tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38276975958473489472024-02-21T00:25:55.491-06:00The Hames FamilyMAT -- BETH -- JACKSON -- LUKEBeth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-75102949161941780622011-09-17T08:32:00.001-05:002011-09-17T08:32:30.217-05:00Back to SchoolJackson is enjoying second grade in Mrs. Crowell's class. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/09/17/1122.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/09/17/s_1122.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/09/17/1123.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/09/17/s_1123.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/09/17/1124.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/09/17/s_1124.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And Luke is liking his new preschool. His teacher for art is Miss Annie and for drama he has Mr. Jefferson. After his first day we walked to the splash pad for some fun. <br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/-V8kUb4LBx4" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-V8kUb4LBx4" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V8kUb4LBx4"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/-V8kUb4LBx4/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br />Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-29642714899832965382011-05-18T14:34:00.001-05:002011-05-18T14:34:35.200-05:00Field trip to Reed Park<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/05/18/2334.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/05/18/s_2334.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/05/18/2335.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/05/18/s_2335.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/05/18/2336.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/05/18/s_2336.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />In my next life I might be a first grade teacher. I just love spending time with these kids. Who knew we could have so much fun and get this dirty in one day at the park. We caught minnows, tadpoles, bugs, and worms. We went on a nature scavenger hunt. We had a picnic and played on the playground. It so reminded me of being a kid and doing fun stuff like this near the end of the school year. A perfect day!<br />Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-62368392222313308702011-05-16T13:47:00.003-05:002011-05-16T13:50:28.919-05:00Time Out!This day is KILLING me. So let me just take a moment to reflect on a happier time and place. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQ1u1PUmnyJuDY2JteL65264i0_Eu2Z_f0N5Qotzw7ZXyhilnif1ty-lVC3mLkFhW40FQ5oxK2EeVkkJfwPuAvQGiJLqPZ9UPrgmKwFADcJ04bV4i8pOZ21JoJ7tTMR_bFJlVbZGaKOny/s1600/castleboys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQ1u1PUmnyJuDY2JteL65264i0_Eu2Z_f0N5Qotzw7ZXyhilnif1ty-lVC3mLkFhW40FQ5oxK2EeVkkJfwPuAvQGiJLqPZ9UPrgmKwFADcJ04bV4i8pOZ21JoJ7tTMR_bFJlVbZGaKOny/s400/castleboys.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607387725002490754" /></a><br /><br />Ahhh...that's better.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-21834193836569130082011-05-05T22:03:00.001-05:002011-05-05T22:03:53.512-05:00In case you missed it on Facebook......it's finally done. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/05/05/3496.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/05/05/s_3496.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/05/05/3497.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/05/05/s_3497.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-287885095067506092011-05-05T11:26:00.008-05:002011-05-05T11:51:55.754-05:00What has Luke been up to?Short answer: making us smile any way he can. Here are some recent Lukey pics that show off what he's been up to and his sweet, funny personality. I don't know what we'd do without him...<br /><br />Hiking on New Year's Day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRqFQ6_cYhAH0yV1hm0C26un330xkrmRDzd8__-mQU8IhGisP1Oteg47gQp7lrPCOsh7aqZr_iE-OaRufiH4w5HNCPyCCFBmWuH6c3tamTcfKnSt20jJXoxQBHFsJSTJYylDcvPcYm_Qt/s1600/lukey16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRqFQ6_cYhAH0yV1hm0C26un330xkrmRDzd8__-mQU8IhGisP1Oteg47gQp7lrPCOsh7aqZr_iE-OaRufiH4w5HNCPyCCFBmWuH6c3tamTcfKnSt20jJXoxQBHFsJSTJYylDcvPcYm_Qt/s400/lukey16.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271923153341490" /></a><br /><br />Snow day and our tiny snowman. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GAZh1eGZLad9XWOSb3WY-Yt_uq_q4nWWcBzC60ydgHYfSIaGlN_XkUM6KPSsMt6b0tEwQnTdZnvH_C7aHZMxs62jQtApUI3VjHGMQQmyujogyvUEbGR-o5RKJOOqjOM5RhoS5CApxTB9/s1600/lukey1A.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GAZh1eGZLad9XWOSb3WY-Yt_uq_q4nWWcBzC60ydgHYfSIaGlN_XkUM6KPSsMt6b0tEwQnTdZnvH_C7aHZMxs62jQtApUI3VjHGMQQmyujogyvUEbGR-o5RKJOOqjOM5RhoS5CApxTB9/s400/lukey1A.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271078104915106" /></a><br /><br />Cracking Jackson up right before these crazy boys decided to jump in the lake...in February.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5bjb7zQelW2pl-7CyR5qXYpAI_IW3e7G7WRqLAfi4JMit_GEBkBkyiEiRtE5nlx6KDY6loOvD1vE4upeBG-1Q5kBDE0xN6HD51LUIZFPTa0L8KnUYQO4v8yUn8Dehgrg7QeZpLTS-4LZ/s1600/lukey2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5bjb7zQelW2pl-7CyR5qXYpAI_IW3e7G7WRqLAfi4JMit_GEBkBkyiEiRtE5nlx6KDY6loOvD1vE4upeBG-1Q5kBDE0xN6HD51LUIZFPTa0L8KnUYQO4v8yUn8Dehgrg7QeZpLTS-4LZ/s400/lukey2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271069492523922" /></a><br /><br />Shooting the BB Gun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmfmRYrX9Dy9-nUJ1KGcrt1-81I9zxlrShyphenhyphen6fDLHS15dOPp3t7Zd2QQyteYB7-9jobnETI_8vYPFvbDC2D325IPqnwf1Zsm-M2Em7BrIDpWIGhTm7iuzFyO6Bxqt_6uR7j39hyn1raevb/s1600/lukey3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmfmRYrX9Dy9-nUJ1KGcrt1-81I9zxlrShyphenhyphen6fDLHS15dOPp3t7Zd2QQyteYB7-9jobnETI_8vYPFvbDC2D325IPqnwf1Zsm-M2Em7BrIDpWIGhTm7iuzFyO6Bxqt_6uR7j39hyn1raevb/s400/lukey3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603271065282005122" /></a><br /><br />Disney World.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sK1TvibOFxp5K6YNqJ8vqDTKlcx62AhT7TZgclp1sTPHM0H9fNCPCFgMOTxsLI8T3NfZyFVjtyXM5vdtcwrvX5O8T_7KGVm1sbX3esKV-KLGaq1RmxfZzwT5LzWQZtqJQcwsnoVZ0Z7Q/s1600/Lukey3A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sK1TvibOFxp5K6YNqJ8vqDTKlcx62AhT7TZgclp1sTPHM0H9fNCPCFgMOTxsLI8T3NfZyFVjtyXM5vdtcwrvX5O8T_7KGVm1sbX3esKV-KLGaq1RmxfZzwT5LzWQZtqJQcwsnoVZ0Z7Q/s400/Lukey3A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270784514958034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyebC_o9ogtMq4VnLTcZrZIwaUnprwJKXQm1iLQz5LWI9PlLuWs3GMf8ujce0ENEBCNJRz-4jAStNMn9HVszDYeIAkDYWzJM2VEcwvrNj7h2WEj07MfHxIbfC0mNBNNiwZgPfItGOSsMe/s1600/lukey3B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyebC_o9ogtMq4VnLTcZrZIwaUnprwJKXQm1iLQz5LWI9PlLuWs3GMf8ujce0ENEBCNJRz-4jAStNMn9HVszDYeIAkDYWzJM2VEcwvrNj7h2WEj07MfHxIbfC0mNBNNiwZgPfItGOSsMe/s400/lukey3B.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270782772115490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R1eBCQTo11WQOzDBMsL7e_uKsWNjopxvIwbLqSwXl5EEy0eunEb8vz6pZHCmyjSYEnio6FW1vKtyJCPVBstzYjtothcYu7JnEoWQYC9VkIqOSgmTNFCv_05RorXZUKFDPkH5pg7wVKo6/s1600/lukey3C.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R1eBCQTo11WQOzDBMsL7e_uKsWNjopxvIwbLqSwXl5EEy0eunEb8vz6pZHCmyjSYEnio6FW1vKtyJCPVBstzYjtothcYu7JnEoWQYC9VkIqOSgmTNFCv_05RorXZUKFDPkH5pg7wVKo6/s400/lukey3C.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270766216667906" /></a><br /><br />The beach.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrCxMPyd8xYdRIIVvhPsAWxCgL8FWwdutG6bFQopgzWZTGFrb3VuiMv7do4o3oiU-MLCcSFw8eSimcJZhtQAuARBzU_sRMCgjRZtUyQPNfF-kxuNG9_3uxcpd6Rbj1CH45rwODa-irQU0/s1600/lukey4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrCxMPyd8xYdRIIVvhPsAWxCgL8FWwdutG6bFQopgzWZTGFrb3VuiMv7do4o3oiU-MLCcSFw8eSimcJZhtQAuARBzU_sRMCgjRZtUyQPNfF-kxuNG9_3uxcpd6Rbj1CH45rwODa-irQU0/s400/lukey4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270763690045266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuob1iRMrlTU7s2mXl0pi6mXNNbu9GxUcGpPaDcSZdaCcuXCBXy08c8vn1NKHXGLKN-CkgBTgEydNlKERKSKqlr_Srhn28HWUcQV8IdItZ4cjrKXnnvs6r7hjDm-ssI1y9wtY36kKgyf_/s1600/lukey5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuob1iRMrlTU7s2mXl0pi6mXNNbu9GxUcGpPaDcSZdaCcuXCBXy08c8vn1NKHXGLKN-CkgBTgEydNlKERKSKqlr_Srhn28HWUcQV8IdItZ4cjrKXnnvs6r7hjDm-ssI1y9wtY36kKgyf_/s400/lukey5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270758344193970" /></a><br /><br />With Megan at the beach.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6BiEDKiezbh-YeFX2jKG9j9IXBWXN4laxvV54Jh9aJ2mnDUKqb5ZODE0GL4HZNAj4gcsRK7YkEvx3V_a-CewWw1i0R_5JTMcdtgUNBvY66nd9jwuz_wAIFMIR4qZE1p6fvKC7Nb6XvZb/s1600/lukey6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6BiEDKiezbh-YeFX2jKG9j9IXBWXN4laxvV54Jh9aJ2mnDUKqb5ZODE0GL4HZNAj4gcsRK7YkEvx3V_a-CewWw1i0R_5JTMcdtgUNBvY66nd9jwuz_wAIFMIR4qZE1p6fvKC7Nb6XvZb/s400/lukey6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270444609677458" /></a><br /><br />Donuts for Dads at school.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvMiXCDSqvPddtfk6lISNflKte_sXsaAaQ0SWZ_TKa30PnhhPNjI8J_mrmiO2Nn8GBlbTg-Yfpnt-4Hrd3uOsAWkKE3Mzjm_Be5PeOimdt_BTxg-R3KzrPwyJY_7b_a90_tUUO1UlR-xa/s1600/lukey7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvMiXCDSqvPddtfk6lISNflKte_sXsaAaQ0SWZ_TKa30PnhhPNjI8J_mrmiO2Nn8GBlbTg-Yfpnt-4Hrd3uOsAWkKE3Mzjm_Be5PeOimdt_BTxg-R3KzrPwyJY_7b_a90_tUUO1UlR-xa/s400/lukey7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270442622360594" /></a><br /><br />Easter. I would blame it on the candy, but he's always like this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaiEOixuWl4e1a-I7y301g_coC-xRPcJmFC9W_UH8pnB6SMhr1cfjIgaj5qyaJ1cEucqcB9La6LXKA0K__TT2A2myJNuv9mVwN25oXJH4DxBX-XG8B4rp8ldh7_UuLD6rlAqaFYREF_Wze/s1600/lukey8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaiEOixuWl4e1a-I7y301g_coC-xRPcJmFC9W_UH8pnB6SMhr1cfjIgaj5qyaJ1cEucqcB9La6LXKA0K__TT2A2myJNuv9mVwN25oXJH4DxBX-XG8B4rp8ldh7_UuLD6rlAqaFYREF_Wze/s400/lukey8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270436248451554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENGMeeY0zOg-hK3anjdbQ9VYHiaP0i6nxAxNk-EQNj6I4EOoYG95ZOe11FxfFjA85z1J-ggPGaQSle8Qhu14O7l-vexPOpH46hUb9cqmgCgSJGD_qRwwtpx3Cks0h7lh32R62f_LpTnlq/s1600/lukey9.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTR1gMKiXIhYEKa91G6MRhCeWdV3cFZb33BcPd_rQ4vqDMYPj_ObtpCDQd5F76NaE0a1QLhaVYfotSIHY9qow4hl_1TpkQd4WSqIrLH1DRD8Zgc8LGi58iBQ-AJ3esxpfbqaXT0OFNH_7/s400/lukey13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270103491642754" /></a><br /><br />With his best friend Brielle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMbxFvoonp6jn6-VcZD8BrUkzAAy-089ZgufJpfa_3Nd17szhbqYImTcpdXDoSkNvU0EqSKjbZ3jrn34li-lTU2LGYPDLJWskP_m0hl5eDMVUudptjvx3bp6nbyDC9I0TLYXvIv5lUXij/s1600/lukey14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMbxFvoonp6jn6-VcZD8BrUkzAAy-089ZgufJpfa_3Nd17szhbqYImTcpdXDoSkNvU0EqSKjbZ3jrn34li-lTU2LGYPDLJWskP_m0hl5eDMVUudptjvx3bp6nbyDC9I0TLYXvIv5lUXij/s400/lukey14.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603270099568512834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsFHSCXTw5AtAj0hkXYkIt1HZq09FsU2HEYuMw7KPxIW8Gru0ZdIK0LaCB5Zl8cHWGgNAjiRQeWYTj-oxhQZRz5Nv7iM_IZSJAMJkwWQl3bhiOpW4LvWeYm8-IalPe6RgjW8YYmZWeIv6/s1600/lukey15.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkpmP9cy9I-9b-yzSu62wQBseKJiBRioy031pUVkYmOn06ZyRDrg1uyZy9Y5aC8LPVUP3SwDYDiwkSPdNygZ6JJGsvokLyFVrn_agkt6fbgikcfODbqLS_SLzfvEFH7KhTpDquHMXBzNp/s400/mammalday.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601084650832226178" /></a><br /><br />Book report about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ2OD_ob2_jms4tUa7hKxTqBF3tdixNzXw1cBv5aaCqEsiuJHlUgmZHv17QRDJdghYr8b8kCn0YU4sO0PF1V7_EcN0k3Y6-kAo7a9DoFasVOclFhfE-TVvt9OMh-3WizCSptWSfrBApg8/s1600/knight2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ2OD_ob2_jms4tUa7hKxTqBF3tdixNzXw1cBv5aaCqEsiuJHlUgmZHv17QRDJdghYr8b8kCn0YU4sO0PF1V7_EcN0k3Y6-kAo7a9DoFasVOclFhfE-TVvt9OMh-3WizCSptWSfrBApg8/s400/knight2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601084654422090002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhUf5cmJLle6A7iB2_-ipSyy9IROyPDseyrsqBVyMN9dxj-ehvvjdHIPqWCKZVn9QpQBW_yE-wqx6z0-N6V3i-dr4EwfIS2AXhN1wAn7i1HpD3Z9gohrrwjPpnzgOtXDiRYxd7Je1tPn0/s1600/knight1.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghd8MF-qJdcG9gp9hkUqmCiQFon1F8OHF2hF1Mv0LNRUISRCJR46vuQ_kt3XEXeh3Xpf5ykEpXDSN0sakULPZLO2R_-VkpoO9fYfFsqIVheM7YoKFlz2eqEVQyROZVzBAdysCZUbOy4yt3/s400/gparents3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601085108170233106" /></a><br /><br />What a great year Jackson has had at school! We have loved Mrs. Boyd so very much and will be sad to see this year end. We still have field day, achievement tests, a field trip, three special chapels, and two special events left during the month of May, however, so we will probably be ready for a break soon.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-22254071040506624432011-04-27T12:01:00.009-05:002011-04-27T12:43:57.099-05:00From the Archives - The FostersOh how we love our Foster family. A typical trip north on I-35 usually involves the spectating of some sort of amateur sport. This particular weekend it was volleyball and soccer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj0sB1FJzFbwZXzqIMECK-KtUiROSdVsyIHC-hcqWnRSLEoi4LYqO4iRZWq-dJAWgjuTfpOJjKXPBEjosv9uA1m_CzFDzmIXFxKc26Mm1uFlj64jIWmmttXm7kQmwfL1mHK2lvv6P8yBU/s1600/emilyvball.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj0sB1FJzFbwZXzqIMECK-KtUiROSdVsyIHC-hcqWnRSLEoi4LYqO4iRZWq-dJAWgjuTfpOJjKXPBEjosv9uA1m_CzFDzmIXFxKc26Mm1uFlj64jIWmmttXm7kQmwfL1mHK2lvv6P8yBU/s400/emilyvball.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600312057662293282" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSt2TEj5M52Ty0sU6M7c0aj8t9WEIIeanJ7ArcFJMpF_ZeVu5wMFJV2kS6dE6bGFD0GxcWjDsmBhd04xYW0RMCIJ1IO2PJOoG6kX4Fvwxu9BOZp-gWCFD_RnwIkAxDyT_TDXJA9zDF9HZn/s1600/reading.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSt2TEj5M52Ty0sU6M7c0aj8t9WEIIeanJ7ArcFJMpF_ZeVu5wMFJV2kS6dE6bGFD0GxcWjDsmBhd04xYW0RMCIJ1IO2PJOoG6kX4Fvwxu9BOZp-gWCFD_RnwIkAxDyT_TDXJA9zDF9HZn/s400/reading.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600312712820239058" /></a><br /><br />Every trip includes a smattering of eating, sitting, visiting, laughing, playing, climbing, and hanging out at one of the Sachse or Rockwall family compounds. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRKFZfBp9Hml_Y7ZXeN90dFXPQXcj92b5NEysduRq0N5hZMNwvOONhE8raKo5eLPNmUsB1mLBy7XdFCVnXVUgozDWGl94TTq6GbkNl30It7HOKBFlhUjNDErcTMf5HM1n0hJMf7sHh8J-/s1600/treeclimbing.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRKFZfBp9Hml_Y7ZXeN90dFXPQXcj92b5NEysduRq0N5hZMNwvOONhE8raKo5eLPNmUsB1mLBy7XdFCVnXVUgozDWGl94TTq6GbkNl30It7HOKBFlhUjNDErcTMf5HM1n0hJMf7sHh8J-/s400/treeclimbing.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600314424598650130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdaoGCDURcTkrlLesT3vWOnrmoiXizn6bqFgIiixH5fICwAaScS4yw9WHdbF3Js7e_9FMugoECiZG6iOGWp5iOzKk5eGXZ77JGYgjUVaEtr0LeIL57ujCzX5W-Pg71xIGMsCvU-kzOlSF/s1600/fire.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoziA3rGGTlmLXPkeLuCM2AlB0cnWPpLoGN2HeUyQZuGqmeN3iLH8VmFmRJvaMw6Wgglztre6voDbtUhtL_nZ0d66MSVxZrwGRZ6v6nsDItpYK2atEfOeYdvo9usy-sqyWrucqODsAFe3/s400/momanddad.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600315251628121378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8pUYoGlMWVsiRoCYaHdZ5gSq9_Sqj8leFP4YPI4MxygjdaCGIUyOQM9UyTYlJUEBuDCWcQ_WDkZPYZ2O3ldwWEJSCInwfcWQI8kKrA9CxBRALKnbRzSZsS8YHEeughbJNA9bcTnG6YqB/s1600/bigboys.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8pUYoGlMWVsiRoCYaHdZ5gSq9_Sqj8leFP4YPI4MxygjdaCGIUyOQM9UyTYlJUEBuDCWcQ_WDkZPYZ2O3ldwWEJSCInwfcWQI8kKrA9CxBRALKnbRzSZsS8YHEeughbJNA9bcTnG6YqB/s400/bigboys.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600315247719230050" /></a><br /><br />Even the youngest member of the tribe participates in the make-em-laugh-at-all-cost-even-if-you-are-embarrassing-yourself-in-public family weekend ritual. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHBxGRt6-7AbHN78ksLbjtD_79EwarrU1Mo3ZZCAunqQ5hkSLU_xyjtq9-cu79ui8xV_pdle98_59PUY3yVOjnLxf4vMXOLubV2P6PnLNcL-Y3_vHHU-7TnboBzu6YHhAJngyF2-d6aTv/s1600/lukeeyes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHBxGRt6-7AbHN78ksLbjtD_79EwarrU1Mo3ZZCAunqQ5hkSLU_xyjtq9-cu79ui8xV_pdle98_59PUY3yVOjnLxf4vMXOLubV2P6PnLNcL-Y3_vHHU-7TnboBzu6YHhAJngyF2-d6aTv/s400/lukeeyes.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600316569000934690" /></a><br /><br />Finally the obligatory staring-into-the-sun-group-photo of the ever-growing children either ends with wailing and gnashing of teeth or in this case a nice photo of the children.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeTBJ9yGBCqEbngk1pSJCRD6BLlqmx0jXQe-ODQpk1pq2AoBtmbKhwvc3r6gazl2lTcUHckiSwpl-cy_ak4DmxytlLC0bI9b9VbLO9cnasMr3L6FoPopsRiY9cJR5mAl_2Gt4VbjyJSjm/s1600/sun3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeTBJ9yGBCqEbngk1pSJCRD6BLlqmx0jXQe-ODQpk1pq2AoBtmbKhwvc3r6gazl2lTcUHckiSwpl-cy_ak4DmxytlLC0bI9b9VbLO9cnasMr3L6FoPopsRiY9cJR5mAl_2Gt4VbjyJSjm/s400/sun3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600316562846356898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-EXOHAHbq2nj8wgg5Aw0DkgBntdh6tQsCNjq5i0e8KAymS4DZiYgQIxnYz-meSfF6GfQr1Iicqn88DTKCxDqHKNiGpt9sMgOaEO8OBiwCSXD1tgH2DDqmtopLDa0FChAPElmpfwOkV7b/s1600/sun2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-EXOHAHbq2nj8wgg5Aw0DkgBntdh6tQsCNjq5i0e8KAymS4DZiYgQIxnYz-meSfF6GfQr1Iicqn88DTKCxDqHKNiGpt9sMgOaEO8OBiwCSXD1tgH2DDqmtopLDa0FChAPElmpfwOkV7b/s400/sun2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600316556213882818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFYtvk9Od3uIEkIHh_Rj7aeYimfupU5d3xjiWg57tF4v4uw5zWMXYi4hNXHkW2ISSKsTLI3rKyTTOncoinNTOvfsVb9ghyphenhyphenhD_80a6I8_klC5gs80613nqdol-nXp2ECcpSKiK8-54FFJF/s1600/sun1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFYtvk9Od3uIEkIHh_Rj7aeYimfupU5d3xjiWg57tF4v4uw5zWMXYi4hNXHkW2ISSKsTLI3rKyTTOncoinNTOvfsVb9ghyphenhyphenhD_80a6I8_klC5gs80613nqdol-nXp2ECcpSKiK8-54FFJF/s400/sun1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600316557087911682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZtJU_HN2vIKI0ebrXAg6QzcHZJjwwXPrr-HpauSWIVOh7YgIocOZxiuHargKalqLxGmF30HV5DFessCrDmw3Q-WgdJHVEhrxYAPaVqCnZHI24Yl8M9Ph_A4xmBscqKvsUdOepEkcDDt-/s1600/groupshot.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZtJU_HN2vIKI0ebrXAg6QzcHZJjwwXPrr-HpauSWIVOh7YgIocOZxiuHargKalqLxGmF30HV5DFessCrDmw3Q-WgdJHVEhrxYAPaVqCnZHI24Yl8M9Ph_A4xmBscqKvsUdOepEkcDDt-/s400/groupshot.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600316563591787954" /></a><br /><br />And we conclude with lotso hugs and begging of parents to plan future trips or possibly that we can all move into houses next door to each other. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhYzvDe9ILqkqkObD6OhONrMCz0MsNNRu7rfmDrubsUIByy31x-mKDDwHWzbLiZfeNDlfsv8WkFLUSgRsdjEjZxsMPfC1bTkZvReKYJNfW_dlVzhSk_ibP5ZmKUwCR5SYppbr4dEYq0Xv/s1600/hugs.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhYzvDe9ILqkqkObD6OhONrMCz0MsNNRu7rfmDrubsUIByy31x-mKDDwHWzbLiZfeNDlfsv8WkFLUSgRsdjEjZxsMPfC1bTkZvReKYJNfW_dlVzhSk_ibP5ZmKUwCR5SYppbr4dEYq0Xv/s400/hugs.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600316958646348658" /></a><br /><br />Oh how we love our Foster family.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-73502384850491002942011-04-25T14:52:00.007-05:002011-04-25T15:55:38.828-05:00CampingBack in November we set the tent up in the front yard just to make sure we still remembered how to do it. We have an enormous tent that has three interior rooms, plus a screened in porch. It's over the top. Here are the kids playing in the tent in the front yard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEojr2wEnTf7NjCh7EVa8PrWKyz7XpenLmSFMMn8kfloICXXIiOV7N7JMQwqs0BTG_x0KLbu3UbpYFZHtUr91vc9R7_8Q46V_T0WH2P19fs2ovCzjCMB6Zc7Kj2hkCOcWU7t3BmAdJ0X0k/s1600/frontyard.