tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71966729742439197462024-03-12T18:59:07.927-07:00Crawfords......Est. 1997Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-64999789630529775482014-05-22T06:14:00.001-07:002014-05-22T06:14:15.582-07:00OH NO!!! Not during Basketball Season!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am SUCH a slacker! I haven't blogged in 2 years. My kids have been telling me I need to get back on it. I just figured out how to log back on and now have to see if I can remember how to blog anymore. Mercy. Today is actually the last day of school. Mason will be a Sophomore now. This picture is during basketball season of 8th grade. I guess I started a draft and never completed it. Needless to say, Mason had a fractured growth plate on his ankle. So, here he is with his beautifully decorated cast from all his friends Ü Something I'm sure he will want to remember! Time is flying so quickly!!!!!!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-43084607961384769102012-07-25T08:05:00.001-07:002012-07-25T08:05:19.747-07:00Desperate People making Desperate FUN!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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IT's HOT here! I'm not going to lie! I love everything about living here in Mesa EXCEPT for the 117-121 degree weather that comes during the summer. The only thing we look forward to is the Monsoon Season to cool us off a little bit! <br />
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I will admit it is really humid and muggy an hour later, but oh what fun we have when it comes! I have NEVER seen such crazy rain and huge lighting and thunder storms like I've seen here! And the earth is clay here, so doesn't absorb the water very quickly. So when it POURS rain and doesn't absorb, what do we do? We go PLAY in it! I know, kind of weird, but we can't play outside much in the summer....<br />
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... Nathan our neighbor friend is a BIG joker....he loves to pick on Mason. Mason and I were coming to observe everyone playing in the water, but obviously Nathan though Mason should PLAY with them! So he ran and picked Mason up and threw him into the water against his will. Mason was a little irritated at first...cuz he thought the stuff in his wallet was ruined, but after he figured out that everything was ok....he was a good sport. <br />
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Doesn't this look like so much fun? I was half tempted to get in too. Well, not really, but the kids sure made it look like a lot of fun! I was the self designated camera lady....<br />
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David watching the kids having fun. Especially the boys making diving catches into the water with the football. You can see him debating if he wants to be a part of this or not....<br />
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Eli plays hard. He LOVES diving and sliding and anything rough like that. Thus the reason for him wearing out pants and shoes faster than any of the other kids. BUT he sure does have good ideas, cuz after watching him a few times, the rest of everyone joined in! <br />
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After Nathan got Mason wet, he decided to join in and made some amazing catches himself!<br />
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I love that David is such a FUN dad! He is always out playing with the kids. He is just as big of a kid as them! He threw a lot, but had some great catches too! I was a little surprised since he is 39 now! There really is only about 2 feet of water, which isn't a lot to absorb the shock of your body hitting the ground. But David was totally game for it! Ü<br />
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Nathan Sherwood is the biggest kid of them all. He was out there acting like a kid. Dragging Mason into the water, throwing and catching. What a fun way to spend the day! <br />
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Oh What do YOU do in the summertime? ÜHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-50301747756363172912012-07-19T23:47:00.001-07:002012-07-19T23:48:19.194-07:004th of July in Heber, Arizona!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The fourth of July has ALWAYS been one of my favorite holidays. I love my Country and feel so blessed to be in such a great land. Utah always did the 4th BIG....so each summer I'm away, I always feel a little homesick. It's especially hard to be in MESA, AZ for the 4th cuz it's so dang hot! I'm not bagging on AZ...I actually LOVE it here, it's just not your ideal place to spend the 4th. That being said, there are some places 2 or 3 hours North which are FUN to be at.....and we happen to have some GREAT friends that have a cabin there. My friend Katie invited our family to come up to Heber to be a part of the town's fun! <span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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The Allen family has it all figured out. They go and set up chairs the night before....I guess you have to do that when you have such a HUGE family. I love being a part of something big!<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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Another Allen tradition is to play catch behind the cars while waiting for the parade. Of course it's just the boys...<br />
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I think Bob Allen is one of the coolest guys I know. He is very happy.....a fun grandpa....awesome dad to his kids....and really generous. He bought Dilly Bars for everyone that wanted one. I would say he got 30 or so. He just kept opening boxes and handing them to all of his grand kids and kids that wanted them. Maybe it doesn't seem like a big deal to him, but I thought it was so nice of him!<br />
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I will say this is NOT the best parade I've been too. Not to compare, but Utah's parade is better. Maybe I"m used to floats, and bands and horses, and dancers, etc.....This seems to be a big advertising special with a little bit of decoration added to it. Trucks would drive down the street advertising their business. But the highlight of the parade for the kids was the amount of water being sprayed on the on lookers. Our kids were soaked, but had such a great time!<br />
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At one point a bunch of Allens and Abbie went out into the street linking arms to be a part of the parade.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mark and Debbie Allen have a cabin a short ways from Bob and Sue. This weekend was also a family reunion ....so we ended up eating at this cabin a few times. This is our friend Brian and Tawni's parents' cabin. We love that we know both sides of the family...so felt right at home! Can't imagine having money like this to build a house to live in, let alone a little weekend get-away like this! Mercy~!</span></td></tr>
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On our down time, there was plenty to do over at the Bob and Sue cabin. The kids played house and dress up. They had a fun time playing with Katie's kids and Dave's kids....<br />
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Pool and foos ball were a fun thing to pass time also. The boys thought they were in heaven!<br />
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This is more like a LUXURY LODGE. I'ts 7500 sq ft. We didn't even want to come home! Such a fun place to be! <br />
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The weather was beautiful and the company was fun! Couldn't ask for a better 4th in Arizona!<br />
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By now, Mason was feeling sick and had thrown up once. But when David said he was going to out with Dave for a ride on the 4 wheelers, he felt better for that 1/2 hour and went for a ride and then came back feeling sick again. <br />
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We miss Dave and Jessica and their family so much! They moved away from us a couple of years ago, but we are so glad that we still get together from time to time...<br />
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So Dave and Jessica used to live by us, and then his sister Katie ( in the white shirt) met us and started coming to me to do her hair. Katie invited us to come up while I was doing her hair last time! This brother/sister duo is one of my favorite! I love to hang out with them!<br />
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Abbie said the girls needed to go out for a ride. Needless to say, I had a hard time getting it into a gear. But then I got the hang of it and it was really fun! I could get used to a 4 wheeler very easily!!!<br />
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Abbie and Allie buddied around the whole weekend. It was really cute watching the 2 of them together!<br />
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Bob and Sue Allen. Such wonderful people. Very giving and generous. We love your family!<br />
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David looks good, but I have to admit, I look like a fool on a mini quad. It sure was fun though!<br />
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This looks much better! Me and my honey riding off into the sunset! Hahaha....<br />
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I will say that Heber put on a really great firework show. It's so close that you can just feel them in your chest! Quite a show! Hopefully we will get to do this again!!! hint hint....<br />
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I have always thought it was funny when people talked about their dog like it was a real part of the family and almost one of their kids. I'm not trying to be rude, I just find it comical. I mean c'mon, it's just a dumb dog or cat!<br />
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We grew up with animals. We had dogs and rabbits. I never really got attached though. I hardly remember their names. Maybe Scruffy and Lady are the only ones I remember. <br />
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Our kids have bugged us for years to get a dog. Especially Abbie. We kept saying "no". I know, MEAN PARENTS....right? We just saw no reason for one. They are stinky, they shed, they bark, chew up everything, piddle on the floor when they get excited, a BIG inconvenience when you go on vacation and have to find someone to take them, etc. Anyway, I think you get my point. <br />
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Well, this year Abbie was tough on us. She ONLY wanted a dog for her Birthday. We said "then you're not getting a present, cuz we aren't getting a dog. " And that was that. She continued begging and pleading. She promised to pick up poop, walk the dog, and even to help pay for it. <br />
