tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91345780622730748342024-03-13T08:10:08.074-06:00The Adams Family...snap, snap...Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.comBlogger1012125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-64668348588842842632024-01-23T23:22:00.004-07:002024-01-23T23:23:33.893-07:00Love Bugs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this picture of David and I. I love the gray in David's beard and the blue in my eyes. I love how comfortable we look in each other's presence. But even more so, I love that we still look and are in love with each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7Asan_4_1REr5rKKGeKcfj3ITgcQxvZQ317q1DJu7DORF0fqjvdYSwFPvPmZzYODZOa3vw-KYM1EaA8AQ_0MfwNeQKUTcN9nOAkgcuvAXVSMSvoicGuYNBvvkB0W2A1ZyzR7FzRqdbeBD1SVyz1SmQYww6X0DiVJJvGCMYpDge4RFy47tqN19W6YAcdm/s1374/20231019_143834%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="1373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7Asan_4_1REr5rKKGeKcfj3ITgcQxvZQ317q1DJu7DORF0fqjvdYSwFPvPmZzYODZOa3vw-KYM1EaA8AQ_0MfwNeQKUTcN9nOAkgcuvAXVSMSvoicGuYNBvvkB0W2A1ZyzR7FzRqdbeBD1SVyz1SmQYww6X0DiVJJvGCMYpDge4RFy47tqN19W6YAcdm/w400-h400/20231019_143834%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-57672696140598641672024-01-23T23:14:00.002-07:002024-01-23T23:14:41.954-07:00First Day of School 2023-2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Um...still behind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">School starting for the younger boys snuck up on me. If I remember right, Hyrum and I went to the mall the day before school started to get him some new clothes. Normally we try to find stuff online but like I said...it snuck up on me. I remember us starting to leave the mall when I realized I didn't get anything for Ruger! So, we went back in some clothing stores and could only find long sleeve shirts. I bought one because I felt bad not getting him anything but he ended up wearing some clothes he already had for his first day of school. Definitely dropped the ball on the whole first day of school thing. Ruger didn't even have a backpack on his first day! What can I say? I guess we were just enjoying our summer too much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifid1siRUFqUm7Q2Pufp4JYShfDTPNYEuF__AZgksywdld5GMFujXk8BLf1y8b7sDw9S1BY8qMH3ASGYs0SVdK6EwStLnw5i7cdJH8OGIh1aNdAbzMnnUkdDoiFzJyHOzoqBR56Rsp5baXrxvLG_WR-mG0l-OZsZRT5DyMuEBqCIdFjY0jsG8fMndPKbwT/s2010/20230816_072228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifid1siRUFqUm7Q2Pufp4JYShfDTPNYEuF__AZgksywdld5GMFujXk8BLf1y8b7sDw9S1BY8qMH3ASGYs0SVdK6EwStLnw5i7cdJH8OGIh1aNdAbzMnnUkdDoiFzJyHOzoqBR56Rsp5baXrxvLG_WR-mG0l-OZsZRT5DyMuEBqCIdFjY0jsG8fMndPKbwT/s320/20230816_072228.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkp6d8vKIsefDMHPfhoAXp2ONkkbM7cAFM_nu0KKClZxp5_7t-5KZNbxzbRtJqToQwczpUQ-fVohog7vLor3XQ5sJbOupO6r-hpzKWuVKcOxXUzWNGorUllLtsXu97JGfj1a8go-A8AfvyyvqkW77RNsTS98cYMMipJirMYUufFnWVevoQ9wzy124Z22v/s2010/20230816_072357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkp6d8vKIsefDMHPfhoAXp2ONkkbM7cAFM_nu0KKClZxp5_7t-5KZNbxzbRtJqToQwczpUQ-fVohog7vLor3XQ5sJbOupO6r-hpzKWuVKcOxXUzWNGorUllLtsXu97JGfj1a8go-A8AfvyyvqkW77RNsTS98cYMMipJirMYUufFnWVevoQ9wzy124Z22v/s320/20230816_072357.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-20317396198663059082024-01-12T10:36:00.003-07:002024-01-22T15:50:31.792-07:00Alex<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brigham's boyfriend from Spain came to visit for a couple of weeks in October. I felt like I had a good idea of the type of person Alex was through video chats and all that Brigham had told me about him over time. He did not disappoint when we finally got to meet him! Alex is such a great and likeable guy. It was so easy to talk to him and just be around him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once I knew it was ok with Brigham, I wanted our family to spend as much time with Alex as we could so we could get to know him better. So, Alex and Brigham spent the days together while we all hung out in the evenings. Every night (with an occasional day in there) we did something new like visit Ashton Gardens and the Butterfly Biosphere (with Christine), join an Escape Room, tour Temple Square, Corn Maze, double date, and a few other things I'm sure I'm forgetting. But what I remember the most was giving some first-time experiences for Alex like playing in snow and eating shaved ice...but then again, Alex gave us a first-time experience in having real Spanish food! It really was a memorable couple of weeks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIMmPx07ztsFjtJT8p2Zkg41qoJUIR1yIjZ_41zUH5cW3yNPzKfsOl81Xva8dTwSGn7sorMH4BjPac9O-zNdpxnMCed3J3DGzIOg9PXE8b_j-VcslswpFRbTTaG7WiPMp-I80tJtHmJGmdLgTfLW7Dqyx-93m37cml2QnLCosFZM1eVA_lfW6Ds8YUX1Q/s2681/20231015_154734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2681" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIMmPx07ztsFjtJT8p2Zkg41qoJUIR1yIjZ_41zUH5cW3yNPzKfsOl81Xva8dTwSGn7sorMH4BjPac9O-zNdpxnMCed3J3DGzIOg9PXE8b_j-VcslswpFRbTTaG7WiPMp-I80tJtHmJGmdLgTfLW7Dqyx-93m37cml2QnLCosFZM1eVA_lfW6Ds8YUX1Q/s320/20231015_154734.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG95R0eDPfqCjZXH1OQ2K9yTdqKTvrpVvYntFNkZ04LqfMyAhnmLkp1_XWN1S04gyTV0mj7Wus5BpjVZn9enZH1VLbK_ImMjSWLOzVfa6eBFMHajFMY6iUZedX9rTM0XYWjJVwzDSbjA454Rc1fMCQDnbfT6Ku-FvcwfhJEkMRmWOGCVaCogJuIJAqwOte/s2679/20231017_162943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Time for another Fan X post! This year, Leia and Hyrum went as Sunny and Basil from one of their favorite video games.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQK1r6iz2QC9oKHhqKyHpS2TnvuJ-ZuAhQvlb8Gtha4Wc3nTgetN-xVUEZllF6lEmnmWZllNiM00ftgq0ujjeer_LeZ16VZiI2xfVoz1bnnebElXQgtokceNrKGJ_bGTIKT0hWyaPOq7jSwdHoPVDVbWL5ByZ-lR90GsQkEaHfTFlNU3O-A3f1qvQR5wMA/s1028/Omori.full.3954920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1028" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQK1r6iz2QC9oKHhqKyHpS2TnvuJ-ZuAhQvlb8Gtha4Wc3nTgetN-xVUEZllF6lEmnmWZllNiM00ftgq0ujjeer_LeZ16VZiI2xfVoz1bnnebElXQgtokceNrKGJ_bGTIKT0hWyaPOq7jSwdHoPVDVbWL5ByZ-lR90GsQkEaHfTFlNU3O-A3f1qvQR5wMA/s320/Omori.full.3954920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOKoT-wlUm0zRh7c7h7c5z9zwdJLWa_M9nG8tleYfScqK9kJtMQuO8uE5H5s-6ZmP4iA3WShsB-W_rtj_V0n5gTgMkdXBO_hHJzasnGP2RSIAoVjO9jeAvKmTMe89misLhFAd95BKl81klZCpsWeX8qGJEaU7vyMT_Qo1GBjUTMpazOf0R4h3Gfy8_Vem/s2010/20230923_094316(0).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOKoT-wlUm0zRh7c7h7c5z9zwdJLWa_M9nG8tleYfScqK9kJtMQuO8uE5H5s-6ZmP4iA3WShsB-W_rtj_V0n5gTgMkdXBO_hHJzasnGP2RSIAoVjO9jeAvKmTMe89misLhFAd95BKl81klZCpsWeX8qGJEaU7vyMT_Qo1GBjUTMpazOf0R4h3Gfy8_Vem/s320/20230923_094316(0).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Levi went as Anakin Skywalker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jJSHbI7gsTqCWofYyTvRImZBDMBnnCjaxo5EnQ1NISeZ1Ye_AhWbw8yijul37OdtjUqvjPup0xv9mFFpHjkbWQbLVKezGUM_rL-b5OEVLChbQyn-STtd-BCrvlygAY5p6bmlcAcUftvPTJ27tuia15Qc0N_BbjKoNCVive_-aF6jQuOjH8XpvjUmG7uC/s700/251afdd699e326fb3ebc239e3ec6385e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="435" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jJSHbI7gsTqCWofYyTvRImZBDMBnnCjaxo5EnQ1NISeZ1Ye_AhWbw8yijul37OdtjUqvjPup0xv9mFFpHjkbWQbLVKezGUM_rL-b5OEVLChbQyn-STtd-BCrvlygAY5p6bmlcAcUftvPTJ27tuia15Qc0N_BbjKoNCVive_-aF6jQuOjH8XpvjUmG7uC/s320/251afdd699e326fb3ebc239e3ec6385e.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-heD3POJoCAioNOhjc3r38N78CgcfdICRohTF6wfxpRIrKq-4j53mZsYXE8u_lS3zmkqADHSZKPL9U4jqW-MlKDFvqucSbxlecq-E7ykv_Baf6inFlKyKzCpWD-RswhqzrMZxw568gKRxeQ79ppIC_-gSKSmsASIgj0zmp4hqOIBuCV63HBRDwO2_1cvS/s2010/20230923_094111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-heD3POJoCAioNOhjc3r38N78CgcfdICRohTF6wfxpRIrKq-4j53mZsYXE8u_lS3zmkqADHSZKPL9U4jqW-MlKDFvqucSbxlecq-E7ykv_Baf6inFlKyKzCpWD-RswhqzrMZxw568gKRxeQ79ppIC_-gSKSmsASIgj0zmp4hqOIBuCV63HBRDwO2_1cvS/s320/20230923_094111.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cOYUIv9-HhJQYxHsWoe4OVpejW_AM3yxHVQYB3S5_UhdV6-ikZtoP1Q5AtpM28K4KLl2AiTXScTxMnhSAKapiTwpG3rn9E0GUGmHoAhxoANCHQUKUsh_V-Jfu_uxhkIHtzp_EdJY7T8sRW5v7PFxaVve12DGRXg96aOro0YFLz1kKGHs5P5BtDlLL-Gl/s2010/20230923_094051(0).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cOYUIv9-HhJQYxHsWoe4OVpejW_AM3yxHVQYB3S5_UhdV6-ikZtoP1Q5AtpM28K4KLl2AiTXScTxMnhSAKapiTwpG3rn9E0GUGmHoAhxoANCHQUKUsh_V-Jfu_uxhkIHtzp_EdJY7T8sRW5v7PFxaVve12DGRXg96aOro0YFLz1kKGHs5P5BtDlLL-Gl/s320/20230923_094051(0).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having some fun before they left!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKw2fCtzCei3RLF6jsTfMauxMfhjdViGTxF1LYH-TYP7IB9GO28EyKYOFdq_G4fbaOERXAdT9tcNlN4r0fmYKHE_HcGGqYWu5OcpGcUSRrL_XS9CnxViGa7zBvTypuiEOhbNYNS7mv-ycJ6Zw7Jl_1phXjbbIFjdLtAo6kFEnX5dyPr-u1JSgriFt2Xv_/s2681/20230923_094419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2681" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKw2fCtzCei3RLF6jsTfMauxMfhjdViGTxF1LYH-TYP7IB9GO28EyKYOFdq_G4fbaOERXAdT9tcNlN4r0fmYKHE_HcGGqYWu5OcpGcUSRrL_XS9CnxViGa7zBvTypuiEOhbNYNS7mv-ycJ6Zw7Jl_1phXjbbIFjdLtAo6kFEnX5dyPr-u1JSgriFt2Xv_/s320/20230923_094419.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-52872942560530967002024-01-12T09:04:00.001-07:002024-01-12T09:04:32.013-07:00Sundance<p></p><div style="text-align: center;">In September, Cami invited me to go to Sundance to ride their ski lifts to see the fall leaves and then get off halfway to hike back down. I am very afraid of heights and normally I would have said no but I have really been working on my fears lately since Hyrum has been such a good example to me. He has really been pushing his boundaries, when it comes to his fears. I want him to know that I notice his efforts. I also want him to know that he can be an example to others so I said yes! But before Cami and I got on the ski lift, we walked around Sundance and took in all the beauty of the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa4JNf26aOWLb6HX9nj65pb1bKFIRuYxrCHlVrO4m-zrnjLta1z15fL10K_7vtR73Siiy7NVQZQ_Q8y-RY503L8MmSsdZd8eb_lKJYh1Lcr_26xe3pgItVET2x_zuGqi6yleyA3j7AY0nOooSUGMXBtpUiv7cyGdQLWIbcutaFncYCTDeBfysU2eiVEzQ/s2010/20230921_102149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa4JNf26aOWLb6HX9nj65pb1bKFIRuYxrCHlVrO4m-zrnjLta1z15fL10K_7vtR73Siiy7NVQZQ_Q8y-RY503L8MmSsdZd8eb_lKJYh1Lcr_26xe3pgItVET2x_zuGqi6yleyA3j7AY0nOooSUGMXBtpUiv7cyGdQLWIbcutaFncYCTDeBfysU2eiVEzQ/s320/20230921_102149.