tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440767796049656122024-02-18T20:20:48.110-08:00Stepping on LegosMy life with 3 rambunctious boys (4 if you count my husband), a crazy dog who eats anything she can reach, and more legos than I can count.John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.comBlogger570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-32367316581991954062016-11-19T08:01:00.001-08:002016-11-19T08:01:45.689-08:00QOTDB: This one is my favorite cup!<div>A: MY favorite cup is mommy.</div><div>B: Mommy isn't a cup!</div><div>A: Yes she is. She's a buttercup!</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-89379001529668118502016-10-31T17:24:00.001-07:002016-10-31T17:24:36.316-07:00QOTDPreston: Hey Mom, do you know what claustrophobia is?<div>Me: A fear of enclosed spaces.</div><div>P: Nope. Fear of cats. </div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-88667321568684697312016-08-03T19:04:00.001-07:002016-08-03T19:04:54.512-07:00Summer Photo Dump 3Oh yes, there is more! Much more. <div><br></div><div>The cousins came to visit! We had so much fun playing at the lake, going to Silverwood, swimming, playing in the river, and setting off fireworks.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkpmflcBgb9nik08K_Uw5lbYTEtpVnJ5t86tOzh_niLKZ-08oOKjfcqZskTzFgBGIong-bKXlUiQ3JAFrRqFuUsPHHrt5M4XomB0MHvBLlUX6nvpRzOqFCpVKNIp1VMKcLDD4kjSp6A/s640/blogger-image-867026592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkpmflcBgb9nik08K_Uw5lbYTEtpVnJ5t86tOzh_niLKZ-08oOKjfcqZskTzFgBGIong-bKXlUiQ3JAFrRqFuUsPHHrt5M4XomB0MHvBLlUX6nvpRzOqFCpVKNIp1VMKcLDD4kjSp6A/s640/blogger-image-867026592.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4KdJHRPC_pyla-_zCuLnXOEPb4tYvU7xzWcnyq0q4lyeOFmhcoWS_yQMXDBv8Xs5ONyGhyphenhyphendtL04BbBBGljKKGoTXdXC69HOcepwee-S-HJzW0S7XRgVDWGi38F7xPzi7krxZeBsrdA/s640/blogger-image--1075287970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Golf has been huge this summer for the boys. As it has been for the last few summers! But now they are old enough to actually play and they love it. They do a golf lesson once a week and it is probably the highlight of their week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgtHmx1i0VLmGRDLO70lT2-rs07EHWrSkzNxRCcB66Ex4d2D4SRyv86mBTUoQ7L50m1uAz3fJLNW3QFIyZ1d9CjzkKub_RkYtaXm1nskmpzSfIvqi0Z6y4TbenU7BS6ZywDEyz1XBbQ/s640/blogger-image--1105249215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgtHmx1i0VLmGRDLO70lT2-rs07EHWrSkzNxRCcB66Ex4d2D4SRyv86mBTUoQ7L50m1uAz3fJLNW3QFIyZ1d9CjzkKub_RkYtaXm1nskmpzSfIvqi0Z6y4TbenU7BS6ZywDEyz1XBbQ/s640/blogger-image--1105249215.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRK8jjKIQp8-or84UwejjBJRLqazv31t2T7kvCB6h7Wlfb6bXQX8K38Fh3sFIVFS3eEvT9M9znLYlHerXm1Hz6zxCxa3fv1wYH-jJdVSQGgWWN_0Ybw7XAZ_p6VOo1LF_9ZVx0G6C7A/s640/blogger-image--1661511222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRK8jjKIQp8-or84UwejjBJRLqazv31t2T7kvCB6h7Wlfb6bXQX8K38Fh3sFIVFS3eEvT9M9znLYlHerXm1Hz6zxCxa3fv1wYH-jJdVSQGgWWN_0Ybw7XAZ_p6VOo1LF_9ZVx0G6C7A/s640/blogger-image--1661511222.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOKzamL5QQl9imIXReM4BGXY89Q9IxwSRbrnZzILFRpFoWZR95VQ-P9UlSp1WP5h7Lf5cPopCNxPtrIwnPHEYBbBSQSAVtRAEzfqIRYscy9E8cCAbCTviQeAxN4MNB7mn_hNiAn-p0A/s640/blogger-image--1175331322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOKzamL5QQl9imIXReM4BGXY89Q9IxwSRbrnZzILFRpFoWZR95VQ-P9UlSp1WP5h7Lf5cPopCNxPtrIwnPHEYBbBSQSAVtRAEzfqIRYscy9E8cCAbCTviQeAxN4MNB7mn_hNiAn-p0A/s640/blogger-image--1175331322.jpg"></a></div>B won $5 at golf! He won the putting contest. He was so excited!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We did some huckleberry picking but our timing was off a bit. We were pretty early (or someone had raked the bushes) so we only got enough for pancakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdePb6uU1kgnBWq9SfAeCOj6f7be00uFrwdUTJGCdr4qUCHgY5l6SKPDB-fR18ETFKgXm967RFpRkc0cLboM9DigaM3O_m7r03A4h3Ce9DCFo0zV_QrNliPim6ekl7tatLHNS7mGakQ/s640/blogger-image--313418868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdePb6uU1kgnBWq9SfAeCOj6f7be00uFrwdUTJGCdr4qUCHgY5l6SKPDB-fR18ETFKgXm967RFpRkc0cLboM9DigaM3O_m7r03A4h3Ce9DCFo0zV_QrNliPim6ekl7tatLHNS7mGakQ/s640/blogger-image--313418868.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqhVSKjnxeul8Rg1qs-oehChdZsAodB5rAak6q6hpZRsP-d2KbGcyQ_g4_YKBVBm4Ce1Mix2Qhw-XH5QnhadhogOjqdpxryAyzx882C7G_Y0QQHx4R24VAs8nzvAbNkZFImX3b2FeWA/s640/blogger-image--754738135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqhVSKjnxeul8Rg1qs-oehChdZsAodB5rAak6q6hpZRsP-d2KbGcyQ_g4_YKBVBm4Ce1Mix2Qhw-XH5QnhadhogOjqdpxryAyzx882C7G_Y0QQHx4R24VAs8nzvAbNkZFImX3b2FeWA/s640/blogger-image--754738135.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit80neI6q_rmtb2Ib0ilGhicEC59nch-u24r7YUk0B6C7nDa3JhNMLRMj6T9rGGHOJVez6cdl1td0Or4h_88PzRY_pClwejj4JAU6v8Kj9-0yThbUpWNuNM4WmIvx2Y1Zk1eNr2_BhiA/s640/blogger-image-1427628894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit80neI6q_rmtb2Ib0ilGhicEC59nch-u24r7YUk0B6C7nDa3JhNMLRMj6T9rGGHOJVez6cdl1td0Or4h_88PzRY_pClwejj4JAU6v8Kj9-0yThbUpWNuNM4WmIvx2Y1Zk1eNr2_BhiA/s640/blogger-image-1427628894.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-47907655311060752422016-07-25T16:29:00.001-07:002016-07-25T16:29:29.434-07:00Summer Photo Dump 2Sitting here in the beautiful weather taking a break from decluttering (and just finished cleaning up a shattered glass of water from the patio so I need a little downtime!).<div><br></div><div>We have had an amazing year for early summer gardening. Lots of beautiful heads of broccoli and cauliflower, and more kale, chard, lettuce, peas, and berries than we can eat! Tomatoes are just getting started, and we have some beautiful peppers growing, along with green beans starting to blossom. Our plum and nectarine fruited for the first time this year, so I'm excited for them to ripen up.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tSc_xffmSsnQm2liXPzyxFDSj1XOuZTaSP0qUjvrMcxiAjVv4e5mxSvi98K69A_PXxUvXhngJsoVW2jhv5ETHTEiBadV_hYDzKascCq8oiVo2zM2JH29UjPUw8oHLJQR5FPqTTGAfg/s640/blogger-image-718272647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tSc_xffmSsnQm2liXPzyxFDSj1XOuZTaSP0qUjvrMcxiAjVv4e5mxSvi98K69A_PXxUvXhngJsoVW2jhv5ETHTEiBadV_hYDzKascCq8oiVo2zM2JH29UjPUw8oHLJQR5FPqTTGAfg/s640/blogger-image-718272647.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jmm5dDqGY0JaWVSX_R2hujzUHezV9AuC2j8JRuVzee45P2EOW73mM8Hbzz6y8f406_FOIwo69fXE3Ud4abCW5p6LtPQUB9UV16rwOP7i3nYyxcV3lIt8CShwCU9W2uh5NZXOhtRymA/s640/blogger-image--1479115191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jmm5dDqGY0JaWVSX_R2hujzUHezV9AuC2j8JRuVzee45P2EOW73mM8Hbzz6y8f406_FOIwo69fXE3Ud4abCW5p6LtPQUB9UV16rwOP7i3nYyxcV3lIt8CShwCU9W2uh5NZXOhtRymA/s640/blogger-image--1479115191.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydZvVj-WJG7NwAcb23o5fXNQL_w3lwKYUs0I-tZmZXpXcl-ooChlVFaCM9Ot6wXbwSEWA1FGynevQ60ZyIB-wtFNmQzHPvP_zO1M9pqiwCfAK6wt-nTFHgDKYyDaZkPQoU-7jBsLbiw/s640/blogger-image--1095757647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydZvVj-WJG7NwAcb23o5fXNQL_w3lwKYUs0I-tZmZXpXcl-ooChlVFaCM9Ot6wXbwSEWA1FGynevQ60ZyIB-wtFNmQzHPvP_zO1M9pqiwCfAK6wt-nTFHgDKYyDaZkPQoU-7jBsLbiw/s640/blogger-image--1095757647.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMSAS9kxSzgCcKbIkg328AJ1aBWLwYPMzZpRTp245iGClQJ-CjhVyv_o1WH4gZAtLQvDKu6esd5gONE4NJ-ApMg_xGmgTUGKePGSvDZzc8u7xbJ-pS9w4RVYVgi1wB7q_LkakMS5MmA/s640/blogger-image--1546185209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMSAS9kxSzgCcKbIkg328AJ1aBWLwYPMzZpRTp245iGClQJ-CjhVyv_o1WH4gZAtLQvDKu6esd5gONE4NJ-ApMg_xGmgTUGKePGSvDZzc8u7xbJ-pS9w4RVYVgi1wB7q_LkakMS5MmA/s640/blogger-image--1546185209.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL7sZUMGgPKxw1zYc_bs6Mmu5V6Tl-U011OLLYMyhhum7VJa0SBPq5-nvlJYjGeu-JvSbtg-j9i85MBKM3K4UuHvRCf3nIpuPPdc4T0lW63lkoXCiu1C49tq6Ueq6weSDT7nVmAo86Q/s640/blogger-image-1581996258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL7sZUMGgPKxw1zYc_bs6Mmu5V6Tl-U011OLLYMyhhum7VJa0SBPq5-nvlJYjGeu-JvSbtg-j9i85MBKM3K4UuHvRCf3nIpuPPdc4T0lW63lkoXCiu1C49tq6Ueq6weSDT7nVmAo86Q/s640/blogger-image-1581996258.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15_k6w_jyAV-pPOFreh8NGQsElyuiARM8vWXbSdKoya3Nb6ALUfpUAYQ0E3158-CO66aVJ2FMOKfsCHE2-HEYb1WXouJuptNyuu-ZYfCC41LR5TlHmtMNNrCRIsO-lUVqQhE1V6vRMA/s640/blogger-image-7365031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15_k6w_jyAV-pPOFreh8NGQsElyuiARM8vWXbSdKoya3Nb6ALUfpUAYQ0E3158-CO66aVJ2FMOKfsCHE2-HEYb1WXouJuptNyuu-ZYfCC41LR5TlHmtMNNrCRIsO-lUVqQhE1V6vRMA/s640/blogger-image-7365031.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We made our first trip of the summer to Glacier. John is hoping to make another...I'd love to go again but not sure we have the time. It's such an amazing place. I can hardly choose which pics to include because every single one is so beautiful (even though the pics don't begin to do it justice!). This year we camped with some friends who have property right on the edge of the park. The kids had so much fun hanging with their friends (and we did too!).</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6IrSW-V4JJGQKPV925d5-YRyoO-mky-K1VRG40OQILH0f3tcUrfeiae3Sw8-woR90v-Rm8bj9-Ej33ekLwT2NLeFbHeDTixx3FjLbSuAmiUqKIoKN7SD5UOJ8VqAqCgD65ylNjSXxw/s640/blogger-image-1764863103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6IrSW-V4JJGQKPV925d5-YRyoO-mky-K1VRG40OQILH0f3tcUrfeiae3Sw8-woR90v-Rm8bj9-Ej33ekLwT2NLeFbHeDTixx3FjLbSuAmiUqKIoKN7SD5UOJ8VqAqCgD65ylNjSXxw/s640/blogger-image-1764863103.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRMj2VWjDKcWVYoxhavmIYxBJyutOsJdCYqX5TRW-eL33YFrp_QjBjaluutHwjJlgQNiZxITnCSQBlouNyNYajeMQS0PRZ0crDkAdQfkul8lnrT8qiEAFM5mxnEqvyAQQt5cBFeSxdA/s640/blogger-image--1313660164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRMj2VWjDKcWVYoxhavmIYxBJyutOsJdCYqX5TRW-eL33YFrp_QjBjaluutHwjJlgQNiZxITnCSQBlouNyNYajeMQS0PRZ0crDkAdQfkul8lnrT8qiEAFM5mxnEqvyAQQt5cBFeSxdA/s640/blogger-image--1313660164.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdAwCP2WOgnC9P9rtBP4Xey3zit_Lw-FCRqB7PKYb2YIf50IxjqDdvNDPV3OuWTu07VDNivnkTx_vZTh8h8PyZtfWg4FASzzEb1dmmj9G8_fYGKkQarvDQRzhgKYs_hC2bI3l8fgblA/s640/blogger-image-1711438963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdAwCP2WOgnC9P9rtBP4Xey3zit_Lw-FCRqB7PKYb2YIf50IxjqDdvNDPV3OuWTu07VDNivnkTx_vZTh8h8PyZtfWg4FASzzEb1dmmj9G8_fYGKkQarvDQRzhgKYs_hC2bI3l8fgblA/s640/blogger-image-1711438963.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixESCM49kz7m23C0jqw-K60Dd1_6rAq4uMeKjiOezxQO0EBfw5VfahW0e4Fc4fA1MmW06p7eF8dXfGV6tSc6APt4YZo7Q-ZbovI25EZ9azFI1WgBxpwDuLc6DDBYYncc0qfPtDZZ3-3g/s640/blogger-image--251372292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixESCM49kz7m23C0jqw-K60Dd1_6rAq4uMeKjiOezxQO0EBfw5VfahW0e4Fc4fA1MmW06p7eF8dXfGV6tSc6APt4YZo7Q-ZbovI25EZ9azFI1WgBxpwDuLc6DDBYYncc0qfPtDZZ3-3g/s640/blogger-image--251372292.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was still snow at Logan Pass. Brrrrr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF2OMao21xr5-cnUPgFG6A9BosuwbCGyo7seGodRQ9l477xPQ2SbEJY-dy1RbQuFEsyLBY0bKpa0RIHU2GcnuZuNov-Rv5bNrko1w6mtpTCGVi0TQkRFR-k_8cLNM5BpAJZZ6smT36Q/s640/blogger-image-1924251165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF2OMao21xr5-cnUPgFG6A9BosuwbCGyo7seGodRQ9l477xPQ2SbEJY-dy1RbQuFEsyLBY0bKpa0RIHU2GcnuZuNov-Rv5bNrko1w6mtpTCGVi0TQkRFR-k_8cLNM5BpAJZZ6smT36Q/s640/blogger-image-1924251165.