tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48509255226819819432024-02-07T17:31:01.596-08:00the beattys run rampantmattbeattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864581561711697380noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-5889982663623265382012-11-30T08:57:00.000-08:002012-11-30T16:01:13.493-08:00too soon?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we didn't have a computer for months, and now have had a computer for months and I don't know how to use the darn thing. But decided, what the heck - its been a whole freaking amazing year and not one blog. It pains me.. So I'm trying to figure this new blog out so bear with me. I think these are all old photos from old blogs but they were the only pictures I could find. But they are goodies!! And make me sooo EXCITED for this up coming holiday xoxo<br />
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hoping we get loads and loads of snow this year to make up for last year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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SO looking forward to celebrating with family and making more warm oooey gooey memories <br />
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now these next few photos just kill me. My little chubby bubbie. who loves to kiss our cat and call him muffin face or his little crispy walnut. He wanted to go to his friends house yesterday, who lives just a few doors down from us. And asked me if I could drive him. I, of course said no, just walk. But he said he couldn't because he was worried and afraid that someone would see him and think he was running away<br />
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my babies.................................... where have they gone??????????????????<br />
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Oey has never looked so good in tap shoes xoxo<br />
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My baby is 5! and still a believer even though we don't push the whole Santa thing <br />
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YAY!! so many parties to behold and so many loved ones to hug, love and dance with. Our first holiday party of the season is tonight. It makes me so happy because its one of those things that once you go to one party the ball just gets rolling and can't be stopped until somewhere in early January<br />
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I feel so blessed to have my little family. I feel as though my life always does have little twinkling lights around it. And just maybe my honey will see this sad blog and show me where he has stored the photos on the computer. But, until then!!!! Happy Friday!!!<br />
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p.s. I just went and re-read this and feel really bad that I only talk about one child!! but lets just remember these were random pictures I found and I love all my kids, not just my little toad stool xoAmy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-53220305126027496762011-11-26T12:13:00.001-08:002011-11-26T14:00:35.582-08:00Home....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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is where the heart is xoxo</div>
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This is our first year having our very own Thanksgiving at home...alone.</div>
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I'll be honest, I thought I was going to hate it and I was on the border of planning a last-minute trip to bask in the warm desert sun and forget about homesickness for the long weekend. But things were crazy busy and at the last moment instead I woke up at home and was GLAD, even EXCITED!!</div>
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I have been in some kind of funk for the last month, I'm sure you can tell from my lack of blogging. I got home from my trip and there has not been just one minute to sit, catch up, and breathe. As soon as I got off the plane I feel as though someone pushed the FF button on me (fast-forward) and I have been totally struggling. Little did I know the very thing I needed was to just stay home.</div>
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It has been the greatest breath of fresh air and we are now going in slow-motion.</div>
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Our few </div>
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and only decorations </div>
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The kids happy to be kids and keeping an ever-watchful eye on me in the kitchen, curious of the growing mess I was making. </div>
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They ended up with some elaborate cushion forts.</div>
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fueled by the veggie tray--guess they don't like peppers</div>
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Daddy harvesting some herbs</div>
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Our full warm delightful table, filled with steamed green beans, gravy, rolls, roasted carrots, Brussels sprouts, garden carrots, red potatoes, sweet potatoes and herbs, Tofurkey, a loaded green salad with candied nuts, craisins, feta, cucumber, tomatoes. Mashed potatoes and stuffing. Success, in my eyes. For someone who has had way too much bad luck in the kitchen I was feeling like a PRO! I did forget the fruit salad though, but no one noticed. </div>
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We all sat and enjoyed every bite and moment sharing our Thankfulness. I glowed hearing the kids' long, neverending lists of what they are thankful for. But in the end, dad was left clearing and stuffing his face from the kids plates.</div>
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I had forgotten that a sweet life is just taking it easy at home. I'm still beaming and still at home enjoying every slow-motion moment. We have been playing games and eating cake into the wee hours of the morning. And if I once again forget to slow down and be thankful, I just so happened to have taken a video of my kids long telling tales of thankfulness. xoxoxo</div>
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I hope you all had a warm, happy day filled with what really matters, and it's not in the presentation or the fruit salad, but making time to sit with the ones you love.</div>
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p.s. it's good to be back</div>Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-52329377023662131612011-10-20T10:07:00.000-07:002011-10-20T10:07:09.861-07:00Oh me, Oh my<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This time of year is my absolute favorite. I love how it is just packed full of excitement, pure and simple ones. The fall colors, leaf piles, dressing up, baking goodies, roasting pumpkin seeds, carving pumpkins, the endless parties, and squeezing in as much outdoor time before it turns bitterly cold. It is full to the brim with real quality family time.</div>
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I'm leaving today. And can't help be sad for all I'm going to miss. Yeah, call me spoiled. Who wouldn't want to celebrate turning 30 with their honey in paradise? Me, I guess. My kids love parties. Who else would I want to celebrate with? I'm going to miss dressing my kids up and seeing their faces glow when they look in the mirror, watching their faces turn sour as they reach their little hands into their pumpkins. The light in their eyes when they receive their first full candy bar while trick-or-treating. I LOVE running door to door with them. It is all so priceless. </div>
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Who is going to take their pictures in the school Halloween Parade?</div>
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That is just one little thing that is haunting me.</div>
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I didn't start this post to cry and whine but to be glad for all I have already been able to do with them, continuing fall traditions and making new ones. xoxo</div>
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Snuggled up for the <a href="http://www.sundanceresort.com/explore/sum_lift_rides_fm.html">full moon lift ride</a> at Sundance</div>
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decorating sugar cookies</div>
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finding a sleeping zombie</div>
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still harvesting a hearty bounty</div>
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Being adopted by a new little furry friend. Our very own Halloween cat, Link!</div>
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who can always be found cuddling</div>
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Getting lost in a corn maze</div>
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A new tradition. Hiking <a href="http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/doughnutfalls.html">Donut Falls</a> among the beautiful aspens.</div>
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It was colder in canyon than we thought. The boys were lucky enough to find little wraps and scarves in the car to keep them warm.</div>
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Brandon scooting his way up to the falls</div>
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Isn't she lovely?</div>
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Can't hike Donut Falls without actually eating a doughnut - just you try.</div>
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Our Nanie came to visit!!!!! It was her tradition to come visit us every fall but she missed the last two, we are so glad to have her back, and her new husband Jack. It was like CHRISTMAS!!!!</div>
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Finished with Halloween bedtime stories xoxoxo</div>
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How blessed am I?</div>
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I cannot count all the ways.</div>
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Rachel, Ade, and Dolly -</div>
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Thank you</div>
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For your love, time, and energy spent loving my kids while I'm gone,</div>
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it REALLY means the WORLD to me.</div>Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-7320940988100999962011-10-19T22:04:00.000-07:002011-10-19T22:31:06.047-07:00Coromandel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our last day was an exciting one for me, because in reading my travel books there were three things that jumped out at me immediately - the first was the doing the <a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/03/mighty-fine-trampin.html">Tongariro Crossing</a>, which we were able to do on Thanksgiving Day, and then the other two were saved for last.</div>
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Good thing we crashed the night before, because we needed to get up bright and early to make it to <a href="http://www.mercurybay.co.nz/activities/hotwaterbeach.php">Hot Water Beach</a> while the tide was still low.</div>
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walking down the beach to find the hot spots</div>
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here we are sitting in our very own little hot sandy bird bath</div>
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A better picture of it. As you can see we didn't need to dig too far. Even this much water was hard to bear because it was boiling hot. From this very spot I watched the cutest old man in a Speedo have to get into the ocean to cool down, and then he hit a hot spot in the ocean and had to run back to the beach. It is kind of a dangerous beach.</div>
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Matty relaxing. We took a couple videos of the water boiling.</div>
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Last on my to do list was a hike to <a href="http://www.whitianga.co.nz/hahei.html">Cathedral Cove</a>. You might recognize it from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia:_Prince_Caspian">one of the Narnia movies</a>. It is the one where they watch a train rush by, and then they see glimpses of the most gorgeous beach EVER. And then magically they appear there. </div>
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The trail goes along the cliffs and is oh-so-scenic.</div>
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When we started this trail it was still early in the morning. It is a popular one and we didn't see anyone the whole time. When we got there, there were two other couples already lying out on the beach. But other than that, everyone else was coming in as we were leaving.</div>
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and all alone xoxo<br />
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And then the mad rush along the rest of the <a href="http://www.thecoromandel.com/">Coromandel</a> highways to make it to Auckland in time to return our cute little rental car and hit the plane headed home. New Zealand, we will see you again soon.
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<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/start.html">Pre-trip preparation</a> <br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/city-of-sails.html">Day 1: Auckland</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/living-dream.html">Day 2: Orewa to Paihia</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunny-sunday.html">Day 3: Paihia to Kaitaia</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/rollin-with-oldies.html">Day 4: Ninety Mile Beach to Rawene</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/lord-of-forest.html">Day 5: Rawene to Hamilton</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/02/wishing.html">Day 6: Hamilton to National Park</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/03/mighty-fine-trampin.html">Day 7: Tongariro Alpine Crossing</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/03/kia-ora.html">Day 8: Taupo to Rotorua</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/10/smells-like-rotorua.html">Day 9: Rotorua</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/10/last-days.html">Day 10: Thames to Hahei</a><br />
<b>Day 11: Coromandel</b></div>Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-59660623189570030902011-10-19T21:49:00.000-07:002011-10-19T22:32:45.291-07:00Last days<div style="text-align: center;">
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and moments were spent on trails along the beach and swimming in Tairua</div>
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making a run for it</div>
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never tiring of these endless empty beaches</div>
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We read that if you climb to the little peaker on top of <a href="http://www.tairua.org.nz/webapps/i/23197/46678/49819">Mt. Paku</a> that you will visit again in the next 7 years. We wanted to put it to the test. It only took 11 months for it to come true. xoxo</div>
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The beach we just swam at was already calling our names again</div>
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The trail took you through charming backyards - they all had their own private dreamy paths down to the beach. The views got better with each step.</div>
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Beautiful blue ocean on all sides</div>
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Loving those mountains way in the background, little Pauanui in the foreground. This place has got it all.</div>
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We drove on to our last bed of the trip, and on the way I finally got a picture of my favorite "panda bear cows." We decided to go all out on our last night and throw our budget to the wind. We booked a nice room right ON the BEACH, in <a href="http://www.hahei.co.nz/">Hahei</a>!!</div>
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collected our last gifts for the kids in the sunset, up on Cooks Beach</div>
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We went to <a href="http://www.thegrangeponsonby.co.nz/">a tiny little ritzy place</a> for dinner - it is a tiny beach town so there was nothing else open. We were just glad we were going to get dinner.</div>
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And made sure to drink one last <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_%26_Paeroa">L&P</a> - mmm</div>
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We had romantic dreams of walking the beach at night, but once we got
back to our deluxe room we only had enough energy to take showers, and
for some crazy lame reason we spent our last night all cozied up
watching tv, never taking advantage of our beach. The things we regret
later in life - not really though. We were so darn tired.
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<b> -- more NZ 2010 --</b><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/start.html">Pre-trip preparation</a> <br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/city-of-sails.html">Day 1: Auckland</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/living-dream.html">Day 2: Orewa to Paihia</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunny-sunday.html">Day 3: Paihia to Kaitaia</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/rollin-with-oldies.html">Day 4: Ninety Mile Beach to Rawene</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/lord-of-forest.html">Day 5: Rawene to Hamilton</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/02/wishing.html">Day 6: Hamilton to National Park</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/03/mighty-fine-trampin.html">Day 7: Tongariro Alpine Crossing</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/03/kia-ora.html">Day 8: Taupo to Rotorua</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/10/smells-like-rotorua.html">Day 9: Rotorua</a><br />
<b>Day 10: Thames to Hahei</b><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/10/coromandel.html">Day 11: Coromandel</a></div>Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-68909917522440263932011-10-16T17:47:00.000-07:002011-10-16T17:47:51.602-07:00Snow to Sun<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://redrockrelay.com/zion/">Red Rock Relay</a>
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Matt's work signed up to have a team compete in the race, the very race
Matt and I have wanted to do ever since it started just a few years
before. The race takes you from the lovely lushness of the mountaintops at <a href="http://www.brianhead.com/">Brian Head</a>, then down into the redrock country and through <a href="http://www.sgcity.org/">St. George</a>, and ending at the ever beautiful <a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/09/beatty-roundup-2011.html">Zion</a>. </div>
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Here we are at the start!! Well, we are part of van 2 (the "sun" van) and van 1 (the "snow" van) has already started!! At this moment we are feeling pretty good. It didn't take long to realize that van 2 had 99% of all of the hard runs. They go downhill, we go uphill.</div>
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rendezvousing with the other half of our team at our first exchange</div>
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Matt had the first leg in our van. Those mighty clouds came rushing in and out, with him.</div>
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He ran uphill, sucking in wind at the high elevation (9000 feet), pummeled by balls of hail, and still was smiling. Matt was out-of-this-world amazing. He totally thrived and had the hardest runs by FAR. He is insane.</div>
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Little ol me came right after Matt. Enjoying the freshly cleansed earth.</div>
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ever so happy to remove the slap bracelet relay "baton", and slap it on Crystal</div>
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and true to the name - there was snow!!</div>
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Jared found the perfect remedy for his sore feet - Ashdown Creek</div>
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Lillian, she is special, and just never could get that slap bracelet to SLAP!! Mike was our last runner, who also brought our theme music, which carried us to the very end, and whether we liked it or not, it was ours, it was us, guiding and leading, never leaving like a true friend:</div>
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Cause baby you're a <a href="http://www.katyperry.com/">FIREWORK</a>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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and that was the only part of the song we knew. And we sang it to each other NON-STOP!!</div>
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After our first runs we were supposed to get some shuteye in the tiny town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle,_Utah">Newcastle</a>. But it was only 8:00 pm, and you know that you have to get up at midnight to start running, plus you are trying to sleep in the middle of a race. The whole time you just hear people yelling and clapping, screaming and singing. The sleep wasn't happening, well, at least for a few of us.</div>
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Mike helping Matt gear up for the first night run.</div>
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Here I am pretty darn stoked to start my second run. This was my easy run - no uphill, just short and flat which meant I could get it done fast. The name of this leg was called Cap'n Kirk (Enterprise was the nearby town), hence my tricky hand pose.</div>
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YES!! I'm done. Feeling like a million bucks. Amazed I only have one run left. It was all seeming a little too easy....</div>
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Bed #2 for the early morning rest at the awesome Washington rec center. I was so happy, and finally feeling at ease and it was quiet and I was tired enough to think I was going to get some sleep before my last run. And I did, all blessed 30 minutes of it. I'm just going to let it all out here, because I sure did there. I was DEAD asleep until that pang in my gut tells me to hurry to the restroom. I'll feel better, I thought. Back to bed, which now seems really hard, and oh, there's that pang again, and again, and again and again. That was it. I was feeling like a goner, but for some reason felt like I was going to still do well on my last leg knowing it was my last leg.<br />
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Me and the ladies of van 2. Most teams are very creative, silly, and competitive. But one of the really great things of being in van 2 was being with all the other van 2s. A lot of them had really funny things written on their van about how being in van 2 totally sucks, or you must have lost a bet, to just being real hardcore. We all felt the bond between the van 2s.<br />
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trying to muster up the inner peace, and really enjoy my last run</div>
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Matt blasted through once again in the heat and like always, all uphill, he is a machine. The things I'm still learning about this guy. It just blows my mind!! <br />
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Dead, slowly coming back to life. I had a picture of my face right after that last run but I really did look dead in it. So I'm doing you a fav and posting this one instead. I started off at what seemed like a good steady pace. But by mile two I knew, I just knew, I was going to faint soon. I was praying and hoping my van was waiting for me right around the corner or at the top of the hill ...... and so on. I needed water, I had nothing to sweat out and I needed some substance. I, like a fool, had not had one thing to eat or drink that morning because I was afraid my belly was not going to hold it. And I had heard the horror stories of people going in their pants while running. I made a promise to myself that that was not in my future, at least not today, on my last victory run. And then, what seemed out of nowhere - another car parked on the side of the road waiting to help their runner offered ME!! an ice cold water bottle. I couldn't believe it. I think tears would have come to my eyes but since I had no water in me they just sweetly stung. And right after that my van came and sprayed me down with pure lovely mist and had a sports drink for me. It all saved my life and my run.<br />
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Another one done!! Victory!! <br />
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our cozy home<br />
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This is what we look like after no sleep and lots of running - it was joy!! <br />
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After the miracle of the spray bottle and cold drinks bringing me back to life, I swore I would not let another runner suffer. And I became the mister and Mike my partner was always ready to hand you a new cold one. Here's Mike and I waiting to bless Jared with our life-saving gifts.<br />
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we will chase you down<br />
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Almost everyone's longest run was today. So we would drive a little up the road and wait. How would <i>you</i> wait after sitting in a car for hours on end?<br />
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Proof of the mister is all caught on the pictures baby - before ...<br />
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... and after!! You're looking at a new man!<br />
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Works wonder on women too. She likes to act like she didn't like it but she loved it!!<br />
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Mike running towards the finish line after miles and miles. The whole team was supposed to run in with him.<br />
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But we later found out that van 1 went home!! Those twerps!! Oh well, we were the "hardcore" ones.<br />
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Proudly showing off our hard-earned stripes. It was always the best feeling to finish your leg and earn a stripe. We really made sure to make them nice, "thick and sturdy," which is our one of our many inside jokes - sorry, I couldn't help myself. The other leg has each of our "kills," which is a notch for every person you passed during your runs. We found great pleasure in every kill.<br />
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In the end we wanted some good food, but settled just for food, and sleep. But before we got either of those, we knew we would do it all again. </div>
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<b>Day 9: Rotorua</b>
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Ahhhhhhhh</div>
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just ten more days </div>
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and I'll be sipping this</div>
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with him</div>
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<a href="http://www.crankbackpackers.co.nz/">morning</a> with my matty and chai is perfection</div>
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we started one of our last days in NZ at <a href="http://www.hellsgate.co.nz/">Hells Gate</a>, a geothermal area and of course, a natural spa</div>
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This place of wonder is smelled before seen.</div>
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And to this day we still smell some lingering Rotorua in a few items we wore there (particularly our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togs#In_New_Zealand_and_Australian_English">togs</a>).</div>
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lots of steaming, popping mud pots</div>
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this was a happy little steaming pile</div>
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The trail ended at a little hut where you were taught to carve, and then make your own souvenir. I chose to carve the Maori symbol for compassion and Matt did loyalty -- not as easy as it seems.</div>
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back in the day they had the natural spa right at the falls,</div>
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but today - to help preserve the natural wonder - they still use the water and mineral-rich mud, but they have been transported to baths, pools, and private spas</div>
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and we weren't leaving without trying it all</div>
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glorious silky mud</div>
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soaking in the sulphurous <a href="http://www.hellsgate.co.nz/ViewServices/ServiceDetails.aspx?ID=3607">Wai Ora spa</a></div>
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feeling nothing but love</div>
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our next adventure:</div>
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following a little trail along <a href="http://trampingtracks.co.nz/track_kerosene_creek.html">Kerosene Creek</a></div>
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to the toastiest waterfall</div>
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he jumped in, and I had to inch my way slowly in</div>
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sooooo insanely melt-your-body hot</div>
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<a href="http://www.fatdogcafe.co.nz/">veggie burger madness</a> (in NZ known as a "vege burger")</div>
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our last stop for the day</div>
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rare <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6KZC_Maori_Rock_Art_Lake_Tarawera_New_Zealand">ancient Maori rock art</a>, off the shores of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Tarawera">Lake Tarawera</a></div>
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after a long busy day and late night drive</div>
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nothing welcomes sleep <a href="http://www.gatewaybackpackers.co.nz/">like dolphins </a><br />
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<b> -- more NZ 2010 --</b><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/start.html">Pre-trip preparation</a> <br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/city-of-sails.html">Day 1: Auckland</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/living-dream.html">Day 2: Orewa to Paihia</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunny-sunday.html">Day 3: Paihia to Kaitaia</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/rollin-with-oldies.html">Day 4: Ninety Mile Beach to Rawene</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/01/lord-of-forest.html">Day 5: Rawene to Hamilton</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/02/wishing.html">Day 6: Hamilton to National Park</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/03/mighty-fine-trampin.html">Day 7: Tongariro Alpine Crossing</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/03/kia-ora.html">Day 8: Taupo to Rotorua</a><br />
<b>Day 9: Rotorua</b><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/10/last-days.html">Day 10: Thames to Hahei</a><br />
<a href="http://beattytown.blogspot.com/2011/10/coromandel.html">Day 11: Coromandel</a><br />
</div>Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-67958188930282835422011-10-08T22:52:00.000-07:002011-10-08T22:54:31.140-07:00Piece of Heaven<br />
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Most of my large, ever-growing family came into town for a family reunion. But that lasted only a day, and then I had quite the little load of guests, the majority of them were 3 and under. Tired of being in cars, cooped up and crowded in homes and hotels, I had the perfect remedy for all ages. <a href="http://www.hikinginutah.com/nebo-grotto.htm">The Grotto</a> trail!</div>
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Bonny and her cutie pie twins, Willow and Autumn. </div>
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the trail is ever so inviting</div>
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And easy, which makes some very happy mamas, who don't have to worry about having tired, whiny kids.</div>
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And who would complain in this wonderland?</div>
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cozy leaf-lit nooks </div>
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new <a href="http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/natural/insects/bugsfaq/tussock.htm">furry friends</a> at every step</div>
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lots and lots of fun little bridges for little feet</div>
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sharing the magic of fall</div>
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good old-fashioned banter about trees, soil, and sunlight</div>
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Did I mention all the little bridges?</div>
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I was the good shepherd, herding up the rear. The parents actually had a hard time keeping up with the kids, which is the best when hiking.</div>
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And then before any of us knows it, you're here!!</div>
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Wendy and Ivy couldn't tear their shoes off fast enough </div>
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and then couldn't get their feet out of that freezing water fast enough</div>
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pure blissful Dolly and Teddy</div>
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the sun starts to slide and we know it's time</div>