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvjzoPybBTKK-znyENX85BZvLA9HlTo1lCIi7ZsJSy7A7p6s7ZwEAnZmrc1hcCqVesVmSIDJo9EKm0s4ykcg2l4njvNptiH56KzUUoN6QdjseRIoupu1pgQ8WvUQeUPZZ_69Pw9JQhnc1gODqjhta3pIK_8EQiEcTyPLrjnFnkXSWfzCw8SLbUi5rUYbN/s600/0002_Hike_Chairlift_June_2019_0347-600x0-c-default.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvjzoPybBTKK-znyENX85BZvLA9HlTo1lCIi7ZsJSy7A7p6s7ZwEAnZmrc1hcCqVesVmSIDJo9EKm0s4ykcg2l4njvNptiH56KzUUoN6QdjseRIoupu1pgQ8WvUQeUPZZ_69Pw9JQhnc1gODqjhta3pIK_8EQiEcTyPLrjnFnkXSWfzCw8SLbUi5rUYbN/s320/0002_Hike_Chairlift_June_2019_0347-600x0-c-default.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish I could say that the ski lift wasn't as scary as I thought it would be but it was scary! I tried to keep my eyes open as long as I could but honestly, it didn't last very long. It was especially scary when we were going down. When going up, I could keep distracted with talking to Cami but not so much going down. Cami was so good to me and just kept talking to me to try and distract me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxIfnoKYBiJyR77yMA8B6yOTS57fKa6u4VK9ctU5_kX5yapEV-PkrU9M4bM6V0nY3oE3tRx46NTXAV6s26UtabgzrziKzX3Ja1fsWsTajTdHGFYkSBrMVBkxIrUEbobzvamxv3ZmSGyzCSKvDUbHO_rH_JHoZYcnDzQRohfjHwTCscO6ODbFXuoecfayV/s2679/20230921_105540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2679" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxIfnoKYBiJyR77yMA8B6yOTS57fKa6u4VK9ctU5_kX5yapEV-PkrU9M4bM6V0nY3oE3tRx46NTXAV6s26UtabgzrziKzX3Ja1fsWsTajTdHGFYkSBrMVBkxIrUEbobzvamxv3ZmSGyzCSKvDUbHO_rH_JHoZYcnDzQRohfjHwTCscO6ODbFXuoecfayV/s320/20230921_105540.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was so happy to get off that lift and hike! It was just beautiful. After hiking a while and with my heart not racing from the lift, I decided to be brave and get back on to go up higher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEHAOQ_V40Pja3q8AJs2cl11_Xc6FUHsSPJggKXOXHkkIubUKxEhPCTE7hHOl3gMew89YWzZfmOEQJxObFz4MiG7sE7NNlMLQ6hBL8jXWZAnucQaKyeBJrjjKRFzFb8aisxGQaUwuvN2OvEdkhxR-VEKFPumTXIJK4Wr523hWHOnTOi3oekp47IjYA1Oi/s808/IMG_2333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="606" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEHAOQ_V40Pja3q8AJs2cl11_Xc6FUHsSPJggKXOXHkkIubUKxEhPCTE7hHOl3gMew89YWzZfmOEQJxObFz4MiG7sE7NNlMLQ6hBL8jXWZAnucQaKyeBJrjjKRFzFb8aisxGQaUwuvN2OvEdkhxR-VEKFPumTXIJK4Wr523hWHOnTOi3oekp47IjYA1Oi/s320/IMG_2333.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After all was said and done, I can say that I don't care to go back on a ski lift but I can say that I'm glad that I tried.</div>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-43879144956204222262024-01-11T23:56:00.000-07:002024-01-11T23:56:06.085-07:00Motorboatin' and more with Valerie!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Valerie and Shawn came to visit in early September. They were only here for a short period of time but it meant so much to me that they would stay a few days, on their way to their Alaskan cruise. We toured Temple Square, the Great Salt Lake, wore matching cousin shirts, ate out, and just enjoyed each other's company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kZ4GVShaYxBJV1mX1eu_YhvAKnJT2W5iA2cLsGa9SbO3Rrssv0YCkrCsv8MrlYRr4oudqehHCHUHvFTVofoaumbfFXVIcd089zz9ymFPgVNP00haWEv3wlYSnU0hD0cBmkfMothZZkQrWRbxD1LW_5_7uAy0AA6fBoeNOjumTdUDO1RhjgbhABaOprJ_/s2010/20230904_093203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kZ4GVShaYxBJV1mX1eu_YhvAKnJT2W5iA2cLsGa9SbO3Rrssv0YCkrCsv8MrlYRr4oudqehHCHUHvFTVofoaumbfFXVIcd089zz9ymFPgVNP00haWEv3wlYSnU0hD0cBmkfMothZZkQrWRbxD1LW_5_7uAy0AA6fBoeNOjumTdUDO1RhjgbhABaOprJ_/s320/20230904_093203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeplZe9EP3bZFZpEPMRl5j3s7o78JB9VF-ThoXD9j74z0Zaj65x5EIAiMzRGCmyOVDLM1_PApDi8n7DCOhEadnDLPbENGXlWlHwhUXeZiyqW-Td_qqNlqezrrSzvQPoLiHT5SIu-FT6BTVHfDUq-KwNuhFEuY7vMnyn2DYsYuzZ8_AGNP4qjCwNHreQJA/s1932/20230904_111406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1932" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeplZe9EP3bZFZpEPMRl5j3s7o78JB9VF-ThoXD9j74z0Zaj65x5EIAiMzRGCmyOVDLM1_PApDi8n7DCOhEadnDLPbENGXlWlHwhUXeZiyqW-Td_qqNlqezrrSzvQPoLiHT5SIu-FT6BTVHfDUq-KwNuhFEuY7vMnyn2DYsYuzZ8_AGNP4qjCwNHreQJA/w400-h300/20230904_111406.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFN_uAxRrFWQhUWEU-xX_cGPSsdS_A3OhY2H4o_Yyc1aKaubJcNokjCijOQXtCrcK3SlrhvU5BPug_DSrKg4mwulbfDFPwMrIBxkJ1NmoZXoGX_fNUNwobnh-7QvLaTqua6YYnfmtGgCpk4U-alcdcLwIxqw5a-qToFP_Ffs1CxLRSZ3otwO7nfQprHdlY/s2048/375753273_6971527089547880_9064437713063598256_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFN_uAxRrFWQhUWEU-xX_cGPSsdS_A3OhY2H4o_Yyc1aKaubJcNokjCijOQXtCrcK3SlrhvU5BPug_DSrKg4mwulbfDFPwMrIBxkJ1NmoZXoGX_fNUNwobnh-7QvLaTqua6YYnfmtGgCpk4U-alcdcLwIxqw5a-qToFP_Ffs1CxLRSZ3otwO7nfQprHdlY/s320/375753273_6971527089547880_9064437713063598256_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuJlBbGaeoxEZUF_8W_Ay_iK0JzG3GlEd15bEjVpUl2KgK_w9f9G1kTNQpoB4-yyBuTAsJ4eXp52dM5kc67qVwtPuwPejL6XQ6Sx1hTeX7a_rh0oPnafrkn-w3zE3L3d_0-AvmGzdAe6lKg4OITSEUBxZwYoOXwSUgLW5iL0jIrKSwdrj9sjq0a6kkdFI/s2048/382475787_10168177435280394_1144632010706152017_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuJlBbGaeoxEZUF_8W_Ay_iK0JzG3GlEd15bEjVpUl2KgK_w9f9G1kTNQpoB4-yyBuTAsJ4eXp52dM5kc67qVwtPuwPejL6XQ6Sx1hTeX7a_rh0oPnafrkn-w3zE3L3d_0-AvmGzdAe6lKg4OITSEUBxZwYoOXwSUgLW5iL0jIrKSwdrj9sjq0a6kkdFI/s320/382475787_10168177435280394_1144632010706152017_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Valerie and I harassed each other, brought up old memories, and probably drove our husbands nuts but I had soooooooooo much fun doing all of it! She is one of my oldest and dearest friends. I love her so very much! And to get to do it with our husbands was even better. They better get used to it because we for sure are going to do this again!</div> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-78791050929403509672024-01-11T23:35:00.000-07:002024-01-11T23:35:19.905-07:00Catch up for Fall 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> Ok, I have gotten behind from time to time but <i>months </i>behind is something else! Being this far behind, I'm bound to leave something out. I'll do the best I can remember.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXw2X-pAZ4R-fBfJYcEIcI-RWHpY7f_DeZ8lNBbiUR8pCFngaPc9MzjKoacD4kDLSwMaNls9kmuFyVC2QgVPUDbVGAtfGHFO8wbKb8HC4r9QI29BEUc8AbfUT_KlvjNaJ9soLT-yCHfUc-V0aaabyuApYiH4WQGI1bAMjgnk3_CmcxyNX63zGz7nCL9HV/s2560/Resized_20230826_174522.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXw2X-pAZ4R-fBfJYcEIcI-RWHpY7f_DeZ8lNBbiUR8pCFngaPc9MzjKoacD4kDLSwMaNls9kmuFyVC2QgVPUDbVGAtfGHFO8wbKb8HC4r9QI29BEUc8AbfUT_KlvjNaJ9soLT-yCHfUc-V0aaabyuApYiH4WQGI1bAMjgnk3_CmcxyNX63zGz7nCL9HV/s320/Resized_20230826_174522.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our ward had a cultural night where everyone had the opportunity to represent their culture through food, activities, or display. We had to represent OKLAHOMA, of course! Ruger insisted we bring crawdads! All that time spend at Little Blue catching crawdads must have paid off in his memory! The picture above is with Arika who came down to visit Hyrum. Hyrum isn't the only one who loves it when Arika comes. Mom does too! She is the sweetest and I just love her!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjDb6g2eCwdsTytigW9YLb-TQyTf_skp2sakyOpcD4PYytz9O7BLn3wUbQtpGaWrIEQt8U2yaq1JwJgRhpbV3zc-rHge5g0jUhthvNIFseO08ZEFW6z-PG1evOyPFJSAlARmRGy3RPvCM9F2DAMGDVt8BZYbb9TK3ot8CRPQe7cnq3vClP2aOa6szllDs/s2010/Resized_20230826_180140.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjDb6g2eCwdsTytigW9YLb-TQyTf_skp2sakyOpcD4PYytz9O7BLn3wUbQtpGaWrIEQt8U2yaq1JwJgRhpbV3zc-rHge5g0jUhthvNIFseO08ZEFW6z-PG1evOyPFJSAlARmRGy3RPvCM9F2DAMGDVt8BZYbb9TK3ot8CRPQe7cnq3vClP2aOa6szllDs/s320/Resized_20230826_180140.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwdzD528e738MQnMzz0yeaBLxWVYka5RcbddqMafpVV98fqiA7Lq7_fL39i-6BJPhw7hgBoHxoRvG9RCukUBESRzCYxOgnvT7ng0v6u-TpGDP_KEbXMAl7dQT2QcYIxMaFFjYqb1u8pj21skPR0nuZIASi1CB762M7GfV7tjQfAUpqlbgxec9zruP-2pW/s768/IMG_1404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwdzD528e738MQnMzz0yeaBLxWVYka5RcbddqMafpVV98fqiA7Lq7_fL39i-6BJPhw7hgBoHxoRvG9RCukUBESRzCYxOgnvT7ng0v6u-TpGDP_KEbXMAl7dQT2QcYIxMaFFjYqb1u8pj21skPR0nuZIASi1CB762M7GfV7tjQfAUpqlbgxec9zruP-2pW/s320/IMG_1404.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Annie, Peggy, and I met up for lunch a few months ago. I hadn't seen Annie in almost 10 years while Peggy and I had been going on 2 years probably. We definitely laughed but there was serious conversation to be had as we caught up and realized that all of our families had been through the ringer. I'm so grateful I could be open and honest with them as they were with me as well. It felt good to feel their strength and know my challenges were safe with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe_dGUfOnscg-QC_xNi5AELN6C3Ukm6JBvV0h0jHbCC_fxx3tGNTPVZmHvG4-HTRtOZq4ovqLYf3PrWIr20OnlMaHUDIkNuSnckvXbKPu54LGSp3U5fiKp8a2mOJ0B99rH5SPYCHcUofeZDLcbLJjMVK8hKI2u87IVf5inxASJ5TE6J99WauZe_Hn18do/s2010/image_67232001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe_dGUfOnscg-QC_xNi5AELN6C3Ukm6JBvV0h0jHbCC_fxx3tGNTPVZmHvG4-HTRtOZq4ovqLYf3PrWIr20OnlMaHUDIkNuSnckvXbKPu54LGSp3U5fiKp8a2mOJ0B99rH5SPYCHcUofeZDLcbLJjMVK8hKI2u87IVf5inxASJ5TE6J99WauZe_Hn18do/s320/image_67232001.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Levi received the Melchizedek Priesthood. We went to church with him that day and got to meet his Bishop. He is an amazing man, well, the whole Bishopric seemed amazing but I was super impressed with the Bishop and his love for Levi. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraEb0klNmWHLn9GUYjvOj8-Mkqmy4TM80YsTW2DB3e-tIZ_aombBUqvCqU61kUNfuex3RX0nzs5KyCnB2YBa_vwSfQ-JQY4RGH1Pa35msg3b4UqVsuFP_y8Y3aSgdY5vXDpFsntW1IbPmQ1xhQzwsMg-0XX_22ILgnRjiMQdLlUBj8Qn7A_qeMkxicK02/s2010/20230828_153532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraEb0klNmWHLn9GUYjvOj8-Mkqmy4TM80YsTW2DB3e-tIZ_aombBUqvCqU61kUNfuex3RX0nzs5KyCnB2YBa_vwSfQ-JQY4RGH1Pa35msg3b4UqVsuFP_y8Y3aSgdY5vXDpFsntW1IbPmQ1xhQzwsMg-0XX_22ILgnRjiMQdLlUBj8Qn7A_qeMkxicK02/s320/20230828_153532.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We still had many visitors coming to see the kittens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9cBivwjmqeW0-2-F2eN1ZLdeDE8uUab7f0eXsJULe5KUaRBkwCE5_N5fKkLwZq0CWnmm4iuMwqL4F7qOuXcslzE2-eqJH9RaWM4ovm5gjN2ZtrL0bZMb_bT9s5E_bS6N0RCLdLBnLvU-dcd2e6U7XpFsAwswhV9OzCExzlMFsR7ITs4nWSeu4jc0U8ia/s2681/20230828_205701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2681" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9cBivwjmqeW0-2-F2eN1ZLdeDE8uUab7f0eXsJULe5KUaRBkwCE5_N5fKkLwZq0CWnmm4iuMwqL4F7qOuXcslzE2-eqJH9RaWM4ovm5gjN2ZtrL0bZMb_bT9s5E_bS6N0RCLdLBnLvU-dcd2e6U7XpFsAwswhV9OzCExzlMFsR7ITs4nWSeu4jc0U8ia/s320/20230828_205701.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqZ2oP8SsSdXCL6s7MflafRkOOEdeR3tssoSsJ2EuuHwlvDiqbrZl_PQWCHtpCknkNeAvSnnmQpGKHh1LRHX44kcb2jmlCbqNfmrUHcdbjQQoe0L5XVYeuuJgLkGVRqmzZafC93VPY5mShUHGDC__5jQYvQD54vGz5gfu830DUOqnUniuCSIy1JgmaufA/s2681/20230912_230419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2681" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqZ2oP8SsSdXCL6s7MflafRkOOEdeR3tssoSsJ2EuuHwlvDiqbrZl_PQWCHtpCknkNeAvSnnmQpGKHh1LRHX44kcb2jmlCbqNfmrUHcdbjQQoe0L5XVYeuuJgLkGVRqmzZafC93VPY5mShUHGDC__5jQYvQD54vGz5gfu830DUOqnUniuCSIy1JgmaufA/s320/20230912_230419.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Levi is not a cat person but as the kittens grew up, I noticed him pay more and more attention to them. It was cute seeing him interact with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPckBQ15wcGuHx0fgbEXrDwj4OfRsuVckVHyK4_k0iubp8RF0Dbkv64p7JkuM_F2GsU5OFRgeVsUmawl8l3UuIyyLjWNmmDUin2FCC6_0v3Ghvxtr9x88F2rtvIGVVuxbYYl6XEsNm6lAzDgUKk1GmUm2a0sQppX-2bJPCllYRbJtXhE0EnNNqz3blUpEd/s2010/20230913_081036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPckBQ15wcGuHx0fgbEXrDwj4OfRsuVckVHyK4_k0iubp8RF0Dbkv64p7JkuM_F2GsU5OFRgeVsUmawl8l3UuIyyLjWNmmDUin2FCC6_0v3Ghvxtr9x88F2rtvIGVVuxbYYl6XEsNm6lAzDgUKk1GmUm2a0sQppX-2bJPCllYRbJtXhE0EnNNqz3blUpEd/s320/20230913_081036.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">David got a few pictures of the little ones sleeping on me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDuiGKgw6evTIKCRE_VMCT9WctiXeQoKTfmECwAox2Q7GYjp9yWpWZ9EDI7jj5Qk5kFyKrxz0hN0EdWG5DizZnjVW8oUNQJz1beewC7bkWiqtnwB9CIizasADPtiYTqRHq973RUckq08Wv2j32DOkT8LH47jRrL2c6IiroXgN6YvWJydrz8_an5dPcwYW/s2010/20230914_234134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDuiGKgw6evTIKCRE_VMCT9WctiXeQoKTfmECwAox2Q7GYjp9yWpWZ9EDI7jj5Qk5kFyKrxz0hN0EdWG5DizZnjVW8oUNQJz1beewC7bkWiqtnwB9CIizasADPtiYTqRHq973RUckq08Wv2j32DOkT8LH47jRrL2c6IiroXgN6YvWJydrz8_an5dPcwYW/s320/20230914_234134.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I caught this one night as this kitten was searching for a warm place to sleep. Needless to say, Ruger loved seeing this picture in the morning when I showed it to him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq7qTKhTqejYkXWyXH9wTGnlsEtdJA1_qAUnVixodBmuqBBGxTpR7f9dWCO1so6BDCsnrxwaMgnpFDEoPPaaUPhGDN_tuR41HvSEbmQ51gvu7BQ_jZAqk2xtArJa9cOG0AqJjGUCRDtZsUS_maGea64B8eGMlZ3LtiUCyrD9i4nBx5ApaNylw_GzCQBtc/s2745/20231008_191622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2745" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq7qTKhTqejYkXWyXH9wTGnlsEtdJA1_qAUnVixodBmuqBBGxTpR7f9dWCO1so6BDCsnrxwaMgnpFDEoPPaaUPhGDN_tuR41HvSEbmQ51gvu7BQ_jZAqk2xtArJa9cOG0AqJjGUCRDtZsUS_maGea64B8eGMlZ3LtiUCyrD9i4nBx5ApaNylw_GzCQBtc/s320/20231008_191622.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, so Levi and Ruger has such an interesting relationship. Ruger plays the best with Levi, out of his brothers, but he also physically fights the most with him. It's actually kinda humorous. They beat up on each other like it's no big deal. They also tease each other a lot. So, when David and the boys were carving their pumpkins, Levi secretly carved in the word "TURD" into his with an arrow. "Turd" is what Levi calls Ruger a lot of the time. After everyone was done and we took the pumpkins outside, Levi placed his so that his pumpkin was pointing towards Ruger's pumpkin. We laughed so hard at this but surprisingly Ruger did not find it funny at all! We had to hold Ruger back from kicking in Levi's pumpkin!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDmrn_MonaPi0t3wJvmxVu9E79FnkIVYnLykhTFYDMaK2b8Y4eqmG_BAL5NYk0zw3wCfz0nkWNvfbDqRMZel7OBha6mmVxG4eSJJkN9L9Gzez1qPg_kK35vhcXnlC6lYntQYcQ3Y0a3P9rGhvb2Fd46bkI8p6JnGJxzxivFCLMMFeZ93hX8YLVQLwJZsH/s1854/20231008_191616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="1854" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDmrn_MonaPi0t3wJvmxVu9E79FnkIVYnLykhTFYDMaK2b8Y4eqmG_BAL5NYk0zw3wCfz0nkWNvfbDqRMZel7OBha6mmVxG4eSJJkN9L9Gzez1qPg_kK35vhcXnlC6lYntQYcQ3Y0a3P9rGhvb2Fd46bkI8p6JnGJxzxivFCLMMFeZ93hX8YLVQLwJZsH/s320/20231008_191616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't carve pumpkins. It really grosses me out. But I did have our family start this "thankful pumpkin" that we worked on in October and November. When we remembered, I had each family member tell me one thing they were thankful for that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP0uffm8G7FsyUaMrSZ4AcskZB0GeuEKnxZMbFlTSScCmWGQOxsRM33XzTtFxu5Wkfs_ePQt_2Vn_8IYhL7CRg5YQEAlfMrjUxJ9ZoT0CnHVoU4vVx1LBMQnXqi8lGArYuY3KlgFFi7Lh1UahEzP9PdPFp7r2k5mssHVlm9LZMd0_f_mf-Q-8kG2VCiEp/s2048/405277354_7274722609228325_2435257655024870533_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP0uffm8G7FsyUaMrSZ4AcskZB0GeuEKnxZMbFlTSScCmWGQOxsRM33XzTtFxu5Wkfs_ePQt_2Vn_8IYhL7CRg5YQEAlfMrjUxJ9ZoT0CnHVoU4vVx1LBMQnXqi8lGArYuY3KlgFFi7Lh1UahEzP9PdPFp7r2k5mssHVlm9LZMd0_f_mf-Q-8kG2VCiEp/s320/405277354_7274722609228325_2435257655024870533_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-78452781665914458792023-09-08T22:22:00.000-06:002023-09-08T22:22:01.168-06:00July 31, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just like Brigham's birthday, I felt like I didn't give enough in my time and efforts for Hyrum's birthday. He wanted to go to Lagoon with Arika and the family but didn't feel comfortable enough to leave the kittens alone with Momma just in case something happened. So this Momma stayed home. I know he had a blast though. He loves spending time with Arika so much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-eFf4dPWU_R9hrt18-tEiiVuEDxGeQU5YmVAPibm5LpGmXvac7hso5pXY7UcHnwsvJQPP5MBACOcOyW0sjT5NTQb_k3xKDXdLDm8EUeuYOkNJdUzIidmjHGxHUX-BFXAcmbAbRfX0dLikEV3hWKVcVa6P3NpCPhNOE0mRLUhu8cO9xpxV8HQ4VLLcNJS/s1024/IMG_3041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-eFf4dPWU_R9hrt18-tEiiVuEDxGeQU5YmVAPibm5LpGmXvac7hso5pXY7UcHnwsvJQPP5MBACOcOyW0sjT5NTQb_k3xKDXdLDm8EUeuYOkNJdUzIidmjHGxHUX-BFXAcmbAbRfX0dLikEV3hWKVcVa6P3NpCPhNOE0mRLUhu8cO9xpxV8HQ4VLLcNJS/s320/IMG_3041.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfriDppg1TVZ7STOD3ccCOIc847ITqS7ngN0cdZxzk0leVNfUBhx13EekqUvTfTnllpOOiF3Bnyhz5s3pg-d6Pe1SHyJfsz5hukApUTBeGopCCW9wqQsv0V_2A1rOR-U-kAyFGQfp2es1f0G31yvQJ5JongPPIBU2AiKM9T-CJ4Cqzw0PebyksFw7k3aM/s1024/IMG_3042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfriDppg1TVZ7STOD3ccCOIc847ITqS7ngN0cdZxzk0leVNfUBhx13EekqUvTfTnllpOOiF3Bnyhz5s3pg-d6Pe1SHyJfsz5hukApUTBeGopCCW9wqQsv0V_2A1rOR-U-kAyFGQfp2es1f0G31yvQJ5JongPPIBU2AiKM9T-CJ4Cqzw0PebyksFw7k3aM/s320/IMG_3042.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4KMBqr74zzUifTmU72Wz-NaGHRg-1pwUXKuLMbPTRzaZSeMYVxBqoHAFvV5XJrzXPYKev6bmsEzZN1JHzcB46BgyD_rJCE8fJ8llmaNfNyY8BEhspyvfSAKQ5GmOLDSAF91HE_JHQAAVJBZ0ufHm9qDLo9MczTb8TBrLuItdEOjwtux7g1ScYIHufhx9/s1024/IMG_3040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4KMBqr74zzUifTmU72Wz-NaGHRg-1pwUXKuLMbPTRzaZSeMYVxBqoHAFvV5XJrzXPYKev6bmsEzZN1JHzcB46BgyD_rJCE8fJ8llmaNfNyY8BEhspyvfSAKQ5GmOLDSAF91HE_JHQAAVJBZ0ufHm9qDLo9MczTb8TBrLuItdEOjwtux7g1ScYIHufhx9/s320/IMG_3040.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA514dKMLXIq2-9yDQCCNlw5pTy6x1TyDHffXXczhJ256aTO9hY1XZ9h5KGsf6Vdy6lSJCtjidbQSkyYsxStJsBsxjwGU39pK3Ag8r36GIQZwdMttdtK-LheKr5e7lqmd69KXBGOf6yEQ51J6cbTKdJbBN4rK7Y2TB1P_EC5Td3FCEBZF3tv_xP7TN-c0U/s1280/IMG_3043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA514dKMLXIq2-9yDQCCNlw5pTy6x1TyDHffXXczhJ256aTO9hY1XZ9h5KGsf6Vdy6lSJCtjidbQSkyYsxStJsBsxjwGU39pK3Ag8r36GIQZwdMttdtK-LheKr5e7lqmd69KXBGOf6yEQ51J6cbTKdJbBN4rK7Y2TB1P_EC5Td3FCEBZF3tv_xP7TN-c0U/s320/IMG_3043.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I asked them to take pictures while at Lagoon and this is what I got! Hahahaha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_9JNgTlqxeoh-jwVukrlMCoX45NgDwiK6JQYNKCP4yK5TntPMC5W2llBIBANhyiRuZTm3z2LEYLUKE98E5SEAgTal4CnWGrMoGtQsRraG7RCJgVPxnPMseHRccKk90Gnvxtqjyz3dvSx5RrznPSGzRHQzFRF_w5jwMVUuZZuygNIPltk46Zv1-lIRDbs/s2010/20230731_111429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_9JNgTlqxeoh-jwVukrlMCoX45NgDwiK6JQYNKCP4yK5TntPMC5W2llBIBANhyiRuZTm3z2LEYLUKE98E5SEAgTal4CnWGrMoGtQsRraG7RCJgVPxnPMseHRccKk90Gnvxtqjyz3dvSx5RrznPSGzRHQzFRF_w5jwMVUuZZuygNIPltk46Zv1-lIRDbs/s320/20230731_111429.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hyrum's birthday didn't look the way I envisioned it but the thing is, he had a blast! Memories were made. And that is what is important, right?</div> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-46377284955520025922023-09-08T22:02:00.004-06:002023-09-08T22:02:54.474-06:00July 13, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly, I did not journal Brigham or Hyrum's birthday on their actual birthdays...or even in their birthday month...or even the month following! I already felt like I did not give enough attention to both of their birthdays as it was. Okayu was in labor on Brigham's birthday and with this being her first birth I was nervous with leaving her alone. So Daddy and the boys took Brigham out to a steak house while I ordered in cake pieces to have ready for him when he got back. The only thing that made me feel somewhat better about it all was that one of these kittens was going to be his to keep!