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KHLSDOYYwYRVTdHVB_1V-zPyhQFMWesZckzk74JlrBtVMaitZdtKVSv_QwUQPshXpCt0yQu4tLfVu64ehdORqbGUNTkFdvZz5auxWsys8n-PpHRiZ1j7EUeqaHGWh0f1q1q3qnXzGA/s640/blogger-image--457722827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KHLSDOYYwYRVTdHVB_1V-zPyhQFMWesZckzk74JlrBtVMaitZdtKVSv_QwUQPshXpCt0yQu4tLfVu64ehdORqbGUNTkFdvZz5auxWsys8n-PpHRiZ1j7EUeqaHGWh0f1q1q3qnXzGA/s640/blogger-image--457722827.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3GarXIRN7zGOCTlAHO4BaWDPFOSYCG8TnNQ908QL2uRQhFXUNjFsUSgiw0yp8Is0rFSOdUed6PQTh-LhJO542NwtC4-uF9lnAq2GjWqAZHtMTJ30AxfL1epFjMJVaElGpWGV2yiu1w/s640/blogger-image-1702518915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3GarXIRN7zGOCTlAHO4BaWDPFOSYCG8TnNQ908QL2uRQhFXUNjFsUSgiw0yp8Is0rFSOdUed6PQTh-LhJO542NwtC4-uF9lnAq2GjWqAZHtMTJ30AxfL1epFjMJVaElGpWGV2yiu1w/s640/blogger-image-1702518915.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This pic is courtesy of Archer. It's a little blurry but I love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XaR_JehVdKm2qcb9jGv8TLb2WPX3DVYYfPPCsHlzReMzqR-7dLsTpTXduqjDklGprK-7ID1KDCXFTxk8PQmWzDgotJ9ZXfPk6smeJcQKkTa3p_Po0rUFzbFt4lC4FdUoaRHEqffGuw/s640/blogger-image--1150160024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XaR_JehVdKm2qcb9jGv8TLb2WPX3DVYYfPPCsHlzReMzqR-7dLsTpTXduqjDklGprK-7ID1KDCXFTxk8PQmWzDgotJ9ZXfPk6smeJcQKkTa3p_Po0rUFzbFt4lC4FdUoaRHEqffGuw/s640/blogger-image--1150160024.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59rvWBi4EV2xGjwPZ78Pr4S5k8ZbftKTtUbi8SM5mOeDZuNB5fM4LgxjeX8W8Pxi_vk77jYNEVg4K1GN-RyQha4wUzkmBRz6DdTkMgHh7bgGN6uvbLOlWTZ8xH7L8SGXzK6RB-wAatw/s640/blogger-image-1203321594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59rvWBi4EV2xGjwPZ78Pr4S5k8ZbftKTtUbi8SM5mOeDZuNB5fM4LgxjeX8W8Pxi_vk77jYNEVg4K1GN-RyQha4wUzkmBRz6DdTkMgHh7bgGN6uvbLOlWTZ8xH7L8SGXzK6RB-wAatw/s640/blogger-image-1203321594.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0o5-LzK6S7aYpSSocaos802yQS7o1DUM4xeRvtAxi255HbDsZMFnFOziK_HqS8I_DMj6Ro3VY34dFdFoH1KcYZpwLz47HaveAd4IfNC4ZnLXBQZJYznSiIlgge3Ik2qz6eyuqrp_BQ/s640/blogger-image-1927096988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0o5-LzK6S7aYpSSocaos802yQS7o1DUM4xeRvtAxi255HbDsZMFnFOziK_HqS8I_DMj6Ro3VY34dFdFoH1KcYZpwLz47HaveAd4IfNC4ZnLXBQZJYznSiIlgge3Ik2qz6eyuqrp_BQ/s640/blogger-image-1927096988.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a good amount of rain while we were there. Here we spent some time drying off at a restaurant with fries and milkshakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1WtKYey2PJ04ii27CUdc_E2beE8rwq9ZwWsMtalb4RK6e1oi-w8EKlKuzHz55YG91y9is7BKbHXhAoU7LqFGx4vQjBR1RwPuYuYXIOg03ALHV1_aPUWkPKJ_c9KGdZNh-ppQSUj79g/s640/blogger-image-1130801645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1WtKYey2PJ04ii27CUdc_E2beE8rwq9ZwWsMtalb4RK6e1oi-w8EKlKuzHz55YG91y9is7BKbHXhAoU7LqFGx4vQjBR1RwPuYuYXIOg03ALHV1_aPUWkPKJ_c9KGdZNh-ppQSUj79g/s640/blogger-image-1130801645.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The "weeping wall" was more like the gushing wall!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-e3aKwD9FdPAZkewObP1n_STBjZR5dbcEOQKhVHGciQXrwGyOf1CFDRxOaZbP_SedYI847zft2a_zPL4tGqSAQx8yZh_odXQBVE7bEf5i-1pnrv-RQV8lR-Am4olH65Mr2jdTxeQhQ/s640/blogger-image--1921768502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-e3aKwD9FdPAZkewObP1n_STBjZR5dbcEOQKhVHGciQXrwGyOf1CFDRxOaZbP_SedYI847zft2a_zPL4tGqSAQx8yZh_odXQBVE7bEf5i-1pnrv-RQV8lR-Am4olH65Mr2jdTxeQhQ/s640/blogger-image--1921768502.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVaFfYRosiGaFnj9UwvIeP0TV0rEeN0tkidybTjbux4Vv81MES6TST9Ou8S5uYNXoQlUDOcphynSKi7ZdZP1QZgguHB0N6iOOVi27Alc_Iu83hy-OMFuNaN8tiw0v3odt9DBkmHhJDQ/s640/blogger-image-1271617748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVaFfYRosiGaFnj9UwvIeP0TV0rEeN0tkidybTjbux4Vv81MES6TST9Ou8S5uYNXoQlUDOcphynSKi7ZdZP1QZgguHB0N6iOOVi27Alc_Iu83hy-OMFuNaN8tiw0v3odt9DBkmHhJDQ/s640/blogger-image-1271617748.jpg"></a></div>One of the more memorable moments of the trip was when we were headed down from Logan Pass and it was SUPER foggy - as in we were driving about 10-15 mph some of the time because it was so hard to see. Well, some rocks fell down onto the road ahead of us and John slowed down even more because of the small rockslide...and then a softball sized rock hit our hood! Thank goodness for the Linex paint job, and we were also very thankful it didn't hit the windshield. </div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-33979660478701693982016-07-20T19:38:00.001-07:002016-07-20T19:38:19.214-07:00Photo dumpBecause what else can be done to catch up 2 months of craziness??<div><br></div><div>We have done lots of gardening, biking, kayaking (not as much of this as I'd like!), camping, swimming...there is just no way I can catch up! So instead, I will start with the last day of school:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj6EkcYwpYADG-Mx0CWCMZYdn-IfwGnWYWKxvHnDNUYbfqb5fO7WpugAb7phSCL4wF_ySz0KcE4X4iKae5EiFcanAZAaBKCDqaSqbkEAbzZg1VdWtRdKV5oWYfZ7Z-tKeFflHoP8AiA/s640/blogger-image-1361980872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj6EkcYwpYADG-Mx0CWCMZYdn-IfwGnWYWKxvHnDNUYbfqb5fO7WpugAb7phSCL4wF_ySz0KcE4X4iKae5EiFcanAZAaBKCDqaSqbkEAbzZg1VdWtRdKV5oWYfZ7Z-tKeFflHoP8AiA/s640/blogger-image-1361980872.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXRRclxMUaNFGO06KdCmO5V31T0yxKZFQJaAxF2D_N_W26xtuXg-HhWJ0gPJDZRaSBpgGU2LXhM0tSx4dJ-UwcsxF717O-j_VGnWEzMy_zhnz0DCxAxnTcbiG7lRQo9pjgHZSlqF74A/s640/blogger-image-1065681474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The kids got to break open Dino eggs and dig for dinosaur bones.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXC6LLqgUfIocyq0nQ-DZhYg5ag7A9ju8V5WhH_B252aQvBRFNJ_RLn7JOwmmmXnw2dPOXhtCYNHZnSthX6Sdxrntxm0zkSL6Oj2OJdaSKdMty8p_islVdcW9pqzFNhSZE0pFJhnsMGw/s640/blogger-image-1900837565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXC6LLqgUfIocyq0nQ-DZhYg5ag7A9ju8V5WhH_B252aQvBRFNJ_RLn7JOwmmmXnw2dPOXhtCYNHZnSthX6Sdxrntxm0zkSL6Oj2OJdaSKdMty8p_islVdcW9pqzFNhSZE0pFJhnsMGw/s640/blogger-image-1900837565.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4XHcHi8Lp747-9x5hKHCn7O3M9PV6n9iP_msm2TmZzPq6-r9apxQksdfvYLKAChGenATFEcgHcbcufOfMzhZ2AuYln28qRvsioz983WcicitBPuDotMhe4lSs8QVuIRMDdV0SAuwRA/s640/blogger-image-1948086362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was the second picking of honeyberries so far. Too bad the weather has been so cool and cloudy in the last few weeks. They will probably be ripening up slowly!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUfWiHuqa-8wOJclWAk7fEht2m29My_2QNzrmDlftyu2SM5-T3ANJUpmv1PGUnATMC8QRIvANAis8cFqAMPdVbASC9mKt9X71sZvD4HEcOHcc55PiSFD_rNtfNWphDBEyB5vHxD0qOw/s640/blogger-image--545126611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUfWiHuqa-8wOJclWAk7fEht2m29My_2QNzrmDlftyu2SM5-T3ANJUpmv1PGUnATMC8QRIvANAis8cFqAMPdVbASC9mKt9X71sZvD4HEcOHcc55PiSFD_rNtfNWphDBEyB5vHxD0qOw/s640/blogger-image--545126611.jpg"></a></div><br></div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-58230149708732642612016-04-26T20:42:00.001-07:002016-04-26T20:42:42.727-07:00GolfI guess Spring is actually here to stay (but now that I say that, we will probably get a freak snowstorm)! John and Preston golfed for the first time this year tonight. They even saw an adorable little duck family!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_S_vn3sjbXAmMoo42TSI6Nr4U9VWskvDe_luyGzIuMDvt0iIUAViTfmif7G4eFlq1H9OceXmlwrw2VsKWhYAr72fX39siwFaDYOZDX7JGeXGqLV6uz8wQ_CXUcKVksT08atSs3P3rA/s640/blogger-image--156478724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_S_vn3sjbXAmMoo42TSI6Nr4U9VWskvDe_luyGzIuMDvt0iIUAViTfmif7G4eFlq1H9OceXmlwrw2VsKWhYAr72fX39siwFaDYOZDX7JGeXGqLV6uz8wQ_CXUcKVksT08atSs3P3rA/s640/blogger-image--156478724.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD876e3csiZXmYw6e_7nuJoP0YCu7T0j7AVRwaoeEJqAElj60DI_1VAtY2rGVZS3RSArWtY9WI9BB8ym-604MEBJPXp61bPKmuEjQc9cNdnR2HBpYjtZzebt-omD_aM-Zbxw7AVDndg/s640/blogger-image--2114847232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD876e3csiZXmYw6e_7nuJoP0YCu7T0j7AVRwaoeEJqAElj60DI_1VAtY2rGVZS3RSArWtY9WI9BB8ym-604MEBJPXp61bPKmuEjQc9cNdnR2HBpYjtZzebt-omD_aM-Zbxw7AVDndg/s640/blogger-image--2114847232.jpg"></a></div>The boys have already been asking about the summer golf class so I guess I better get them signed up for it!</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-6312665960978301682016-04-24T20:21:00.001-07:002016-04-26T19:31:52.185-07:00Kid-Free Vacay!Guess how long it's been since John and I took a kid-free vacation? 10.5 years. Yes really. We haven't taken one since Preston was born. Now, we have taken a couple of "work trips" where I have tagged along with John for a conference, so it's not like we haven't had ANY time away from the kids, but this was our first actual strictly-for-fun kid-free trip (that we spent a lot of time talking business on, but that's beside the point).<div><br></div><div>John decided to surprise me for my birthday with a trip to Mexico. Archer did a good job of spoiling that surprise because he found out and didn't want us to go without him! So I found out on Saturday and told John not to book it. Sunday, the trip was booked. :) It was crazy and spontaneous. And much needed. We had SO MUCH FUN! I would never have taken the initiative to book a trip like that so I'm glad my husband does things like that. He even convinced my parents to come stay with the boys! </div><div><br></div><div>So. Puerto Vallarta is a pretty amazing city. I am completely in love with it. The beaches were a bit crowded for my liking (although we did go to a beach south of town that was pretty quiet), but the town itself was beautiful. And they had so many delicious restaurants...I was so glad we weren't staying at an all inclusive resort so we could try as many as possible! We did tons of sight-seeing (and walking...the boys wouldn't have enjoyed our trip too much!) and fit in plenty of beach time and reading. Most of all though, we got to just do whatever we wanted without child-imposed time restraints - because even though our kids are older now and love traveling, they still have limits and the occasional sleep-deprived meltdown.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 1: we left super early and got in to PV mid-afternoon. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEV49DBlEHdBtTO5j1g54KRvtmR_AauPqn02WuVQoUREnU-j3ocKcWqN955MVDkUkyaJZHZ1lJl_Yit0Y66wTAtagb5KigBfqS8-34XepxePTHhJKER5p_hhsHTel9ecU084_aiPKCAQ/s640/blogger-image--115579002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEV49DBlEHdBtTO5j1g54KRvtmR_AauPqn02WuVQoUREnU-j3ocKcWqN955MVDkUkyaJZHZ1lJl_Yit0Y66wTAtagb5KigBfqS8-34XepxePTHhJKER5p_hhsHTel9ecU084_aiPKCAQ/s640/blogger-image--115579002.jpg"></a></div>The view from the balcony of our hotel room. We stayed at a budget hotel - The Emperador - but it was clean, the location was GREAT, and the staff were all helpful and friendly.