyZthkP0Wu0hnCc8obSu80_M4EJFFRL5O8ypjCq2nidB6gvzdSSaGH4t_fBRj7GsHUq0R7QKFN6cPQ-cmE-xYJhGE981VnUdfiq7RxqmkNkPHvV_iUw9UexPYntaSFrQZgqlCs_qYe0aAoraGiH2sgicbdBdljqHJDwaXRQ1JPrH1B9o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguF7-tbP1tZdsxyZthkP0Wu0hnCc8obSu80_M4EJFFRL5O8ypjCq2nidB6gvzdSSaGH4t_fBRj7GsHUq0R7QKFN6cPQ-cmE-xYJhGE981VnUdfiq7RxqmkNkPHvV_iUw9UexPYntaSFrQZgqlCs_qYe0aAoraGiH2sgicbdBdljqHJDwaXRQ1JPrH1B9o" width="180" /></a></div>Julian had the day off school for a teacher work day so I took him and his friend Ian Powell for a bike ride on the Banks-Vernonia trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxRNdBupDV5XgBP_kmjU5QMnCnaE19tf6w6oERtxBV0_OVQneqqbV92qP3N3lYAbrkQZQ9luBojYQ7UFvzHDxUpr1AABi8cgLbzrbMesBEOSCDVoCbhizSYQDkLh9CIEefbr9TWBGGwntglUYqQlOkP6hknqSy5klrubqP1BznrbvPLxlVg7A2yfReWZs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxRNdBupDV5XgBP_kmjU5QMnCnaE19tf6w6oERtxBV0_OVQneqqbV92qP3N3lYAbrkQZQ9luBojYQ7UFvzHDxUpr1AABi8cgLbzrbMesBEOSCDVoCbhizSYQDkLh9CIEefbr9TWBGGwntglUYqQlOkP6hknqSy5klrubqP1BznrbvPLxlVg7A2yfReWZs" width="180" /></a></div>At the cool abandoned saw mill on Vernonia lake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTpMOkrOu3geIF_x20AoxLlOsTzEw10roLeCKw892Sqs7xppKHbC5zB8yZr5vwgk_6upkF9ENk_uZ7_wmpiflusS3p0UMsYmzqJ3jKRbDfNbE8OxzpHKPfKFuStNg_lYiDLCquc2rjqA5105ei8edq9-DscRfyhNCcqhAjBgukD0q4X7SQGVx5Gkhl74k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTpMOkrOu3geIF_x20AoxLlOsTzEw10roLeCKw892Sqs7xppKHbC5zB8yZr5vwgk_6upkF9ENk_uZ7_wmpiflusS3p0UMsYmzqJ3jKRbDfNbE8OxzpHKPfKFuStNg_lYiDLCquc2rjqA5105ei8edq9-DscRfyhNCcqhAjBgukD0q4X7SQGVx5Gkhl74k" width="180" /></a></div>These two had fun exploring the old ruins</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUh37xs40PCh-8YV9F5DpJzp6xp2joMoFSwL5fPX6bXbX-BDnPlE-e6iL_fHlMlQwGOeinK3tLgU0dkFrOa4n_ouTuH3ikf4e9DWOlQSPysU6Aftz5biAQsnrv3Bf1qmUC3ph8vM6OXaiR0EY_8bA6fKjeGh9JwWHoY1kIrzoSI5M6Il5hqC6FXLAcnGY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUh37xs40PCh-8YV9F5DpJzp6xp2joMoFSwL5fPX6bXbX-BDnPlE-e6iL_fHlMlQwGOeinK3tLgU0dkFrOa4n_ouTuH3ikf4e9DWOlQSPysU6Aftz5biAQsnrv3Bf1qmUC3ph8vM6OXaiR0EY_8bA6fKjeGh9JwWHoY1kIrzoSI5M6Il5hqC6FXLAcnGY" width="180" /></a></div>12 miles (and a hamburger lunch later) we made it back to the car. I'm so glad Julian has such great friends:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3ByOLOGs7j0YJ2C8VYMmF7fBLdb_JxxsygRN258yKGbOiRgNhXpJv59Ow64thyCcdUMxqr10d3YV9vurD5A2hUvJaVBYD5iR_qvccANsfMlV9OwXcgTkPOWHg1gxWFJjJ4v3HvRx5wtdWK-gU5YIVGfPlr5WuIXjQnriPAUejSrvVL9MZdGMqhVF2wWg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3ByOLOGs7j0YJ2C8VYMmF7fBLdb_JxxsygRN258yKGbOiRgNhXpJv59Ow64thyCcdUMxqr10d3YV9vurD5A2hUvJaVBYD5iR_qvccANsfMlV9OwXcgTkPOWHg1gxWFJjJ4v3HvRx5wtdWK-gU5YIVGfPlr5WuIXjQnriPAUejSrvVL9MZdGMqhVF2wWg" width="320" /></a></div>We explored a little walking trail in St. Helens where our sailboat is parked for the summer. It goes by a pretty little lake that a beaver has created by building a dam. It's fun to see all the evidence of beaver life around the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMfD_69RsET4ZKXsc3j0fVXgGirj_89WnwtNcQ2n_G9lF36_BjMBpgSLUwSzWq6neEDojavbXZ_7YeTBqYEVA7GyohuBRPf6lKUgzYcm7lm4Pk01zcCQIbb4XAXIEFXQ0H9tSgAknpiLJudMKE1m9O87Sahm6eRuDlh0PqxUkRbFQSvWzKuHUudau_i0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMfD_69RsET4ZKXsc3j0fVXgGirj_89WnwtNcQ2n_G9lF36_BjMBpgSLUwSzWq6neEDojavbXZ_7YeTBqYEVA7GyohuBRPf6lKUgzYcm7lm4Pk01zcCQIbb4XAXIEFXQ0H9tSgAknpiLJudMKE1m9O87Sahm6eRuDlh0PqxUkRbFQSvWzKuHUudau_i0w" width="180" /></a></div>I had lunch and a book discussion with some very nice friends. After lunch we explored the Smith Berry Barn farm store, I love this place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1snyPWEyXn8pxJWo2CKNgmyIe-jsVdXri8i_QdEJMOxcG76MRjcDKeRiL-3VKVTkiumUXUZSlZxyiczKZ-Q5SmkxQR8TuI6XoBm0NiCRL9806yuDEo__RSZw8k4qRIdN4kWP6_HCentY8aczpcShIncrflj7G1mIigVH9AMz8h4fYYgANG5GZJPxZtPE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1snyPWEyXn8pxJWo2CKNgmyIe-jsVdXri8i_QdEJMOxcG76MRjcDKeRiL-3VKVTkiumUXUZSlZxyiczKZ-Q5SmkxQR8TuI6XoBm0NiCRL9806yuDEo__RSZw8k4qRIdN4kWP6_HCentY8aczpcShIncrflj7G1mIigVH9AMz8h4fYYgANG5GZJPxZtPE" width="180" /></a></div>I went on a beach retreat with my Ward Young Women. These ladies are so fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_SgtCeTADQ4Q7NvYKxP_rz_LLmjURITgz7gxSJNpSlWoei_Y3MKhw2D3gGH6AzdMJsWdTXEhqjTrkAiEnSTujHYg55RBS7lb_6RP2urGERhRsR8C7iviKWprqL1u1LA3jHXQCKtnFZYjFz5ayjFAvFcChP4Xlk9_nirmqjc0QyP7QOWEW5wVQUd_RJBM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_SgtCeTADQ4Q7NvYKxP_rz_LLmjURITgz7gxSJNpSlWoei_Y3MKhw2D3gGH6AzdMJsWdTXEhqjTrkAiEnSTujHYg55RBS7lb_6RP2urGERhRsR8C7iviKWprqL1u1LA3jHXQCKtnFZYjFz5ayjFAvFcChP4Xlk9_nirmqjc0QyP7QOWEW5wVQUd_RJBM" width="320" /></a></div>On the way back from the beach we stopped at Camp 18 for cinnamon rolls, what a fun group of girls we have in our Ward.