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To walk the planks once more.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Labor Day weekend. </span><span style="font-size: small;">First stop was at <a href="http://www.sumpter.org/menu/sumpter_fleamarkets.html" style="color: #3333ff;">Sumpter's Flea Market</a> with my brother Rustin and his adorable family. This <a href="http://www.historicsumpter.com/" style="color: #3333ff;">little Oregon town</a> goes all out for their weekend flea market parties.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Old time murals are always the best!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">With all the walking and treasure-finding you need a full tummy of:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">snow cones</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">soft pretzels</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">cups filled with ice and soda</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">fries</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A day of flea market shopping wasn't enough for some - we were lucky to drive right into a mini storage sale. The stuff here was incredible.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">picking huckleberries right off the roadway is a MUST - in the Wallowa Mountains</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My best pickers!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a long hot day of walking, shopping and picking, the <a href="http://www.coveoregon.org/localattractions_pool.shtml" style="color: #3333ff;">Cove Warm Springs</a> (in the teeny town of Cove) was the perfect way to wash the dust from our skin and berry-stained hands and become whole and refreshed!! </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The cousins favorite part (besides the jumping) was making uncle Rustin dive down for the heavy black rocks in the deep, so they could hold the rock and let it give them a free ride to the bottom.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can't come to Baker City without visiting the Sloughhouse Ranch. Just so happens we are very tight with the owners and they love to share their animals, Otter Pops, and the beaut land.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The newest and adored family members - three cute mini donkeys!! Maria, Isabel, and Fireball all loved to be groomed and hand fed!!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span>Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-66108108284238723082011-09-30T14:10:00.000-07:002011-09-30T14:10:28.985-07:00mommy daughter date + best friendsBella and I are lucky enough to have our best friends Michelle and Brianne right across the street from us. Brianne is also the only girl in her family besides her mom Michelle, which is only a tiny reason why we get along so well. So whenever something uber girly comes around we all jump on it. Our latest girls night ended up being an overnighter far from home, and the girls even got to miss school. We traveled down to the tip of southern Utah to the <a href="http://www.tuacahn.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Tuacahn Amphitheater</span></a>. And when I say amphitheater, I mean a natural red rock one - AMAZING! So it was outside in the oh-so-warm night air with the stars twinkling overhead in the middle of nowhere (Ivins, UT).<br />
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Best friends - Bella and Brianne<br />
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The play that brought us here - <a href="http://www.tuacahn.org/thelittlemermaid.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">The Little Mermaid</span></a>!!<br />
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In our seats soooooo excited, and if we would have known how over-the-top, crazy amazing it was going to be, we would have been jumping up and down on our seats. I had heard great things about it, but I just thought, yeah, The Little Mermaid, of course it's good. Little did we know about effects... Just imagine - the lights turn on, and there in the distance you see a waterfall which begins to flow toward you, cascading over the red rock and then it hits the stage!!!! and then cascades over that!! It started with that and ended with fireworks - I'm not joking. And all the inbetween was just as jaw-dropping, and completely just lovely and entertaining. I was SHOCKED!! I still sit here stunned thinking about it. I could never have imagined anything so well done. Going into this I thought we were paying a little much for a children's play but by the end I was thinking we did not pay enough - now that's a rare treat.<br />
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Bella and the glimmering bronze King Triton!!<br />
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P.S.: Next year they are doing Aladdin and I'm bring the whole fam. You just might want to meet us there.Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-53593100985764063112011-09-18T21:00:00.000-07:002011-09-18T21:23:23.863-07:00Day of RestWell maybe it was not a day, but it sure was a full afternoon and evening.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfvnEQQQiYgXwOHYJqf_eyE_wMbSlJfpAHXE57rXgZeaE50pWhc-JOO4zFiwp-kXmhlDS2RcxOCOgV8xkLzK5QqrB5AMdpWwVmQl9QroO1PBieua_krO7GLalDnkOBdRksUbi3fgMRIaA/s1600/IMG_3715.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfvnEQQQiYgXwOHYJqf_eyE_wMbSlJfpAHXE57rXgZeaE50pWhc-JOO4zFiwp-kXmhlDS2RcxOCOgV8xkLzK5QqrB5AMdpWwVmQl9QroO1PBieua_krO7GLalDnkOBdRksUbi3fgMRIaA/s320/IMG_3715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653916329250314130" border="0" /></a><br />I just may be waking up to these dirty dishes in the sink, something I usually hate. But not tonight. I'm in love.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBuJxiy2PWjAV1nDpAcsIa1NfwBdwzcYpvW5M8u0B_kcUAcF4xl3zG0m7CG5vN3LFV7gO2lqMEyndQ0eGOwA66cpeMnPgmrZ_boIMz5IjUzUjrH4Fe53cwlyZ0yBXK4HxlG9eEf6WLPM3/s1600/IMG_3714.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBuJxiy2PWjAV1nDpAcsIa1NfwBdwzcYpvW5M8u0B_kcUAcF4xl3zG0m7CG5vN3LFV7gO2lqMEyndQ0eGOwA66cpeMnPgmrZ_boIMz5IjUzUjrH4Fe53cwlyZ0yBXK4HxlG9eEf6WLPM3/s320/IMG_3714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653916328095113442" border="0" /></a><br />My honey took care of kids and made a healthy fulfilling veggie meal.<br />I sat and read. Finished a book actually. I updated my goodreads and Matt made dessert.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLTkQMn9gV9FBQvAMFXP7Ua45-kJIrY4zZOixHHUdwb0aEp4YRDAU1-0eS33v81pgqtDcziS2RX8dEyM1HXwJHq3W08Jdm3DmL2mt26prT1ZK1VzktZAljqs4VuhDYVOitiaF9lzBLE0D/s1600/IMG_3716.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLTkQMn9gV9FBQvAMFXP7Ua45-kJIrY4zZOixHHUdwb0aEp4YRDAU1-0eS33v81pgqtDcziS2RX8dEyM1HXwJHq3W08Jdm3DmL2mt26prT1ZK1VzktZAljqs4VuhDYVOitiaF9lzBLE0D/s320/IMG_3716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653916323114362930" border="0" /></a><br />He even cleared the table!!! Which is not all that rare to receive three exclamations points, but I'll be honest. It's pretty darn exciting that he is just going strong like the energizer bunny. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXFT3PeFmVfWHkfz-aJpTpSCV7gg8DQ9oGdZX_TVRMJjI9XQIemdwD8xk7iMZWf7Qg8G3WmUXbNCvgq1qkYCftu_WnGHhtpTzVFQsuQNKxVReoLaQbFI_1i_gK95i1czBG4UQg4ZQ3Uhyphenhyphen/s1600/IMG_3713.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXFT3PeFmVfWHkfz-aJpTpSCV7gg8DQ9oGdZX_TVRMJjI9XQIemdwD8xk7iMZWf7Qg8G3WmUXbNCvgq1qkYCftu_WnGHhtpTzVFQsuQNKxVReoLaQbFI_1i_gK95i1czBG4UQg4ZQ3Uhyphenhyphen/s320/IMG_3713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653916335299109906" border="0" /></a><br />And now my perfect man is simmering his homemade tomato sauce, all fresh from the garden and putting kids to bed at the same time. And here I sit typing away........<br />Tonight's snuggle will include some garlic stained hands and a new book for me.<br /><br />p.s. my editor just checked my blog for me and was all over that dirty dishes picture, claiming he was just going to do those!! He is emptying the dishwasher right now..Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-32691912588714087892011-09-16T16:00:00.000-07:002011-09-18T11:56:57.756-07:00Beatty Roundup 2011Our planned Beatty family camping trip fell through the cracks this year, much to everyone's disappointment. But Matt being who he is was able to whip up another to accommodate every single person in the family and wash away the old "it's too far!", "i don't have enough money!", "i can't get enough time off work!", and so on. He shortened and moved it closer to a place where he doesn't need a map to know where we're going..... our own backyard - southern Utah!!! (thanks be to Adie and her infectious enthusiasm for wanting to come here, and helping set the itinerary.)<br />
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We started off in <a href="http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/snow-canyon"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Snow Canyon State Park</span></a>. And much to everyone's surprise and delight it was not a million degrees when we woke to the desert sun.<br />
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My little mountain goats climbed up to the pioneer names, I think being so high up was starting to sink in with Bell.<br />
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While I was all the way down there - a little freaky.<br />
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We roamed the very surreal petrified sand dunes. And though it was all fun and no work the sun was now shining at full force which just seemed to zap any energy we had. Everyone was beet red.<br />
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In our heat-delirious state we decided to concur and select what seemed at the time like the hottest hike of all time. Up the remains of an old volcano, covered in black lava rock. <br />
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making our way around the rim<br />
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Orion was quite disappointed to find that there was no fiery hot lava bubbling away in the center of the cinder cone.<br />
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blistering hot Ade and Bella at the top!<br />
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Our next stop - the cool, wet, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_River"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Virgin River</span></a> in <a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Zion National Park</span></a>. I don't think any of us have ever looked so forward to water before. We were lusting for it and eyeing it the whole drive in.<br />
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The sweet water woke us right up and brought us back to life.<br />
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The sun may have had lasting effects on these three though.<br />
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....<br />
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and then they decided to make a puzzle<br />
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Our trip in Zion seemed to center around water. Emily and Joey, at Weeping Rock. You can't tell but there were boatloads of people. So to kiss the crowds goodbye we went to our friends' "secret swimming hole."<br />
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paradise<br />
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a cool hidden green gem all to ourselves<br />
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Heather and I taking flight for a moment<br />
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As soon as the first person jumped in Bella knew she wanted to also. Problem was, she was also very afraid. We all encouraged her but she didn't budge. And then she cried. So I told her to forget it and move on already. She refused and when we least expected it she yelled "I'm going!" and ran and jumped!!! <br />
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which also caused this guy to big brother up<br />
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Chillin and living the dream.... until the "secret swimming hole" became not so secret. But it was a marvelous thing to have for a while.<br />
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youngest to ...<br />
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... oldest. We had an awesome time. But awesome or not, it was time to move along.<br />
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We moved on to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.utah.com/nationalsites/redcanyon.htm">Red Canyon</a></span> on our way in to Bryce. This was the first place where we were able to get a double site. We celebrated by preparing loads of food and a game of trivia (thanks of course to Heather and her love of trivia, and Jarom provided the amazing information from his National Geographic Kids magazines)!! <br />
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cute couples unite!! Em and Joey<br />
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Heather and Darin<br />
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Mikie and Amber<br />
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girls at <a href="http://www.utah.com/nationalparks/bryce_canyon/bryce_fairyland.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Fairyland Point</span></a><br />
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starting our first hike in <a href="http://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Bryce Canyon National Park</span></a><br />
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The earth's first artist - the earth itself. Orange and blue complement and contrast each other equally.<br />
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Down<br />
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Down we go, through Wall Street<br />
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making sure we don't leave Papa in the dust<br />
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glowing orange<br />
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feeling so small, at the bottom looking up at these huge defiant Douglas firs stretching up out of the abyss<br />
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I want to keep a little orange dust in my pocket, doesn't it look so magical?<br />
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feeling like we entered a Dr. Seuss book<br />
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And all the way back at the top, you just can't get enough of the view.<br />
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We had two nights at a double site in <a href="http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/kodachrome"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Kodachrome Basin State Park</span></a>. We came in with the full moon.<br />
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another desert (<a href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/grand_staircase-escalante.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument</span></a>) and another swimming hole - <a href="http://climb-utah.com/Escalante/calfcreek.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Lower Calf Creek Falls</span></a><br />
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thank you heaven, I have been blessed<br />
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The hike in was ever so hot and long. But we stayed and played long enough to be able to enjoy the hike back, naming flowers and finding old Indian ruins and rock art.<br />
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A lonely side trail to the hard-to-reach (and hard-to-find) Hundred Hands pictograph panel. Quite a sight. I wish I knew the story behind it ...<br />
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Our last day was mostly driving, but before hitting the road we went out, WAY out to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosvenor_Arch"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Grosvenor Arch</span></a> in the middle of the monument.<br />
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Everyone followed us home, where hot showers and real beds awaited. Darin was sweet enough to play the Wii with the kids, and they didn't mind that he was half asleep.<br />
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Can't wait till we are all together again. To see what other adventures we can dream up.Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-56882532392134533132011-09-14T20:11:00.000-07:002011-09-14T20:13:51.407-07:00last weekend of freedomlike any awesome parents we wanted to PARTY it up on the last weekend before school started, and thanks to the cheapness of CityDeals we booked a room in Park City and lived it up like kings ... old-school style<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBKiRUx1EL70Rn8aAtjwM3Ja3MLio68kijAWnT_ZwRw30GeIt6BaKDJbJt0p5vXg10XfgMzG-fXh5FDBFDGbizFFKhKWE2p2fMaOqusa9SMPy4z7vbQVQofSxJtHb-c4L6fXCgM8Lwr8M/s1600/IMG_1385%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBKiRUx1EL70Rn8aAtjwM3Ja3MLio68kijAWnT_ZwRw30GeIt6BaKDJbJt0p5vXg10XfgMzG-fXh5FDBFDGbizFFKhKWE2p2fMaOqusa9SMPy4z7vbQVQofSxJtHb-c4L6fXCgM8Lwr8M/s320/IMG_1385%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652401382397553714" border="0" /></a><br />three to a bed<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXS7NzrJuGuNdu7VKkLsnPfKsmwZTVAR1jsJ2IKb-jMmDQaIKFQAdbvAbFkCRmQRj9SE1r8Eu-e0hGbjZimJzVhyUrCqA5Tqzt6tBJrX-NeeWVBR1TLJtnO-waht8xAGQLy1tDMJA3hbY/s1600/IMG_3933.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXS7NzrJuGuNdu7VKkLsnPfKsmwZTVAR1jsJ2IKb-jMmDQaIKFQAdbvAbFkCRmQRj9SE1r8Eu-e0hGbjZimJzVhyUrCqA5Tqzt6tBJrX-NeeWVBR1TLJtnO-waht8xAGQLy1tDMJA3hbY/s320/IMG_3933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652397824354782274" border="0" /></a><br />Orion is a big fan of "cheers," which fits in with our high rolling ways<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMsu7QSd-_CeZIwTA06dyS2_OOzs2mBy5gTHczk1GADHn9KoM54Jrm598AcVB5pDw0JPRCLGO_Dfahgpb40VRiVq5W2g5ch0ZGVh8KgvwaQYgigBfF1GIX1tgtNwOIzK3TFgBnSMEpIPt/s1600/IMG_1386%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMsu7QSd-_CeZIwTA06dyS2_OOzs2mBy5gTHczk1GADHn9KoM54Jrm598AcVB5pDw0JPRCLGO_Dfahgpb40VRiVq5W2g5ch0ZGVh8KgvwaQYgigBfF1GIX1tgtNwOIzK3TFgBnSMEpIPt/s320/IMG_1386%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652401381698151890" border="0" /></a><br />but the pool, in this old and ever-so-groovy hotel, was of course the highlight!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeifWgmA7eou8Nw84MDH1kt7iYKv5PQfwa6y55Utjb_tCClAct0Lm7oQHyzDppHkcft78VdyaZgLfapbQoGfo-NkFPfoIkqCYr4MXteRrPKaS_66NJBKN_1e0Vy5JFWPqV02SD3X5l3KtC/s1600/IMG_1387%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeifWgmA7eou8Nw84MDH1kt7iYKv5PQfwa6y55Utjb_tCClAct0Lm7oQHyzDppHkcft78VdyaZgLfapbQoGfo-NkFPfoIkqCYr4MXteRrPKaS_66NJBKN_1e0Vy5JFWPqV02SD3X5l3KtC/s320/IMG_1387%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652400409214441250" border="0" /></a><br />oh yeah<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtu78f23q3FlHQZwTN2j4yYtOW9aQw4ccNT37tHOTGTA3OL6RGQjjX08ZLIyoMVY_ub35YTelVWPUriDnDhsfDB8dzrz_bQRGHEDAgMj-vCkXYnBat1tjs0mlk8OoglAiFzYVJgfSXHzl/s1600/IMG_1388%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtu78f23q3FlHQZwTN2j4yYtOW9aQw4ccNT37tHOTGTA3OL6RGQjjX08ZLIyoMVY_ub35YTelVWPUriDnDhsfDB8dzrz_bQRGHEDAgMj-vCkXYnBat1tjs0mlk8OoglAiFzYVJgfSXHzl/s320/IMG_1388%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652400400907422194" border="0" /></a><br />little fish<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr6seEuqvF05d0Qq0je-Mj59fkd6UWc8o9SFR4PXWkQa3WaOpqYZDEMuOW8buT001VRqczYQfjAoP7IsPFJCrUSIHquvVdQnLgRx6i17OCp0KOErtofJ4H5bY-IuKkdrr8AhXTv5TR87a/s1600/IMG_1389%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr6seEuqvF05d0Qq0je-Mj59fkd6UWc8o9SFR4PXWkQa3WaOpqYZDEMuOW8buT001VRqczYQfjAoP7IsPFJCrUSIHquvVdQnLgRx6i17OCp0KOErtofJ4H5bY-IuKkdrr8AhXTv5TR87a/s320/IMG_1389%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652400397359736098" border="0" /></a><br />bella, you shouldn't have<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjXPSCjk8mjTxnOkhyP7OKu7CeywO34gab8-A1PCF5nO0vfMPG7G_eW8frJoJDlE2ZLdcj4OWmrP-neGPOQx2kZ-nZBMqtMaL2qmqPR7oIpgVWlgR8rFMUo0TIFn2rxOvHSVioFwpwg3J/s1600/IMG_3934.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjXPSCjk8mjTxnOkhyP7OKu7CeywO34gab8-A1PCF5nO0vfMPG7G_eW8frJoJDlE2ZLdcj4OWmrP-neGPOQx2kZ-nZBMqtMaL2qmqPR7oIpgVWlgR8rFMUo0TIFn2rxOvHSVioFwpwg3J/s320/IMG_3934.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652397829046912098" border="0" /></a><br />some can only swim for so long - ok, so it's just me - but i really wanted to walk around town, Park City's Silly Farmers Market was going on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJV-6WhX4NpnGarxqIAuoOKLviIuVcvOgTM19EOU0eB81lm7dTegmTArVvrxtLaMsAlSt8W9GMFuzqc1LihDKl6UwpblC47rjiFVSTgVO-oHcMZURCq-EtWYK9VTIyxx84wa73MuIjQax/s1600/IMG_1393%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJV-6WhX4NpnGarxqIAuoOKLviIuVcvOgTM19EOU0eB81lm7dTegmTArVvrxtLaMsAlSt8W9GMFuzqc1LihDKl6UwpblC47rjiFVSTgVO-oHcMZURCq-EtWYK9VTIyxx84wa73MuIjQax/s320/IMG_1393%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652399869093506498" border="0" /></a><br />one would think she was having a heart-freeze-attack, but no... she is struggling to hold her smile while i fumble with the camera<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5g3uRzWSJb_NanyVOzEURqF9CaHb3LUrVQVrOsubT-ulUlx5eZCKOFsh2SGoZzTxJzPeYjC8ildgqfj9v4mXIWUxvBv0dfJwq58K0lku6jb4Tasr2Vmq3QKm-P7a7UmavjcC1Cnh3WXJP/s1600/IMG_1395%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5g3uRzWSJb_NanyVOzEURqF9CaHb3LUrVQVrOsubT-ulUlx5eZCKOFsh2SGoZzTxJzPeYjC8ildgqfj9v4mXIWUxvBv0dfJwq58K0lku6jb4Tasr2Vmq3QKm-P7a7UmavjcC1Cnh3WXJP/s320/IMG_1395%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652399710756859938" border="0" /></a><br />bad pic, but our only one of our very first taste of grilled PB&J - mmm<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxu_y0DySXTzi5i285naem7KB6elA-SiKsbc_20YcfC0j8zsy6jnPt7kY97UyukyXh9d7tVc_Uw_zhKXEunR8neqEZt3AzTXaa731QMa9oJcWEsles-pXOTo3Slkw_ly6DtNL4lF3JLE1U/s1600/IMG_3952.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxu_y0DySXTzi5i285naem7KB6elA-SiKsbc_20YcfC0j8zsy6jnPt7kY97UyukyXh9d7tVc_Uw_zhKXEunR8neqEZt3AzTXaa731QMa9oJcWEsles-pXOTo3Slkw_ly6DtNL4lF3JLE1U/s320/IMG_3952.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652398503966251970" border="0" /></a><br />classic cars are very suiting on a summer's day<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjAM7q0m-JqXNA70jCq9pmmNEju_ChPXTw7WefVWxiQfIpwqW00nAO5OxxRwPIyFZkQwDFbVU6TDjhnhIpXSCRTxKG0BgewuuS8efNqXBJCmXmzh0-SD1AeUOPkBBmxhi2e-wHi_HmbEE/s1600/IMG_3941.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjAM7q0m-JqXNA70jCq9pmmNEju_ChPXTw7WefVWxiQfIpwqW00nAO5OxxRwPIyFZkQwDFbVU6TDjhnhIpXSCRTxKG0BgewuuS8efNqXBJCmXmzh0-SD1AeUOPkBBmxhi2e-wHi_HmbEE/s320/IMG_3941.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652397839235230754" border="0" /></a><br />Jarom's tank and the can of Pepsi Throwback also seem to go hand in hand<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHRB72x4TAfXJkjYwpEjjJnp9_hlv_PeQg0YEHUVuPb0KktgBPJTzdjqNoAQtd4_O8cAxDXMwinfHX19B1M0yYPEkmJz1Y-dbIEs-lygJ0Dy9t_RXUJYbyZyNA4mPKSq2Q3Kk5zftRbT_/s1600/IMG_6497.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHRB72x4TAfXJkjYwpEjjJnp9_hlv_PeQg0YEHUVuPb0KktgBPJTzdjqNoAQtd4_O8cAxDXMwinfHX19B1M0yYPEkmJz1Y-dbIEs-lygJ0Dy9t_RXUJYbyZyNA4mPKSq2Q3Kk5zftRbT_/s320/IMG_6497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647183426783243826" border="0" /></a><br />embracing their freedom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXRkOcFGU3v9I-peNaOOXp8Izsnf13-peYS8wCifex9SR1cjd0h_Yanuc_Y4wHECyH0ot9Pwj-tbPj1CeYblxQah_kMOgQvWBg5FgWO6mHpf6oKt81gK30VgOis-X9K3OD3a0wt555WDO/s1600/IMG_6501.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXRkOcFGU3v9I-peNaOOXp8Izsnf13-peYS8wCifex9SR1cjd0h_Yanuc_Y4wHECyH0ot9Pwj-tbPj1CeYblxQah_kMOgQvWBg5FgWO6mHpf6oKt81gK30VgOis-X9K3OD3a0wt555WDO/s320/IMG_6501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647183431258186178" border="0" /></a><br />and this one jumps for joy that school is starting<br /><br />i'm struggling here, not wanting to blog that is. this is my attempt at starting back up and hoping i can catch the blogging bug. hate hate hate feeling so far behind.Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-17746661651074964782011-09-02T09:34:00.000-07:002011-09-02T17:38:00.051-07:00this day (August 2)it did not start like any other.<br />
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surprise surprise. i can't remember the last time i was honestly surprised, boy was it fun. tickle my fancy, i have got a ukulele!!!! Matt and i then walked blissfully hand in hand out to breakfast and even hit a noon movie showing - Midnight in Paris. a lovely romantic tale of living out your dreams. which seemed perfect and all too magical on our 10th anniversary. a great reminder of why we do what we do. and to top the day off we abandoned our car and followed the stream.<br />
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once out in this wonderland, you're blessed with clarity and can leave the world behind.<br />
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this enchanted forest seemed timeless but ancient<br />
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we reached our destination right before sunset, and completely lost ourselves<br />
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a rushing waterfall<br />
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emerald and jade <a href="http://www.catalystmagazine.net/component/content/1048?task=view" color="blue">hot springs lined the stream</a><br />
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me and my piece of heaven on earth<br />
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i wasted no time in testing out the water, and it was as good as it looks<br />
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a soak with a view<br />
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and watching my man strip....ooooo ya<br />
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he says he "forgot" to pack his swim-shorts<br />
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soulmates<br />
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poolside picnic<br />
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mango, avocado rolls<br />
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walking back under the crescent moon<br />
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on the road we were blessed with love and luck. how often has the wise owl ever stopped and waited for you? definitely a sign that we are on the right path.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>love you mattAmy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-9021516072803736262011-08-31T16:26:00.000-07:002011-08-31T16:26:55.711-07:00our summer fabricis started with playing on the sandy shore of Lake Tahoe with our cousins<br />
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father and son chats<br />
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braid in a little of the theatric<br />
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back where we were homespun - Placerville, California<br />
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the silver sparkly thread will have been made by these lovely dancing reindeer brothers<br />
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the softness that can only be added by nana<br />
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the richness comes from mother earth - Yosemite<br />
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"Do not come and roam here unless you are willing to be enslaved by its charms.<br />
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Its beauty and peace and harmony will entrance you.<br />
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Once it has you in its power, it will never release you the rest of your days." - Gordon Wallace (read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003A02WHQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mooncowboycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B003A02WHQ">The Last Season</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B003A02WHQ&camp=217145&creative=399369" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />!)<br />
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"The blessings of one mountain day,<br />
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whatever his fate,<br />
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long life,<br />
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short life,<br />
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stormy or calm,<br />
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he is rich forever." - John Muir<br />
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this is a family favorite - Vernal Falls, or better known as the Mist Trail. even as kids, every year my sibs and I would quickly unpack the Suburban as soon as we pulled into our campsite so we could run off and be cooled in the downpour of mist.<br />
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and after much hiking, treats and swimming are in order<br />
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the family thread is the most thick and sturdy. gathered around the campfire to hear my dad tell stories of my ancestors<br />
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sisters have a special thread of their own, it keeps the family thread in line<br />
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bliss in our fabric is a dusty pink, and being kissed under the stars by my very tired lover<br />
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"Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it." - Confucius. have you ever noticed the new growth on trees? and if so, have you ever felt how perfectly soft it is?<br />
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my growing fabric grows with my girl<br />
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the fabric and trees are one and the same<br />
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can't have one without the other<br />
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the magic and wonder<br />
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ahh the roots.... what are the roots in your life?<br />
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and what is life without a little new age fun - midnight showings<br />
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me and my mini-me<br />
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Merry and hers<br />
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and it all comes back to family<br />
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and nature - aunt Heather and one of her favorite river spots<br />
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green and dreamy<br />
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"I wish I knew where I was going. Doomed to be carried of the spirit in the wilderness, I suppose." - John MuirAmy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-15612038729675406612011-08-23T13:48:00.000-07:002011-08-23T13:48:23.813-07:00Doing what we do bestIt took less than a total of 24 hours after my friend Celeste and I sent our big kids back to school for us to pick up right where we left off,<br />
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on some beautiful winding mountain side. Summer may be over for the kids, but the sun has plans to blaze through the rest of her days. Staying in the shaded canyon is as nice as waterfall mist.<br />
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Orion and Thomas have had some major withdrawals this summer with everyone's busy schedules but here they are back in sync.<br />
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Hiking away to the beat of Thomas's tambourine. Chewing on rose-hips and smelling the ever so fragrant squaw brush.........mmmmmmmmmmm<br />
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I may have had waterfall mist on my mind for I knew our trail was taking us straight to it.<br />
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Got here right in time to see the sun pop up over Battle Creek Falls.<br />
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Which means that refreshing waterfall spray will stay just that while we play in the sun.<br />
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These boys are always ready to play, climb, pick, throw, and came home covered head to toe in dirt. Which is proof alone of their good times.<br />
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On the way back down we ran into a man who thought I was between the ages of 16-18. He was pretty floored when I told him 29! I made sure to tell him thank you for the early birthday gift being that I will be 30 in less than two months. I wanted to take a picture of myself to see what the man saw...... I don't see it. I have come to the conclusion that being in the photo with Orion MUST age me :)<br />
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All of a sudden the kids being back in school doesn't seem so bad. What a easy breezy life I lead.<br />
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Thank you to the best hiking buddies - Celeste and Thomas. See ya tomorrow?<br />
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Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-36465548533080682392011-08-22T07:30:00.000-07:002011-08-22T07:46:58.864-07:00first day of school<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxXHU66lKG7zJkC6QY53R7y6hmeUcvnCEdNKgJPCMggrPM5wCzprb0ASj3tf0JRnGFyUVGiAAwxyDQ9sujXRgRfKePKFtQLwXeKBFGcmXifeers37gNZ_DVKEnWvW8SvW3hRZ2Sna82fz/s1600/IMG_3564.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxXHU66lKG7zJkC6QY53R7y6hmeUcvnCEdNKgJPCMggrPM5wCzprb0ASj3tf0JRnGFyUVGiAAwxyDQ9sujXRgRfKePKFtQLwXeKBFGcmXifeers37gNZ_DVKEnWvW8SvW3hRZ2Sna82fz/s320/IMG_3564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643688248962814050" border="0" /></a>
<br />backpacks on and lunches packed
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<br />my 3rd grader... grinning behind clenched teeth asking me why does he have to smile, he's not even excited for school to start. He did pick out his back to school shirt paired with the shorts he wore yesterday insisting they are clean.