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUta97hj-IftmW4KQRWvAGT3bn-v2-ZEgSZQ2MjquFedHxaI10ZqR3BJ2kEKzeoJPJG9di3e7kb7xkRDAaEuv9cEHdIoNPDTMsHfUr0XYvBvIT6Kg_V4rGTjRBc8kgYAwdYjqE-Wo6yzm-EGpO-b-XdhKcGwQ1Yn3-kHFnTS7-TFamqhQTfKh4H099ZL9o/s2010/20230713_185317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUta97hj-IftmW4KQRWvAGT3bn-v2-ZEgSZQ2MjquFedHxaI10ZqR3BJ2kEKzeoJPJG9di3e7kb7xkRDAaEuv9cEHdIoNPDTMsHfUr0XYvBvIT6Kg_V4rGTjRBc8kgYAwdYjqE-Wo6yzm-EGpO-b-XdhKcGwQ1Yn3-kHFnTS7-TFamqhQTfKh4H099ZL9o/s320/20230713_185317.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here she is! Bip (or "Red") is officially the kitten Brigham has chosen. She is 8 weeks old today and I really feel like she is going to be a perfect fit for Brigham. She came out being really vocal and feisty but since being mobile, she is real chill and quite the cuddler. I took this picture today and it just doesn't do justice to how beautiful she really is. Kinda like a certain boy I know. Just beautiful!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL37AtZf973zY_bf7dZhvgHoLZ-DPxOHeL7JQCif5vmRE4VpgEweHq_UFPrvZ2lEMu0gqIxBSh8Wz3RfWezhHaE_iHJbpz8NgF-0qz50-4a-87lUVL6mOTDljWPx9EWBov23l_jTHR8ZyXeAs3wfrZpBS2Ug2gPhQFD_j-fTicRWobRa0RiEwzmr8a5j7-/s1590/20230908_211236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1589" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL37AtZf973zY_bf7dZhvgHoLZ-DPxOHeL7JQCif5vmRE4VpgEweHq_UFPrvZ2lEMu0gqIxBSh8Wz3RfWezhHaE_iHJbpz8NgF-0qz50-4a-87lUVL6mOTDljWPx9EWBov23l_jTHR8ZyXeAs3wfrZpBS2Ug2gPhQFD_j-fTicRWobRa0RiEwzmr8a5j7-/s320/20230908_211236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Bip's presence in Brigham's life is a neat story. Neve was Brigham's cat and when she passed away a few months ago, it really hit him hard. This Momma's heart broke a little bit having to witness pain like that in him. He wasn't ready to say he wanted another cat for a while but when he was ready, we jumped on offering one of Okayu's babies to him. Okayu went into labor on his birthday...is that not a wonderful gift?! To make this experience even more special, we got Neve on Brigham's birthday years ago. Full circle. I am so grateful I believe in a God who is so very in the details of our lives. Thank you, Lord, for loving my son so much.</p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-24935399087910119332023-08-26T03:31:00.000-06:002023-08-26T03:31:14.505-06:00Summer Happenings <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like the last few summers have been, this summer was full of days of me either taking Ruger hiking or swimming. On both activities, we almost always met up with friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GBTFJd-3i_jRum0yx__VfETynimY-5PIA6zu4hUJj_049axNTD6GBCX37u0_fBvVZ2HXfobJS3zFiKirJmttvPg3iYNjdve84gKeRrdMiX6tLYpN2F-Zdm6Mhlf-J1HBoq3wy-adu38eYdo9Cir6Q31czsCCjD3Yg57ZC7HX2l9vdJdt6RankdFHJ6vb/s1849/20230710_143721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1849" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GBTFJd-3i_jRum0yx__VfETynimY-5PIA6zu4hUJj_049axNTD6GBCX37u0_fBvVZ2HXfobJS3zFiKirJmttvPg3iYNjdve84gKeRrdMiX6tLYpN2F-Zdm6Mhlf-J1HBoq3wy-adu38eYdo9Cir6Q31czsCCjD3Yg57ZC7HX2l9vdJdt6RankdFHJ6vb/s320/20230710_143721.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Levi ran a race on the 4th of July and met the cast of "The Chosen" with some of his friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJUvdDwZ37EKEkE6Fv9DEMpbaiB2rSGB4rdDhFDL2-lwZmTiYZb2c8bHqIfP2GBbQP6IzQYPMn3DqjXR822yDjzPN2VQvYanNUkAyMZswZBSeVwDeAtHKa2nWnNxN-Fz7UkAuc3Txo-IxzbJJYLSHAknkD1Cxe98rm58G7rDYozA_i9jd2yQ0gDRE6WN5/s719/IMG_1523(1)%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="719" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJUvdDwZ37EKEkE6Fv9DEMpbaiB2rSGB4rdDhFDL2-lwZmTiYZb2c8bHqIfP2GBbQP6IzQYPMn3DqjXR822yDjzPN2VQvYanNUkAyMZswZBSeVwDeAtHKa2nWnNxN-Fz7UkAuc3Txo-IxzbJJYLSHAknkD1Cxe98rm58G7rDYozA_i9jd2yQ0gDRE6WN5/s320/IMG_1523(1)%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a cute picture of my Dad that my Mom sent me. It's a picture of the things my Mom loves to cuddle with...including my Dad!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wxvCJ3MkhntTKom3kWl5jD62zKvRjXdv5JUODjPtslIbWeIlp3Tas4w9_IaRuWFaskwIjzyqGARNWu1jpvgDZCY_sJfVrLGa4dpbYhfc-ud_7axcZhOiKULJd7wteF9JulPA1bOiQDcTmi7uw_W1MbhwUlcJO0jkHLk7nrpNxq03cYO4nfsaM4i9znI7/s2023/IMG_4325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wxvCJ3MkhntTKom3kWl5jD62zKvRjXdv5JUODjPtslIbWeIlp3Tas4w9_IaRuWFaskwIjzyqGARNWu1jpvgDZCY_sJfVrLGa4dpbYhfc-ud_7axcZhOiKULJd7wteF9JulPA1bOiQDcTmi7uw_W1MbhwUlcJO0jkHLk7nrpNxq03cYO4nfsaM4i9znI7/s320/IMG_4325.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then there was soooooooo much kitten time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uDx2blqI3vbFvKdleB2Pgp1Pd11Cif_Matu7jvq80-SKmOkv3ifF9_mO6Dk4Bi483a-X3QBZSn8n1Fbg5PFZMFHwnPB0hI4noRXf0jabPBshyRj5GYKye2OyeS9xKgTrU3MhTo8yciaChfQONFWM5_TM64yrlm1VxsUDyp9mcOmGdLLMrSwAmX1n0gqq/s1845/20230721_151536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="1384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uDx2blqI3vbFvKdleB2Pgp1Pd11Cif_Matu7jvq80-SKmOkv3ifF9_mO6Dk4Bi483a-X3QBZSn8n1Fbg5PFZMFHwnPB0hI4noRXf0jabPBshyRj5GYKye2OyeS9xKgTrU3MhTo8yciaChfQONFWM5_TM64yrlm1VxsUDyp9mcOmGdLLMrSwAmX1n0gqq/s320/20230721_151536.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Momma with "Orange." We just call them by the color of their collars. I put collars on them because they looked so much alike and I wanted to accurately weigh them every day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEWzoS-t8U-1JIq6D13M54j9YKtjJQUmOtG_O6UUBa3cPuyoKRBQ_GwqdmXmz7YlgCnYljk8RG0zHbByL1QcVcmCuzNQfD6tS4lw5VxF5Fs6CtyxkJESgDl7IsJjKjpE97pj-95FWN4q81yBebRXba5Wzp7cL4cYhLUNDstvnEmXkUHNgveqArBPXKFXU/s2023/20230721_153654%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEWzoS-t8U-1JIq6D13M54j9YKtjJQUmOtG_O6UUBa3cPuyoKRBQ_GwqdmXmz7YlgCnYljk8RG0zHbByL1QcVcmCuzNQfD6tS4lw5VxF5Fs6CtyxkJESgDl7IsJjKjpE97pj-95FWN4q81yBebRXba5Wzp7cL4cYhLUNDstvnEmXkUHNgveqArBPXKFXU/s320/20230721_153654%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMBJOHBQL7vICaplFEKQi187L9-SgPYBjPmpxpTLTYZFoQfzF0HkRjymezNOFyO1xL5OskoptlToUCCJ0iUxtD809b6Sd8hOlX3W6LdrZKgG9ShVL9gBdloA8U2XCtT-GO5k8xO3a9_OuGSlBjWKFFpH0kwqaBrkX75WD01_YzBcOxhof_R91ty1dKhWh/s2023/20230727_213037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMBJOHBQL7vICaplFEKQi187L9-SgPYBjPmpxpTLTYZFoQfzF0HkRjymezNOFyO1xL5OskoptlToUCCJ0iUxtD809b6Sd8hOlX3W6LdrZKgG9ShVL9gBdloA8U2XCtT-GO5k8xO3a9_OuGSlBjWKFFpH0kwqaBrkX75WD01_YzBcOxhof_R91ty1dKhWh/s320/20230727_213037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Red"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI9mTwbF1jegyuRqk_Or2FHGDcD9h034hLEabnlTwaERkKMCQ-FFzM2hv21xcNyMcR1XaWEQn38vz0X3iACDxb0tqk51RRBC5kJvWuP8Lqv-J2aCSpDFdQVDvUMCR_PsaQFOonIqrE80sDpn_I-wuD89SQRN8YBZHyowVr36diDq-Me_aZwrqtAFrezfe/s2023/20230804_145041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI9mTwbF1jegyuRqk_Or2FHGDcD9h034hLEabnlTwaERkKMCQ-FFzM2hv21xcNyMcR1XaWEQn38vz0X3iACDxb0tqk51RRBC5kJvWuP8Lqv-J2aCSpDFdQVDvUMCR_PsaQFOonIqrE80sDpn_I-wuD89SQRN8YBZHyowVr36diDq-Me_aZwrqtAFrezfe/s320/20230804_145041.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had lots of visitors that wanted to see and hold the kittens. I was grateful for this because I wanted to get the kittens used to other humans other than just our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYRIa2zmVACvy8RiIjtKe5cDdetRWgqMYSG7veADaf0N6qRwS7uV5fo4HMLwhOkHqjfWY1nqNLMr-QdoP9acVnEDn1e5Vo6ojruoIT_MjGCtmcgczXNQvGn0rrUGttPRz6-BxptHtwUwZh5PHkmSrWlX_nhL_LEadDaW_qLSt4ioChnNh8UjUkaAKCMBY/s2023/20230806_142803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYRIa2zmVACvy8RiIjtKe5cDdetRWgqMYSG7veADaf0N6qRwS7uV5fo4HMLwhOkHqjfWY1nqNLMr-QdoP9acVnEDn1e5Vo6ojruoIT_MjGCtmcgczXNQvGn0rrUGttPRz6-BxptHtwUwZh5PHkmSrWlX_nhL_LEadDaW_qLSt4ioChnNh8UjUkaAKCMBY/s320/20230806_142803.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my very favorite picture. One night I looked over and Okayu's head was leaning on David's arm while she was nursing "Orange."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJc7VYXiRF3MXl1WH8-gD952PquvjmOrcyUX1I-k6avpfIPrmRu9H95Hd6OcqngREEt1_kwggObcON3pxscGEFNnGzrRPbfayRY56-zQ3f17qNPseC-lbzemoQOFe-xrOs2o2c91zYdRYcNs09syX_J9ZOImu-rtfKzUs7DoU1EQrelD59JvR13aN4ePm/s2695/20230806_181048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2695" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJc7VYXiRF3MXl1WH8-gD952PquvjmOrcyUX1I-k6avpfIPrmRu9H95Hd6OcqngREEt1_kwggObcON3pxscGEFNnGzrRPbfayRY56-zQ3f17qNPseC-lbzemoQOFe-xrOs2o2c91zYdRYcNs09syX_J9ZOImu-rtfKzUs7DoU1EQrelD59JvR13aN4ePm/w400-h300/20230806_181048.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As the kittens got older, they loved to play around my legs. This is a picture in the early stage of my leg scratches. You should see them now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZkIkv_2cBCY9zdZV-Qjws8Y0o-LdPcfCoSFNeOVyl1WgCJvuBnDxptlRU-9ZutBbFJ1ZLqMk8TOHpnWdZLqVKyZVAUNm9gO-B0g-bfaYma5j8cQHUE0ro45Q62M2A8VTNBvGUzHXAHlRpzPTkARrtrL_0vauWrAJZXGKaK_iZB9fw6MY0Lgpo95bC85z/s2023/20230815_175518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZkIkv_2cBCY9zdZV-Qjws8Y0o-LdPcfCoSFNeOVyl1WgCJvuBnDxptlRU-9ZutBbFJ1ZLqMk8TOHpnWdZLqVKyZVAUNm9gO-B0g-bfaYma5j8cQHUE0ro45Q62M2A8VTNBvGUzHXAHlRpzPTkARrtrL_0vauWrAJZXGKaK_iZB9fw6MY0Lgpo95bC85z/s320/20230815_175518.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seiiki has been the best co-momma to the kittens. She pottied them when they couldn't go to the bathroom on their own and now plays with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIgjnIDiIcaQ6Y4p9QgH4daVtHwikO1PNidspfbHpVV_lMqkdREE9uk4xp_julCPrRzGgChRFucHnxLB-F99EdN1_cmb4W_VM17B3l0u71tzCFRW9txt5pxeB44OIjwbvTI-3ZVlog9RjlltMiw5eaCliYKkXLLeqqcljL8_in9atp4arHCRiqonObPXQ/s2023/IMG_1220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIgjnIDiIcaQ6Y4p9QgH4daVtHwikO1PNidspfbHpVV_lMqkdREE9uk4xp_julCPrRzGgChRFucHnxLB-F99EdN1_cmb4W_VM17B3l0u71tzCFRW9txt5pxeB44OIjwbvTI-3ZVlog9RjlltMiw5eaCliYKkXLLeqqcljL8_in9atp4arHCRiqonObPXQ/s320/IMG_1220.