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYbFr4MC_pz0Do_KQslTLA554BIdjEGJIk8e2lCEJLKii_OsOZzEXT2ONbZp3YDpL4JamLyyDBVfshJ9v_n15ABDS6pRLEf_f9YiWsyWRiP5mVdNyOeIf1FOjaHLd5MbpAaQRYli1-DeA8wR-lDjKpVRlSYiIlzTq0LjEkWvGiIBTnoJwLCK-IgZbb1C8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYbFr4MC_pz0Do_KQslTLA554BIdjEGJIk8e2lCEJLKii_OsOZzEXT2ONbZp3YDpL4JamLyyDBVfshJ9v_n15ABDS6pRLEf_f9YiWsyWRiP5mVdNyOeIf1FOjaHLd5MbpAaQRYli1-DeA8wR-lDjKpVRlSYiIlzTq0LjEkWvGiIBTnoJwLCK-IgZbb1C8" width="180" /></a></div>Someone misses her brother. She is keeping Emerson's bed warm while he is at college:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4yO0Vx_ukL4O2gklJhjhzRng5yAl_Tu6uTI-jfH8rBvCpA93o4p0KtxbWS6t1s0O2oVTA1wSy--FTu32OkdJ47S7W3a1BtLdCJoQyZPmmneCyUxDE5blPDcbMBcy9QbUV13lacfrfJ_q0LjDh9FJw3ckT2sJjx4_aMTOVTW7HjoY0YkzCY60_GnPx6OI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4yO0Vx_ukL4O2gklJhjhzRng5yAl_Tu6uTI-jfH8rBvCpA93o4p0KtxbWS6t1s0O2oVTA1wSy--FTu32OkdJ47S7W3a1BtLdCJoQyZPmmneCyUxDE5blPDcbMBcy9QbUV13lacfrfJ_q0LjDh9FJw3ckT2sJjx4_aMTOVTW7HjoY0YkzCY60_GnPx6OI" width="180" /></a></div>The Skinny Dan is back in the water for the season. We are at a new marina for this year and looking forward to exploring a different part of the Columbia River.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-61486376197941897202023-03-31T10:24:00.043-07:002023-06-19T10:35:55.546-07:00Spring Break and My Birthday!<p>As soon as I got home from my visit to Virginia the boys were all home for Spring Break. We had a great time hanging out together and everyone was home for my birthday...which was awesome!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTNbTZxYrkrghRJNIPZ0JkIly43LwwZUscupFfQbqGo7yyWU9YAPaE5hf2hKT3zPa9BE0hchGdCIUfGXEvWK0n1easmpUnPqKhTTA_6mRkNrwKOQHRjiqb7w95tLZdQkTv_94d7VlaOYZtURLlPfP-sVFsK01w6ibjF9Oajbjx4Ye50HIVvymfJRPF-ro" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTNbTZxYrkrghRJNIPZ0JkIly43LwwZUscupFfQbqGo7yyWU9YAPaE5hf2hKT3zPa9BE0hchGdCIUfGXEvWK0n1easmpUnPqKhTTA_6mRkNrwKOQHRjiqb7w95tLZdQkTv_94d7VlaOYZtURLlPfP-sVFsK01w6ibjF9Oajbjx4Ye50HIVvymfJRPF-ro" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hyrum made fish tacos for my birthday dinner...delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUn_g7nWSvOCiFQBUv09QCzFjnAs9i-uxlJx266a-ApVk_TWmZoxmYcw4DWHWNILc7Nb9pQfmaOcA1LmHySjhP4hdCM0zfBMQ_mDCvdjXSLHkrK5vWGN9TmAHWmSFM0gm18PR5rXalDsmtzEgSbVw1Za0vVfEsmiYqZNNeKm0Gj92RHhbesKdyhAUky6A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3556" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUn_g7nWSvOCiFQBUv09QCzFjnAs9i-uxlJx266a-ApVk_TWmZoxmYcw4DWHWNILc7Nb9pQfmaOcA1LmHySjhP4hdCM0zfBMQ_mDCvdjXSLHkrK5vWGN9TmAHWmSFM0gm18PR5rXalDsmtzEgSbVw1Za0vVfEsmiYqZNNeKm0Gj92RHhbesKdyhAUky6A" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed up to Mt. Hood for Spring Break. We snowshoed up to Mirror Lake. Instead of taking the groomed trail to the top we sort of ventured into the forest and a made our way up, up, up to the lake. It was super steep and the snow was very deep but it was something Hyrum has been wanting to do for years so I'm glad we could finally make it happen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-dqCIf52DLRHTmDdZo3ptq30uMFmOoePgbD1pDi8Liv2KkVQRryItzLSq6ODIauftccgw89KUzA0ezbUZ9C-0wi5WlLsKRXbZnVl_Hs6v8lc04gGoKdOD3FggoDeWRnuKs56zcsSYjjWvAQDvjJxhidK98E0mP4jcy1NSCNHjhrlSQriM8KztiZCr7kI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-dqCIf52DLRHTmDdZo3ptq30uMFmOoePgbD1pDi8Liv2KkVQRryItzLSq6ODIauftccgw89KUzA0ezbUZ9C-0wi5WlLsKRXbZnVl_Hs6v8lc04gGoKdOD3FggoDeWRnuKs56zcsSYjjWvAQDvjJxhidK98E0mP4jcy1NSCNHjhrlSQriM8KztiZCr7kI" width="180" /></a></div>This is how deep the snow was...even with snowshoes on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZjupsTaIq6mIOgwVJgHyYpJLmv_i3g36JGGSCXlEo22TEL1E2nS_wkITulc45q5u_GtHeuSoUoH-th3l-HOvMEuL80EEdoQNLKDWjLfJiuLTNdEbkGIn8tKWZ7NDwidZdL-J4R3XrCH8sTInuLzJx0sHHkjana4sY1DmA6rGdM5EYrqUnf070B003Abk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3632" data-original-width="2724" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZjupsTaIq6mIOgwVJgHyYpJLmv_i3g36JGGSCXlEo22TEL1E2nS_wkITulc45q5u_GtHeuSoUoH-th3l-HOvMEuL80EEdoQNLKDWjLfJiuLTNdEbkGIn8tKWZ7NDwidZdL-J4R3XrCH8sTInuLzJx0sHHkjana4sY1DmA6rGdM5EYrqUnf070B003Abk" width="180" /></a></div>At Mirror Lake with Mt. Hood hiding behind some clouds