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3ACON3PKdB0dgHCTeaz4yLi2De_WgJ7ZeKUSA6tLmlKKrElsaL662zJimxdkitdm8giy5S264_tUVKP9LYLNL9t-IUZwB7cFiVWGgFDLU9RLeGrV4a9JmPMNiD0ESruUxgsou-EJyA/s640/blogger-image--1584940043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3ACON3PKdB0dgHCTeaz4yLi2De_WgJ7ZeKUSA6tLmlKKrElsaL662zJimxdkitdm8giy5S264_tUVKP9LYLNL9t-IUZwB7cFiVWGgFDLU9RLeGrV4a9JmPMNiD0ESruUxgsou-EJyA/s640/blogger-image--1584940043.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3fVR-lMdTWHbQgYJzihJzwmc_2OaUBaM4xYL0L7NJymf5ESH_9wd1t4tdv5om3NNkN2VUxAtOEraA76DGrdfv3dAE8i5OOinj5wBUIf8fYr3impu82fnNbpeWPCragC2lCvKa6TmtA/s640/blogger-image-1264808123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3fVR-lMdTWHbQgYJzihJzwmc_2OaUBaM4xYL0L7NJymf5ESH_9wd1t4tdv5om3NNkN2VUxAtOEraA76DGrdfv3dAE8i5OOinj5wBUIf8fYr3impu82fnNbpeWPCragC2lCvKa6TmtA/s640/blogger-image-1264808123.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PKoksy9XL1POsU94IHUI0S36umZb361K99rX08n8iM-FnQtx6B5IIztAS_L2mdpghV5X8wHAguY5FUPvWSa-1wsNWk70lq5UuIub7FLRTJdDIxONwVrsj9d4i3dKGYzGo_Y1gkX3pQ/s640/blogger-image--1892175558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PKoksy9XL1POsU94IHUI0S36umZb361K99rX08n8iM-FnQtx6B5IIztAS_L2mdpghV5X8wHAguY5FUPvWSa-1wsNWk70lq5UuIub7FLRTJdDIxONwVrsj9d4i3dKGYzGo_Y1gkX3pQ/s640/blogger-image--1892175558.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Do4jP_ytFsZ2OSMIn0T3KRjIk4I9RWJPO1iM88CSN5Yrn7EVs66N5jJnsPuwhcJyEeJeYMIlOxyAOlaDZCXLH6kfVIZCQBTRexmVLM4lK3Z170WdCiIScKGOQdlBviQeyFkttWqVKg/s640/blogger-image-1949108536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Do4jP_ytFsZ2OSMIn0T3KRjIk4I9RWJPO1iM88CSN5Yrn7EVs66N5jJnsPuwhcJyEeJeYMIlOxyAOlaDZCXLH6kfVIZCQBTRexmVLM4lK3Z170WdCiIScKGOQdlBviQeyFkttWqVKg/s640/blogger-image-1949108536.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4MsICim19pjcQutgOd5BO9DCaHqPMudfGf7by-i-EgGz0ECM1lVfV_Xq90CND8UQghcvLn4t0POnDjisJePvPQEyMiitTQSo-EPW6R0GJRGkAGEe2ymk-fVFvTgE6iiBpSzHPhVWCA/s640/blogger-image-2007335552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4MsICim19pjcQutgOd5BO9DCaHqPMudfGf7by-i-EgGz0ECM1lVfV_Xq90CND8UQghcvLn4t0POnDjisJePvPQEyMiitTQSo-EPW6R0GJRGkAGEe2ymk-fVFvTgE6iiBpSzHPhVWCA/s640/blogger-image-2007335552.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We walked the beach, and those crazy stairs, ate dinner and watched the sunset. Not a bad day!</div><div><br></div><div>Day 2: (my actual birthday!)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc4jKxZZrgP54_vWMgNSCpT4HqpI2P1F0EwEp5Dx5NICP8u7oLM8NH2cePW7hFJKt5rImlt2gcF7h7j-UcoYCt3TTloRPwmVMPhJlfLCb7b1e4xQMlnk9hyphenhyphen_Gc0AEQKEBTwN-jqNYEw/s640/blogger-image-447740644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc4jKxZZrgP54_vWMgNSCpT4HqpI2P1F0EwEp5Dx5NICP8u7oLM8NH2cePW7hFJKt5rImlt2gcF7h7j-UcoYCt3TTloRPwmVMPhJlfLCb7b1e4xQMlnk9hyphenhyphen_Gc0AEQKEBTwN-jqNYEw/s640/blogger-image-447740644.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPid4TCCmEmGE9D-VI6MX8bgA5rEZc23aWZyGaEZYGueMNPONMJDem-_zRKRsmSHIV_2x_9A-wQl0OXv8mkRfL0-h1QivHMl5OD2VHajOjaL_jDb5rEX65sy2mKlNpcfUltQYfJaIT4g/s640/blogger-image-433160174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Despite the fact that PV is 2 hrs ahead of home! We discovered a coffee shop with yummy coffee and breakfast that we ended up frequenting throughout our trip. We did lots of walking around and sight-seeing in the morning, then had lunch at Coco's Kitchen which was DELICIOUS (and we ended up there the next day too!). We had an ATV tour booked for the afternoon which ended up being just so-so. It was super dusty and not that exciting. Probably more for people who are generally city-dwellers and don't have the opportunity to explore mountain trails very often. But we had fun and John got to jump off a cliff into a swimming hole. That evening we ate at Pancho's Takos. Amazing. I want to go back just to eat some more tacos! And then of course we walked around some more and watched the sunset.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 3:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvRINs_cyuI5T-bOyG3rDnDwbNymV55vDXp13qI7FVzah0xRBTejzTba6DbIahFUbADOp82y8gSAhVs8-KEzMBQ7xAeM94WLrFxf0lrypkW8I1tr4bEEng7A-4ZR-mCOs4RyhNMjZvA/s640/blogger-image--429887195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvRINs_cyuI5T-bOyG3rDnDwbNymV55vDXp13qI7FVzah0xRBTejzTba6DbIahFUbADOp82y8gSAhVs8-KEzMBQ7xAeM94WLrFxf0lrypkW8I1tr4bEEng7A-4ZR-mCOs4RyhNMjZvA/s640/blogger-image--429887195.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpZZp6bntbbfR25zzAXTU4uMlfls0lxwxM8QHWgae3u270sQPqXyGX2X8TWZFS1AHsKfvXS-OQqWPwV_YtPuD760zFzI0dnJfxtcyyhxcQpeh-QjP0FNQtI-mRCT8Q59qeopwwbwZrQ/s640/blogger-image--282720158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpZZp6bntbbfR25zzAXTU4uMlfls0lxwxM8QHWgae3u270sQPqXyGX2X8TWZFS1AHsKfvXS-OQqWPwV_YtPuD760zFzI0dnJfxtcyyhxcQpeh-QjP0FNQtI-mRCT8Q59qeopwwbwZrQ/s640/blogger-image--282720158.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ-Wlxb1TCj72wlNb5g4sGx_mh7sYr5L9aY8sJ3jEhcR5rGuL_O-VNWYqT6mSE1tBKBeMLMI-jaLE2QdgVdqlpWjdFSDsIdVhLWfjXuNdAZSAUK6O-QLozB-YaJ94KR89vrSA6vCmqQ/s640/blogger-image--2107860237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ-Wlxb1TCj72wlNb5g4sGx_mh7sYr5L9aY8sJ3jEhcR5rGuL_O-VNWYqT6mSE1tBKBeMLMI-jaLE2QdgVdqlpWjdFSDsIdVhLWfjXuNdAZSAUK6O-QLozB-YaJ94KR89vrSA6vCmqQ/s640/blogger-image--2107860237.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-KBYKTq-o-V5aqMdGuYUjUbQxEc3FKpUWNLYLkV6yilWnFJxvSbYSSnyCfu1ScXAGh8-SJl4JhwVlKacLadW4rlOndw3-oqacYTE0bOz2gI1gF7jEU8VWNo0CwS8nfjt5FP_khLGIw/s640/blogger-image--2143061908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-KBYKTq-o-V5aqMdGuYUjUbQxEc3FKpUWNLYLkV6yilWnFJxvSbYSSnyCfu1ScXAGh8-SJl4JhwVlKacLadW4rlOndw3-oqacYTE0bOz2gI1gF7jEU8VWNo0CwS8nfjt5FP_khLGIw/s640/blogger-image--2143061908.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV_hhxdKreHPEeog3xfFHKothNgVC83HWJVXUMQHBnFgiqnV-dmC2tx-FX4uZr7Ht2k2FzuPdjFzDmM7XbVa3742HIcbuAH2P4hKWnXDQgYWpcjgo6lvxGjzyN6yxnJVBLo__Cc8r3w/s640/blogger-image-1605188370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV_hhxdKreHPEeog3xfFHKothNgVC83HWJVXUMQHBnFgiqnV-dmC2tx-FX4uZr7Ht2k2FzuPdjFzDmM7XbVa3742HIcbuAH2P4hKWnXDQgYWpcjgo6lvxGjzyN6yxnJVBLo__Cc8r3w/s640/blogger-image-1605188370.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We took a taxi south of town to Playa Gemeles (I think that's spelled right!). We lounged around, climbed around in some rocks and saw a few crabs, and John snorkeled. It was okay but it started to get busier and it's a small beach, so we took the bus back into town (which was an experience in itself!). We spent the afternoon at the beach by our hotel (Los Muertos) and then walked around until we found a place to eat.</div><div><br></div><div>Day 4: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebqnwDrGtsUNl2d-ugczEKlScqa-IK0JbVQd1svCqR8cE8p0mBemia-_HDjFsO3zGdPTjnmRUJiSk4R4dUZ6VqZqFgSGL6LMs3BwFy0p_oZ0d3Cigi5XFZpRIKCj8hbzeWfqgvLO8EQ/s640/blogger-image-860276434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebqnwDrGtsUNl2d-ugczEKlScqa-IK0JbVQd1svCqR8cE8p0mBemia-_HDjFsO3zGdPTjnmRUJiSk4R4dUZ6VqZqFgSGL6LMs3BwFy0p_oZ0d3Cigi5XFZpRIKCj8hbzeWfqgvLO8EQ/s640/blogger-image-860276434.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix99-EthOK7F7v6L2d3zvgdGp75dCrqo7wRmIpJmoIZRLOg2VYrUd5qMQrIMt3k59DVmv81ffmfYrixV_CQfsWu9X8puApdX3Iz_OCm8PeziciCMttBrlil9WaX1AE57Rmwm4Os8ITvA/s640/blogger-image--988995478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix99-EthOK7F7v6L2d3zvgdGp75dCrqo7wRmIpJmoIZRLOg2VYrUd5qMQrIMt3k59DVmv81ffmfYrixV_CQfsWu9X8puApdX3Iz_OCm8PeziciCMttBrlil9WaX1AE57Rmwm4Os8ITvA/s640/blogger-image--988995478.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx47r02K1V75c2Ko7lwwd9MkAAAYwMQemkRBWAVwd0i9mO-uabkAp4rOdJYt9EyLf4M5tIPZfUahZPNBXQiYFauQDqorK9jwewBHXYAmzCz9Z6ZAxbOdrZ_95I19HhOu0QLw1RkHRFAw/s640/blogger-image-1817879154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx47r02K1V75c2Ko7lwwd9MkAAAYwMQemkRBWAVwd0i9mO-uabkAp4rOdJYt9EyLf4M5tIPZfUahZPNBXQiYFauQDqorK9jwewBHXYAmzCz9Z6ZAxbOdrZ_95I19HhOu0QLw1RkHRFAw/s640/blogger-image-1817879154.jpg"></a></div></div><div>John woke up sick. He had a sore throat that started the day before but it got a lot worse. He was achy, and had a nasty head cold. He found some kind of medicine to take though, and was able to sort of function while we went to the shops on Isla Cuale. It was maybe a bit too much walking for him! We went back to the hotel, packed up, and headed to the airport where he proceeded to sleep until it was time to board...then he slept on the plane...and again after we made it through customs/immigration/security at LAX...then again on the (delayed) flight home. We ended up getting home around 1:00 am, and of course we were up bright and early to a little boy bouncing into our room at 6:00 am! (But we were excited to see him so couldn't be too upset!)</div><div><br></div><div>Now we are in the midst of unpacking while trying to get back to "normal" here...and today I woke up with a sore throat. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-45670555410283118732016-04-20T09:04:00.001-07:002016-04-20T09:04:45.591-07:00QOTDQOTD, courtesy of Preston as Archer is opening the car door for me:<div>"Archer will be able to find a woman to marry very easily. But then he's going to have to open doors for her for the rest of his life."</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-84957702273711215662016-03-30T14:16:00.001-07:002016-03-30T14:16:54.860-07:00Almost SpringWe spent this past weekend camping at the ski mountain for the boys' ski race finals. 1 day of fun skiing in beautiful sunny weather + 2 days of racing in beautiful sunny weather = the boys are not ready for the season to end! They were starting to get a little burned out on skiing, but now they just aren't quite ready for it to be done. We have one more day...kind of a wrap up, fun day, and that's that. <div><br></div><div>But don't worry. They won't be bored. Soccer practice started for Preston today, and the other 2 will start after Spring break. </div><div><br></div><div>But back to finals. The boys did awesome. They had tons of fun and raced hard. Archer win a trophy for slalom which he was super excited about. The other 2 were crazy competitive with each other. Bryton beat Preston by a tiny bit in slalom the first day, which made Preston mad of course...but he came out the 2nd day determined to beat B in giant slalom and beat him he did! </div><div><br></div><div>So proud of these boys of mine. Skiing wouldn't be my choice for them for competitive sports, but I love that they all love it and can do it together. I am also starting to appreciate the "togetherness" of the ski team families. It's a much different atmosphere than your standard team sports, and everyone helps each other out and pitches in for pretty much anything and everything. (Maybe because we spend so much time together!)</div><div><br></div><div>I have tons of clean-up to do from camping, plus lots of laundry and wet ski gear to deal with, but it was worth it to see my boys all so crazy excited about this weekend, and the big smiles each time they crossed the finish line. I need to remember that for next year when I am feeling DONE with skiing!