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoPNjHwahqyRUK2nduL20zXn8PDXOq_mVXYxP2NSF9cCbMCovbjyTuioIOPVgz0hrCvn2Iw--nerqVFGvld_6dv8uTG1Rui-ty0IgHGD8GADCtbUHfSZhs5hi1GgqWMdoHtZWUENT7o5c8U05fxkL6pz4ry0zg7fJzgiPN2ijpT7iw-Hg7Ww0VGzLSIwT/s523/IMG_1225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="523" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoPNjHwahqyRUK2nduL20zXn8PDXOq_mVXYxP2NSF9cCbMCovbjyTuioIOPVgz0hrCvn2Iw--nerqVFGvld_6dv8uTG1Rui-ty0IgHGD8GADCtbUHfSZhs5hi1GgqWMdoHtZWUENT7o5c8U05fxkL6pz4ry0zg7fJzgiPN2ijpT7iw-Hg7Ww0VGzLSIwT/s320/IMG_1225.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcSsvvMtlW_eLjsAKcx2jHUsEgdTEh0qTjG8-MclUu-RIM4KGCfDTLkpJxjr2w1EkCdmhYlgwJEZtFj6pbeyqv-PkVez5bMWdansTe3v4rrPrObY-eTBjjBJ7r7C2Z9k4YwfjiNs_-qhZT7CI9nqMqBUuNkh7hXaFU2Fd4hriA1gk1dY3ti5YN-RFAD9j/s1600/IMG_1433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcSsvvMtlW_eLjsAKcx2jHUsEgdTEh0qTjG8-MclUu-RIM4KGCfDTLkpJxjr2w1EkCdmhYlgwJEZtFj6pbeyqv-PkVez5bMWdansTe3v4rrPrObY-eTBjjBJ7r7C2Z9k4YwfjiNs_-qhZT7CI9nqMqBUuNkh7hXaFU2Fd4hriA1gk1dY3ti5YN-RFAD9j/s320/IMG_1433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The kittens are now 6 weeks old and love to play. They are nursing less and less. They are eating soft food and try to eat Momma's hard food any chance they can get. They love drinking water and are fully potty trained (which they taught themselves). Next week they will get their first round of shots. Only 2 more weeks and they will go home to their forever homes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-48522673920824972152023-08-25T01:23:00.001-06:002023-08-25T01:23:48.461-06:00Hiking, Hiking and More Hiking!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I journaled about a couple of hikes in June and July but was really bad about the remainder of our summer hikes. Our very first hike this year was actually as a family at Big Springs Hollow Loop. We went on a Sunday that we didn't go to Church and had "Church in the Mountains." Here is a picture of David teaching us. We found this tree swing and decided to have our lesson on this part of the hike to entertain Ruger while Daddy talked. I wish I would have taken more pictures because there were actual random springs coming out of the ground here and there and everything was so green as we were coming out of a very wet winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLv32-itnAxQo7U713DRmGiMfPA-5BskVLIy-9-W1_q5y_hP85mX1WL4wZ4GTN7QScO-qQ9kRLV2m3CTwOTlzDgX1J0G87ueHm2lZyNTEy6G-hbCQc89AODCIK2enAYQeK0z1n_Wa1-5dmKQeynT900GO4Mn7oUZYRVG7oKj007qx9aSaE0Ff5T2Hc3KW/s2698/20230604_162508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2698" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLv32-itnAxQo7U713DRmGiMfPA-5BskVLIy-9-W1_q5y_hP85mX1WL4wZ4GTN7QScO-qQ9kRLV2m3CTwOTlzDgX1J0G87ueHm2lZyNTEy6G-hbCQc89AODCIK2enAYQeK0z1n_Wa1-5dmKQeynT900GO4Mn7oUZYRVG7oKj007qx9aSaE0Ff5T2Hc3KW/w400-h300/20230604_162508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cami, her girls, Ruger and I hiked the Timpanogos Lower Falls. It was 2 1/2 miles long with a 770 ft elevation gain that I was not quite ready for. That was a tough hike but so worth it, as they always are. This one was especially worth it as it was really hot and when we got to the falls, there was snow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspe16sxNQWDEHwJfDi_im7sMFnPTID54FEAXH9IlofnUkXK5MKK7Op0Ra0FDfvTB2p0V-KnPw3ZfnWHe36IYn1chB5OFJ5YDLFN6Gv2wm3b1mSRnXixARbJ6AY0ZF0NziX-cLWTffMMN_8DUHf_wvazdi2n3xiAYIbR9MkOdoScAzp5gk0ecAZ6d84Elz/s1024/IMG_1360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspe16sxNQWDEHwJfDi_im7sMFnPTID54FEAXH9IlofnUkXK5MKK7Op0Ra0FDfvTB2p0V-KnPw3ZfnWHe36IYn1chB5OFJ5YDLFN6Gv2wm3b1mSRnXixARbJ6AY0ZF0NziX-cLWTffMMN_8DUHf_wvazdi2n3xiAYIbR9MkOdoScAzp5gk0ecAZ6d84Elz/s320/IMG_1360.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the places that we went with Cami and her girls was familiar as we were walking the trail when I realized that I had been there some 22 years ago. I realized that Cascade Springs was where David and I had taken our engagement pictures!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-TNLesfpZ1k5jZtXJjd1uBQMPodk_6qJSy3gJdZDnsqLPQKJF3BE8UIj57FpP49FQ95vtzejgKE6ZFxnnaU5JdaGDHDUyrmv-hz48_hcktzkW5B90VzI1myy-8JbntrvOkseiB0toGF6CkDtCxXo7_NiXVEhxp_9XkHZqt1vjL0kyHhSeCs0f657JW4z/s2695/20230804_114745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2695" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-TNLesfpZ1k5jZtXJjd1uBQMPodk_6qJSy3gJdZDnsqLPQKJF3BE8UIj57FpP49FQ95vtzejgKE6ZFxnnaU5JdaGDHDUyrmv-hz48_hcktzkW5B90VzI1myy-8JbntrvOkseiB0toGF6CkDtCxXo7_NiXVEhxp_9XkHZqt1vjL0kyHhSeCs0f657JW4z/w400-h300/20230804_114745.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7qxummrY8G-p-5KlQuH5i1-fqCmUutwEsj-uNHChfI8bJT6O8f61mWy4fhyTLvmNYztfoJqQ7_86z2WKkoJhOe9KckajHTeY2yuhRdh9RqJzZO9z2jCkSP_vmYiGCJSAih-G0xfb4qzYLD-AhGQrHQrcDox7C-akbZtHTresxTNsHzMaLtGEVBExPv-A/s2023/20230804_115037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7qxummrY8G-p-5KlQuH5i1-fqCmUutwEsj-uNHChfI8bJT6O8f61mWy4fhyTLvmNYztfoJqQ7_86z2WKkoJhOe9KckajHTeY2yuhRdh9RqJzZO9z2jCkSP_vmYiGCJSAih-G0xfb4qzYLD-AhGQrHQrcDox7C-akbZtHTresxTNsHzMaLtGEVBExPv-A/s320/20230804_115037.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Usually I go alone on my hikes with Christine but this time Hyrum wanted to go. He invited Leia as we had a casual, easy strole around the Pleasant Grove Ditch Trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRyeC6qmiNtgY9S2XZacPyF6cpU8zLjpDcgrKHU2GXlBq8gtYPuAv76rb4TX3QODdzf4n2vGnkaK7n4sV6KRKMsvAr0D7dCCXmQNvW5qZ7Ot4G1_7ZeThAg00vmMJcfuPoNNHwz_kf2z4VI1xYc4o-ABF5qfvFn9nEsnRr-ltL1qLpATIaQWTX6_eTkHn/s2698/20230809_111716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2698" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRyeC6qmiNtgY9S2XZacPyF6cpU8zLjpDcgrKHU2GXlBq8gtYPuAv76rb4TX3QODdzf4n2vGnkaK7n4sV6KRKMsvAr0D7dCCXmQNvW5qZ7Ot4G1_7ZeThAg00vmMJcfuPoNNHwz_kf2z4VI1xYc4o-ABF5qfvFn9nEsnRr-ltL1qLpATIaQWTX6_eTkHn/s320/20230809_111716.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One Sunday after Church we decided to go to Dripping Rock, which we have done every summer since we found it (and sometimes multiples times a summer!). The water was sooooo cold this time but it was still so nice to get in the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8cyDVMaUFdS0sCJzVz37i4dZVOH-ovDaWqQOrCbdtSFWQkAIdbFNE9RjlfcYJsSOYB722pZMfhWyqGWjpW7zwWsPoRo0rsu39x2_qxb_mVjYeYK0UWlAHz8_5TGhvfaf2dBG6PeUWz2wAW4l4Z5GubuOWelJEV_VgyDoP7JrA4c1vLu0cakN832g6SL-/s2698/20230820_154633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2698" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8cyDVMaUFdS0sCJzVz37i4dZVOH-ovDaWqQOrCbdtSFWQkAIdbFNE9RjlfcYJsSOYB722pZMfhWyqGWjpW7zwWsPoRo0rsu39x2_qxb_mVjYeYK0UWlAHz8_5TGhvfaf2dBG6PeUWz2wAW4l4Z5GubuOWelJEV_VgyDoP7JrA4c1vLu0cakN832g6SL-/s320/20230820_154633.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierKA2ReXsRYlDt86gYYM8a61NzP4FWussSav-gKwRK80sauH_PSu5MjR6XmlyWbM3lJSRXBuDJYbJ0Hyqc9iIDea1OE-00pm8seJa_M8ucvobxXIlKCDx-v7RiZRH58IE0saOs81GbzijaiZuKqM1jF02ARTerTBhHqY5aeY8IYO5BeEQs6hG-zVivTuM/s2698/20230820_154752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2698" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierKA2ReXsRYlDt86gYYM8a61NzP4FWussSav-gKwRK80sauH_PSu5MjR6XmlyWbM3lJSRXBuDJYbJ0Hyqc9iIDea1OE-00pm8seJa_M8ucvobxXIlKCDx-v7RiZRH58IE0saOs81GbzijaiZuKqM1jF02ARTerTBhHqY5aeY8IYO5BeEQs6hG-zVivTuM/s320/20230820_154752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christine really challenged me when she asked me if I wanted to hike the Orson Smith Park to Draper Suspension Bridge Loop. I usually do not do heights. Like ever. But I booked it across that bridge and made it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAX5kquvjFdkT_FiihC_Eikl1CUpetgIVIlQWGHBHsJ2a4hoTeN1d6lB8KiFDQotveem7K9RfijxRgtGSCvjFuQih5Kp8-bMvoRJ3mivh0_woKtxBuEUiVSU-m0mlHXS8Cz6JxUNHqrAqgQUGrHBNOZSJ7UQ-eN0GsS4k6pTqRSwzm0mmf-BTOvUJ8d2f/s2698/20230823_095432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2698" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAX5kquvjFdkT_FiihC_Eikl1CUpetgIVIlQWGHBHsJ2a4hoTeN1d6lB8KiFDQotveem7K9RfijxRgtGSCvjFuQih5Kp8-bMvoRJ3mivh0_woKtxBuEUiVSU-m0mlHXS8Cz6JxUNHqrAqgQUGrHBNOZSJ7UQ-eN0GsS4k6pTqRSwzm0mmf-BTOvUJ8d2f/s320/20230823_095432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOe9h4PGxBW7Q3jHhZR60d29EgTn_ohsqjlCFDBn-sk3SGDM3rrM0tiSvjVhVt9rMLD4vjx8WWxiWUqLoGufV-InkpoGXvioL5LAEFdlVmW-iu69oEDMeIIh606vK_MRn1bRc7JP2gLVz3A3yJmvw9dIbuikE6TdXAJIxFQbGkLaJvIGbID0E5hDibci6Z/s2698/20230823_095644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2698" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOe9h4PGxBW7Q3jHhZR60d29EgTn_ohsqjlCFDBn-sk3SGDM3rrM0tiSvjVhVt9rMLD4vjx8WWxiWUqLoGufV-InkpoGXvioL5LAEFdlVmW-iu69oEDMeIIh606vK_MRn1bRc7JP2gLVz3A3yJmvw9dIbuikE6TdXAJIxFQbGkLaJvIGbID0E5hDibci6Z/s320/20230823_095644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ljfF7pnNVLILTopXF1Iuoml3ZLzJ1tfZl-95dmj4QchZkXFoiBMcxssZmBKliU6EZqH9SGLd5D1Fu7y_bmUayQjtG-QHylYQc97QON0b7LCFZMVRk7So1MgrvAn4vRg4WmQhTr96hzJNpX58YQwHMmafwGmnQpr7s024xl0FFPvjcilbpk62AO7M7vmz/s1600/1000004281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ljfF7pnNVLILTopXF1Iuoml3ZLzJ1tfZl-95dmj4QchZkXFoiBMcxssZmBKliU6EZqH9SGLd5D1Fu7y_bmUayQjtG-QHylYQc97QON0b7LCFZMVRk7So1MgrvAn4vRg4WmQhTr96hzJNpX58YQwHMmafwGmnQpr7s024xl0FFPvjcilbpk62AO7M7vmz/s320/1000004281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I'll save the best for last. Christine first took me to the Lower Bell Canyon Reservoir Trail and man was it hard. Those stairs up the mountain was difficult but, oh my goodness, getting to the water was worth it. You are not supposed to get in the creek or lake but I was so hot that I could not resist at least splashing that clear, fresh water on my face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2h-3LIs4X2dE0tVtYei2YXISZ-ho7IQkwn_wG3smW3D9ogsbNjoPDrPxFcUrJpQ_aNCqf7YOoL1eRrAXl_Bj5qaPZg2l7T1TSbae-JtrrftBbwU9cwog-lW7auwN4rxCK7RWIssKuHB0a2yF3g9WGvrfrMhYViTInRG--P2p9FBAIP1bR5i2_p0bAHC6y/s1600/1000004286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2h-3LIs4X2dE0tVtYei2YXISZ-ho7IQkwn_wG3smW3D9ogsbNjoPDrPxFcUrJpQ_aNCqf7YOoL1eRrAXl_Bj5qaPZg2l7T1TSbae-JtrrftBbwU9cwog-lW7auwN4rxCK7RWIssKuHB0a2yF3g9WGvrfrMhYViTInRG--P2p9FBAIP1bR5i2_p0bAHC6y/w300-h400/1000004286.