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LLOONNGG story short, her birthday came and went and we didn't find a dog. BUT we started to soften our hearts and felt like we should get a dog. The week after her birthday I went out to San Jose to do hair. My in laws owned this cute little Shih-tzu named Maggie. Isn't she cute? They have had her for a couple of years. We have always really liked her. She is not trouble at ALL. She is a rescue dog. She was a breeder....and must just be SO WORN OUT! I would be worn out if all I did was be pregnant and have babies!!!!<br />
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Anyway, Bob and Linda are on a mission in San Jose, but are gone for 10-12 hours a day and Maggie was so lonely! I half jokingly told them that I should bring Maggie home and watch her for a year and a half and then they could have her back. Linda said she was wanting to give her to one of her kids, but thought David didn't want a dog. <br />
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I LOVE MAGGIE! I can't believe I love her so much! She is such a CHILL kind of dog. Others say she is boring and doesn't play, but I LOVE her! She sleeps alot, likes the back of the couch. She is a little cuddly dog and I love having her on my lap! I have had so many clients offer to take her if I don't want her because she is so cute and so well behaved. She is PERFECT for us! Love you Maggie Mae!!!!<br />
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I LOVE my sisters! I wish I lived closer to them! They are truly some of my best friends! Ü Amber is a gem. She is 4 years younger than me, but I feel sometimes that she is older than me just cuz she's so wise. Amber works for Jet Blue Airlines and gets to fly places for pretty cheap...so on her way to pick up Brook's girls in Florida, she stopped by for a couple of days to see us! We talked and talked and talked some more! It's hard trying to catch up on all that lost time! While here, aunt Amber spoiled us. She took us out to dinner, and then took me to the movies. Actually, in the short day and a half she was here, we saw 2 movies. AND we even went to the temple! We really tried to cram a lot into the little time she was here. And I loved every minute of it!<br />
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Amber lives in Utah, which is just far enough away that we only get to see each other a couple of times a year if we are lucky. These moments are precious to me. I love when my family comes to visit! Hope you come back really soon Amber! Love you!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-8755221886159934382012-06-27T12:38:00.001-07:002012-06-29T08:23:43.627-07:004 Families + 2 Boats = A GREAT Time!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have had such a great time living here in Arizona. So many fun families that seem like our own family sometimes. The Lunt and Wilstead families invited us and the Turners to go on an exciting adventure to Roosevelt Lake. (Which is about 2 hours or so away from home.) It was such a fun day. Since there were 2 boats and one of them was a "party" boat, we were able to accommodate more people.... Ü We set up a little camp over in a cove. We had a couple of tables, a grill, etc. so we could stay the whole day. Funny thing was we didn't realize we were set up in the "Sheriff's cove" Haha....that was funny. They told us they have never had anyone try to set up a day camp kind of thing, but they let us stay. (after they looked at Jason's drivers license) apparently they came and talked to him while we were out wake boarding and stuff.
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The Lunts have quite the set up. Jon's work is putting in sound systems, alarms, cameras, etc...into million dollar homes. Check out the sound system on his boat! Mercy. Charis is one of the most Christlike loving people I know. She is my Enrichment Leader in our ward. We work really well together. They have Rylan and Brooke. (They left Brooke at home with gma and gpa). Rylan was a good sport.
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The Wilsteads are such a fun family. Casey is a total joker! He is also Eli's Sunday School teacher. We loved his boat. We loaded up lots of people and all of our stuff....dropped it off, and then pulled tubes and stuff behind for the kids to have fun. I loved sitting on his boat....we fit lots of us on there and would go out to where Jon had the kids wake boarding. That way we could all be together, instead of the 8 or 9 people going off by themselves.
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The Turner family are really like FAMILY to us. We just love them! We love to do things with them! They are so much fun to be with. I especially have a soft spot for Talan. He is such a cutie pie!! Shelly and Vanessa had fun getting whipped around on the tube. It was funny to watch. And Jason did really well wake boarding. Hopefully we can do this again sometime!!
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Mason found his new "favorite sport!" He tried wake boarding for his first time. It took him a couple of tries to get it, but once he did, he just LOVED it! It's so fun to have experiences like these! I wish we could provide this kind of stuff for our kids, but it's nice that we have friends that will invite us. We stayed until it was completely dark before we headed home. Talk about going for the WHOLE DAY!!! The kids went to the Lunt's to clean the boat and didn't get home until 12:30am.
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Apparently I didn't get any pictures of Eli wake boarding. We do have video of it. He actually got up the first time he tried. He had a little harder time staying up, but he would get right up. Sometimes I was on a different boat and David had the cameras. So sorry to Eli for not having pictures of you wake boarding. He seemed to have fun riding in the boat, listening to the awesome tunes and tubing. He got tossed like a booger. We were just laughing watching him and Crew holding on for dear life!
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Abbie had fun riding in whatever boat she was in. The party boat doesn't go quite as fast, so when it wasn't challenging for her to keep in the tube, she would stand up and try to act like she was surfing or something. Then Casey would stop really quick and she would totally fall. We laughed watching her be a little ham out there. Then she tubed behind Jon's boat and we laughed watching her and Cali try to hold on for dear life!
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Apparently I didn't get a picture of David Wake boarding either. There was a time that I was over on the beach helping to cook hot dogs and getting kids lunch and stuff, but I know he did well. David is athletic and makes everything look EASY! He is definitely the kids idol. You wouldn't know he is 39....he acts like one of the kids still. We totally enjoyed being as a family and being together. Thanks again Lunt and Wilstead families! We had a blast!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-2818555345404321062012-05-19T15:05:00.000-07:002012-07-05T18:13:29.629-07:00Abbie's 9 Already? WOW!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Birthday Abbie Claire! We decided this year we wouldn't do parties. I already discussed that in the post about Mason's birthday. I think I forgot to post the present Mason ended up getting. He got a big automatic air soft gun. We say on the years that they don't have a party that we will get them a bigger present. Anyway, one of Abbie's friends had her birthday party on Abbie's birthday, so here she is all glammed up from Ella's party.<br />
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Isn't this funny? The girl who wasn't supposed to have a party, somehow managed to have her 2 best friends bring her presents.....which she was SOOO happy about! Thanks Ashely and Kirsten, you make her feel so good!<br />
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SO after we sent the friends home, we asked Abbie where she would like to go for her birthday. The boys were at a friend's party....so it was just David, Abbie and Me. She thought for a minute, and then said, "Actually, I just want to go be with my friends, so never mind...I just won't have a birthday dinner...." What are we? CHOPPED LIVER? hahaha....we felt kind of bad that she would rather be with her friends than us! We totally wanted to be with her, so realized we would need to compromise.....<br />
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Obviously, this wasn't David's idea of fun. Look what a good sport he is. He was sitting in a chair feeling really awkward wanting to be with Abbie for her birthday. What a great dad!<br />
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Well, I guess I didn't catch the nicest face from Abbie here, but they were ALL so excited when I said we were going to take Abbie and her friends to get a pedicure for her birthday. They just ate it up! It was really cute to watch them. Special little chairs for the girls with the little shes shaped tubs for their feet to be washed. They had little bottles of water and a mini tv to watch a movie. Talk about spoiled! To be fair, the only present that Abbie wanted was a DOG! I really didn't think we would be able to come through for her. We looked for a dog, but they were either too expensive or didn't seem like the right kind of dog for our family. <br />
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THese girls really seem like our own daughters sometimes. They are at each other's houses all the time. They really are Best Friends! We love Kirsten and Ashley so much! They said that was the funnest birthday ever! That was Ashely's first time getting a pedicure. She LOVED it!!!</div>
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Happy 9th Birthday Abbie Claire! We love you!</div>
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7. She is a little apprehensive to try things, but once she figures out she can do it, SHE LOVES IT!</div>
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9. She's a leader. She has LOTS of good ideas and know how she wants things to be. If we can channel this the right way, she will go far in life!!!</div>
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HAPPY 9TH Birthday Abbie!!!! </div>
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Grandma and Grandpa came to visit us in April. They also brought our cousin Ayden. It's always good to see them! Mom works at a library, so she is limited in when she can come down. They came for their Spring Break and we feel blessed that they chose to come see us! We tried to take them a few places while they were here. One place we haven't taken them to is the Gold Mine up by The Superstition Mountains. It's called the Goldfield Goldmine....( I think it's a ghost town. ) Anyway, here we are all excited to go see some stuff....