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95KE0G8y9aFKMW5yH_Lukxf4hPL6i2dR3u5fpy8Vf08OWQK0zaJiAqr23TwrWaJQvlvrHSRPxo5gtVw3vsiCRPuZDqy5ORJOsQawiLnaR7YEUmjYMdJzFIQXAM9ERKq0OBtc4_VTfOQ/s640/blogger-image-1591682842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95KE0G8y9aFKMW5yH_Lukxf4hPL6i2dR3u5fpy8Vf08OWQK0zaJiAqr23TwrWaJQvlvrHSRPxo5gtVw3vsiCRPuZDqy5ORJOsQawiLnaR7YEUmjYMdJzFIQXAM9ERKq0OBtc4_VTfOQ/s640/blogger-image-1591682842.jpg"></a></div>Preston</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAI2PSlGtC_xM0ssU-4qjySEZR8rtGh-NzfwgSJFvEiVHn9bqTzkCSZaUJfBIq9S5IO4O5TtdDU7gr5HYwpctjYf6QZmvyVYeRM7lnv6K4SzA6Xyr3m9rTYCHUwrCm1FX59leSXdUYA/s640/blogger-image-623015963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAI2PSlGtC_xM0ssU-4qjySEZR8rtGh-NzfwgSJFvEiVHn9bqTzkCSZaUJfBIq9S5IO4O5TtdDU7gr5HYwpctjYf6QZmvyVYeRM7lnv6K4SzA6Xyr3m9rTYCHUwrCm1FX59leSXdUYA/s640/blogger-image-623015963.jpg"></a></div>Bryton</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJNwSeRMVToWDdOAHOmxgCthQfEKAaeAJDc3CFYLMB3Iehpw7GYfnD3MZ5qVzXY6lETuKPSejV4Ai3UYaUL1qbuXcMtZjH7MlslmdFdN0jF7DK00sZhRp2NWhBwbAjes7_DfOUNsg8A/s640/blogger-image-660792831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJNwSeRMVToWDdOAHOmxgCthQfEKAaeAJDc3CFYLMB3Iehpw7GYfnD3MZ5qVzXY6lETuKPSejV4Ai3UYaUL1qbuXcMtZjH7MlslmdFdN0jF7DK00sZhRp2NWhBwbAjes7_DfOUNsg8A/s640/blogger-image-660792831.jpg"></a></div>Archer</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUGR22VgjdAGrwxNRt8rwnBUwZMZQdagQirW3fC-fqtjjqrtkCBo_wLJ-T3Iit4jp3tlbjOjZAxXCKIcIDwHzDC3s2npxuJ5WzR3f79tzloodZYgnZAW-piNaAFnTJTcEpSwt3Sb4wQ/s640/blogger-image-562850119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUGR22VgjdAGrwxNRt8rwnBUwZMZQdagQirW3fC-fqtjjqrtkCBo_wLJ-T3Iit4jp3tlbjOjZAxXCKIcIDwHzDC3s2npxuJ5WzR3f79tzloodZYgnZAW-piNaAFnTJTcEpSwt3Sb4wQ/s640/blogger-image-562850119.jpg"></a></div>The trophy winner! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m6_ypg-siwII5h77JUWf21w_qYRAAvhfXbz41fE9pZlaLbMb6mH3jnsrzBYc6W0xBEsM76-1EraLQXZB7PMfiBZDWi3F_ZCsBk8YJE4JIuooQbNTjYSd0aD0Yw08i0FMGu56WrXWOg/s640/blogger-image-1851842125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m6_ypg-siwII5h77JUWf21w_qYRAAvhfXbz41fE9pZlaLbMb6mH3jnsrzBYc6W0xBEsM76-1EraLQXZB7PMfiBZDWi3F_ZCsBk8YJE4JIuooQbNTjYSd0aD0Yw08i0FMGu56WrXWOg/s640/blogger-image-1851842125.jpg"></a></div>My little goofballs!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5y_fs4Rb9xn8x7i-u-SrocO-ZnJhG_nyM9Ttdd57vU4SLutq9PqjjIm2FUsWKEpwq82Mn60SbKImwPLQpzILJwFGQW_SUHCen0PwJRX4bh_Ga_eZL1kKnFRhwwq6V2vWJYCDHH0Odg/s640/blogger-image-508791052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5y_fs4Rb9xn8x7i-u-SrocO-ZnJhG_nyM9Ttdd57vU4SLutq9PqjjIm2FUsWKEpwq82Mn60SbKImwPLQpzILJwFGQW_SUHCen0PwJRX4bh_Ga_eZL1kKnFRhwwq6V2vWJYCDHH0Odg/s640/blogger-image-508791052.jpg"></a></div>And my view right now: soccer practice!</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-79396632490846458542016-03-15T17:40:00.001-07:002016-03-15T17:40:24.795-07:00QOTDPreston: "I wonder who invented reverse psychology?"<div>Bryton: "Probably a famous scientist. Like Frankenstein."</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-56056801906016918862016-02-15T17:04:00.001-08:002016-02-19T05:15:21.290-08:00Escape to WarmthI am definitely not "caught up" with things, but we did just get back from a trip so I'll skip to that!<div><br><div>A few weeks ago, a cruise we had been watching dropped a TON in price and we went for it. It was a little crazy to book a cruise only about 2 weeks in advance, but it was so worth it. It was an itinerary we had done before (Cozumel, Belize City, Roatan Honduras), but we didn't really mind considering the whole point was just to get away, relax, and soak up some sun! </div></div><div><br></div><div>We left out of Houston which was a first for us. We managed to get a pretty spectacular last minute flight deal too, and the itinerary was pretty quick and painless. The weather was a little cooler than we had hoped for, but we still managed to get some sun! (And by cooler...the day were still in the 70's at least!) </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2xjwRkyRBRzlQV5zE73dURzfS94wfpiRbxdvQvyzF0jH2ivIOMrUsnmfeDvu49VD3a4z7OpDYhdXXt9aRTSBW-aDliu9dW-iI2CO4Gn4-ckcPG1fN9iNjzN-8XQbw5Tark_AzVPuYg/s640/blogger-image--342042857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2xjwRkyRBRzlQV5zE73dURzfS94wfpiRbxdvQvyzF0jH2ivIOMrUsnmfeDvu49VD3a4z7OpDYhdXXt9aRTSBW-aDliu9dW-iI2CO4Gn4-ckcPG1fN9iNjzN-8XQbw5Tark_AzVPuYg/s640/blogger-image--342042857.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SMX-fGl8mx1Dqo2fuTuMXffC1F1wm7Jn-74DHjddfMW5FCwriqmbg2fY78B620O9a1dcBfim491pgZFOAFlnGGCk6IYXT0yyoimuVTMXY-cakAHRP_ZIJiFGskalN6x22N0tnc3NJQ/s640/blogger-image--269339838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SMX-fGl8mx1Dqo2fuTuMXffC1F1wm7Jn-74DHjddfMW5FCwriqmbg2fY78B620O9a1dcBfim491pgZFOAFlnGGCk6IYXT0yyoimuVTMXY-cakAHRP_ZIJiFGskalN6x22N0tnc3NJQ/s640/blogger-image--269339838.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpEHQ03XUX43vshLXSnv7PFHDvQBM11jdag5SVamRaMj9S4xAxSdYs12pWHhKeVqplexCnleLxur3TgcIx0QHFXDvO-upG-ipgL1KX0cKNSf8xyPAcmo0Nj_NwZN9S-mBOPG3blTi-w/s640/blogger-image-478878353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpEHQ03XUX43vshLXSnv7PFHDvQBM11jdag5SVamRaMj9S4xAxSdYs12pWHhKeVqplexCnleLxur3TgcIx0QHFXDvO-upG-ipgL1KX0cKNSf8xyPAcmo0Nj_NwZN9S-mBOPG3blTi-w/s640/blogger-image-478878353.jpg"></a></div>(We LOVED our cabin this time around. It was a 2 bedroom/2 bath suite with a balcony. This was the boys' bedroom.)</div><div><br></div><div>First stop was Cozumel. We had planned to do a beginner's snorkel lesson but it got cancelled due to the weather - it was windy and the water was pretty choppy. We were all kind of disappointed because we didn't love Cozumel the last time, so I had planned this in advance to hopefully have a better time. But no. We pretty much just walked around and did a little shopping. The kids were not into it at all, and neither was I. So we went back to the boat early and went swimming there instead! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbaXVQUOyMVNFsyvMQFwzh_KNcDh8bGRAecRL0Jwje1zO-OZkisBtxaUcQ7abgyQ931dasN9ATio2HplHSqzCzb-Ro_qRg40OAwTEjHv8V3r5G9yD9n5j7vtw9SwKZktJ5DMoWIBZ-w/s640/blogger-image-1592550272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbaXVQUOyMVNFsyvMQFwzh_KNcDh8bGRAecRL0Jwje1zO-OZkisBtxaUcQ7abgyQ931dasN9ATio2HplHSqzCzb-Ro_qRg40OAwTEjHv8V3r5G9yD9n5j7vtw9SwKZktJ5DMoWIBZ-w/s640/blogger-image-1592550272.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMGlrtY0WNSe4N_Mrs2TbtKngVl2EvLNqI7ra2RHU8ZeT8Hxlb4-kWueFhNglLZbXJ3XV5CZSlVuXNtr-mYuIGt445Wp9VdmwPolZfElEzMVww4iGj-ndXZMnWWxogpZcyNFoco8cCw/s640/blogger-image-1779506082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMGlrtY0WNSe4N_Mrs2TbtKngVl2EvLNqI7ra2RHU8ZeT8Hxlb4-kWueFhNglLZbXJ3XV5CZSlVuXNtr-mYuIGt445Wp9VdmwPolZfElEzMVww4iGj-ndXZMnWWxogpZcyNFoco8cCw/s640/blogger-image-1779506082.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_bevrwv2Apbiu3mehYb1tOFm0kE54FAb0EzcDLacwYnzu55T1xQZm5cZEFs0jProzxBDrnGGYV4gasusb2tfJMTNNo8NB0d7BQoJEiBphpm6LNuBrqUK6EZ5qcLsYW2rT4BcRumbEw/s640/blogger-image-2000541752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_bevrwv2Apbiu3mehYb1tOFm0kE54FAb0EzcDLacwYnzu55T1xQZm5cZEFs0jProzxBDrnGGYV4gasusb2tfJMTNNo8NB0d7BQoJEiBphpm6LNuBrqUK6EZ5qcLsYW2rT4BcRumbEw/s640/blogger-image-2000541752.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsiOsoYl7rrjwqxagT6SPrQzQpbQnYL39thf2mMJfc0QNCVm7GSd7v6HMPi-jZLhGa2_XrRKCpPJehe1HaE12B7wikvVJhzBFvRdOAw0NH7q00iNi-7ycJtqZR1XI0UebvcCEA4MKdg/s640/blogger-image-1680854031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsiOsoYl7rrjwqxagT6SPrQzQpbQnYL39thf2mMJfc0QNCVm7GSd7v6HMPi-jZLhGa2_XrRKCpPJehe1HaE12B7wikvVJhzBFvRdOAw0NH7q00iNi-7ycJtqZR1XI0UebvcCEA4MKdg/s640/blogger-image-1680854031.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next up: Belize. Love. We loved it last time and we loved it again. Last time we did a boat ride up the Old Belize River & then went to the Altun Ha ruins. This time we did the Belize Zoo and the howler monkey sanctuary. I wish we had more time in the city, but we had to be tendered in and it was a disaster. We left about 2 hours late. Ugh. So our day felt pretty rushed, but we still had fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWX1lcUpI0N630NCocg7KRBx3liSZw7OutNVkqHUy002vmjYF-FWvii2isqGN1Nsh3Uk9cnFijOS32vi1nYiR_85QW3yKW2RsJnQ6Gs2WeVs_6fRrIfvW8nLyM0SFlp0DpSp_ZDPmww/s640/blogger-image-651449276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWX1lcUpI0N630NCocg7KRBx3liSZw7OutNVkqHUy002vmjYF-FWvii2isqGN1Nsh3Uk9cnFijOS32vi1nYiR_85QW3yKW2RsJnQ6Gs2WeVs_6fRrIfvW8nLyM0SFlp0DpSp_ZDPmww/s640/blogger-image-651449276.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZfgYh8n0Pc8w3wjhtrcE_X2EZRI8cEui8Dut3DKVCBKg_uPAy65aCxPIQwGA6bNOMdV1q8HSx-DGkBC0AE6ChJVbUB2OsLLyB2YmX330PeVqQ-sSp9ELId-mbdwh1Cz1i6CXgbQsSg/s640/blogger-image-237176126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZfgYh8n0Pc8w3wjhtrcE_X2EZRI8cEui8Dut3DKVCBKg_uPAy65aCxPIQwGA6bNOMdV1q8HSx-DGkBC0AE6ChJVbUB2OsLLyB2YmX330PeVqQ-sSp9ELId-mbdwh1Cz1i6CXgbQsSg/s640/blogger-image-237176126.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Hh0wzH6wp2wePV_v4Ld8-K8kDX-wfaQHuQXGgxJqXJdnfbfKKcCjHoO1qdiZO6qCHDhPnj4qs23EEt0yRL_mvad4kgT-rWgK_hO4VKOideOMLdx1bjpFCjoGmgDWCGRsC9aywu6jMw/s640/blogger-image-519095784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Hh0wzH6wp2wePV_v4Ld8-K8kDX-wfaQHuQXGgxJqXJdnfbfKKcCjHoO1qdiZO6qCHDhPnj4qs23EEt0yRL_mvad4kgT-rWgK_hO4VKOideOMLdx1bjpFCjoGmgDWCGRsC9aywu6jMw/s640/blogger-image-519095784.jpg"></a></div>The tender was actually pretty exciting. 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I felt so bad for him, but all of the animals at the zoo were rescued so I guess it is better than the alternative. They have really nice environments for the animals, and they are all local to Belize. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xOYYrKewCjwS77hNYDHIWFrfYa4DGDdoVq_eyLOqynMFb9_DtSTHVk1D-V9GF23gcWg5OWCHL7JnCgvWkc9S2c8GZNnR_onQ6e3coAFV2lyr4IeGXT-5WboC2eQCWonnXH8S_U5nWw/s640/blogger-image-2116019880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xOYYrKewCjwS77hNYDHIWFrfYa4DGDdoVq_eyLOqynMFb9_DtSTHVk1D-V9GF23gcWg5OWCHL7JnCgvWkc9S2c8GZNnR_onQ6e3coAFV2lyr4IeGXT-5WboC2eQCWonnXH8S_U5nWw/s640/blogger-image-2116019880.jpg"></a></div>(There's always one with his eyes closed...