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lake had the clearest water that I have ever seen in a lake before!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJThGxdENw23GlfWhMTBztxo83sjY17FJcE20zqkNEgQS7vA-joDRgvUGG5huHiJp6U54KFsw8KJqUcX1CV2ZHKLvS5eXarO1hdadqITWB8ypMNFSkrMp-3-LsivwclZTj4Ndj5ZFtcbfCTIo_pyMieICGbeFdgjmXFdc-ja-vUnUXQns4UajC5A4WwKaJ/s1200/1000004292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJThGxdENw23GlfWhMTBztxo83sjY17FJcE20zqkNEgQS7vA-joDRgvUGG5huHiJp6U54KFsw8KJqUcX1CV2ZHKLvS5eXarO1hdadqITWB8ypMNFSkrMp-3-LsivwclZTj4Ndj5ZFtcbfCTIo_pyMieICGbeFdgjmXFdc-ja-vUnUXQns4UajC5A4WwKaJ/w300-h400/1000004292.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved it so much that I took Cami today. Here we are in front of one of the sets of "stairs" that we had to go up to get to the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwzhLqf-KlGptm9IcmMYpUklV8wmhwx2YPrzxDBB_NeCfo_e_gS2HrCQSmJpzncfANPGbpTGwVOXhouIROqiTPJEEDWzDG0KlxMIHNeIjGqFJu-D5Wy4Zn2wqUUVdkdIpJgqwJ8HiV8qbp6SfNVvVQ6LGC4VJ7-eCduVlkpCQ_OD29BkGE7LPzw_p8T8B/s1280/IMG_2192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwzhLqf-KlGptm9IcmMYpUklV8wmhwx2YPrzxDBB_NeCfo_e_gS2HrCQSmJpzncfANPGbpTGwVOXhouIROqiTPJEEDWzDG0KlxMIHNeIjGqFJu-D5Wy4Zn2wqUUVdkdIpJgqwJ8HiV8qbp6SfNVvVQ6LGC4VJ7-eCduVlkpCQ_OD29BkGE7LPzw_p8T8B/s320/IMG_2192.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not much of a camper and I don't care to sweat but I sure love hiking and when exercise is involved, sweating is good and I expect it. I have no doubt that my mental health was as good as it was this summer because of all these hikes. I'm so grateful for Christine and Cami for being my hiking buddies this summer!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-13617467498562873602023-07-16T18:49:00.000-06:002023-07-16T18:49:04.457-06:00Introducing: Sushi, Chop Sticks, Tofu, Bamboo, and Wasabi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okayu has loved having her belly rubbed for the past 2 weeks or so. If I'm lying on the bed she just plops down on my chest and neck, assuming the position for me to scratch her belly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9be2JpMHFGkr2OhoTvVSxpUdFsVdMgYFTogSlIXYyfG944kTacRv9kY5-mA9IKn-JYsLA6zWqnNxMZbmmCc-oF5woln1q7N9LCiqvZBqH4tm2ecqw0k8w7BG_sz_GzUANoS7xumnxjqWAqgLGc3f7_jicGb2LAcJ4RbFYTgNZF-cjQPdg0z8yTkt0syv/s2554/20230707_175810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="2554" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9be2JpMHFGkr2OhoTvVSxpUdFsVdMgYFTogSlIXYyfG944kTacRv9kY5-mA9IKn-JYsLA6zWqnNxMZbmmCc-oF5woln1q7N9LCiqvZBqH4tm2ecqw0k8w7BG_sz_GzUANoS7xumnxjqWAqgLGc3f7_jicGb2LAcJ4RbFYTgNZF-cjQPdg0z8yTkt0syv/s320/20230707_175810.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When a mother cat nurses her babies, endorphins rush in. I'd say more like drugs because she looks high almost every time I rub her belly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSeWcIvy93lHeG3kuciiYb_OPv8rzaHkKES7hXn6KmUJczwLI4dzbnX7WEDBdC6ZJXhMpJ6QzwsKoSbfUBiKTzQoMZU2QqHI_wlBylt9uTkCdiJmeNKTHYe7P-svGVkkWMEdi2MICDnt0d1LAXMk-5migdjBggRm2ylhnoBL8Qe1XUBIaEoKhOHSPXxoA/s2103/20230713_182427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="1578" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSeWcIvy93lHeG3kuciiYb_OPv8rzaHkKES7hXn6KmUJczwLI4dzbnX7WEDBdC6ZJXhMpJ6QzwsKoSbfUBiKTzQoMZU2QqHI_wlBylt9uTkCdiJmeNKTHYe7P-svGVkkWMEdi2MICDnt0d1LAXMk-5migdjBggRm2ylhnoBL8Qe1XUBIaEoKhOHSPXxoA/s320/20230713_182427.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Brigham's birthday, Okayu was showing signs of the 1st stage of labor. She was really loud and vocal and very needy. She also had some discharge coming out. Hyrum was afraid he'd miss something so he slept in my bed (Daddy slept on the couch...good Daddy!) since the nesting box was in there. Okayu was up most of the night, but I did catch this moment of her sleeping against Hryum before waking up again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnQ4EmTe599Lk4eaxZhzHp62vOPX1dTrJVpdKKr2jbrcUD3Lgi4tP6vKCBAc8KWcLT5m7VFCR5JrNeuKe8VTLhDaaez6YmqU9IX6BMj-qybpkXHYbMY9ywjcT1Luck2DStpvmMjQdHF-8ndd9MuBpCsZfEan9l1X6ah7KDn-4iojXKgiL_nl2eSse6G3Z/s2803/20230714_012859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2803" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnQ4EmTe599Lk4eaxZhzHp62vOPX1dTrJVpdKKr2jbrcUD3Lgi4tP6vKCBAc8KWcLT5m7VFCR5JrNeuKe8VTLhDaaez6YmqU9IX6BMj-qybpkXHYbMY9ywjcT1Luck2DStpvmMjQdHF-8ndd9MuBpCsZfEan9l1X6ah7KDn-4iojXKgiL_nl2eSse6G3Z/s320/20230714_012859.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Its a long story but she ended up giving birth in my dresser drawer. That was not at all as we planned but she kept wanting to get in there when she was in stage 2 labor (mucus plug lost, panting, bearing down). Hyrum and I kept directing her to the nesting box but no luck. She even completely stopped panting and bearing down at one point. I knew then that we had been stressing her out by not letting her go where she had planned on going all along. So much time had passed, she was exhausted, and so were we so I took out all the clothes, put in old towels and doggie pee pads, and let her do her things. Within 10 minutes, she had had her first baby!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMEM1suTQoRmx3pdr4PF-Qi2skfHpL8f8a982IVtWwZL5ixh9Dtf21RNdnddjmEFDJ3J1N6NIroU6i_kjnyCnJR66qIEQSuj-VWUMOnhGACdxk3FuBv3n0JK6b2ZOwEQECv9JOZeV0MlZiCjEJ8Xj371qYi5DqVF5rnIhjA8oQ1mI4ak1bi24k8JtIew5/s2805/20230714_120501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2805" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMEM1suTQoRmx3pdr4PF-Qi2skfHpL8f8a982IVtWwZL5ixh9Dtf21RNdnddjmEFDJ3J1N6NIroU6i_kjnyCnJR66qIEQSuj-VWUMOnhGACdxk3FuBv3n0JK6b2ZOwEQECv9JOZeV0MlZiCjEJ8Xj371qYi5DqVF5rnIhjA8oQ1mI4ak1bi24k8JtIew5/s320/20230714_120501.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMV35vLn3cNc5T5-IpSzXJBAlyTxbQf6mj-rtbSeWnGAaCfDP2n7GeAw76q9ejuD18jAkC_KrO1AaCX6SEaJqsx-NV1SQ8mfE-ptaC_HRymo1r9deesJmDkZINGwcHUUgyeprYTSGwNyYoL3DfDJdPxg456WQlKUyN9u1ORGgQJaBnRcEg-o1O3oE26wC9/s2805/20230714_164535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2805" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMV35vLn3cNc5T5-IpSzXJBAlyTxbQf6mj-rtbSeWnGAaCfDP2n7GeAw76q9ejuD18jAkC_KrO1AaCX6SEaJqsx-NV1SQ8mfE-ptaC_HRymo1r9deesJmDkZINGwcHUUgyeprYTSGwNyYoL3DfDJdPxg456WQlKUyN9u1ORGgQJaBnRcEg-o1O3oE26wC9/s320/20230714_164535.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Day 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbKy7tGYJgnU8NoTegews3-0EDS4gCneZ6HKtEIUPgk8SOvEiTYOG5FxdZkqTvPQLqAb4QAxKDggdMTpy2aGlZf2sewck7Bvv5gueRVUenBC2mSKdaeLEjebsJqdr_qZaTeX31YCOQapghH1rICmN5r3UeAlRrc6xz1CQFAML_8N1lzKeHAQH54c5N5rz/s2210/20230716_154806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="2210" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbKy7tGYJgnU8NoTegews3-0EDS4gCneZ6HKtEIUPgk8SOvEiTYOG5FxdZkqTvPQLqAb4QAxKDggdMTpy2aGlZf2sewck7Bvv5gueRVUenBC2mSKdaeLEjebsJqdr_qZaTeX31YCOQapghH1rICmN5r3UeAlRrc6xz1CQFAML_8N1lzKeHAQH54c5N5rz/s320/20230716_154806.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Day 3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaNQqpNRf2B2lU-j4zPfBZLwh8J7lA0WL6IUdh86jfAdGqvM_TlI7PXZ324dZjGYC81u7zbng_chzKf4zZ6CWglQCIDwwylV7d23Vs_3i5v2P1m6TEtp15gsAwkcejLP17HeH2r66SDVkLSG8ctYLlQd6U-pCuxk8HnhOqI1o_KoUBwUn4b9f9BIShDWG/s2805/20230716_161621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2805" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaNQqpNRf2B2lU-j4zPfBZLwh8J7lA0WL6IUdh86jfAdGqvM_TlI7PXZ324dZjGYC81u7zbng_chzKf4zZ6CWglQCIDwwylV7d23Vs_3i5v2P1m6TEtp15gsAwkcejLP17HeH2r66SDVkLSG8ctYLlQd6U-pCuxk8HnhOqI1o_KoUBwUn4b9f9BIShDWG/s320/20230716_161621.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These were taken on day 3 of one of the kittens that we sometimes lovingly call "fatty" because it was the chunckiest baby out of all of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjwmeJw-lxFQvAxJEnQg6OVZoiDLH6wj0k7l6XjPjjUipYsVFa8_Ox68JmGHt-2iWkBKQ2xTtUFZG4yDtR2zh8Gblpp0TuBvaF245YJiRaQZAb0VOfWRKBRkVt_uZNj-6V_lEbf7Hx7n2R276768dl0xPh-u4PXPTYt_xLzrMMAKTvxbg9TGM6h2E_Hfn/s2468/20230716_161857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since Hyrum loves all things Japanese, we decided to call them: Sushi, Chop Sticks, Tofu, Bamboo, and Wasabi.</div><br /> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-33146324701825852902023-07-09T19:35:00.003-06:002023-07-10T21:04:52.616-06:00Battle Creek Falls Trail<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The post before this one (4th of July 2023) had a group picture of us with water in the background. The water coming down in this picuture is what fed into the water from the other picture. In years past when going to this area for fireworks there has never been water. Just goes to show how much snow we got this year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgU51fhDXbJs1-j3ai66haXtuKSI1Ch6JV7OI0K5WrBZ3oHtnLMhP0AfE1wqV2N7xqPf9-nEMDkSIOeYY-8EdkIwTLLcG0gio1CKJfS_hf0se2dQC7e_0OsqdIYaXM_SkXWCgKMP8rpo0m1YWMqgrhrwBi1ucm5wgMIoPbcztpX1h9X8GBcyzs3UZ4web7/s1148/20230707_090643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1148" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgU51fhDXbJs1-j3ai66haXtuKSI1Ch6JV7OI0K5WrBZ3oHtnLMhP0AfE1wqV2N7xqPf9-nEMDkSIOeYY-8EdkIwTLLcG0gio1CKJfS_hf0se2dQC7e_0OsqdIYaXM_SkXWCgKMP8rpo0m1YWMqgrhrwBi1ucm5wgMIoPbcztpX1h9X8GBcyzs3UZ4web7/s320/20230707_090643.