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<br />my 2nd grader on the other hand was up rearing to go. wanting me to curl her hair and asking me what shoes she should wear.
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<br />wishing them the best, hoping they make new friends, and know that O and I will be missing them
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<br />Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-60628975536281240502011-07-29T11:53:00.000-07:002011-07-29T11:57:05.751-07:00red rover, red roversend berries right over<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQghyphenhyphen9gk6rhWykw7H4lcKmS7eAYQt5wevAHQD_xDV3xhthhYMw2Y7Z5JRXTUjhxCByheQLawyFnW-QCWozZhzy4hNmejd9fPiIKAbh4Av41Lk_B6sukw8b-CRu0tl52iFps6YcXyMxz8Jj/s1600/IMG_3499.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634840860716362658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQghyphenhyphen9gk6rhWykw7H4lcKmS7eAYQt5wevAHQD_xDV3xhthhYMw2Y7Z5JRXTUjhxCByheQLawyFnW-QCWozZhzy4hNmejd9fPiIKAbh4Av41Lk_B6sukw8b-CRu0tl52iFps6YcXyMxz8Jj/s320/IMG_3499.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Bella loves to pick in comfort. Hat - check. Glasses - check,.Chair - check. This is only our second season with these amazing raspberries, but it only takes one time of picking to realize you could be here ALL DAY LONG and feel like you didn't even make a dent.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxrIDn-SYn5eIvJrinXYCBlNJSaHj628noKM2iRb6X7MujTbANHBb7OhuJfTNMcQ0NnkFMNf2BQY8hUmkZP5naRlgOXxNcUnRztq4LkMAH4Ak0w2vRcV3LO0m4GtNuf_dikiCLoGH0_o4/s1600/IMG_3500.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634840857420479666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxrIDn-SYn5eIvJrinXYCBlNJSaHj628noKM2iRb6X7MujTbANHBb7OhuJfTNMcQ0NnkFMNf2BQY8hUmkZP5naRlgOXxNcUnRztq4LkMAH4Ak0w2vRcV3LO0m4GtNuf_dikiCLoGH0_o4/s320/IMG_3500.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br />my Huckleberry Finn<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvx99TgecKvePGu0edvcA_4TJYMoiNEszMxmqAjyus50FojTDIrmdnZZ-DPVNCFdF4Sb1C1Br0VwRqC_hDkRQv9EzHHTT5kpA7Kb_ZUYAo29mRA8od15Q2GS1bN51sKLG_Q7y1rqTLdlI/s1600/IMG_3502.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634840853357176290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvx99TgecKvePGu0edvcA_4TJYMoiNEszMxmqAjyus50FojTDIrmdnZZ-DPVNCFdF4Sb1C1Br0VwRqC_hDkRQv9EzHHTT5kpA7Kb_ZUYAo29mRA8od15Q2GS1bN51sKLG_Q7y1rqTLdlI/s320/IMG_3502.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />the bounty from this day<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgKOXUTGJ8JjQ3r22fo4KgSlvLfHRNbtmcDKsP7LO603xHYLKfBiAFdwnwXTiA4aIt4mFA6_R3irDnad5UagqII0YQD1ShL6Y3AsQrTv4x3Srvs53hiQnekNmSMvhuwYknIo3MgYhZYbi/s1600/IMG_1299%255B1%255D.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634841766160335410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgKOXUTGJ8JjQ3r22fo4KgSlvLfHRNbtmcDKsP7LO603xHYLKfBiAFdwnwXTiA4aIt4mFA6_R3irDnad5UagqII0YQD1ShL6Y3AsQrTv4x3Srvs53hiQnekNmSMvhuwYknIo3MgYhZYbi/s320/IMG_1299%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 239px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Last year we made buckets and buckets of jam and we still have tons of it even though we bestowed it upon everyone we knew for Christmas gifts. So we did the only thing left to do besides just eating them perfectly sweet and whole. We baked them into the most divine muffins - well, Matt did. But the rest of us devour them for breakfast, lunch and dessert! Of course not dinner. Even with all the baking we have done we still have one loaded freezer full, and freshly picked overflowing bowls in the fridge which brings us to our newest purchase... we have fallen victim to the fancy make-and-do-anything blender craze. If you don't want one then watch out for the guy at Costco who has the gall to make rice milk, add agave and spinach and turn it into ice cream in two seconds flat right in front of you, and then he has you taste it. I was a goner. Sooooooo, with this new toy we will be making raspberry syrup, shakes, dressings, smoothies and ice cream. We are also hoping this will help with our tomato infestation - soups and sauces away!<br /><br />Please come and help us play with our new toy and eat our glorious bounty - xoxo. I mean it!!!Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-40512088957232155952011-07-26T20:47:00.000-07:002011-07-26T20:49:14.924-07:00swim towards the lightOur old goldfish, Daisy, Spot, Nibbles, and Pumpkin have been lovely fixtures in the freezer for the last few months but their time has finally come (again). And on a side note, we need that space desperately!!! (Our garden has blessed us once again.) So it is time to give these fish what they have coming to them - a proper farewell. Our golden little friends who brought us such joy - even if it was short lived - are loving dumped in the stream at <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/intermountain/CascadeSprings/index.shtml">Cascade Springs</a>, to complete their circle of life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImAD2ksVPz5_qzNTivz5bmACPqNyfktjqlylk7t_0DLaquGxuYkNvP4mLGk-7R-kZWjhfglMUK1vwpTnOr_Oqq_JlgAZA7dJhOECAWE4RGanisW_E2v6MJuMKW2gyOCz-Dy-0CC7FqIFn/s1600/IMG_5513.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImAD2ksVPz5_qzNTivz5bmACPqNyfktjqlylk7t_0DLaquGxuYkNvP4mLGk-7R-kZWjhfglMUK1vwpTnOr_Oqq_JlgAZA7dJhOECAWE4RGanisW_E2v6MJuMKW2gyOCz-Dy-0CC7FqIFn/s320/IMG_5513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633762150628522706" border="0" /></a><br />the ever gentle flowing current, true to its own, was eager to help bring them to their final resting places<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rFFmSofJFNgrLgEtdLAIVof_BnJRcpu0HyJFUlXYrAHXcWewuzxq7GUUPWjQ7oUW2XURDpBa_pZwEbtDmgcrp8E52BjjiKX1uVJc9BHGoHqTfDMYce7hYEfwvsqMyKs2ZcN16NgtHYWL/s1600/IMG_5514.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rFFmSofJFNgrLgEtdLAIVof_BnJRcpu0HyJFUlXYrAHXcWewuzxq7GUUPWjQ7oUW2XURDpBa_pZwEbtDmgcrp8E52BjjiKX1uVJc9BHGoHqTfDMYce7hYEfwvsqMyKs2ZcN16NgtHYWL/s320/IMG_5514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633761365197269842" border="0" /></a><br />shimmering, sunny golds - like our fish's scales - lovingly covered everything in our path<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFaTy2p7AcvcpGXOn6EmFgjNbvmHl36N_lS9YWyli0dRi8M6b1yDwIHF7L5NwCBrSUtw8cqPcfqGeUnEMbzgmu-5hfRGT3FACmspMbBQLIbdAld4vJcTRIqaHWY_hLr3ZVRMgFSKTyfhv/s1600/IMG_5635.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFaTy2p7AcvcpGXOn6EmFgjNbvmHl36N_lS9YWyli0dRi8M6b1yDwIHF7L5NwCBrSUtw8cqPcfqGeUnEMbzgmu-5hfRGT3FACmspMbBQLIbdAld4vJcTRIqaHWY_hLr3ZVRMgFSKTyfhv/s320/IMG_5635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633759826674552994" border="0" /></a><br />along with flowers in full glorious, glamorous bloom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08dv14fd-sRf3AAGPb6S4MpycfeOSJhzYoA3OHsBlHy6RznI8HaeyUPlXJ-K7-Ez3QEvHxRVPjOe6zSanfF2rPVGQreMTWNV1ePxyHqxMkdPfSruwluN4lWbDczf2i3MXeaU-kM1xKxIq/s1600/IMG_5668.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08dv14fd-sRf3AAGPb6S4MpycfeOSJhzYoA3OHsBlHy6RznI8HaeyUPlXJ-K7-Ez3QEvHxRVPjOe6zSanfF2rPVGQreMTWNV1ePxyHqxMkdPfSruwluN4lWbDczf2i3MXeaU-kM1xKxIq/s320/IMG_5668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633759222869479218" border="0" /></a><br />baby moose was out and about making the most of this enchanting evening<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaIwH8czlw5AXT4e5JSzRMHSwSECJ4nzhwCp1aUQdNzJlHQmjgTFpiMbqEsfTmDp7ND3lZBBoyDPLNLntMm-8ozGibJrkR9dm-i66E4zSoG06ooNFp82f1pDJ-NQ7EA8J8MnTmxYEX3jO/s1600/IMG_5674.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaIwH8czlw5AXT4e5JSzRMHSwSECJ4nzhwCp1aUQdNzJlHQmjgTFpiMbqEsfTmDp7ND3lZBBoyDPLNLntMm-8ozGibJrkR9dm-i66E4zSoG06ooNFp82f1pDJ-NQ7EA8J8MnTmxYEX3jO/s320/IMG_5674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633757877493138098" border="0" /></a><br />a natural beaut!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbqw3XP4L8eoGf3E9tUAC-GQMsGwPVxQZwPf9qhRrGgFD7-tiWYdAODvy8SGXqXkTt-VVqQhnS6TzpsAmWijqlYGvlAG4TsOso8v2jTuMWsgfkXAU7xcHF0DkOiTbh-b09QU9p6EGQUqz/s1600/IMG_5675.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbqw3XP4L8eoGf3E9tUAC-GQMsGwPVxQZwPf9qhRrGgFD7-tiWYdAODvy8SGXqXkTt-VVqQhnS6TzpsAmWijqlYGvlAG4TsOso8v2jTuMWsgfkXAU7xcHF0DkOiTbh-b09QU9p6EGQUqz/s320/IMG_5675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633756246699900450" border="0" /></a><br />yellow columbine<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbzOYJss46dmMy0VrrKjFyntFwQ5o7E-t0pyxi2JnSlBDS9Of-h6KSi1C3f3nqfUK5Ow6KC4iZXL5bpMFTIsq5uEQ_fpxkDNvYGQqXqzHIlSAroNq_5pCbcPZjiAjNOvvzGM4brlWx235/s1600/IMG_5685.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbzOYJss46dmMy0VrrKjFyntFwQ5o7E-t0pyxi2JnSlBDS9Of-h6KSi1C3f3nqfUK5Ow6KC4iZXL5bpMFTIsq5uEQ_fpxkDNvYGQqXqzHIlSAroNq_5pCbcPZjiAjNOvvzGM4brlWx235/s320/IMG_5685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633755771221228562" border="0" /></a><br />cascades a-tumbling<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxpvISHmzrZtFbO_CBdv6FTsf7WSecdY_Cjijw-PnsS0E9qE4zIB5YT2lZsHwb8cadfTyInA8kwJwPm0s9WocdVa8_bB8vqw9YEl8WDUlbop2rWnC2SQDW6yrXcRvVYi2kUHkvZzmdOBL/s1600/IMG_5702.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxpvISHmzrZtFbO_CBdv6FTsf7WSecdY_Cjijw-PnsS0E9qE4zIB5YT2lZsHwb8cadfTyInA8kwJwPm0s9WocdVa8_bB8vqw9YEl8WDUlbop2rWnC2SQDW6yrXcRvVYi2kUHkvZzmdOBL/s320/IMG_5702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633755054301516482" border="0" /></a><br />the perfect meadow for picnicking<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfQC-De4EBZJqcRDIVW5aqtZcEW44r-1Setmynl9gwZHvAGpGO6LFXikVHMPknXZlSWfMRGzdJGV0QMk7IuiiBzL6Dl-c4cSlzB13DkaQZ1PQmashXXuDLfzRqFToCBSO52JMKRXW86Qc/s1600/IMG_5711.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfQC-De4EBZJqcRDIVW5aqtZcEW44r-1Setmynl9gwZHvAGpGO6LFXikVHMPknXZlSWfMRGzdJGV0QMk7IuiiBzL6Dl-c4cSlzB13DkaQZ1PQmashXXuDLfzRqFToCBSO52JMKRXW86Qc/s320/IMG_5711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633754604509655986" border="0" /></a><br />he knows no wish is complete without blowing every single last seed off<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVPJce2BMX52dsJCrYuVgUSj2PLOdyu0kvwFwVSejTFM5fci8HWEGMJFKmRefYt97zXmb9e5jrYVm9H8v5AdSMt6TYTEuvyfT1OAmK8QmKruloq6K9b71Xt_5BmUv9WaLRpvoHnXfuDR4/s1600/IMG_5715.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVPJce2BMX52dsJCrYuVgUSj2PLOdyu0kvwFwVSejTFM5fci8HWEGMJFKmRefYt97zXmb9e5jrYVm9H8v5AdSMt6TYTEuvyfT1OAmK8QmKruloq6K9b71Xt_5BmUv9WaLRpvoHnXfuDR4/s320/IMG_5715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633754254599565250" border="0" /></a><br />preparing the goods<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7T6QcHx7tUW1RMbmswzOUl0oRpQq8-tsE-qcUJS-2keEGdeyIt7_nLtDvQHe-X8IKl9NesUkN1NPU3gwo-T2OlC9H9kK-piXJQaFmd5gdv3RyndAMRxnCJotspXsVwl3AfyeuGChqDDLL/s1600/IMG_5716.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7T6QcHx7tUW1RMbmswzOUl0oRpQq8-tsE-qcUJS-2keEGdeyIt7_nLtDvQHe-X8IKl9NesUkN1NPU3gwo-T2OlC9H9kK-piXJQaFmd5gdv3RyndAMRxnCJotspXsVwl3AfyeuGChqDDLL/s320/IMG_5716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633753433985357874" border="0" /></a><br />crumbled falafel wraps<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaTvqicKH6Sfij0nFjrU0uGj9dChIKObfjgonkyaLwrRlsEDw8ODF1G8rOS7A_mzOhgDaKFADP1gCIM5v-sWZJfO_22mAvbO01eERdREQs941jnQT54Jg66v6qD6SFvG3SlHLH_F_43Tk/s1600/IMG_5726.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaTvqicKH6Sfij0nFjrU0uGj9dChIKObfjgonkyaLwrRlsEDw8ODF1G8rOS7A_mzOhgDaKFADP1gCIM5v-sWZJfO_22mAvbO01eERdREQs941jnQT54Jg66v6qD6SFvG3SlHLH_F_43Tk/s320/IMG_5726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633752998718353778" border="0" /></a><br />enjoyed by all<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA2j8yKDw7gAFuKJsfrFtcVmyo40BZQzPmTiRKB2i3WhYHxXtlBm-Ww304gvCC8RXX0t1tu-y-Bdu8ZShtj4gH94UXmMOAqdE72IpZI1MYICDUgD_aaLLTQIxFlrEkGqpKKAo3ccWSvcP/s1600/IMG_5683.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA2j8yKDw7gAFuKJsfrFtcVmyo40BZQzPmTiRKB2i3WhYHxXtlBm-Ww304gvCC8RXX0t1tu-y-Bdu8ZShtj4gH94UXmMOAqdE72IpZI1MYICDUgD_aaLLTQIxFlrEkGqpKKAo3ccWSvcP/s320/IMG_5683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633752301613448674" border="0" /></a>Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-73275970639313583162011-07-03T18:15:00.000-07:002011-07-03T20:03:12.898-07:00hot july<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBlul_7dwh_7VNICNAIvzo7qRxh98PEc_cRjiiCsaayOf0RY87HEN-Q1lw5bN5VtMjAgaYqfredXYjIFgyHuxqPwkItZU3L96hkL3z43MB-PlLSX3cLES94d8ZQ4CVWyuf7smkC5FuGrb/s1600/IMG_1254%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBlul_7dwh_7VNICNAIvzo7qRxh98PEc_cRjiiCsaayOf0RY87HEN-Q1lw5bN5VtMjAgaYqfredXYjIFgyHuxqPwkItZU3L96hkL3z43MB-PlLSX3cLES94d8ZQ4CVWyuf7smkC5FuGrb/s320/IMG_1254%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625307636441928946" border="0" /></a><br />It seems to be hotter than usual around these parts. Which means my poor honey is suffering, while I dance with delight. Our summers get extremely hot, which in my view makes up for the extremely cold winters. As of late we have we have been loving the few things that we have been able to harvest: round red radishes, gobs of strawberries, multiple lettuces, and cilantro that smells so divine. We have had a few casualties. Our poor bok choy and broccoli have both bolted, gone to seed, and flowered. We were not equipped with the right knowledge at the right time. We will honor them by eating what we can, and saving seeds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbDBL1YdEAO2p6Vxp7tDpisiMHDKun1ySPdMcF71ZLWVjNE4qiY7YNDwpSfTz1FXHo1nWBAqp2e1XHrTZm6HRbg8pJXzMSm1gqSPSm83bxPevMRkgUVMPCzYH4IRBiQjKkf8SyCt3eayO/s1600/IMG_5214.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbDBL1YdEAO2p6Vxp7tDpisiMHDKun1ySPdMcF71ZLWVjNE4qiY7YNDwpSfTz1FXHo1nWBAqp2e1XHrTZm6HRbg8pJXzMSm1gqSPSm83bxPevMRkgUVMPCzYH4IRBiQjKkf8SyCt3eayO/s320/IMG_5214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625305299988630162" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.freedomfestival.org/events/freedom-days/">The carnival</a> moved in right down the street, so it could not be avoided. We promised the kids ONE ride which was exactly what our friends the Barbers promised their son Andrew - Bella's good friend and ride partner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAc5sgURP4zEKwSvTZSI6n1zK5tNz5GhYzz7LhewfjSeeqeRvNyTXt8TqXnLJE89JLwM0sIZ9X-O1bd52uMHPhAMyCeASPmaX81jDL1p1llNG-4E_Mc6XhqkXopHm7vcdzGZY8hEeb1bK/s1600/IMG_5218.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAc5sgURP4zEKwSvTZSI6n1zK5tNz5GhYzz7LhewfjSeeqeRvNyTXt8TqXnLJE89JLwM0sIZ9X-O1bd52uMHPhAMyCeASPmaX81jDL1p1llNG-4E_Mc6XhqkXopHm7vcdzGZY8hEeb1bK/s320/IMG_5218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625304879803313938" border="0" /></a><br />loving the rose colored mountains on our walk downtown<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKXKVC5vBfqdpl07BHIL5OkIPcCtpS2JOXF_UhyyE033WKVtuLT5AjE6OaQvQBSGrYb8Phrgxoouzq9XrWPEhhVtMddrwGRWyDPRSS8zq1dJJMeNxrPQSdPgtCzdfRT6ksvm835jAde0M/s1600/IMG_5219.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKXKVC5vBfqdpl07BHIL5OkIPcCtpS2JOXF_UhyyE033WKVtuLT5AjE6OaQvQBSGrYb8Phrgxoouzq9XrWPEhhVtMddrwGRWyDPRSS8zq1dJJMeNxrPQSdPgtCzdfRT6ksvm835jAde0M/s320/IMG_5219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625304483281954530" border="0" /></a><br />Making our final stop at the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.rooftopconcertseries.com/">rooftop concert</a>. Which just so happened to be Beatles night -- The Abbey Road Show <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.rooftopconcertseries.com/2011/the-abbey-road-show-with-sarah-sample-july-1-2011/">playing Abbey Road in its entirety</a>!! (Guess <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://susankruegerbarber.com/">Sus</a> does not agree with whatever I'm saying, ha.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMzHE3GfmV6-zrVT9OB4_jR0vhJ9Gy9hZgzI9M6_YpTK6U3L8HizB9O_yGe3KzsUDFSa9qqilX9p0HR25UChRCZn-AtY6Cb6B-ZwBSaoLFMc7eZVIP9PqSHhzf9FKpybHia_0gdmnsPG3/s1600/IMG_5229.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMzHE3GfmV6-zrVT9OB4_jR0vhJ9Gy9hZgzI9M6_YpTK6U3L8HizB9O_yGe3KzsUDFSa9qqilX9p0HR25UChRCZn-AtY6Cb6B-ZwBSaoLFMc7eZVIP9PqSHhzf9FKpybHia_0gdmnsPG3/s320/IMG_5229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625303563106607154" border="0" /></a><br />it just so happens to be this little girl's favorite band/music<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwD26b0f6CwbLwy57w8XUP6kMyuVyRlVq0ObotZW7oNHtSNXgpS90XpqJA6XG115Tl7I1DcADLiILbgce6mH-YLVihprRKo-anW7-W9ACVlYIvjZo6PaN46HNfWLr3c_451WUApcFeFWRP/s1600/IMG_5242.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwD26b0f6CwbLwy57w8XUP6kMyuVyRlVq0ObotZW7oNHtSNXgpS90XpqJA6XG115Tl7I1DcADLiILbgce6mH-YLVihprRKo-anW7-W9ACVlYIvjZo6PaN46HNfWLr3c_451WUApcFeFWRP/s320/IMG_5242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625302817964062850" border="0" /></a><br />every night ends looking a little something like this<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqNV-OT9HBLxRT-mqKdJnknkG1mnVZ2QOSCMD1u_DsiiHQn549kZ0RkwcSma2mSF2vkHioPzGiMfmM9IxpfcYRU8k3Nhd2MWwk0tb6huvzgaLl4BYXc1-GLMMcFun0BjPpiEgRAbq-Z0t/s1600/IMG_3244.