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The kids immediately found this big rock. I think they were excited to be there, especially since we checked them out of school early to go have a little family bonder.
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Grandma and Grandpa Jefferies were great sports! They seemed to enjoy our time there!
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Too bad Spring Break hit when our kids were in school. Ayden was a good sport and would find stuff to do while they were at school. That's why we checked the kids out 1/2 way through the school day so they could all hang out.
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I will say Ayden is a pill when it comes to getting his picture taken. He doesn't love it. In fact, when he sees a camera pointing in his direction, he'll turn his head or put his hands over his face!
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Grandma bought everyone a homemade waffle cone with yummy ice cream in them! The whole place smelled so good with those cones baking, so we HAD to each get one! Thanks Grandma!
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Grandma and Grandpa also got the kids one souvenir from there. The one Eli chose was a pocket knife. Look how cute he is. He fell asleep with it right by him!
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We have always been a game playing family. It's fun that the kids are old enough to play the bigger games now. Time always flies when you're having fun! Ü
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David had the grand idea to go Ice Blocking! Once that was mentioned the kids were ALL OVER IT! It sounded like so much fun!
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Unfortunately, there was a sign that said "NO ICE BLOCKING". We didn't know that before we bought the ice blocks. AND that was the first thing that Ayden was excited about doing! So we told the kids to do it anyway. Isn't that terrible? We try to teach the kids to be obedient, and then we tell them to ignore the sign. I guess we thought it was a harmless thing to do and what else were we supposed to do with these big blocks of ice? Do I smell RATIONALIZATION? hahaha.... The kids even said "Mom! What would Jesus do?" Mercy, I guess that's where the scripture comes from that says "And a child shall lead them!" I'm sure this will come back to bite me in the bum someday....but I just wanted to be a good hostess and help our cousin have fun!
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As you can see, they didn't feel bad for too long. They had a lot of fun! And I had so much fun watching! I sat and just LAUGHED so much! It's funny watching them trying to balance their little bums on these ice blocks. Eli didn't do too much. I think he still felt a little bad. A lot of the time he was watching some football games going on down on the fields, but he HAD to try since he saw how much fun everyone was having.
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I just love the ages of my kids right now! They are SO fun! I enjoy being with them and love watching their personalities develop and seeing them grow into great kids! I love them!
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I LOVE having my parents and Ayden come to visit. IT's so important to keep those family ties strong! I love that we created some fun memories together! You are welcome back anytime! Can't wait until you come again! Love you guys!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-22478030430208102462012-05-05T16:29:00.000-07:002012-05-05T16:29:43.956-07:00Abbie and Kirsten. Best Friends Forever!These 2 girls are REALLY an interesting pair to watch....and listen to for that matter. They are best friends, and LOVE to be together. Since they are both "only daughters"...I think they are both used to being the PRINCESS of the home. So, every once in a while, there is a big Flare up and we all get to help referee the dispute. When they are apart, they miss each other and say how bored they are...and then when they are together, they are both wanting to be in charge.
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Most of the time though, they have a LOT of fun. There is actually one other friend (Ashley) who is their other best friend. She is gone half of the week to her dad's house. We captured a night of high fashion here. Abbie and Kirsten got the costumes down and put together the most peculiar outfits.
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I love that theses girls are creative and play. Kids these days are really into being "entertained"..... we did so much make believe when we were growing up. I love it when they just have fun doing something together without any electronics at all. You never know, one of these girls could be a high fashion designer one day. ÜHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-1164401213993773612012-05-05T16:01:00.002-07:002012-05-05T16:04:51.550-07:00Spring Training...I am a person that has to be shown anything "NEW"...especially when it comes to computer kind of stuff. I'm once again falling REALLY behind on my blogging....so I"m trying to see if I can get this figured out again. Ü
Our cousins are HUGE San Francisco Giants Fans. In April lots of teams come here to Arizona for Spring Training. So, this year, Brittany, her dad Tom and friend Katie came and watched a few games. I have to admit, I have never been a huge baseball fan, but watching them be so excited made me think it would actually be fun to go one year. Maybe next year.
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We enjoyed their company while they stayed at our house. Abbie is totally taken with Tom. IT's cute how much she follows him around. He was a good sport. Tom and Bob (my father in law) are brothers. So, I guess that would make Tom Abbie's great Uncle? I don't know....they were cute together.