in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKNfaPLXXxkLo_AgzVhZ40H9VP5JDTaso5qcdAORzCO7pKUM-Oy9Ihqd2Cb_BSsBKhb7qqKz1zxxhYm11SDDHcTxEWsRLH2GbuhZm1T2CBRrWFZxQEUyu68x2A_1XoQLCSeidE2vhO_PQbjAGETQfTIqpGOVRiZhn9u8M22USm7f57MWu2J2TNP2eRBUo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKNfaPLXXxkLo_AgzVhZ40H9VP5JDTaso5qcdAORzCO7pKUM-Oy9Ihqd2Cb_BSsBKhb7qqKz1zxxhYm11SDDHcTxEWsRLH2GbuhZm1T2CBRrWFZxQEUyu68x2A_1XoQLCSeidE2vhO_PQbjAGETQfTIqpGOVRiZhn9u8M22USm7f57MWu2J2TNP2eRBUo" width="320" /></a></div>Playing games at Collins Lake. We love staying at these condos, they are so cozy and the heated pools and hot tubs make it all the more fun:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW2urC5A_7SeyPoyH6hsqYX2EUU4Bz0BI2LhsBMp7PrtArSgxpX0_nK1MNAxu1uTOU-QtgwhPq8xpq627OH9QYnJm-_TA6OSw2X_dxvZMrHEfbcxH8MNvSM7mvZGb7e24wXpOkZwIolRoiQEyuI85HbLWGqITV3R0HP0fobS2P0NoKacYDxBhnCBK4u6I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3510" data-original-width="2632" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW2urC5A_7SeyPoyH6hsqYX2EUU4Bz0BI2LhsBMp7PrtArSgxpX0_nK1MNAxu1uTOU-QtgwhPq8xpq627OH9QYnJm-_TA6OSw2X_dxvZMrHEfbcxH8MNvSM7mvZGb7e24wXpOkZwIolRoiQEyuI85HbLWGqITV3R0HP0fobS2P0NoKacYDxBhnCBK4u6I" width="180" /></a></div>Hyrum and the twins went skiing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3uulphmbnxrEKnAhT75_F9Yr55ycR7sE0erGGkNu9VvzlFwg7GMXEmeQO-m6fzL3_unHGxNfCoggxdcGhXaAflK2VdsbFrLofjNxPdBQdvaDl6s8-3Kp2QruQQwunSqHqqBlhEYPbjgm6eC0_WdQlcYHNhQt-3Nb9pcbGTHX_IqqglN34i2ur6eYkzc8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3uulphmbnxrEKnAhT75_F9Yr55ycR7sE0erGGkNu9VvzlFwg7GMXEmeQO-m6fzL3_unHGxNfCoggxdcGhXaAflK2VdsbFrLofjNxPdBQdvaDl6s8-3Kp2QruQQwunSqHqqBlhEYPbjgm6eC0_WdQlcYHNhQt-3Nb9pcbGTHX_IqqglN34i2ur6eYkzc8" width="180" /></a></div>Julian and I went for a hike in Government Camp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQy777kyDby1cYnwCEXEVVzoTLHYXdGlPf6RGWn2rkzP7eE21LgEyDmyidZt8V6lh2YAlEFaaCpZy-HAP3NQc2usb0ZkGJaSe8Ahrf42o-KfxsYCKYf_8fGQBmcPU9s1IYBmpxPI3U-sOzoDxh5mtIb66gn4_e56AUrWqsD1W_FgIjG3jm5LV_G8QCylM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQy777kyDby1cYnwCEXEVVzoTLHYXdGlPf6RGWn2rkzP7eE21LgEyDmyidZt8V6lh2YAlEFaaCpZy-HAP3NQc2usb0ZkGJaSe8Ahrf42o-KfxsYCKYf_8fGQBmcPU9s1IYBmpxPI3U-sOzoDxh5mtIb66gn4_e56AUrWqsD1W_FgIjG3jm5LV_G8QCylM" width="180" /></a></div>Not a bad way to spend Spring Break!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU59d76SOGy-4co6TbhJqMNQ3NrbcCCLUv7ic-GIx-DY2Bmd9dXaeeEZBVmamRgh6Bjzs3RXjKw7WUSjgzQbW9hM8yCj3YcK354ajM17Ep3Jb7r4tXTZh2Xm0PUAb_3ew1qC0YPF4nsuRQ9PtItWN8DwbZVMmWMyDoOAryYYeFx2t5CSz6LgTHVLKakSM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU59d76SOGy-4co6TbhJqMNQ3NrbcCCLUv7ic-GIx-DY2Bmd9dXaeeEZBVmamRgh6Bjzs3RXjKw7WUSjgzQbW9hM8yCj3YcK354ajM17Ep3Jb7r4tXTZh2Xm0PUAb_3ew1qC0YPF4nsuRQ9PtItWN8DwbZVMmWMyDoOAryYYeFx2t5CSz6LgTHVLKakSM" width="180" /></a></div>I went to PF Changs for a birthday dinner with Katrina and Jessie Holwege. Nothing beats the "Great Wall of Chocolate" cake!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7wHgqm5KXGAG3d_RMk5r2Wc8tmEWcOrTlGY7rir_vhrzTUceBuGdTrVO3q24u6nng0RSx-pLhLwbWEuPv9aiP6FhlfS-z1aLl2SQX2hX6B0L8KlT4JxA-N5EbOCjsmU8-bxMx3ydQPf1vqOLbte7lyUEay07UNMMO3Qi0GlweSP-z0UGCn_u8WMPlmgA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7wHgqm5KXGAG3d_RMk5r2Wc8tmEWcOrTlGY7rir_vhrzTUceBuGdTrVO3q24u6nng0RSx-pLhLwbWEuPv9aiP6FhlfS-z1aLl2SQX2hX6B0L8KlT4JxA-N5EbOCjsmU8-bxMx3ydQPf1vqOLbte7lyUEay07UNMMO3Qi0GlweSP-z0UGCn_u8WMPlmgA" width="180" /></a></div>Birthday cake and flowers for my actual birthday. It was wonderful to have the twins home from college for my birthday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy2xbUIGND339dUAocPr78pwLuwRi3zIXb-rbYL3CIXxtjpnQiVGr4ScPZGaJsFZ9GfBz8LSBJ5m92Uz6Qm7gkTtjoSa2Dtf9zHvFcqYzY-NgZjS1NVx4IlPQAl1TzvsP1VRM6ZIdkUa408mJg5nOAVq-H9xM9bnGyJpK4dCFhrRiGL3p5UOZt6dmZx64" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy2xbUIGND339dUAocPr78pwLuwRi3zIXb-rbYL3CIXxtjpnQiVGr4ScPZGaJsFZ9GfBz8LSBJ5m92Uz6Qm7gkTtjoSa2Dtf9zHvFcqYzY-NgZjS1NVx4IlPQAl1TzvsP1VRM6ZIdkUa408mJg5nOAVq-H9xM9bnGyJpK4dCFhrRiGL3p5UOZt6dmZx64" width="320" /></a></div>We found a yummy gelato place in Forest Grove</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi66o1YNvi7yA3HM3U7nQDbiVupUeVCzZPbbHqcH9e4PvHMWqhjY2h4T9PzMWpEhIcD2w79LnwTw-jYMh3WLb46U_eBxsgKCv261juu_ik75OI8VO_wA_R9c9Dkt4OL25xebcdmL5p10AyfXeuuzR_K6gC2FDgdfuw0sptY_UlZ4h715KAGIBcXwMvqDNM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2309" data-original-width="1732" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi66o1YNvi7yA3HM3U7nQDbiVupUeVCzZPbbHqcH9e4PvHMWqhjY2h4T9PzMWpEhIcD2w79LnwTw-jYMh3WLb46U_eBxsgKCv261juu_ik75OI8VO_wA_R9c9Dkt4OL25xebcdmL5p10AyfXeuuzR_K6gC2FDgdfuw0sptY_UlZ4h715KAGIBcXwMvqDNM" width="180" /></a></div>We ended Spring Break by decorating our tree for