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqNV-OT9HBLxRT-mqKdJnknkG1mnVZ2QOSCMD1u_DsiiHQn549kZ0RkwcSma2mSF2vkHioPzGiMfmM9IxpfcYRU8k3Nhd2MWwk0tb6huvzgaLl4BYXc1-GLMMcFun0BjPpiEgRAbq-Z0t/s320/IMG_3244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625306947399874658" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday we did all the weekend shopping so we could have everything we needed for Sunday and the 4th. The kids have big plans for raking in the dough on the 4th. Matt bought them all the soda and water they would need in a deal that they would pay him back. Provo holds <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.freedomfestival.org/events/grand-parade/">Utah's biggest parade</a> just down the street from us, and every year, for some reason, everyone in the state comes (there are a quarter million people who attend ... <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.freedomfestival.org/events/grand-parade/grand-parade-rules/">seriously</a>). It gets totally insane - which we love (most the time). This year the kids want to take advantage of the heat and crowds by selling drinks and homemade treats.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0Tsl_1JKvij1vw-j3-NoU92kTmvqUJuPnXsB5cljkXQrurjGWy2R4FMiH6GljYwcJmkYGPzk-0LvoxWlOLxHh8E8oa69kc8OsXX4ny5EbOV5O3rAdfED_V-mNwjm6TTXVWybOv4qd9Il/s1600/IMG_5247.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0Tsl_1JKvij1vw-j3-NoU92kTmvqUJuPnXsB5cljkXQrurjGWy2R4FMiH6GljYwcJmkYGPzk-0LvoxWlOLxHh8E8oa69kc8OsXX4ny5EbOV5O3rAdfED_V-mNwjm6TTXVWybOv4qd9Il/s320/IMG_5247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625302445701102754" border="0" /></a><br />aaaand since we had everything we thought we would give it a test at the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.freedomfestival.org/sof/">Stadium of Fire</a> fireworks show last night, where thousands of people watch from the temple grounds. Jarom is sooo all over this. It is kind of embarrassing though I can't help but love it, just because Jarom gets such a high from it. We made a tiny sign that said - "Cold pop for 1 dollar or 3 for 2 bucks." We quickly decided the 3-for-2 deal was a bad idea because people loved it and all of our water was gone within minutes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Sgewcv5c_jhx2g1cP7mA-Srr-Aw3cpjMMHeEzG94IJvCxvgOWrCN56Hefmm24772J10Xq__8A-ieCNrpBkaKFgDHZfeGoHuPV1hknSGIR5zTfGJEqA7QfKuRwCQgo5Z-BrbYemluI8OQ/s1600/IMG_5248.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Sgewcv5c_jhx2g1cP7mA-Srr-Aw3cpjMMHeEzG94IJvCxvgOWrCN56Hefmm24772J10Xq__8A-ieCNrpBkaKFgDHZfeGoHuPV1hknSGIR5zTfGJEqA7QfKuRwCQgo5Z-BrbYemluI8OQ/s320/IMG_5248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625302146306020802" border="0" /></a><br />In the end they only made $23. They are now halfway to earning some money. Matt spent $40.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpVoscqephwtSGn55N90zckaQQ6BwLsD8g3MTMq1ZB1w-uSvfCAku8kHR58IGjSmdO1WsiaQo-cAkvY9ndTY1kvF4XNVH0FK1n9Wd1jByPXhceqiBCSgfzMnj2MSGiZwq7-1zX2Le8NlM/s1600/IMG_5249.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpVoscqephwtSGn55N90zckaQQ6BwLsD8g3MTMq1ZB1w-uSvfCAku8kHR58IGjSmdO1WsiaQo-cAkvY9ndTY1kvF4XNVH0FK1n9Wd1jByPXhceqiBCSgfzMnj2MSGiZwq7-1zX2Le8NlM/s320/IMG_5249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625301833027348050" border="0" /></a><br />But after the trial run I'm thinking they just might have some real success tomorrow. Keeping our fingers crossed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDurIKC5_zZcYO8GlsjayvWrgfQ_-4l9Tb4VZ-aImzzwq7mmUlo9P_ozScYm3yIZrV2c-ix4pybTP-YnLnn4b9YdKQpYYGpcC2OaD0RGz1MrKaTV9D2a7qVVVbbCDz-t4M4EpS6aYzcaqQ/s1600/IMG_5251.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDurIKC5_zZcYO8GlsjayvWrgfQ_-4l9Tb4VZ-aImzzwq7mmUlo9P_ozScYm3yIZrV2c-ix4pybTP-YnLnn4b9YdKQpYYGpcC2OaD0RGz1MrKaTV9D2a7qVVVbbCDz-t4M4EpS6aYzcaqQ/s320/IMG_5251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625301421474271138" border="0" /></a><br />waiting for the show to begin<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3Itv5c6NHxi02QhbW6xW29oqZcQbL2x2P_Q-kox4UEwjcITd3kCrN_omYqNri8Z3V-Ifx1iMpDa2cx4Z8a5CGKxVzkUlISvgk0t6i18WVMt3qIaDdgAA7S3ngU8SuhkS-1bNcF8kOqS-/s1600/IMG_3249.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3Itv5c6NHxi02QhbW6xW29oqZcQbL2x2P_Q-kox4UEwjcITd3kCrN_omYqNri8Z3V-Ifx1iMpDa2cx4Z8a5CGKxVzkUlISvgk0t6i18WVMt3qIaDdgAA7S3ngU8SuhkS-1bNcF8kOqS-/s320/IMG_3249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625306815858412242" border="0" /></a><br />showed Oey an oldie but a goodie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zWlXCMT9kJael2heNg27emuZnIycBLcdxWSBLW_pCJeoMU2n_8AaMGN3nkJ99kB_edYwqLGNByqyyec0fm9ijg89_i2SBWeptnxEFDnSVPBGVr2XYh15B3DmJHFDvfPInTkBTz1e0ty4/s1600/IMG_5292.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zWlXCMT9kJael2heNg27emuZnIycBLcdxWSBLW_pCJeoMU2n_8AaMGN3nkJ99kB_edYwqLGNByqyyec0fm9ijg89_i2SBWeptnxEFDnSVPBGVr2XYh15B3DmJHFDvfPInTkBTz1e0ty4/s320/IMG_5292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625299892795950402" border="0" /></a><br />Jarom was forced to stop and enjoy the show<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYzMWO0ChUlnbFD9DoHndg4InFbUqkmnWnTwQPMVgS1tPwgEIBZIZWfKZZMkhpPhilX_eEZy6k-ocld8YB4X40sEvHB9LLaZ-MFUD9syJW3KgQFkgndRyaObQ0PnONpaOAIO4vbSgTL2t/s1600/IMG_5278.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYzMWO0ChUlnbFD9DoHndg4InFbUqkmnWnTwQPMVgS1tPwgEIBZIZWfKZZMkhpPhilX_eEZy6k-ocld8YB4X40sEvHB9LLaZ-MFUD9syJW3KgQFkgndRyaObQ0PnONpaOAIO4vbSgTL2t/s320/IMG_5278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625301103600876146" border="0" /></a><br />this one could not be stopped - wonder if it was the "new" trick I showed him with the red vine straw?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHee79_SIzumpCPgtJAx5-NvrQnbxpjsPeULZHvCN8bos1pzR0qf7jTQwl8_oMez7SujjC9AGcGzbkcABxki-THUQGXkSdnLF-bT0nr42-0wUTTPHpYvY_yt_93iPWlC9InilMERDQKHC/s1600/IMG_5280.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHee79_SIzumpCPgtJAx5-NvrQnbxpjsPeULZHvCN8bos1pzR0qf7jTQwl8_oMez7SujjC9AGcGzbkcABxki-THUQGXkSdnLF-bT0nr42-0wUTTPHpYvY_yt_93iPWlC9InilMERDQKHC/s320/IMG_5280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625300905903480802" border="0" /></a><br />real fullblown fireworks<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVTFvKIeuzVElU4bynI05LLKWI78oSyPgXsrxaPajqZJPvvhKPwRsxegiM7-xLax3s5go4goF77_nbYZW1SnTYxSZKUtiTWzcCBhQItZ-KC77a2Yu8Tww47b9VmlHfvAhX4gNYnb3V7GR/s1600/IMG_3258.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVTFvKIeuzVElU4bynI05LLKWI78oSyPgXsrxaPajqZJPvvhKPwRsxegiM7-xLax3s5go4goF77_nbYZW1SnTYxSZKUtiTWzcCBhQItZ-KC77a2Yu8Tww47b9VmlHfvAhX4gNYnb3V7GR/s320/IMG_3258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625306811777350226" border="0" /></a><br />and my little fam<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VjLti9ayQs7jsULd4gGvdr8np-koPfvcETT8LVvcQSxwpFkAeZL5W9kuGGPnA9vGZZg1B0CbQ1l9x2m1P5uv4xIm00xG-u3gRXpm6S6FA7zIWD1f1OTcAKvi5W2zE2VaQwy-f8bwcReU/s1600/IMG_3260.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VjLti9ayQs7jsULd4gGvdr8np-koPfvcETT8LVvcQSxwpFkAeZL5W9kuGGPnA9vGZZg1B0CbQ1l9x2m1P5uv4xIm00xG-u3gRXpm6S6FA7zIWD1f1OTcAKvi5W2zE2VaQwy-f8bwcReU/s320/IMG_3260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625306805049975250" border="0" /></a><br />Today Bell and I started on those homemade treats. But, after making both vanilla and chocolate cupcakes from scratch topped with chocolate ganache in the now-suffering heat of my kitchen and they both turned out to be flops in the looks department, I think I will not go on and make any doughnut holes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM31DtzAZ6qxQtCD3wxTU178umW1LJ-Xeycr82t4LxG8bgsiCtDm2XKa9-ef7nL9wtf7rgpOZhgfqgdtfV2xFOmH34rAyDBIuOltHX6I-vo6bABJr2Y_fNOCLFv_qj66eyCgCITvDIWua6/s1600/IMG_1256%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM31DtzAZ6qxQtCD3wxTU178umW1LJ-Xeycr82t4LxG8bgsiCtDm2XKa9-ef7nL9wtf7rgpOZhgfqgdtfV2xFOmH34rAyDBIuOltHX6I-vo6bABJr2Y_fNOCLFv_qj66eyCgCITvDIWua6/s320/IMG_1256%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625307445569074706" border="0" /></a><br />Do you think anyone would want to buy these homely cupcakes? The site wasn't lying when it said they were <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.squidoo.com/best-homemade-chocolate-cupcakes">the best-tasting cupcakes</a> ever ...Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-92212784948446981192011-07-01T11:24:00.000-07:002011-07-01T11:24:03.602-07:00let yourself be lostwaking up to this<br />
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at 6:30 am<br />
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running around Provo's 27th <a href="http://www.freedomfestival.org/events/balloon-fest/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Balloon Festival</span></a><br />
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Bella's favorite is the yellow one with flowers<br />
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my favorite<br />
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keeping your eyes to the sky<br />
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has its rewards<br />
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Darth Vader came from Belgium<br />
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longing to be free<br />
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one by one<br />
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they float away<br />
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true to the red, white and blue<br />
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one last one being inflated<br />
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the Coke bottle - tallest hot air balloon in the world at 187 feet<br />
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Maybe one day we will get the opportunity to drift along with the clouds, but then I wonder if we would miss the all-you-can-eat-pancakes!!Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-85052274209187972332011-06-30T20:20:00.000-07:002011-06-30T20:31:47.388-07:00Summer solstice packing heat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUUfHs7XCw0jFDOqBrUi8rGlpecIDcRL4xeJrecMtOWlNXRIDKFsDMHmiOCdTggVJobTHmU95aPxlUeeVjtEVsRpFHDzqjCZ3NuCoPPGeTU4Bl1RCLUQMrAJ2001dKDoco7BxyJaquda-/s1600/IMG_5129.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUUfHs7XCw0jFDOqBrUi8rGlpecIDcRL4xeJrecMtOWlNXRIDKFsDMHmiOCdTggVJobTHmU95aPxlUeeVjtEVsRpFHDzqjCZ3NuCoPPGeTU4Bl1RCLUQMrAJ2001dKDoco7BxyJaquda-/s320/IMG_5129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623411069759049330" border="0" /></a><br />For the summer solstice last week we couldn't think of any better way to welcome summer than by hanging out in the backyard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QGoMhzH4FcQrPXcAG2BTR8WAinqlOCFSUW74o_OyTJtKMYxNv34yNWfaujubGNilKnHjXroteOKmZ0XdF7QihOJNa1gfG4qMCLhS7rdwSfV07Y0bDPruPVL87mSJobAsNTKGdlK6BO6M/s1600/IMG_5139.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QGoMhzH4FcQrPXcAG2BTR8WAinqlOCFSUW74o_OyTJtKMYxNv34yNWfaujubGNilKnHjXroteOKmZ0XdF7QihOJNa1gfG4qMCLhS7rdwSfV07Y0bDPruPVL87mSJobAsNTKGdlK6BO6M/s320/IMG_5139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623415235355711570" border="0" /></a><br />it just so happens that the name of the chapter we were on that night was <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fablehaven">"Midsummer Eve"</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4-frIsgmcJrhZc3ZXjRREQmcuw_shPkk10fgiD1a8E1Rg1pOs5uDPys7ZzbTBfinCMBARg_lv9-B_djQw3ChN9iI3_stoMWh7b3q3ERB1JZwJZI7-SLNvmRKv_pvBgKgNDVBs2TzZJd2/s1600/IMG_5132.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4-frIsgmcJrhZc3ZXjRREQmcuw_shPkk10fgiD1a8E1Rg1pOs5uDPys7ZzbTBfinCMBARg_lv9-B_djQw3ChN9iI3_stoMWh7b3q3ERB1JZwJZI7-SLNvmRKv_pvBgKgNDVBs2TzZJd2/s320/IMG_5132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623415800862984850" border="0" /></a><br />Bella and Jarom listened intently while Orion perfected the perfect fall into summer<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ9XQ6LzrrJFeDff7IW6n4I_hXQI6i8hbXDltpfMqACfhKYl7E3edSfwx70iP77RKelAg33ZOr2nSQ99h7GLOK3uQMJJPXHRgoaQ7yrXTOZxFDIwyB1xZvPYBSMfcxL7lEoL1dtFFM3Tz/s1600/IMG_3538.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ9XQ6LzrrJFeDff7IW6n4I_hXQI6i8hbXDltpfMqACfhKYl7E3edSfwx70iP77RKelAg33ZOr2nSQ99h7GLOK3uQMJJPXHRgoaQ7yrXTOZxFDIwyB1xZvPYBSMfcxL7lEoL1dtFFM3Tz/s320/IMG_3538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623498204798153730" border="0" /></a><br />And summer has been HOT!! Daddy and Orion making the trek home from the water park. Problem with walking the mile home is that it only takes a few short steps to realize you want to walk back the other way. We come home a little braindead each time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXA_kibryJgZGhRKeGvzFuIJp_5UGe7ROiPq75zPbB2SeOUVG1RO75eUL9mR3cT2oO_F5C1x7Jq6pwShB5M_vpyguemXl2N3uM6OMetf9DW6KAsJ10IHOj-dP0URc5RCJmwjCx3dIIb6JJ/s1600/IMG_3145.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXA_kibryJgZGhRKeGvzFuIJp_5UGe7ROiPq75zPbB2SeOUVG1RO75eUL9mR3cT2oO_F5C1x7Jq6pwShB5M_vpyguemXl2N3uM6OMetf9DW6KAsJ10IHOj-dP0URc5RCJmwjCx3dIIb6JJ/s320/IMG_3145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623408039135548914" border="0" /></a><br />escaping the heat with the free kids bowling at <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://fatcatsfun.com/">Fat Cats</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamAlREpWsI6ZyFFcwxgph_AR6wK-0WT1L_cmJvN00ilgxSIuKWmTNfrSa472WaXcTYHKDjIFnLMdNWM6NTAKwPKQ4Pohr2tyc9wdjG544G1U1cpC6-DdFLS1JKU2TzZH8cL1EwkYV4dDk/s1600/IMG_3147.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamAlREpWsI6ZyFFcwxgph_AR6wK-0WT1L_cmJvN00ilgxSIuKWmTNfrSa472WaXcTYHKDjIFnLMdNWM6NTAKwPKQ4Pohr2tyc9wdjG544G1U1cpC6-DdFLS1JKU2TzZH8cL1EwkYV4dDk/s320/IMG_3147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623408034687848194" border="0" /></a><br />right before he dribbles the ball down the lane<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj61sP3BFvjj4PpKA8Qi2AOf3KRqqznUA3FXk95c6EejsGWRntW4PylJy70M5VmXCtizHMlPHkZptBEu70xyN5RFUA_M4d3GgtrDJhFJHkghOhTMfpZZ9lNifm4XtWOK3s_36f64iR5cTk/s1600/IMG_3144.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj61sP3BFvjj4PpKA8Qi2AOf3KRqqznUA3FXk95c6EejsGWRntW4PylJy70M5VmXCtizHMlPHkZptBEu70xyN5RFUA_M4d3GgtrDJhFJHkghOhTMfpZZ9lNifm4XtWOK3s_36f64iR5cTk/s320/IMG_3144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623408043938714594" border="0" /></a><br />the winner!! with a whopping 89!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSzQVoYH-7il9bmbhSBB7kQqatu9wHjdmhHitBz1-OyHmnoZCHjO9vvqKLuUyeGKVtxQvFOWhQolSM4kGC-CFFR1vhGM4meXe0MXHCBTmuP9uBtg_CyG-z0RP_fd6dvgI_FpyFqNFGXl6/s1600/IMG_3143.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSzQVoYH-7il9bmbhSBB7kQqatu9wHjdmhHitBz1-OyHmnoZCHjO9vvqKLuUyeGKVtxQvFOWhQolSM4kGC-CFFR1vhGM4meXe0MXHCBTmuP9uBtg_CyG-z0RP_fd6dvgI_FpyFqNFGXl6/s320/IMG_3143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623406685735580914" border="0" /></a><br />living-room camping/party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxDE1vPWAe5zCX3utiUXkCiM6juBVkLdP-3sFaX8mvXsI98Ug2TQGNRti1mV1yZmRA3IEF5_pv5uPJKn1nYTsSBk5up45w1FTZm2p9GN41qZE5iiPCqyGHPTnpSc-BNtIWPA2zL8BzXbs/s1600/IMG_3141.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxDE1vPWAe5zCX3utiUXkCiM6juBVkLdP-3sFaX8mvXsI98Ug2TQGNRti1mV1yZmRA3IEF5_pv5uPJKn1nYTsSBk5up45w1FTZm2p9GN41qZE5iiPCqyGHPTnpSc-BNtIWPA2zL8BzXbs/s320/IMG_3141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623406690745599682" border="0" /></a><br />all sea critters must be on a leash<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeNJI9v0EFcfnbtJVWZGh-QGCKkWmSHgroluz-Rls_9OiIfUZrhU0TBX3xT4b1A6AvKmHUiOfwNU3PwfO4dGyz-2rSpQMJ4Uzb0lR3j5t0SdDIyP0od3sIWlImCy78ElDoZSqM-yNe8QR/s1600/IMG_3170.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeNJI9v0EFcfnbtJVWZGh-QGCKkWmSHgroluz-Rls_9OiIfUZrhU0TBX3xT4b1A6AvKmHUiOfwNU3PwfO4dGyz-2rSpQMJ4Uzb0lR3j5t0SdDIyP0od3sIWlImCy78ElDoZSqM-yNe8QR/s320/IMG_3170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623402900787871346" border="0" /></a><br />Late night run to the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.redwooddrive-in.com/#/movies/">drive-in</a>. The kids have no problem staying up till 1:00 am to finish off the double header.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbCwaE1-eZFd9y-m3paB62kPDrvFr3qO2G25HaHyLCq-Q9_z7xZ7TvP5Lfho2Wupo8_VfDgQ8cM-jamwCMO4W9-T6M449fSICAAml5jPFHr5K2AnoiQ1cMQZuV0XsdlnzmoXjgSm4ysfG/s1600/IMG_3174.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbCwaE1-eZFd9y-m3paB62kPDrvFr3qO2G25HaHyLCq-Q9_z7xZ7TvP5Lfho2Wupo8_VfDgQ8cM-jamwCMO4W9-T6M449fSICAAml5jPFHr5K2AnoiQ1cMQZuV0XsdlnzmoXjgSm4ysfG/s320/IMG_3174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623402416449454738" border="0" /></a><br />always time for love letters, on our new (old) Coronet Super 12 electric typewriter -- Jarom's DI find<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZOzZ8KFyy5sq3U6dLaEpdsp6Iu2LhXTawneLDY14EdCc22RksGv4Y988hKy17-Sj-9JC7l87oZMDgdTjKuxdi1FM7mBhbJPHwn4ppj1f_uNl1leOmSrZwscI86NHv7nMQ9dUJ5JFDJWM/s1600/IMG_3560.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZOzZ8KFyy5sq3U6dLaEpdsp6Iu2LhXTawneLDY14EdCc22RksGv4Y988hKy17-Sj-9JC7l87oZMDgdTjKuxdi1FM7mBhbJPHwn4ppj1f_uNl1leOmSrZwscI86NHv7nMQ9dUJ5JFDJWM/s320/IMG_3560.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623496984516113906" border="0" /></a><br />Bella's to her daddy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisx6OSIS9HhGklDCrHdidzuXvz9YWZemeEL31HJv4bITUKrI-mC0EJMAPqoYsp5KnvYnl1EUMMaqVZFZGDnlkxLXJmG2Qfg8F9RLHSjgkzB3uhDVWEdPYQaOCIDxt9ozIEhglu5Z7cbWCS/s1600/IMG_3153.