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEojr2wEnTf7NjCh7EVa8PrWKyz7XpenLmSFMMn8kfloICXXIiOV7N7JMQwqs0BTG_x0KLbu3UbpYFZHtUr91vc9R7_8Q46V_T0WH2P19fs2ovCzjCMB6Zc7Kj2hkCOcWU7t3BmAdJ0X0k/s400/frontyard.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616417557388994" /></a><br /><br />The reason we needed to practice with the tent is that we were conspiring with some of Mat's family members to camp out on his Uncle Randy's property for one night during the Thanksgiving weekend. It turned out to be VERY cold that weekend (low temps in the 20's), but no one had enough sense to cancel the campout (even though secretly I think everyone wanted to).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7W7cgL7qChnb3aHgxyBXsSAEi3BKKpY7wrLu5q6whTQq_YddzjajFe0W8VKy6B0nzBwjXezsZOOyuPDBMbm-3TUCx2o_YpjfdkQRYcifMxFI1-Z50jwknWHhmJC5mlsndjmRsItBMKcv/s1600/randys1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7W7cgL7qChnb3aHgxyBXsSAEi3BKKpY7wrLu5q6whTQq_YddzjajFe0W8VKy6B0nzBwjXezsZOOyuPDBMbm-3TUCx2o_YpjfdkQRYcifMxFI1-Z50jwknWHhmJC5mlsndjmRsItBMKcv/s400/randys1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616411019996210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibw33nFq3HgoxkxNn20zBbQ0K4x4HpHCzDLbxKrjJYnzAs56KOPrixevmFIvHil2p74lmV1lqoUD3ahIdEtQ4z4i-OBcweDohJRgEZ3EMyi5mL3Dy5m1gJuYO8TKlmgT5lt28HETTJ4Q4l/s1600/randys2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibw33nFq3HgoxkxNn20zBbQ0K4x4HpHCzDLbxKrjJYnzAs56KOPrixevmFIvHil2p74lmV1lqoUD3ahIdEtQ4z4i-OBcweDohJRgEZ3EMyi5mL3Dy5m1gJuYO8TKlmgT5lt28HETTJ4Q4l/s400/randys2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616405157135730" /></a><br /><br />I stayed as long as I could but eventually all the smart people (ie: the women) decided to sleep indoors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7S_fuvZKylSRlVXxJR2vKPDehMLHn-VAItoQMFvRDOPiNyllFsvo7MQeLCdmCXTJJaNoN3rxv2h_eAdzM1WS2ORSRzqgv-XYlk30c6G629SBPdW12RyiKWrlay6cNrC3LV2WqhvMHzNoh/s1600/randys4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7S_fuvZKylSRlVXxJR2vKPDehMLHn-VAItoQMFvRDOPiNyllFsvo7MQeLCdmCXTJJaNoN3rxv2h_eAdzM1WS2ORSRzqgv-XYlk30c6G629SBPdW12RyiKWrlay6cNrC3LV2WqhvMHzNoh/s400/randys4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616400735991906" /></a><br /><br />Here are the remaining campers minus Steve and Bo who didn't make it into this picture. Maybe they were snuggled up in a tent trying to keep warm? Anyway, they look a little unsure, don't they? They all survived, though, and made everyone a fantastic breakfast the next morning over the campfire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg755L50Ek_h0YiwksQtqEriYDYy9N-7cmwJqQHynGFIt2RYoMDXDt1fWDwhrjB_4hNUbUczdIN2-LuLZHxoVagTCiWbhT7LFwpiqzfMCTUCgnAKgHi52xcMXpnY2lNFdvz502VQ45TNujC/s1600/randys3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg755L50Ek_h0YiwksQtqEriYDYy9N-7cmwJqQHynGFIt2RYoMDXDt1fWDwhrjB_4hNUbUczdIN2-LuLZHxoVagTCiWbhT7LFwpiqzfMCTUCgnAKgHi52xcMXpnY2lNFdvz502VQ45TNujC/s400/randys3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616398583331554" /></a><br /><br />A couple of weekends ago, Mat took Jackson on a cub scout campout to Inks Lake. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFEnEU0utN5ptOXhZblas4LYU1USKa8q79qbFVCQxmXjXMRuRUplIMlwOFi-2F5LhQ1DmiuIMVKcXaLRUVOHhMxeJjwyWC7x9Fbh5RiYO5hWA3ngsCKpE05DRubCs16ER8HMaI5yDkcva/s1600/cubscouts2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFEnEU0utN5ptOXhZblas4LYU1USKa8q79qbFVCQxmXjXMRuRUplIMlwOFi-2F5LhQ1DmiuIMVKcXaLRUVOHhMxeJjwyWC7x9Fbh5RiYO5hWA3ngsCKpE05DRubCs16ER8HMaI5yDkcva/s400/cubscouts2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599622233051849234" /></a><br /><br />They shared a campsite with the Sewell boys.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVf8LvQsCFqM30VACUslK4yJh7Ymj8fDf1-nXsVq1NBSmuBAwqAif9f7BayDZkKmd55wFiLmhNmDrdxjsPx7WXa7PaBHmEinqcLqJMlRgaQSyhu8J7sZb4K56fp91D69rZ_Y4WBsLXtTt/s1600/cubscouts.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVf8LvQsCFqM30VACUslK4yJh7Ymj8fDf1-nXsVq1NBSmuBAwqAif9f7BayDZkKmd55wFiLmhNmDrdxjsPx7WXa7PaBHmEinqcLqJMlRgaQSyhu8J7sZb4K56fp91D69rZ_Y4WBsLXtTt/s400/cubscouts.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616144101784770" /></a><br /><br />And finally, we've made a couple of trips to Pedernales Falls this spring. We love this state park because it's close to Austin, and it's one of the prettiest hill country spots to hike, swim, and camp.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jDXGWhMs_zb0lc9-Dx0ECOZUIO-oO3DSf0yBQyMIQytMr8bBf95bQl4FQB1Z9tXe0nnvTAGZVdeH4KEvWctgv_Ph8NoHYHcWe1ek9RrVbEaAAv1Bk8xBkv6WgGqsXdQ9J8Lb61bgPufY/s1600/pedernalesA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jDXGWhMs_zb0lc9-Dx0ECOZUIO-oO3DSf0yBQyMIQytMr8bBf95bQl4FQB1Z9tXe0nnvTAGZVdeH4KEvWctgv_Ph8NoHYHcWe1ek9RrVbEaAAv1Bk8xBkv6WgGqsXdQ9J8Lb61bgPufY/s400/pedernalesA.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599619026700201682" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTrmGh7j0zimQq4pKVUfIbuBAJwc_13Rh8SGIsN9NfGFt3hoA5sMe9PzENOOBTACTKQTi5LcwGct0oGQMyZcXuxRXgt0oN8FnmJP_8CfLdRjzx4_lpbeCEUSQW9Z5CbJ9YycnqIg6fhY0/s1600/pedernales1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTrmGh7j0zimQq4pKVUfIbuBAJwc_13Rh8SGIsN9NfGFt3hoA5sMe9PzENOOBTACTKQTi5LcwGct0oGQMyZcXuxRXgt0oN8FnmJP_8CfLdRjzx4_lpbeCEUSQW9Z5CbJ9YycnqIg6fhY0/s400/pedernales1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616138226419826" /></a><br /><br />A little trivia for you...in case you were wondering why everyone pronounces it PERDENALES instead of PEDERNALES. We read online that LBJ got tongue-tied saying it the proper way so eventually he said forget it, I'm saying PERDENALES. So that stuck and most people around here say it that way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpABSLjWfHuzSsY5UX6PWNZCZu4j0BDGE5AC7luOkyay4h68sQ8ct1gxa7yZbw2X6DrQFIzr5fWCRoxDpuvS3AdlNsHGGYRR0nQUbta0tmsiPn34B-uN1-QNUnB4lTyF-I9dFjKumrUun/s1600/pedernales2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpABSLjWfHuzSsY5UX6PWNZCZu4j0BDGE5AC7luOkyay4h68sQ8ct1gxa7yZbw2X6DrQFIzr5fWCRoxDpuvS3AdlNsHGGYRR0nQUbta0tmsiPn34B-uN1-QNUnB4lTyF-I9dFjKumrUun/s400/pedernales2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616130025772498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U_-0ddOKoB1GNOd-INMFB5NFV616nlXlIIWGp9xfj1i4f4NAoOGqaDbm4e32FOC6mQVeBwjLvDoWSfmnObAyYp849xEm6xk5f5cCB89VWnsbS3fTl88DW7mp8dcib-h2xHeFgWfkpJjx/s1600/pedernales3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U_-0ddOKoB1GNOd-INMFB5NFV616nlXlIIWGp9xfj1i4f4NAoOGqaDbm4e32FOC6mQVeBwjLvDoWSfmnObAyYp849xEm6xk5f5cCB89VWnsbS3fTl88DW7mp8dcib-h2xHeFgWfkpJjx/s400/pedernales3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616123004702866" /></a><br /><br />I love the camping bed heads. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmoOBEZV68EJYgdoom6JtAYViwo4-N5JB6rDKsvQeVtrBtXLnFbNTKv7W0soLOynVIa9u-g3cGoAGPiY6NmhmYwogezEhFqLZXLwXonLSG-QcIVuDy3Y4hUEm5LlBLuQzOyrgAJQvywci/s1600/pedernales4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmoOBEZV68EJYgdoom6JtAYViwo4-N5JB6rDKsvQeVtrBtXLnFbNTKv7W0soLOynVIa9u-g3cGoAGPiY6NmhmYwogezEhFqLZXLwXonLSG-QcIVuDy3Y4hUEm5LlBLuQzOyrgAJQvywci/s400/pedernales4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599616111877861650" /></a><br /><br />I'm so glad the boys love hiking and camping. After our last trip to Pedernales Falls Luke actually told me he wished we lived there. I don't blame him a bit. We plan to camp in Texas at least one more time before our epic Grand Teton camping trip this summer.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-82095779094753380552011-03-31T12:28:00.005-05:002011-03-31T12:37:41.631-05:00Donuts for DadsLuke's preschool had a little program for the dads this morning. Along with having donuts together and singing some songs, the children gave their dad a card. The inside was a questionnaire that the teacher helped them fill out. Here's Luke's card for Mat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLYUj95om727JklHlREbe5n2917GOTNjdHdEfhCfmyJmabnqxSBO7SYm9Pt9E80Dtn_Ufip-jAnW5B9OpYMJx7cOToySqV1xU1Xnv1UKs5ghlPnYV1qPRacZHWjCP6l1fs1KDQPO4zQOw/s1600/card.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLYUj95om727JklHlREbe5n2917GOTNjdHdEfhCfmyJmabnqxSBO7SYm9Pt9E80Dtn_Ufip-jAnW5B9OpYMJx7cOToySqV1xU1Xnv1UKs5ghlPnYV1qPRacZHWjCP6l1fs1KDQPO4zQOw/s400/card.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590298752159391634" /></a><br /><br />My daddy is "22" years old.<br /><br />He weighs "90" pounds and is "9" feet tall.<br /><br />His hair is "yellow, like mine" and his eyes are "blue."<br /><br />My dad loves to relax by "sitting in chairs and lying down."<br /><br />He loves to cook... "my dad doesn't know how to cook."<br /><br />His favorite household chore is "helping us wash the car."<br /><br />His favorite TV show is "he doesn't watch TV but he likes family movie night" and his favorite song is "Genesis songs."<br /><br />Daddy always tells me "behave when we're taking pictures."<br /><br />It makes him happy when "he plays with us."<br /><br />When my dad shops, he loves to buy "spaghetti to eat with sauce and meat."<br /><br />If he could go on a trip, he would go to... and he would take... "I don't know."<br /><br />I really love it when my dad "plays rough with me and tackles me and boxes with me because I can beat my dad. I'm the best Wii boxer in the world!"<br /><br />Best laugh I've had in a long time. He relaxes by "sitting in chairs" was my favorite.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-70867067292107407242011-03-21T14:18:00.010-05:002011-03-21T14:57:51.522-05:00Disney World Do's and Don'tsI wanted to make a quick list of some of my observations about our Disney World vacation before I forget them. If we ever go again this is the kind of info that I think will be helpful. I'm including a few pictures that Mat took with his phone since I'm not sure when I'll get around to downloading the camera. <br /><br />1. DO plan your trip in advance. If you're thinking of going to Disney World there are tons of resources out there to help you plan the trip. This is not something that you can really do spontaneously. I read the website of course, posted questions to the mom's panel, read books at the bookstore and even bought one, borrowed books, read reviews, downloaded the apps. One friend (Tanya) even told me that she listens to Disney podcasts while she works. The best thing is to ask other people what they like to do but also be open to having your own unique experiences. Thank you to Jenny Frame who wasted tons of time at work writing me long emails with all her Disney tips and tricks.<br /><br />2. DON'T underestimate the magic of Mickey! I was so surprised how our kids were taken in by the magic. I guess I expected them to be cynical like me since they are around me all the time. But they were IN-TO-IT! The first time we watched the big show they do in front of Cinderella's castle was such a great memory for me. Luke was talking the ENTIRE time. "Are they real princesses? Like not just here at Disney World but on Earth too?" (I wondered if he maybe thought we were on another planet.) "Is that the REAL Peter Pan/Captain Hook/Wendy/Snow White/Cinderella/etc?" "How can Mickey talk? If he's a mouse, how can he talk that good? Can he talk like that when he's not here?" There's one part where Mickey asks the audience to chant "dreams can come true" a few times and then some fireworks go off. Luke: "When the dreams came true, how did that magic happen?" It was all just too cute for words. He was like that on literally every ride too. Talking and asking questions the whole time. Jackson was not as chatty, but still enthralled. He even wanted to wait in line to meet Mickey and Donald and get their autographs. They are both asking to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse again which hasn't been seen in our house in probably 3 years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuZ2h2nC53kptcSG_becqpJbN5NYk0YKtx8WuI11d1ztXo69yb7D9r_5INctDYOfVB9sNuY2RA5mid3nFx8Scb4aNCf_jZVfpNMAzqgO4VntFnNV7711jEb8X3sZ9CqApIisL51BotmFA/s1600/mickey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuZ2h2nC53kptcSG_becqpJbN5NYk0YKtx8WuI11d1ztXo69yb7D9r_5INctDYOfVB9sNuY2RA5mid3nFx8Scb4aNCf_jZVfpNMAzqgO4VntFnNV7711jEb8X3sZ9CqApIisL51BotmFA/s400/mickey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586615449551055602" /></a><br /><br />M-I-C ~ K-E-Y ~ M-O-U-S-E!<br /><br />3. DO as much as you can, but don't worry if you don't do everything. "We can always come back." That's what I kept telling myself. We loved Animal Kingdom so much more than I expected, and I would've liked a few extra hours there. I was thinking this would just be a half-day for us because my kids aren't big on zoos. But it's so, so much more than a zoo. There are tons of exotic animals that you see on the Safari ride and nature trails, but there are also roller coasters, playgrounds, characters everywhere, cool international food, and the art direction of the scenery is superb. Loved it! So Animal Kingdom and a few other things that we missed will be at the top of my list if we ever go back. <br /><br />4. DON'T go during spring break. We had a great time, but you can just not believe the masses of humanity that we experienced. If you're spending that kind of time and money, get more bang for your buck by taking your kids out of school for a few days and going during an off-season.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFf6vlHajAvHY5GGww8kSTZlCJkkGO7MwBZ5QNCvTngZJHDr2Irs58W7Gu-EMm7D8fxG48yRxQspARJNNJmjcmPFf4gdvIEU1IvaH9AOte7jxsGRQLYlK6_93W4FFS2bijTJJqGoVQ5p9A/s1600/Dumbo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFf6vlHajAvHY5GGww8kSTZlCJkkGO7MwBZ5QNCvTngZJHDr2Irs58W7Gu-EMm7D8fxG48yRxQspARJNNJmjcmPFf4gdvIEU1IvaH9AOte7jxsGRQLYlK6_93W4FFS2bijTJJqGoVQ5p9A/s400/Dumbo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586615450851257682" /></a><br /><br />Speaking of spring break, we waited in line for an hour to ride Dumbo. I think the ride takes about 90 seconds? That's how much we all love Luke because he wanted to ride it SO bad!<br /><br />5. DO go to the Hoop-Dee-Do dinner show. I think everyone in our family would say that this is one of the BEST things we did all week. My memories of Jackson in particular laughing his head off for two straight hours are priceless. I tried to take pictures of his big smile, but they don't do justice to how much fun this was. Good food, funny performances, lots of audience interaction, and old-timey music. It's pricey, but you just have to do it. A huge thank you to Angie and Paige for telling me about this.<br /><br />6. DON'T go to EPCOT on the first day. All you smarties out there who told me EPCOT was your favorite park (David Foster) were LYING! It is cool (everything at DW is awesome - don't get me wrong), but it was definitely my 4th favorite out of the four theme parks. The kids need a big dose of roller coasters, tea cups, pirates, haunted mansions, splashing mountains, and Mickey Mouse magic on day one - so go to the Magic Kingdom first. Everybody sing along with me here: It's a Small, Small World!<br /><br />7. DO take plenty of breaks. The meltdowns (both parents and children) are unavoidable when you're on a vacation like this. It's exhausting. We didn't want to take the time out of our day to come back to the hotel and nap like the early birds do (see #10), so occasionally we would just have to STOP and take a break. Go somewhere shady, get some food even if it's expensive (see #9), and recharge your batteries. We always felt so refreshed after taking a break and it made all the difference when we were in meltdown mode. Another thing that got us through the madness was that Mat would sneak out of line occasionally and come back with popcorn, ice cream, soft drinks, chips, or big salty pretzels. We enjoyed talking, playing, and entertaining each other all week while standing in lines, and when we had a little treat it made the time just that much more sweet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUItDDS2e11UdX_Ptg0IIaOTnJBY_AX-tG_vQbJZZJr0usesrlu-X_PrRJlq4Un7FijTJd1VXSjLfqBxZ9VWnDHU0n83c1VqEEysHJL9HOn-cMXhnDUlouGC0cDSH8aUfMYUfog8oZuuA2/s1600/thundermtn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUItDDS2e11UdX_Ptg0IIaOTnJBY_AX-tG_vQbJZZJr0usesrlu-X_PrRJlq4Un7FijTJd1VXSjLfqBxZ9VWnDHU0n83c1VqEEysHJL9HOn-cMXhnDUlouGC0cDSH8aUfMYUfog8oZuuA2/s400/thundermtn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586615457716744082" /></a><br /><br />We loved this roller coaster - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We road it 3 times!<br /><br />8. DON'T expect your phone to work if you are an AT&T customer. Even if you have full bars! You will waste countless minutes (or maybe hours if you're there during spring break, see #4) trying to check the old Facebook whilst standing in line for rides.<br /><br />9. DO buy the meal plan. The food is going to be way more expensive than you think, and if you have the meal plan you just won't have to worry about it as much. I thought I had estimated that even if we were paying a lot more for food than we would at home that the meal plan price was still too high. I haven't run the numbers, but I'm pretty sure I was wrong. The table service meals (sitting down with a waiter) were significantly higher than my wildest dreams. At least the ones we did which were all completely awesome and worth it, btw. Make your reservations in advance. There is no better feeling when you're hot, tired, hungry, and cranky than to walk up to a restaurant where you've made a reservation and get to go on in and sit down while other hot, tired, hungry, cranky people are getting turned away right and left. Seriously you HAVE to make the reservations. You can't even expect to get a table at the hotel where you're staying during normal mealtimes without one (at least at spring break, see #4 again).<br /><br />10. DON'T forget who you are. We realized the first day that Disney World is made for morning people. If you want to avoid the lines, get fast passes, sign up for things - the early bird catches the worm. We have no early birds in our nest. So every night as we were going to bed at midnight, we would stress about how if we could just get up and get there "when it opens" then we could do this and that "before it gets crowded." Well, that was not meant to be. We were determined to have fun anyway, and we only missed out on one ride because we didn't get a fast pass and Mom and Dad refused to wait in line for 135 minutes. We were able to spend some time in the hot tub after all the early birds were in bed a few times, and we had a late dinner one night and watched the fireworks show from a near-empty beach. So even though we were still in bed "when it opens" we were able to make it work. (Losing a hour with the time zone change and then springing forward for daylight savings did not help this problem. Daily quote from Mat as we left the hotel to head to the parks: "Yes, but TO US it's really 8:30am.")<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIY260q3Kub4jbfcciuorKj_ZihgLskyu9lLiowiiPB-y-m4iMxfxzitJydlauTHf4cl49udGIil0De76B6Nn0ewOAzGEaZnEJrkiqCy_W5k9f7nouASRZVzb2FKpiZsO1x3n2vAznIXj/s1600/boat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIY260q3Kub4jbfcciuorKj_ZihgLskyu9lLiowiiPB-y-m4iMxfxzitJydlauTHf4cl49udGIil0De76B6Nn0ewOAzGEaZnEJrkiqCy_W5k9f7nouASRZVzb2FKpiZsO1x3n2vAznIXj/s400/boat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586616754543035922" /></a><br /><br />Waiting for the boat to Magic Kingdom<br /><br />You can find these pictures and more by following Mat and me on Instagram. This is our favorite new app for sharing pictures. Search for our usernames: heckstorm and summerbee to join the Instagram fun.