Easter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8x3CSe974_Ca27xBDLimSbHWrmmERKixORO5FCDSx9bSQ8ooYQ2hRDWYoRWpZLMYrjxnU3ETv0a76YYwODu5kKRx_zMTddW78zIFlq_jsvyVLxIkT4ZhOZuI2pfrhnrjAAodD1NxiFVtVOft1bowg6qE8osJFMtHWVwEkWKvoAyu-OW8Rzn0LpcgT32s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="2527" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8x3CSe974_Ca27xBDLimSbHWrmmERKixORO5FCDSx9bSQ8ooYQ2hRDWYoRWpZLMYrjxnU3ETv0a76YYwODu5kKRx_zMTddW78zIFlq_jsvyVLxIkT4ZhOZuI2pfrhnrjAAodD1NxiFVtVOft1bowg6qE8osJFMtHWVwEkWKvoAyu-OW8Rzn0LpcgT32s" width="320" /></a></div>Julian loves when his brothers are home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-10262829885775978352023-03-25T09:46:00.067-07:002023-04-26T10:10:22.658-07:00Fun times in Virginia<p> I headed out to Virginia to watch the DeShetler boys while Paige and Zach took a 10 year anniversary trip. I was so glad that my niece (Joanna Porter) also had her spring break from college this same week and was super wonderful to join me to watch the 4 boys. I think I could have survived on my own but man was it great to have an extra set of hands...especially hands that didn't mind doing all the cooking! I can play with kids, change diapers, make sure people are at school on time and read stories at bedtime, but I don't cook! I had a fantastic week with these kiddos and love them so much! I was happy to help Paige and Zach get a little break away from the boys. I remember being mom with young kids and needing those breaks:)</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOnEhlBHpITZZgaKUTCcabkADyQijeMZav1EcvhvGSGZgpUHWRiFHf91AG-6kECXlTbqQMQZwx_B3HNCkpXwB3yldNVF0spVX1uip6sPo9CSe65nt_RrohU7ISulhlo_zaXQ_GttjtYZnHujOJLMBpNOBjusr4HuNf8Kq5L2kFUg8i42d__g5S5Wp0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOnEhlBHpITZZgaKUTCcabkADyQijeMZav1EcvhvGSGZgpUHWRiFHf91AG-6kECXlTbqQMQZwx_B3HNCkpXwB3yldNVF0spVX1uip6sPo9CSe65nt_RrohU7ISulhlo_zaXQ_GttjtYZnHujOJLMBpNOBjusr4HuNf8Kq5L2kFUg8i42d__g5S5Wp0" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snuggles with T-Chelle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After so many days of rain in Portland it was wonderful to be in the sunshine:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDK8ZXoUTCzQmCA4IKz5wcv6esYfha--HevmZMbZpvF9b3ouXFsx1ViOhZy9ogU1WTJpd5RSDfGzLGbU8Zs4D2fNC2tVzkrTHJHQGSK4vMA7NKI6Y_o6mzy3au6jU0Ls3LF4GCu2f1c8TBnomwvm5Ma29WE2S845v2yyifzUoIgX6g3LdZZUZeZYt-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDK8ZXoUTCzQmCA4IKz5wcv6esYfha--HevmZMbZpvF9b3ouXFsx1ViOhZy9ogU1WTJpd5RSDfGzLGbU8Zs4D2fNC2tVzkrTHJHQGSK4vMA7NKI6Y_o6mzy3au6jU0Ls3LF4GCu2f1c8TBnomwvm5Ma29WE2S845v2yyifzUoIgX6g3LdZZUZeZYt-" width="180" /></a></div>I helped Remy with a science experiment (mentos with diet coke) and Alistair made sure we didn't waste any of the coke 😝</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfZIu8tBbTmEAqGX6Com73axAlaQYjSx_7eyz_7r59JZ_hhS3EucDcdtuLUdXfFsTc8FYwVzT6QQxD67-meGvAbkqB51p4biX-e0nfECPZ5Z6L6I-mIi5NXDngQOgDXmkZSL7kJySFHTgD533W8tUrwlVFAKSS2GdG5OLOIkYJ8uHe0RGeRbFwXkPW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfZIu8tBbTmEAqGX6Com73axAlaQYjSx_7eyz_7r59JZ_hhS3EucDcdtuLUdXfFsTc8FYwVzT6QQxD67-meGvAbkqB51p4biX-e0nfECPZ5Z6L6I-mIi5NXDngQOgDXmkZSL7kJySFHTgD533W8tUrwlVFAKSS2GdG5OLOIkYJ8uHe0RGeRbFwXkPW" width="180" /></a></div>We got to celebrate Joannas birthday while we were all together. She made this yummy butterscotch cake...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIReTUL72vekUvViOFg0d74_3albYO1nJnS0eozlcAox9cdgEvy6XV6lahqpt6ksdUsbMgxR24fcwFUF94k0CJoU8EnAy5etXX8gZy2681K5Ru3yklX2G50gtgFscqYK2J8mSjlRGgbucEX5GdkNtw-A_4TdP8MwVFaTmsE9QJe0AxsUNs0hAL52KU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="2467" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIReTUL72vekUvViOFg0d74_3albYO1nJnS0eozlcAox9cdgEvy6XV6lahqpt6ksdUsbMgxR24fcwFUF94k0CJoU8EnAy5etXX8gZy2681K5Ru3yklX2G50gtgFscqYK2J8mSjlRGgbucEX5GdkNtw-A_4TdP8MwVFaTmsE9QJe0AxsUNs0hAL52KU" width="180" /></a></div>...then I treated her to a yummy sushi dinner:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihbJU1cvivgfvk3P5XHG5JYy4WYNR6xSKqio-DEtSzYHxO4Bgt1FmAwMnDZcsBwwreqH793HloE3idcQmFWF_-yjpoYOYlvrruaTWgdKDbj2qoTehwhnvtg3c7ip0ed45BtWq8ZLuDGhAyKjYhYscDMfeWZB35mJnfKCxZGjq3OLalu4RBp0FMyfdJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihbJU1cvivgfvk3P5XHG5JYy4WYNR6xSKqio-DEtSzYHxO4Bgt1FmAwMnDZcsBwwreqH793HloE3idcQmFWF_-yjpoYOYlvrruaTWgdKDbj2qoTehwhnvtg3c7ip0ed45BtWq8ZLuDGhAyKjYhYscDMfeWZB35mJnfKCxZGjq3OLalu4RBp0FMyfdJ" width="320" /></a></div>Paige and Zach brought us these delicious macarons to say thank you for watching their