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisx6OSIS9HhGklDCrHdidzuXvz9YWZemeEL31HJv4bITUKrI-mC0EJMAPqoYsp5KnvYnl1EUMMaqVZFZGDnlkxLXJmG2Qfg8F9RLHSjgkzB3uhDVWEdPYQaOCIDxt9ozIEhglu5Z7cbWCS/s320/IMG_3153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623406225516970034" border="0" /></a><br />The last couple of years we have been out of town for all the festivities that go on here for the 4th of July.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KPWMfoQBrb7kpzU8ld1ce4DJ6bclBc-XSs9RsRaMiB0-57irF9BdjguP-IOA4fys5DG4OPbafia94_8yFQRhSnkv8fP-5rwpkm2-Defx0d40IqbD-Z1gbrapsFN2aFj9iial3Rzhnlmn/s1600/IMG_3152.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KPWMfoQBrb7kpzU8ld1ce4DJ6bclBc-XSs9RsRaMiB0-57irF9BdjguP-IOA4fys5DG4OPbafia94_8yFQRhSnkv8fP-5rwpkm2-Defx0d40IqbD-Z1gbrapsFN2aFj9iial3Rzhnlmn/s320/IMG_3152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623406224847426370" border="0" /></a><br />The <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.freedomfestival.org/">Freedom Festival</a> is kicked off with the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.freedomfestival.org/events/childrens-parade/">Children's Parade</a>. A bunch of us from the neighborhood made sure to use this as our soapbox. Recently a bill passed allowing anyone to pave up to 40% of their backyard, which is up 15% from the previous ordinance. To some, it may not sound like a big deal, but you have to know all the CONCRETE details. Because it means you can virtually pave the whole backyard. The law before had a 75% landscaping requirement, and that has now been eliminated, down to 0%!!!!! YES - 0%! The reasoning behind the change was because they have gotten "complaints" that some could not reach their third garage (really?) or had no room to park their RVs with only 25% paved. <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/strongerneighborhoodsforprovo/">We real Provo residents</a> know better though. And cannot be convinced otherwise. Already, since the passing of the new bill, whole backyards have been blacktopped over. And guess what?! It was exactly what we feared, and knew would happen. And it was NOT for anyone's third garage or RV!! It is a parking lot!! For all those landlords who reap the benefits of buying up our historic homes and renting each room out but need more parking!! A bunch of us concerned citizens met with the mayor about this issue for three and half hours last week in the Barbers' backyard, along with some <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://sherriehalleverett.com/2011/06/paving-the-way-to-property-rights-at-the-expense-of-property-rights/">city council members</a>. Our <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://joaquinjournal.blogspot.com/2011/06/provo-green-or-paved-that-is-really.html">Joaquin neighborhood chair</a> created a petition that we are hoping to fill with signatures to help our case. Please sign it if you're with us!: <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/strongerneighborhoodsforprovo/">http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/strongerneighborhoodsforprovo/</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXCB3t3w964r5EBvwvqvGWDhwOHvMOWXY16pyZUgUIgzWO18rIjSCB7vvcK2_uyN_AeZhx0hK1D0dfcXV1HXdTnX6YjHtdr7n-UY95RdQFNk7fMcMGwOQFGusyNgvj7flZQQKvCOkcTpn/s1600/IMG_3155.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXCB3t3w964r5EBvwvqvGWDhwOHvMOWXY16pyZUgUIgzWO18rIjSCB7vvcK2_uyN_AeZhx0hK1D0dfcXV1HXdTnX6YjHtdr7n-UY95RdQFNk7fMcMGwOQFGusyNgvj7flZQQKvCOkcTpn/s320/IMG_3155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623405155168565234" border="0" /></a><br />The youngest and cutest activist<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyG3wr1fo-iRZ7piACMCzUOTKxwnmgqE8YlUdxnuy7E6cVXjkPG7PePehEs84PZnh2qzcZZjgSQhyemsGolEZAVYUTHpRvGui-b7aVFzlOaUrPEvRIUzNCnLPrf-ObMdae7Rtb3Fp7CJd/s1600/IMG_3156.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyG3wr1fo-iRZ7piACMCzUOTKxwnmgqE8YlUdxnuy7E6cVXjkPG7PePehEs84PZnh2qzcZZjgSQhyemsGolEZAVYUTHpRvGui-b7aVFzlOaUrPEvRIUzNCnLPrf-ObMdae7Rtb3Fp7CJd/s320/IMG_3156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623404848451901794" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://grittypretty.blogspot.com/2011/06/provopaved.html">Oliver and Raquel</a>'s sign read, "Stop the Pavement." Matt and I held one that said, "Save our Yards!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjvd5Hsv6xpmkFBzvmxoFx5fdSjRTRb0lVvLOFbkobFyFYgk2wty67W7uZs8Zi6cHOoDzBGvuGdvGVzKGY2mTIRTYHEhMaKIvloSJLx9KoHoqFD1J3qUl7fp9LDQ-UBI5UG-2LVES6RZO/s1600/IMG_3164.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjvd5Hsv6xpmkFBzvmxoFx5fdSjRTRb0lVvLOFbkobFyFYgk2wty67W7uZs8Zi6cHOoDzBGvuGdvGVzKGY2mTIRTYHEhMaKIvloSJLx9KoHoqFD1J3qUl7fp9LDQ-UBI5UG-2LVES6RZO/s320/IMG_3164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623404497780249666" border="0" /></a><br />We may have been chanting, but whenever us adults stopped, the kids were eagar to pick it up and chant even louder.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxONQlLl3oubiPGwcJoO9Tr7BNy2ROnhZ1ABy9nJUR_XusCeQTHBYDsThFkDFCgy2OBqLWW_bjn5oJoHDXPS0HOyO5Wx5NXLRMF_ikaezg1MFXby91_reOM-bnk0n10J6olc43hnisluyA/s1600/IMG_3167.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxONQlLl3oubiPGwcJoO9Tr7BNy2ROnhZ1ABy9nJUR_XusCeQTHBYDsThFkDFCgy2OBqLWW_bjn5oJoHDXPS0HOyO5Wx5NXLRMF_ikaezg1MFXby91_reOM-bnk0n10J6olc43hnisluyA/s320/IMG_3167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623404146039698626" border="0" /></a><br />No one seemed to mind or even really take notice. <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/article_9e7690eb-1c44-5ad7-aec6-d931b8ce8e42.html">So we thought.<br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64El9scAVlQ4TME-yvzQFBb0aQcu74oCdkm_diPUzVoMrGm-xAAzn-UfC-wICcH2WXfT0IyN4e-6-2fzYqYy9YR3R9TzHH53xMpg4qADdtVMc46lZr1Lpf9sS4wpPdg35gIWDrzEkJX1j/s1600/IMG_3169.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64El9scAVlQ4TME-yvzQFBb0aQcu74oCdkm_diPUzVoMrGm-xAAzn-UfC-wICcH2WXfT0IyN4e-6-2fzYqYy9YR3R9TzHH53xMpg4qADdtVMc46lZr1Lpf9sS4wpPdg35gIWDrzEkJX1j/s320/IMG_3169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623403134141957090" border="0" /></a><br />Happy to be part of it all and rewarded with popsicles at the end.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQIifXLIg4a2Ilu-xUGOxfdvj4B5e9Yevt3a5eggnG-2qcYF64o4VTuRlAS4WcpgE2bqi9d2GrnOIXolefoOkACqScizqZjTPd2xCAKLfMMPjHK9Vdwi0Z-4221AgamNn8ABw0BKm4CnL/s1600/IMG_3184.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQIifXLIg4a2Ilu-xUGOxfdvj4B5e9Yevt3a5eggnG-2qcYF64o4VTuRlAS4WcpgE2bqi9d2GrnOIXolefoOkACqScizqZjTPd2xCAKLfMMPjHK9Vdwi0Z-4221AgamNn8ABw0BKm4CnL/s320/IMG_3184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623402034383637442" border="0" /></a><br />It has been an overwhelming week of to-dos and must-get-dones while driving in the 90-degree weather, stuck going from parking lot to parking lot, running errands that make it feel more like a million degrees out. Needing to run away from the heat and the hate of more heat coming from our new parking lots I couldn't help but take a "wrong" turn and enjoy what lies waiting at my fingertips. My mountains. Nothing can calm the ringing society in my head like the breeze rushing down to kiss my pulsing temples. Calm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmrAtc3N1NR5cgvDsInqHDoc_yLVxwlc5doV4jer0VjXnyEOCrMW1geNhfI-tyfPx7VybiPjm51E2rT1QFqOvanTXGabe1u6HNlQ7Q4SCrYmV7qFgETx1T2snsr4AgabWe3zixCyJDRM3/s1600/IMG_3186.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmrAtc3N1NR5cgvDsInqHDoc_yLVxwlc5doV4jer0VjXnyEOCrMW1geNhfI-tyfPx7VybiPjm51E2rT1QFqOvanTXGabe1u6HNlQ7Q4SCrYmV7qFgETx1T2snsr4AgabWe3zixCyJDRM3/s320/IMG_3186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623402031993183106" border="0" /></a><br />These mountains bring me such solace throughout the year. These emerald snowcapped mountains last for the shortest season. So you have to take it all in everyday. Fortunately for me they greet and follow me throughout my day. They smack me in the face with pure beauty and grace when I walk out of Costco. They attend every single one of Jarom's baseball games.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOPQT3aos2yLYdHy53RM0AViBUr4zyqDjJuJ1rUNIbdbpG-UItAE3drhCa6rDOezx43vt3jFeoPrihrGSUDg-iq9O5xkvrrBXoGzyTZe5e3TLqBdESIK1Y_tWXI4DOjtXvygi4zIuP8d7/s1600/IMG_3182.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOPQT3aos2yLYdHy53RM0AViBUr4zyqDjJuJ1rUNIbdbpG-UItAE3drhCa6rDOezx43vt3jFeoPrihrGSUDg-iq9O5xkvrrBXoGzyTZe5e3TLqBdESIK1Y_tWXI4DOjtXvygi4zIuP8d7/s320/IMG_3182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623402044738322818" border="0" /></a><br />They have filled our rivers. Happy and bustling they flow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaV7Q9Kd0-PuSxlhBxFucGJiE1vktOan7fuSb6V48vKLxglJkZVvjUqcYLNesx7QRIZ2NGEF8rcuuzcPvJFipVTTHp6WP8RkyOSurabF0xsIh-TIR0VhA9SIa6zO91NI_fW2Ypk6x-dn3/s1600/IMG_3188.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaV7Q9Kd0-PuSxlhBxFucGJiE1vktOan7fuSb6V48vKLxglJkZVvjUqcYLNesx7QRIZ2NGEF8rcuuzcPvJFipVTTHp6WP8RkyOSurabF0xsIh-TIR0VhA9SIa6zO91NI_fW2Ypk6x-dn3/s320/IMG_3188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623401503757617058" border="0" /></a><br />Putting our feet into freshly melted snow dissolves all anger and is a straight shot of renewed strength for every pore and cell.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNOk5c_wMzRz7iC6q5yazp4bdVEvrTvvUjRvv91Erb7Y1ZkuNINfQYta_mdSfGV5uCHMLvcdcKsP6nFcGgVuJv4Aa35M0793KElKuOFvaJDuEvePrbUNXet-l1CbZ6Jpznu09D-AftXSn/s1600/IMG_3190.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNOk5c_wMzRz7iC6q5yazp4bdVEvrTvvUjRvv91Erb7Y1ZkuNINfQYta_mdSfGV5uCHMLvcdcKsP6nFcGgVuJv4Aa35M0793KElKuOFvaJDuEvePrbUNXet-l1CbZ6Jpznu09D-AftXSn/s320/IMG_3190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623401135198317586" border="0" /></a><br />my three amigos<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNBrai_ul_PAMVJURCt8D1lL8kZ2Xraa2uODoaVDltn9LCMQBaTmjKaYDhyphenhyphen0iDSCgNfhx12PTHHpF1npOUDh3A5I0JhszrF78kVt6J4CrG5c_ElpKXCbBOf4eAn-OEQEoTM4fjId-b7Y3/s1600/IMG_3194.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNBrai_ul_PAMVJURCt8D1lL8kZ2Xraa2uODoaVDltn9LCMQBaTmjKaYDhyphenhyphen0iDSCgNfhx12PTHHpF1npOUDh3A5I0JhszrF78kVt6J4CrG5c_ElpKXCbBOf4eAn-OEQEoTM4fjId-b7Y3/s320/IMG_3194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623400505459000002" border="0" /></a><br />make every summer day remarkable<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ed-w9lR3iMbt9QMt9LUwYtDwUxyCOzgsEdBGl32HH90_Y5KyPzqWZDwm6T1wOb2w68BimrYPcuC2IaPRTlAKhuWoRQTr5fEW-T7opu7UHENEMQPZdYoP-aSM2jSnNWsudp5qJqPyhYzM/s1600/IMG_3196.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ed-w9lR3iMbt9QMt9LUwYtDwUxyCOzgsEdBGl32HH90_Y5KyPzqWZDwm6T1wOb2w68BimrYPcuC2IaPRTlAKhuWoRQTr5fEW-T7opu7UHENEMQPZdYoP-aSM2jSnNWsudp5qJqPyhYzM/s320/IMG_3196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623400003174526050" border="0" /></a><br />we stayed as long as we could<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBA2he-DFhAnnYNJW979wpfZfLEUot6RrarJklANduHaTXvcCF8Nq07xYfQrq0BnxAwSNduXJHChu1rH3OJnp-yFTAxi6J9RVNTiIpmpfcbcox585tD70bhMaiLZQgMBPTJvoMpJd9STa/s1600/IMG_3195.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBA2he-DFhAnnYNJW979wpfZfLEUot6RrarJklANduHaTXvcCF8Nq07xYfQrq0BnxAwSNduXJHChu1rH3OJnp-yFTAxi6J9RVNTiIpmpfcbcox585tD70bhMaiLZQgMBPTJvoMpJd9STa/s320/IMG_3195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623399371189160722" border="0" /></a><br />and also delayed whenever we could - while the kids stopped to catch butterflies,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGVsKaQUGs5a0GS6Uk_tqEX91EoafQbfY7RGKnGQkHl1d9HKlqf7S8AWy2zFxnllh0wiX2sHYH6LLbJUuy_h18En3V88y7R0DhX0y3efrUELANRWMWSPk6CesdfAjhtS8tLOEL7Om6OqR/s1600/IMG_3200.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGVsKaQUGs5a0GS6Uk_tqEX91EoafQbfY7RGKnGQkHl1d9HKlqf7S8AWy2zFxnllh0wiX2sHYH6LLbJUuy_h18En3V88y7R0DhX0y3efrUELANRWMWSPk6CesdfAjhtS8tLOEL7Om6OqR/s320/IMG_3200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623399022484255394" border="0" /></a><br />I made sure to keep taking in the view.Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-74576180081444560642011-06-21T21:55:00.001-07:002011-06-21T21:55:26.195-07:00Camping rain danceFor Father's Day weekend we joined our good buds <a href="http://rootsoutdooradventures.blogspot.com/" style="color: #3333ff;">Tyler and Alene</a> and headed out to camp at gorgeous <a href="http://www.utah.com/centralutah/maple_canyon.htm" style="color: #3333ff;">Maple Canyon</a>. It was a Root family affair, though we crashed it properly and added our rambunctious kids to the mix. Conglomerate pillars, worn box canyons, and sunlight shifting through the trees.<br />
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the view out our tent window<br />
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Bella's new friend<br />
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the gang setting up down below<br />
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hiking through the <a href="http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/maplebox.html" style="color: #3333ff;">box canyon</a><br />
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with kids and dogs<br />
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we went under boulders<br />
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climbed over ten-foot ledges (handing small people up and down)<br />
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and stood above it all in the lushness, so proud to be rock-conquerors<br />
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At the end of the canyon was this 30-35 foot waterfall. Not much of a fall anyway, just a trickle with a soaked rope draped down its face at about an 80-degree pitch--steep. Tyler made the first ascent, stopping just short of climbing over the ledge at the top ...<br />
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... and I couldn't resist going after, while the kids argued about who would follow (naturally).<br />
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I climbed over the top, and then Jarom tried to follow me up. Jarom is a natural climber, willing and daring, and he loves it. But he's reckless (wonder where he gets that from), and got stuck halfway up. While I stood helpless, Tyler scaled up and eased Jarom down.<br />
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A different route to explore a ledge cave. The whole Root clan was insanely good with our kids, always helping them up and down to explore and keep them safe. Tyler and his little bro Bobby were particularly great.<br />
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boxed in<br />
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We stayed up late around a roaring fire, the sky clouded over. We expected some rain the next day, but went to bed and dry and warm. Yet--in started pouring sometime in the late night. And never stopped. We woke up to pouring rain, hoping to wait it out. The Root parents had a camp trailer with a small canopy, and they fried up a big delicious breakfast burrito fiesta while we stayed dry in the tent. We didn't bring real shoes for anyone, or rain-repelling jackets. The food warmed us up but our feet froze. We reluctantly let the rain win, and packed up all our soaking wet gear, folded it into a big pile and threw it in the back of the car. We'll be back to Maple Canyon soon, to round out the experience by hiking the three-mile loop up to a beautiful view and past the arch.<br />
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you can kind of see the dry spot where the tent had been<br />
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ready to warm up, after packing up<br />
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It's only an hour and a half from home, so we hit the rainy road and decided to spend it like a real rainy day--inside.<br />
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We showered up and got cozy for our cooler lunch we picnicked downstairs, while watching a classic we'd never seen, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/" style="color: #3333ff;">Time Bandits</a>. I fell asleep (hey, it's Father's Day).<br />