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-29967634496895797262011-02-28T14:12:00.011-06:002011-02-28T17:45:55.103-06:00Pinewood DerbyThis past weekend Jackson and Mat participated in our Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby. The pinewood derby is an annual event, where you basically take a block of wood, create a toy car out of it, and race it on a giant track. There are size and weight requirements, and you can either try for a really cool design or try to make a really fast car. <br /><br />For our first derby, Mat decided to aim high and make a car like Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder from the first Star Wars movie. Considering that we have very few tools and even less free time, I was skeptical. After mulling over the design for awhile, we packed up our block of wood and headed to East Texas to work on the car at Mat's Uncle Randy's shop in the woods. Randy made many pinewood derby cars when his son, Christopher, was in scouts so we knew we were in the right place. Christopher, who is now in college, even decided to come out to the Lake and help out too. (His main job ended up being the entertainment for Luke. By the end of the weekend Luke just kept repeating, "Pick me up again and talk funny to me." If you know Christopher, I'm sure you can picture exactly how that played out over and over.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3u2Vgt5eFhCExy1eUN7_0aqtkEaJwh-VNo9VzVYBR0HGMkcnRK1wWoRkMCrkGS2-coUx5rWu6PpokhTa5jZX6CcV0UAztyRM0tv5A2w7fkp_CJ_ng5vf3uaxEPOiMK_ghBj0fTCFqeBvY/s1600/woodblock.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3u2Vgt5eFhCExy1eUN7_0aqtkEaJwh-VNo9VzVYBR0HGMkcnRK1wWoRkMCrkGS2-coUx5rWu6PpokhTa5jZX6CcV0UAztyRM0tv5A2w7fkp_CJ_ng5vf3uaxEPOiMK_ghBj0fTCFqeBvY/s400/woodblock.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578842971038299746" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0eMYezI7zWrlk0zNEGtt7frottm462sBU-n3oPSHOO70Qv_fdCLtbt6UQT2RviZ_6am4NeyDIt9NyL72cZRsL_pWFGNZDb80chceYU-mrJgYOAOc-NRfUN0OryMs5QzGdGhNXHqWztSI/s1600/computerdesign.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0eMYezI7zWrlk0zNEGtt7frottm462sBU-n3oPSHOO70Qv_fdCLtbt6UQT2RviZ_6am4NeyDIt9NyL72cZRsL_pWFGNZDb80chceYU-mrJgYOAOc-NRfUN0OryMs5QzGdGhNXHqWztSI/s400/computerdesign.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578842968016201426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TiF1mWZO_GA_nzVNb3n9LhSYulZTKkiI9IpRzbsauuNjsegxgkVsroI0im9PBx91qPcCJ9e8jFg99iz4WBJ8h0fmx1hQhCm67Lsd8nXcKD3JuRmovV904vvWSXnKyiqFm_VgjSb8qMsg/s1600/matandrandy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TiF1mWZO_GA_nzVNb3n9LhSYulZTKkiI9IpRzbsauuNjsegxgkVsroI0im9PBx91qPcCJ9e8jFg99iz4WBJ8h0fmx1hQhCm67Lsd8nXcKD3JuRmovV904vvWSXnKyiqFm_VgjSb8qMsg/s400/matandrandy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578842973613762546" /></a><br /><br />Mat and Jackson got a lesson in using saws.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX0fo_xswcRLEzGXjnPfW2VHerIVbDHIiKbhMbNEHklFdZwfv9KEa6O3oeSLdwIKr4kujE4cyxocdFaA9-tvys8rbugJnBidkcbFsahMFFmVZ0dsuBhdT0-rvlRk0AUqEZfafLkTMH1iL/s1600/usingsaw.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX0fo_xswcRLEzGXjnPfW2VHerIVbDHIiKbhMbNEHklFdZwfv9KEa6O3oeSLdwIKr4kujE4cyxocdFaA9-tvys8rbugJnBidkcbFsahMFFmVZ0dsuBhdT0-rvlRk0AUqEZfafLkTMH1iL/s400/usingsaw.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578842975524573362" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVo2vnvk-UmHnI0gUOI76BPmITLU0OpCj9JhZFxe8QSmwRwXcqJB3_zIMcjSY5b_uP_VcpiHqW8X2Pm9SMc6ab1UEyw3jAJ02DH8rAWJsyHuwC9Kk_CRs9wJRc_CDEdP_t73z0XfxXAlB/s1600/sanding.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVo2vnvk-UmHnI0gUOI76BPmITLU0OpCj9JhZFxe8QSmwRwXcqJB3_zIMcjSY5b_uP_VcpiHqW8X2Pm9SMc6ab1UEyw3jAJ02DH8rAWJsyHuwC9Kk_CRs9wJRc_CDEdP_t73z0XfxXAlB/s400/sanding.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578842979772868674" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2XwmaezBfS2r-TAWe4hXT__Pf7JajajGVwQExWYCpQOiz9rRFdhFT_Nhmoe8GxEB0MLz2RFWprXyWgc5-nrreUylqNsNbuVJX5J9v6UEEQdoQBiJACHJCI0JijfwBJJDRnnmynBcIZXC/s1600/engine.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2XwmaezBfS2r-TAWe4hXT__Pf7JajajGVwQExWYCpQOiz9rRFdhFT_Nhmoe8GxEB0MLz2RFWprXyWgc5-nrreUylqNsNbuVJX5J9v6UEEQdoQBiJACHJCI0JijfwBJJDRnnmynBcIZXC/s400/engine.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578843677187528578" /></a><br /><br />During our weekend at the lake, we did some night fishing and got to see this awesome moon-rise. The full red moon rose up over the treeline in front of us and reflected off the lake so beautifully. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglwtMATeHF9HisoR9lc8zCe92xDIGHI8NRyEGOGAdiX0vWNJlEZLScg7G9FTtUvQK7rg5FEFImLM_LKWaH2YTH2c_C3dJjPeDTBjRKWmFJ5JIvmaoKktK-vVOWyXaji2L_pqxzaHmo-Zk/s1600/moon.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglwtMATeHF9HisoR9lc8zCe92xDIGHI8NRyEGOGAdiX0vWNJlEZLScg7G9FTtUvQK7rg5FEFImLM_LKWaH2YTH2c_C3dJjPeDTBjRKWmFJ5JIvmaoKktK-vVOWyXaji2L_pqxzaHmo-Zk/s400/moon.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578890786213542210" /></a><br /><br />And right at that moment Jackson caught a fish!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigBGESIfoVCueom3CUL4_gTEKj93uhYtyikB1Blo1FbQvXAkGWDXyAayoqKHTAjAjYrHLmJhb6G_opG1aG9pDNdQ5xYJCHCXP1zLnAk2UrbSrHq4A6vKCZqqGmFRtRGIeRTLwfqYnSjMN/s1600/nightfishing.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigBGESIfoVCueom3CUL4_gTEKj93uhYtyikB1Blo1FbQvXAkGWDXyAayoqKHTAjAjYrHLmJhb6G_opG1aG9pDNdQ5xYJCHCXP1zLnAk2UrbSrHq4A6vKCZqqGmFRtRGIeRTLwfqYnSjMN/s400/nightfishing.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578843686998681234" /></a><br /><br />I wish I had some pictures of Luke and Christopher playing, but just picture a larger version of this silly boy and you'll have the idea.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4FA7twm9dFINUTeCGHE2UTuHoHh8JooCCKuqsJVLK_FNEKbFbojt1qRXB6AW7YKkovudG5onfdGOw5t6ASY0gU7uOYtEafVGm9DokSg_0GXndzqEYdSkQRoEvh9ImEEZ1YLwiKl26nKj/s1600/sillyLuke.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4FA7twm9dFINUTeCGHE2UTuHoHh8JooCCKuqsJVLK_FNEKbFbojt1qRXB6AW7YKkovudG5onfdGOw5t6ASY0gU7uOYtEafVGm9DokSg_0GXndzqEYdSkQRoEvh9ImEEZ1YLwiKl26nKj/s400/sillyLuke.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578843692432012882" /></a><br /><br />Back at home Mat and Jackson spent the week finishing the car. It had to be painted. The wheels had to be added and aligned. Then they added just the right amount of weights to make it 5 ounces. They literally worked on it everyday last week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Nehw0jESiQ3SgSaJ5vMUz3l9l-xvBMOJxCEcR1EWf7vspCDznRzypRmY0ptMzSytI3ENWMj_wY1bOLjjCJthncUXl81X-x2uKJuRCqj_BSu5HnlV1-lDyaEww-2JAwDVgliMGwBJXtb4/s1600/painting1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Nehw0jESiQ3SgSaJ5vMUz3l9l-xvBMOJxCEcR1EWf7vspCDznRzypRmY0ptMzSytI3ENWMj_wY1bOLjjCJthncUXl81X-x2uKJuRCqj_BSu5HnlV1-lDyaEww-2JAwDVgliMGwBJXtb4/s400/painting1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578843693988161138" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrZghEwjidl9kZra0cvww7xlykf7QBKTSpkMSRhOx_rB_E-d1J69GB2wWen7pNV73FhyRTeRa91fMrFXBfVo2hO4dGcbyfRiWuvwxcf-uMypBs-4PsXQ3djeC69uabu69I4OVcgc6MqC-/s1600/painting2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrZghEwjidl9kZra0cvww7xlykf7QBKTSpkMSRhOx_rB_E-d1J69GB2wWen7pNV73FhyRTeRa91fMrFXBfVo2hO4dGcbyfRiWuvwxcf-uMypBs-4PsXQ3djeC69uabu69I4OVcgc6MqC-/s400/painting2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578844470795266930" /></a><br /><br />The day of the race we weighed the car in....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41RvYgEN5hK57oaoyZsOZQCCgyaO04roda07l1znW1G22Vg6SuJAmjcMFaxf4abQBhOiuVB9dWR1wahI_y_ra5SmU2ZEXUJs-MGgaiT8cbCexKSQ_DPMs4uzJYrtx8hyphenhyphenNOrLVmMY4B2fS/s1600/weighingin.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41RvYgEN5hK57oaoyZsOZQCCgyaO04roda07l1znW1G22Vg6SuJAmjcMFaxf4abQBhOiuVB9dWR1wahI_y_ra5SmU2ZEXUJs-MGgaiT8cbCexKSQ_DPMs4uzJYrtx8hyphenhyphenNOrLVmMY4B2fS/s400/weighingin.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578844467202620258" /></a><br /><br />And then high-tailed it across town for a quick soccer game in the rain...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47dYuk_u16kf6ejXg4xPKUFjr9cHmEe6bEsMG7x01dAo4_WYDpCOokEMVu0F1yOsjFNgNn9F2hLlxSRNQJA-eHUwsNpFxgdzYyzyWW-7HBiIYumr9moPT_G-s3VmDOpbWMmEAZB5zgB3i/s1600/soccer1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47dYuk_u16kf6ejXg4xPKUFjr9cHmEe6bEsMG7x01dAo4_WYDpCOokEMVu0F1yOsjFNgNn9F2hLlxSRNQJA-eHUwsNpFxgdzYyzyWW-7HBiIYumr9moPT_G-s3VmDOpbWMmEAZB5zgB3i/s400/soccer1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578881900889689538" /></a><br /><br />I love this shot of Jackson and Caleb Sewell. I hope they are friends forever just like their dads.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDR6wXx_m9ZnNVWOJaT6PSXBJoZX-TbHNzUJIyBzmoXzG6ICpCBVRhxvXUOkVoyzt0ne-dX0QBpHcf9ufSsAUwDBtcrbKyxfyfF47ulWDVtd7P_Au76pw4_d-AAqkwcgBOuD9S5wreItc/s1600/soccer2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDR6wXx_m9ZnNVWOJaT6PSXBJoZX-TbHNzUJIyBzmoXzG6ICpCBVRhxvXUOkVoyzt0ne-dX0QBpHcf9ufSsAUwDBtcrbKyxfyfF47ulWDVtd7P_Au76pw4_d-AAqkwcgBOuD9S5wreItc/s400/soccer2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578881900645009778" /></a><br /><br />After a quick lunch at Double Dave's we spent the entire afternoon at the derby race.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit15PPEElxQU1FkRLIkDYqKoOaTmJI8C6t_8a6xv-eNL9idmMXwT4G3Rj86Tp-5FOhyftnbtVK4kDZ6ixc7Jg60pvjsRAwyJp9jvSSOI_WVYl-UTjaAToa8zqNnzcmjeEHNLpR8oGoqeZS/s1600/table.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit15PPEElxQU1FkRLIkDYqKoOaTmJI8C6t_8a6xv-eNL9idmMXwT4G3Rj86Tp-5FOhyftnbtVK4kDZ6ixc7Jg60pvjsRAwyJp9jvSSOI_WVYl-UTjaAToa8zqNnzcmjeEHNLpR8oGoqeZS/s400/table.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578844472643316754" /></a><br /><br />These are the cars from Jackson's den. Remember the black and red car. There's more about that one to come...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYpwdQahJft8ofobOVQF7Pmu_HuLcU7vkTH8bmfp4GqrSvErtvbldqNQoduCMeOaQ5OvaA49PVqQrojjtxvtUPGzoZDu5nSP9G5VFwPuFD69asKK50O0NGNOWkOZwIi24FycnfXlLokQC/s1600/tigers.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYpwdQahJft8ofobOVQF7Pmu_HuLcU7vkTH8bmfp4GqrSvErtvbldqNQoduCMeOaQ5OvaA49PVqQrojjtxvtUPGzoZDu5nSP9G5VFwPuFD69asKK50O0NGNOWkOZwIi24FycnfXlLokQC/s400/tigers.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578844471073784962" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6SlW4f0qgFjhfrgfK6u9pGp5ddLxvS4QRG6eiEUomCzVmlJ2y3QcVycegBXSVmCndR-BSAsCqRGdsyMRTcDUidhnk4zXfSfmA7KofBTmuQ-F_2c8xAb22QoeKFdbZv2mN9EFSwWMV7s6/s1600/track1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6SlW4f0qgFjhfrgfK6u9pGp5ddLxvS4QRG6eiEUomCzVmlJ2y3QcVycegBXSVmCndR-BSAsCqRGdsyMRTcDUidhnk4zXfSfmA7KofBTmuQ-F_2c8xAb22QoeKFdbZv2mN9EFSwWMV7s6/s400/track1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578844479467898386" /></a><br /><br />So we knew we had a cool car. Mat even painted it to looked old and scuffed up just like the Landspeeder in Star Wars. What we didn't expect was that it would be fast too! We actually won some of the races! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOt_BTIMln99RRW0YZf7JeWnsltzdQK__KMeVyTrwqEB8RlWe24mwCqbKupAzQTAPebWXFoH5Q8_Hva0vIyeSxyKcj3j51XwVfo-MNHNsVpPNqWMVJg61yxlWQh-R3Kf9NnEE0Ymfhp-W/s1600/track2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOt_BTIMln99RRW0YZf7JeWnsltzdQK__KMeVyTrwqEB8RlWe24mwCqbKupAzQTAPebWXFoH5Q8_Hva0vIyeSxyKcj3j51XwVfo-MNHNsVpPNqWMVJg61yxlWQh-R3Kf9NnEE0Ymfhp-W/s400/track2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578875715219691330" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjup6l7CBAZmmNMXUGuFTqAC0pyakD0tY82RBBWcPHtqDnbMHOSj4z4b-_LZwhceX8tuRHjSIfOIQqUsXniLImawwtT-m6Qane4sjf03kIJtpEXIc6ixtjuhiTInClLvI7ICXKddRoy3aGn/s1600/track3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjup6l7CBAZmmNMXUGuFTqAC0pyakD0tY82RBBWcPHtqDnbMHOSj4z4b-_LZwhceX8tuRHjSIfOIQqUsXniLImawwtT-m6Qane4sjf03kIJtpEXIc6ixtjuhiTInClLvI7ICXKddRoy3aGn/s400/track3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578875716078762226" /></a><br /><br />I really have to say here publicly that I did not think it could be done, and I was WRONG! Our car was AWESOME, and I was so proud of Mat and Jackson for doing it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDlqR3wSNzAojGKEDC468s9tf2P0QvAPMA4Czmlv-0uhu0sHP5P88hJ00A-pq81BS4Qh8y7XjkdHtyBpeBGGJ9FI2CH87Ql5of197YDBemM_3bEfNwgV5zZgroFBnkn_FMpXBS7ZPkF13/s1600/track4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDlqR3wSNzAojGKEDC468s9tf2P0QvAPMA4Czmlv-0uhu0sHP5P88hJ00A-pq81BS4Qh8y7XjkdHtyBpeBGGJ9FI2CH87Ql5of197YDBemM_3bEfNwgV5zZgroFBnkn_FMpXBS7ZPkF13/s400/track4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578875716846047730" /></a><br /><br />Jackson won 3rd place in his den for speed and got to compete in the finals with all the older boys in the pack. He also won 2nd place in his den for design. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizlV73oHuUKjZn1uqrK2wxqwAShrM-z-WKslV5fW5x33hMBJOIlI2efBS0YxZb30uJdlBh-O5EaHFmVZ-2FWOh1ujfRK0SCePz8Q1u1FSUH4lizB5oyZ3kQyfbnnWQUly7pFf6Q9D0e73/s1600/ceremony.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizlV73oHuUKjZn1uqrK2wxqwAShrM-z-WKslV5fW5x33hMBJOIlI2efBS0YxZb30uJdlBh-O5EaHFmVZ-2FWOh1ujfRK0SCePz8Q1u1FSUH4lizB5oyZ3kQyfbnnWQUly7pFf6Q9D0e73/s400/ceremony.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578877031213756498" /></a><br /><br />Now this is where things get a bit touchy. The black and red car that won 1st place was a KIT CAR. Meaning the boy/dad did not start with a block of wood, but rather they just put together and painted a car that was already cut and designed. I had a major issue with that because 1.) it was not original, and 2.) I think the judges (middle-aged ladies) had no knowledge of Star Wars whatsoever. All of the boys at the race thought Jackson's car should've gone on to the pack-wide design competition where he would've gotten a trophy. To top it off the boy/dad whose kit car won first place in design did not even come to the race! They just dropped it off in the morning at the weigh-in, and then the mom came back and picked up the medals at the end of the day. So we learned a bit about parenting on Saturday. Of course, we couldn't let on to Jackson that we were disappointed and really it doesn't matter in the long run. But it's so, so hard to see your child (and husband :-) being treated unfairly. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6IxLqTbBcI5XuVILPlEc8dOh4LTSLx71FKANYx8-3U0CH879H5gLKabX7a3bkZiOCO2rYohyphenhyphenQmbiBvgxl7nYq_trvptZ4E5Xcd1muLOyORDfIbwvdiVQSqjK10RWXVLU08RGWFTmeODt/s1600/medals.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6IxLqTbBcI5XuVILPlEc8dOh4LTSLx71FKANYx8-3U0CH879H5gLKabX7a3bkZiOCO2rYohyphenhyphenQmbiBvgxl7nYq_trvptZ4E5Xcd1muLOyORDfIbwvdiVQSqjK10RWXVLU08RGWFTmeODt/s400/medals.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578875721501938690" /></a><br /><br />Overall, it was a great experience. Jackson was so happy to have his medals, and Mat felt a great sense of accomplishment. Now Luke is even excited about being a scout and making a car someday. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTMDRVkcfErMKAxbWHOXEvcF69jIsW1Fl3NHjeZCtZqrbhLX5ZLttB7wTohd_MZIEF5Jg0_MprNpIwnegdnkHDQmfxHFYsFvR23y9HdicyojKHPTPWAFifXVMH7DpCwgWbAKEHpqM-NmE/s1600/finished.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTMDRVkcfErMKAxbWHOXEvcF69jIsW1Fl3NHjeZCtZqrbhLX5ZLttB7wTohd_MZIEF5Jg0_MprNpIwnegdnkHDQmfxHFYsFvR23y9HdicyojKHPTPWAFifXVMH7DpCwgWbAKEHpqM-NmE/s400/finished.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578875728017330978" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6WUHrx2w9M6Tz7Gz8J4gsHDWdIUBHR2yRFA46kC-gZXW4kMezV2yiiYXDjbYrS0FfAj0Q8QxqajqTncXenqDa3WtArUlPH2wufrbAd9rMLtAZ8PIXyU2Xwd0lQamEWnjct7vtHUGqvOu/s1600/Matjackmedals.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6WUHrx2w9M6Tz7Gz8J4gsHDWdIUBHR2yRFA46kC-gZXW4kMezV2yiiYXDjbYrS0FfAj0Q8QxqajqTncXenqDa3WtArUlPH2wufrbAd9rMLtAZ8PIXyU2Xwd0lQamEWnjct7vtHUGqvOu/s400/Matjackmedals.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578876088060302994" /></a>Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-9618696234724664672011-02-10T10:06:00.002-06:002011-02-10T10:18:42.286-06:00Happy Early Valentine's Day<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/pe1sAZD7I0I" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pe1sAZD7I0I" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe1sAZD7I0I"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/pe1sAZD7I0I/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br />Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-10002017185419669932011-01-28T09:51:00.004-06:002011-01-28T10:11:36.440-06:00Dressing UpOne of the boys' favorite things to do is dress up. This year at Halloween Luke decided to be Superman and Jackson was going to be Indiana Jones. Once Jackson saw Luke's costume, though, he changed his mind and decided he wanted to be Superman too. So the Indiana Jones costume went back and we had Superman twins for Halloween. They wore these costumes practically everyday for about a month. Sweet, happy boys. I'm so glad they're best friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoXsaex_Gop4lbec_gWKlF7nFBj_PwCPiLcs18cA6Mlq3FqpA1szezbFt7CJHseyulq8tIXz19eFG66PArZzflIxIwfq3cAXix7z3Brg-k_Um3EFDOr-eMFJ_Efulge0kNWxAnFhzDEOs/s1600/supermen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoXsaex_Gop4lbec_gWKlF7nFBj_PwCPiLcs18cA6Mlq3FqpA1szezbFt7CJHseyulq8tIXz19eFG66PArZzflIxIwfq3cAXix7z3Brg-k_Um3EFDOr-eMFJ_Efulge0kNWxAnFhzDEOs/s400/supermen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266027986141106" /></a><br /><br />We had fun trick or treating with all the neighbor kids and Granddad and Gammo. It was an earlier night than last year, though, since we had school the next day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWZZ_xLALm_Lo6pYvDI0FQPpHLkXTGxYWWyFX_AOmnHt14d6OueVP5CsgF2zPClSf6QJ7KJ16ffybavHuME6sgxd0j1RKH0j_jKgoDm0gZGhIdoqhxUev11Me7t4ggZyQkAuI5zauiap9/s1600/neighbors.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWZZ_xLALm_Lo6pYvDI0FQPpHLkXTGxYWWyFX_AOmnHt14d6OueVP5CsgF2zPClSf6QJ7KJ16ffybavHuME6sgxd0j1RKH0j_jKgoDm0gZGhIdoqhxUev11Me7t4ggZyQkAuI5zauiap9/s400/neighbors.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266040604545634" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8L0X_WnhjloZmXttU4szleyIPRx4TthR6aXY0o0z7425Dh4O0VbBhZDaHYxldFE0PRshBRg3796J-mI2Hd0vE0Q7gTQIm30kvuiHSPHQYysWiIXKEAnEizBLVzffEc_z3H-e9hPQJNkV/s1600/neighbors2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8L0X_WnhjloZmXttU4szleyIPRx4TthR6aXY0o0z7425Dh4O0VbBhZDaHYxldFE0PRshBRg3796J-mI2Hd0vE0Q7gTQIm30kvuiHSPHQYysWiIXKEAnEizBLVzffEc_z3H-e9hPQJNkV/s400/neighbors2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266036408210994" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbMZ2YDyweZe6NH6bgF1T1qjOr8F24T00qCCAL_sUXAN_W913Z24H8fBz2MvtyEKXXxpVFcKOk2RBs2Ic4PkZKzB5f8fN5RQABGRDPCyhAyb6ybcG8OS2kFgf-lk9ORtlJBD5op4Ze3fT/s1600/lotsocandy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbMZ2YDyweZe6NH6bgF1T1qjOr8F24T00qCCAL_sUXAN_W913Z24H8fBz2MvtyEKXXxpVFcKOk2RBs2Ic4PkZKzB5f8fN5RQABGRDPCyhAyb6ybcG8OS2kFgf-lk9ORtlJBD5op4Ze3fT/s400/lotsocandy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266256811658706" /></a><br /><br />I love these pics that we took at the Beard's annual Halloween party.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1YN9Eue1HNABJl5xkBn-zp-u8UmliLWxTquvQ6kF6iuIZ0ntko5JPALKlOxsqJ50Vj42FxSmTcgkl0-9UaN-ezp1CiYFdVZ_mVU7ZQ-57yhKfIfg4LHr9d2l53LmOVZBlfSaNMlX-7rh/s1600/superjoker.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1YN9Eue1HNABJl5xkBn-zp-u8UmliLWxTquvQ6kF6iuIZ0ntko5JPALKlOxsqJ50Vj42FxSmTcgkl0-9UaN-ezp1CiYFdVZ_mVU7ZQ-57yhKfIfg4LHr9d2l53LmOVZBlfSaNMlX-7rh/s400/superjoker.