kids:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj1AtysCSQ0bMi-wYUBldGVq630Zc-VAC26wfNiQHGKKgLRg03A1F5V2EWQ84BE8SMX_ZYGTpDSV3pMiiSRG547WUlsHW02-MFKP1-z_WhRnkjUF4WzlpsVj3rZV7ZHtfZN3dl9Hi1nBelCe-46NH0XYk-UYVdWcZxBN4rN-3BqVRybOYNr-4vRymQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I love these boys and can't wait to see them again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglwpXhhdjAs_vUgcfMx8NUi_XHykA2ssAB2JT0E6SNAdg2ECl-XJZGbLskYJBjxC2WGgg0lvHskAfEQuqdcnwoia9243UIe_kPLgJc0BmvTKo1Y6luhqIfYBaxZgIhUODXlQ7qH_wXDfIKQTm3Ovc14gPN-ilR_wdqNCfbjXyRnNdeuZ37XUI8bvcU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglwpXhhdjAs_vUgcfMx8NUi_XHykA2ssAB2JT0E6SNAdg2ECl-XJZGbLskYJBjxC2WGgg0lvHskAfEQuqdcnwoia9243UIe_kPLgJc0BmvTKo1Y6luhqIfYBaxZgIhUODXlQ7qH_wXDfIKQTm3Ovc14gPN-ilR_wdqNCfbjXyRnNdeuZ37XUI8bvcU" width="180" /></a></div>Bye boys! Love you tons!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmzhMh1E_Oo0wYV8lsctdPt_1dt1Lc-sDqi4Aqywepa7UyNehmI4TA9UuRbqGVxQ5qk5xyEBLptaalM6rS7CG-UImPCecFjXyKnWe5j7ACvs986xIv5X83L1iBAZ_9kihdLEB3h_UL135yRco5-jK6kl_bWJLoxvRz83mqSlkge15nofI13SVwyHdj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmzhMh1E_Oo0wYV8lsctdPt_1dt1Lc-sDqi4Aqywepa7UyNehmI4TA9UuRbqGVxQ5qk5xyEBLptaalM6rS7CG-UImPCecFjXyKnWe5j7ACvs986xIv5X83L1iBAZ_9kihdLEB3h_UL135yRco5-jK6kl_bWJLoxvRz83mqSlkge15nofI13SVwyHdj" width="180" /></a></div><br /></div></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-4512560047009298432023-02-28T14:44:00.024-08:002023-03-14T14:54:11.603-07:00February<p> Fun times in February</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzvCmCN_XvX1uEDa6GgN9Igxclp7H77WbpGcaI6b5xZqDoPSHKE0a5JeGWXPcJ5l7BDMuXmS4MGIpE-MMOAbdwmW4Ert0WlpAfmdRhFRFpLQpaQUm6DAp_RQlWVGlHeUftCWFTcO6K_s9nn6XmLEdNs7LroQYhiw044j1zi3mi5jAf52xABS47CVdi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzvCmCN_XvX1uEDa6GgN9Igxclp7H77WbpGcaI6b5xZqDoPSHKE0a5JeGWXPcJ5l7BDMuXmS4MGIpE-MMOAbdwmW4Ert0WlpAfmdRhFRFpLQpaQUm6DAp_RQlWVGlHeUftCWFTcO6K_s9nn6XmLEdNs7LroQYhiw044j1zi3mi5jAf52xABS47CVdi" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Molly Shaw got me and Marci Daley out for another fun hike, this time around Willamette Park in Portland</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHMrykjTCJ7jP9sd2Y6BFhezDhn0Z-YnCMjJ1ao2UnQfMpMbEsCC97DAvnYp8WiYcZpGGDZTcWY_4tpz_21lRoJLaDBkLtCRKbJqfCmdB1FhNAKKmvFkUFslCnoAbf6Sg_9Xf5EsSXo6Do07S81HFVJxia_wu8YcmO_MxmwsRJQ96bwpNJBv6Q3JKA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHMrykjTCJ7jP9sd2Y6BFhezDhn0Z-YnCMjJ1ao2UnQfMpMbEsCC97DAvnYp8WiYcZpGGDZTcWY_4tpz_21lRoJLaDBkLtCRKbJqfCmdB1FhNAKKmvFkUFslCnoAbf6Sg_9Xf5EsSXo6Do07S81HFVJxia_wu8YcmO_MxmwsRJQ96bwpNJBv6Q3JKA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hike ended at some very delicious food trucks! I will definitely be going back to eat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLf8WhMd3oBGwlQwF-mkCZcJ_O28uLKxMSUYpJKrEqn3QoFeWhHFetMDX7jW1Xr5r4epgDzDSvZjoR8LeGKWhm1x-37fJIpRqHvheBOYSKjbFhnnX4buO_CrzGe-_EuRhgaVAO7ylNCFdkhV5feVJAuBZpcLovwNAwQAjzgry5Ym-r-FK-uM7tPBxt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLf8WhMd3oBGwlQwF-mkCZcJ_O28uLKxMSUYpJKrEqn3QoFeWhHFetMDX7jW1Xr5r4epgDzDSvZjoR8LeGKWhm1x-37fJIpRqHvheBOYSKjbFhnnX4buO_CrzGe-_EuRhgaVAO7ylNCFdkhV5feVJAuBZpcLovwNAwQAjzgry5Ym-r-FK-uM7tPBxt" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some friends of mine organized a day out for a chocolate factory tour. This factory makes vegan chocolate which I was skeptical about but it was actually quite good. "Chomp" chocolate in Salem, OR</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMLubXNVrP4KQFaxSBYC4tB2twZCCI9CUD3s3ecP7YhllkIPTd6msxHRRdvceqFkXjQGYRH54F8IEuHUB52a2AjGvjr2FMdyWSDMfITLOqFW_ZXwVfvkMhm10PbQn4p_T8cpa6RvpmA7j81eul1we-06p1JQIcxK7IMsCBEBfdC-G5UxEGMrPo4qZD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMLubXNVrP4KQFaxSBYC4tB2twZCCI9CUD3s3ecP7YhllkIPTd6msxHRRdvceqFkXjQGYRH54F8IEuHUB52a2AjGvjr2FMdyWSDMfITLOqFW_ZXwVfvkMhm10PbQn4p_T8cpa6RvpmA7j81eul1we-06p1JQIcxK7IMsCBEBfdC-G5UxEGMrPo4qZD" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to take Julian and his friends to a trampoline park for his birthday but when we got there the place was too crowded...so we headed over to OMSI. The kids had fun looking at all the science exhibits.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh95eJbb4ZPhW87vJ7UZ_065JaC_gw8m2j3yQ5tIk4WtAI4yv99Qh0Lh8CqinC_9JSzYrXSG4ovmybtXoor9cVPCcjESVEQab_GPr_Ojc7dUmHP8ZTd4qjoFg2Zl-Kwr27I_Cm7u6tgP8yWPf4n2DthRgaiKEtzo1LUHTG-LlY2lOxMT7SgEqDcj9W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh95eJbb4ZPhW87vJ7UZ_065JaC_gw8m2j3yQ5tIk4WtAI4yv99Qh0Lh8CqinC_9JSzYrXSG4ovmybtXoor9cVPCcjESVEQab_GPr_Ojc7dUmHP8ZTd4qjoFg2Zl-Kwr27I_Cm7u6tgP8yWPf4n2DthRgaiKEtzo1LUHTG-LlY2lOxMT7SgEqDcj9W" width="180" /></a></div>We had lunch at MOD pizza, and even though Julian looks grumpy I think he had a good time with his friends.