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrq-oSvQXkE0LJBT9GV57zQuC-bcsWelAainG9uHfWDY_2atX9ravhQrmE1WPKVct9Blgz8DgY8Rc8B8gPE6_Nu2KAy_ze57YgJ5ejkueQDO89IBluF0FuLuriAxzi5fKMbYXC6vd5cRIYjJClVKM_ZAv09RY3WeX11EXVLFIL9SsQ3yGh5OOhhpXXuC2/s1201/20230707_102459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1201" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrq-oSvQXkE0LJBT9GV57zQuC-bcsWelAainG9uHfWDY_2atX9ravhQrmE1WPKVct9Blgz8DgY8Rc8B8gPE6_Nu2KAy_ze57YgJ5ejkueQDO89IBluF0FuLuriAxzi5fKMbYXC6vd5cRIYjJClVKM_ZAv09RY3WeX11EXVLFIL9SsQ3yGh5OOhhpXXuC2/s320/20230707_102459.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been to the Battle Creek waterfalls before but never saw it as 2 falls coming down (or going over this bridge!) until this year. Again, so much precipitation this year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oNlrEikGHtK_Qt-QAOoT_1PO-Kp_Cqk0SeUhXpdUIaFgPmTkLsfoah_8BMYFr74yDdeS1YGE-q0io3AQjZ2zCTLdZNWnin24MFjhCBwmw8ECktAY5ow_UAQRECLfg0w2nFN8wBNf7SRWDmCgZm5xs-7aN377ryKV18DkjkGIBHcRg1zbDJAGMkTSI64N/s860/20230707_100535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oNlrEikGHtK_Qt-QAOoT_1PO-Kp_Cqk0SeUhXpdUIaFgPmTkLsfoah_8BMYFr74yDdeS1YGE-q0io3AQjZ2zCTLdZNWnin24MFjhCBwmw8ECktAY5ow_UAQRECLfg0w2nFN8wBNf7SRWDmCgZm5xs-7aN377ryKV18DkjkGIBHcRg1zbDJAGMkTSI64N/s320/20230707_100535.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62HST1OGGJnMwmPuau2uIhkzTJAsMPbZ4rNya5Hq2gVTbfOvchgo1PHw29ZmoPtDBdrFZust7GZ-2cfKwL1hgt6WL8v-Ga3EDTrPDtxcdPbex8f6_gtuWqx9uTa9M40knf36osKqWO2FA42Bbk6at9MzmZTMNiS1rD_ALiMtSmUx8J3AXIDKBw_DwIEHk/s1146/20230707_100549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62HST1OGGJnMwmPuau2uIhkzTJAsMPbZ4rNya5Hq2gVTbfOvchgo1PHw29ZmoPtDBdrFZust7GZ-2cfKwL1hgt6WL8v-Ga3EDTrPDtxcdPbex8f6_gtuWqx9uTa9M40knf36osKqWO2FA42Bbk6at9MzmZTMNiS1rD_ALiMtSmUx8J3AXIDKBw_DwIEHk/s320/20230707_100549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hRjJV5iaDDxLjW6qCWWXqwXz8CBODilzsjoabDklgjPf2bJ8ZZmpt0ht7SzZ9qE1GXegwJ3sGBpub0BJlXawh46dhebjDLmJ2rf5ndm5OxZTzqCVlANEV_O4UDvTLablT298h3Et6Qcygnju5LIPqds5dDgx7gFcjJCFyE4t4C232nwEKI79eKVL-2FO/s933/1000003762.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hRjJV5iaDDxLjW6qCWWXqwXz8CBODilzsjoabDklgjPf2bJ8ZZmpt0ht7SzZ9qE1GXegwJ3sGBpub0BJlXawh46dhebjDLmJ2rf5ndm5OxZTzqCVlANEV_O4UDvTLablT298h3Et6Qcygnju5LIPqds5dDgx7gFcjJCFyE4t4C232nwEKI79eKVL-2FO/w300-h400/1000003762.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This hike is barely a mile (but steep) but just like in times past, it kicked my butt! It was a really tough hike for me but so worth it getting up to the top. The cool breeze coming off the falls was so nice!</div> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-55323270155297980502023-07-05T10:30:00.001-06:002023-07-05T10:30:32.288-06:004th of July 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had an incredibly lazy day on the 4th. We were totally planning on going swimming but we ended up just lounging around the house, the boys and Daddy playing games while I made cards. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3ei0s55mKzMMlYZ2tgLIXjtCKBsVQnTNKsyCEsLy-ltSlDlBtSRkS9lCCFshUuHIYiY8NLH3A8_G0dxzZnuCj2A2QqHLjWcpEXqznUsqVwyYFrVCuXuzqMGnFcQ6igBUyqYvowqIaJCQHF1HUkrA_yBcIwgwU_stkIOQoG7QBjDmtKWcAmZneSuBB-RB/s1146/20230704_210806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3ei0s55mKzMMlYZ2tgLIXjtCKBsVQnTNKsyCEsLy-ltSlDlBtSRkS9lCCFshUuHIYiY8NLH3A8_G0dxzZnuCj2A2QqHLjWcpEXqznUsqVwyYFrVCuXuzqMGnFcQ6igBUyqYvowqIaJCQHF1HUkrA_yBcIwgwU_stkIOQoG7QBjDmtKWcAmZneSuBB-RB/s320/20230704_210806.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Towards the end of the night, we headed up the mountains (around the Pleasant Grove area) with part of the Doll family and just enjoyed the nice breeze and tons of fireworks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgqmVsK3a3sF7NSFSo0OHPkShifpiTz2A4ojYLAWiFvPur2tjMj8zWIYteL5X_CFrDNVv2gOpz5Y12zI0YI_6Q3WzJwWZc1A2L4qiMN112b4G5UlFIcyIe6CFNRg1qfBzUYBjVkkPebTp8dWA-m9aV742yIi0fZB6gOMEi53JupxyjfTgPzR0QzhXHOMD/s1146/20230704_211844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgqmVsK3a3sF7NSFSo0OHPkShifpiTz2A4ojYLAWiFvPur2tjMj8zWIYteL5X_CFrDNVv2gOpz5Y12zI0YI_6Q3WzJwWZc1A2L4qiMN112b4G5UlFIcyIe6CFNRg1qfBzUYBjVkkPebTp8dWA-m9aV742yIi0fZB6gOMEi53JupxyjfTgPzR0QzhXHOMD/s320/20230704_211844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And there really were tons of fireworks. My camera does not do it justice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2zttayeg-kbXjXAPyVmacS4_1VpoP3hyiXl2pcC7Cw3RFePVgf56E3auQPYen3XW8hxGsXCSHOrSrDULeabsh54ImYUht7ONxy7XHvkoYA_FEy9D9-yyD4PQiqfp9dP5PXWBSvFLHmGKRRqD7-9xwmIJpeCxLsWLjLo-VctFiyhZX-n25l4pRS4KuJ6Z/s1146/20230704_214018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2zttayeg-kbXjXAPyVmacS4_1VpoP3hyiXl2pcC7Cw3RFePVgf56E3auQPYen3XW8hxGsXCSHOrSrDULeabsh54ImYUht7ONxy7XHvkoYA_FEy9D9-yyD4PQiqfp9dP5PXWBSvFLHmGKRRqD7-9xwmIJpeCxLsWLjLo-VctFiyhZX-n25l4pRS4KuJ6Z/s320/20230704_214018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-24796105315393777082023-07-03T22:55:00.000-06:002023-07-03T22:55:00.360-06:00Some Other June Happenings<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Mother's Day, I got my Mom some llama earrings (she loves llamas!) and a type of activity book for her and I to work on together. We have worked on it for a little over a month, every Sunday, and I've loved how it has gotten us to remember things as well as learn new things about each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEHtEErsi10tvjUwGvGV8cmrebNKWxq3x3IwzofyG3-puQlu3EOMgvS3J9ZZv6inOAB9XfK34JHfO8FzNI6cCtnFeE7EJQYPlHa4OGaAKexwvWcXLx6h87N_a4_c-FwfIzTw_BfE0BpVzYxMl1bpXESZnTZs0AjqX6XHZKhpfBhcbHNZFr_PP0MYEPh6z/s1640/Mom%20and%20Alisa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEHtEErsi10tvjUwGvGV8cmrebNKWxq3x3IwzofyG3-puQlu3EOMgvS3J9ZZv6inOAB9XfK34JHfO8FzNI6cCtnFeE7EJQYPlHa4OGaAKexwvWcXLx6h87N_a4_c-FwfIzTw_BfE0BpVzYxMl1bpXESZnTZs0AjqX6XHZKhpfBhcbHNZFr_PP0MYEPh6z/s320/Mom%20and%20Alisa.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the activities have needed pictures. Here was the very first one I put together. The first picture is probably my favorite picture of my Mom and I together when I was little (I was around 3 years old). The one on the right is the last time we were together in April of this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVd_-6YB5Fi73KWTUq8P5hSShiHcTSZw31e-cQ5cDYgjHLaZ1PvvZ_gaZHrfR6MWRdoFGaIrGvTaYpv8A8kRTXdCZNcNqJbxn4l8QKyugmeRxUj4elr4CrtqsFDIVyP5QdYApyeyWf_GCHbwLNm4zgsC_B5phpt9ehV7VD54QN1h6HCmril9X0s_GNM_A/s2000/2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2000" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVd_-6YB5Fi73KWTUq8P5hSShiHcTSZw31e-cQ5cDYgjHLaZ1PvvZ_gaZHrfR6MWRdoFGaIrGvTaYpv8A8kRTXdCZNcNqJbxn4l8QKyugmeRxUj4elr4CrtqsFDIVyP5QdYApyeyWf_GCHbwLNm4zgsC_B5phpt9ehV7VD54QN1h6HCmril9X0s_GNM_A/w400-h285/2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my qualitites that we went over was being a good friend so I put together this little timeline of some of my dearest friends. I couldn't get them all in (and I'm hoping my dates are right) but I sure do love all of my friends, past and present!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg_scVUwaCTUQMuGtFSwVl4MF0AeD6IP0hbY_mo1oXncVADSQcPrhrWFOU6DfJberQ4Q32vSeODL40-QFx09DbBh88YCzNAgNEfvYuAgqmLYhYkyYThgkQnCew_e9PeR_Kpf-71UQ6hLWk19kWoN8w8HSeC_q1wYeSQABvfuJaTPwyIePt7bo51VQ8D44/s860/IMG_4272%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg_scVUwaCTUQMuGtFSwVl4MF0AeD6IP0hbY_mo1oXncVADSQcPrhrWFOU6DfJberQ4Q32vSeODL40-QFx09DbBh88YCzNAgNEfvYuAgqmLYhYkyYThgkQnCew_e9PeR_Kpf-71UQ6hLWk19kWoN8w8HSeC_q1wYeSQABvfuJaTPwyIePt7bo51VQ8D44/s320/IMG_4272%20(2).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a cropped version of one of the pictures we used in our books. I thought Mom looked so pretty and happy that I wanted it journaled here too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIafaHz33V-T4irrWXrsWWtj_j00BmfbNR_mM8jXtsMheoE6V9I8TZvGpzm7oWklHuXLEjKG72z4aNg2jAdB3FCz20GOM8GBVFkoNbZdoYEa4jJbLZRf9drl5hGhgpPvxuf7-L9lEoaiKP-JXNWQgtrDoMkcmyFCDphw4lIygTVdDe3gl7QYRrEX0Z9k6V/s1905/Things%20Alisa%20loves%20to%20feel%20or%20snuggle!.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1905" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIafaHz33V-T4irrWXrsWWtj_j00BmfbNR_mM8jXtsMheoE6V9I8TZvGpzm7oWklHuXLEjKG72z4aNg2jAdB3FCz20GOM8GBVFkoNbZdoYEa4jJbLZRf9drl5hGhgpPvxuf7-L9lEoaiKP-JXNWQgtrDoMkcmyFCDphw4lIygTVdDe3gl7QYRrEX0Z9k6V/w400-h300/Things%20Alisa%20loves%20to%20feel%20or%20snuggle!.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the things we went over was touch. I love the soft, silkly feel of Okayu. Next to her is Pinkie, probably my favorite stuffed toy David has ever gotten me. I sleep with it every night. And then of course there is David. My favorite thing of all time to snuggle!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk2dIEztKjxMSNGkb-KPb4zYd7U_cl2ArA6VaoXy7bbL3Kfdpg_ZNqT1jifBo0Ilh8bKqavb9CpHO-P3BaUfZqzAIfGoMw8dHxIq2ZvLW-mVlykvCk3ZpfoLA1Vs385JLbukxGdlUuDqyT4wDKfasnpZ1LVgSUB1gU4ROXBvpVZ4OgC0gEEb2dJrAvoYK/s860/20230618_162435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk2dIEztKjxMSNGkb-KPb4zYd7U_cl2ArA6VaoXy7bbL3Kfdpg_ZNqT1jifBo0Ilh8bKqavb9CpHO-P3BaUfZqzAIfGoMw8dHxIq2ZvLW-mVlykvCk3ZpfoLA1Vs385JLbukxGdlUuDqyT4wDKfasnpZ1LVgSUB1gU4ROXBvpVZ4OgC0gEEb2dJrAvoYK/s320/20230618_162435.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Helen's birthday and Father's Day were close in dates so we celebrated them together. David is wearing one of his gifts from Levi (shirt). Levi had also gotten him a card that when David opened it, it said things like, "Dad, dad, dad....father, father, father..." over and over. Most cards turn off the sound when you close them but this one was made so that you could not stop it from talking for 2 HOURS!!!! Hilarious! Levi was nice though and warned him that if he tried to take out the battery that the card was made to spew out glitter. Ha! This is him nervously ripping it apart. But to his luck, it didn't explode.