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266031307809186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuRk1y33N2v24-MrKHr_-M6WBWJidWpEFpR-LTapy1Es4eUNDYVqeKNn5utB9fYD4U2hfDmgHTJRD8DfPT5BemGn5450m3NGyNpHsklm5Qfg6xF6sVBa4QX3MRBxRkTnUmH3t_uI9HIyH/s1600/3supermen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuRk1y33N2v24-MrKHr_-M6WBWJidWpEFpR-LTapy1Es4eUNDYVqeKNn5utB9fYD4U2hfDmgHTJRD8DfPT5BemGn5450m3NGyNpHsklm5Qfg6xF6sVBa4QX3MRBxRkTnUmH3t_uI9HIyH/s400/3supermen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266260312485890" /></a><br /><br />Also in October, Jackson had Indian Day at school. They spent the day at the Nature Center eating interesting foods, playing games, and learning about what life was like for the Native Americans. Here he is with a couple of his friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCydK7o70FBtfJFPCIq5QxAvJRBMMpeEFCzYP-rVyeySZSXpYS0kAZ1kULsdho7mFuwofV1r_Oq2O_NOB_9o43vWjUx0s92O8CYH8K2D5BsJnN61JybL4vMot_oFtVLpWueWa_GJhKNpf/s1600/indianday.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCydK7o70FBtfJFPCIq5QxAvJRBMMpeEFCzYP-rVyeySZSXpYS0kAZ1kULsdho7mFuwofV1r_Oq2O_NOB_9o43vWjUx0s92O8CYH8K2D5BsJnN61JybL4vMot_oFtVLpWueWa_GJhKNpf/s400/indianday.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266258895176690" /></a><br /><br />The boys got to dress up for a birthday party at the Merriman's house. This was before Jackson got his Superman costume, so he went as Luke Skywalker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxVA8v-Ax8whn00f2wC3NycMyCnLK8equoCZtJK97bFcJfdGaWHkU7gR5h0kRNvl_ha-eXuTn_Jz2pp_BCd7fL3pFu-8B6spzusUJ_Ey_nixYj6v5dBFcBUZXpedhutYWQZYztgbiN5Vy/s1600/skywalkersuperman.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxVA8v-Ax8whn00f2wC3NycMyCnLK8equoCZtJK97bFcJfdGaWHkU7gR5h0kRNvl_ha-eXuTn_Jz2pp_BCd7fL3pFu-8B6spzusUJ_Ey_nixYj6v5dBFcBUZXpedhutYWQZYztgbiN5Vy/s400/skywalkersuperman.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266031440714194" /></a><br /><br />This year was special because the Rangers were in the World Series during the week of Halloween. The boys loved wearing their Rangers shirts that they got at the game we went to with Aunt Becky. We also had lots of opportunities to dress up in the cub scout uniform and the soccer uniform.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zxbvf32MvsSNh4zcpOUbKfx6VThicnpx7Npv-4OwMc0vWuevjiBUYYoANO2rFNvRYHhWVJf-CU1g0Y9Nb-Js2tSRIXi7sfHDCGw2J4mWXyexOKnJKXtr1FT_nub6ktFVoeZ0yBJyvtRN/s1600/3boys.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zxbvf32MvsSNh4zcpOUbKfx6VThicnpx7Npv-4OwMc0vWuevjiBUYYoANO2rFNvRYHhWVJf-CU1g0Y9Nb-Js2tSRIXi7sfHDCGw2J4mWXyexOKnJKXtr1FT_nub6ktFVoeZ0yBJyvtRN/s400/3boys.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567266263377517634" /></a>Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-49020846798290939482011-01-26T15:19:00.005-06:002011-01-26T15:59:11.008-06:00Anyone still out there?Well hello there. I'm beginning the long road to catching up. I wanted to post some of Jackson's soccer pictures before launching into Halloween and the holidays. We started out the season practicing in some of the hottest weather you can imagine. There was not a lick of shade to be found anywhere. It was completely miserable for everyone. I couldn't even bring myself to visit with the other parents because it took all the energy I had in my body just to stay alive in that heat. I was really questioning what we had gotten ourselves into. But enough about me. Jackson was having fun. He had his worried face on the first few games as he tried to figure everything out, but eventually he relaxed and started enjoying it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KL5meV7yNZhax-v5HfczROVB0eGQBYec-S5HHzxDRKFteUzwTSGm7WZgjOPGil-dsQAzVfhyn6lGzL37PBWXhq0X8Oi4_2KDhnF3ou4eh_l1pa5Z81SzJeptqzrTbCZqbHQhfV3-LIZW/s1600/soccer1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KL5meV7yNZhax-v5HfczROVB0eGQBYec-S5HHzxDRKFteUzwTSGm7WZgjOPGil-dsQAzVfhyn6lGzL37PBWXhq0X8Oi4_2KDhnF3ou4eh_l1pa5Z81SzJeptqzrTbCZqbHQhfV3-LIZW/s400/soccer1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566613099381747666" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqRAemz_4cqSCxVUu64mgzGEEa7zl9sJvy6QrxU3hsS9Jbg2wuJ8qBIJGpE-lNTjnM8GgKUH6kAJOUpiOdIbItvcqHD62UoyRsprHwOuXIIFDmd2Te_MBkVnf1K9-Dz7rMkmDc9gfvZa8/s1600/soccer2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqRAemz_4cqSCxVUu64mgzGEEa7zl9sJvy6QrxU3hsS9Jbg2wuJ8qBIJGpE-lNTjnM8GgKUH6kAJOUpiOdIbItvcqHD62UoyRsprHwOuXIIFDmd2Te_MBkVnf1K9-Dz7rMkmDc9gfvZa8/s400/soccer2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566613104741212002" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA-sf0VgyHSBWyYz6ZJTAXabddf6wYIR6_iC6006C4l9Jsz7C1Y89c9US4amdEnfPPlyu4fbfy1_qTrsn231WE1e5cO6ZRU08ZQQSd2pOZ1foN6Pxvy3McnA_9mCMFTmylw2Q4woeLsn2/s1600/soccer3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA-sf0VgyHSBWyYz6ZJTAXabddf6wYIR6_iC6006C4l9Jsz7C1Y89c9US4amdEnfPPlyu4fbfy1_qTrsn231WE1e5cO6ZRU08ZQQSd2pOZ1foN6Pxvy3McnA_9mCMFTmylw2Q4woeLsn2/s400/soccer3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566613125114321314" /></a><br /><br />Jackson had a lot of really good players on his team. He would brag loudly about winning after every game. They finally lost one game and instead of his normal bragging he just got in the car and said something nonchalant like, "We didn't really lose because you're not supposed to keep score anyway." I'm glad he got to experience both winning and losing during the season.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvB6EnrICbU0RyDSMN7auU_QpLsP4aaeoPjTdoAoR6Z5l09MYCkX8xTW50LqKQyGw9UQ-3Z1dPtUWuGfgf5STkGgR3QYJGIU9CXy6ZF4FWrPKyUXVodcSrHIALGP0HVrlao8gb4YCTqv2/s1600/soccer4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvB6EnrICbU0RyDSMN7auU_QpLsP4aaeoPjTdoAoR6Z5l09MYCkX8xTW50LqKQyGw9UQ-3Z1dPtUWuGfgf5STkGgR3QYJGIU9CXy6ZF4FWrPKyUXVodcSrHIALGP0HVrlao8gb4YCTqv2/s400/soccer4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566613150179619186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJjm6zho-ychjrulN9mr-LYyNFD4TJC_9D8c0A81VNvaIE53EoF8VLuLU2ewXVmJJR2Jg2yUsndvi_deda6LRAjbTvanI-J0FtiN6peong1X2Ok8JhCOUkJXZQn_PnNMGqajhG-1G5ckw/s1600/soccer5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJjm6zho-ychjrulN9mr-LYyNFD4TJC_9D8c0A81VNvaIE53EoF8VLuLU2ewXVmJJR2Jg2yUsndvi_deda6LRAjbTvanI-J0FtiN6peong1X2Ok8JhCOUkJXZQn_PnNMGqajhG-1G5ckw/s400/soccer5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566613158199970338" /></a><br /><br />The practices were a challenge because they started at 6:00 on Mondays which is exactly when I usually get home from work. So our routine was non-existent and we never could really figure out when to eat dinner. We all enjoyed the games quite a bit, though. The weather changed eventually and we played some games in the rain, some in the cold, but most were just lovely. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CI8EPPpLTbKkTWd3F5Ic1AD4DKS8Ktvd_PyEwQAe_sZtqtksYHo3TAnkfczFp653kf7-t9dSllPU0cGE-sBse0rs4AIIn8xKgbhvSFeAnYbK8nasFo5Z58_ENfyGdAWVzdOzWLI8EKlH/s1600/soccer6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CI8EPPpLTbKkTWd3F5Ic1AD4DKS8Ktvd_PyEwQAe_sZtqtksYHo3TAnkfczFp653kf7-t9dSllPU0cGE-sBse0rs4AIIn8xKgbhvSFeAnYbK8nasFo5Z58_ENfyGdAWVzdOzWLI8EKlH/s400/soccer6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566614840035442722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqlRGACsdJFqivzGvRxSVsRYM6AXHiCtkkQfml8-eTKWSmtnPwrwvjbB7NnAYIA6Z8_vvEiaplGsgK-7Rz4YkGojLfrGV6qp-t94HreQr_z7X5xZCZv-SbtlPD1foMaER4qCm3j-UJocK/s1600/soccer7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqlRGACsdJFqivzGvRxSVsRYM6AXHiCtkkQfml8-eTKWSmtnPwrwvjbB7NnAYIA6Z8_vvEiaplGsgK-7Rz4YkGojLfrGV6qp-t94HreQr_z7X5xZCZv-SbtlPD1foMaER4qCm3j-UJocK/s400/soccer7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566614834039547378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodbABWGIMzYQo04oCWmLIGvt3SyOeaLMxlkrEkcXox02T7Hsom1XX3CX0KCn9YpSElf-38HAEO6STlqrT-z0kXw2qCMdG_1NelluPpfmsoDXBL-ReOR0PS1pjI7U41hLboc3algLpsmcX/s1600/soccer8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodbABWGIMzYQo04oCWmLIGvt3SyOeaLMxlkrEkcXox02T7Hsom1XX3CX0KCn9YpSElf-38HAEO6STlqrT-z0kXw2qCMdG_1NelluPpfmsoDXBL-ReOR0PS1pjI7U41hLboc3algLpsmcX/s400/soccer8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566614820390784322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb54JqB9Nz7k1g-1k_3yPZixouQ_CLhHlHhdTSBou9-bnspeEbhxD1LIFmZkZuLaTPqUV7XKVzjnJ_m0lwI_HxXRxJNpxrHlEuifz3wxRmc9Dz9kBBN5_OuENzUzdOcnpxs9WC76HXbFS/s1600/soccer9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb54JqB9Nz7k1g-1k_3yPZixouQ_CLhHlHhdTSBou9-bnspeEbhxD1LIFmZkZuLaTPqUV7XKVzjnJ_m0lwI_HxXRxJNpxrHlEuifz3wxRmc9Dz9kBBN5_OuENzUzdOcnpxs9WC76HXbFS/s400/soccer9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566614811290030402" /></a><br /><br />He had a fun season with a great coach. I have to give a big thank you to Steve and Wendy (Granddad and Gammo) for coming to two of the games, and to our babysitter Amy for coming once. It made him feel SO special to have them there cheering him on. He's going to play soccer again this spring, so the rest of the fam will have another chance to see him in action.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-2130825869352322072010-11-11T13:49:00.004-06:002010-11-11T14:11:52.686-06:00A Shout Out to SchoolI just had to post this article from the Austin American Statesman about our school, Regents. It is through many blessings and also some sacrifices that we've been able to send Jackson there last year and this year, and I can't say enough good things about the parents, teachers, administrators, and just the entire Regents community. I think this article pretty much sums it up. I didn't have anything to do with this, didn't even go to the game. But I think this kindness is what ALL our friends, neighbors, and family members are trying to instill in our kids. It worked in this case big time.<br /><br />_____________________________________________________<br /><br />Commentary: Football field was common ground for Knights, Indians<br /><br />By Rick Cantu<br /><br />AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF<br /><br />Published: 9:53 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2010<br /><br />The boys sat on the gym floor and ate pizza together. They talked about the game they had just played. Adversaries for nearly three hours, the football players from Regents and the Giddings State School now were just kids having fun.<br /><br />Any contrasts between the players for Regents and their visitors from Giddings weren't readily apparent. On this night, they were brothers in arms, laughing, joking, smiling, enjoying the feast before them. It didn't matter that one team represented a private school in an upscale neighborhood of southwest Austin while the other team consisted of young men who have been incarcerated in a juvenile prison.<br /><br />On a cool autumn night this past Thursday, the Knights and Indians were bound by one common thread: football.<br /><br />And although it was Senior Night for the Knights, the Regents boosters made a pact to root for the visitors. They wore royal blue to support the Indians and they made posters for each player and trainer. The Regents fans also created a large banner for the Giddings State School players to burst through in pregame festivities, baked brownies for the Indians and bought shirts for the visiting coaches that had "Indians" stitched across the front.<br /><br />Regents wore its road white uniforms on its home field, and let Giddings State School occupy the home bench. Knights cheerleaders, meanwhile, pulled royal blue T-shirts over their outfits and cheered for the visitors.<br /><br />This was a display of unbridled compassion from the fans and players of one Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools team toward the players and coaches of another.<br /><br />"At first, it felt a little weird," said Lisa Moore, whose son Luke is a Regents wide receiver and safety, "but the fans quickly got into it and didn't miss a beat. Once they saw that the parents of our senior players were embracing this gift to Giddings, the rest of the fans joined in."<br /><br />In an e-mail to Regents boosters, Moore wrote that players for Giddings State School "don't have pregame meals from Chipotle or fancy uniforms for both home and away games. (In fact, they don't have ANY home games.) No parents making posters or ringing cowbells. Giddings is part of the Texas Youth Commission and houses the boys that the courts have labeled as violent offenders.<br /><br />"They live behind a 14-foot fence wired with motion detectors and patrolled 24 hours a day by guards. They get to play football only if they have served at least half of their sentence, follow the rules and are willing to practice while it's still dark outside. This is because their after-school time is filled with therapy sessions, work duty and meetings with caseworkers. Their roster can change from week to week as boys become ineligible due to behavioral issues or as boys are released or even moved to adult prisons. So each game they get to play could be their last."<br /><br />Indians coach Sandy Brown said his team operates on a "shoestring" budget, and guards surround the practice field to make sure no one ventures off. It's a far cry from Giddings High School, which receives all of the town's attention on game nights.<br /><br />"I have been here 31 years and although some schools kind of adopt our kids and do things for them, it is rarely to the extent that Regents went to," Brown said.<br /><br />"It really makes you appreciate the school and the coaches. You realize we're all kind of in a brotherhood of helping young people to grow up and achieve their dreams, regardless of where we came from or what we've done."<br /><br />Regents (9-1) defeated the Indians 51-0, but after the game, the boys gathered together and prayed. Regents players offered their opponents gift bags filled with cookies and a Bible. In each book, Regents students had written personal messages of encouragement.<br /><br />Then the two teams devoured 50 pizzas.<br /><br />Brown said Regents' generosity and sportsmanship left a positive impression on his team.<br /><br />"I don't tell many people this but I hit a policeman with a beer bottle when I was 16, so I know what it's like to be in trouble," Brown said. "But what I tell my kids is that although you can't change anything about yesterday, you can change tomorrow if you want to. So anytime someone like Regents shows the kind of love and respect for my kids like they did last Thursday night, it gives you a real sense of appreciation for that school and their coaches."<br /><br />While the boys from Giddings State School enjoyed their trip to Austin, the players and parents from the home team won more than just a game.<br /><br />"We got more out of this experience than the Giddings kids probably did," Lisa Moore said. "I hope it is a lesson in servanthood, kindness and generosity that our boys and their families can take with them forever."Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-81268531503657475042010-11-10T13:50:00.011-06:002010-11-10T14:24:13.819-06:00More scouts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBtQ2KG-iLI2uYT2vUpPjviujUZxVtfchu87wo2wTJn-er6nIQ0sVRQWnOL1Mw9s8BJ3l9IoN4RLehsnnC74F7K_IGgvagSb1-DcnNdhBHKe32vUTCCnt2M8cKoOYSVEMXtwQAZz1MEYZ/s1600/steve.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBtQ2KG-iLI2uYT2vUpPjviujUZxVtfchu87wo2wTJn-er6nIQ0sVRQWnOL1Mw9s8BJ3l9IoN4RLehsnnC74F7K_IGgvagSb1-DcnNdhBHKe32vUTCCnt2M8cKoOYSVEMXtwQAZz1MEYZ/s400/steve.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538017866730788290" /></a><br />Mat's dad recently sent us this picture of himself as a cub scout. I guess this must have been taken in the late 1950s. We love the picture and also the fact that Jackson is able to be in scouts now and do some of the same things that boys were doing decades ago before soccer and video games and Star Wars took over.<br /><br />One of the things that really sold Jackson on the idea of doing scouts was a trip he and Mat took at the beginning of the school year. They got to go down to Corpus Christi and "camp out" on the USS Lexington aircraft carrier. The Lexington is a WWII ship that was decommissioned and is now permanently docked in Corpus and available for tours. After the usual business hours of the day were over, the scouts got to stay on board and spend the night in soldier's bunks inside. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF4LPoi8_cUAM6qF3pZlvDy6i5wVZepgXTVTl7IC6xuDtI1epGFPVD0knxBflMymOMC6BUwVrU3j2ykFUuFs6j-DtpI-Ey65AeAn2MxbZav7DZPYgtfpZTfNnPB_XwAW0idJIH7RrrKuD/s400/lex10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538012275396265362" /></a><br /><br />Mat and Jackson got to travel down there with our good friends, the Sewells, and on the way home they stopped at the beach. It was Caleb's birthday. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc24RmpOslZ1MKW_0CvQtgCcpGIhsFnaxEeD1awH8YnZrFyIQOLCMoJCnwB90HE77p6enRte2jCaaZk4Y1FkPgg-6Uj6WL8PGRFJf33yycqhi2ByWoGC3Xdn9Ze0HEAxeRk2s97TNiuvcl/s1600/lex11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc24RmpOslZ1MKW_0CvQtgCcpGIhsFnaxEeD1awH8YnZrFyIQOLCMoJCnwB90HE77p6enRte2jCaaZk4Y1FkPgg-6Uj6WL8PGRFJf33yycqhi2ByWoGC3Xdn9Ze0HEAxeRk2s97TNiuvcl/s400/lex11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538012270295848498" /></a><br /><br />I stayed home that weekend and hung out with some of the other moms and younger kids. We had a good time too, but we really missed the big boys and were glad when they were home from their adventure.<br /><br />Here are some more pictures of Jackson and some of his buddies at the football game where the scouts did the flag ceremony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpknTB6J7NKmcyoxjyqRTws2BMKrREe8irFWp3xaZ7ZIGxq3oN_p3ghJjLc9QoX-7Xgqs_a6wLw18xiSGO0ozD5jX3lJUTrf7q5F1ttV-_UxMMnTIjpfZiKG91MYKDPoT9xfpo6vt_QBX/s1600/game1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpknTB6J7NKmcyoxjyqRTws2BMKrREe8irFWp3xaZ7ZIGxq3oN_p3ghJjLc9QoX-7Xgqs_a6wLw18xiSGO0ozD5jX3lJUTrf7q5F1ttV-_UxMMnTIjpfZiKG91MYKDPoT9xfpo6vt_QBX/s400/game1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538014471224593682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Cg_MOFUYt5eNP6Wnbkj89-KZX1_NHkhx4jydL8m18M8YLZaE2OjhIPNbkMsbyX7cJ2N9dKu1InvBqi-SW-hWQna3A7FnoWTYln_RGY-uEByghRRZYMQ2ciJ-J35wk5bF7CIryXRNv_px/s1600/game2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Cg_MOFUYt5eNP6Wnbkj89-KZX1_NHkhx4jydL8m18M8YLZaE2OjhIPNbkMsbyX7cJ2N9dKu1InvBqi-SW-hWQna3A7FnoWTYln_RGY-uEByghRRZYMQ2ciJ-J35wk5bF7CIryXRNv_px/s400/game2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538014470155488450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhMlFqp_6fp0Iv5Gy1uTkFckV9zXqclBkoJIT4cdTv6oWuBsyJuZ-T5ZuygW9dDx1_m6-CtAhZe6mmsSZ7Bv_IGF6i4U7-aX9NVI4g2KghQASpBb65TGTO4VUAwjwdfyQLTdUYEJawH6R/s1600/game4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhMlFqp_6fp0Iv5Gy1uTkFckV9zXqclBkoJIT4cdTv6oWuBsyJuZ-T5ZuygW9dDx1_m6-CtAhZe6mmsSZ7Bv_IGF6i4U7-aX9NVI4g2KghQASpBb65TGTO4VUAwjwdfyQLTdUYEJawH6R/s400/game4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538014462292801090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lVfrz7IlfV7tvZ9MX1gT1l08V1iLF2FxQg04SlnjlBhZZJjfWO5GyL2J5zEHGguYqz5QmZBLzaiDbnOKwGBMLc8E_KXNabYeKBPTB0Oa8CDVKK1lxM-nwvFiQJpL1eWAnmCzTLndPkF3/s1600/game5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lVfrz7IlfV7tvZ9MX1gT1l08V1iLF2FxQg04SlnjlBhZZJjfWO5GyL2J5zEHGguYqz5QmZBLzaiDbnOKwGBMLc8E_KXNabYeKBPTB0Oa8CDVKK1lxM-nwvFiQJpL1eWAnmCzTLndPkF3/s400/game5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538014459454110210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdLd15CtevqeWnDdwghC5axOdkslt_T2F1mqubBATx3djYEy8eW6rrLMeuk9aryVIQMg0TpjMcjNZ0y36AwUsM3DsaxgQ5OwSi-gpbF1G3iSu_OkRthrSdCa0Ab2tVTbmDWG7kb33R0sz/s1600/game3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdLd15CtevqeWnDdwghC5axOdkslt_T2F1mqubBATx3djYEy8eW6rrLMeuk9aryVIQMg0TpjMcjNZ0y36AwUsM3DsaxgQ5OwSi-gpbF1G3iSu_OkRthrSdCa0Ab2tVTbmDWG7kb33R0sz/s400/game3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538014465293962626" /></a><br /><br />Luke enjoyed the game too and was sporting his Rangers jersey. This was the night the Rangers beat the Yankees and secured their spot in the World Series. What a great night!