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And then Amy and the kids surprised me with homemade sugar cookies spelling out their love for me. A sweet weekend's end and a perfect Father's Day together.mattbeattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864581561711697380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-71597727940652635582011-06-20T17:02:00.000-07:002011-06-20T19:35:32.234-07:00eight days a week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA7tUWl5iJEHqv-b9vvAvVBYN_0f5ZUTKuWl-MxcmYzoS-DM455qJUUrkRrQq8b8wK_UMxS9Okl7hmtuUkNhWKVS08uqtqRcJ3sNgjSM-2yLPIc0n38IGrM3W-lklP45SOidwnAb85SuU/s1600/IMG_1230%255B1%255D.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620441408992728402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA7tUWl5iJEHqv-b9vvAvVBYN_0f5ZUTKuWl-MxcmYzoS-DM455qJUUrkRrQq8b8wK_UMxS9Okl7hmtuUkNhWKVS08uqtqRcJ3sNgjSM-2yLPIc0n38IGrM3W-lklP45SOidwnAb85SuU/s320/IMG_1230%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 239px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />typical days of fun around here ... have made some slight improvements<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBf_HOjyjJhmE32L7GtE7XtzNG1GQUgq1LncGBJVSMU6fmtRA-hnKp9QsOik_IJf47I0jtXgnGjmfAB4eo-7PN1azHbAdSTLrpKXPxhJxYmx1msNbKlshX4AygRC_VwjK8MbLuykgHuGFU/s1600/IMG_1216%255B1%255D.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620442167534029410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBf_HOjyjJhmE32L7GtE7XtzNG1GQUgq1LncGBJVSMU6fmtRA-hnKp9QsOik_IJf47I0jtXgnGjmfAB4eo-7PN1azHbAdSTLrpKXPxhJxYmx1msNbKlshX4AygRC_VwjK8MbLuykgHuGFU/s320/IMG_1216%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.plgrove.org/strawberry-days"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:blue;">Strawberry Days</span></a> are here!! As soon as we got to the free concert Matt was bombarded with sweetness.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5UgYdoem_0wKMnKjrPETSGinm5fKLxk5e0hHXgkdwgPV-k9L-FDnfPj3zusQ-EA6BoZdehq4FO6xPdGxICTkgwpMr-EfEPImSN5a745BI9PxRzlgxEkU9U0cI6NSkGaR2QKNTbtDIYHJ/s1600/IMG_1217%255B1%255D.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620442012102528146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5UgYdoem_0wKMnKjrPETSGinm5fKLxk5e0hHXgkdwgPV-k9L-FDnfPj3zusQ-EA6BoZdehq4FO6xPdGxICTkgwpMr-EfEPImSN5a745BI9PxRzlgxEkU9U0cI6NSkGaR2QKNTbtDIYHJ/s320/IMG_1217%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 239px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Rachel, Paul, and Matty digging into the free strawberries and cream<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ncm-no7Z9OgQAeQb0kfnufZmWzh_kp7VCGorFB0IdYmevHm_cLLetEXsGBQlDo2Vx2WOeIGqRNrbUlmyK1MdMjLBdh8EI_Mo7JNPI2FqG-Bz1YANSpSzx_lhflV4pmHlcL07seHk3GHJ/s1600/IMG_1218%255B1%255D.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620441770798839170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ncm-no7Z9OgQAeQb0kfnufZmWzh_kp7VCGorFB0IdYmevHm_cLLetEXsGBQlDo2Vx2WOeIGqRNrbUlmyK1MdMjLBdh8EI_Mo7JNPI2FqG-Bz1YANSpSzx_lhflV4pmHlcL07seHk3GHJ/s320/IMG_1218%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 239px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8pO41whWY3U6BHDPV7UDeFiU3n1iGupuTcOZ8nF4hG73rwjCa6lhkYaTnabci3ag05UR2XzL_42_i6aMUB13YrNYpbgKy3DBblsoaEl1SHywj5IUVagsXjM3HysVMu9UZCSVgTniANLh/s1600/IMG_1219%255B1%255D.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620441641221397698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8pO41whWY3U6BHDPV7UDeFiU3n1iGupuTcOZ8nF4hG73rwjCa6lhkYaTnabci3ag05UR2XzL_42_i6aMUB13YrNYpbgKy3DBblsoaEl1SHywj5IUVagsXjM3HysVMu9UZCSVgTniANLh/s320/IMG_1219%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 239px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />along with the best of them<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeiF6Kb0Jqt9aKQXH9YhOaEfFQSsgKVmG3glYwRDWFN0Yn38d_HrYjX3GKxyNDd0sc5RU7W1212yCg-qk_xWPhzl7Lp79t5jXQVlPzdrphgr4-saJ2qSB35dEL_KzUqpdjOCH16gy5Ytm/s1600/IMG_3082.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620440318863582130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeiF6Kb0Jqt9aKQXH9YhOaEfFQSsgKVmG3glYwRDWFN0Yn38d_HrYjX3GKxyNDd0sc5RU7W1212yCg-qk_xWPhzl7Lp79t5jXQVlPzdrphgr4-saJ2qSB35dEL_KzUqpdjOCH16gy5Ytm/s320/IMG_3082.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />I think you can tell which three are mine. This pool may not look like the best summer fun ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ0_uKl04cNn2Fsy1uRvzYe_smDwCBs-o386wZRAZKydNSx3cct8goJMCRH2kdPW0sz6gQp30LN8EZ4vNkD9BdRGkf9W7v4s8xyxmY0DE_Yk1IvOwBBWVLtgQmhopGPpzH8tulKvUz_zD/s1600/IMG_3084.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620440315455125410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ0_uKl04cNn2Fsy1uRvzYe_smDwCBs-o386wZRAZKydNSx3cct8goJMCRH2kdPW0sz6gQp30LN8EZ4vNkD9BdRGkf9W7v4s8xyxmY0DE_Yk1IvOwBBWVLtgQmhopGPpzH8tulKvUz_zD/s320/IMG_3084.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />but it is.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_ASMJtVUFExnqIqlgylWoDmvPMejOYPbbvPKjV_RaYdp96Em3ZV7SSh0eOecnSIqeoncLWk2Ol21LCdM9uSaPsVbyp5VbOomFWUOK0MWe-j4-bZofI5DCS9SnYDcOPzQliOSb9_g0eID/s1600/IMG_3079.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620440329052210946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_ASMJtVUFExnqIqlgylWoDmvPMejOYPbbvPKjV_RaYdp96Em3ZV7SSh0eOecnSIqeoncLWk2Ol21LCdM9uSaPsVbyp5VbOomFWUOK0MWe-j4-bZofI5DCS9SnYDcOPzQliOSb9_g0eID/s320/IMG_3079.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />No joking. We all (yes, me too) love to take our turn sliding into the "pool." I was the only one to slide completely out of the pool and skid down the grass.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCme-Dd7MrSBOjQ4tJiNlEjuOe5Ipemc2BRtgEnCLQI2QaZDSiCJ-A_BljOZbjbm0PBxs4oj4S2TFhc4s7HRyPh4YAHMyNPZ84FVIBP9Bj8dIlAlaKqIIG4Oo5xtAfP1VzETrhZdoTSEtY/s1600/IMG_3469.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCme-Dd7MrSBOjQ4tJiNlEjuOe5Ipemc2BRtgEnCLQI2QaZDSiCJ-A_BljOZbjbm0PBxs4oj4S2TFhc4s7HRyPh4YAHMyNPZ84FVIBP9Bj8dIlAlaKqIIG4Oo5xtAfP1VzETrhZdoTSEtY/s320/IMG_3469.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620495907001295154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxBt-OyPz2Bld21KI1gBzxbhjmfMijQPPKia8kC67exd75oJPYwoRyxbrK8_c-pPGBTlN2egvY4LN2XCW9e1lHrpsyE5m9yiUGn2de-CXZQNP2PwhApgdbDhEyB9gQ5wk6-1WZmbQ5Td2/s1600/IMG_3087.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620439601040697810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxBt-OyPz2Bld21KI1gBzxbhjmfMijQPPKia8kC67exd75oJPYwoRyxbrK8_c-pPGBTlN2egvY4LN2XCW9e1lHrpsyE5m9yiUGn2de-CXZQNP2PwhApgdbDhEyB9gQ5wk6-1WZmbQ5Td2/s320/IMG_3087.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />London, Bella, and Faye with the best seats in the house<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj632TJbNCJFtFPROTFrC5yU1MP2hXaY8XtCH0UmeGWOomzFU78YoAY1rojaZfrqYw-lb9TJy67Ag4dsSFosuJi4jeDGLsNSOdN1FQL2-6oO1jokJnhtuXJZtX4QHJ_c_qg08MK-i9a1BhT/s1600/IMG_3094.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620439291838683218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj632TJbNCJFtFPROTFrC5yU1MP2hXaY8XtCH0UmeGWOomzFU78YoAY1rojaZfrqYw-lb9TJy67Ag4dsSFosuJi4jeDGLsNSOdN1FQL2-6oO1jokJnhtuXJZtX4QHJ_c_qg08MK-i9a1BhT/s320/IMG_3094.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br />that is, if you like to watch us :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyMijXynHqDXtPVoKF9JIIDiL8IsWKuGFKDSgMVG9WbO38fbo12X6-FOXLtBvdvmc5fdc0yg7kYRwYDgkn_h3xfvmthmZ11_NvzAnR1ZuWliGchAsA_i9n5BFnEqFjrqKpog581tpRPOo/s1600/IMG_3474.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyMijXynHqDXtPVoKF9JIIDiL8IsWKuGFKDSgMVG9WbO38fbo12X6-FOXLtBvdvmc5fdc0yg7kYRwYDgkn_h3xfvmthmZ11_NvzAnR1ZuWliGchAsA_i9n5BFnEqFjrqKpog581tpRPOo/s320/IMG_3474.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620495915626834514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioBObul1IEvZqxIHouioCGQYV_txgyQBa-iFR3-c43vnmI5EQDZrHIiLfLgeE9NbSrlyEOaLSkdEzfrmJtzSl8CuF6b8OROG_aCr8GpADa4uhqOkCRfQkyfgWd28-o9-Tg0NB7v1QecxH/s1600/IMG_3085.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620438913306635858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioBObul1IEvZqxIHouioCGQYV_txgyQBa-iFR3-c43vnmI5EQDZrHIiLfLgeE9NbSrlyEOaLSkdEzfrmJtzSl8CuF6b8OROG_aCr8GpADa4uhqOkCRfQkyfgWd28-o9-Tg0NB7v1QecxH/s320/IMG_3085.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br />biggest<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxHY2_hEVeL04EEKEDkqAN9GdBzUMj-CAsD79upMLoKSTTqwlC8Q3ul8__brV9E_od1uEObnG2dw8hBT0uRXJ0-_phZVeQpr5ya5sWp7-oyI_swYcHRIWVx8GRxRO2vJSDGGsfqhG3ECH/s1600/IMG_3095.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620438670022415170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxHY2_hEVeL04EEKEDkqAN9GdBzUMj-CAsD79upMLoKSTTqwlC8Q3ul8__brV9E_od1uEObnG2dw8hBT0uRXJ0-_phZVeQpr5ya5sWp7-oyI_swYcHRIWVx8GRxRO2vJSDGGsfqhG3ECH/s320/IMG_3095.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />mediums<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5kybXgfcH7XEDLlyvRsWbj6SLgRFxA2lIYzkbqg2ocHj6_Jxc1jjunPmBw_Ji4Md17XATzRSTxMxNbL_x93PFlsFPHFn7BAf4hy7l0DGVuzNeaByPI_jcKu6ffuhzYjl7ydreQvEv7LK/s1600/IMG_3096.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620438478702747586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5kybXgfcH7XEDLlyvRsWbj6SLgRFxA2lIYzkbqg2ocHj6_Jxc1jjunPmBw_Ji4Md17XATzRSTxMxNbL_x93PFlsFPHFn7BAf4hy7l0DGVuzNeaByPI_jcKu6ffuhzYjl7ydreQvEv7LK/s320/IMG_3096.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br />smallest - all twirled to death on what Orion calls "the alien spaceship"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiHSMqzYe3ewV_vL0eHqQDfzvEdIJeKLfjo67JqEw8IzYmDR3N6o0BmzBftDw5Q3rOCMP5Zaw2wib2B5vYdCEODb1Txof5MJGnPq8TvEdb6NQEySq4fGsGIxC0fUYVEbPOWidSAKX4DlU/s1600/IMG_3100.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620438098915964258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiHSMqzYe3ewV_vL0eHqQDfzvEdIJeKLfjo67JqEw8IzYmDR3N6o0BmzBftDw5Q3rOCMP5Zaw2wib2B5vYdCEODb1Txof5MJGnPq8TvEdb6NQEySq4fGsGIxC0fUYVEbPOWidSAKX4DlU/s320/IMG_3100.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br />Rach and I made a mad dash to watch our men play those tricky carnival games<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c2enFTIktnHJLuIffMkOItacgtBa4aUiuLLi05naOiokO9PxOKqK5EwSeL7TEAGZErMQUscECnGYjhDPhOE1M2LhbZVeqISALwh9kvKrVmGBBC1vGzDcrcx2rcrgPEHiN8ZQA6Em3FOm/s1600/IMG_3103.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620437769887215378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c2enFTIktnHJLuIffMkOItacgtBa4aUiuLLi05naOiokO9PxOKqK5EwSeL7TEAGZErMQUscECnGYjhDPhOE1M2LhbZVeqISALwh9kvKrVmGBBC1vGzDcrcx2rcrgPEHiN8ZQA6Em3FOm/s320/IMG_3103.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Victory!! Paul won London a little puppy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-XEdbs-hDeYxIZ43Iv5o-pW-RwLzlB9l7Tn_FZHk5qJ6Az3ZyG28cKZbm3_CKGWzBCEVWiTh4QayvYlmduHat2QXUf6kkYxzKund_NYMuK_Y8eBTOmRWOOwpKTPBplSzHnM2tGbTQKuC/s1600/IMG_3106.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620437629014154402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-XEdbs-hDeYxIZ43Iv5o-pW-RwLzlB9l7Tn_FZHk5qJ6Az3ZyG28cKZbm3_CKGWzBCEVWiTh4QayvYlmduHat2QXUf6kkYxzKund_NYMuK_Y8eBTOmRWOOwpKTPBplSzHnM2tGbTQKuC/s320/IMG_3106.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />So Matty surely had to win a little pink something for his sweet one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpEX8Wnd1sXSdR21awFWfJZc8vaSmM2dwrgy7Jj85BEAc1pjV43YOqBOJlCxIqVf5euKCGrkjMxi4-dYHmL9TZSkEhO7PsGRJvYZoqqTaBVQh_1a3NU3drZAbtH0ryXwRTIQchyphenhyphen1IBK6A/s1600/IMG_3109.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620437465871383458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpEX8Wnd1sXSdR21awFWfJZc8vaSmM2dwrgy7Jj85BEAc1pjV43YOqBOJlCxIqVf5euKCGrkjMxi4-dYHmL9TZSkEhO7PsGRJvYZoqqTaBVQh_1a3NU3drZAbtH0ryXwRTIQchyphenhyphen1IBK6A/s320/IMG_3109.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Which in turn made Jarom want to win something for his little brother. The man running the game knew this and when Jarom didn't win he found Jarom the smallest of stuffed pups to give to Orion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciIBo6eux5QdaSWvnatI1yTH_BbynB_KFqd5KpedKiyu_DoYXcyYcPOEAgMLeJhNcYm_8HghvkzwRLb5EAt0cboLDdVXrSSxCi7nQ5YcBSV-Nn4PzPi8v968hyPv_UNeUNkp6uko3ZaMt/s1600/IMG_3112.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620436385753757746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciIBo6eux5QdaSWvnatI1yTH_BbynB_KFqd5KpedKiyu_DoYXcyYcPOEAgMLeJhNcYm_8HghvkzwRLb5EAt0cboLDdVXrSSxCi7nQ5YcBSV-Nn4PzPi8v968hyPv_UNeUNkp6uko3ZaMt/s320/IMG_3112.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br />Bella wore this shirt every single day last week!!! Our one and only daughter has died and gone to heaven. We finally signed her up for <a href="http://www.uvu.edu/theatre/noorda/summer_camp/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:blue;">her first acting class</span></a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic99epZnVJZoa_bEYJU0p-lIoTYkSI2aSMsjSdZAaQveWIPhUtNEZRxR6eURl-YH7kb_6PmJ-3KXGM5aj-nAWmlc-K6wWeURhpFtHopzLVAHUE9VlX_AND1YaPcS-P8ZiIUN_4wZNx1gC2/s1600/IMG_3113.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620436381271534002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic99epZnVJZoa_bEYJU0p-lIoTYkSI2aSMsjSdZAaQveWIPhUtNEZRxR6eURl-YH7kb_6PmJ-3KXGM5aj-nAWmlc-K6wWeURhpFtHopzLVAHUE9VlX_AND1YaPcS-P8ZiIUN_4wZNx1gC2/s320/IMG_3113.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Ain't she a natural?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9u-8FpBHNtCHJ5bedpV1kmlkClDMVbfT_u-sXfuDZZ2Oc93t4J7-6aj080DPhAqp5agVjLBZgixQpW3hM6Qj8Ifk7dmqjjv2oUkLHqqNtd9rfxmbfN2IBImhovwtKhEOHglW4zh0rgmFE/s1600/IMG_3114.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620436371096185074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9u-8FpBHNtCHJ5bedpV1kmlkClDMVbfT_u-sXfuDZZ2Oc93t4J7-6aj080DPhAqp5agVjLBZgixQpW3hM6Qj8Ifk7dmqjjv2oUkLHqqNtd9rfxmbfN2IBImhovwtKhEOHglW4zh0rgmFE/s320/IMG_3114.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Growing like a tree<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgfA_ldyBnj8ADKAshzmEWfHTXvbmpV1WYqlJsaW4WIWJn9i-3kbekCZDFdvkNGaWd1FDLX-DQPqxeODd85ZFDVC5FxM6zouJQcPms4kR0nbcSaDCh5ClgAxRetnacKdQLWqniBtvPOau/s1600/IMG_3123.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620436363152542322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgfA_ldyBnj8ADKAshzmEWfHTXvbmpV1WYqlJsaW4WIWJn9i-3kbekCZDFdvkNGaWd1FDLX-DQPqxeODd85ZFDVC5FxM6zouJQcPms4kR0nbcSaDCh5ClgAxRetnacKdQLWqniBtvPOau/s320/IMG_3123.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br />She preformed in "Where the <a href="http://www.uvu.edu/theatre/noorda/summer_camp/dancedrama.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:blue;">Wild Things</span></a> Are" and "Hattie and the Fox" last Friday. Very, very, very entertaining to say the least.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeVRldDmRGu7tLNZ5QM_Vdjxqwuwh6_zJlBaeLS6lVnV99BkuFgQ5PynFFEqynpLAk5gXNnQwSHZPWI5HIEcLchVBd5o83zkZBWZqa5eQgmHCrQTdCbM_NUFl16RHR-QU7u-7r8OGrB9h/s1600/IMG_3131.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620435229729400434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeVRldDmRGu7tLNZ5QM_Vdjxqwuwh6_zJlBaeLS6lVnV99BkuFgQ5PynFFEqynpLAk5gXNnQwSHZPWI5HIEcLchVBd5o83zkZBWZqa5eQgmHCrQTdCbM_NUFl16RHR-QU7u-7r8OGrB9h/s320/IMG_3131.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Today was the first day of swim lessons. Jarom was bummed that he has to share a class with his sister. Which is what happens when you don't pass your class from last year and your sister is right on your heels.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18w9U8W3pt9qY7GLqlgH0vstymz9Elp8USi4jReM2a_vv-ozoFtCw2LUAKyjP6T-plHkidhjjxzu7YV_jpeHhp9b4-ZwLEqix2lTlGpR_Eg5nyTTwxz0I0kzOz056j1PqL5vSW6W-vdEY/s1600/IMG_3132.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620435218657182690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18w9U8W3pt9qY7GLqlgH0vstymz9Elp8USi4jReM2a_vv-ozoFtCw2LUAKyjP6T-plHkidhjjxzu7YV_jpeHhp9b4-ZwLEqix2lTlGpR_Eg5nyTTwxz0I0kzOz056j1PqL5vSW6W-vdEY/s320/IMG_3132.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />My proud moment of the day!!! Orion following and listening to his instructor. He makes a great shark.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY9-Pasd7EKO6mXca5__Vn_tROsLgKfiGCdS15POqQvNBixURbi7oKfSQd0ErSJByJ_ClchDY1IfxeUXfrS45_U_CR7IW3k9OaprD5tQ5UnUrAUiT73EXg-xKr2gkOKjBReX848_4Xlwv/s1600/IMG_3130.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620435244034620450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY9-Pasd7EKO6mXca5__Vn_tROsLgKfiGCdS15POqQvNBixURbi7oKfSQd0ErSJByJ_ClchDY1IfxeUXfrS45_U_CR7IW3k9OaprD5tQ5UnUrAUiT73EXg-xKr2gkOKjBReX848_4Xlwv/s320/IMG_3130.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br />Happy sister.Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850925522681981943.post-33787479953005026012011-06-16T22:12:00.000-07:002011-06-19T13:40:18.922-07:00Earth in the nude<a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://moabartsfestival.org/">Moab Art Festival</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iVQqTKTOCerJ49Ru1r1pN-f2yFbhbS3OwEgIsmg9U57b8Wvg6BqBHB4lKga2EbnADZwihwnBwmGvi8T2dG6mmFJgE6h6mfcH3yWEIG-8q65qDUDdwck21Bhi_6Ra-8e6yXlM_C8xFQ4h/s1600/IMG_2915.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iVQqTKTOCerJ49Ru1r1pN-f2yFbhbS3OwEgIsmg9U57b8Wvg6BqBHB4lKga2EbnADZwihwnBwmGvi8T2dG6mmFJgE6h6mfcH3yWEIG-8q65qDUDdwck21Bhi_6Ra-8e6yXlM_C8xFQ4h/s320/IMG_2915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615705938408276258" border="0" /></a><br />homemade coconut popsicles<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq6CMIzOHrUKogjiVevBpxSX1bpnW499Be-YrJDLal8KHyiYvRUsSdXvRuMjPCqJDdfQSOBj1pczXKekDHX4YtHUMg6dRQZOaOeeTtTq_ZQXYixzCYA1_91zJrqSdXYqQn80-GlGIRq7r/s1600/IMG_2910.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq6CMIzOHrUKogjiVevBpxSX1bpnW499Be-YrJDLal8KHyiYvRUsSdXvRuMjPCqJDdfQSOBj1pczXKekDHX4YtHUMg6dRQZOaOeeTtTq_ZQXYixzCYA1_91zJrqSdXYqQn80-GlGIRq7r/s320/IMG_2910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615706051374149138" border="0" /></a><br />sweet grilled corn<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsNGlK3E8SDJUcNw5pyd5EEYLGRn4yahAJxm-tlWcR9gmCx02NMGfXMF6U5kHWXT9GaBc5CdxHlwI860v35Rfw6KmqFGFiML3qk-NBlsfHXM3sV_PUfRaBr5gV5AkZ9oZgCoBByREzgfN/s1600/IMG_2918.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsNGlK3E8SDJUcNw5pyd5EEYLGRn4yahAJxm-tlWcR9gmCx02NMGfXMF6U5kHWXT9GaBc5CdxHlwI860v35Rfw6KmqFGFiML3qk-NBlsfHXM3sV_PUfRaBr5gV5AkZ9oZgCoBByREzgfN/s320/IMG_2918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615705927246138882" border="0" /></a><br />and creamy homemade ice cream. so we basically mastered the art of eating.