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD3wEvwXWIaBafW5ZS0YpXmwUm_Y_oYprAKrBzHB7jL9hox9I7706mXnB7rx2ekec4reiwQ5mM8L30GJvDOa-TKsAquoDC97Vc4rKEG5OgpkBcUtxq-yY3aICb-cHkPW3pX1ysG3WHw/s640/blogger-image-1106409658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We saw some cute babies too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARmv4-NsoPgU2pYPjsI1xbj1B92rcXlK-XPN0jbjLKDLCsjByjGG4tjBk0EbCteWbXa_VzVCSpqAQ42_gMMLhJo2M5MSsyBGK9FhFlXxd59Fld2fnCfYN5xQ-TQOPmlULDzAHg891DQ/s640/blogger-image--69278681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARmv4-NsoPgU2pYPjsI1xbj1B92rcXlK-XPN0jbjLKDLCsjByjGG4tjBk0EbCteWbXa_VzVCSpqAQ42_gMMLhJo2M5MSsyBGK9FhFlXxd59Fld2fnCfYN5xQ-TQOPmlULDzAHg891DQ/s640/blogger-image--69278681.jpg"></a></div>Arch & me on the tender back to the ship</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then we were back on the boat bound for Roatan, Honduras. We have lots of love for this little island. If the school system was a little better, and it didn't get the occasional hurricane, I think it would be a contender for full-time living! We had a local guide who was pretty awesome. He took us all over, including to his family's house. The big highlight of the day though...ziplining!!! It was SO MUCH FUN! We had the course to ourselves thanks to the drizzly weather, and our guides were so nice and helpful. I wasn't entirely sure that Preston would like it. He's definitely our cautious child, and he kept going on and on about being afraid of heights before we got there. Well. He loved it. As did the rest of us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZcXkfCLSSeZi0j_zvHtVcVVXVPVIqeTfaVCMbQmfhIss0lmFvwj0b47Rh7dwDwJhGdcPdacolWb9ZT9zLaBtfzqLbDZhwCEbVz43bYR43VD57prv_chckDMFPfKj5l9VJWkpojLmlw/s640/blogger-image-887430066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZcXkfCLSSeZi0j_zvHtVcVVXVPVIqeTfaVCMbQmfhIss0lmFvwj0b47Rh7dwDwJhGdcPdacolWb9ZT9zLaBtfzqLbDZhwCEbVz43bYR43VD57prv_chckDMFPfKj5l9VJWkpojLmlw/s640/blogger-image-887430066.jpg"></a></div>Ready to go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-ubQfVpLx3giePcqiD1c_QYZxJHhqR1nIe7Mj6Z-DjbmGS3SZJypUPrYSj67AiQ9-7kv7fSoF7Gy4jPLghDzwXePhtmmRwv7ILgz_lLbtd5lV9APo5PhYnzoj751dY93wvEiNE3sQg/s640/blogger-image-1964492992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-ubQfVpLx3giePcqiD1c_QYZxJHhqR1nIe7Mj6Z-DjbmGS3SZJypUPrYSj67AiQ9-7kv7fSoF7Gy4jPLghDzwXePhtmmRwv7ILgz_lLbtd5lV9APo5PhYnzoj751dY93wvEiNE3sQg/s640/blogger-image-1964492992.jpg"></a></div>Yeah, pretty sure he loved it...even covered in dirt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjAOLjknhxsuA9q9p-AUTcAl8Sz5b4w5klBAM-XZYgdDGpgha1CSTmJwIKHLyCGaZZRVp6c9VZkz1D5V85btcVjx3ocmoJ5D7QlEujcRdMULhy4bb9-LXBJPTK4Z_KzEgh6E3LUnnlw/s640/blogger-image-651452391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjAOLjknhxsuA9q9p-AUTcAl8Sz5b4w5klBAM-XZYgdDGpgha1CSTmJwIKHLyCGaZZRVp6c9VZkz1D5V85btcVjx3ocmoJ5D7QlEujcRdMULhy4bb9-LXBJPTK4Z_KzEgh6E3LUnnlw/s640/blogger-image-651452391.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-5hptm9KBGRCOwmQe3uhx4K4AILsFYVDbY2_uVH_gwoYGmq2mixcAbH_qhKVEY96WL-3lOxgKgZl4CdV06EluBl_ZBKdMHI7Ua2JVTw_2ZTs5580Wv0lBKFfHH6osl-CLMwx2n3e1Q/s640/blogger-image-419154194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-5hptm9KBGRCOwmQe3uhx4K4AILsFYVDbY2_uVH_gwoYGmq2mixcAbH_qhKVEY96WL-3lOxgKgZl4CdV06EluBl_ZBKdMHI7Ua2JVTw_2ZTs5580Wv0lBKFfHH6osl-CLMwx2n3e1Q/s640/blogger-image-419154194.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGc8DPK8UNE1iEqkoNP1mxnQrxhq1ptJ7xhAV1msnrQNi_Z9X_Uqg_GBFr3W-NcuTOdtHgIWhwwW1boIcVV5-L-wuLYX0beb7E68abM5hUaJxhVz8dFOUoWc7O0rzgo6KACnCG5mX8MA/s640/blogger-image--729708228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGc8DPK8UNE1iEqkoNP1mxnQrxhq1ptJ7xhAV1msnrQNi_Z9X_Uqg_GBFr3W-NcuTOdtHgIWhwwW1boIcVV5-L-wuLYX0beb7E68abM5hUaJxhVz8dFOUoWc7O0rzgo6KACnCG5mX8MA/s640/blogger-image--729708228.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh, and Archer would never forgive me if I left out the most important part of the day in Honduras: Archer lost his first tooth! We were eating lunch and he looked at John and said "Dad, I want you to pull my tooth right now." About 2 seconds later, it was out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64TiH5CiIk8yZVT0xT3EVUMzDJzbLnPEdbIgfL8PRPRgqVLgkWX4d1AZZlQirdZBS0jLW2_IxRRs15EE23oVHAeBcFmVXLWp4nrGlUaV8r48D7cfRgHFf0YqAMsHRJCNTS7SE0dd9Nw/s640/blogger-image--1335528375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64TiH5CiIk8yZVT0xT3EVUMzDJzbLnPEdbIgfL8PRPRgqVLgkWX4d1AZZlQirdZBS0jLW2_IxRRs15EE23oVHAeBcFmVXLWp4nrGlUaV8r48D7cfRgHFf0YqAMsHRJCNTS7SE0dd9Nw/s640/blogger-image--1335528375.jpg"></a></div>Cute little toothless smile. He was so excited!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6vyNsQSWRo_5cAO1ijv4gudUQL1a5aUiPOwxLXU3hymU9BbnTOBPVtYU0gdjO_kWsAt12FMHJg1u_IX3kotL4pf2zulaKG_Lot13kug4WRo4a8kEcxXn154j-Qy441ArMFYnq0ytMw/s640/blogger-image-2010299672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6vyNsQSWRo_5cAO1ijv4gudUQL1a5aUiPOwxLXU3hymU9BbnTOBPVtYU0gdjO_kWsAt12FMHJg1u_IX3kotL4pf2zulaKG_Lot13kug4WRo4a8kEcxXn154j-Qy441ArMFYnq0ytMw/s640/blogger-image-2010299672.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tJiq8EtrPMV9EjjydfTbbyVNoRJ_X33OnWO7usNpPXdoePEeLcxrN9inqUan_N44OVJ0p8YanZ68WUCknDEksFschH4Yr8R84LFqZqHvTlzh8DxBUm9UKHfcsMJ3bfCd9oNu8sivEg/s640/blogger-image--590184026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tJiq8EtrPMV9EjjydfTbbyVNoRJ_X33OnWO7usNpPXdoePEeLcxrN9inqUan_N44OVJ0p8YanZ68WUCknDEksFschH4Yr8R84LFqZqHvTlzh8DxBUm9UKHfcsMJ3bfCd9oNu8sivEg/s640/blogger-image--590184026.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGn0Q4KGzBW3cN6xUBCJw1RTT7GqhTgotOdTWudlezawr4z3_m59KdLIVMny234kxFSiH332-M3U_6OWRuoM8F_PW9YBtIVK7aMHgJoE4c9Zh-VeIYaFs38mtHIHqIEXMc6MM_t6Rnng/s640/blogger-image-1072292627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGn0Q4KGzBW3cN6xUBCJw1RTT7GqhTgotOdTWudlezawr4z3_m59KdLIVMny234kxFSiH332-M3U_6OWRuoM8F_PW9YBtIVK7aMHgJoE4c9Zh-VeIYaFs38mtHIHqIEXMc6MM_t6Rnng/s640/blogger-image-1072292627.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After Roatan, we had a few days at sea to relax a little. The kids club put on their circus for the parents, and we read, swam, and soaked up the sun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNGj1vbGR7J8i-DoP5c9bT8jP4_xDrjEtBjVW2_e7iT0DS2M5hHP6qYi6gZ9VnMQmkC2WzpRsPaxiX6bV9BOHNp3d7r_DGNQQCCDeF4NVdtvHcyseRozausZfZC7gtf9cqii4Cw4lGg/s640/blogger-image-599259780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNGj1vbGR7J8i-DoP5c9bT8jP4_xDrjEtBjVW2_e7iT0DS2M5hHP6qYi6gZ9VnMQmkC2WzpRsPaxiX6bV9BOHNp3d7r_DGNQQCCDeF4NVdtvHcyseRozausZfZC7gtf9cqii4Cw4lGg/s640/blogger-image-599259780.jpg"></a></div>Preston the clown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWbRZFrGAi09snoeHk_wNfsSDNVb62bgInwtOrp6wC9uplNz5m34FNet3QAxcDoQwwFx7PrR-jaFrO_pLMBBdqie5lKmu6xxWW4CS0yr11gaSagkG7OOAdCzGmLjl1tnXIWeW1V3-gA/s640/blogger-image-98416507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWbRZFrGAi09snoeHk_wNfsSDNVb62bgInwtOrp6wC9uplNz5m34FNet3QAxcDoQwwFx7PrR-jaFrO_pLMBBdqie5lKmu6xxWW4CS0yr11gaSagkG7OOAdCzGmLjl1tnXIWeW1V3-gA/s640/blogger-image-98416507.jpg"></a></div>B</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YUQAoVvW5o_AaX2X0WOxDbY0a4_ab77Xr2AOkod6NMwEedDgpC_ojKcPdNFAwCvW51IywKdIbGKO9JNSce5AM0aEcR13B86m9oqgHGwrm7oKXbNd5KwjQVGHrIUp7FMk_8ihvSMhEw/s640/blogger-image--597118207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YUQAoVvW5o_AaX2X0WOxDbY0a4_ab77Xr2AOkod6NMwEedDgpC_ojKcPdNFAwCvW51IywKdIbGKO9JNSce5AM0aEcR13B86m9oqgHGwrm7oKXbNd5KwjQVGHrIUp7FMk_8ihvSMhEw/s640/blogger-image--597118207.jpg"></a></div>Arch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgl_lb4jV3jKT14I5Ks8dqZJnyz41Z6bFvaqBjSfX3-BOUByc6psb-Ul3iPGz-nZ8TD7WiNLHJClsVDSsj21T73HJ-CsdkRlq3eva4UCcsp8vU4sAPJGR7SN8OA0uQNGgFmiMPb0Yvg/s640/blogger-image-818258248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgl_lb4jV3jKT14I5Ks8dqZJnyz41Z6bFvaqBjSfX3-BOUByc6psb-Ul3iPGz-nZ8TD7WiNLHJClsVDSsj21T73HJ-CsdkRlq3eva4UCcsp8vU4sAPJGR7SN8OA0uQNGgFmiMPb0Yvg/s640/blogger-image-818258248.jpg"></a></div>On our way back to Houston</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBg5V_jM-iH4NWFEZNujp-Odbep68_1awXGRjpR2XQekNIZ1Yoz_XAg6AXZvFEeQffBzX1yPdx5ySk-cwOQAZbDiJTq88R9secZ_rrFog-Ab8Sb6j5zXmb-awGNUC_I9HURW4OdModg/s640/blogger-image--1769994426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBg5V_jM-iH4NWFEZNujp-Odbep68_1awXGRjpR2XQekNIZ1Yoz_XAg6AXZvFEeQffBzX1yPdx5ySk-cwOQAZbDiJTq88R9secZ_rrFog-Ab8Sb6j5zXmb-awGNUC_I9HURW4OdModg/s640/blogger-image--1769994426.jpg"></a></div>Back in Houston</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB43-hdfK0Om15QzCkqmQ3rxRkOoldqzxG48K1DN5PQZVurkYSZAPhrYuFg9E6ykSM5wAgC2lnuE3Arl4Q95o6eO2qvp19bqHiB8BaLA4EZtMDsxjXI7V7JE3XImlqSLe9OGrMqqTwPg/s640/blogger-image-2130857278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB43-hdfK0Om15QzCkqmQ3rxRkOoldqzxG48K1DN5PQZVurkYSZAPhrYuFg9E6ykSM5wAgC2lnuE3Arl4Q95o6eO2qvp19bqHiB8BaLA4EZtMDsxjXI7V7JE3XImlqSLe9OGrMqqTwPg/s640/blogger-image-2130857278.jpg"></a></div>We stayed for a night in Houston so we got a rental car and went to the space center. 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Ugh. I have a nasty cold, so we aren't even finished unpacking. Some day! Hopefully everyone else stays healthy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div><br></div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-61112402373030865542016-02-15T15:25:00.001-08:002016-02-15T15:25:45.122-08:00Holiday FestivitiesWell. It's mid-February and I still have pics on my phone from mid-December that I need to get on the blog. How exactly did I get this far behind?? <div><br></div><div>Christmas. I realized that I didn't take a single picture on Christmas Day! We were too busy enjoying our family time! But, we had an office Christmas party in mid-December, and the younger boys had a Christmas program at school. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTC91E8sk1quQLTJ6xSImyBxsCNpznyFgp_74i3RhFrelEXgdE6dXKWbtwPrbNPmYGAffGUXMhiXJQefpOFowqiZd-cHDCJ0w83dWQmP0dpFRxq-eTeWNnulkH8ub-ozCr6mEr23c1Jg/s640/blogger-image--1877330061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTC91E8sk1quQLTJ6xSImyBxsCNpznyFgp_74i3RhFrelEXgdE6dXKWbtwPrbNPmYGAffGUXMhiXJQefpOFowqiZd-cHDCJ0w83dWQmP0dpFRxq-eTeWNnulkH8ub-ozCr6mEr23c1Jg/s640/blogger-image--1877330061.jpg"></a></div>Office party!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68iBHDXHcK4zcDy_5SIQkEgRR8HN3ilaYUwp4gWMcr2k_AU_UDMuLDZ3JfKY61a98TD0r1bMIYB-3bsUFiq8otR06gS24o9F7oA64Th3lVUtB44LNEkElq1waZhyphenhyphen5sAwWoUe1_w2RcQ/s640/blogger-image-1374784737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68iBHDXHcK4zcDy_5SIQkEgRR8HN3ilaYUwp4gWMcr2k_AU_UDMuLDZ3JfKY61a98TD0r1bMIYB-3bsUFiq8otR06gS24o9F7oA64Th3lVUtB44LNEkElq1waZhyphenhyphen5sAwWoUe1_w2RcQ/s640/blogger-image-1374784737.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CequZSZTlhhXoN0Ab6uhPa07pSxOG_lFkiPzAXnORyBahhgBgTyztSHB1RL0iRQpmnanruXR6yd-PGIHOgvteYgXpkchUKJXl59a1OHLqPFCohUakLqHWYq51LygVDHYl7dfHAgYNw/s640/blogger-image--594974065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CequZSZTlhhXoN0Ab6uhPa07pSxOG_lFkiPzAXnORyBahhgBgTyztSHB1RL0iRQpmnanruXR6yd-PGIHOgvteYgXpkchUKJXl59a1OHLqPFCohUakLqHWYq51LygVDHYl7dfHAgYNw/s640/blogger-image--594974065.jpg"></a></div>My handsome boys had such a cute program. Their music teacher does a good job of picking fun songs that aren't babyish for them. They always sing catchy songs that the kids love!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt_vqfl5axvJNn1FWSMLgOBu9n2VRpH9kyFajBt8Wg_q9tQmQUuWVVymZpcTZTObiGcIJpX142sjv6aTmJ8Lyu4P0A-vVtQBNJErHuYUQvGcwMiOzPTmX19fifN7Qj72xbQCGrLNR2A/s640/blogger-image-1426341453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt_vqfl5axvJNn1FWSMLgOBu9n2VRpH9kyFajBt8Wg_q9tQmQUuWVVymZpcTZTObiGcIJpX142sjv6aTmJ8Lyu4P0A-vVtQBNJErHuYUQvGcwMiOzPTmX19fifN7Qj72xbQCGrLNR2A/s640/blogger-image-1426341453.jpg"></a></div>We made cookies...