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I appreciate Brittany so much. She is so good about keeping family bonds strong. I can get lazy about it sometimes. It definitely takes effort to keep cousins seeing each other. Hopefully they will start to make it a tradition and come down for Spring Training every year. Just bring Ryan next year! I'm sure he would LOVE it! Since he pitches for his team at home! Love you guys!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-47280825540752272952012-04-22T08:16:00.000-07:002012-07-05T18:14:02.816-07:00Can't Believe I Have a Teenager!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where have the years gone?! How did this happen? My first born is a TEENAGER? WOW! I couldn't ask for a better child to come first. I always tell Mason he has an old spirit. I think he came here to earth to help his mom be a better person. This year we just did a "family party". I can't handle throwing a big party every year. I'm learning that I must not like throwing big events because it takes a lot of PLANNING and MONEY. I am a pretty spontaneous person.....I don't know if it's because there are less expectations that way, or what....<br />
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Mason is 13 years old now! So here are 13 things we love about Mason...</div>
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1. Patient and Kind to everyone. Has a real sense of FAIR and notices how people are feeling</div>
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2. Smart. He does very well in school! </div>
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3. Leader. We all look up to him!</div>
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4. Strong testimony. Not afraid to live what he believes...</div>
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5. Athletic...just like his dad, he is good at whatever he tries...</div>
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6. "He's Buff" is what Eli just said. He has really grown up and has some big muscles! Ü</div>
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7. "He's the best BIGGEST brother" Eli and Abbie said. He is a friend to them! </div>
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8. VERY helpful. I can count on him to so whatever I need, and is very thorough...</div>
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So glad you are in our family! Happy Birthday Mason Jeffery! </div>
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<br /></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-81797638721455144842012-03-30T18:01:00.000-07:002012-03-30T18:01:57.918-07:00The Ragnar is for the crazy and insane! ÜDavid is a LOVER of sports....anything active. He has never really been a "runner"....I mean, he runs a lot in soccer or other sports, but has never said "I want to run a marathon" or anything like that. Well, there just HAPPENS to be a crazy run called the Ragnar...I know, a weird name to go with a weird sport. haha...just kidding....I'm actually really proud of David for doing this....<br />
Shelly and Jason Turner have run the Ragnar the last 3 years and invited David to participate. He wasn't sure what exactly he was getting into, but was up for the challenge.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z0HzXcFMzVY/T2tIeux0zjI/AAAAAAAACzA/VDF0k5OnrRw/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z0HzXcFMzVY/T2tIeux0zjI/AAAAAAAACzA/VDF0k5OnrRw/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar5.jpg" /></a> </div>The Ragnar consists of a team of 12 people. In 2 days, they will have run 200 mles as a team. They have 2 vans that carry 6 people each. Each person on the team will run 3 different legs totaling 12 to 17 miles in a 2 day period. David was in van 1, which was the first van to start. His first run was 5.5 miles, 2nd was 5.7 miles and the last was 7.7 miles. Apparently the last one was a lot of hills. <br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nI6ecnisIGs/T2tIe4mCiAI/AAAAAAAACzM/RXe9FK6HbgE/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nI6ecnisIGs/T2tIe4mCiAI/AAAAAAAACzM/RXe9FK6HbgE/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar6.jpg" /></a> </div>After all 6 members ran their leg of the race, they rested while the other van ran their legs of the race. Since the race goes for 2 days, it's really important to get a little rest!<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FaUVv97GXMc/T2tIfOoHhWI/AAAAAAAACzY/CukqPCNvoS4/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FaUVv97GXMc/T2tIfOoHhWI/AAAAAAAACzY/CukqPCNvoS4/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar7.jpg" /></a> </div>Here they are trying to catch a little shut eye. David said it was hard to sleep. I'm sure they were all running on adrenaline. I can't imagine doing this. I mean, they all made it look really fun, but mercy, they are running 5-9 miles....get all sweaty, change their clothes, and try to rest until it's time to run again in a few hours. <br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7e3SjIA18cw/T2tIyplbtDI/AAAAAAAACzo/5fOckwdlXRo/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7e3SjIA18cw/T2tIyplbtDI/AAAAAAAACzo/5fOckwdlXRo/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar8.jpg" /></a> </div>Take for example this bum picture. I guess one of them ran their 5 or 6 miles with this naked bum looking thing on the back of them. I think they had a cape flapping in the wind also. I wasn't there watching them, so I'm writing this off of what I see in the picture. We did have....I mean get to volunteer....so I had fun watching other teams act like a bunch of fools. Some teams were running in tutus....or there were guys in hot pink spandex. It was really entertaining! Like I said, it's a race of it's own kind. <br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bHdWWEVZRM8/T2tIywl8sqI/AAAAAAAACzw/zZvw3SzsprU/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bHdWWEVZRM8/T2tIywl8sqI/AAAAAAAACzw/zZvw3SzsprU/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar9.jpg" /></a> </div>While training David seemed to have trouble with his I-T bands. I think that's what they are called....he really had to work at stretching them out and conditioning himself to run the distance. He would get frustrated because he wasn't tired or winded...his outside of his legs just hurt....so he would have to stop. (not during the race) I'm talking about during the couple of months training leading up to the race.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WHcZ8_u8J6E/T2tIzBXEXuI/AAAAAAAACz8/GPUd4HLp1PU/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WHcZ8_u8J6E/T2tIzBXEXuI/AAAAAAAACz8/GPUd4HLp1PU/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar10.jpg" /></a> </div>I think Derek Wilcock named their team "Lacticacidaholics"...kind of a catchy name for being really sore huh? Ü<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QrWEPDMGEGY/T2tIzb77RQI/AAAAAAAAC0M/HIZhF4xkHRk/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QrWEPDMGEGY/T2tIzb77RQI/AAAAAAAAC0M/HIZhF4xkHRk/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar11.jpg" /></a> </div>Van 1 finished running all 3 of their legs by about 6 or 7 in the morning. Now they just had to wait for van 2 to run their legs. So they went out to breakfast and then came to the finish line to wait for the last runner and then they would all run through together.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2LMvei8o8Rw/T2tJdk-2DYI/AAAAAAAAC0Y/QkOQQUIfvVg/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar12.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2LMvei8o8Rw/T2tJdk-2DYI/AAAAAAAAC0Y/QkOQQUIfvVg/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar12.jpg" /></a> </div>Look! They are all still smiling! 2 days of running, no sleeping, going to the bathroom in a porta potty, and trying to stay hydrated, but in the end....it's all worth it. David said about the Ragnar "Challenging, crazy, awesome, tiring, and rewarding." <br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qReZLZ3Ek40/T2tJd-xBQQI/AAAAAAAAC0g/rOe6Tl9SNgk/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qReZLZ3Ek40/T2tJd-xBQQI/AAAAAAAAC0g/rOe6Tl9SNgk/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar13.jpg" /></a> </div>Davids parents were visiting that week. Linda stayed home to watch Abbie while Bob and I went to "volunteer" at the run. I guess each team needs 3 volunteers to help at the run or it will cost them even more to run. The initial cost is $100 per team member, so they wanted to make sure they didn't get charged any more than that!<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-INkjpwSq2J4/T2tJeKeEw7I/AAAAAAAAC0s/3fpZ60r-QQY/s1600/2012-02-26%2Bragnar14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-INkjpwSq2J4/T2tJeKeEw7I/AAAAAAAAC0s/3fpZ60r-QQY/s640/2012-02-26%2Bragnar14.jpg" /></a> </div>Saturday morning at 5am we went to Scottsdale to help direct runners coming in and out and the vans coming in and out. Kind of a crazy thing keeping it all straight. It's a good thing...keeps everyone safe. I was entertained watching all of the decorated vans coming in and out. They had Christmas lights on them, lots of writing all over the windows, and some had funny things on top or on the sides....Talk about team spirit!<br />
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I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE 11 YEARS OLD!<br />
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1. YOUR BIG BLUE EYES AND YOUR LONG EYELASHES!<br />
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2. YOUR HUGS EVERYDAY, SOMETIMES EVEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY<br />