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFM1SmPCkHLvT87d0ypbhr9cSSy8FMr_59slqyJfHmKUXvXnaHhKUsJINf-VLqRrDfVF3J2v9rxKC1-BIKXVEtuwzXYOYUZKq33jH5kE8-TSi3XgiCTuu9A3UjGj2w9lM8KF_drv-nufK_/s1600/IMG_2921.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFM1SmPCkHLvT87d0ypbhr9cSSy8FMr_59slqyJfHmKUXvXnaHhKUsJINf-VLqRrDfVF3J2v9rxKC1-BIKXVEtuwzXYOYUZKq33jH5kE8-TSi3XgiCTuu9A3UjGj2w9lM8KF_drv-nufK_/s320/IMG_2921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615705912578720866" border="0" /></a><br />for dessert...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIyEuo6s_Y4xz6b_1Xrgg9qozn-0p8EAMumpvsfsZf5Sqgm5B40jZrEnQ0fM57HxGvu2WaCxXh5QdpzlCpBzDzdb47guoPxBQbcG2u-8ppcrRzDtRsAIinC82vAfP1LdjiH7zacZm401k/s1600/IMG_2920.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIyEuo6s_Y4xz6b_1Xrgg9qozn-0p8EAMumpvsfsZf5Sqgm5B40jZrEnQ0fM57HxGvu2WaCxXh5QdpzlCpBzDzdb47guoPxBQbcG2u-8ppcrRzDtRsAIinC82vAfP1LdjiH7zacZm401k/s320/IMG_2920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615705918549852242" border="0" /></a><br />swimming<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5zs15nqUyKkCrPYYITPlmk59IaGcLDtaBmrhBQhhjsEae_GL8iplgxvhywvi7uK-E8FCNSXmTCsPuyd4BdAhSnZZ-SDswUeW9cy-oBtGqj17KjHNvZvFWjXYU6LBI-kz5fBgWHOCRYP0/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5zs15nqUyKkCrPYYITPlmk59IaGcLDtaBmrhBQhhjsEae_GL8iplgxvhywvi7uK-E8FCNSXmTCsPuyd4BdAhSnZZ-SDswUeW9cy-oBtGqj17KjHNvZvFWjXYU6LBI-kz5fBgWHOCRYP0/s320/IMG_2923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615705909091736818" border="0" /></a><br />towels? none needed, when there's sunbaked cement around to warm little bodies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ91fkvsdMr9UX5BXX4JxWiXiGbA2ifbepRxqd1298KY0RS6NyunhhZftN_x1Bb2SNmPqPSUMUEmWpuXApF4jlD_vd7tZsVd8-jTflkWYRoNhl_0ESZ4LLYOyS_W_CPPMyHYt_mUL67Rnu/s1600/IMG_2931.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ91fkvsdMr9UX5BXX4JxWiXiGbA2ifbepRxqd1298KY0RS6NyunhhZftN_x1Bb2SNmPqPSUMUEmWpuXApF4jlD_vd7tZsVd8-jTflkWYRoNhl_0ESZ4LLYOyS_W_CPPMyHYt_mUL67Rnu/s320/IMG_2931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615704461588083042" border="0" /></a><br />Little did we know that little town of Moab, population 4,000, had 80,000 more peeps come in for the weekend. It proved to be nearly impossible to find a site (or even a room) our first night. Fortunately for us, after hours of searching all known campsites we decided to just crash <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.kanesprings.com/">on a meadow</a>. Which we came to find out was an actual group site, that they freely shared with us - phew. Early the next day, after people packed up, we got ourselves <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.slickrockcampground.com/">a site of our own</a> (more like a dirt parking lot). Orion made it feel more homey with his rock collected firepit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOi3C6ha5iFR1Y5T82i-lfIirDmR-72c90OgJiqlgEbZXf8bHKbFmaRT9X6e8ZO_7_n4GcVVwPZGcIp_FBvkq2ZupT52h7kvcK669zg2bOSav9X7rBzCeQ3WS1t_oHt1TRR0FZK3bHdmK/s1600/IMG_2936.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOi3C6ha5iFR1Y5T82i-lfIirDmR-72c90OgJiqlgEbZXf8bHKbFmaRT9X6e8ZO_7_n4GcVVwPZGcIp_FBvkq2ZupT52h7kvcK669zg2bOSav9X7rBzCeQ3WS1t_oHt1TRR0FZK3bHdmK/s320/IMG_2936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615704459221280754" border="0" /></a><br />which was soon christened<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JwNfO9kot8rlN-7ZdAvgmd9hcho_mmcZX0ORXR8bIjpEwytztK23hGkaL6xU5KFFGN0cOmtkO9_6PPpl8U2N494QCp05FNWHONB-0IH4hvKcemMeMqUB3oKGabEwE1KZlJE_9ODkLLdk/s1600/IMG_2951.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JwNfO9kot8rlN-7ZdAvgmd9hcho_mmcZX0ORXR8bIjpEwytztK23hGkaL6xU5KFFGN0cOmtkO9_6PPpl8U2N494QCp05FNWHONB-0IH4hvKcemMeMqUB3oKGabEwE1KZlJE_9ODkLLdk/s320/IMG_2951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615704450212440706" border="0" /></a><br />One night in the parking lot was all we wanted. Bella sat and read while the rest of us packed up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgsuJz0WoffxG86vQ8mB_HDcpYKott8wR37MLeMyYKMMjbFuA1KhrLNvt4ELNU2s3YdJ4DKKAeXxEHREaZeJrv1ShPOgVm2KLeiOMEF2NLDOiYxAD8czCbpKSvvs_DQ6vWQrkXvvZh0bW/s1600/IMG_2964.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgsuJz0WoffxG86vQ8mB_HDcpYKott8wR37MLeMyYKMMjbFuA1KhrLNvt4ELNU2s3YdJ4DKKAeXxEHREaZeJrv1ShPOgVm2KLeiOMEF2NLDOiYxAD8czCbpKSvvs_DQ6vWQrkXvvZh0bW/s320/IMG_2964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615704433497866642" border="0" /></a><br />Now this is a site!!! Down in the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm">Canyonlands</a> <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/needles.htm">Needles</a> we had land and cliffs of our own to roam, dream, and breathe.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfVhbpvcz92H_UzrBSEA1-UYTZWdUARPzeny5Yl6nt8TqScpzvzVlF42RHPjslUpiWH0PsetD2GH8rqKT1eufX_OZhZmIi4-GyxYCxJJdZQU3iZ3nnp3rKVJqVkJSU6_d4NbbT5ZbDQ55/s1600/IMG_2956.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfVhbpvcz92H_UzrBSEA1-UYTZWdUARPzeny5Yl6nt8TqScpzvzVlF42RHPjslUpiWH0PsetD2GH8rqKT1eufX_OZhZmIi4-GyxYCxJJdZQU3iZ3nnp3rKVJqVkJSU6_d4NbbT5ZbDQ55/s320/IMG_2956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615704439088535826" border="0" /></a><br />which the kids got right to work at<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsA4i1iAFHfElMuGRVXQ-08EOmb4UMKBYaZq5TM-H73Sk4Sx91U_wXySz7301zSLpNsohEdFHu5ZsXlMsFcGl4P4rqg61LyV8ivf5VQ9CYmMWZ_8-1-IIW4q5lKZ0967XkkFHxXQbvtl2/s1600/IMG_2986.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsA4i1iAFHfElMuGRVXQ-08EOmb4UMKBYaZq5TM-H73Sk4Sx91U_wXySz7301zSLpNsohEdFHu5ZsXlMsFcGl4P4rqg61LyV8ivf5VQ9CYmMWZ_8-1-IIW4q5lKZ0967XkkFHxXQbvtl2/s320/IMG_2986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615701744396149522" border="0" /></a><br />"The wind will not stop. Gusts of sand swirl before me, stinging my face.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8UJcaN0i4yLrRpcC361GqATHXxiIqoqtUqB5C4QNE6W78leSSFUVi4AancbqRWTXRoMQKUBy9DTHUmf80qnACl4ovCJpNxom5eG95uVn2EG_3kAEZUbnssEZ5JgTVdIP_H7giv2tT6ZK/s1600/IMG_4606.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8UJcaN0i4yLrRpcC361GqATHXxiIqoqtUqB5C4QNE6W78leSSFUVi4AancbqRWTXRoMQKUBy9DTHUmf80qnACl4ovCJpNxom5eG95uVn2EG_3kAEZUbnssEZ5JgTVdIP_H7giv2tT6ZK/s320/IMG_4606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616059551864750418" border="0" /></a><br />But there is still too much to see and marvel at, the world very much alive in the bright light and wind, exultant with the fever of spring, the delight of morning.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPs3ogdg8ljHoxBVdgcZvp2rTBS2VQ6DD64LXc0uVe6brfmbsyGLTZ-_iQGz3JpZFy5ES6IURQ-FkPhnkUH60tx1Vq20m2-8jCPcyii-qSyjYpG6gHGGwp6iP1_E7mzw4AZO3S7nxtcz6/s1600/IMG_2970.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPs3ogdg8ljHoxBVdgcZvp2rTBS2VQ6DD64LXc0uVe6brfmbsyGLTZ-_iQGz3JpZFy5ES6IURQ-FkPhnkUH60tx1Vq20m2-8jCPcyii-qSyjYpG6gHGGwp6iP1_E7mzw4AZO3S7nxtcz6/s320/IMG_2970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615702718074845522" border="0" /></a><br />Strolling on,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFztaF8RMiKTYtfry3_2KES3PS4sXeGHHS3elGvtb-Km-Y2SVowKeROBsg1rig1-DPHPsUwuvS_tdRdw4bAM0kNIC7I52xyypRtCSu3iHmw2vEOMkioMFcVq6tLOr1ROSC5WFBR7XD2dF/s1600/IMG_4596.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFztaF8RMiKTYtfry3_2KES3PS4sXeGHHS3elGvtb-Km-Y2SVowKeROBsg1rig1-DPHPsUwuvS_tdRdw4bAM0kNIC7I52xyypRtCSu3iHmw2vEOMkioMFcVq6tLOr1ROSC5WFBR7XD2dF/s320/IMG_4596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616058241367877298" border="0" /></a><br />it seems to me that the strangeness and wonder of existence are emphasized here,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih21Lb9q5IxkiZpGpNeoeykSpu8eB3TOTCXCnL-g2jfpjLqukxvc82-RzA9BIEdaqBDmaRGWs0EAt9BOCBBX9uSnDO_qQ1_lIFhjMrrgMf2YWk_Ltem9QJkL5kEDJmhUAQsRrQYBdKK58E/s1600/IMG_4619.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih21Lb9q5IxkiZpGpNeoeykSpu8eB3TOTCXCnL-g2jfpjLqukxvc82-RzA9BIEdaqBDmaRGWs0EAt9BOCBBX9uSnDO_qQ1_lIFhjMrrgMf2YWk_Ltem9QJkL5kEDJmhUAQsRrQYBdKK58E/s320/IMG_4619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616054711279634834" border="0" /></a><br />in the desert,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5Y2ph-l1T22SKWlx8iu6MXru4Da5dwh1i-Xt2lOJkkurTP1PtrKBuiTZ6YGIPQihh1mrBK7ns6NgpwUg_ciUVfAeg0ZQM8z-OntoCEpohIVZHtlU2RbsCM5_Sc81zM87LHUchgphBPET/s1600/IMG_4569.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5Y2ph-l1T22SKWlx8iu6MXru4Da5dwh1i-Xt2lOJkkurTP1PtrKBuiTZ6YGIPQihh1mrBK7ns6NgpwUg_ciUVfAeg0ZQM8z-OntoCEpohIVZHtlU2RbsCM5_Sc81zM87LHUchgphBPET/s320/IMG_4569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616062033110262290" border="0" /></a><br />by the comparative sparsity of the flora and fauna:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI_YpladahJS12R2Drm_q2ECiJ3psmijVvgrMMRuhFe8gFEG3cg-FB8saX6q749uU-b8rHdYjYBWad2p50wQeOEDYso_wOUUdQctYUhvBp0NJfS4zZL6TOE1hYtLB3rpZUK5bc869yjz3/s1600/IMG_4608.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI_YpladahJS12R2Drm_q2ECiJ3psmijVvgrMMRuhFe8gFEG3cg-FB8saX6q749uU-b8rHdYjYBWad2p50wQeOEDYso_wOUUdQctYUhvBp0NJfS4zZL6TOE1hYtLB3rpZUK5bc869yjz3/s320/IMG_4608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616057484824100450" border="0" /></a><br />life not crowded upon life as in other places but scattered abroad in spareness and simplicity,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpbVxMtdwghb1rpYfRzshZIRDON7ud-S90RY0mFov3LTG1qPbd5Hfb3TlisH6PuESgRZomlps21Nslc1HuaY8aCJ9fSxsGp3-n0vZyh5ERmfHZCuVsJwSZM4DPS0LWcecodf3UVgh-hZM/s1600/IMG_4572.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpbVxMtdwghb1rpYfRzshZIRDON7ud-S90RY0mFov3LTG1qPbd5Hfb3TlisH6PuESgRZomlps21Nslc1HuaY8aCJ9fSxsGp3-n0vZyh5ERmfHZCuVsJwSZM4DPS0LWcecodf3UVgh-hZM/s320/IMG_4572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616061663912349602" border="0" /></a><br />with a generous gift of space for each herb and bush and tree, each stem of grass, so that the living organism stands out bold and brave<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVERABOF0jxckzEObWQHEmt0yw6gGYDk3dKOTv8cJdPRv-UfoQXO0v1T3di7KhttcobUYewUzA7v7wPcRvlKsyoT0_Qf00RKZntlufwhXAm48KhPjeR-ecTjqVMPFdFQ1rbLhgsy6VivM/s1600/IMG_4568.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVERABOF0jxckzEObWQHEmt0yw6gGYDk3dKOTv8cJdPRv-UfoQXO0v1T3di7KhttcobUYewUzA7v7wPcRvlKsyoT0_Qf00RKZntlufwhXAm48KhPjeR-ecTjqVMPFdFQ1rbLhgsy6VivM/s320/IMG_4568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616062247651332498" border="0" /></a><br />and vivid against the lifeless sand and barren rock. The extreme clarity of the desert light is equaled by the extreme individuation of the desert light is equaled by the extreme individuation of the desert life-forms. Love flowers best in openness and freedom." -- <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Abbey">Edward Abbey</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhhFu2GkEcPw2QcPNyl-O8bAJJ3i-qc91A8Rv-cIEWOfu4pYPKyJcxIrYSydiSalzsvYc1EoN2st4VO-OPp1ESP69YSYUBEQzPLrJzHFcISHPuHCoQ4o_pPzeLCES0jYi3TqcSldJm9wY/s1600/IMG_2973.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhhFu2GkEcPw2QcPNyl-O8bAJJ3i-qc91A8Rv-cIEWOfu4pYPKyJcxIrYSydiSalzsvYc1EoN2st4VO-OPp1ESP69YSYUBEQzPLrJzHFcISHPuHCoQ4o_pPzeLCES0jYi3TqcSldJm9wY/s320/IMG_2973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615701775857239122" border="0" /></a><br />peppergrass tasted just like wasabi<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_YbMk_CCaw31Ib39DXNxlvbP9q5kOafLEB8m4HUSYuqYqVUEOPxHhQhoNIBM0gpjvi3S42Cutb8BjMXOS0EbyfI0AvXmNzLk3pwZqNDVmRZQ4nO1IvI7CeA-D3J98eKRaF5_fB6Ag7Uj/s1600/IMG_2976.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_YbMk_CCaw31Ib39DXNxlvbP9q5kOafLEB8m4HUSYuqYqVUEOPxHhQhoNIBM0gpjvi3S42Cutb8BjMXOS0EbyfI0AvXmNzLk3pwZqNDVmRZQ4nO1IvI7CeA-D3J98eKRaF5_fB6Ag7Uj/s320/IMG_2976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615701766753021922" border="0" /></a><br />harvesting some for the trail<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SKC7fHSdJI6Y0jDLJea7xgH9FhwD_wPKQhivB_jG3_K8YrBT9q9P1myiM16CqNFtCX0GKYP0wfYCZFmvxzg4wswa7UkQvxobznHatcvO30hGGXGdAcsN_to98gcy0M6StXpqY3qsb3s3/s1600/IMG_4593.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SKC7fHSdJI6Y0jDLJea7xgH9FhwD_wPKQhivB_jG3_K8YrBT9q9P1myiM16CqNFtCX0GKYP0wfYCZFmvxzg4wswa7UkQvxobznHatcvO30hGGXGdAcsN_to98gcy0M6StXpqY3qsb3s3/s320/IMG_4593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616060774781115074" border="0" /></a><br />bracing Bella in the almighty wind and grit storm<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUcitPvFss9OsSWjEZIojI4hodAU5t1BFE0py3zZZX6bVEDSn0WHqhyHEjx2ELF9L2FhxS1a6BO3R3mHvQZa4xeMxC_3Ga1_hyphenhyphenqSXZQtjBLxxB7_raJZ_GeW4hhnCNtUzUu6w_4dSESlS/s1600/IMG_4612.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUcitPvFss9OsSWjEZIojI4hodAU5t1BFE0py3zZZX6bVEDSn0WHqhyHEjx2ELF9L2FhxS1a6BO3R3mHvQZa4xeMxC_3Ga1_hyphenhyphenqSXZQtjBLxxB7_raJZ_GeW4hhnCNtUzUu6w_4dSESlS/s320/IMG_4612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616056345515624466" border="0" /></a><br />lying low<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3J_gtFSfKM7iLpepK8Rwsv5ZizOpW8g2_V5Z0fiWip8JMzfHnIAMpR9XJIWfTUjQ4PVGdQVZ0nzj-Nr2e4bL3uD7mUIG-3bAmwfrQ4QSW34wcBOE-8ZZ4TE8hVKEgRyOVeML4zDsdLkl/s1600/IMG_4613.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3J_gtFSfKM7iLpepK8Rwsv5ZizOpW8g2_V5Z0fiWip8JMzfHnIAMpR9XJIWfTUjQ4PVGdQVZ0nzj-Nr2e4bL3uD7mUIG-3bAmwfrQ4QSW34wcBOE-8ZZ4TE8hVKEgRyOVeML4zDsdLkl/s320/IMG_4613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616055426060458178" border="0" /></a><br />feeling lucky to have brought sunglasses while the kids blindly walk towards the sound of my voice<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLI4GRQOi2gCMqAHznEM5qqsQT5Lccx3LkbgZlXL7JMlU1u1xp1_BKizFJ7dp3hRa6nBmnrl6ADGS9ennxj7kNfL3bFLi56wvv-IgH1PU9hLRXCImMOjHw4sHQeoigtQmL7kKFKvZA41xd/s1600/IMG_4628.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLI4GRQOi2gCMqAHznEM5qqsQT5Lccx3LkbgZlXL7JMlU1u1xp1_BKizFJ7dp3hRa6nBmnrl6ADGS9ennxj7kNfL3bFLi56wvv-IgH1PU9hLRXCImMOjHw4sHQeoigtQmL7kKFKvZA41xd/s320/IMG_4628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616054066180779074" border="0" /></a><br />we knew our hike could not go on in the wind at this very site<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgR8C7bs5debUe5cIvNoeXAdBGsOcVeelz0eqYjfnUpM45zE9Vi4xiykRM0nAn9ocukULNXXGYPxldV2-4z31udiouPpzxTLKrpJZLngakBi4YmauDQKANSTuSQrEEJYw7Bna78F11HxW-/s1600/IMG_2979.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgR8C7bs5debUe5cIvNoeXAdBGsOcVeelz0eqYjfnUpM45zE9Vi4xiykRM0nAn9ocukULNXXGYPxldV2-4z31udiouPpzxTLKrpJZLngakBi4YmauDQKANSTuSQrEEJYw7Bna78F11HxW-/s320/IMG_2979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615701748249588658" border="0" /></a><br />even daddies need protection<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCm2jLBTekwnaG0UAdkj6qJh9iSTVfndFEnim2YOlnLM098NMMrUqf31j2ucYv4UYOKfGitjv2p8pJ-g_DShAQUKo-HuFTEiRC17OUuY_y3-b3K9hV7IEtWzunUG46qaMBli6fvN1H1KQ7/s1600/IMG_3003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCm2jLBTekwnaG0UAdkj6qJh9iSTVfndFEnim2YOlnLM098NMMrUqf31j2ucYv4UYOKfGitjv2p8pJ-g_DShAQUKo-HuFTEiRC17OUuY_y3-b3K9hV7IEtWzunUG46qaMBli6fvN1H1KQ7/s320/IMG_3003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615700680174215090" border="0" /></a><br />the walk back was surprisingly calm<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUPawS2IlTHcviwhkGL1_Htm20xBWhh6nf98EbY2Y4kj_B7PPJDgTEvjepgIXJLJl93yHhzdsDEStRaMk1m7VWcxM170F93FlVXk1YD_MR1lJBAnps7ZqFeWcZHg4tlOiKqTFkh-O1jHH/s1600/IMG_3010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUPawS2IlTHcviwhkGL1_Htm20xBWhh6nf98EbY2Y4kj_B7PPJDgTEvjepgIXJLJl93yHhzdsDEStRaMk1m7VWcxM170F93FlVXk1YD_MR1lJBAnps7ZqFeWcZHg4tlOiKqTFkh-O1jHH/s320/IMG_3010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615697834384342018" border="0" /></a><br />not the first time this has happened down here, and most likely not the last<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdpj3IiBFyPFGne04Cr7KRIhn0ZJf5nDZDbtXLW0PPpSjgAUH_3z5hK4_7Sh5STAqsIhFAPMwFipL6U40LQlIlQnN3DllS0kOjqBm7U9BAZhg5Jt_SI3wp-2et_BXlnyF-GSA4jZhzpWl/s1600/IMG_3017.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdpj3IiBFyPFGne04Cr7KRIhn0ZJf5nDZDbtXLW0PPpSjgAUH_3z5hK4_7Sh5STAqsIhFAPMwFipL6U40LQlIlQnN3DllS0kOjqBm7U9BAZhg5Jt_SI3wp-2et_BXlnyF-GSA4jZhzpWl/s320/IMG_3017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615697827310700562" border="0" /></a><br />not Oey's firepit, but it will do<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJG8FIKZ5LuqKLYd3iKBuYte5_fM8ci2IvmfjpCWD6lyjBwgNdC4n3KKwG0mfcYJfwPgkal93zSoRf9apJFkYoeiaXroKGq1EQNRSgrAbAWF61YEooQefdif4WmoIYS6SGs_uhYVSbowZ/s1600/IMG_3026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJG8FIKZ5LuqKLYd3iKBuYte5_fM8ci2IvmfjpCWD6lyjBwgNdC4n3KKwG0mfcYJfwPgkal93zSoRf9apJFkYoeiaXroKGq1EQNRSgrAbAWF61YEooQefdif4WmoIYS6SGs_uhYVSbowZ/s320/IMG_3026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615697818956630690" border="0" /></a><br />testing out our newest toy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiI41U76lFt-zNlO_0D64IesoBA1dd3SUdsNNiU5yBTs3XEIHvmSPTCmZHgM_XvzHowmMBOOgZWjLd0hZnFBmPvqc-ZK_bECV8PPDlOipwlFvvhbm3bGxPzmXhvneVKSOUjZq_5-ERQuBC/s1600/IMG_3018.