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO0a-fXV9VKVplwj_zTHiD15wzkm283J7YpjYJVBkWKvJzyN8UZOX_psNe56n9lygx9ZNy_GCr9NQZJWm84jGpU-mr6bWbZIHXVEj1_ibybAKyTKkBT17SqeLh4jZUrMowjKFwg7d65Z4XvR03RSENOpkq02xwt8A_B0tz4Ti2-4XrHuHbqxr-Qhw-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO0a-fXV9VKVplwj_zTHiD15wzkm283J7YpjYJVBkWKvJzyN8UZOX_psNe56n9lygx9ZNy_GCr9NQZJWm84jGpU-mr6bWbZIHXVEj1_ibybAKyTKkBT17SqeLh4jZUrMowjKFwg7d65Z4XvR03RSENOpkq02xwt8A_B0tz4Ti2-4XrHuHbqxr-Qhw-" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After lunch we came back to the house for cake and presents.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3NckwMM-8kR9iLzHcy0c4RoVrIzAzHVT8qLoIryLKxYIjW3fcqLQeHouuEa7rwVfTaA6pBMewWMsFi4fWv38P32yQIU0W7iN_Opwsc3uZ-qnVmeBRKGmEqv4625Vxn_RgklnXwGUF92ghPOJpb6Z17YPhNPCRirOxUnDIfIVD6OJcEuQ3M7lolCFT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3NckwMM-8kR9iLzHcy0c4RoVrIzAzHVT8qLoIryLKxYIjW3fcqLQeHouuEa7rwVfTaA6pBMewWMsFi4fWv38P32yQIU0W7iN_Opwsc3uZ-qnVmeBRKGmEqv4625Vxn_RgklnXwGUF92ghPOJpb6Z17YPhNPCRirOxUnDIfIVD6OJcEuQ3M7lolCFT" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Julian was very happy when school was cancelled...on his BIRTHDAY for a snowday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVUvFlESyu4VPUscZ1Tbgfj34_nN7JQaBSuoIa4LdtHJdtBCWhoqq0uyHIV4Kii-82nzkRZIej01t6zG2byiFFE_3cuv9mKpoHRw7Hxddz6mNJwSfcLkulK0d3sw24XLnZkyjkncTTONWbWrgZTiPtJKpPYtGi6ZzjJkayvBapRLV32u9o6x0zNvCi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVUvFlESyu4VPUscZ1Tbgfj34_nN7JQaBSuoIa4LdtHJdtBCWhoqq0uyHIV4Kii-82nzkRZIej01t6zG2byiFFE_3cuv9mKpoHRw7Hxddz6mNJwSfcLkulK0d3sw24XLnZkyjkncTTONWbWrgZTiPtJKpPYtGi6ZzjJkayvBapRLV32u9o6x0zNvCi" width="320" /></a></div>We picked the twins up so they could be with their brother on his birthday. We went to Gustav's german restaurant in Vancouver, WA. The boys all love the schnitzel!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdMwDeRBpIYpmejMNfOxO_7UPBlhO-JYrEOFDWvb5Pen6hJLJ-KZSZ77kRQ1nEOPlHmjqoB2Py7TDjYR9KAu0PMPJcS6jjr4heP-dLR-TdrMGELsHBG8ckSsR8sMFqCHmOflOMC_qZl8NyMKIsfhd5owFQwZ0gx-W_GD66Fo2Y483oMOA7Yju6Hvtn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3875" data-original-width="2906" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdMwDeRBpIYpmejMNfOxO_7UPBlhO-JYrEOFDWvb5Pen6hJLJ-KZSZ77kRQ1nEOPlHmjqoB2Py7TDjYR9KAu0PMPJcS6jjr4heP-dLR-TdrMGELsHBG8ckSsR8sMFqCHmOflOMC_qZl8NyMKIsfhd5owFQwZ0gx-W_GD66Fo2Y483oMOA7Yju6Hvtn" width="180" /></a></div>Happy 14th birthday Julian!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv_Z3PuZq5riCJaFJ6XV3FuLXP5hMa1LDHmBzIvP9_qC-9lqVFhaCHJoLx07bjRc1nXUPpfRqOQWtyLF6pvijwXGQhbolFI6TM0XXdczAZsF_wnS4F79QDqe9mgaFuFpPtIl3w0Vd_kNZ4PWNClB0PaYJzY9IwIyQWvbM6KNJMSEVvCKvvrEezONol" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3377" data-original-width="2494" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv_Z3PuZq5riCJaFJ6XV3FuLXP5hMa1LDHmBzIvP9_qC-9lqVFhaCHJoLx07bjRc1nXUPpfRqOQWtyLF6pvijwXGQhbolFI6TM0XXdczAZsF_wnS4F79QDqe9mgaFuFpPtIl3w0Vd_kNZ4PWNClB0PaYJzY9IwIyQWvbM6KNJMSEVvCKvvrEezONol" width="177" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a little family walk around Lacamas lake. It was fun to be out in the snow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqBqSOXNkxOGMgJ9sKRxq2kEhGugL-CXjBsIKf_sQm-J8xT56X-c6LOCsv8LqBf1BPVAuCAh3SjUyMG_VT-G6E6w2_ZnUeuXlSFD8xnJcB3HmxkbRlF7lslRrQC61GsaUW2AulOeQlgb94LYB6X-zyVlYfKYUyd4nbj1EwsJ_Ky89tzrJRJlMJSv7x" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3890" data-original-width="2918" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqBqSOXNkxOGMgJ9sKRxq2kEhGugL-CXjBsIKf_sQm-J8xT56X-c6LOCsv8LqBf1BPVAuCAh3SjUyMG_VT-G6E6w2_ZnUeuXlSFD8xnJcB3HmxkbRlF7lslRrQC61GsaUW2AulOeQlgb94LYB6X-zyVlYfKYUyd4nbj1EwsJ_Ky89tzrJRJlMJSv7x" width="180" /></a></div>Hyrum and I saw a wonderful performance of Carmina Burana in Portland, such a great show. At the end I just jumped out of my seat and couldn't stop clapping. Well done Oregon symphony and Portland State choir!