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4. YOUR LOVE OF LIFE AND ESPECIALLY SPORTS....YOU ARE ALWAYS PRACTICING SOMETHING OR KICKING A BALL, OR RIDING A BIKE OR RIP STICK.<br />
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5. YOUR KIND HEART.<br />
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6. YOUR SMART BRAIN. YOU DO SO WELL AT SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT!<br />
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7. YOUR OBEDIENCE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS PAST SUPERBOWL SUNDAY WHEN YOUR TEAM WAS PLAYING...AND SINCE THE BISHOP CHALLENGED US NOT TO WATCH IT, YOU CHOSE TO BE OBEDIENT. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOOOO HARD! THE SUPER BOWL IS A BIG DEAL, BUT THEN WHEN YOUR TEAM IS PLAYING IT'S EVEN A BIGGER DEAL! <br />
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8. YOUR TESTIMONY. YOU SHARE IT IN QUIET WAYS AND EVEN SOMETIMES WITH WORDS. YOU ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE TO MANY FRIENDS! <br />
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9. YOUR FRECKLES. YOU ARE SUCH A HANDSOME BOY. WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR FRECKLES.<br />
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10. YOUR STRONG SENSE OF SELF. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND AREN'T AFRAID TO SHOW IT. <br />
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11. YOUR IMAGINATION. YOU ALWAYS FIND FUN THINGS TO DO....<br />
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We love you Eli Paull....you are such a great addition to the family! This year we decided to just have a family party. Eli wanted to invite one friend and go to "AMAZING JAKES". Next year when he turns 12, we thought we do a big party.<br />
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<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hYz-jTbF5rE/T0rd1eyuatI/AAAAAAAACx4/50VWJOhFnsw/s1600/Recently%2BUpdated1.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hYz-jTbF5rE/T0rd1eyuatI/AAAAAAAACx4/50VWJOhFnsw/s640/Recently%2BUpdated1.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-50630654245305423702012-02-20T21:07:00.026-08:002012-02-26T17:28:23.241-08:00Happy Halloween!!!Our community usually puts on some kind of festivities for the holidays. Usually for Halloween there is a chili cook off, a costume contest, and some fun activities. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m5olzkwUfh8/T0MiRVLJSoI/AAAAAAAACsg/M3pWlX3d3-I/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201119.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m5olzkwUfh8/T0MiRVLJSoI/AAAAAAAACsg/M3pWlX3d3-I/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201119.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Apparently, Mason and Eli weren't too intersted in dressing up. It's kind of funny to see them growing up and being "too cool" for stuff. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xMpaXVAq5VE/T0MiRokfOQI/AAAAAAAACsw/29S4wOjoy_8/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201120.jpg'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xMpaXVAq5VE/T0MiRokfOQI/AAAAAAAACsw/29S4wOjoy_8/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201120.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Here are a few of our friends in their costumes. The way we voted was screaming the loudest for the one we liked the most. Abbie felt very confident going into the contest.....<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb8klGkYc4g/T0MiSR2qpoI/AAAAAAAACs4/dvdSHf8-egw/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201121.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb8klGkYc4g/T0MiSR2qpoI/AAAAAAAACs4/dvdSHf8-egw/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201121.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>But, was VERY disappointed when she didn't win. You're still so cute to us Abbie! What do they know anyway? Ü Actually, I think it's good for her not to win everything. A little humility never hurt anyone. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kHVo1wu_Py4/T0rbZPa2pgI/AAAAAAAACvs/K9JJE0cev4o/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201122.jpg'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kHVo1wu_Py4/T0rbZPa2pgI/AAAAAAAACvs/K9JJE0cev4o/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201122.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>We love our friends in this neighborhood. Audra volunteered to make cotton candy. YUMMY! Good work Audra! Laura is always a good sport about dressing up. She looks cute, huh? And Kiersten is one of Abbie's best friends. They are so close that they either LOVE each other and can hardly stand to be apart or are totally fighting. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ETHOaW2Zdg/T0rXFlVZ1RI/AAAAAAAACuw/Xt9fgIi9zEc/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201126.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ETHOaW2Zdg/T0rXFlVZ1RI/AAAAAAAACuw/Xt9fgIi9zEc/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201126.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Halloween in La Fortina is becoming quite a tradition. We started out just being our family on the drive way with our friends the Petersons. We would bar b que shish-ka-bobs and hang out together. Now, 6 years later, we end up having several families on our drive way. We have a pot luck and eat lots of yummy stuff. THe kids and dads go trick or treating and ride on a hay ride while the moms stay on the drive way passing out candy.<br />
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Also: A little side note, Notice that Mason went and put on a WWWAAAAYYYYY too small Power Ranger Costume to go and get himself a little candy! He is funny cuz this year he has really gotten into the show Power Rangers. So, when he saw this old costume up in our costume box, he couldn't help himself....he HAD to go put it on! It gave him a MAJOR SNUGGIE and look how high up the leg it goes! YOU ARE A HOOT MASON!<br />
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Then all the kids get back and dump out all of their candy and start to exchange for their favorites. I totally remember doing this as a kid with my brothers and sisters! How fun to do it with the neighborhood, huh?<br />
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Happy Halloween!!!!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-53187727049816782022012-01-23T10:58:00.000-08:002012-01-23T11:02:22.758-08:00Summer of 2011 in UtahOak is my youngest brother and always has the "cool stuff". Probably cuz he's spoiled. haha...just kidding. The guy can "sell and Eskimo ice". He always seems to have anything he wants and puts his mind to. We all get a little envious cuz it seems like life is "easy" for him.....but all the same, we just LOVE him! We all had to take a turn in his jeep and then some of us even drove it. THis is his "fun" jeep. He actually drives a zippy little car, which is nice, but this is just for kicks. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JIpuW6PoflI/Tx2pAsJvu4I/AAAAAAAACl4/PZa5Hfu3E6g/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20116.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JIpuW6PoflI/Tx2pAsJvu4I/AAAAAAAACl4/PZa5Hfu3E6g/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20116.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Everyone that sees these 2 together say they look so alike! It's funny when someone from my past sees Eli and they say "oh my goodness! He is a total JEfferies!" Or when we went to visit Oak in Ca....when they saw Eli they would say "WOW! He is a mini Oak!" Ü We love it when Oak comes to town to visit. He lives up in Vernal right now, but comes down to see us when we are there. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sx6TJ2-vdHc/Tx2pAyc-82I/AAAAAAAACmA/RGdY0_E0DVM/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201112.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sx6TJ2-vdHc/Tx2pAyc-82I/AAAAAAAACmA/RGdY0_E0DVM/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201112.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>We have no family here in Arizona, so we try to go to Utah and California a couple of times a year to see everyone and keep our bonds strong. THe kids are really good sports, but from time to time they say "do we HAVE to drive this time?" "Can't we just take an airplane?" I let them know I have more time than money and then they say "Ok".....The drive is pretty long. About 12 hours to Utah and 14 hours to CA....but they seem to keep busy with their music or video games. I've got a bunch of great kids....<br />
<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p_4pK1x6mTo/Tx2pbct9UoI/AAAAAAAACmQ/1H8jfrv1j-A/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201110.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p_4pK1x6mTo/Tx2pbct9UoI/AAAAAAAACmQ/1H8jfrv1j-A/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201110.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Grandma is always playing games or having a craft for the kids to do when they come up to visit. OR she likes to bake with them. I'm glad they are able to get to know her even though we live so many miles away. <br />