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QmSpY8trhItQK8DCIcAzZpaoqVsZrw6d9-BgWfJeGhUVGbKSzi-KKKGToaVU8x4AFOh-dUIix9Xf0U_QFgR3qwJsrg9tBVgnL0a3OoK6D2XBLfFgzvA_HK_HyJvP_IgzR2PsuIejLFo5/s1600/game6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QmSpY8trhItQK8DCIcAzZpaoqVsZrw6d9-BgWfJeGhUVGbKSzi-KKKGToaVU8x4AFOh-dUIix9Xf0U_QFgR3qwJsrg9tBVgnL0a3OoK6D2XBLfFgzvA_HK_HyJvP_IgzR2PsuIejLFo5/s400/game6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538014769295255474" /></a><br /><br />And here is a picture just taken from my phone of Jackson's den singing "God Bless America" at our pack meeting last night. The boys are learning about citizenship this month. I love the things they're learning and everything that scouts is all about. It's also fun to see Jackson making great memories and lifelong friendships.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmtAWuZbRquZEIWNgSdGf2bb7qGrqCk3AT4TY9zVb2FiR8CdVv5yjmUz_TGCSUaH_DFUr23x7on4OG7hDs82LLcrFOMa1mWPX01K7jopa4S25HhXmNT2Ri_QB_qV_qyQ50lrXYx5BVPme/s1600/song.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmtAWuZbRquZEIWNgSdGf2bb7qGrqCk3AT4TY9zVb2FiR8CdVv5yjmUz_TGCSUaH_DFUr23x7on4OG7hDs82LLcrFOMa1mWPX01K7jopa4S25HhXmNT2Ri_QB_qV_qyQ50lrXYx5BVPme/s400/song.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538015483920193058" /></a>Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-34210458006531653572010-10-29T17:28:00.001-05:002010-10-29T17:28:36.365-05:00Go See It!Jackson is really enjoying scouts. They take field trips every now and then called "go see it" trips. Today we toured a fire station with his den.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/2073.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/s_2073.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> <br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/2074.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/s_2074.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/2075.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/s_2075.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />The "littles" got to come too. Here is Luke with his buddies Micah and Annie. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/2076.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/s_2076.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />And last week at the homecoming football game the boys got to do a flag ceremony out on the field. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/2077.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/10/29/s_2077.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />In scouts there is a lot of rule following and regulations and schedules with military time and submission to authority figures - none of which comes naturally to any of us - so it's been good for our family so far. <br />Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-78557829308499259412010-10-19T16:48:00.013-05:002010-10-19T17:43:01.916-05:00Michigan!This post is going to be a completely inadequate description of how much fun we had in Michigan with Mat's sister Jenny, and her family Steve, Ben, and Megan. To read a great post about our trip, please feel free to visit my <a href="http://theframefamily.blogspot.com/2010/08/hames-frame-vacation-day-2.html"target="_blank">brother-in-law's blog</a> because he did a fantastic job with the details and pictures. The details are getting a little fuzzy for me now and we forgot our camera on a couple of key parts of the trip, but the main thing is that it was GREAT!<br /><br />We visited Mackinac (pronounced MACK-in-aw) Island twice on the trip. We stopped there once on our way to the Upper Penisula and loved it so much that we changed our plans so that we could go there again on the way home. Mackinac Island used to be home to Native Americans, a military fort, and now it's mostly a tourist destination. You take a ferry to get to the island, and there are no cars allowed so everyone rides bikes or in horse drawn carriages. We rented bikes and rode the 8 miles around the whole island and it was just so, so fun. We also rode in a carriage, and visited the fort, the famous Grand Hotel, the beach, and the abundant fudge shops. The first day we were rushing to make it on the ferry and forgot our camera, so I don't really have any pics of our awesome bike ride, but it was awesome. Did I already say that?<br /><br />These are all pictures from the fort where there was a lot of cool old-timey stuff to do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjAkheqFGvxhv0WOp0zP9qupKSFHux9XNdttSl8wT2ZTgx0V3zi_tiDuyre4OlUoNx2bi3Zi4eJox6ndgMAigJ1u1Duq3JqbVuZAhsolGPH4BBn4LPuC3jcofUUUWDkvwX0sigt-vsoMU/s1600/mackinac5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjAkheqFGvxhv0WOp0zP9qupKSFHux9XNdttSl8wT2ZTgx0V3zi_tiDuyre4OlUoNx2bi3Zi4eJox6ndgMAigJ1u1Duq3JqbVuZAhsolGPH4BBn4LPuC3jcofUUUWDkvwX0sigt-vsoMU/s400/mackinac5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529880435946899010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZ_riTeDr8Pc96cOR2ZtLsqGUIO-1Y6e9Vfnveot8PH2KzZJpQmz4Gy72A7sPjOAWaq9rmDOzE_s3I-ipfWTU2weB1qCJrk40JcFYK7ZQY4M1qV684CyZr26WOoznSoYEyjGTua3LFk62/s1600/mackinac4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZ_riTeDr8Pc96cOR2ZtLsqGUIO-1Y6e9Vfnveot8PH2KzZJpQmz4Gy72A7sPjOAWaq9rmDOzE_s3I-ipfWTU2weB1qCJrk40JcFYK7ZQY4M1qV684CyZr26WOoznSoYEyjGTua3LFk62/s400/mackinac4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529880427078204722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPWqWRTgLIjGavi0qep04obyH8HaxCUI3vtta1JY5cOeygl1i3fixilFvYFdJpNFTM1ZDwqUQ92a1xKHZftdphwyDHCcT8EgiB4z8KR8mI2cmFFxsIF2LN3-FIUQUNZN-ES1qp1js_pJL/s1600/mackinac3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPWqWRTgLIjGavi0qep04obyH8HaxCUI3vtta1JY5cOeygl1i3fixilFvYFdJpNFTM1ZDwqUQ92a1xKHZftdphwyDHCcT8EgiB4z8KR8mI2cmFFxsIF2LN3-FIUQUNZN-ES1qp1js_pJL/s400/mackinac3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529880425786109874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRInSKoI4DtBoEHEk4cE9V2-f7-e0MsFCCNkV75o3np3V31JUUva9ShvPTMvFDZp2rwAlHfDuf0TYIfcr2ySKVvqenZYos2RU8k47H-UKGRQ7uOPz83PdUSdKBWr2KtcjH4kKFWLssoMpC/s1600/mackinac2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRInSKoI4DtBoEHEk4cE9V2-f7-e0MsFCCNkV75o3np3V31JUUva9ShvPTMvFDZp2rwAlHfDuf0TYIfcr2ySKVvqenZYos2RU8k47H-UKGRQ7uOPz83PdUSdKBWr2KtcjH4kKFWLssoMpC/s400/mackinac2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529880415920182082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8eYNVzpcOJtIMjn1YJkDTQhSsusV69kYZG4HYUhcIbrr8_ORotYO0mv7dT64iohDZGpK8AHNEygebgA-Z2Le7e89GLO4C0Miihh_kZUsXC50d0U3TP_jpNgxdiHuqf1E3pkYSoMIdgi5/s1600/mackinac1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8eYNVzpcOJtIMjn1YJkDTQhSsusV69kYZG4HYUhcIbrr8_ORotYO0mv7dT64iohDZGpK8AHNEygebgA-Z2Le7e89GLO4C0Miihh_kZUsXC50d0U3TP_jpNgxdiHuqf1E3pkYSoMIdgi5/s400/mackinac1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529880412035651202" /></a><br /><br />View from the fort.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRsZH6ikiwb2g4Jfo6Uwx5wbmv5XBI_x9DDCCM3dSbTUhXJNTSW2hJh3u78TCYADICpoYC6GCcsf23jBqs2KBPtvTrSQT4odoOusVJelKoH-wi3TfhaA3bYTlEolWTiywjNho4p7a091m/s1600/mackinac7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRsZH6ikiwb2g4Jfo6Uwx5wbmv5XBI_x9DDCCM3dSbTUhXJNTSW2hJh3u78TCYADICpoYC6GCcsf23jBqs2KBPtvTrSQT4odoOusVJelKoH-wi3TfhaA3bYTlEolWTiywjNho4p7a091m/s400/mackinac7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529881156983887650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOm7aWlvNxPTP9XUKPpy6DrkB4-ET96a9NntE1CUU5F-na2FYSReMZ4d1AyQKuSx8VSjIt67P2iJfc8QtXbuAy7v_ww2DuSP2MXV2aWmXOT2hLDaqZAH0JTqmyCuyHHvf8Kjr3qx9EQLj/s1600/mackinac6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOm7aWlvNxPTP9XUKPpy6DrkB4-ET96a9NntE1CUU5F-na2FYSReMZ4d1AyQKuSx8VSjIt67P2iJfc8QtXbuAy7v_ww2DuSP2MXV2aWmXOT2hLDaqZAH0JTqmyCuyHHvf8Kjr3qx9EQLj/s400/mackinac6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529881148988876290" /></a><br /><br />The Grand Hotel. Incidentally the movie "Somewhere in Time" with Christopher Reeve was filmed here, but I've never seen it. This place is so fancy that they have a dress code. You have to be wearing a suit or a dress after about 4pm, so we didn't linger too long here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm9DkapqK59lvTrTXXLpBCBf4f2AxnkyUmA32kXVg9VHbbqKRfPkndKt-30EfA-a5BHeE2VGPBtuYssO8F79pvy4Chq_6z4w0jItDyZtyKDHp9EEUsypHWWUxJnx50UB7lfkIMhwxkKvm/s1600/mackinac9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm9DkapqK59lvTrTXXLpBCBf4f2AxnkyUmA32kXVg9VHbbqKRfPkndKt-30EfA-a5BHeE2VGPBtuYssO8F79pvy4Chq_6z4w0jItDyZtyKDHp9EEUsypHWWUxJnx50UB7lfkIMhwxkKvm/s400/mackinac9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529881175393164530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST3WAt720IImXnfTYXn8eDT1lLdgktC6U64CHvpQTk0fp7_FiK8hymHsYCVZNAZNI0cxlQXuDlP4O8QyNMhCUr-l65g8Sz5b2XuI7l0LkH5F7uXyGAyqULvwlIzNVh_b2_zz0ZOq7Vm6n/s1600/mackinac8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST3WAt720IImXnfTYXn8eDT1lLdgktC6U64CHvpQTk0fp7_FiK8hymHsYCVZNAZNI0cxlQXuDlP4O8QyNMhCUr-l65g8Sz5b2XuI7l0LkH5F7uXyGAyqULvwlIzNVh_b2_zz0ZOq7Vm6n/s400/mackinac8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529881167885125538" /></a><br /><br />The beach on Mackinac at sunset.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_S_M7osdYWA9Oj4QmITOfpji4LGdwCVp4Nk7e-OSMprDXMqrwbHc2EjRnPS34ELLSDcb0cZw-DOU0QcHTk-CkgrfH05wGUyAwk_GGpUpaket2Xavyv-1TSN6xUFHn5AW4a1E3vZlkhY6/s1600/mackinac10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_S_M7osdYWA9Oj4QmITOfpji4LGdwCVp4Nk7e-OSMprDXMqrwbHc2EjRnPS34ELLSDcb0cZw-DOU0QcHTk-CkgrfH05wGUyAwk_GGpUpaket2Xavyv-1TSN6xUFHn5AW4a1E3vZlkhY6/s400/mackinac10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529881179067990498" /></a><br /><br />The famous lighthouse off the coast of the island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5M8EUMLAw1sgMQEyzPyEm4it-fZPUSQP-QaC4ZP4-aag857GX9HVwiCioIHVrd9il-ElDzXzHD_WnqvnHf-XcFI9kh-qazi6UJGJhj87i8sfTH2Q40hYhNn_N7A2nnDNq7r-xs6Yx7V6/s1600/mackinac11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5M8EUMLAw1sgMQEyzPyEm4it-fZPUSQP-QaC4ZP4-aag857GX9HVwiCioIHVrd9il-ElDzXzHD_WnqvnHf-XcFI9kh-qazi6UJGJhj87i8sfTH2Q40hYhNn_N7A2nnDNq7r-xs6Yx7V6/s400/mackinac11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529882043116622546" /></a><br /><br />The Ferry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbikKKfrr4ljhU2PNImUraNbgxypbvdQkeBBWFkulF_iQYGKsytiFId0cEMNEcbRW_3nNQChs6DMKHIlZrKGyzfWYe7HbRGkojlzlWdluOGTG5kt3t_5PDdiAWaHnB1qYJf1Jfv7xYxBBx/s1600/mackinac13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbikKKfrr4ljhU2PNImUraNbgxypbvdQkeBBWFkulF_iQYGKsytiFId0cEMNEcbRW_3nNQChs6DMKHIlZrKGyzfWYe7HbRGkojlzlWdluOGTG5kt3t_5PDdiAWaHnB1qYJf1Jfv7xYxBBx/s400/mackinac13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529882055528046066" /></a><br /><br />This is Mackinac Bridge which separates the Lower Peninsula of Michigan from the Upper Peninsula (aka the UP).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq16RjA8zZz3kCFP4vuRruFHIybMeJMM1LQgGdOO0lc6NpXaow87BQcE1WjIdCgdYySsDTMFcQIzSLEF6xQUNnBb4Karn8n5ishZsm7r7j6iFUoztUiv64UNkQv7aw-ltNpClCztxGMYL0/s1600/mackinac12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq16RjA8zZz3kCFP4vuRruFHIybMeJMM1LQgGdOO0lc6NpXaow87BQcE1WjIdCgdYySsDTMFcQIzSLEF6xQUNnBb4Karn8n5ishZsm7r7j6iFUoztUiv64UNkQv7aw-ltNpClCztxGMYL0/s400/mackinac12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529882045600421794" /></a><br /><br />So after our first trip to Mackinac we toured a few lighthouses and then headed to the UP. We went to the beach...that's right the beach! It was so awesome! Totally clean, fresh water. Lots of sun and nice temps. The water was chilly, but the kids didn't care a bit. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGubZI7-s3kC8Smjk2dgdb5MvNO1EA7h-mozttxzeFH9Wk6BEgTSy4uajsj-Pjwd_mSHJoaL7ap2ybzEHzcdo1t59S3tAC7e6U65aeHh4CblVCaAV9sOscKIsOI_hIsljQ8pECXDChBctO/s1600/beach2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGubZI7-s3kC8Smjk2dgdb5MvNO1EA7h-mozttxzeFH9Wk6BEgTSy4uajsj-Pjwd_mSHJoaL7ap2ybzEHzcdo1t59S3tAC7e6U65aeHh4CblVCaAV9sOscKIsOI_hIsljQ8pECXDChBctO/s400/beach2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529884685660417106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIm6YqnywhjV6HfZIEdptQvFWorIWPFO0l_EMvU95CmgtHADQJvi9MVNF4CCSqxKW6ktR48kdbXUTZe7jGqu3XTvU81RS-v1TjIvtn0F5moLcuGKQ9j-he9wC0Us7JC99wRnnrAoaIwqvx/s1600/beach1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIm6YqnywhjV6HfZIEdptQvFWorIWPFO0l_EMvU95CmgtHADQJvi9MVNF4CCSqxKW6ktR48kdbXUTZe7jGqu3XTvU81RS-v1TjIvtn0F5moLcuGKQ9j-he9wC0Us7JC99wRnnrAoaIwqvx/s400/beach1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529884684271283794" /></a><br /><br />We were staying near the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior (just across the lake from Canada). So we took an evening cruise to look at the pictured rocks. It's hard to describe, but all the cliffs on this part of Lake Superior are beautiful, like a painting. <a href="http://theframefamily.blogspot.com/2010/08/hames-frame-vacation-day-4.html"target="_blank">Again, Steve's blog is better.</a> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb319ypw3otdmI_wBeOxXyhodklIjRZE2ONgEHJo0f1ndTorGPHgAotiQ0hMbqyw7-XbUyCyc-LV-C7j1gPnmr7ha6gj53DXrnOaXsBC_pv9UNVah140hjrySwbGfCTncT6MXyZOGFXuK/s1600/boat3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb319ypw3otdmI_wBeOxXyhodklIjRZE2ONgEHJo0f1ndTorGPHgAotiQ0hMbqyw7-XbUyCyc-LV-C7j1gPnmr7ha6gj53DXrnOaXsBC_pv9UNVah140hjrySwbGfCTncT6MXyZOGFXuK/s400/boat3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529884708080819538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzbnR8w38OUE2tM4imhDx75wSk6QowEBSPUMnFd5ZbzDHhuYzzSB9zLM4JmVlLa1CTfKlK942a-Bwck4UQPjPTlgEq1h8iOvhM3bhr8ObrGxNEhG1Z_I_MTvbAyT3yncLufcqCSKJoP-0/s1600/boat2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzbnR8w38OUE2tM4imhDx75wSk6QowEBSPUMnFd5ZbzDHhuYzzSB9zLM4JmVlLa1CTfKlK942a-Bwck4UQPjPTlgEq1h8iOvhM3bhr8ObrGxNEhG1Z_I_MTvbAyT3yncLufcqCSKJoP-0/s400/boat2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529884699084713826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga1kDp7vRSa3B0W0Nj0XjHjpNswdAe3v-2UUmu2Vp6fS4gG5gkbFB2HK-yiq0PJ3CrroHb5CeUETR2QCMXQc4giA0YIJgA_ox-SL8dLuZQqi7_3iQSD3_hgzZWx-yPsQhs41-xNL4M13w/s1600/boat1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga1kDp7vRSa3B0W0Nj0XjHjpNswdAe3v-2UUmu2Vp6fS4gG5gkbFB2HK-yiq0PJ3CrroHb5CeUETR2QCMXQc4giA0YIJgA_ox-SL8dLuZQqi7_3iQSD3_hgzZWx-yPsQhs41-xNL4M13w/s400/boat1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529884692476931954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIPMKv0J3ZO93o1lKPpvrNVwdbzaCuxYPxxjVhmk7jEeM4Rb-bg_nR3sR382oSYGb4Tc_lzL2IJUxu9Oijs2UzQK_PeN6t3C03dR68XsEzTDA6s9SduLHqm7_dr5rMML0Sny6YAE1Vl3t/s1600/boat4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIPMKv0J3ZO93o1lKPpvrNVwdbzaCuxYPxxjVhmk7jEeM4Rb-bg_nR3sR382oSYGb4Tc_lzL2IJUxu9Oijs2UzQK_PeN6t3C03dR68XsEzTDA6s9SduLHqm7_dr5rMML0Sny6YAE1Vl3t/s400/boat4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529887385546602626" /></a><br /><br /><br />We also did a few hikes at Pictured Rocks. The trees were huge, and the views were awesome. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFNGmYBQ4miak9th3v1KlV4D9x-6KdewHEkCZYUsIM6WJY7eE3B6pCbzq2TDZXjaqftoaGs7RcEqX9Iu0_Y4gLRjDzmmoa-_onthYHf34Wgske7caAos_9lXIkax8Em1snyO-H623RL8K/s1600/hike5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFNGmYBQ4miak9th3v1KlV4D9x-6KdewHEkCZYUsIM6WJY7eE3B6pCbzq2TDZXjaqftoaGs7RcEqX9Iu0_Y4gLRjDzmmoa-_onthYHf34Wgske7caAos_9lXIkax8Em1snyO-H623RL8K/s400/hike5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886042460265346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvE7yw4ZE_nforCH10bW3wIORM9UayOREfVVc98ct272ewloUTFliBMEwaQjLRm4m1YmKN-ITq6foU_W2CQPCkQSs2b3PKaSJppeHgSRsoN7tNhP-QDjdzjOapKdavjT01L0zhiN6zu2H/s1600/hike4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvE7yw4ZE_nforCH10bW3wIORM9UayOREfVVc98ct272ewloUTFliBMEwaQjLRm4m1YmKN-ITq6foU_W2CQPCkQSs2b3PKaSJppeHgSRsoN7tNhP-QDjdzjOapKdavjT01L0zhiN6zu2H/s400/hike4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886034038205122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefInSDDUjHCxivTCZUnKrfN4bN35oyLX4wxwqrIgPPgKI3WSJPClaXfr14oqfGS6d7e-fSr06b4te5HljJAn4D3iKl5ElTJUwhd6i3omMRNAnLlrGRiLz3To1cJ1Upvg1Jx7IV9i8VTf2/s1600/hike3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefInSDDUjHCxivTCZUnKrfN4bN35oyLX4wxwqrIgPPgKI3WSJPClaXfr14oqfGS6d7e-fSr06b4te5HljJAn4D3iKl5ElTJUwhd6i3omMRNAnLlrGRiLz3To1cJ1Upvg1Jx7IV9i8VTf2/s400/hike3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886033181821698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWboVv5ZV3rW5pMcSahut6nt828Ei5_j9XnE0q6F8bhJf4Zs0x3pD32-v2sLR4M7FLHZMO_hYF6XApaGC24mD_hUrylUekXMFQFdZwsofwbJCfNSQ6xNQYw9bLFi9X50hOx5R0hKmYFzdW/s1600/hike2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWboVv5ZV3rW5pMcSahut6nt828Ei5_j9XnE0q6F8bhJf4Zs0x3pD32-v2sLR4M7FLHZMO_hYF6XApaGC24mD_hUrylUekXMFQFdZwsofwbJCfNSQ6xNQYw9bLFi9X50hOx5R0hKmYFzdW/s400/hike2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886027044781250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrZ_h4mD5JImo3q5bhzzU1gtTtysBe35mdfRJvAG0ZlTt7xldjICZ0dI7FykzYNwqJP7g6HzPCWWmKtYytMblAXrBNMKqEE4h5sCutDEz-3eW-EtWizChwAeno-rR2NXI0MYNySdIj5gW/s1600/hike1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrZ_h4mD5JImo3q5bhzzU1gtTtysBe35mdfRJvAG0ZlTt7xldjICZ0dI7FykzYNwqJP7g6HzPCWWmKtYytMblAXrBNMKqEE4h5sCutDEz-3eW-EtWizChwAeno-rR2NXI0MYNySdIj5gW/s400/hike1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886010936652882" /></a><br /><br />We spent one day on Grand Island. This is an uninhabited island about the size of Manhattan. It was the perfect combination of all the things we were loving about the trip - the biking, the hiking, and the beach. This was a really special day. It was so unusual to be surrounded by nature, and not see hardly any other people all day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVfaoYnDLRBjNRCsiLWVCbXaxyiSFJWKz6M0q09T1MPETDd7z99ls1jSEAEKNRksqU44cUVQhuJaO_zhewaLQlMyAlFG2gwgp6JreSZAjR_rqM6wirfneGxrq8yLWX9EWmtCG-aTmF0Km/s1600/island5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVfaoYnDLRBjNRCsiLWVCbXaxyiSFJWKz6M0q09T1MPETDd7z99ls1jSEAEKNRksqU44cUVQhuJaO_zhewaLQlMyAlFG2gwgp6JreSZAjR_rqM6wirfneGxrq8yLWX9EWmtCG-aTmF0Km/s400/island5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886692296700882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jhqk634WrZtVUO2vWuMhx0uqd1C8DjpVBW0gaTUniLZwW4Xe_YSMRgjuvyrSz8IG9MSHtFPB5VRcVhkqm5W_daatJdC1x1Xwu46i_PzRyN6I27BdXNJLPLmLYb2rtE_bZAxaKN-QrgDW/s1600/island4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jhqk634WrZtVUO2vWuMhx0uqd1C8DjpVBW0gaTUniLZwW4Xe_YSMRgjuvyrSz8IG9MSHtFPB5VRcVhkqm5W_daatJdC1x1Xwu46i_PzRyN6I27BdXNJLPLmLYb2rtE_bZAxaKN-QrgDW/s400/island4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886679081858370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gCTKM33vN6NbFzbhZi9WmSaAwcOftXKMQjehJr6iXXoiqhlAbP4ar92wRXp4Q-2hIPFOTPnQ0pJvABMirPwvcdiujA1785u3t47zBi4rxBTrK77d7dfKRWWahrM34arXFKyu1_1-JbMb/s1600/island3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gCTKM33vN6NbFzbhZi9WmSaAwcOftXKMQjehJr6iXXoiqhlAbP4ar92wRXp4Q-2hIPFOTPnQ0pJvABMirPwvcdiujA1785u3t47zBi4rxBTrK77d7dfKRWWahrM34arXFKyu1_1-JbMb/s400/island3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886659398468738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFw4d7WaLTbimtyO3JUd34oZJkBGYt1Z4Dn9Ck1XE-x85I_7xThCtkv3D213qwBRRHe1sp608Kesx5zI6NlXR5RdwDq7Y8Hh1onr01X6-j7i4xdse5r-VRW8AlcISZZPo-JmT2NDg1naIc/s1600/island2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFw4d7WaLTbimtyO3JUd34oZJkBGYt1Z4Dn9Ck1XE-x85I_7xThCtkv3D213qwBRRHe1sp608Kesx5zI6NlXR5RdwDq7Y8Hh1onr01X6-j7i4xdse5r-VRW8AlcISZZPo-JmT2NDg1naIc/s400/island2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886656401094482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0sho2ymJMAFBpJ8BP_c9_SMBS0dPcfFPW7NoLkTxdXAgtswCQ8N8waGBatAC_2JWHz8cN-h3ONO_tZohL-9DogcmuuKLRAT5kyPwZlEnx1gQTBzhMI8A9_0kAqc85zT7-OF2HPi-uQoA/s1600/island1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0sho2ymJMAFBpJ8BP_c9_SMBS0dPcfFPW7NoLkTxdXAgtswCQ8N8waGBatAC_2JWHz8cN-h3ONO_tZohL-9DogcmuuKLRAT5kyPwZlEnx1gQTBzhMI8A9_0kAqc85zT7-OF2HPi-uQoA/s400/island1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529886646408903362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65VY5j0OhUBvbOJWdI5MZrKRcxIKPHYXk0xpL-mukRy8zJM0zvL3fG_dd2zlZ-DoGnvqQJYb3J8-SuqFE2w-U6AkafOkxpNkG_kWzbJahPZDQ7sWkLeFQOVOR_Wg8n4rWCiSic97i6C-4/s1600/island6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65VY5j0OhUBvbOJWdI5MZrKRcxIKPHYXk0xpL-mukRy8zJM0zvL3fG_dd2zlZ-DoGnvqQJYb3J8-SuqFE2w-U6AkafOkxpNkG_kWzbJahPZDQ7sWkLeFQOVOR_Wg8n4rWCiSic97i6C-4/s400/island6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529887165301368690" /></a><br /><br />When we finally got back to Jenny and Steve's town, we got to celebrate Megan's birthday! She had a party at the indoor tennis center with a lot of her friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZV90mUGyr30tHbuUmTD0-LjUxlhvYZQG68YeTwC9rDP5P9X_YdcBnz7Z1cCUuLyUVRlQ0QKOOsbMIawFpFZIWB6hDtIjfeOHGNyLnnTUrH_hKMPkWMWdlh4Ove7lXBZVdLMs8upg67tay/s1600/birthday2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZV90mUGyr30tHbuUmTD0-LjUxlhvYZQG68YeTwC9rDP5P9X_YdcBnz7Z1cCUuLyUVRlQ0QKOOsbMIawFpFZIWB6hDtIjfeOHGNyLnnTUrH_hKMPkWMWdlh4Ove7lXBZVdLMs8upg67tay/s400/birthday2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529887679351233570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA0tfmXNQcYS72lD5R1nseBDUjNLJr4A3ptRirTllLCHyW_9m14vhQbTBGyaG7r6er6gT7LrdDZFsTBvJMLaZiuMsteSGc8RQEVePKs-4VvFazlmJUjRFHld7DDEu8hS7nbh1OTpH0Sis/s1600/birthday1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA0tfmXNQcYS72lD5R1nseBDUjNLJr4A3ptRirTllLCHyW_9m14vhQbTBGyaG7r6er6gT7LrdDZFsTBvJMLaZiuMsteSGc8RQEVePKs-4VvFazlmJUjRFHld7DDEu8hS7nbh1OTpH0Sis/s400/birthday1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529887672647685122" /></a><br /><br />I'll spare you the post-birthday-party-Wii-dancing-after-party videos, but you better believe you can check them out on <a href="http://theframefamily.blogspot.com/2010/08/megans-after-party.html"target="_blank">Steve's blog.