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7DUsQ-YLqX85mWcw0OEvf6kCfJgNMoCcLohDYlf_w8JAxrsP9BSENGq377_JlerSFo4c3pu1bStZ5bkqtreXlDU8uoazKNEq-tVuL5169LeoALDqUaSbJ2Z7v5Pmbs5OTHyQpEhvLg/s640/blogger-image-701847961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7DUsQ-YLqX85mWcw0OEvf6kCfJgNMoCcLohDYlf_w8JAxrsP9BSENGq377_JlerSFo4c3pu1bStZ5bkqtreXlDU8uoazKNEq-tVuL5169LeoALDqUaSbJ2Z7v5Pmbs5OTHyQpEhvLg/s640/blogger-image-701847961.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlHqbdPjWMaeJJaFuYo3P79N9PnMM8zw6_1r_hOj9HOQuZXQ47N5Z_dMAUGUf0jOBrFYKmAcMXw6ticStjce4sMHZgQfHlPcfTYdprzpW-JC-Pmsg91spt1o7HjTiOUlNnSIZJOn3Bw/s640/blogger-image--2132839328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlHqbdPjWMaeJJaFuYo3P79N9PnMM8zw6_1r_hOj9HOQuZXQ47N5Z_dMAUGUf0jOBrFYKmAcMXw6ticStjce4sMHZgQfHlPcfTYdprzpW-JC-Pmsg91spt1o7HjTiOUlNnSIZJOn3Bw/s640/blogger-image--2132839328.jpg"></a></div>Snowmen and snow forts...</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ASBfjDKkRMi8IaNNd_hPdXOwtqWYx9jICA0lT5p8SOJdYBhdxwqNroDCijgxAI0Rz9p-Sg899gHIrOwm4V7VkF8Rhnzp_79zpHhDCOZ306bIiZgWAjBCw27tAmRwrA7B_QHWsR_yUw/s640/blogger-image--1258616651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ASBfjDKkRMi8IaNNd_hPdXOwtqWYx9jICA0lT5p8SOJdYBhdxwqNroDCijgxAI0Rz9p-Sg899gHIrOwm4V7VkF8Rhnzp_79zpHhDCOZ306bIiZgWAjBCw27tAmRwrA7B_QHWsR_yUw/s640/blogger-image--1258616651.jpg"></a></div>Played with trains...</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLcKXvHgtafaT8nJnZ_Iqm6jnjaAkHZ97isCPIXPFf0jrZHgEEuC8IMdMiyPwwoiPiYzi7K04gi089dgipuBsSJHs4vicM3_2-a8kV2TSeSENZ2V0HSBDIwydu5dXUBJsqTNhQIPNLQ/s640/blogger-image-1551892292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLcKXvHgtafaT8nJnZ_Iqm6jnjaAkHZ97isCPIXPFf0jrZHgEEuC8IMdMiyPwwoiPiYzi7K04gi089dgipuBsSJHs4vicM3_2-a8kV2TSeSENZ2V0HSBDIwydu5dXUBJsqTNhQIPNLQ/s640/blogger-image-1551892292.jpg"></a></div>The boys met Santa for the first time in a loooong time</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtXiglaLrJNaTwQdefHL-mMxyYXp9TGXAgDDjXpws3Y0Pxw2m6FUOzClfPK5uR1ktfeEGJskiGAVLeEj2Ag1B1_d9mkJmTXyuwnbL-ypJYs3SAz4ttS6BUUWmN1o9D8EnlNQaDPHNtQ/s640/blogger-image-193025880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtXiglaLrJNaTwQdefHL-mMxyYXp9TGXAgDDjXpws3Y0Pxw2m6FUOzClfPK5uR1ktfeEGJskiGAVLeEj2Ag1B1_d9mkJmTXyuwnbL-ypJYs3SAz4ttS6BUUWmN1o9D8EnlNQaDPHNtQ/s640/blogger-image-193025880.jpg"></a></div>Oh wait! I found the one pic I took on Christmas Day!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3FXGv7B9jhpI7qhNbsicVqkVVEUx1QZo2rGsBK_xVbGsI0TV44ayQT0kGxA6ExGe0Z6moxk6kx56lcmXLjNTTdCv1q4JXlTanscyfyCm7glqPIAIMOmGh8_qts9XnJooLD-RFyW2JA/s640/blogger-image--596282758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3FXGv7B9jhpI7qhNbsicVqkVVEUx1QZo2rGsBK_xVbGsI0TV44ayQT0kGxA6ExGe0Z6moxk6kx56lcmXLjNTTdCv1q4JXlTanscyfyCm7glqPIAIMOmGh8_qts9XnJooLD-RFyW2JA/s640/blogger-image--596282758.jpg"></a></div>And the snow. So much snow. Thankfully it is gone now and there isn't any more in the forecast at this point. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-18399278136868159262016-02-15T15:07:00.001-08:002016-02-15T15:07:34.448-08:00Where to start...We have SO much going on I don't even know where to start. We have been skiing (skiing, and more skiing!) every weekend so it basically feels like all of our free time is spent at the mountain. The older boys raced last weekend and had a ton of fun. Preston's first run was amazing, but unfortunately he wrecked the second run. B did awesome too - no wrecks for him!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFq_LaDGdhclgQi0SBLbIlkGitoq8o-NhMTC85DbpUPlP289j-1pdUpRbAkIWc8aAKvg54oK59cwaNzTonQ8lrGFN5sFbRervC4HR3Ov7iAer1slLnrLJ-UvmrYAQV6pYGPQylKsYTCA/s640/blogger-image-132678859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFq_LaDGdhclgQi0SBLbIlkGitoq8o-NhMTC85DbpUPlP289j-1pdUpRbAkIWc8aAKvg54oK59cwaNzTonQ8lrGFN5sFbRervC4HR3Ov7iAer1slLnrLJ-UvmrYAQV6pYGPQylKsYTCA/s640/blogger-image-132678859.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjivf4Xshfs_684xqGTSkdJ1WuEYfhdqMBfyZrmxVZAy0ns9mIwMYl9xdNf3vuGYoBiEGw2TFXfxZhk-GSSAwRnSOXq3-ZtKWdugI_d1GZ2en07krZpjxmQfoiqdRBAmVctTwj1CDcxA/s640/blogger-image--141902578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjivf4Xshfs_684xqGTSkdJ1WuEYfhdqMBfyZrmxVZAy0ns9mIwMYl9xdNf3vuGYoBiEGw2TFXfxZhk-GSSAwRnSOXq3-ZtKWdugI_d1GZ2en07krZpjxmQfoiqdRBAmVctTwj1CDcxA/s640/blogger-image--141902578.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div>We had stitches (Preston, 5 stitches on the bridge of his nose after a fold-up basketball hoop fell on his face!). <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPQMzxtIjiRYW2_3vDR-9JF3ecFr98H6QhJUW5OimUtMSqXcQnxFndnE9KHX_6DQM7-Zk1dI6dZGqbAGBEz8ZNTyctWMAJgHZR-Rplg1Ao2cR7JxPrgZc8w2Eww5JJAvh137PbtwnOw/s640/blogger-image--96553569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That's a lot of responsibility.</div><div>Preston: Yeah, but then we could move and live in the White House. And you wouldn't have to worry about cleaning the house!</div><div>Me: Right. I'd just have to worry about running the country. That's a little bit bigger of a deal.</div><div>Preston: Well, you could just say "yes" to everything.</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-12903766320861740742016-01-12T14:21:00.001-08:002016-01-12T14:21:20.558-08:00Double Digits!Preston turned 10 on January 1st! I can't believe it's been 10 years since I gave birth to this boy.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEG9TLa7fRaYo94Qv9unbtXO2JZKmIJJEAvPhAylvSh36ulK56HW1NqDaddXo6uzNGA1hyllg5mDiJeVe0hQhr98gV9Er_EZxJnCsD8co2YwsdG5eucFbj6WhG3imFPT1emlT0GZoY6A/s640/blogger-image-1963057043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEG9TLa7fRaYo94Qv9unbtXO2JZKmIJJEAvPhAylvSh36ulK56HW1NqDaddXo6uzNGA1hyllg5mDiJeVe0hQhr98gV9Er_EZxJnCsD8co2YwsdG5eucFbj6WhG3imFPT1emlT0GZoY6A/s640/blogger-image-1963057043.jpg"></a></div><br><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">He's such an amazing kid. He's sweet, a friend to everyone, loves school, reading, skiing, soccer, video games...pretty much everything! Even though he's getting older, he still loves to have some cuddle time with his mom occasionally. I will be so sad when he doesn't want to hang out with me anymore! Sometimes he will disappear into his bedroom and we find him in there engrossed in a book. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">He loves our chickens, and is definitely the chief caretaker of them. He </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">usually </i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">does it without complaint! He can tell them apart and knows their names. I have no clue which one is which! </span></div><div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nimoXPeXOQY-F4SEecOCkoUjF1ZYswDpgqPXK1nI9yeg18Odql_G91a142UyNgE9stItFSn0r8ol4-itYsXJBg0JYuP8QRFgg-6dtsP9PZu4t_uUlygsIb5ezsHARDSTsCstMa77CA/s640/blogger-image-2104932921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nimoXPeXOQY-F4SEecOCkoUjF1ZYswDpgqPXK1nI9yeg18Odql_G91a142UyNgE9stItFSn0r8ol4-itYsXJBg0JYuP8QRFgg-6dtsP9PZu4t_uUlygsIb5ezsHARDSTsCstMa77CA/s640/blogger-image-2104932921.jpg"></a></div>Homemade birthday donut (on his actual birthday)</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UHSk0nJ6YaWpU8cZQ2ekzDWwH3ySOV_Yinp3tgMjvp5U01_r-fe_N0D9y8LK1JvYU0t7I0sh6anV34pdMWFPwiHHpfzBZdGh_RVq1vb2ex8NGEe6nlFJEhY_0uYzbojFN6LHro5utg/s640/blogger-image-550207061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UHSk0nJ6YaWpU8cZQ2ekzDWwH3ySOV_Yinp3tgMjvp5U01_r-fe_N0D9y8LK1JvYU0t7I0sh6anV34pdMWFPwiHHpfzBZdGh_RVq1vb2ex8NGEe6nlFJEhY_0uYzbojFN6LHro5utg/s640/blogger-image-550207061.jpg"></a></div>Archer made Preston a cake in his easy bake oven!</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNVorTVR4AriTnwN9SEO-IHPjXkezJ_ZmYFR3QzRoR6Uhfv2tDyDDr65MbxmsinmV2tgpsKioe1EwGSlCCp4Z-I1NnFJy_09SWw9saf6-dtVWyzmt7lfUaKm1El0HOBxjUXXbSsFugg/s640/blogger-image--1067448966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNVorTVR4AriTnwN9SEO-IHPjXkezJ_ZmYFR3QzRoR6Uhfv2tDyDDr65MbxmsinmV2tgpsKioe1EwGSlCCp4Z-I1NnFJy_09SWw9saf6-dtVWyzmt7lfUaKm1El0HOBxjUXXbSsFugg/s640/blogger-image--1067448966.jpg"></a></div></font><div><div><br></div><div>The day after his actual birthday (the day before his party), the boys had their first ski race of the season. It was technically a practice race since it was just with their team, but the boys took it pretty seriously and had a great time! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6ZG6XMDY4tCGoqJku2kDjWEf6Vk0P_91F84eQYsfef1FngSBJdbH_1c8nQTW09Vb9vuJhl_hs_vfDqxWwR1f9weQoqr-0xlLa6Qda2RLYmElqNOgpmd15TapiKAvtvL4FabQ4Gh8xA/s640/blogger-image-943170582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6ZG6XMDY4tCGoqJku2kDjWEf6Vk0P_91F84eQYsfef1FngSBJdbH_1c8nQTW09Vb9vuJhl_hs_vfDqxWwR1f9weQoqr-0xlLa6Qda2RLYmElqNOgpmd15TapiKAvtvL4FabQ4Gh8xA/s640/blogger-image-943170582.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCtLm7L_RIQ9cJqIrPLmbSfUhpYy4cWOkkpE9RyduRZl34fj74g5uvu5NEWuk3YPWulX0UgDihkUIW9gttUUyCb-kp29qYoMIET_Hp34uPB0yVwFkyXgJxfphu1YAlpeXw4lXYlaspQ/s640/blogger-image--1698254091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCtLm7L_RIQ9cJqIrPLmbSfUhpYy4cWOkkpE9RyduRZl34fj74g5uvu5NEWuk3YPWulX0UgDihkUIW9gttUUyCb-kp29qYoMIET_Hp34uPB0yVwFkyXgJxfphu1YAlpeXw4lXYlaspQ/s640/blogger-image--1698254091.jpg"></a></div>Archer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzCo0841z0hvpSSd0qfHvho6N1nZwR0TBmJQeiL2zLWx1rtSjYU9iNSWCjzLhpqOMwtuK7hkfBpfWOkjYAOkg6nQVyfM66ZEdZ3gBlT4JEX0A7CGXeZYsDw6RhWoSO4raJWn3-SGgEg/s640/blogger-image--1212877319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzCo0841z0hvpSSd0qfHvho6N1nZwR0TBmJQeiL2zLWx1rtSjYU9iNSWCjzLhpqOMwtuK7hkfBpfWOkjYAOkg6nQVyfM66ZEdZ3gBlT4JEX0A7CGXeZYsDw6RhWoSO4raJWn3-SGgEg/s640/blogger-image--1212877319.jpg"></a></div>Bryton</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o6xdeICR8ewj45hhvriKpJSPJ3EW1vlWyD3mdnsk4Yx_rJudLavvkGVpWL3o3IwaJvkW0D1QWGDzwGNukd1m8a5hQrIDrNWmxjctPwcNl_GFsNKe2BM7zFfGiwYZ0OGWl3Dd_xnQYw/s640/blogger-image--2073072047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o6xdeICR8ewj45hhvriKpJSPJ3EW1vlWyD3mdnsk4Yx_rJudLavvkGVpWL3o3IwaJvkW0D1QWGDzwGNukd1m8a5hQrIDrNWmxjctPwcNl_GFsNKe2BM7zFfGiwYZ0OGWl3Dd_xnQYw/s640/blogger-image--2073072047.jpg"></a></div>Preston</div><br></div><div>We celebrated his birthday by having some of his friends over for "decorate your own donuts" and then John took the boys to see Star Wars. </div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgMvNj43VrEm_E-ViVq5U6NXFgMlHfzwELCro7XYOykttH1yGkleIG1SLlTreGGFYkNv9kPh9NOuhAzvJC1hoG7HgvgbaqVB9aaah8WLqJpnwdh2z2ZpNZ4TvD1lVlSlSnG-OTk7wxw/s640/blogger-image-631066749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgMvNj43VrEm_E-ViVq5U6NXFgMlHfzwELCro7XYOykttH1yGkleIG1SLlTreGGFYkNv9kPh9NOuhAzvJC1hoG7HgvgbaqVB9aaah8WLqJpnwdh2z2ZpNZ4TvD1lVlSlSnG-OTk7wxw/s640/blogger-image-631066749.