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiI41U76lFt-zNlO_0D64IesoBA1dd3SUdsNNiU5yBTs3XEIHvmSPTCmZHgM_XvzHowmMBOOgZWjLd0hZnFBmPvqc-ZK_bECV8PPDlOipwlFvvhbm3bGxPzmXhvneVKSOUjZq_5-ERQuBC/s320/IMG_3018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615697815499342962" border="0" /></a><br />perfection!! ooey gooey marshmallow cream and melted chocolate all wrapped up in a toasty croissant<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwjBbV4wtmJVeq8RfE0uJ6dHPWOnucWTmMckq_5P5o7G7lARwnoioN2f2tXJUg3-EEyrxplNcW1uZlDcM4pWwc3nlL40dZV9vRb8oJjJVK4tTJBeABonpqAZCMuQR_pzrONKlcPTTV7_w/s1600/IMG_3022.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwjBbV4wtmJVeq8RfE0uJ6dHPWOnucWTmMckq_5P5o7G7lARwnoioN2f2tXJUg3-EEyrxplNcW1uZlDcM4pWwc3nlL40dZV9vRb8oJjJVK4tTJBeABonpqAZCMuQR_pzrONKlcPTTV7_w/s320/IMG_3022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615697803540734306" border="0" /></a><br />or you can stick to the original<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYpzHEI7iDWCbzivRRvrUi-DwK0GcG7IKXlwNhKiYxYOiqa55N2fdHbdyBmC7cBilTlUm7ndGrVrYMxAalbgSrYhwEg4uxKI4CPlGsbJFTEs5Ij7oRInRH7fxSXaq9YcLAb0ZcoURRIZ_/s1600/IMG_3033.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYpzHEI7iDWCbzivRRvrUi-DwK0GcG7IKXlwNhKiYxYOiqa55N2fdHbdyBmC7cBilTlUm7ndGrVrYMxAalbgSrYhwEg4uxKI4CPlGsbJFTEs5Ij7oRInRH7fxSXaq9YcLAb0ZcoURRIZ_/s320/IMG_3033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614961406221915602" border="0" /></a><br />no wind needed for this guy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52LR9JYOroNpXJD7brJizaB1Lr77ymvXmTe2wIL0denQK3sIzuIT1FvPzkIiIv-VSpn-dbNR8WgplX80hoF8bQDRY9Rfr40kMlVomUn-jXrSolt6_6HjTk7Gz-szzfISSs2ToTYKb2sCw/s1600/IMG_3032.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52LR9JYOroNpXJD7brJizaB1Lr77ymvXmTe2wIL0denQK3sIzuIT1FvPzkIiIv-VSpn-dbNR8WgplX80hoF8bQDRY9Rfr40kMlVomUn-jXrSolt6_6HjTk7Gz-szzfISSs2ToTYKb2sCw/s320/IMG_3032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614961414424007506" border="0" /></a><br />ranger campfire talk about the Anasazi<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKTjbbbNS7___SJtuHj5lNL96Cqo-7Jf1xumKcE1tweLpDfKiaTxSOfieNvBYqzEQzg6H-gajrYgghw70ecco3-Sydjdh73PctQqQA9xWfEZkKuDVfaYfWMsGw1aiBMPx2YKhwyCj1Qw-/s1600/IMG_4642.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKTjbbbNS7___SJtuHj5lNL96Cqo-7Jf1xumKcE1tweLpDfKiaTxSOfieNvBYqzEQzg6H-gajrYgghw70ecco3-Sydjdh73PctQqQA9xWfEZkKuDVfaYfWMsGw1aiBMPx2YKhwyCj1Qw-/s320/IMG_4642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616053526640912786" border="0" /></a><br />waking up in time to watch Orion excitedly pull on his shoes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOBX1Zis0G1LtEA7B0XI-wUdE3RujNX8za_sw2R6B90FJb5tu2VKyAcRrIvDHlQ65F1qNicMtScXSVwEhVwUiKLi6DoDazRFVx8x1Et_FgDKSUbcRH7aQCA36XyIusF2qVWuyX3UQZml4/s1600/IMG_4641.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOBX1Zis0G1LtEA7B0XI-wUdE3RujNX8za_sw2R6B90FJb5tu2VKyAcRrIvDHlQ65F1qNicMtScXSVwEhVwUiKLi6DoDazRFVx8x1Et_FgDKSUbcRH7aQCA36XyIusF2qVWuyX3UQZml4/s320/IMG_4641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616052931122517762" border="0" /></a><br />First things first with this one. Wanting to finish her Junior Ranger program before she plays.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXQNoqQ_E9ysrDLdEIjyky11PTKG5DvyC-OoUmvbPMwn595jMGif65BZFn76QosbagomopyZ6a9d8kpFmxAEo_sL8u9L0mS53HMB5POx_dLH7FgAySkfH5gtfWZ5ha9nR68hd45MgLUk9/s1600/IMG_4649.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXQNoqQ_E9ysrDLdEIjyky11PTKG5DvyC-OoUmvbPMwn595jMGif65BZFn76QosbagomopyZ6a9d8kpFmxAEo_sL8u9L0mS53HMB5POx_dLH7FgAySkfH5gtfWZ5ha9nR68hd45MgLUk9/s320/IMG_4649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616052333642915746" border="0" /></a><br />or perches in a juniper<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWj-DScBBh-jUKbVAUR364GXzLgp2dzjhfQAT2uBNYCdK1AcgIS5Cc-RV_5bovRjYXfMFV964RXMpZ-YIptNHWwuStPmkJEI_c-uv2vMqW-uuWR9sJWzMH8rBZTonqqRZMbonP7_HMvwqn/s1600/IMG_4663.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWj-DScBBh-jUKbVAUR364GXzLgp2dzjhfQAT2uBNYCdK1AcgIS5Cc-RV_5bovRjYXfMFV964RXMpZ-YIptNHWwuStPmkJEI_c-uv2vMqW-uuWR9sJWzMH8rBZTonqqRZMbonP7_HMvwqn/s320/IMG_4663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616050582642982642" border="0" /></a><br />couldn't drive by this valley of globemallow without thinking of this dress and snapping a few pics for <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sunbeanbella">our shop</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZxeWGKCeGc9KknioFeEEo-xdtY_WCTWPJpSBWRkv5leKGAYbQpzJbp-P4ISVflDwUgz-Uj026odWzP3F1evKk3yvQJl9asa0hC9a_51uPbh9seyuR3KnzVNojn9hR7vnOgt71p55lgSf/s1600/IMG_4736.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZxeWGKCeGc9KknioFeEEo-xdtY_WCTWPJpSBWRkv5leKGAYbQpzJbp-P4ISVflDwUgz-Uj026odWzP3F1evKk3yvQJl9asa0hC9a_51uPbh9seyuR3KnzVNojn9hR7vnOgt71p55lgSf/s320/IMG_4736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616048471765462082" border="0" /></a><br />hanging out in the old rustic cowboy camp<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TYaFKFuC2cIaKWCDNlYVNzd00QdHQdTg8dR_5XjTfsRRH-az3fa_ZWjqcNyViw68J1J-MReOxE6AmWsNqYVNKDkHNS-DpB9hXtocd8lrXGLFGaLO1KsX5AGP9sKnnUDq0E6XETW3bYiZ/s1600/IMG_4758.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TYaFKFuC2cIaKWCDNlYVNzd00QdHQdTg8dR_5XjTfsRRH-az3fa_ZWjqcNyViw68J1J-MReOxE6AmWsNqYVNKDkHNS-DpB9hXtocd8lrXGLFGaLO1KsX5AGP9sKnnUDq0E6XETW3bYiZ/s320/IMG_4758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616047586347834898" border="0" /></a><br />Ancient grinding stones. Wonder what life was like in this kitchen. Nicely settled out of the sun next to natural running water, a seeping spring rock.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkew7wDX_DBKGg3uKjiiKudwz0IYECeXw_crQoAwDHhISK49YGl9QO1ExGSQegRgtyzR_TN-uj5Y4Q8wMFo6YtKbBibu1TUO-OeCwhDXSU_EcBsnf6MHD4gacSnA4XfhvnFaAlsYQgcQc/s1600/IMG_4789.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkew7wDX_DBKGg3uKjiiKudwz0IYECeXw_crQoAwDHhISK49YGl9QO1ExGSQegRgtyzR_TN-uj5Y4Q8wMFo6YtKbBibu1TUO-OeCwhDXSU_EcBsnf6MHD4gacSnA4XfhvnFaAlsYQgcQc/s320/IMG_4789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616046977890513970" border="0" /></a><br />climbing high<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBKJ_Wrl-7AsSZQm95oMx00am1n94z0DU2sdIiVUeLlCgg__nVCu_gkqnpAtZmu4HWIO8zSWio93kyEgJ1Dzeon0dXVWlX9KCXcFrTMl_UZa7AKr5okIf0E6MzEvn30HI0if23ZbIOl97/s1600/IMG_4813.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBKJ_Wrl-7AsSZQm95oMx00am1n94z0DU2sdIiVUeLlCgg__nVCu_gkqnpAtZmu4HWIO8zSWio93kyEgJ1Dzeon0dXVWlX9KCXcFrTMl_UZa7AKr5okIf0E6MzEvn30HI0if23ZbIOl97/s320/IMG_4813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616046360809813442" border="0" /></a><br />And taking more photos wherever we go. I just bring my little handy dandy suitcase which made for a nice prop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQDcknJy-eCR2egiEPyVZLs61Qr4zopgEGBJA65yawW2DoVBSFth6-_HZmz1b_JRLAH0z0VCj3OGbUu6nq7Xox8IEUSHX764VtngChHEVeQmiOfs5GeQyu8OwiDbFGVPx8Ixwfjh1rORI/s1600/IMG_4831.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQDcknJy-eCR2egiEPyVZLs61Qr4zopgEGBJA65yawW2DoVBSFth6-_HZmz1b_JRLAH0z0VCj3OGbUu6nq7Xox8IEUSHX764VtngChHEVeQmiOfs5GeQyu8OwiDbFGVPx8Ixwfjh1rORI/s320/IMG_4831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616044997756527298" border="0" /></a><br />happiness<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-Mnfq5IR5YkasE9EtHWIAN1-T4DqUXvOGNVJRV4scegH_5iARwBcTSEe8trBlyIjbwdzxOqTd17TPAjDIUa_a9l5UsiqU9_z6wISQj5N_n35N16Nq1webbhK6JxVWCPW1Tfh1SqfWFfk/s1600/IMG_4865.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-Mnfq5IR5YkasE9EtHWIAN1-T4DqUXvOGNVJRV4scegH_5iARwBcTSEe8trBlyIjbwdzxOqTd17TPAjDIUa_a9l5UsiqU9_z6wISQj5N_n35N16Nq1webbhK6JxVWCPW1Tfh1SqfWFfk/s320/IMG_4865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615719310563684818" border="0" /></a><br />Orion's face is the clincher in this one<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSHRu3PFzNfv8yJnplJrxVS_YlgfBZwU3wa4OskZKn4xHjtoKtB-TQLtp8l2ChqEtjmeRTryEydgCdhMKh4fPz6-ycrfU75zbuVwk0v0o4M2f9Pt08DoscVsxHb7yC8EvtWAvyTCJa2BA/s1600/IMG_4874.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSHRu3PFzNfv8yJnplJrxVS_YlgfBZwU3wa4OskZKn4xHjtoKtB-TQLtp8l2ChqEtjmeRTryEydgCdhMKh4fPz6-ycrfU75zbuVwk0v0o4M2f9Pt08DoscVsxHb7yC8EvtWAvyTCJa2BA/s320/IMG_4874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615718390590186930" border="0" /></a><br />Oldest <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_Rock_State_Historic_Monument">newspaper</a> out there<br /><br />We had driven back into town to get ice cream and hike but the kids fell asleep on the drive and Matt had really want to stop during our drive to do this mini hike but I opted to let the kids sleep and keep driving. We stopped to get ice cream. A nice way to wake kids up, but the place we stopped at was half ice cream, half book shop - everyone's favorite, unless it's one of those shops where you can feel the disgust in the worker's stance and a glare since you have wild KIDS!! Which then very quickly becomes my WORST nightmare. I made us leave, much to everyone's disappointment. No books and no creamy ice cream. I did find another place real quick but while waiting in line Matt said one little thing that really ticked me off like "this doesn't look as good" and I stormed out again with no ice cream. Feeling hurt. Like Matt was mad and taking it out on me. I sat in the car to burn off some steam in my journal while the kids laughed and played in the sun, ice cream dripping off their chins and Matt sneakily taking photos of them in front of a bright colored graftti wall. Guess I was the one in need of a timeout.<br /><br />Journal entry<br />May 30, 2011 Moab<br /><br />Guess what? I'm sorry you are mad! I have been having a fine time. Not saying a word that said otherwise. Sorry I don't like kids in stuffy quiet book shops. Sorry this weekend has not gone to plan for you and your many plans. But in the end it has been GREAT! - fun memories made and you will forget that nothing went your way. Our pictures tell a story of wild rafting way more fun than we ever expected. The kids wanted more. Waves so big we were afraid we would be washed away. We did get soaked but managed to stay in the raft. We were lucky to find a campground every single night even if it didn't go to plan. 1st night after hours of searching we were able to share a meadow. Night #2. Not wanting to mooch any longer and wanting a campfire of our own you found the one and only open campsite of our own. We set up camp and swam the night away. We had no firepit so the kids gathered rocks and made one - they were so happy and pleased with their efforts, excited for some real camping to begin. FIRE! A fire you made them - they danced with delight. Day #3. We packed up early to make sure to get a spot at our next destination. We arrived at Needles, Canyonlands. The woman working told us we most likely would have no luck finding a spot. Not taking her word till we saw with our own eyes we not only found one, but two.... three!! What to do? We hurried and claimed the very best - 2. The kids had natural-made forts out of old junipers- climbing walls of stone. We pitched our tent and went for some hikes. The winds were wild and intense which made your 6 mile hike 2. But the views, seen through our tear-sand-blasted eyes, were seen in awe. Lying on warm stones safe from the wind, chewing on our new found snack - peppergrass. More campfires inbetween ranger speeches. Loving our plot of land for the night with dust, sand, and grit in our ears, to name one safe place. Glow in the dark star books. Orion wanting you to read about Scorpius again. Hearing the story how Scorpius stung Orion. And Orion saying, "he don't have my face," looking at the bearded hunter in the book. Snuggled in our tent feeling like we were in the middle of a tornado. Sunny peaceful morning brought eggs and toast. More exploring and climbing to all's delight. Kids earning Jr Ranger badges because of you. Kids all asleep at the arch you wanted to climb. Till now. Everyone is back in the car. Faces freshly washed. I saw them all smeared and dripping chocolate and animal tracks ice cream outside - while I sat here in the hot car and wrote - all refreshed - off to the next hike.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma9VUzfswP_pB_tFFNfCsmOXXoUUfYKXSYaSw9N7NJGyxOy-TdAsx7FkYqlpKHMRiQ6SYt8WcylecSNn83GFI3-6D-006gs98eF6Jn-Ji_g4-12Qt7fE7tmHYxmHLnSuWkwMoQpn3kfRM/s1600/IMG_4892.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma9VUzfswP_pB_tFFNfCsmOXXoUUfYKXSYaSw9N7NJGyxOy-TdAsx7FkYqlpKHMRiQ6SYt8WcylecSNn83GFI3-6D-006gs98eF6Jn-Ji_g4-12Qt7fE7tmHYxmHLnSuWkwMoQpn3kfRM/s320/IMG_4892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615717781841447714" border="0" /></a><br />which was just what we all needed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd72eqnAViPnNBqvhJhh8NXLC9ESqKUNTwLSyk00zI8yMZdVm3QHgvZc1HwwgMKgm2Z6UianJKk5ES6ACY0khpt2T9QBKSB-TIQ3azZGpet1G_h3wk95wHcvltP0KiDQFeXsYcq5a1gto/s1600/IMG_4895.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd72eqnAViPnNBqvhJhh8NXLC9ESqKUNTwLSyk00zI8yMZdVm3QHgvZc1HwwgMKgm2Z6UianJKk5ES6ACY0khpt2T9QBKSB-TIQ3azZGpet1G_h3wk95wHcvltP0KiDQFeXsYcq5a1gto/s320/IMG_4895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615717490547596994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnCbc6OGoUrHk3NIjLiZTaECw_PBR2SEmQ8X9BMzU-_sJzHNRIjOwdSxMn14WQ9iP4CaDiis25rA1inbwP4fiBCQPnlDsjVPqVc9upXsDIglISSAQ2zEEYdmKhlHreAEFbVL_yjTvz9lD/s1600/IMG_4922.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnCbc6OGoUrHk3NIjLiZTaECw_PBR2SEmQ8X9BMzU-_sJzHNRIjOwdSxMn14WQ9iP4CaDiis25rA1inbwP4fiBCQPnlDsjVPqVc9upXsDIglISSAQ2zEEYdmKhlHreAEFbVL_yjTvz9lD/s320/IMG_4922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615717190381379138" border="0" /></a><br />Matt and kids at Bow Tie Arch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6wk7BViOprNlj-95asj__FijMhj8Rx_zDZ7_g3WCwlKDscCSWTJlsbQ-RNeJk2vKAlmgSaIDb4x5xPFbqAmJB6w7H5iwc3OpYMddDyKsRJCOovNNogm40hmrkeXrT7bFE2cJ6BlJA0eP/s1600/IMG_4976.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6wk7BViOprNlj-95asj__FijMhj8Rx_zDZ7_g3WCwlKDscCSWTJlsbQ-RNeJk2vKAlmgSaIDb4x5xPFbqAmJB6w7H5iwc3OpYMddDyKsRJCOovNNogm40hmrkeXrT7bFE2cJ6BlJA0eP/s320/IMG_4976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615716483985897602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWScdHD6P2fzsaqPQp5X5VG6YaChVUzET24rctclk3tCRSegfxn71EE3E6xc9FEamOgau9JjyjPK04U-SsrYODRze5YP8P-QPCzLY6FeCyxmsGemwKXariH5ovb6u3DUjNISMLhjPQ9zYq/s1600/IMG_4963.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWScdHD6P2fzsaqPQp5X5VG6YaChVUzET24rctclk3tCRSegfxn71EE3E6xc9FEamOgau9JjyjPK04U-SsrYODRze5YP8P-QPCzLY6FeCyxmsGemwKXariH5ovb6u3DUjNISMLhjPQ9zYq/s320/IMG_4963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615715996791001586" border="0" /></a><br />Standing under <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab/recreation/hiking_trails/corona_arch_trail.html">Corona Arch</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvNf8XGORi9v52HdigAy69LB-b5-d6Bgo1TEU94hzCGSMlaxaBp6HeSe62E-n-RgC-RfSya4xUkLd5aKOuMINtJODQ0jDlI7BR_Xa_BUn4L8r8kPKxRxTGltu1VP04nuZmIM3BpPci5O0/s1600/IMG_4970.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvNf8XGORi9v52HdigAy69LB-b5-d6Bgo1TEU94hzCGSMlaxaBp6HeSe62E-n-RgC-RfSya4xUkLd5aKOuMINtJODQ0jDlI7BR_Xa_BUn4L8r8kPKxRxTGltu1VP04nuZmIM3BpPci5O0/s320/IMG_4970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615715425069407506" border="0" /></a><br />"The beauty of Delicate Arch explains nothing, for each thing in its way, when true to its own character, is equally beautiful." -- Edward Abbey<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzstofffxwm3EcgS1fI2IqCPMcs8AMOTaGSx1RMTH4AgwRVxZCwc_hU-BuayW6oFejzZx6XM9sZJK_Kk_Z_1ll4sEmoPurBxj3wivistyZUoPKwnDqOKvG8g2XaK-tvlcGNAvjv_rUrl6j/s1600/IMG_4987.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzstofffxwm3EcgS1fI2IqCPMcs8AMOTaGSx1RMTH4AgwRVxZCwc_hU-BuayW6oFejzZx6XM9sZJK_Kk_Z_1ll4sEmoPurBxj3wivistyZUoPKwnDqOKvG8g2XaK-tvlcGNAvjv_rUrl6j/s320/IMG_4987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615714645917423170" border="0" /></a><br />Pepper Pot<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoxxaQ2lxyte0WKOmcgR6ueKjXJHfkp3_eqBGS_8eqeoXFl3j0VvQtfnrOLqV0V5tjQBEG6oYRn1nXj8VJbgbRsiwUThAf7au5wlFQHKmsXBu4TSEjkbnjWXN4DixXRVwWqPqmvKkjtAr/s1600/IMG_4985.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoxxaQ2lxyte0WKOmcgR6ueKjXJHfkp3_eqBGS_8eqeoXFl3j0VvQtfnrOLqV0V5tjQBEG6oYRn1nXj8VJbgbRsiwUThAf7au5wlFQHKmsXBu4TSEjkbnjWXN4DixXRVwWqPqmvKkjtAr/s320/IMG_4985.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615714900287141330" border="0" /></a><br />But some sweet someone can look beyond the crazy and find love. See... he takes a picture of me and then of heart shaped rocks xoxo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPDZ8KP4v1KyXqmjru_qK5W9VqUBGRXyYBIf3gjVajHY_VmWO4g6-dtiMT6bh1EmWraD_cU2Kp18ftXaIIMN-gbFOOyxWihxiYzkkpvgcNqVX6otqTHmoWfMq_c3f2lRP3ZeZOrCngCtG/s1600/IMG_5038.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPDZ8KP4v1KyXqmjru_qK5W9VqUBGRXyYBIf3gjVajHY_VmWO4g6-dtiMT6bh1EmWraD_cU2Kp18ftXaIIMN-gbFOOyxWihxiYzkkpvgcNqVX6otqTHmoWfMq_c3f2lRP3ZeZOrCngCtG/s320/IMG_5038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615714261139512594" border="0" /></a><br />"our journey here on earth... is the most strange and daring of all adventures" -- E. A.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52LR9JYOroNpXJD7brJizaB1Lr77ymvXmTe2wIL0denQK3sIzuIT1FvPzkIiIv-VSpn-dbNR8WgplX80hoF8bQDRY9Rfr40kMlVomUn-jXrSolt6_6HjTk7Gz-szzfISSs2ToTYKb2sCw/s1600/IMG_3032.JPG"><br /></a>Amy Beattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449123714163750723noreply@blogger.com5