THis summer Abbie also lost her first front tooth. It's funny, it seems like my kids lose teeth on trips. I guess that just keeps things exciting!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fqyj_N3PrFM/Tx2pbkXC2II/AAAAAAAACmY/nAu9x0hftLo/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201111.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fqyj_N3PrFM/Tx2pbkXC2II/AAAAAAAACmY/nAu9x0hftLo/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201111.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>When I lived in Utah, I think I took for granted all the things there were to do there. Especially taking advantage of church sites. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has a broadcast every Sunday up at the Conference Center. It televised every week. THere are huge buses of people dropped off all the time. Well, I wanted my kids to experience the Conference Center. To see where the Prophet and his apostles speak from and to hear the MOTAB choir in person. It was a truly wonderful experience. Now when the kids watch conference every 6 months, they can picture exactly where it is and know they have been there. I think it's so important to give the kids experiences like that.<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OVdfflR0cEE/Tx2pbs56YeI/AAAAAAAACmg/kp2Sth767QE/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201113.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OVdfflR0cEE/Tx2pbs56YeI/AAAAAAAACmg/kp2Sth767QE/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201113.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>On the way home, we stopped again at Cove Fort cuz they mentioned there would be free hot dogs on that day. How cheap am I? I can't even remember why they were doing it. Maybe it was their anniversary or something. Hahaha....but we stopped to eat a free lunch and then noticed a guy making pottery. I told the kids that's why my dad does is throw pottery on a wheel. We started watching him and found out that he and my dad are friends from college. I had to call my dad to tell him I met Andy Watson, the guy that I heard about growing up. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CaVeBqcbQVk/Tx2pb2RbCSI/AAAAAAAACm0/G-AYFjh4mZQ/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201114.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CaVeBqcbQVk/Tx2pb2RbCSI/AAAAAAAACm0/G-AYFjh4mZQ/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201114.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>I love being with my family. I guess I didn't take as many pictures as I thought I did. I look forward to hanging out with my sisters and being with the cousins. I guess we just get so busy having fun that I forget to take pictures! Next time.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-62838117327424549912012-01-15T17:05:00.000-08:002012-01-15T17:05:53.361-08:00Nana Grandma's Idea for a Rest Stop on the Way to Utah!There is a little place that the church owns called Cove Fort. It is a couple of hours away from my parents house and my mom called to tell us that we should stop here and visit it. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QCapE9G93CM/TxN3FkKAyrI/AAAAAAAAClU/mGDEKbi_IQU/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20117.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QCapE9G93CM/TxN3FkKAyrI/AAAAAAAAClU/mGDEKbi_IQU/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20117.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>I could be getting my facts mixed up, but I think President Hinckley's Grandfather owned this. IT was a rest stop in between Salt Lake and St. George. And a safe place from the Indians. Correct me if I'm wrong. We had a fun time stopping over there. I tried to imagine us really having to travel in a covered wagon. Doesn't sound too fun! <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tY4YfHEPzQ/TxN3FmzWYkI/AAAAAAAAClc/kCL_xyvY0gM/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20118.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tY4YfHEPzQ/TxN3FmzWYkI/AAAAAAAAClc/kCL_xyvY0gM/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20118.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Can't believe what the pioneers went through!!!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ac0kU0UqNFg/TxN3FzLtrDI/AAAAAAAACls/MteMIey-XFc/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20119.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ac0kU0UqNFg/TxN3FzLtrDI/AAAAAAAACls/MteMIey-XFc/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20119.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Thanks Grandma. Great idea!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-56306705870346202642012-01-15T16:38:00.000-08:002012-01-15T16:38:26.414-08:00I Love to See the Temple!I made a New Years Resolution to get back on blogging at least once a week. Now I know why I quit! I am SOOOOOO behind! I made the mistake of voicing my resolution in front of my friend Sara, and she of course asked me why I haven't started yet, so here it goes. And thank you Sara for getting me started again! I'm sure the next couple of months are going to be old news, but stuff I want to include for my kids. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4lmR99Ur_7w/TxNufABKmQI/AAAAAAAACkY/trI3B5Wzaj0/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20113.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4lmR99Ur_7w/TxNufABKmQI/AAAAAAAACkY/trI3B5Wzaj0/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20113.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>I LOVE the temple! I have really come to be much more familiar with it in the last couple of years and have really looked forward to having Mason turn 12 so I could take him to the temple. I think it's so important for my children to gain their own testimony of the temple and not just rely on their parents'. Summer of 2011 we went up to Utah to visit my family. We stopped on the way to visit David's brother Greg and his family in St. George Utah. <br />
I was so excited for Mason to do baptisms while we made our one day stop. He is such a good kid and a great example. He seemed to really like it. That temple is gorgeous. It's one of the first temples, so the architecture is amazing and it's just fun to learn about some of our church history. The cousins came and met up with us so here they are sitting as high up and in the shade as they can since it was such a hot, sunny day! There aren't very many temples that you can go up on steps and sit on the. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1S8aAmDF3Es/TxNufbPKFCI/AAAAAAAACkk/9hiHzJteUwA/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20114.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1S8aAmDF3Es/TxNufbPKFCI/AAAAAAAACkk/9hiHzJteUwA/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20114.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>On our trip another temple that we HAD to go to was the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple. I LOVE THIS TEMPLE! I may be a little partial cuz this is where David and I got married, but when you look at this magnificent structure, you can't help but be in AWE! <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JdRyPKApaz0/TxNugKTiFNI/AAAAAAAACkw/FzrCcC2-CfM/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20115.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JdRyPKApaz0/TxNugKTiFNI/AAAAAAAACkw/FzrCcC2-CfM/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20115.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>So far, the temples Mason has gone to do baptisms in are Mesa, AZ....St. George, UT....Salt Lake City, UT...and MT. Timpanogas. Not bad! He is the Deacon's Quorum President right now and is being a great leader! Hope to have many more temple trips and can't wait for Eli to turn 12 in 13 months!!!!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-79156328021457982552011-11-05T22:32:00.000-07:002012-02-20T21:11:55.551-08:00Time Out For Women 2011Time Out For Women is something I look forward to every fall. My friend Lori Mecham is really involved in the event, and has had me come and help for the last couple of years. I LOVE being a part of such a great event. It is a time where we come to just enjoy ourselves, and celebrate the women we are. A time to realize that we are all struggling with something, and more similar than different, but with HOPE we can overcome all! This year, the theme was BECOME. I enjoyed it so much! I will have to say my favorite speaker was actually the one who came to do music. Hillary Weeks is AMAZING! She has a gorgeous voice, invites the Spirit so quickly and is HILARIOUS! We just sat and laughed SO much! Mostly because she helped us to laugh at ourselves. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3809ONBCTgI/Tz9CgcB_NrI/AAAAAAAACro/5uKGC9oMRdM/s1600/Thanksgiving%2B20111%2B065.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3809ONBCTgI/Tz9CgcB_NrI/AAAAAAAACro/5uKGC9oMRdM/s640/Thanksgiving%2B20111%2B065.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>2 of my room mates from college have kept up pretty well. Amy (Slade) Lemke, and Shanna (Wood) Fuhrimann. They came out just to attend TOFW. It's always good to get together with them. They are both such neat friends. We had a few days together, and just found ourselves laughing and reminiscing....and eating, and just having so much fun! <br />
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I definitely felt relaxed and ready to tackle anything after that weekend!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pVueX2mUDZA/Tz9CgjOVr5I/AAAAAAAACr0/3CJ34apzWec/s1600/Thanksgiving%2B20111%2B068.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pVueX2mUDZA/Tz9CgjOVr5I/AAAAAAAACr0/3CJ34apzWec/s640/Thanksgiving%2B20111%2B068.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Sarah Wiltbank and her mom, sister and friend came and sat behind us. Actually, we saved them seats. There is a really neat story behind that. Last year, right after I got put into the Relief Society Presidency....we were planning the RS Birthday Party and decided we would go and hand out invitations personally to people who weren't at church to pick them up. Well, it got down to the end, and the Saturday before Enrichment night, I started driving around delivering these invitations. <br />