</a>Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-33559201412116488052010-09-25T11:43:00.015-05:002010-09-25T15:46:59.433-05:00Colorado 2010In July we took a somewhat spontaneous trip to Colorado. We had decided not to go this year, but the call of the mountains was too strong! We were there for four nights and we packed in as much hiking as possible. The first day we all went up to Bible Point with Granddad, Gammo, and their dogs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmle51s7PcnxALgzoaC_1tQy3r4chuqogWom95C10C8_hcthGQHoKlrmJfnFSOkiZEIOPD7viIq4Ai5JN5-xIXB4HS0ilaLTopbPBLAX0QH31VprCvAjYZNnr0tlm4ettIhVSy6WgKo7_k/s1600/colorado3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmle51s7PcnxALgzoaC_1tQy3r4chuqogWom95C10C8_hcthGQHoKlrmJfnFSOkiZEIOPD7viIq4Ai5JN5-xIXB4HS0ilaLTopbPBLAX0QH31VprCvAjYZNnr0tlm4ettIhVSy6WgKo7_k/s400/colorado3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520893182522790306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgSt2q7P7ECHNdrhO9LIKCEcW86POlj6faURkHnoLBkBLR9iSv8qqQnkXF8v7nCfYJrO3TPcrYqjKCLpryTgPGik4iI75dTZZudLwgkslMYRtFUOscw7nPkScbKYeZ-H4zcYEMZA4RsCQ/s1600/colorado2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgSt2q7P7ECHNdrhO9LIKCEcW86POlj6faURkHnoLBkBLR9iSv8qqQnkXF8v7nCfYJrO3TPcrYqjKCLpryTgPGik4iI75dTZZudLwgkslMYRtFUOscw7nPkScbKYeZ-H4zcYEMZA4RsCQ/s400/colorado2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520893189993253890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZxq_tvngmW46vwN5NSBbL1ZdP0GPZoETFgvQmHV9gFOgdWmJCoYa49t9iqT08dVRgqayYvhuhOc6DHHC-zOa4nPiZJOXRJJn4rxt9u97NJTO6BCin-cBj68ozKzR_5oFBNrAiEQrrAh9/s1600/colorado1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZxq_tvngmW46vwN5NSBbL1ZdP0GPZoETFgvQmHV9gFOgdWmJCoYa49t9iqT08dVRgqayYvhuhOc6DHHC-zOa4nPiZJOXRJJn4rxt9u97NJTO6BCin-cBj68ozKzR_5oFBNrAiEQrrAh9/s400/colorado1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520893192726864578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk_xJNj8tVM4Rjb01yoH1uIqYMxumLRAfK3vrAoTppFwC-HTpPysuZK860afF_hHcUMsAU9iKXLCV1oKxpgHpZe3IEFmhBEnRTmYPuerFSadTWzOi1bxc9xPKjT8Nm5aWG5ETSv0snBN8/s1600/colorado4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk_xJNj8tVM4Rjb01yoH1uIqYMxumLRAfK3vrAoTppFwC-HTpPysuZK860afF_hHcUMsAU9iKXLCV1oKxpgHpZe3IEFmhBEnRTmYPuerFSadTWzOi1bxc9xPKjT8Nm5aWG5ETSv0snBN8/s400/colorado4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520893180777474210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next, we hiked to Alberta Falls with Grammy, Granddad, and Gammo. We scrambled up the rocks all the way to the top. This is such a pretty place. We were all really proud of Luke for doing this because it is challenging for little people who have just turned four.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErZmLIHkRMO7zZG5F8fFDFniJtlwHO4o2oiFMd4MhrV2y54nCCFO3XIKkD5pmwIH-ZGEtnC4kQ97hDY1hCpha0vzJEItVrngmaGDcfps70JyXhj86EQqFHIS95qbNqKboes_4F1pTak49/s1600/colorado8.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErZmLIHkRMO7zZG5F8fFDFniJtlwHO4o2oiFMd4MhrV2y54nCCFO3XIKkD5pmwIH-ZGEtnC4kQ97hDY1hCpha0vzJEItVrngmaGDcfps70JyXhj86EQqFHIS95qbNqKboes_4F1pTak49/s400/colorado8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520894559232207666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZdWSIkEqtq3ETOizNyBFMdE00L6XTbrdtVnROFp7Et5zMeiLlBKfe-Y1rUuYaeSLPDzWZkAuMbaEeSXT1wnziORwxy7JEQOOwMtTEZi6Ja92APqcsLgoyB_rJThXMwRWf7VBCHVbIfD8/s1600/colorado9.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZdWSIkEqtq3ETOizNyBFMdE00L6XTbrdtVnROFp7Et5zMeiLlBKfe-Y1rUuYaeSLPDzWZkAuMbaEeSXT1wnziORwxy7JEQOOwMtTEZi6Ja92APqcsLgoyB_rJThXMwRWf7VBCHVbIfD8/s400/colorado9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520894543233179794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gWhbczo3aw20lqVFNCszLXY183D_Hc4XYFINcLOykYcNQiY8CDZxdsKmGTS0aO9SGuDeqOpa3-LSl-FmNIjNAGlaxaUdBdx3EJ42wfOF7udE28VHrunmr0YasiYh69QkUosFly2hw6kv/s1600/colorado10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gWhbczo3aw20lqVFNCszLXY183D_Hc4XYFINcLOykYcNQiY8CDZxdsKmGTS0aO9SGuDeqOpa3-LSl-FmNIjNAGlaxaUdBdx3EJ42wfOF7udE28VHrunmr0YasiYh69QkUosFly2hw6kv/s400/colorado10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520894518674998754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our next hike was a really big accomplishment for Jackson. He kept asking if he could do a summit hike instead of just lakes and waterfalls. He's hiked Bible Point and Emerald Mountain a few times, and so he knows how awesome it feels to stand on top of a mountain and look around. We chose Deer Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park, but I had my doubts about whether or not he could finish it. It was just over 6 miles round trip. The longest he'd hiked before this was probably 2-3 miles. And guess what...He finished!! It was such a special day for me to hike this mountain with Jackson, Daddy, and Mat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZGa6rx4_fbZBTPH9o81icWkuXK7ZkikyiMcXwQqJOh4OLl6UCTEKf7TIeATA4GyoxulKU4GkCGhnRtyHerheFnKTetx-zuyE65v040ew4Vf2xn-Fawy84z7BsS3llu2GvKKJ9I5NKTW8/s1600/colorado11.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZGa6rx4_fbZBTPH9o81icWkuXK7ZkikyiMcXwQqJOh4OLl6UCTEKf7TIeATA4GyoxulKU4GkCGhnRtyHerheFnKTetx-zuyE65v040ew4Vf2xn-Fawy84z7BsS3llu2GvKKJ9I5NKTW8/s400/colorado11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520947573871651826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pJrs7QQTgfn0j1CuFr8bv5-1jfZ0Xd39-WdB-A01Wn6_YaCPms-YBhfU_SD-qY3miFKultMDXFGgjnuSB7vAax4-ueQJLNcQEqt0ib_9YLlghxi1EIc24aD0GSwHrjsXz_7vPXTYmyIe/s1600/colorado12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pJrs7QQTgfn0j1CuFr8bv5-1jfZ0Xd39-WdB-A01Wn6_YaCPms-YBhfU_SD-qY3miFKultMDXFGgjnuSB7vAax4-ueQJLNcQEqt0ib_9YLlghxi1EIc24aD0GSwHrjsXz_7vPXTYmyIe/s400/colorado12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520947568852135858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g7t5apr1d_NVgRjlGtcRNAL1NDwx_cbSMQnnZfZc9zMCx79zX7GLL5bMt124fU37Kcir-surM3Y59YDoVZ38AxhDUmJBd9KjMm3dPZ3d37Y4KZxwl2f2sasvIaQYvkK4nxZWDtQ2V-ZM/s1600/colorado13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g7t5apr1d_NVgRjlGtcRNAL1NDwx_cbSMQnnZfZc9zMCx79zX7GLL5bMt124fU37Kcir-surM3Y59YDoVZ38AxhDUmJBd9KjMm3dPZ3d37Y4KZxwl2f2sasvIaQYvkK4nxZWDtQ2V-ZM/s400/colorado13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520947563662186866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zivnHGWX6feNhtHn1v0wkFI8pamgdsQVTlbpS5VlC0hVZsgKa9j55Z3z1exxf6Gbe-2HkLTQB-qDPcULPEHShu1GCblnnwePqMdbT1XIn1_j-2b8z_SHaDUsCpy_klUiNMZAXBs92ofn/s1600/colorado14.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zivnHGWX6feNhtHn1v0wkFI8pamgdsQVTlbpS5VlC0hVZsgKa9j55Z3z1exxf6Gbe-2HkLTQB-qDPcULPEHShu1GCblnnwePqMdbT1XIn1_j-2b8z_SHaDUsCpy_klUiNMZAXBs92ofn/s400/colorado14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520947554177810818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNMXtUJY6IbqtzpzpIGsBUynU9kGbPPnSMlGd-puLKT2Xm6IVzXUj44EHdQLFG7DPwGlpune5eC5Kt7XEUButJCLuzzQHjNzEP9d-9X-bw3NFkexyuTNH4rPPBn_7T6EmbBtCcQ1vwP38/s1600/colorado15.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNMXtUJY6IbqtzpzpIGsBUynU9kGbPPnSMlGd-puLKT2Xm6IVzXUj44EHdQLFG7DPwGlpune5eC5Kt7XEUButJCLuzzQHjNzEP9d-9X-bw3NFkexyuTNH4rPPBn_7T6EmbBtCcQ1vwP38/s400/colorado15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520947548698456978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We love getting to spend time at the YMCA of the Rockies. I told you we had some fun grandparents. Was I right, or was I right? What a wonderful blessing for us and the boys to get to spend time with them hiking and just hanging out.<br /><br />Eating ice cream and having some laughs at the Rustic Cafe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywXg2KyTz03j88esV4bAPRhhALQSae-doDfbqX7W1otbo3L0WSSNX97h44fu3p9id-ai23SaMzGwTcCmtzXLAw-MhDnDvkEm-TdCD5KTi8nndgcXx8uEsL9Agrv9urfGmV_l3y1nDZA6w/s1600/colorado5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywXg2KyTz03j88esV4bAPRhhALQSae-doDfbqX7W1otbo3L0WSSNX97h44fu3p9id-ai23SaMzGwTcCmtzXLAw-MhDnDvkEm-TdCD5KTi8nndgcXx8uEsL9Agrv9urfGmV_l3y1nDZA6w/s400/colorado5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520893180966050802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Celebrating Luke's birthday (again) at our cabin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig84XusN3EJE-DE00W5ORr1pDtiyQUic9FvOBUnA076iGRzDejiUgmKo_mge3DzC3WY160VEMMGF6HSdt8hYn69ailCQnDPF956SpU2NFn6OixsTbNCjn_Qlg4O8_ot4HNpIO3nxc3GVsP/s1600/colorado6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig84XusN3EJE-DE00W5ORr1pDtiyQUic9FvOBUnA076iGRzDejiUgmKo_mge3DzC3WY160VEMMGF6HSdt8hYn69ailCQnDPF956SpU2NFn6OixsTbNCjn_Qlg4O8_ot4HNpIO3nxc3GVsP/s400/colorado6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520894568643225074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Playing putt-putt with Granddad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmxpaNmChxHYp1W8grKqUlXRgvl0uH7Go87VG_MIAH_XLVCrzWtCdxuQI-Rh92JJImijxPC2vfT_1kNJaEoSsck0t7EhYIQeuaT5Hr80r8rWyaepLdB1rFLvpCg27IJDbXPgeIB8-4opE/s1600/colorado7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmxpaNmChxHYp1W8grKqUlXRgvl0uH7Go87VG_MIAH_XLVCrzWtCdxuQI-Rh92JJImijxPC2vfT_1kNJaEoSsck0t7EhYIQeuaT5Hr80r8rWyaepLdB1rFLvpCg27IJDbXPgeIB8-4opE/s400/colorado7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520894561025380754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Taking a silly group photo. I was shocked how my Dad, the king of silly pictures, is the only one playing it straight. Hmmm...I guess the joke's on us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDXWXdU5k8Qh6v9h4jnGJ9dFC2tm8KQc_grgpFLTRNyj6mbdwXpDdqgv2OGZ6jzQlO_53_2i0KZwadomdKyQyc7Z0MabXBh39-MdwxSGKLaDA3f5Amlkao_6CnXxAzuxAnoqDg8XHuWC0/s1600/colorado16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDXWXdU5k8Qh6v9h4jnGJ9dFC2tm8KQc_grgpFLTRNyj6mbdwXpDdqgv2OGZ6jzQlO_53_2i0KZwadomdKyQyc7Z0MabXBh39-MdwxSGKLaDA3f5Amlkao_6CnXxAzuxAnoqDg8XHuWC0/s400/colorado16.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520950683225128978" /></a><br /><br />We are definitely NOT going next year..absolutely not...unless we change our minds.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-44634880128527510592010-09-17T16:21:00.006-05:002010-09-17T17:08:02.982-05:00Summer at the LakeIf anybody out there is still reading this, let me please explain that my computer is having an Internet problem. I can only get on the Internet when I'm very close to my airport which means at my house I have to be upstairs sitting at my desk. Since this problem started I haven't been using my computer at home at all, and that's why I've been so delinquent about blogging. So now it's Friday afternoon, the boys are playing Wii, and I'm sitting at the desk finally posting about the summer.<br /><br />We took three trips to the lakehouse in East Texas this summer. I know...we are extremely lucky and blessed! Here are a few highlights.<br /><br />Lakehouse trip #1 was Memorial Day weekend. The boys love fishing and going out in the boat, so those are our biggest memories of this first trip. This time we decided to keep one of the catfish and fry it up. Gross...but yum!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2x6k2mulEutTiprXTRF6dN2P3FYB59S8HujxcXYdfv812VVz6rAnIShRaXejqgVM3NLvytVilBSFW_UOOG0ZyUwwKQ5JS90BJ6D0YBMBLEUNGSuzWWqh_9g7hgCcdpNa714hT_X0qCEMT/s1600/lake1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2x6k2mulEutTiprXTRF6dN2P3FYB59S8HujxcXYdfv812VVz6rAnIShRaXejqgVM3NLvytVilBSFW_UOOG0ZyUwwKQ5JS90BJ6D0YBMBLEUNGSuzWWqh_9g7hgCcdpNa714hT_X0qCEMT/s400/lake1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517996802686941698" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cPYCR4hUQUH8mHDkQOPPzaSlndVw4o4pUC3PGIhfSuTmnPG04CbH7HOpt0-Ys9V_DCtXbaFhMGiVkylGnrF5cDhYAwhtOVWK9qm-ysHFypHdG-H7D5vXS4JWGOiewKwx1RKyR0VtPrw-/s1600/lake2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cPYCR4hUQUH8mHDkQOPPzaSlndVw4o4pUC3PGIhfSuTmnPG04CbH7HOpt0-Ys9V_DCtXbaFhMGiVkylGnrF5cDhYAwhtOVWK9qm-ysHFypHdG-H7D5vXS4JWGOiewKwx1RKyR0VtPrw-/s400/lake2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517996806574106546" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlHybfRmGEMY3STbe4LhONMwMY2gg9g3keEerpMcp7yG57ddzIt_-vGASn1fuF5W5Lww5Tfo4v7o_4L8Bm55wQsQecRBEQtQU-5v1GKOwdqOlNIY8EwVD3pEkiDTad7mt7BDTLeU1mX_a/s1600/lake3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlHybfRmGEMY3STbe4LhONMwMY2gg9g3keEerpMcp7yG57ddzIt_-vGASn1fuF5W5Lww5Tfo4v7o_4L8Bm55wQsQecRBEQtQU-5v1GKOwdqOlNIY8EwVD3pEkiDTad7mt7BDTLeU1mX_a/s400/lake3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517996810243989410" /></a><br /><br />The next time we went to the lake was Father's Day weekend. We went because there was a screening of When I Rise near Mt. Pleasant which is closeby. What a special night that was! The boys loved meeting Barbara and seeing Daddy up on stage. Lukey made Barbara laugh when we first walked in because she asked how old he was and he said, "Three and three quarters." <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMGOq0ZuXkDtpy8_Q7wuwFrHjn_HaFLKRyNL_UgEhBkIK3e93N_cR5YThPasaQ9gVnZmlCVUr8jOmfeNl7XMleC9R1W38EjC9UMpjTa9A1rVgDX3tkkbkYNJ1FE_g69b45Jp6aPPXEFsF/s1600/lake4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMGOq0ZuXkDtpy8_Q7wuwFrHjn_HaFLKRyNL_UgEhBkIK3e93N_cR5YThPasaQ9gVnZmlCVUr8jOmfeNl7XMleC9R1W38EjC9UMpjTa9A1rVgDX3tkkbkYNJ1FE_g69b45Jp6aPPXEFsF/s400/lake4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517996821797194130" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9LHyUrV-aw__u84IL7gsdrkQg6kc1a99BdRSttqMls0a1vdcLL7_LkVZe8rPQWSKrQ1bHwTUTdkRQJT9ddCE_kg8PuSxsiJ5amP9BMlGbBOMn7p8iROATx7j67en3TgZo-QyluPV3Pai/s1600/lake5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9LHyUrV-aw__u84IL7gsdrkQg6kc1a99BdRSttqMls0a1vdcLL7_LkVZe8rPQWSKrQ1bHwTUTdkRQJT9ddCE_kg8PuSxsiJ5amP9BMlGbBOMn7p8iROATx7j67en3TgZo-QyluPV3Pai/s400/lake5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517996825127345810" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENR4yVLesx2wjNFbY-KpYL094Mn1D9EhmSTdtM2F-544q5MCKq_tQpq3V1NxFQ0VCIBqHgesfa7l18Ma57gGUmusHFziNYFZqashn5gKudXp9DVCrhyphenhyphenfCfshoVA-Yl-03_bTEyECFey4j/s1600/lake6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENR4yVLesx2wjNFbY-KpYL094Mn1D9EhmSTdtM2F-544q5MCKq_tQpq3V1NxFQ0VCIBqHgesfa7l18Ma57gGUmusHFziNYFZqashn5gKudXp9DVCrhyphenhyphenfCfshoVA-Yl-03_bTEyECFey4j/s400/lake6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517997969661410306" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3ppsQxoWx0MF7C8D7ebBNBPoUL-crSMOyE7xkMKpXtJUrRM1kvCeZWxfaWotn-MmhiW-IL1rCPf9Q4NMfrBs9l7A7JlO4nWjAchiuNwBPvE4j_II0Wp375i6lfozD_6Sv7wPLDcC7kT9/s1600/lake7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3ppsQxoWx0MF7C8D7ebBNBPoUL-crSMOyE7xkMKpXtJUrRM1kvCeZWxfaWotn-MmhiW-IL1rCPf9Q4NMfrBs9l7A7JlO4nWjAchiuNwBPvE4j_II0Wp375i6lfozD_6Sv7wPLDcC7kT9/s400/lake7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517997975913899570" /></a><br /><br />The other highlight of that trip was that Big Papa caught a raccoon that had been terrorizing their dog. Everyone ended up feeling sorry for the raccoon, though, because it was a mother of baby raccoons (or it was pregnant??). Anyway, he let it go in the woods across the street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUF3LDDV8V_Trg4h6HBrRoGeqD7Kz62a-711lELobKdVmO7LbyE8VEncJ7YqOw58QUtQcl-Qj3BFhjDTEpnDUu4LxKFts9vZZlqQ0kwyW4dpZkf6jS5Y88211hUqhrjLon6XdyjGVW0-B/s1600/lake8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUF3LDDV8V_Trg4h6HBrRoGeqD7Kz62a-711lELobKdVmO7LbyE8VEncJ7YqOw58QUtQcl-Qj3BFhjDTEpnDUu4LxKFts9vZZlqQ0kwyW4dpZkf6jS5Y88211hUqhrjLon6XdyjGVW0-B/s400/lake8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517997981015391682" /></a><br /><br />The next trip was Fourth of July. Our summer is just not complete without sitting on the dock watching the fireworks over Lake Cypress Springs. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMZzRwqLSR4zIutNSrXIW-1mK6iNDjtEEzeErrrZ4tiB_6fyVJGUm1IZc1rjjexFV09gq5eI4q49iOQ4octR8X2oflRnswJTkRO9ZPhsmE9cRsbCmck5gNKFx_dKh5offn62HqR9Z3KOh/s1600/lake10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMZzRwqLSR4zIutNSrXIW-1mK6iNDjtEEzeErrrZ4tiB_6fyVJGUm1IZc1rjjexFV09gq5eI4q49iOQ4octR8X2oflRnswJTkRO9ZPhsmE9cRsbCmck5gNKFx_dKh5offn62HqR9Z3KOh/s400/lake10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517997995484768818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIDGXlBaOIaQos_-28VQixl5cyzT7jawv51dj3oxit2jfVftg1nhfSkPoOyM2S3jf9DUoWYTsGjDKESwnrM4hIEgvtIyzLVqiT598oKvtG4Z3EW3nfpeb0XWnbPVIilGMPF9T7nc-r1_w/s1600/lake19.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWWuX5vViDKP0HwaP2YfwDJOfAx9WuvcaGjs5QGRoeKO3u2brFKbIxOiENyj4wNPDvnkUqYWCVlz5cUbHanaAKTJmQjt-Yziy5ubHIP8cLoZM5SNP37xJHc5u07hxbjMNf0e__Wqb1dXb/s400/lake15.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517999379559315042" /></a><br /><br />We did more fishing. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8MnvdwwQbqM54W6-DX622B_35jgu2M9w3OkoyobbvYbCyfYUptFA1PURMU8aY0I_Nw7n7iGdpXdGDw9D-UW1xzNWvwssEcWB3ZXR84aW99TpL-fbeVBU10sKE41XtywRVR3gQJESfZ7w/s1600/lake18.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8MnvdwwQbqM54W6-DX622B_35jgu2M9w3OkoyobbvYbCyfYUptFA1PURMU8aY0I_Nw7n7iGdpXdGDw9D-UW1xzNWvwssEcWB3ZXR84aW99TpL-fbeVBU10sKE41XtywRVR3gQJESfZ7w/s400/lake18.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517999618649350914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cESRP4NSC-B3-1MZB7kq1DYdvHZFlcQM8LUOexesM7Zq9VKtAqu1edXiYxmjul2zENWjY3NxhcA5PJIEnj6zkmKSH2CGhr_VIZkm5TV3YzmPbVKncnO8ao47OfBxJk_KFPikt9X6hYXU/s1600/lake17.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cESRP4NSC-B3-1MZB7kq1DYdvHZFlcQM8LUOexesM7Zq9VKtAqu1edXiYxmjul2zENWjY3NxhcA5PJIEnj6zkmKSH2CGhr_VIZkm5TV3YzmPbVKncnO8ao47OfBxJk_KFPikt9X6hYXU/s400/lake17.