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGuzS_9nWEjmCyWlURhQKkg5DuWWmTLWNXeyPOVWQ83IFVWts0DrYERvEeiTBBuTwrk8OgJvWx2kRrUzTc61mgEHcwXspQ8LgYS6TVigkpzmn0j4JRHATMPtscMe755BhGeaZLAcc4g/s640/blogger-image-1088638841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGuzS_9nWEjmCyWlURhQKkg5DuWWmTLWNXeyPOVWQ83IFVWts0DrYERvEeiTBBuTwrk8OgJvWx2kRrUzTc61mgEHcwXspQ8LgYS6TVigkpzmn0j4JRHATMPtscMe755BhGeaZLAcc4g/s640/blogger-image-1088638841.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Oh man. As I'm looking through pics on my phone I'm realizing that I might be *slightly* behind on blogging. Between Christmas and New Years is such a crazy time for us. Besides the actual holidays, John and I celebrated 14 years of marriage, the boys had 4 days of ski camp (we skipped one day though!), and then Preston's birthday of course. More on those another day!</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-17249417846735048942015-11-21T18:20:00.001-08:002015-11-21T18:20:37.139-08:00The Epic StormWow. We just had a massive windstorm hit our area last week. Trees uprooted, power lines knocked down, lots of damage...and lots of people still without power 4 days later. I guess we were fortunate to have our power back after just over 48 hours! <div><br></div><div>We had an exciting 48 hrs without electricity. The storm was nuts. I have never experienced winds that strong. 70+ mph. When I went to pick the boys up from school, the light posts in the parking lot were swaying and I heard/watched a tree across the road snap and fall. It gets dark so early, so it was pretty difficult to see what was happening until morning, but our power went out right away so I started scrounging around for flashlights and candles. It turns out we really weren't prepared for an extended power outage (we are now at least more prepared!). </div><div><br></div><div>In the morning, we looked out to mass destruction. Trees on people's roofs, power lines on the ground & across the roads, debris everywhere...but in our yard? Nothing! It was amazing. I cannot believe that we didn't have a single bit of damage from the storm (at least nothing we have noticed yet!). So, while we were cold and inconvenienced, we were SO FORTUNATE considering the craziness we saw. </div><div><br></div><div>And really...we had fun! We did homework by candlelight (for 3 nights in a row), played cards, played hide & seek, slept all in the same room with our little heater, and the boys had an extra day off school. We had lots of friends offer to help us and offered to take us in until the power was back on, but we ended up staying home and switching our generator back and forth between the freezers and the refrigerator! We had power cords everywhere! Needless to say, I was ready for the power to come back on, but John had literally JUST gotten home with a bigger generator and heater that he had borrowed. He was not so happy about the timing! We were actually prepared to be without electricity for another 3-5 days from what the power company said, and unfortunately we have friends still without power...hopefully all the repairs will be done soon! We are supposed to be down in the mid-teens tonight...people need their heat!!!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0eVNc2EqqVUK3tUlG4DcqfakA3vz9smck0RtvJxPFA561bs10rHPMolAbdp9SJPvjMDl3Ej3z5ykeYEUvVQQYbsQ7nEsZXzeBUHAWYAWDtPgYfPFa28kYYeyKYrHvFRaGoG4xT8AFA/s640/blogger-image-1756306098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0eVNc2EqqVUK3tUlG4DcqfakA3vz9smck0RtvJxPFA561bs10rHPMolAbdp9SJPvjMDl3Ej3z5ykeYEUvVQQYbsQ7nEsZXzeBUHAWYAWDtPgYfPFa28kYYeyKYrHvFRaGoG4xT8AFA/s640/blogger-image-1756306098.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYNKDHVa8QlK4FvXMfM0Ui-bNc-opdFdefD90it0C3u7vH0vwnVZh3fo4R_MA9mNp38SMYZvQJkVsSvHkrNeMlGaFQjb5uSHC1-KcP2OG_4tIm_6WxExVjaw8RboHnNtQvJigfhJzTg/s640/blogger-image--1414434633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYNKDHVa8QlK4FvXMfM0Ui-bNc-opdFdefD90it0C3u7vH0vwnVZh3fo4R_MA9mNp38SMYZvQJkVsSvHkrNeMlGaFQjb5uSHC1-KcP2OG_4tIm_6WxExVjaw8RboHnNtQvJigfhJzTg/s640/blogger-image--1414434633.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS68GYFYr2cESWuBSsMHEszKt95hbwl3dzbsADngdVM8GAhhbU_bMQbsSikVkuTUMEsySsR1m5LUgLKVjZvCegKvxXiAteXuko9f1IESIJ_N-LXtObqNKkzi5tlb54y3ekk-P4pAmCUA/s640/blogger-image-1491697802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS68GYFYr2cESWuBSsMHEszKt95hbwl3dzbsADngdVM8GAhhbU_bMQbsSikVkuTUMEsySsR1m5LUgLKVjZvCegKvxXiAteXuko9f1IESIJ_N-LXtObqNKkzi5tlb54y3ekk-P4pAmCUA/s640/blogger-image-1491697802.jpg"></a></div>Ender loved the heater!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5BFdtsK6CcJU3OD_HDRd90EQJ3ix-jKy7ZeOJyTuzF9Etkc4EfgrCv4Nh_jY4CJ4c9TxP6Pb7xs5DnCKvjO0Tj_H2_HVT-n4xDavF3GIihw832DzZZGqqxAoyke4FwHiDpdUgUQQzg/s640/blogger-image--567281341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5BFdtsK6CcJU3OD_HDRd90EQJ3ix-jKy7ZeOJyTuzF9Etkc4EfgrCv4Nh_jY4CJ4c9TxP6Pb7xs5DnCKvjO0Tj_H2_HVT-n4xDavF3GIihw832DzZZGqqxAoyke4FwHiDpdUgUQQzg/s640/blogger-image--567281341.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesKHJIbPUwNjtyeaCvSSAbTwTpXvVp4m58oLERHfEc27viVsR5oSzWL28f26cQkqrM5dQmGO4NIGro_EtHMycAxo-kHjftYq05Utxnf-6aADapMQzfLYHZxYrGS4jA2zs00U11ZWfvA/s640/blogger-image--1745662321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesKHJIbPUwNjtyeaCvSSAbTwTpXvVp4m58oLERHfEc27viVsR5oSzWL28f26cQkqrM5dQmGO4NIGro_EtHMycAxo-kHjftYq05Utxnf-6aADapMQzfLYHZxYrGS4jA2zs00U11ZWfvA/s640/blogger-image--1745662321.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEsi8u0JQbu9ez8NuV-EvJSpxBueazgKu7GtS4eQXoA0-kW-3UMOPlPhqJWNvqE-8_7O15nszvv56_a8ElmwM2L0yTzq7T3xd5VJp9dkjb5rElLmkfXo01rcla2GjR7WiD74pXOARQw/s640/blogger-image--2010242773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEsi8u0JQbu9ez8NuV-EvJSpxBueazgKu7GtS4eQXoA0-kW-3UMOPlPhqJWNvqE-8_7O15nszvv56_a8ElmwM2L0yTzq7T3xd5VJp9dkjb5rElLmkfXo01rcla2GjR7WiD74pXOARQw/s640/blogger-image--2010242773.jpg"></a></div>Lights!!!</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-24869050048723642272015-11-01T20:26:00.001-08:002015-11-01T20:26:57.307-08:00Whirlwind DisneyWe are currently on our way home (stuck in the Oakland airport because our flight is crazily delayed) from a super fun weekend Disneyland getaway! We had credit card points that needed to be used up, plus we've had a couple of months of insanity at the office, so it all added up to time for a vacation! Although I'm not sure I could call it a vacation since it was really just a crazy long weekend...but we all had so much fun and we definitely weren't ready to leave. <div><br></div><div>We had amazingly warm (high 80's!) weather, along with minimal crowds at Disney and lots of fun Halloween decorations. We got to do the haunted mansion on Halloween, plus other fun Halloween "extras" on rides (like ghosts in Space Mountain!). We completely exhausted ourselves staying late both days we were in the park, but it was so worth it! Now, as we are in the middle of a 2.5 hour delay in Oakland, I'm kinda wondering if it really WAS worth it...but as I'm thinking back about the fun we had, it truly was! And I will try to remember that when we are driving home at 1:00 am...that feels like 2 am thanks to the time change last night.</div><div><br></div><div>Favorite rides:</div><div>Preston: Toy Story Mania and Buzz Lightyear</div><div>Bryton: California Screamin' and Matterhorn</div><div>Archer: California Screamin' and Tower of Terror</div><div><br></div><div>We also got in some swimming time at the hotel, and some shopping at Downtown Disney. Last time we did Disney, we all agreed that we should do a cruise next, but since that wasn't in the cards this time, maybe NEXT time will be a cruise!</div><div><br></div><div>Pictures pictures pictures!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAkkaqU7OvzvnpTOu2EMjOzmCOz3leMhHbedIeVPLg1IJYl9fj_NgE8-I7Wf2czHDXxrsoqPCnx7r4giL9BM3HVuSJqeCNajT5IX070zmUWwB-pT5W1q3r1a9VmeGhJCIx_s_RIAjXw/s640/blogger-image--1645300050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAkkaqU7OvzvnpTOu2EMjOzmCOz3leMhHbedIeVPLg1IJYl9fj_NgE8-I7Wf2czHDXxrsoqPCnx7r4giL9BM3HVuSJqeCNajT5IX070zmUWwB-pT5W1q3r1a9VmeGhJCIx_s_RIAjXw/s640/blogger-image--1645300050.jpg"></a></div>Waiting for our flight</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw125N2D17RB-eAdSXLebHCBd2Qpf5XGeWBio2nmeAbFmGkhj6ah_ULvmzT8sSvbLCWqr1W-eAD3PSn4uYGbdzXHAnvTYm5kB748X9a2u-EX_3dwXOVTz6pcD3l7dwBsz0mPp5yNCDKQ/s640/blogger-image-1696503764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw125N2D17RB-eAdSXLebHCBd2Qpf5XGeWBio2nmeAbFmGkhj6ah_ULvmzT8sSvbLCWqr1W-eAD3PSn4uYGbdzXHAnvTYm5kB748X9a2u-EX_3dwXOVTz6pcD3l7dwBsz0mPp5yNCDKQ/s640/blogger-image-1696503764.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLkqbcx_QADjB4PyekuqKvzrniRus-WYy6FIsGWLU3Q18xhMXazaiSJ_v6rqU7mlHP8fEcFgYQALEvx2Reof_qpVFnyMuAJq4EKHK38zVeF1TJdqWh01hBC6FRnhC9Kzrf_Sn-XRmZg/s640/blogger-image-685662755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLkqbcx_QADjB4PyekuqKvzrniRus-WYy6FIsGWLU3Q18xhMXazaiSJ_v6rqU7mlHP8fEcFgYQALEvx2Reof_qpVFnyMuAJq4EKHK38zVeF1TJdqWh01hBC6FRnhC9Kzrf_Sn-XRmZg/s640/blogger-image-685662755.jpg"></a></div>Exhausted boys. I need to remember to fly into Orange County airport instead of LAX. The money we saved was totally NOT worth it! By the time we got our bags and rental car, it was about 2 hours after our flight landed. Yuck. Poor kids were SO tired.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6pa5eAnzwxPnQpdoYj5IEe_nk3et8bG7G7tgwEvmFLkKd_BBbQRFxv0pQeODHALKkYCerAk4MsC3ljOCSz6u16DFC5czmxBYvHk-kYQKm1psRu_NrVeduk-d16gW8EtgDn_4KNW6xA/s640/blogger-image--1540754355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6pa5eAnzwxPnQpdoYj5IEe_nk3et8bG7G7tgwEvmFLkKd_BBbQRFxv0pQeODHALKkYCerAk4MsC3ljOCSz6u16DFC5czmxBYvHk-kYQKm1psRu_NrVeduk-d16gW8EtgDn_4KNW6xA/s640/blogger-image--1540754355.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p1KpIh3FRZtkZkPcqO9jvfl0Q93GO3XMkFAC96BViVmgt5xhWb7qhpF5rcUQTijmI9juxTo_nomMB10Ln5Rv2FG-Dnjw6HU883I732Pl1zb9GRqL3lonbQ_meLgpFg3E16A-kQ0tnw/s640/blogger-image--873144115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p1KpIh3FRZtkZkPcqO9jvfl0Q93GO3XMkFAC96BViVmgt5xhWb7qhpF5rcUQTijmI9juxTo_nomMB10Ln5Rv2FG-Dnjw6HU883I732Pl1zb9GRqL3lonbQ_meLgpFg3E16A-kQ0tnw/s640/blogger-image--873144115.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrv8pOUw_ap31PZ5XwaREheOGDEV4vS181wz3VmKhCQ6ymq-njIbBRB3OK4PyhsJI10VA5kFDwAlsv8IrEIxN9hGGWVwl6f1p0gyHqFvuGIqIZZ5H3X20K8soYsh6p53kx10eWEFgcg/s640/blogger-image-1294322882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's going to be a looooong night!</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-73026578501100570742015-11-01T08:18:00.001-08:002015-11-01T08:18:39.975-08:00QOTDP: Bryton do you know what R.I.P. stands for on a grave?<div>B: when it breaks!</div><div>P: what?! No. I said R.I.P. not W.I.B.!</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-31951678232168862172015-10-31T19:27:00.001-07:002015-10-31T19:27:48.451-07:00QOTD"I remembered the name of the guy who made up the rules of the flag! Congress!"<div>- Bryton</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-3511582100923275052015-10-22T20:50:00.001-07:002015-10-22T21:34:53.205-07:00Fall PicsWe didn't do school pictures again this year, so it forced me to get out the real camera to attempt some pictures of the boys. It was quite the ordeal (isn't it always with these 3?!) but we got a few decent pics. And Ender even cooperated for one!