Sarah happened to be outside talking to a salesman and I didn't want to interrupt, so I quietly and quickly said "Are you Sarah?" She said "yes"......I gave her the invitation and took off. I didn't know if she would even want the invite. I had never seen her. <br />
Long story short, she showed up to the Birthday party and has been coming to church ever since then. I guess she had started back with her friends a couple of weeks before. But prior to that, she had been inactive for several years. <br />
It has been SOOO neat watching her grow and change. IT's remarkable what having the Spirit does to you. She is such a great example to me. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mL4qDVaKWms/Tz9Cg6QxQLI/AAAAAAAACsA/DYxPkLszZc8/s1600/Thanksgiving%2B20111%2B069.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mL4qDVaKWms/Tz9Cg6QxQLI/AAAAAAAACsA/DYxPkLszZc8/s640/Thanksgiving%2B20111%2B069.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>I loved watching Hillary so much that I just HAD to go and get a picture with her! My friends were all shy about it, but I insisted. When it was finally our turn, Hillary said to me "I like your shirt!" And I said "I like YOU!" Ü<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZj48rpXcII/Tz9ChEBjwcI/AAAAAAAACsI/mQbkRGb2sM8/s1600/Thanksgiving%2B20111%2B071.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZj48rpXcII/Tz9ChEBjwcI/AAAAAAAACsI/mQbkRGb2sM8/s640/Thanksgiving%2B20111%2B071.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>I can't wait to go next year. I look forward to it like Christmas. It just leaves me feeling whole. I love that feeling! See you in the Fall of 2012! Can't wait!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-79801610943468777492011-10-14T14:30:00.000-07:002012-02-17T22:34:58.794-08:00Camping With Friends is MUCH better than alone!Anyone that knows me knows that I HATE camping! That's terrible to say, but I don't really see the point to it. You are hot and dirty during the day, and then you are freezing in the night. LOTS of work to prepare food, and just plain not that fun. I know there are lots of people that LOVE camping, but I never did. HOWEVER, this fall, Shelly Turner put together a group of 5 families to go camping and I felt pressured into going. I have to admit, that I sent my family a day ahead of me, and I only stayed 1 night and 2 days, but it was REALLY fun!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1VbgsmG099o/Tzg4NADtjuI/AAAAAAAACp0/28NjJZKS2rk/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20119.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1VbgsmG099o/Tzg4NADtjuI/AAAAAAAACp0/28NjJZKS2rk/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20119.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Camping with friends makes for a fun time. The kids were all playing which left the adults to sit around in chairs talking, laughing, eating, playing games like cards and horse shoes. I couldn't believe I was enjoying myself as much as I was. I kind of didn't want to admit it. Stubborn ole me!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AqPfav-dQIE/Tzg4NQKe28I/AAAAAAAACp8/TiZu2FFliJ8/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201110.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AqPfav-dQIE/Tzg4NQKe28I/AAAAAAAACp8/TiZu2FFliJ8/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201110.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Talan Turner is my boy! I love that baby! He is so cute and I could just hug and kiss him all day. He feels more like my nephew than friend. I had a couple of pictures of me with him, but they didn't look so good, so I just put him in. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UMtH6b9Ax7o/Tzg4NbSOS5I/AAAAAAAACqQ/ORhiOXB1Dlo/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201111.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UMtH6b9Ax7o/Tzg4NbSOS5I/AAAAAAAACqQ/ORhiOXB1Dlo/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201111.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>The girls had fun making crafts. Shelly and Katie made fun things for the girls to do while we were up there. We camped somewhere on The Rim near Payson. <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bEa18-Wwzr4/Tzg4ORYqxAI/AAAAAAAACqY/9WyYvhWvv9I/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201112.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bEa18-Wwzr4/Tzg4ORYqxAI/AAAAAAAACqY/9WyYvhWvv9I/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201112.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>I am going to admit that THE WORST thing about camping is the toilet situation. I don't love to bare my bum in the woods and especially NOT at a tree or somewhere out in the WIDE OPEN SPACES! I thought it was bad enough to have a latrine or something. This is the main reason I put off coming for too many days cuz I wouldn't have to go to the bathroom that many more times. Dave Mahaffey was awesome and made a little potty out of a bucket so we didn't have to squat and get stuff on our pants. I guess I'm not a professional go-to-the-bathroomer in the woods. I thought Dave was being sweet to make the girls a pot, but really, he was tired of everyone wanting to come into his 5th Wheel to use his bathroom....so this is where he sent everyone to use the biffy.<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EWhKlSCb-8Y/Tzg4jwTBBvI/AAAAAAAACqk/43ClaS-efDg/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201113.jpg'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EWhKlSCb-8Y/Tzg4jwTBBvI/AAAAAAAACqk/43ClaS-efDg/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201113.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>David loves to camp. He just ate it up those few days. He went and did his little mobile shower every day and just hung out with the kids. "Bonding" time is what I call it.<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aalIwMsCGR0/Tzg4j8sZi7I/AAAAAAAACqw/H_UBcXmEmog/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201114.jpg'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aalIwMsCGR0/Tzg4j8sZi7I/AAAAAAAACqw/H_UBcXmEmog/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201114.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>We were all assigned a different meal to cook. Which is another reason why I don't love camping. I thought we would have to cook over a big open fire, and do that 3 meals a day. Shelly organized it all to have us take turns cooking for all 5 families for 1 meal. We provided the food, cooked, cleaned up and then were done for the rest of the trip. We brought our own munchies and drinks and stuff, but only had to cook one meal. Not bad huh?<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jCPtItjaaeQ/Tzg4kYXKTEI/AAAAAAAACq4/T7wrTqUWR9U/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201115.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jCPtItjaaeQ/Tzg4kYXKTEI/AAAAAAAACq4/T7wrTqUWR9U/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201115.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>The kids had fun games to play, and the boys especially had fun having air soft gun wars. In fact, the girls wanted to get into it and Malory Mahaffey asked for an air soft gun for Christmas!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ESsoC2GB5wY/Tzg4kV3cPJI/AAAAAAAACrI/EEztmbaclBc/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201117.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ESsoC2GB5wY/Tzg4kV3cPJI/AAAAAAAACrI/EEztmbaclBc/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201117.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>I am totally game to do this again! I was kind of sad to leave that next night while everyone was sitting around the fire bonding. It was so much fun to be with these friends and I hope we do it again next year!!!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-frURmKCIObU/Tzg4lKWrgbI/AAAAAAAACrQ/wit_GwCjuTU/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201116.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-frURmKCIObU/Tzg4lKWrgbI/AAAAAAAACrQ/wit_GwCjuTU/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B201116.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-23428080457793216272011-09-27T13:03:00.000-07:002012-02-12T14:34:29.433-08:00Smith 7th Grade Basketball Team Takes 2nd!This has been a fun and eventful year. On the last day of 6th grade, Mason decided he wanted to go to Smith Jr High instead of the charter school Franklin Jr. High....(the public school) A big reason was because of his good friends Mitchell Krummenacher and Tait Brown. These boys went out for the bastketball team and had SUCH a fun time!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aBMi2WDSUk/TzGPQyncXzI/AAAAAAAACoI/Wmt05QaKmas/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B2011.jpg'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aBMi2WDSUk/TzGPQyncXzI/AAAAAAAACoI/Wmt05QaKmas/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B2011.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>They are all great athletes! The team did REALLY well! They had a great season and then at the end of the season they went to a tournament and got all the way to the end and finished 2nd! We were so proud of these boys! They did great and we had fun watching them!