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517999613486910130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiF0ruMjtg0VY4lwsJkHCOByH3i4j26_ugfWzVkOkKwg2j2V3cfCWBt0NMvNC5TcYTwcHLLsCRSp7UuG_0gOPBEzw3RMA9mUvn6M0EeaTac6R8bSytcC5ciLqFMoLwib0rwYz7ELbf1VaJ/s1600/lake16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiF0ruMjtg0VY4lwsJkHCOByH3i4j26_ugfWzVkOkKwg2j2V3cfCWBt0NMvNC5TcYTwcHLLsCRSp7UuG_0gOPBEzw3RMA9mUvn6M0EeaTac6R8bSytcC5ciLqFMoLwib0rwYz7ELbf1VaJ/s400/lake16.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517999608374495106" /></a><br /><br />And we also did some of this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn8RheCWIJNGgbZgnHrqv3v7L3ZciHWvl6y5iWlKkm0ym1IJAG3at8lZWYbe7M8PnDEtqe-mXSfWkksnpOSXzfdeFQnQxiRNGVAIFf3me3e6utV-SIPIEar0wXr7pEd2oet4qVTuHxYQ4/s1600/lake13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn8RheCWIJNGgbZgnHrqv3v7L3ZciHWvl6y5iWlKkm0ym1IJAG3at8lZWYbe7M8PnDEtqe-mXSfWkksnpOSXzfdeFQnQxiRNGVAIFf3me3e6utV-SIPIEar0wXr7pEd2oet4qVTuHxYQ4/s400/lake13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517999369424287650" /></a><br /><br />And a little of that...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgr_xagSoRKS8BUnWl6G6a7sPaF9cSrTbXgKwfMI09kW7ldDF0JxGLxLotCQA2qtvtrI3umeVwS7RNm_rZHsG9INYGu5ZpoaqWdKI88LKJ6TCLId2JklTxw5mWTQAc_I33B4DaDuqmdG_/s1600/lake12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgr_xagSoRKS8BUnWl6G6a7sPaF9cSrTbXgKwfMI09kW7ldDF0JxGLxLotCQA2qtvtrI3umeVwS7RNm_rZHsG9INYGu5ZpoaqWdKI88LKJ6TCLId2JklTxw5mWTQAc_I33B4DaDuqmdG_/s400/lake12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517999354292554274" /></a><br /><br />And does that look like a fun grandmother or what?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FJj0fSMUgrhlsVMaRK7iVKJrm0ffyCXwgf8RVp4jWbutKfFas04U3qyLZqbxtQvp1BLV77WzNBKkBqjmtZ6X0MuhhCG-0ls2vOjtSNBL0z7S-McfoiaBsJsdZ6Nfpx1AANluxBgAfuAx/s1600/lake14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FJj0fSMUgrhlsVMaRK7iVKJrm0ffyCXwgf8RVp4jWbutKfFas04U3qyLZqbxtQvp1BLV77WzNBKkBqjmtZ6X0MuhhCG-0ls2vOjtSNBL0z7S-McfoiaBsJsdZ6Nfpx1AANluxBgAfuAx/s400/lake14.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517999373240704258" /></a><br /><br />Finally, we had the opportunity to visit the home of one of Nana's friends a couple of times. This person lives "off the grid." Her home was built from scraps, no running water or electricity, she's a vegetarian who grows her own food. Oh and did I mention she's an accomplished musician who teaches at the university level? Very, very cool. I wish I could post more pictures, but she is a private person and I feel I've said enough since this is the Internet after all. But what a cool story...Seriously. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0sLqUx27Q-7ogXtTbcLUp-MmiMna89bf5ChW-z_wdt4BXBhDLMeLasdfk-rwYzPLsYuxog2XEHRcWKCGA23iAqWOqgt4cRgjZ0ucPMl4i-qqj_Wz1Pqnm19LoGDAsuVjukDCTy0qRUMP/s1600/lake9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0sLqUx27Q-7ogXtTbcLUp-MmiMna89bf5ChW-z_wdt4BXBhDLMeLasdfk-rwYzPLsYuxog2XEHRcWKCGA23iAqWOqgt4cRgjZ0ucPMl4i-qqj_Wz1Pqnm19LoGDAsuVjukDCTy0qRUMP/s400/lake9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517997983973889618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XbEo3Y1vm-HK5SpNV2aWIkikcwN6ARloymJgRYjmxsSQRXeXQHiIuDlDFh8ttwcIcnrcdyNLxLGcfkpxY0NTOc9ps2CTt8fI6qcY5hkob2yOVsDdBGHXnhlVzsYdSQ0yRj3Plryso3yC/s1600/lake20.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XbEo3Y1vm-HK5SpNV2aWIkikcwN6ARloymJgRYjmxsSQRXeXQHiIuDlDFh8ttwcIcnrcdyNLxLGcfkpxY0NTOc9ps2CTt8fI6qcY5hkob2yOVsDdBGHXnhlVzsYdSQ0yRj3Plryso3yC/s400/lake20.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517999635934270738" /></a><br /><br />We loved our time at the lake this summer! Did I mention that we're lucky? Well, we're actually lucky enough to have SIX fun grandparents! More about the rest of them in future posts. (Probably next Friday when the boys are playing Wii. :-)Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-82398250913321577952010-09-01T12:53:00.004-05:002010-09-01T13:21:56.852-05:00Back to SchoolWhat an awesome summer we had! I can't believe that we took six trips, did two different VBS's, two day camps, swimming lessons, two birthdays, jury duty, took care of the school animals, taught Sunday school, and still managed to make it to work occasionally. You can see why I never had time to blog! But alas, all good things must come to an end. Last week we said good-bye to summer and hello to first grade!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZ-oPJA1i6894Ew3E5C-p6_tURPF2_AWLrLOceeTBSob7XY9wgWIkzCakbQIhhO3qKHJp0rUJ5WtM_zlbbR_fv7QXnFvRNb023410Vj4w8a258mpDNkzxJ1bQGKWhJ13EB3EAjk4Md0BQ/s1600/firstday1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZ-oPJA1i6894Ew3E5C-p6_tURPF2_AWLrLOceeTBSob7XY9wgWIkzCakbQIhhO3qKHJp0rUJ5WtM_zlbbR_fv7QXnFvRNb023410Vj4w8a258mpDNkzxJ1bQGKWhJ13EB3EAjk4Md0BQ/s400/firstday1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007063081349154" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQGlA0hBXEIFhTPY7AGnXqASsrYcsKaAkbS2hzf59phKoyf1K4rfLU7c5UEJyY38j10ZZgWqbqIqi_SeyvZWG082qNvzopx-R9P6c-kAH6p4AZUvjr6LfzUXsJmKhawJS99WJpTL6mM_4/s1600/firstday2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQGlA0hBXEIFhTPY7AGnXqASsrYcsKaAkbS2hzf59phKoyf1K4rfLU7c5UEJyY38j10ZZgWqbqIqi_SeyvZWG082qNvzopx-R9P6c-kAH6p4AZUvjr6LfzUXsJmKhawJS99WJpTL6mM_4/s400/firstday2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007070897492674" /></a><br /><br />This is Jackson's teacher Mrs. Boyd showing him where to put all of his stuff. Jackson was very happy that he got Mrs. Boyd for his teacher. He knew her a little bit from last year. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4k8awTY-5nfY4pWrabnme6WVLpTdQXeRbAH6K9VngGtMKcru04C6XJWgZF-QEyDvL42ejGDDja1_G8aLl74eNjnocOrg_qBW2i_GJY5M9YArRaOstd5SNCkcogvD50C9mCK9SOm3sqouT/s1600/firstday3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4k8awTY-5nfY4pWrabnme6WVLpTdQXeRbAH6K9VngGtMKcru04C6XJWgZF-QEyDvL42ejGDDja1_G8aLl74eNjnocOrg_qBW2i_GJY5M9YArRaOstd5SNCkcogvD50C9mCK9SOm3sqouT/s400/firstday3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007077283618946" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aGWDaro35yyQYXnFLi4txMWHJE06z-rAg6q2TdLKsaJQu1-R_KFVQ-k0Fi65j21xpMeNBWHhKiX5yXqG0zTXwIXA6f324mIQwlxAgf7JTtq36w1f9XIFzwEnbMRw9ZiR2qta34Y5_pSg/s1600/firstday4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aGWDaro35yyQYXnFLi4txMWHJE06z-rAg6q2TdLKsaJQu1-R_KFVQ-k0Fi65j21xpMeNBWHhKiX5yXqG0zTXwIXA6f324mIQwlxAgf7JTtq36w1f9XIFzwEnbMRw9ZiR2qta34Y5_pSg/s400/firstday4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007082863606386" /></a><br /><br />Some of the things that are different this year for Jackson are that he will stay at school until 2:45 instead of noon. That means he eats lunch at school. I've been making his lunch everyday except Friday when they have Double Dave's Pizza. They also sit at desks rather than four kids to a table. No more center time or toys this year - they work all day! He gets two recesses which he was very excited about. He also gets to go to PE and art twice a week this year. He goes to Spanish and music twice a week instead of once a week, and he still goes to the garden twice a month and chapel once a week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8o02Vn9o9ezrAy0Qgj7uA_1EXHm4CVLe5VZRNi658fVJpD_qB_wA9BhoXBiSeREQDZrpxwzpKo6Il53vY2BGo5k1UTCATfw6UVHfJNzbVMT2_2SKT2e8BReuMaFYrfOs_bk-OhynKpmR/s1600/firstday5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8o02Vn9o9ezrAy0Qgj7uA_1EXHm4CVLe5VZRNi658fVJpD_qB_wA9BhoXBiSeREQDZrpxwzpKo6Il53vY2BGo5k1UTCATfw6UVHfJNzbVMT2_2SKT2e8BReuMaFYrfOs_bk-OhynKpmR/s400/firstday5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007083309999810" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56Nrmn02DgRVicLF0V66IcyW_4q2nWo8GNAkh4uSMdIB5BODsINDfmDWz6YXPRwxvjBj-IyFyMM6fycp2BHA4ciX3kPUAvR1osIPsY3wG72XCxnArNz6m9rHz8hCe41ZCAwJxv4Py3Kzo/s1600/firstday7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56Nrmn02DgRVicLF0V66IcyW_4q2nWo8GNAkh4uSMdIB5BODsINDfmDWz6YXPRwxvjBj-IyFyMM6fycp2BHA4ciX3kPUAvR1osIPsY3wG72XCxnArNz6m9rHz8hCe41ZCAwJxv4Py3Kzo/s400/firstday7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512008370803080978" /></a><br /><br />Jackson only had two girls from his Kindergarten class move to 1st grade with him, but he was still very excited about school and really not worried about a thing. He's a great student. Meanwhile, a few weeks ago Lukey started asking me on nightly basis whether he had to go to school the next day. I would say, "No Lukey, not for a few more weeks (days, etc.)" I think he would like to just stay home and swing everyday for the rest of his life. But he did in fact go to school yesterday and everything was fine. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDnKKrjOMTkrdcdS61ikJcdMe9sP3IkCg8OECjHZ77mwubem8ZbZGFGDzeddMs0zHYzC7TacI2mupdei0X60E8qZ9B35sEWA7lxNV9fW_hGiVcxAFwKSZ-pxL4TDHgI2fQl3DJ50IRS9q/s1600/firstdayL8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDnKKrjOMTkrdcdS61ikJcdMe9sP3IkCg8OECjHZ77mwubem8ZbZGFGDzeddMs0zHYzC7TacI2mupdei0X60E8qZ9B35sEWA7lxNV9fW_hGiVcxAFwKSZ-pxL4TDHgI2fQl3DJ50IRS9q/s400/firstdayL8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512008376958484162" /></a><br /><br />After we got inside he started hanging onto me for dear life, and I could tell his teacher Miss Becca is a fan of saying a quick good-bye at the door. So I told him I would wait in the car for a few minutes out in the parking lot in case he needed me. ;-) That seemed to do the trick, and he went inside with no tears.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Qom1Vr-5STyN3A9S7ZXJ1heam2zqmJOtegP0zL09IExZ24HlTgvS1HLjGbo5e3YX8tsoIaBY4hc9n7xDVwetInxOIJEjI3VQeDJKgcag2Mti9NoHj-q79dQW-tW4segoDeacpLcEf626/s1600/firstdayL9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Qom1Vr-5STyN3A9S7ZXJ1heam2zqmJOtegP0zL09IExZ24HlTgvS1HLjGbo5e3YX8tsoIaBY4hc9n7xDVwetInxOIJEjI3VQeDJKgcag2Mti9NoHj-q79dQW-tW4segoDeacpLcEf626/s400/firstdayL9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512008383245213938" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsrSpEo1D4mBhyXnQcTztsMUuGOuqHgT33Wawy6ewlq4t2MKs8X3NOTA2bvwyT5WhO5nvcwfo0N6RboF8arY6kINnljdi4bp05z58rXP0OQfUy649TTCVxk6H96bU0ya6vZ2pUWQzGieE/s1600/firstdayL10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsrSpEo1D4mBhyXnQcTztsMUuGOuqHgT33Wawy6ewlq4t2MKs8X3NOTA2bvwyT5WhO5nvcwfo0N6RboF8arY6kINnljdi4bp05z58rXP0OQfUy649TTCVxk6H96bU0ya6vZ2pUWQzGieE/s400/firstdayL10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512008387656268578" /></a><br /><br />It's going to be a great year!Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-10810314450532405592010-07-13T21:35:00.003-05:002010-07-13T21:45:41.174-05:00Four years ago tonight...We welcomed our sweet little Luke into the world.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0PIWEHB-R4TULzdvVQrAgRt887hplT-SUwW3S2WmmVt_eapbqVx0q2O3S-YIJ0X8uIHVLKu8XNOqvBlknKQj3x_gjFHVKyZ6dIfx6PA2nAASNnqSfa4CzQkmILH1wTVpp-s1iYxmjKIU/s1600/071306-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0PIWEHB-R4TULzdvVQrAgRt887hplT-SUwW3S2WmmVt_eapbqVx0q2O3S-YIJ0X8uIHVLKu8XNOqvBlknKQj3x_gjFHVKyZ6dIfx6PA2nAASNnqSfa4CzQkmILH1wTVpp-s1iYxmjKIU/s400/071306-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493585673638545346" /></a><br /><br />Lukas Christian Hames, 7 pounds 14 ounces, born at 8:50pm, July 13, 2006.<br /><br />Happy birthday to you! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZsfKp913GwIRVtgsTMbAuA0N27oZjF-3-R-2RBCrAbQY4iil2_vUDTcXTa7vJpqCCR7BflUJFaPtv81nMgWxbzpZ9BhZzj10k-a8ETRJcPOMx4bCoZ3h_TM2b3m5aJmwsmmk8V9ocb6p/s1600/blowing.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZsfKp913GwIRVtgsTMbAuA0N27oZjF-3-R-2RBCrAbQY4iil2_vUDTcXTa7vJpqCCR7BflUJFaPtv81nMgWxbzpZ9BhZzj10k-a8ETRJcPOMx4bCoZ3h_TM2b3m5aJmwsmmk8V9ocb6p/s400/blowing.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493585679945783906" /></a><br /><br />Happy birthday to YOU!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs-Zd-EmGObEwOqPkZF0SIxR-z1HjHlpcPPGEsf8brZHJmqEpvEJqQojS8FIcZlxzORG-KSnk2gh91DP2qgmu_icoCJgH-_9Wdv5tVMHxKjbF6hScxb6m7z0JlYx7pjWbFxLaegXmb4xM/s1600/jumping.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs-Zd-EmGObEwOqPkZF0SIxR-z1HjHlpcPPGEsf8brZHJmqEpvEJqQojS8FIcZlxzORG-KSnk2gh91DP2qgmu_icoCJgH-_9Wdv5tVMHxKjbF6hScxb6m7z0JlYx7pjWbFxLaegXmb4xM/s400/jumping.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493585689895094050" /></a><br /><br />Happy birth-day dear Lu-KEY!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAPViwbtvZ5nmTnhGvBt3RTY-4NK-yWc1IX4Hdrv1QZVO5VTM-pBa5s77-DrY3mZrQySTA-xkR32YcmmFgiY4lXUGvxVjpd2G67vB_OuGjOMiFlVGXOOpn3OJ5Y-q4V_urGzc1TuMT4m1/s1600/eating.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAPViwbtvZ5nmTnhGvBt3RTY-4NK-yWc1IX4Hdrv1QZVO5VTM-pBa5s77-DrY3mZrQySTA-xkR32YcmmFgiY4lXUGvxVjpd2G67vB_OuGjOMiFlVGXOOpn3OJ5Y-q4V_urGzc1TuMT4m1/s400/eating.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493585696939187234" /></a><br /><br />Happy birthday to yoooou!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMzS1DaUG3Bamby1l-TKSMV6p9YTWS1gvTrDXoGA6sd1Aj5E38I0kxt7ZB9pY98zT6kyEinTbkkJxI574qbU48l8L01rJiRx7f5TfCZmoNPovJ0TmgRXhMz6Hu6SvOKb2ytOVYecePMfq/s1600/smiling.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMzS1DaUG3Bamby1l-TKSMV6p9YTWS1gvTrDXoGA6sd1Aj5E38I0kxt7ZB9pY98zT6kyEinTbkkJxI574qbU48l8L01rJiRx7f5TfCZmoNPovJ0TmgRXhMz6Hu6SvOKb2ytOVYecePMfq/s400/smiling.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493585701055366594" /></a><br /><br />And many mooooore!Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-13304875649740219962010-06-30T21:42:00.007-05:002010-06-30T22:55:34.770-05:00End of SchoolI knew it was going to be an emotional time of year when Jackson started incorporating, "Dear God, please help me not to miss Mrs. Weeden too much" into his nightly prayers. He was just so in love with her and close to his classmates that we hated to see Kindergarten come to an end. Here are a few pictures from the end of the year.<br /><br />Here are the kiddos showing off their stuff on Grandparent's Day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtPYHheKW6KMaPxwv7V4ldU2jFcoTwH1W5r_h9kRjh7lu40SDruGt4_b_M8Y_yJsZpI3HzFu1lkYJ10y6fsa3dKFXfBq-_iTXG8SZIcMaA3IQFF5dUkB69ZGToUE5y2Z8C5z4BjjDHQBI/s1600/gpday1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtPYHheKW6KMaPxwv7V4ldU2jFcoTwH1W5r_h9kRjh7lu40SDruGt4_b_M8Y_yJsZpI3HzFu1lkYJ10y6fsa3dKFXfBq-_iTXG8SZIcMaA3IQFF5dUkB69ZGToUE5y2Z8C5z4BjjDHQBI/s400/gpday1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488777285920724610" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez9Qvq8zLs9q5KqjFmzZ8nH8-3vKVKL2AbKp4Hvg-dl69YxZ5BB-BRweLQivfWd5UEZibhJ-V3muXzjxFGWSVv3QIWqD1xih84M5BQeGWzk_mi5DkHfL7pJKv63fg6kSCTt2T0WCBGe3S/s1600/gpday3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez9Qvq8zLs9q5KqjFmzZ8nH8-3vKVKL2AbKp4Hvg-dl69YxZ5BB-BRweLQivfWd5UEZibhJ-V3muXzjxFGWSVv3QIWqD1xih84M5BQeGWzk_mi5DkHfL7pJKv63fg6kSCTt2T0WCBGe3S/s400/gpday3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488777297664725378" /></a><br /><br />And here are the grandparents. Thank you Nana and Big Papa for coming to share this day with us!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZEHaxz96EqTsb7qMPD8EG5p3pG8aUHmLZesCHTHO02tBdiiL4ChJb9vbmQeu4qeJ-QhAQTlLiGMtECnjVCaopCH-VOxFZF5WAG1vWl7uGEeNA7Bjy2kGt-shdfYKM_Os0BiuLYy0Q0Gd/s1600/gpday2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZEHaxz96EqTsb7qMPD8EG5p3pG8aUHmLZesCHTHO02tBdiiL4ChJb9vbmQeu4qeJ-QhAQTlLiGMtECnjVCaopCH-VOxFZF5WAG1vWl7uGEeNA7Bjy2kGt-shdfYKM_Os0BiuLYy0Q0Gd/s400/gpday2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488777296055201586" /></a><br /><br />Luke's preschool really tried to make all the parents feel special. They had a Father's Day breakfast and a Mother's Day Tea. Here are some pictures from the Mother's Day program.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhg799l_QRyuhMxgtow3VFi-yczjIwey0tmT9laY1GdiKh3_tEX0AxLnDDI0Y5rl6AL1WEFNaxZ29Of5llBwgg3BOUWo1YT25OB05H-hBhrTFrB8HbvzFwwzQ1SwaNUHMUqtRIs8cLE0N/s1600/mothersday1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhg799l_QRyuhMxgtow3VFi-yczjIwey0tmT9laY1GdiKh3_tEX0AxLnDDI0Y5rl6AL1WEFNaxZ29Of5llBwgg3BOUWo1YT25OB05H-hBhrTFrB8HbvzFwwzQ1SwaNUHMUqtRIs8cLE0N/s400/mothersday1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488777301909474178" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYW13DSOZCw-l78KRzYOIaoVebuAah5LZWnpi8n81GUu-WedJ9h9WP8whP9rJyHyd811vY6ApSx5fnZ6WlQI16CJ7fzRon0Tu6RZ0UyMt7QeeVAQUmYxR0gJYeDGpkNzDHFhyJhof3BTr/s1600/mothersday2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYW13DSOZCw-l78KRzYOIaoVebuAah5LZWnpi8n81GUu-WedJ9h9WP8whP9rJyHyd811vY6ApSx5fnZ6WlQI16CJ7fzRon0Tu6RZ0UyMt7QeeVAQUmYxR0gJYeDGpkNzDHFhyJhof3BTr/s400/mothersday2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488777306467346642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZE9nDFtLcA_0_K_SDqy6t-g1NPVUiz3xd7PbQ-umuvsOaFDLBWfB8IPGvHf3WdVY2vau4wFcrTnetMqYz6JMwvk9yW0tPARfTGwlfL-gkhs08BOeFvu00NesG4jlNYONwzbtJ00J1hU8T/s1600/mothersday3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZE9nDFtLcA_0_K_SDqy6t-g1NPVUiz3xd7PbQ-umuvsOaFDLBWfB8IPGvHf3WdVY2vau4wFcrTnetMqYz6JMwvk9yW0tPARfTGwlfL-gkhs08BOeFvu00NesG4jlNYONwzbtJ00J1hU8T/s400/mothersday3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488778212932085490" /></a><br /><br />We had an end of the year party for Jackson's class at the nature center after school one day. We didn't get very many good pictures, but I liked this one of Jackson and his good friend Lindsey in the barn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvsQIFenDsVoN99g8cFP5-buiBJvy-RuX2Mbe6K5d2x7oPuhSEDkrJquwhfZBn_EpLGJuW0NMuCuE4Iak6uUFH9B81tNOGjqyhwYqM7PVcejK8USBsGv5tnSTrqQnvT1CLWmybbZMxLl3/s1600/party1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvsQIFenDsVoN99g8cFP5-buiBJvy-RuX2Mbe6K5d2x7oPuhSEDkrJquwhfZBn_EpLGJuW0NMuCuE4Iak6uUFH9B81tNOGjqyhwYqM7PVcejK8USBsGv5tnSTrqQnvT1CLWmybbZMxLl3/s400/party1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488778223736543202" /></a><br /><br />And here is the infamous cake that originally said "1st Grade Here We Came!" :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha_vCNM6hVFi0_NTTEgrEUhohlhirab2DdXmskEn72sXPOjpLtHBy2Xp8xZ3uR9lb21OCCe2gFa-Cesi4EZaKrpbBx1Ol-_xEwBIzGoDHamWoOnYi3yTxadKkn3mcganOgO-PV7a5T0Hz/s1600/party2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha_vCNM6hVFi0_NTTEgrEUhohlhirab2DdXmskEn72sXPOjpLtHBy2Xp8xZ3uR9lb21OCCe2gFa-Cesi4EZaKrpbBx1Ol-_xEwBIzGoDHamWoOnYi3yTxadKkn3mcganOgO-PV7a5T0Hz/s400/party2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488779823198742786" /></a><br /><br />There was a really sweet moment in chapel on the last day of school. It's hard to see, but Mr. Gilbert had all the kindergarteners sit in the lap of a senior while he gave his talk. Then, the seniors walked the little guys back to class. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RVWWROpE6waRBiZDsBA1mG8kqqZzbZQv7lcm_iRqUlBP3l5EIcKkKEngm0QRFQYTcSYdqq6hgztvOpY6Li2aszlM2YBAFkSiL7eUx_A4ml7LEFLIPALsxGZAoC-4g9Tscos7fCEOA40O/s1600/chapel1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RVWWROpE6waRBiZDsBA1mG8kqqZzbZQv7lcm_iRqUlBP3l5EIcKkKEngm0QRFQYTcSYdqq6hgztvOpY6Li2aszlM2YBAFkSiL7eUx_A4ml7LEFLIPALsxGZAoC-4g9Tscos7fCEOA40O/s400/chapel1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488778232618085346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7Z1KPUm8FziD9Tx_NkWZapGbhuaXzTlR2tIR84r-3D-JHwpHkD2YT-dvRV-fCbqZ3AzRsJDERsBS99q0EhBZr20WnFhVndmCrcADwSB5_qYt88GFKXNWSHhx3j88HneNyVlKViQ_V0TC/s1600/chapel2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7Z1KPUm8FziD9Tx_NkWZapGbhuaXzTlR2tIR84r-3D-JHwpHkD2YT-dvRV-fCbqZ3AzRsJDERsBS99q0EhBZr20WnFhVndmCrcADwSB5_qYt88GFKXNWSHhx3j88HneNyVlKViQ_V0TC/s400/chapel2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488778244941323090" /></a><br /><br />We got a sweet note from Mrs. Weeden a couple of weeks after school was out. She told Jackson she loved him, and I thought he was going to cry. He wanted to make sure we saved it. We're looking forward to first grade and praying for a special mix of kids and teachers to come together for another great year.Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-67853820893517079232010-06-21T13:41:00.016-05:002010-06-27T17:10:31.359-05:00Family ProjectAt the beginning of the school year, we found out that each family in the grammar school would be doing a "Family Project" in the spring. This is a tradition at our school. The Family Project doesn't really have any guidelines except that it has to be finished in time for Grandparent's Day (April 30), and you're supposed to do something together as a family. Figuring out what we were going to do gave us a touch of anxiety leading up to Grandparent's Day, but after we settled on what our project was going to be it became a huge blessing for our family. <br /><br />We chose hiking as our family project. This is something that Mat and I have always enjoyed doing together, and we've tried to instill a love of hiking in the boys too. We decided this would be a great project because we could learn about nature, enjoy the spring weather, spend quiet time together as a family, invite friends to join us, learn about reading and following maps, get exercise, and explore this awesome place where we live. <br /><br />So here is an abbreviated version of our Hames Family Hiking scrapbook. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP0mZcq832f_SwSflNlxX7yV56l8Pq8Tx_gLbQ6pZ87d8Xu0sCeJFnNmAxyp09rIiSsKfhIqhdHe31duq5-liiccV98EoItbYC-VqjqvL1_kxzfV1V9Cbutg6lfDHdz6zxZxPz4mm31BZ/s1600/front_cover.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP0mZcq832f_SwSflNlxX7yV56l8Pq8Tx_gLbQ6pZ87d8Xu0sCeJFnNmAxyp09rIiSsKfhIqhdHe31duq5-liiccV98EoItbYC-VqjqvL1_kxzfV1V9Cbutg6lfDHdz6zxZxPz4mm31BZ/s400/front_cover.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487567065766003010" /></a><br /><br />Our first hike was Pedernales Falls. What a beautiful day! For each hike we wrote the name, the date, what the weather was like, who was with us, and what we observed along the way like animals, plants, bugs, etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Poz60fluXvuJHWKx49B_Rq44NrUsAbULDNnej7Euc3FOwFFCtGIIuEvoY1VcqZy1ip_URnhOe8W5LAvEsUC4LJneK_Al9N0wn5eMDvpkfvU6-Onb7o7mKBaszxkQ3lrLF-dkW7_X9k0R/s1600/pedernales_page.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Poz60fluXvuJHWKx49B_Rq44NrUsAbULDNnej7Euc3FOwFFCtGIIuEvoY1VcqZy1ip_URnhOe8W5LAvEsUC4LJneK_Al9N0wn5eMDvpkfvU6-Onb7o7mKBaszxkQ3lrLF-dkW7_X9k0R/s400/pedernales_page.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487567077184336642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIsr7BDmZRewiRaKLo8ZjNi4VMzNGjdm0U8DGrcG05C_jq3qwhyphenhyphenknOSh-tj6LTb8-KclimBNgbkA1k66fZvpnQYcrQmwurW7KbqYmvhciY7sGl1TJ-eWvyE6uX3ezkq-ZosMIe_nXlvTP/s1600/pedernales1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIsr7BDmZRewiRaKLo8ZjNi4VMzNGjdm0U8DGrcG05C_jq3qwhyphenhyphenknOSh-tj6LTb8-KclimBNgbkA1k66fZvpnQYcrQmwurW7KbqYmvhciY7sGl1TJ-eWvyE6uX3ezkq-ZosMIe_nXlvTP/s400/pedernales1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487567090234369890" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWns-VJs9clhwqlPabuKzghddJyB5MdWTG5lOh7Lyx8Z90d_3koOeSbi3q8hRiy6p-UzT271NeuJOxqrpRYpKor2lnVnZnkGV2dU1qbgzJRDJJWEhIdITEJI7BEhrBWMTc6l0rkYbFbnt/s1600/pedernales2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWns-VJs9clhwqlPabuKzghddJyB5MdWTG5lOh7Lyx8Z90d_3koOeSbi3q8hRiy6p-UzT271NeuJOxqrpRYpKor2lnVnZnkGV2dU1qbgzJRDJJWEhIdITEJI7BEhrBWMTc6l0rkYbFbnt/s400/pedernales2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487567099892122274" /></a><br /><br />The next hike we did was the Greenbelt, just me and the boys.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNf2qF4aS6Thj4PyQywksBqWPjXJWHKHEtuu23UKmDW4dKt2HolE7tPZQCdpN6aJDc47bQulZtbAndFtcvsggf8luw119iJ-JuKT3_iIxkyYB4IJO0qAtLKImr5bLpnPbie31FROBnTZA/s1600/greenbelt1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNf2qF4aS6Thj4PyQywksBqWPjXJWHKHEtuu23UKmDW4dKt2HolE7tPZQCdpN6aJDc47bQulZtbAndFtcvsggf8luw119iJ-JuKT3_iIxkyYB4IJO0qAtLKImr5bLpnPbie31FROBnTZA/s400/greenbelt1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487567106647972530" /></a><br /><br />Next, we went to Turkey Creek with the Heaths. This was so fun because we got to keep crossing the creek over and over. The boys wore their swimsuits and splashed around a lot. At 2.5 miles, it was the longest hike we did for the project.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nWpLV7gH24jjsKEqvJnyxX9_tfQCzC13c-e5ax6vIaOy6YRLnBMmNP0XdqiaqvMcit4xpf31UPfMoAVOCPIU_GmvV8PUGO9Ac-pc_b40juGB9Fp9zPr_X-0cg_634zBAWTlQxJjbrBTe/s1600/turkeycreek1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nWpLV7gH24jjsKEqvJnyxX9_tfQCzC13c-e5ax6vIaOy6YRLnBMmNP0XdqiaqvMcit4xpf31UPfMoAVOCPIU_GmvV8PUGO9Ac-pc_b40juGB9Fp9zPr_X-0cg_634zBAWTlQxJjbrBTe/s400/turkeycreek1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487568581690650178" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYq_St0fUvmzgjc_syB3IPUO-JcYbNkQAXV_QcUa0jpPCLHbbJKwsI9uDBKMJW4GmDanaRj-cys7_qptUwzAPntBCOjkUCKy_9YuLmvdnQDoxg9o5a0_kA7RK_iAUFhnBUj8NBdcWl7kGA/s1600/turkeycreek2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYq_St0fUvmzgjc_syB3IPUO-JcYbNkQAXV_QcUa0jpPCLHbbJKwsI9uDBKMJW4GmDanaRj-cys7_qptUwzAPntBCOjkUCKy_9YuLmvdnQDoxg9o5a0_kA7RK_iAUFhnBUj8NBdcWl7kGA/s400/turkeycreek2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487568587024810178" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeA-6lZJ-cevLzFk2BVYKqHSARdYU9Q4KIgf_1TZltB1YaTveUUNmMCNEeZGuJvEjtxMImFknc-F_guNPPfovW-VKDWnxspIerpKxpKeT2fmLrHusruKUDioER83nOoq19N6se9djitAw0/s1600/turkeycreek3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeA-6lZJ-cevLzFk2BVYKqHSARdYU9Q4KIgf_1TZltB1YaTveUUNmMCNEeZGuJvEjtxMImFknc-F_guNPPfovW-VKDWnxspIerpKxpKeT2fmLrHusruKUDioER83nOoq19N6se9djitAw0/s400/turkeycreek3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487568593995646514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbydRHo4GR0sK5CEsPJzm6m_F3GiKZctOwfo86wzEk5Dl_yYkMuqqcnbYzrvz3NSiEp7HbpqSYFglU4EoEEouM2IhiT4W7bGDlQyhADTeXgjKTmMWAWreQx_SI1D_qEdu6vb-IHOuFmdN/s1600/turkeycreek4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbydRHo4GR0sK5CEsPJzm6m_F3GiKZctOwfo86wzEk5Dl_yYkMuqqcnbYzrvz3NSiEp7HbpqSYFglU4EoEEouM2IhiT4W7bGDlQyhADTeXgjKTmMWAWreQx_SI1D_qEdu6vb-IHOuFmdN/s400/turkeycreek4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487568597674172226" /></a><br /><br />Next we hiked the trail at Circle C Park with our cousins Ben and Megan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VWlLCoK-tvOVkWVjkhBm3XEgFGRsKxkmOHOBCfASqpMBmDgNaLZC6m54_msyC1RkT3-T0_ySE9tpqSprXUjOiQ3YGrBhohN_3GCITdJp_ur6eM1KayCPSsmLFOsUCDr1tvuA6iN9MO17/s1600/circlec1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VWlLCoK-tvOVkWVjkhBm3XEgFGRsKxkmOHOBCfASqpMBmDgNaLZC6m54_msyC1RkT3-T0_ySE9tpqSprXUjOiQ3YGrBhohN_3GCITdJp_ur6eM1KayCPSsmLFOsUCDr1tvuA6iN9MO17/s400/circlec1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487568613941481282" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUU5ckwuOXPGualpNJjwFinnKEceUPUdwHZme27DhgcgoVqiS_8D1eO1-daN1a93IEqwUtIYRXiauqZjRwvkqgL7jOqiJGiuRGTChpPzK_dnKdgYukwJZLC5-_VGfL3wyvTePOTUlK1tg/s1600/circlec2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUU5ckwuOXPGualpNJjwFinnKEceUPUdwHZme27DhgcgoVqiS_8D1eO1-daN1a93IEqwUtIYRXiauqZjRwvkqgL7jOqiJGiuRGTChpPzK_dnKdgYukwJZLC5-_VGfL3wyvTePOTUlK1tg/s400/circlec2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487569805142994978" /></a><br /><br />We loved hiking through Longhorn Cavern. It was really hard to choose the pictures because it was such a cool place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtshnZ9drXQuB0nuraJPEY1W2cdzwnRVjwiZNSyLYWRMCLJMajkUGg68zacV4yTJuF1DWwrXAUlBJV-sdy-j7EGqmVLwunfOiF5scUXG14rFGaq-KdBOXMok8DZVdC48oCMmd-Ee8-J5Y/s1600/longhorncavern.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtshnZ9drXQuB0nuraJPEY1W2cdzwnRVjwiZNSyLYWRMCLJMajkUGg68zacV4yTJuF1DWwrXAUlBJV-sdy-j7EGqmVLwunfOiF5scUXG14rFGaq-KdBOXMok8DZVdC48oCMmd-Ee8-J5Y/s400/longhorncavern.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487569794160382386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9eYNpVNLQ7drgtNfUARMz4ItmXltY2kxAFmLPHLfMXc1Q8qCcd0rzAdN-bZUZQfCf6kQ3t-P1SnUVcmQT1uOhO5iuVfOWLPwd5jU2mrIcYYkmr69cqF4w-T4uWZuEePWTuBR6k4Kjs3k/s1600/longhorncavern2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9eYNpVNLQ7drgtNfUARMz4ItmXltY2kxAFmLPHLfMXc1Q8qCcd0rzAdN-bZUZQfCf6kQ3t-P1SnUVcmQT1uOhO5iuVfOWLPwd5jU2mrIcYYkmr69cqF4w-T4uWZuEePWTuBR6k4Kjs3k/s400/longhorncavern2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487569798510770850" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAsg3tA_QTWKu3ef_I1JywM_0ZKq50bKD3wReX8j_A5CCwJ5foj3iFXL0Wit8a-Hqv1wbeoTl0FXIjtUQLSxJGaJP5-Szgn-ivNr4uIVDB3ja7cwF1eaEZHYc-eFN5kCGTKOzByvS4uko/s1600/longhorncavern3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAsg3tA_QTWKu3ef_I1JywM_0ZKq50bKD3wReX8j_A5CCwJ5foj3iFXL0Wit8a-Hqv1wbeoTl0FXIjtUQLSxJGaJP5-Szgn-ivNr4uIVDB3ja7cwF1eaEZHYc-eFN5kCGTKOzByvS4uko/s400/longhorncavern3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487569816415084226" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2IOaa9XA9gTKUiBaAEdqoHC1ilQt7hyvVe8VSyqjJ06xzKCf7AqBr7Zu7e1lmYzSL21Lq7y_BILTr533PqJWu7YsbN7t3A4WQaS0G53Pnjhojhpt1ba0rOlZELmTSZbdwCUDzJey4c1V/s1600/longhorncavern4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2IOaa9XA9gTKUiBaAEdqoHC1ilQt7hyvVe8VSyqjJ06xzKCf7AqBr7Zu7e1lmYzSL21Lq7y_BILTr533PqJWu7YsbN7t3A4WQaS0G53Pnjhojhpt1ba0rOlZELmTSZbdwCUDzJey4c1V/s400/longhorncavern4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487569820017084834" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOlS-Q86vnlglsK9OeALNEDqxGdz9lGiKepDbar9uwVjkPdnsQztN6TLHwgpIgWLMxqo7xIDNM_xL8StmEOqzuixFk600SLPfY0NH5uA5ySILcPyWgTzD9VPkkxdSftm8q3EbQaiv4odo/s1600/longhorncavern5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOlS-Q86vnlglsK9OeALNEDqxGdz9lGiKepDbar9uwVjkPdnsQztN6TLHwgpIgWLMxqo7xIDNM_xL8StmEOqzuixFk600SLPfY0NH5uA5ySILcPyWgTzD9VPkkxdSftm8q3EbQaiv4odo/s400/longhorncavern5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487570732859145986" /></a><br /><br />We went to the Hollows and hiked one of the trails there with Granddad and Gammo. This hike starts out with a tram ride down the hill.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1RBXwVKidxnJeP0tR4PxJwIvNzwkwoonSzvkXSluf8Gds0vrGhZJkahRbv0KGq9IOKkvbuI5L2yE98Ch7NXKvDk6kX1MiRcikNpENet_y6ypz5fsikZhOJTio-90B4GW-WEy3aPDLaao/s1600/hollows1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1RBXwVKidxnJeP0tR4PxJwIvNzwkwoonSzvkXSluf8Gds0vrGhZJkahRbv0KGq9IOKkvbuI5L2yE98Ch7NXKvDk6kX1MiRcikNpENet_y6ypz5fsikZhOJTio-90B4GW-WEy3aPDLaao/s400/hollows1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487570734630064754" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXY9YUOMbf-mkrcp5dP-4D_My3f-j9fH66m38VlgSzJMwAqxxD4pk8-3hluTEo-aPRaVfjWhOBXUQuC5FRRVBmcW_bLA1O-WXdl_nNS2fEDUI_uXi5mYo8cRUz4THkjrYVl365DlUoX2b/s1600/hollows2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXY9YUOMbf-mkrcp5dP-4D_My3f-j9fH66m38VlgSzJMwAqxxD4pk8-3hluTEo-aPRaVfjWhOBXUQuC5FRRVBmcW_bLA1O-WXdl_nNS2fEDUI_uXi5mYo8cRUz4THkjrYVl365DlUoX2b/s400/hollows2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487570738361909362" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EI0fVdrNvSgYE6WCp78CAt_uMwHOrOuokAVQtLguyV8ieG4-8R-m-IeKYfIe0lm74E5aTlgXzDnUM5D35B4uzKS1pA-2Zduf9Fm_3PJb9LeEsrxFfHTjT7NvLhXni19pYGHc-NwoTmzO/s1600/hollows3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EI0fVdrNvSgYE6WCp78CAt_uMwHOrOuokAVQtLguyV8ieG4-8R-m-IeKYfIe0lm74E5aTlgXzDnUM5D35B4uzKS1pA-2Zduf9Fm_3PJb9LeEsrxFfHTjT7NvLhXni19pYGHc-NwoTmzO/s400/hollows3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487570748330808066" /></a><br /><br />A favorite hike of mine was Wild Basin. This is another one that I did with the boys by myself. The trail was marked really well and matched up with the maps we were carrying. There's a beautiful waterfall and lots of pretty dragonflies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_F5MAYeAmQ5Eu1ZV0ujVnRdtJDwRUlVRkt73VwKEhqRoXfAI57oPhAe1Q06ZyQYQnETIAhNYidsJn9UDxtjGbZrpMFUt_i_Hi4acrrBA0QYMU4kUs5Ko3lUXUPBLlZbAjRaiI6zeC_Un/s1600/wildbasin1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_F5MAYeAmQ5Eu1ZV0ujVnRdtJDwRUlVRkt73VwKEhqRoXfAI57oPhAe1Q06ZyQYQnETIAhNYidsJn9UDxtjGbZrpMFUt_i_Hi4acrrBA0QYMU4kUs5Ko3lUXUPBLlZbAjRaiI6zeC_Un/s400/wildbasin1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487570752578845426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_cyipYOpGr5lRW_a56EOT5XWW8IjlmSkzqwXImlDKbnBNixiwI4Sbz4FjHDahpLHbzb9L_d4Ssd7_eJHvDhTNfVp17XHo0FrAdl3IU9732NmnHnTNdUROMenG-DOeaVTHStpTXBpuFl4/s1600/wildbasin2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_cyipYOpGr5lRW_a56EOT5XWW8IjlmSkzqwXImlDKbnBNixiwI4Sbz4FjHDahpLHbzb9L_d4Ssd7_eJHvDhTNfVp17XHo0FrAdl3IU9732NmnHnTNdUROMenG-DOeaVTHStpTXBpuFl4/s400/wildbasin2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571964827145906" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGPChyYr16K1NYtS2Kfsz18xC2rTiD75IFL1162K4-NXHJ1CqeqyZVIJuSjHSswydasYHA_ZIntDkvnO-FkuYvQhcMHZe3Gwxis5DCvMhyphenhyphenH11_BXDAG0uEdyFV4iWW0Hp1UnY4Tn3HALM/s1600/wildbasin3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGPChyYr16K1NYtS2Kfsz18xC2rTiD75IFL1162K4-NXHJ1CqeqyZVIJuSjHSswydasYHA_ZIntDkvnO-FkuYvQhcMHZe3Gwxis5DCvMhyphenhyphenH11_BXDAG0uEdyFV4iWW0Hp1UnY4Tn3HALM/s400/wildbasin3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487575477604218898" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zB8vOfPGChfQ1EnP7EAXfjti6Z5gd2sy2qXez9Owkv6lhX5ZpooV4lIjVQvcbQV4vKFJUX5_YQBuK1LRuRRnrsre5H-8ZzKhVFUK6cyPzRhmVJy4xkU2WvNn3Xilek88IgmATyuG6mOv/s1600/wildbasin4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zB8vOfPGChfQ1EnP7EAXfjti6Z5gd2sy2qXez9Owkv6lhX5ZpooV4lIjVQvcbQV4vKFJUX5_YQBuK1LRuRRnrsre5H-8ZzKhVFUK6cyPzRhmVJy4xkU2WvNn3Xilek88IgmATyuG6mOv/s400/wildbasin4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571976166921938" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fDpyVvwEyAi06ax4gp6Aq0rmPkm9thFjrGZ2vYtyfs74DAErneanMPM7IIqXi5_5Gp_2x8Zy4c_j9bnArpHLZWlzFbqQtK_4EEfVtpPcfVPsgfD5fLM-UIsApseeZMa-3ob4dOLqVIi-/s1600/wildbasin5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fDpyVvwEyAi06ax4gp6Aq0rmPkm9thFjrGZ2vYtyfs74DAErneanMPM7IIqXi5_5Gp_2x8Zy4c_j9bnArpHLZWlzFbqQtK_4EEfVtpPcfVPsgfD5fLM-UIsApseeZMa-3ob4dOLqVIi-/s400/wildbasin5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571980048650354" /></a><br /><br /><br />Next was Reimers Ranch. We needed more time to explore this place which was a combination cavern, trail, and river. We'll definitely go back someday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWRJyyqOt2be5kKJMXYe2KrozWCpvfgnmYi15tIT1nvnP3DVXTxk64NdiE0kA29qVzjRUmH_-JHxczLOve7oICANbzNiL-_uvJOJYGWvMHm0zJ98ljIHD313uQ6YoGXYR2BZrbGZZj4Ie/s1600/reimers1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWRJyyqOt2be5kKJMXYe2KrozWCpvfgnmYi15tIT1nvnP3DVXTxk64NdiE0kA29qVzjRUmH_-JHxczLOve7oICANbzNiL-_uvJOJYGWvMHm0zJ98ljIHD313uQ6YoGXYR2BZrbGZZj4Ie/s400/reimers1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571989206950610" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTafoKSJO3jcgbNc8c4KhtqX6i8o6p9okDVc5jdK7sZKdgw7tiorIRIFHpll-RSjC9IygAVf4K4S6RDda90-pgCWjlkrXz5tX94WGCIRxQg3yuPJ-u7UW3Rctv-ghDaCYomVs45Q_cY0m/s1600/reimers2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTafoKSJO3jcgbNc8c4KhtqX6i8o6p9okDVc5jdK7sZKdgw7tiorIRIFHpll-RSjC9IygAVf4K4S6RDda90-pgCWjlkrXz5tX94WGCIRxQg3yuPJ-u7UW3Rctv-ghDaCYomVs45Q_cY0m/s400/reimers2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487572980828332962" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVYPEn2hLquUsGmfKQ8GfdskixoVQbPjqOFVg6mW2KVanllwiHtlfgVpS_CwhN82SVI4y-NCK7KIykxgoc9_zvoMMx9fF9Za3USsUt08JLz4fCjIFSrKmnvJk_WVV0nGL9OOcLFONVH6h/s1600/reimers3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVYPEn2hLquUsGmfKQ8GfdskixoVQbPjqOFVg6mW2KVanllwiHtlfgVpS_CwhN82SVI4y-NCK7KIykxgoc9_zvoMMx9fF9Za3USsUt08JLz4fCjIFSrKmnvJk_WVV0nGL9OOcLFONVH6h/s400/reimers3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487572989391980802" /></a><br /><br />And finally, we went on an urban hike for Jackson's field trip to the Zilker Botanical Garden. We threw in a little art on this one because the kids stopped several times to do some plein air drawing. We included his artwork in the scrapbook.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfebkTLiGko4yXtT2FX7AxwEc1LFrEXk0FW2Zk5hgqwNfl9G6nr3YV8OF1ecwxXFMyoJc36REOLdHoJoKWx1QksvOdusz-uLr4E-0QoAR7nLs7j_0VeNcWrzp5dcN_DvS8h9sq8q5fUMG/s1600/botanical1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfebkTLiGko4yXtT2FX7AxwEc1LFrEXk0FW2Zk5hgqwNfl9G6nr3YV8OF1ecwxXFMyoJc36REOLdHoJoKWx1QksvOdusz-uLr4E-0QoAR7nLs7j_0VeNcWrzp5dcN_DvS8h9sq8q5fUMG/s400/botanical1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487573000827740658" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz-IXuEILK8cwyHOoFVcnShD1o5HuK-Hmj06einqisIO3cpd5lQhbtr6NWwtFFvsc_VnaJpnAe1CXhVMnyvfQ2unhjPy8VsFSKcFbicjK9FCgR8D2GrEoA15Be3AXXyxWhQysvdQOT5R1/s1600/botanical2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz-IXuEILK8cwyHOoFVcnShD1o5HuK-Hmj06einqisIO3cpd5lQhbtr6NWwtFFvsc_VnaJpnAe1CXhVMnyvfQ2unhjPy8VsFSKcFbicjK9FCgR8D2GrEoA15Be3AXXyxWhQysvdQOT5R1/s400/botanical2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487573009630624898" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vGF4ef0bk3gehTLJWhhKwmEOpiy-9Am9IkxMBJn5QNafHQ2nDGuAE242bi7Ga_rKlrvvqOveFz3wz2d93KVnitnQ0_CN3YmCFDJJi4_63WnQ8bxbrTl17H9U2bO5ACfnreFh1TRD1m68/s1600/botanical3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vGF4ef0bk3gehTLJWhhKwmEOpiy-9Am9IkxMBJn5QNafHQ2nDGuAE242bi7Ga_rKlrvvqOveFz3wz2d93KVnitnQ0_CN3YmCFDJJi4_63WnQ8bxbrTl17H9U2bO5ACfnreFh1TRD1m68/s400/botanical3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487573017874337954" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC2iMp84g0f9qlc9Vt6j19AOEMB_TF9b3wvRvM0TRiSNYGrrMx4eMUEOoYZZLxu2Y1rF03pfTIV8T7C-vnVeccu2n7l3mVY7rk7d1_6MDoeNotqJ7ziOzLA-0lLDhueg66RHeLsNnOR8Z/s1600/botanical4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC2iMp84g0f9qlc9Vt6j19AOEMB_TF9b3wvRvM0TRiSNYGrrMx4eMUEOoYZZLxu2Y1rF03pfTIV8T7C-vnVeccu2n7l3mVY7rk7d1_6MDoeNotqJ7ziOzLA-0lLDhueg66RHeLsNnOR8Z/s400/botanical4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487573794468909090" /></a><br /><br />We also included a poem that we wrote in the scrapbook and a lot of quotes about spending time outside. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XTrtG4Ph6X4mI-NtBhhS1UTY8chIWkaFFu6kVjSfyq5ym_d9J2igwUZIK_bzlM9p9VV_0mR_gW9ipEe0t11An0HuOIO7BIazFAQUkJpvGDpMWnMaHa5BvY-D_DZs2IcBzTeApKYd-O74/s1600/poem_page.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XTrtG4Ph6X4mI-NtBhhS1UTY8chIWkaFFu6kVjSfyq5ym_d9J2igwUZIK_bzlM9p9VV_0mR_gW9ipEe0t11An0HuOIO7BIazFAQUkJpvGDpMWnMaHa5BvY-D_DZs2IcBzTeApKYd-O74/s400/poem_page.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487575896156567570" /></a><br /><br />Jackson was very proud of his book and loved showing it off to everyone at school on Grandparent's Day. We saw lots of great projects...everything from service projects to planting gardens to building giant Lego creations to blasting off rockets and science experiments to genealogies to sewing and baking. It was so fun seeing all the projects and imagining all the good times the families had doing them. So the anxiety is gone...we're looking forward to next's year Family Project!Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827697595847348947.post-51094653211344945842010-06-21T13:38:00.002-05:002010-06-21T13:41:02.091-05:00Summer UpdateThis pretty much sums up our summer so far!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3uPZQHgEIr8HENs5J_q4FgCM4viEgyqIFLaRVzGG9JwaDLM6fC1nnuJWP15kvQ5i-4l6Lq4DzkWjB2z5oCwwz-4FNlXIu5pof-GWv8zovSpGLvZnmzgtvF0KK_6zXoJtjpHiwNTxk7qC/s1600/dock_jumping.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3uPZQHgEIr8HENs5J_q4FgCM4viEgyqIFLaRVzGG9JwaDLM6fC1nnuJWP15kvQ5i-4l6Lq4DzkWjB2z5oCwwz-4FNlXIu5pof-GWv8zovSpGLvZnmzgtvF0KK_6zXoJtjpHiwNTxk7qC/s400/dock_jumping.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485298443313434658" /></a>Beth Hameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015556291765295656noreply@blogger.com1