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooJ3UCv7rafeaG1hP6tzwxfS61_K7baua1H3Tphu-WUJPWI5acoSlZIaunI5ma1MjU7yvxR1kIBuE6z13OXV5miRFLRIiHJmStvKYJSic1ulsDNhm9_iPqJsYGqbOCmCTOk1XpyQ_OA/s640/blogger-image-1364776625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooJ3UCv7rafeaG1hP6tzwxfS61_K7baua1H3Tphu-WUJPWI5acoSlZIaunI5ma1MjU7yvxR1kIBuE6z13OXV5miRFLRIiHJmStvKYJSic1ulsDNhm9_iPqJsYGqbOCmCTOk1XpyQ_OA/s640/blogger-image-1364776625.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZKARIXqpiKy__IX7DauWCYXkmF1G2o58FxdZGtsmUVeNgvgEA9G0Ie8pTR0xK54h54bZPjL8UMq2exC-H31Hj82WI6iLuenB5xyFYGH6sc8Ze5Y8Xt3MZ7LLQcYe0N4-veCsC-rFWw/s640/blogger-image--1331865692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZKARIXqpiKy__IX7DauWCYXkmF1G2o58FxdZGtsmUVeNgvgEA9G0Ie8pTR0xK54h54bZPjL8UMq2exC-H31Hj82WI6iLuenB5xyFYGH6sc8Ze5Y8Xt3MZ7LLQcYe0N4-veCsC-rFWw/s640/blogger-image--1331865692.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8qrITB_fkeBmHanxKkmck8wrDO4-Ki-TfFT0_JXK2fD6x_bDrbUqAqh7K0PxIMToR9q0J7YRCHNrhekIK-HrGT7-Cl_ccSKVwfF_QGw7ZIslVXOIkGEOuPgzfBF_Ah5DJRFfyg_y_Q/s640/blogger-image--806955837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8qrITB_fkeBmHanxKkmck8wrDO4-Ki-TfFT0_JXK2fD6x_bDrbUqAqh7K0PxIMToR9q0J7YRCHNrhekIK-HrGT7-Cl_ccSKVwfF_QGw7ZIslVXOIkGEOuPgzfBF_Ah5DJRFfyg_y_Q/s640/blogger-image--806955837.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODUuEqjTSwvJ4Aqb96f0hAmJyucWRuDR9kOKqESIEInvfDKFrcKk3GiN7SVH64R10bjOfd81H-66ujYsASvxQYxAocSv1gUriyF8H_4rX455XSfWBdyx29gwiGdXBMCLblRvS4hDZxA/s640/blogger-image--1276453325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODUuEqjTSwvJ4Aqb96f0hAmJyucWRuDR9kOKqESIEInvfDKFrcKk3GiN7SVH64R10bjOfd81H-66ujYsASvxQYxAocSv1gUriyF8H_4rX455XSfWBdyx29gwiGdXBMCLblRvS4hDZxA/s640/blogger-image--1276453325.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDT-cg7Vk_XJnfCifI1fdTka_d3neeayxeLVBp_qSg9DSNygU6Ta53JB49rSx2DcBiDi6FNZm4BEfwW6HqN4th1yMtddzLwWgt8n-ndjOy2ZB4UHE6vvFgqS16GM5Ju9CNaNAViaVmw/s640/blogger-image-474762545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDT-cg7Vk_XJnfCifI1fdTka_d3neeayxeLVBp_qSg9DSNygU6Ta53JB49rSx2DcBiDi6FNZm4BEfwW6HqN4th1yMtddzLwWgt8n-ndjOy2ZB4UHE6vvFgqS16GM5Ju9CNaNAViaVmw/s640/blogger-image-474762545.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also had our first Hallowern party, which we were super unprepared for...but we managed costumes for everyone, and Preston & Archer managed to get 1st & 3rd place for their costumes! They were super excited.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpDU4GqMrdf7LVc-AtoTILCmxZ4DxmAcyTpZvIJuiwAIN2314bkRJFs769hHR2BnHb44i1C83tvzoURJmqIaOc0nXO7F7_QPXzOhbvFHwPHG6O-3ow365IRTsVhpamrZKu1CkuO3aKw/s640/blogger-image-1008698792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpDU4GqMrdf7LVc-AtoTILCmxZ4DxmAcyTpZvIJuiwAIN2314bkRJFs769hHR2BnHb44i1C83tvzoURJmqIaOc0nXO7F7_QPXzOhbvFHwPHG6O-3ow365IRTsVhpamrZKu1CkuO3aKw/s640/blogger-image-1008698792.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh yeah, we also carved pumpkins for the first year in a loooong time. We usually just decorate them due to John's allergy, but carved with friends this year. That will probably not be repeated though, considering the rash on John's arms that lasted for days! The pumpkins turned out cute though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-RYzpOGXb7LhHoCTV-S4OWAKwRcDsVJGarFzRnghPZlRYkxOBVO3M7ubT6-elTZcTjZc-RWsdFCKqupG_PBGLe0yFMEO_tzvNO53EodeblQNqJLcqgpkPQ_J0Qk9ISTsJ9smR3EwdA/s640/blogger-image-249729546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-RYzpOGXb7LhHoCTV-S4OWAKwRcDsVJGarFzRnghPZlRYkxOBVO3M7ubT6-elTZcTjZc-RWsdFCKqupG_PBGLe0yFMEO_tzvNO53EodeblQNqJLcqgpkPQ_J0Qk9ISTsJ9smR3EwdA/s640/blogger-image-249729546.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HP-Au_gzOFOVsbd2nePsNdP1ty6mEjZ5bBWlGYhBdOpGcopafvo-Boasq7PLxgYtWbb7B5wGB-AXtkUvWNWDy6y6SfSAdSnZOfuKXbyzhnHCoVxqVfFH29Cxl-uHABcukbbmCqIqog/s640/blogger-image--1583634599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HP-Au_gzOFOVsbd2nePsNdP1ty6mEjZ5bBWlGYhBdOpGcopafvo-Boasq7PLxgYtWbb7B5wGB-AXtkUvWNWDy6y6SfSAdSnZOfuKXbyzhnHCoVxqVfFH29Cxl-uHABcukbbmCqIqog/s640/blogger-image--1583634599.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzL5QIc7_Pq4U_we1B_iPiHAgYRm8wGbw59lair13AMrF6ZS3vtEjtrrhK7SJl4uXrIBZTnMIk7AP6IdpQVs65wsrQwCpagWLZf_ja3IFUE0kQ7vvj672t8h8Duho8ab9L9iytmO0Ow/s640/blogger-image--109577050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzL5QIc7_Pq4U_we1B_iPiHAgYRm8wGbw59lair13AMrF6ZS3vtEjtrrhK7SJl4uXrIBZTnMIk7AP6IdpQVs65wsrQwCpagWLZf_ja3IFUE0kQ7vvj672t8h8Duho8ab9L9iytmO0Ow/s640/blogger-image--109577050.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYhwDYOK_j9h0EuSxKvP6VPT57ak2G_CEI8d4_BZSmJp6HS0Vg8y_zfhF1Jz2Lwqrr_32QKN6zhmFmN6qFVmygdrF9juSfqw2ACZvhw3Uv3CMGW0YQyI1O6X3f4kVcKwLgPcnuFCjIw/s640/blogger-image--310119968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYhwDYOK_j9h0EuSxKvP6VPT57ak2G_CEI8d4_BZSmJp6HS0Vg8y_zfhF1Jz2Lwqrr_32QKN6zhmFmN6qFVmygdrF9juSfqw2ACZvhw3Uv3CMGW0YQyI1O6X3f4kVcKwLgPcnuFCjIw/s640/blogger-image--310119968.jpg"></a></div><br></div>And last, but not least, Bryton has the cutest toothless smile these days!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RCmJaylbqfnmt6iHSiwfVJQ7KtWS4I2gWG90CZzZRoyIRZl41lAzYFbASgC3H3Y4HpAMagNRc2XNRLg6d4rbXS8_Cna7E62SwWOlK7Db9CnquO3ljuq7ACsImOQ-vvfaiOy5uJcsFw/s640/blogger-image--950821894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RCmJaylbqfnmt6iHSiwfVJQ7KtWS4I2gWG90CZzZRoyIRZl41lAzYFbASgC3H3Y4HpAMagNRc2XNRLg6d4rbXS8_Cna7E62SwWOlK7Db9CnquO3ljuq7ACsImOQ-vvfaiOy5uJcsFw/s640/blogger-image--950821894.jpg"></a></div>I seriously hope it takes a long time for his teeth to grow in because he is just so stinkin' adorable like this!</div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-24286970167611494852015-10-16T19:42:00.001-07:002015-10-16T19:42:15.981-07:00TroublemakersThese chickens. Such troublemakers. They have been getting out of their run into our yard daily (really, multiple times daily!) and today they decided to check out our neighbor's yard. Little stinkers. But they are giving us eggs...lots of eggs! And I have gotten kinda attached.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhTsZMm_a0ulqZRS9fsloQmBKWfClvoSKaKMXsZsCa-_CkIvvpkBWIij3IR6lrAUfAXRYI32CqFtwUIA2DLkqZH86XHTB14g7eeC_8h1xoQiu2OsPHjz4t4ucLVEIMTH_K9XJlomoyQ/s640/blogger-image-1741461607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhTsZMm_a0ulqZRS9fsloQmBKWfClvoSKaKMXsZsCa-_CkIvvpkBWIij3IR6lrAUfAXRYI32CqFtwUIA2DLkqZH86XHTB14g7eeC_8h1xoQiu2OsPHjz4t4ucLVEIMTH_K9XJlomoyQ/s640/blogger-image-1741461607.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This week I FINALLY got Archer's Cub Scout uniform ready. Only about 5 weeks late...but at least it's done, right?! He was pretty excited to wear it to the meeting this week.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRGl8e_SZRQsqt0DMIUcC2hNVO9-b0qbL7Jhg4Yf09wtrBgIZDHTbQyeQGb_zfjh86zb5jaT_UngCGs_xt5JD7mK0BLAHzqClIcaDAtaL3nJ1YzUx6QjkT-kExZqyDfSUqkariw4I9A/s640/blogger-image--849740358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRGl8e_SZRQsqt0DMIUcC2hNVO9-b0qbL7Jhg4Yf09wtrBgIZDHTbQyeQGb_zfjh86zb5jaT_UngCGs_xt5JD7mK0BLAHzqClIcaDAtaL3nJ1YzUx6QjkT-kExZqyDfSUqkariw4I9A/s640/blogger-image--849740358.jpg"></a></div>He's seriously so handsome. And was so proud!</div><div><br></div><div>And just because we didn't have enough things going on this week with cub scouts, church, and soccer practice, we decided to fit in a little time for golf with the boys. Well, I observed, they golfed!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LEnRwhUfM57wHwMAeTTmgJ075IP0jKqGs5bYLeT4s8BIMEy67EdTT3Oq8mJRDCUg46GavgMYLy31CSzmLv1L3s9dmlj4IyFKBz5KoGcmpQwJoaZxFkuQhPJZCX5kxtrIjYMYqChNfg/s640/blogger-image-911290071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LEnRwhUfM57wHwMAeTTmgJ075IP0jKqGs5bYLeT4s8BIMEy67EdTT3Oq8mJRDCUg46GavgMYLy31CSzmLv1L3s9dmlj4IyFKBz5KoGcmpQwJoaZxFkuQhPJZCX5kxtrIjYMYqChNfg/s640/blogger-image-911290071.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuVae1qp0wEHuZiHrNCHvrfoBs495UL60AuASupeFZ-oVYh4842bs2BvJUfw5BsZn78MweJ-sujTn42mEfC5tD_oOItTyQEZAogOJ6xBLzqetU4_Yhwgqg28Y6ctLOFP8XVWYwyyGdQ/s640/blogger-image-417795667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuVae1qp0wEHuZiHrNCHvrfoBs495UL60AuASupeFZ-oVYh4842bs2BvJUfw5BsZn78MweJ-sujTn42mEfC5tD_oOItTyQEZAogOJ6xBLzqetU4_Yhwgqg28Y6ctLOFP8XVWYwyyGdQ/s640/blogger-image-417795667.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHZR-ISmH2ByGLgbl8myPaB5iUYoH2rVQbgOpw29IzMK9aaic9rQdzCIb0KMoh6qNDE_MDzJ-t-LowypmeeE_LoyhtoP7cYLPH3-NPPy5O916oJ4y_v3D0ZHaaY9c_vKJWEoyhbU-Ow/s640/blogger-image-463321299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHZR-ISmH2ByGLgbl8myPaB5iUYoH2rVQbgOpw29IzMK9aaic9rQdzCIb0KMoh6qNDE_MDzJ-t-LowypmeeE_LoyhtoP7cYLPH3-NPPy5O916oJ4y_v3D0ZHaaY9c_vKJWEoyhbU-Ow/s640/blogger-image-463321299.jpg"></a></div><br></div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-57499908457695930502015-10-11T20:22:00.001-07:002015-10-11T20:22:25.695-07:00Fall HikeWe had beautiful Fall weather today so we took the boys for a hike at Farragut. I could not have asked for a more perfect hike! It was so nice just hanging out with the boys without any of the craziness that has consumed our lives lately. The colors were beautiful, and the boys had fun playing "find the mystery plant" which was made up by Preston...someone would find a piece of a plant on the trail and then everyone else had to find a matching plant. <div><br></div><div>The boys are also very into identifying different varieties of trees, which John loves to do also thanks to his days in the forest service. And I'm glad he knows them because I'm pretty pathetic at tree identification unless it's a fruit tree!</div><div><br></div><div>Lots of pics from the hike. Because it was a beautiful day and my kids are cute!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikg-ss5ODFI8a0bJPif24L73xg9PqaypylQwfEwP7S-J3203Vb1rx571abUwpmDltu6L0ZRWfYp5g_a2OJ5nb3X0FXpsaiaj92OJmznvgaNl5kDIKPOob4dSJ_itN76FAyd9A-Fl4NgQ/s640/blogger-image--1310604430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikg-ss5ODFI8a0bJPif24L73xg9PqaypylQwfEwP7S-J3203Vb1rx571abUwpmDltu6L0ZRWfYp5g_a2OJ5nb3X0FXpsaiaj92OJmznvgaNl5kDIKPOob4dSJ_itN76FAyd9A-Fl4NgQ/s640/blogger-image--1310604430.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAmn7bZAZR3H5sqVC3INP0lgm0JittsXJfalmml4YAiXm7VScVyfuXBQVmeA4NXUFRsoXMIch1nEiyolyQr9a-hU580NjYoska_k7SynOq4F5pRmEhYoCdDQPPBT1eBS9oXB1bl-eVQ/s640/blogger-image-733910442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You are in charge of your own body." - PrestonJohn and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844076779604965612.post-12669203123824120892015-10-04T14:25:00.001-07:002015-10-04T14:25:01.386-07:00QOTDArcher: What's that?<div>Bryton: Beard spray.</div><div>Me: shaving cream?!</div><div>B: yeah whatever. </div>John and Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228570484497264633noreply@blogger.com0