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p3IDTf2tHps/TzGPRPwRSMI/AAAAAAAACoQ/9_tuzrT3Cng/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20111.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p3IDTf2tHps/TzGPRPwRSMI/AAAAAAAACoQ/9_tuzrT3Cng/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20111.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Mitchell, Tait and Carson were some of his best friends on the team. They are GOOD kids....ones that every mom wants their kids to hang out with. We love their families and think the world of them! Shortly after this Mason, David and I decided to switch him back to Franklin Jr. High. He is loving it there and doing really well. He has lots of friends there, but he sure misses these boys! <br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LTV57mRY7zg/TzGPRC-RhuI/AAAAAAAACog/5HTUwjkaFRw/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20112.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LTV57mRY7zg/TzGPRC-RhuI/AAAAAAAACog/5HTUwjkaFRw/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20112.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>Abbie and Halle (Mitchell's sister) went out and did a little cheerleading for the boys. Kinda nice of Mason & Mitchell to bring their own cheerleading squad huh? Ü<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HGgsyu-s4-c/TzGPSbriFRI/AAAAAAAACos/a8_Enb_O56A/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20113.jpg'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HGgsyu-s4-c/TzGPSbriFRI/AAAAAAAACos/a8_Enb_O56A/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20113.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>And it never hurts to have your basketball start dad come out to give you a few little pointers to make it a great game!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lp3IdU7krtM/TzGPSxs4Z-I/AAAAAAAACo4/ucHypUBLXK0/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20114.jpg'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lp3IdU7krtM/TzGPSxs4Z-I/AAAAAAAACo4/ucHypUBLXK0/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20114.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-59483468977621664542011-08-10T13:40:00.000-07:002012-02-12T14:33:16.476-08:00Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make do or DO WITHOUT!I'm not sure who I"m quoting....I want to say President Gordon B. Hinckley...but I could be wrong. I think it's really true though. We need to find ways to fix our stuff instead of throwing it away the second something bigger and better comes along, or if it's ruined.....<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a-H6IYzuBtU/TzGZXDhgzHI/AAAAAAAACpE/97yKqisYbQ8/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20115.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a-H6IYzuBtU/TzGZXDhgzHI/AAAAAAAACpE/97yKqisYbQ8/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20115.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>I heard my friend Samantha likes to recover things, so I talked her into trading me for a haircut to help me recover this hair chair.<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RBkYsRrsksk/TzGZXlTWAuI/AAAAAAAACpU/-nVzYQysMJg/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20116.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RBkYsRrsksk/TzGZXlTWAuI/AAAAAAAACpU/-nVzYQysMJg/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20116.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>It was WAY more work than I thought it would be. But I am SO glad that Samantha knows how to do this! I use the chair almost everyday, and feel bad when they sit down on this falling apart chair.<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xfU1024scd8/TzGZYXkQFnI/AAAAAAAACpc/udaVSqq69I8/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20117.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xfU1024scd8/TzGZYXkQFnI/AAAAAAAACpc/udaVSqq69I8/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20117.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>WOW! Look at this! I am SO excited to have a "new" chair again! Thanks Sam!<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hbbjGUchLcs/TzGZYqjKczI/AAAAAAAACpk/zjznBBgDabU/s1600/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20118.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hbbjGUchLcs/TzGZYqjKczI/AAAAAAAACpk/zjznBBgDabU/s640/2011-12-17%2BDec%2B20118.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-19808319850613059222011-07-04T23:05:00.000-07:002012-02-07T13:12:05.287-08:00Happy 4th of July from San Jose, CA4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I've always enjoyed the festivities that accompany the holiday. I grew up where there was always a lot going on for the 4th. It has DEFINITELY taken some adjusting not living where they go all out. <br />
This year, we were all in San Jose. So Aunt Darlene and Aunt Ginger made up a whole program for the Crawford family to enjoy. Apparently, this is the way her family did it. Always nice to have a little change......<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5m2-lrcQrx4/TyzUeBEhZmI/AAAAAAAACnA/hHW3mriMgjI/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201117.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5m2-lrcQrx4/TyzUeBEhZmI/AAAAAAAACnA/hHW3mriMgjI/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201117.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br />
<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>We had a watermelon eating contest.....<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BM8uyzkN1uI/TyzU03IP_lI/AAAAAAAACnM/xdwHISAATZM/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B2011.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BM8uyzkN1uI/TyzU03IP_lI/AAAAAAAACnM/xdwHISAATZM/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B2011.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>An Opening Ceremony....a flag ceremony.....the girls sang the Star Spangled Banner and I think Eli said the pledge?<br />
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<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bWZ7S4cq8B8/TyzU1N4RtsI/AAAAAAAACno/lJzHAvuQt0w/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20112.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bWZ7S4cq8B8/TyzU1N4RtsI/AAAAAAAACno/lJzHAvuQt0w/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B20112.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>My Personal Favorite to watch was the Pie eating contest. Darlene's family does this a lot I guess. You have to eat a pie as quickly as you can without touching the pie. They LOVED it! Yummy butterscotch pudding in a graham cracker crust. That is a flavor that the Crawfords go for. I never thought of buying butterscotch pudding until I came into the Crawford Family.<br />
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<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I7ZHD6z1KT0/TyzVJaQscfI/AAAAAAAACnw/70wPWqRuB-M/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201115.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I7ZHD6z1KT0/TyzVJaQscfI/AAAAAAAACnw/70wPWqRuB-M/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201115.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div>And then last but not least....they did a water balloon toss and just had so much fun. This is definitely like a small town...old fashioned 4th of July.<br />
<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LT5XAR7Tvb8/TyzVJo7ZgWI/AAAAAAAACn4/oegL0pd8_XQ/s1600/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201116.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LT5XAR7Tvb8/TyzVJo7ZgWI/AAAAAAAACn4/oegL0pd8_XQ/s640/2011-09-28%2Bsept%2B201116.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>We missed our friends the Langlois, Fishers and Whitmarshes that night who invited us to go and watch the fireworks in Morgan Hill....but we had people in the neighborhood lighting up big fireworks, which made us feel like we had a pretty good celebration and didn't have to fight any crowds!!!!!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-12794137931488280642011-07-02T19:44:00.000-07:002011-07-02T20:10:10.356-07:00We have just had the time of our lives. David's parents Bob and Linda just took all of their 5 kids, spouses and children to DISNEYLAND! We had so much fun! We live in different parts of the country and just enjoyed being together as family....especially the COUSINS!<br />
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<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0oFfoDr36YI/Tg_WE4VH-EI/AAAAAAAACJA/S0qdGH-vzGI/s1600/Abbie%2527s%2Bbaptism%2Band%2BDisneyland%2B194.JPG'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0oFfoDr36YI/Tg_WE4VH-EI/AAAAAAAACJA/S0qdGH-vzGI/s640/Abbie%2527s%2Bbaptism%2Band%2BDisneyland%2B194.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04141308970984529453noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196672974243919746.post-38357842104491416132011-05-25T11:44:00.000-07:002012-02-07T13:10:37.824-08:00Abbie's Baptism PicturesAnyone that knows me knows that I feel guilty really easily. When Mason and Eli were baptized I don't remember it being so "the thing to do" to take a bunch of pictures. Anyway, my friend Tara Bowman took these pictures and did an amazing job! Abbie turned eight in May. Hard to believe! It seems like the years have just flown by. But I'm so proud of her that she chose to be baptized. She has such a strong testimony and teaches me everyday! She is such a great example to her friends. She has several friends who aren't members and she is so bold with them! <br />
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