<br /></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175663331192804450.post-63955453494857291012023-02-12T10:23:00.001-08:002023-03-14T10:43:34.474-07:00San Diego with Del and Lori<p> My brother Del and his wife Lori recently moved to Arizona. Since they are relatively close we planned to meet up in San Diego for a fun couples weekend. I love getting together with family and I'm so happy Del and Lori made time to hang out:)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcJXLsxCSs8J4iTbyHCk6mZ9YXinzA_ZhtEiKTXKhEj8yWdN602YbLerNBIkBI_vzRYUv2im0EZZ9JpW2GpB8W4EzYK7fHAiDncuDyth0wUhy1V2ghQrartAo2Gv1vU_1ILsVsokqt720cbZQXyaDsjenmVxdFzbYouRFCQEfQMVrl8bYyDEtiuBfv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcJXLsxCSs8J4iTbyHCk6mZ9YXinzA_ZhtEiKTXKhEj8yWdN602YbLerNBIkBI_vzRYUv2im0EZZ9JpW2GpB8W4EzYK7fHAiDncuDyth0wUhy1V2ghQrartAo2Gv1vU_1ILsVsokqt720cbZQXyaDsjenmVxdFzbYouRFCQEfQMVrl8bYyDEtiuBfv" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We flew in on a Friday and the weather was amazing! Low 70's and sunny...sadly the was the only warm day of the weekend but I soaked up as much sun as I could on Friday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd1dBhLTzpTvu5uZrcMg91Blli9rnAhnUL_r_EzXAZK2Yb7svPpNzQ7mOmIQzL1ad5hOgBVKUs6PIv44DW_rADFfB_logKi97xvoePb7l8-WkNqfm0E49kMJikEl6Re79yuCvTjoTsuMKAnaO4U3LonyAuMgaXsnqB0PmVrWGJL97d9RnfzEy9suLT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd1dBhLTzpTvu5uZrcMg91Blli9rnAhnUL_r_EzXAZK2Yb7svPpNzQ7mOmIQzL1ad5hOgBVKUs6PIv44DW_rADFfB_logKi97xvoePb7l8-WkNqfm0E49kMJikEl6Re79yuCvTjoTsuMKAnaO4U3LonyAuMgaXsnqB0PmVrWGJL97d9RnfzEy9suLT" width="180" /></a></div>First stop...fish tacos!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ2l4UWtuBSEgHQymuDTJ7VildIq6MoumWHG3Xk7vzcdGoCaN0B5IRCp-sRj0gkIvxgp1nK9reynY0RWo2mDDRVu94L8DYgyoZf4Y6dq-O-w2MXeabZy7UzEg25D9IH-l5iHjh-Rwg8FlKb-qDfnlgi0Vu7yaleROg_x_7vfYNnXq7bfbw2tZchHT_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="2874" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ2l4UWtuBSEgHQymuDTJ7VildIq6MoumWHG3Xk7vzcdGoCaN0B5IRCp-sRj0gkIvxgp1nK9reynY0RWo2mDDRVu94L8DYgyoZf4Y6dq-O-w2MXeabZy7UzEg25D9IH-l5iHjh-Rwg8FlKb-qDfnlgi0Vu7yaleROg_x_7vfYNnXq7bfbw2tZchHT_" width="320" /></a></div>We saw tons of cute little squirrels hanging out on the rocks near Coronado beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGCnQGeItbDyH6qTQggTw9tbFwSQKOH2FoYU_Mtii11TjOLeodHtZDPk5dUYkkyYIj5V0EtndnzPrScxbw8QEvet9IaYhoTfiD4g1zReQCSlFOFTPrvnPw31mOB7dONMQ4b3aWjMx6htYxPzEUZctCp3j76VGVxjtS4Nhzut0ETPLBXeW3yM_SDsoi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="3384" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGCnQGeItbDyH6qTQggTw9tbFwSQKOH2FoYU_Mtii11TjOLeodHtZDPk5dUYkkyYIj5V0EtndnzPrScxbw8QEvet9IaYhoTfiD4g1zReQCSlFOFTPrvnPw31mOB7dONMQ4b3aWjMx6htYxPzEUZctCp3j76VGVxjtS4Nhzut0ETPLBXeW3yM_SDsoi" width="320" /></a></div>A beautiful walk along the beach on Coronado Island</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZMuTeUXRGW1LhNiD1Z3gsEZPOawOUisPn2w6Apjk1X9o5HLwMuWZ_Jhg65zDAae-7F4eXp_FUEoTY7cKl7JgLMOn-DuURb6mrKQf776vYeLHquMjtgbUvnjPeegzjeEVpwUkhBDON3Kadbhn1_J7AamqSWh_Chx7cRy1eZ0ey7zB9lMrdmr56jogh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZMuTeUXRGW1LhNiD1Z3gsEZPOawOUisPn2w6Apjk1X9o5HLwMuWZ_Jhg65zDAae-7F4eXp_FUEoTY7cKl7JgLMOn-DuURb6mrKQf776vYeLHquMjtgbUvnjPeegzjeEVpwUkhBDON3Kadbhn1_J7AamqSWh_Chx7cRy1eZ0ey7zB9lMrdmr56jogh" width="180" /></a></div>I found gelato! It's always a good trip if I can get gelato:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx8KXRQ17GiYmWJ6KwP3eZExh0wu5Rp5WMt2gH4MJ8lRY8hDB2KjwRo3AfYw9gadQC-xBEfFztthb11RWQyyOMLFB4ORUI1SYDLqjYZOlqaA1DDX7RNWBKcyeIffCMhWaYc4tFWOTMG02HHLUHGgcJ5Jie_dknDp0I6Wd_JVObICNsca-M5R24Ugzc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx8KXRQ17GiYmWJ6KwP3eZExh0wu5Rp5WMt2gH4MJ8lRY8hDB2KjwRo3AfYw9gadQC-xBEfFztthb11RWQyyOMLFB4ORUI1SYDLqjYZOlqaA1DDX7RNWBKcyeIffCMhWaYc4tFWOTMG02HHLUHGgcJ5Jie_dknDp0I6Wd_JVObICNsca-M5R24Ugzc" width="180" /></a></div>Del and Lori, these two are so fun to hang out with:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRLm1gkYsu0_dMHr7ZLcnGizSfXRdp4CplcNODKHBfM6j5hGakfWwDZHqkETbafpOrk_rHmWKHEaBRrr4ZQ3de4twBjh2IxyjvAkycybeWvCIpB--dPUB7yxRS2zIVnDHavtnzS2MZOB4FMT99PXqIF0Eg4JoS7ZE6TRMHCZiNWyhOMxvR7um2XxB8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="3388" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRLm1gkYsu0_dMHr7ZLcnGizSfXRdp4CplcNODKHBfM6j5hGakfWwDZHqkETbafpOrk_rHmWKHEaBRrr4ZQ3de4twBjh2IxyjvAkycybeWvCIpB--dPUB7yxRS2zIVnDHavtnzS2MZOB4FMT99PXqIF0Eg4JoS7ZE6TRMHCZiNWyhOMxvR7um2XxB8" width="320" /></a></div>Heading out for a boating adventure on a replica of the ship "America" which is what the America's Cup is originally named for</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfm2PnCpw2RsmZAL_awa9kpVGbODIdP4Ny6xhD_JtByEcVuaE9dHzkDPY3-NNIs9iqB2KcXJVoG5t1QVfTwisKQmISQXPK0D-Jtq-c9kdfzC1y-ySF9ed-hnekqP5m6KazHoobA2iGu44w-pqmiJ1ru6KO802gbBn5ZaUzZYm3-DeudkqDT2_C6U-T" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfm2PnCpw2RsmZAL_awa9kpVGbODIdP4Ny6xhD_JtByEcVuaE9dHzkDPY3-NNIs9iqB2KcXJVoG5t1QVfTwisKQmISQXPK0D-Jtq-c9kdfzC1y-ySF9ed-hnekqP5m6KazHoobA2iGu44w-pqmiJ1ru6KO802gbBn5ZaUzZYm3-DeudkqDT2_C6U-T" width="320" /></a></div>The captain put the sails up but we motored most of the way. The sea was pretty choppy and I bet he wasn't sure how much of a crazy ride everyone on the ship would get if he turned off the motor. Still a very fun morning sailing. We saw whales and dolphins and sea lions!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTFiuYsKWj0mm8BdSgvEpAJ_pGCo0UfV-bxRolKHkNQKoASN-sJUrRQPtxQq0FHMo48hOI_0IqwxtRCG_SmM7ywnMK_MOMorWWwSvph30iwcn0Ikrdntg4IQ1liUs2L7dJ6v6tRJkrAOz0xD_jiD5fwEDjpj4th3-uU7dwC2bjb8NIa2wl_-RWPd9U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="2553" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTFiuYsKWj0mm8BdSgvEpAJ_pGCo0UfV-bxRolKHkNQKoASN-sJUrRQPtxQq0FHMo48hOI_0IqwxtRCG_SmM7ywnMK_MOMorWWwSvph30iwcn0Ikrdntg4IQ1liUs2L7dJ6v6tRJkrAOz0xD_jiD5fwEDjpj4th3-uU7dwC2bjb8NIa2wl_-RWPd9U" width="320" /></a></div>Some sea lions enjoying the sunshine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpEtQtpu-asDUG41b60uqgS_ljAcDCoO9x13hxQFZdMsabSsWv06sYmyQpURAK0gYAhsLDeP0LcBNFLI30fLCWbBUz3xVuEpfoKxeDJ5RtJuXu_izcf5dhE_BbuBDp7RHbwynGjaeNhAdC_NCItVGSpk-9kfYSxMBqGaunluPqQiBO9iM9HpM-Uy61" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="3426" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpEtQtpu-asDUG41b60uqgS_ljAcDCoO9x13hxQFZdMsabSsWv06sYmyQpURAK0gYAhsLDeP0LcBNFLI30fLCWbBUz3xVuEpfoKxeDJ5RtJuXu_izcf5dhE_BbuBDp7RHbwynGjaeNhAdC_NCItVGSpk-9kfYSxMBqGaunluPqQiBO9iM9HpM-Uy61" width="320" /></a></div>After the sailing trip we went and got some dinner than walked along the San Diego waterfront and saw a beautiful sunset.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP-G0y87Bf-1Dm1FFWqFS_F3wzm6wFGUhuvwWgKZQvHvcsg-bz6Nf2GBwV-QqBlywICBc62T2PEu7Z-Zs0OZYoPZr3ds6X_131qhslkot0jMiTsHM7bpN2AoIl0l9mXqY-IyZb7ESQ7PYmbdqmdFChyZIMkw6kQRtZvbk0yhoYNuRwErKLnVTMdCBX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP-G0y87Bf-1Dm1FFWqFS_F3wzm6wFGUhuvwWgKZQvHvcsg-bz6Nf2GBwV-QqBlywICBc62T2PEu7Z-Zs0OZYoPZr3ds6X_131qhslkot0jMiTsHM7bpN2AoIl0l9mXqY-IyZb7ESQ7PYmbdqmdFChyZIMkw6kQRtZvbk0yhoYNuRwErKLnVTMdCBX" width="320" /></a></div>Walking over to Del and Lori's hotel to watch Wakanda Forever. Their hotel was just across the street from ours...it was perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhFCCrG3-kinAaLZexT91mo1cXvtJ076DLvSkIjamyrwJlPZ_AEtKlkBHsdz8mufA3Wekt8AxE35VX5u5XffRladw0trkRhwtgNnyT3HdY8WCejci_W7sjQwms_2aZq2onSJk68xRRGISA15q2Sx0jokFxlZ81M0DG1AVqO1hr2SYHROCj6KLs_zxb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhFCCrG3-kinAaLZexT91mo1cXvtJ076DLvSkIjamyrwJlPZ_AEtKlkBHsdz8mufA3Wekt8AxE35VX5u5XffRladw0trkRhwtgNnyT3HdY8WCejci_W7sjQwms_2aZq2onSJk68xRRGISA15q2Sx0jokFxlZ81M0DG1AVqO1hr2SYHROCj6KLs_zxb" width="180" /></a></div>At the koi/duck pond in Balboa park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4E5KWahyF67lN9gt5SUIkqlZ8k35PFcCA739OcSsGXm-gktlASFqvPBVEwn0OC7sGdQ3sWeXGoBZ7mIZvNGiPCJLDqL5qFM7EyAqQJXC6ZNjnzLGWZOfJRggPP2_8ZsrX-dYGIar9xW2kTmIfyXnBPqY2ZrOgCI7sqvbHwnvpe4Ta1rMvR-rZZN59" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1563" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4E5KWahyF67lN9gt5SUIkqlZ8k35PFcCA739OcSsGXm-gktlASFqvPBVEwn0OC7sGdQ3sWeXGoBZ7mIZvNGiPCJLDqL5qFM7EyAqQJXC6ZNjnzLGWZOfJRggPP2_8ZsrX-dYGIar9xW2kTmIfyXnBPqY2ZrOgCI7sqvbHwnvpe4Ta1rMvR-rZZN59" width="320" /></a></div>Del did some of his military training in San Diego when he was right out of high school. The military base is just across the street from Balboa park so we got a chance to see a bit of where he trained.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlQslElrmL9I8buusXOWG8zULm3pp-UXmmcjIpacdBtOcUO2C-0blXIU7l5C9fvOiiCYtOd9-1yPIF5Y7hsZj3K41rgj6wqBlR1vmkn8D5jzjymNPLmzR7xk11bdcynFyPdGA46bGVDNUtREINWCycuc2DZVJ59BsOb7Rn7yGCbj337iRPdb3OGjgt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlQslElrmL9I8buusXOWG8zULm3pp-UXmmcjIpacdBtOcUO2C-0blXIU7l5C9fvOiiCYtOd9-1yPIF5Y7hsZj3K41rgj6wqBlR1vmkn8D5jzjymNPLmzR7xk11bdcynFyPdGA46bGVDNUtREINWCycuc2DZVJ59BsOb7Rn7yGCbj337iRPdb3OGjgt" width="180" /></a></div>Del and Lori had to leave early because they were driving all the way home to Arizona. Hyrum and I didn't have a flight until that evening so we were able to stay for the free Sunday organ concert they hold each week at Balboa park. It was so fun and the organist was talented and a did a great job introducing each piece of music. What a great, free and fun thing for the city to provide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't get to hang out with my family very often because we are all so spread apart but I do church the times we get to be together, even for a short weekend trip. I hope we can meet up again soon Del and Lori!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Rachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642629297611129283noreply@blogger.com0