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOwmpinyKdmne-d1SdJj-DJZIWs7Xr2W34NCHFIULGEsck6IYcbBfM9XpDXgiLVZ8uMYRSdezScBZAqdjjrsAWFQ_9xjvQgsrNMkKnBvbLEFaMu4ogdA_65EyKJZvcC1UfYCmFoOQHcXcGhy5yPf486_C3G_qsl7gzaa2t2A4SrrzrBW6Hw77BTxuG9Q7/s860/20230618_184802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOwmpinyKdmne-d1SdJj-DJZIWs7Xr2W34NCHFIULGEsck6IYcbBfM9XpDXgiLVZ8uMYRSdezScBZAqdjjrsAWFQ_9xjvQgsrNMkKnBvbLEFaMu4ogdA_65EyKJZvcC1UfYCmFoOQHcXcGhy5yPf486_C3G_qsl7gzaa2t2A4SrrzrBW6Hw77BTxuG9Q7/s320/20230618_184802.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7k1uKiF-c3zT52eNQMKUz0LALSjvE194nSql-cNXysm2gVceJZK2zFmJxmOcjShVhgHlTqEam-pMzQjGj_Jb214GKV9f3Sfyo4sjEV-mR2d4UPcAi4kzulhCdY1qm22469KEylf-yg8kTHM09Ytut4YB4uWyWX-RX8XnFHh0T-vdcEWw_lDW2Zpmg-vOS/s860/IMG_0874%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7k1uKiF-c3zT52eNQMKUz0LALSjvE194nSql-cNXysm2gVceJZK2zFmJxmOcjShVhgHlTqEam-pMzQjGj_Jb214GKV9f3Sfyo4sjEV-mR2d4UPcAi4kzulhCdY1qm22469KEylf-yg8kTHM09Ytut4YB4uWyWX-RX8XnFHh0T-vdcEWw_lDW2Zpmg-vOS/s320/IMG_0874%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cami and I are starting up our weekly hikes. We have been to Grotto Falls before but never with the amount of water that was coming out of the falls like this time. It was awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ05MKUfgHOtkr2-cMpl6BfLgwMv4bSnXvzSOjDUyr3Oc6QoNECnxoh8pVE7XDUHJFcu5RtNXpVwAAqlw6PPBy6S9D6-0Y4yp4Is4tKtImJwHh_Pd5KZRwEqHs-e2juJMSAKf0CPxuZLtwEiwhZvkx48_Fr8nWXjpXj-uUhBQzX4RnkzFOOpH4YPmGvFSg/s933/20230621_111855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ05MKUfgHOtkr2-cMpl6BfLgwMv4bSnXvzSOjDUyr3Oc6QoNECnxoh8pVE7XDUHJFcu5RtNXpVwAAqlw6PPBy6S9D6-0Y4yp4Is4tKtImJwHh_Pd5KZRwEqHs-e2juJMSAKf0CPxuZLtwEiwhZvkx48_Fr8nWXjpXj-uUhBQzX4RnkzFOOpH4YPmGvFSg/s320/20230621_111855.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ3Og44vKmlBHnPNZEl9nCq9NzlRiZsovdFvrXPhm5NoVBvecv_KGeSxkaCbeAFUYzbxZdcwAQnKXLVJD_1bl8oa2sgidzlUHQg4MY0TlJNkD4GCR9RyKhIxb5PeuHymz6Mag4TSWz62ufDyaOuA0lY-0fr8ZvrAkHq2flAI_SSwnktJImkeuLrLNu8nL/s933/Screenshot_20230611_183328_Gospel%20Living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="761" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ3Og44vKmlBHnPNZEl9nCq9NzlRiZsovdFvrXPhm5NoVBvecv_KGeSxkaCbeAFUYzbxZdcwAQnKXLVJD_1bl8oa2sgidzlUHQg4MY0TlJNkD4GCR9RyKhIxb5PeuHymz6Mag4TSWz62ufDyaOuA0lY-0fr8ZvrAkHq2flAI_SSwnktJImkeuLrLNu8nL/w326-h400/Screenshot_20230611_183328_Gospel%20Living.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hyrum went on a youth temple trip (Provo temple).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-61071641303958315922023-06-17T22:01:00.004-06:002023-06-17T22:05:13.719-06:00North Star Conference 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was our second year of going to the North Star Conference. We were only able to go to one day of the conference but we did make a date out of it by going up early Friday night and going to The Leonardo Museum, a cat cafe', dinner, and then stay in the hotel that the conference was being held at.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z95zJL7hRHzFTk1qwW2my9TSxVPg9HRbhHW0pgpNYaTT8PYUN8C04n289_aJEJdOGRsbDTHXIPdl_UeFVdIJndKXNO_DRGKS69IcN2QQpKcho3r9cMviijdW75nWprdShlxfiWM_HDFWGtJrJ2bAw5EkVYkQ77cG4Gh6z6MTCMkQtHBkwhSTW1CotQ/s1146/20230616_163726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z95zJL7hRHzFTk1qwW2my9TSxVPg9HRbhHW0pgpNYaTT8PYUN8C04n289_aJEJdOGRsbDTHXIPdl_UeFVdIJndKXNO_DRGKS69IcN2QQpKcho3r9cMviijdW75nWprdShlxfiWM_HDFWGtJrJ2bAw5EkVYkQ77cG4Gh6z6MTCMkQtHBkwhSTW1CotQ/s320/20230616_163726.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here David and I are under one of the exibits. I think David enjoyed the museum more than I did. I have never really been that into most art pieces. Though I do appreciate art in things that I love. I just don't seem to have the imagination to go outside of that. I love art in the sense of music or dance!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtElviTUPX9dgXJ0lPyS3P5eY1jPCAGrPNvTOzq1jk3dH-3v2AT1hNGmXH1WBC2F3-cFlIn8vQEfpzkmkrIq0r9_eaYYCym1Js0P28JVGac0xCnb3kZu5VevjY_5f1Er__5qcKpzAUWlqL_ac2Wh5jHH269VYAHrQzMbC2575MjlmYowJDV6W9zVfBqQ/s1146/20230616_165430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtElviTUPX9dgXJ0lPyS3P5eY1jPCAGrPNvTOzq1jk3dH-3v2AT1hNGmXH1WBC2F3-cFlIn8vQEfpzkmkrIq0r9_eaYYCym1Js0P28JVGac0xCnb3kZu5VevjY_5f1Er__5qcKpzAUWlqL_ac2Wh5jHH269VYAHrQzMbC2575MjlmYowJDV6W9zVfBqQ/s320/20230616_165430.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tinker's Cat Cafe' was way too warm in the building than my liking. It was so hot I literally had sweat running down my face. But that is all I could complain about. The cats there were from the local animal shelter so this cafe' was helping with getting the cats adopted as well as selling their drinks. What a wonderful idea and cause!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-0dbkUZqTvguJ5uhWr9kAbnU013JxuFFe6CpJVCk9gyZ7YX3TOXauhJM9dXtZnk3tJPZmVHZO43Dq11sgO-GtJ-pTXV56kEo-xEFcIKZ7A7xEpzlB4165T1gGRwj0H1gBDH4Q2TEp1ODGB-3gQKiWC1_UdeOiQ8_1AxIA50gq-UPOOia9SzTN_jA2g/s1146/20230616_170359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-0dbkUZqTvguJ5uhWr9kAbnU013JxuFFe6CpJVCk9gyZ7YX3TOXauhJM9dXtZnk3tJPZmVHZO43Dq11sgO-GtJ-pTXV56kEo-xEFcIKZ7A7xEpzlB4165T1gGRwj0H1gBDH4Q2TEp1ODGB-3gQKiWC1_UdeOiQ8_1AxIA50gq-UPOOia9SzTN_jA2g/s320/20230616_170359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2Pji6OGekxrgcd4_6vAmHSiLecd03hmaDpWiqBYYVSPKimKiYA2grlLnu06VIMJ3U3zTb8OBF39CWFfJCWmEnl8o5zlDPeBeJkBmpstBZ5Cj_G5qLztU-LcSmIpE3LaNR0mFRL_i5zUHGga2YVrbkYEXY3tKJv7FcTexWY-SNGXc4WFQ-0tUI_NORw/s1885/Untitled%20design%20(21).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="1414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2Pji6OGekxrgcd4_6vAmHSiLecd03hmaDpWiqBYYVSPKimKiYA2grlLnu06VIMJ3U3zTb8OBF39CWFfJCWmEnl8o5zlDPeBeJkBmpstBZ5Cj_G5qLztU-LcSmIpE3LaNR0mFRL_i5zUHGga2YVrbkYEXY3tKJv7FcTexWY-SNGXc4WFQ-0tUI_NORw/w300-h400/Untitled%20design%20(21).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> We woke up late this morning, unfortunately, and missed the first speaker of Saturday's conference (whom I was really looking forward to speak) but that is ok because the classes we went to were amazing! I wanted to record some of my favorite things I learned so that I have the notes to look back on one day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dr. Christy Kane, PSYD, CMHC</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Trauma is not about the event. It's about how you record it in the brain.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-She did a study on 8 hugs for 8 seconds a day. It lowers your stress index, anxiety, and depression.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Our emotions are never a wrong thing to experience so stop feeling quilty about them when we think of others who seem to have "gone through worse things." </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Vaughn Armstrong</div><div style="text-align: left;">-His bishop once told him, while going through the repentance process, "Don't put more limitations on yourself than I do."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Russ Gaede</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Love is understanding (and the only way you can understand someone is if you are truly listening to them) but understanding is not always agreeing. </div><div style="text-align: left;">-Join our children where they are at: Genesis 3:7-10 When the Lord found Adam and Eve naked, after they had partaken of the the forbidden fruit, He did not give up on them and stop loving them. Instead He joined them where they were by clothing them (vs. 21) and continued to be a presence in their lives. You can join your LGBTQ+ family members and friends where they are and still be strong in the Gospel!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dana Huddrik</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Matthew 22: 36-40 Christ made it clear that the greatest commandment was to love God and that second was to love our neighbors. But in verse 40 He states something that is very important in how we treat all other commandments, "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." If we have children or loved ones who don't align with the commandments, we love! </div><div style="text-align: left;">-You are the only one who can cut the string between you and the other person in a relationship. Even if they seem to have done so, you do not have to give up.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-It is ok to grieve the loss of your expectations.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-When Alma the elder was praying for his son, he didn't pray that for him to change (like some parents might pray for their children not to have same sex attractions anymore or gender dysphoria), he prayed that he would come to the knowledge of the truth. We should do the same. </div><div style="text-align: left;">-For those who fear that if we don't set a loved one straight about LGBTQ+ issues that we will be held responsible for their actions, remember that beating someone over the head with doctrine never brought someone back to the gospel. Besides, they were raised in the Gospel and have been taught since a young age what the commandments are. They already know!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jeni Davis</div><div style="text-align: left;">-When worried about your LGBTQ+ family members, focus on family time. Focus on the now because the Savior has got you covered for the eternities! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5IWsfsHhT5gYV1Xf3s5ldmny_OQT6oOFHoeR60ZpH3dHyWZv3ImRDT9v7MAcYU0T4ze5660o_H3H4-96-rOy10J3UHyluarNvil4J66miNn8_96B3B_jl8Ol-9YALEwBSXy7qLQ3xlOqOm8kR6EY6Q3ernilEyHRgGP53j4Y4Irm-ypHZ1TVboNAvw/s645/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5IWsfsHhT5gYV1Xf3s5ldmny_OQT6oOFHoeR60ZpH3dHyWZv3ImRDT9v7MAcYU0T4ze5660o_H3H4-96-rOy10J3UHyluarNvil4J66miNn8_96B3B_jl8Ol-9YALEwBSXy7qLQ3xlOqOm8kR6EY6Q3ernilEyHRgGP53j4Y4Irm-ypHZ1TVboNAvw/s320/11.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to end it on a concept that Vaughn Armstrong was trying to get across in his class. He was addressing body issues within the LGTBQ+ community but it was not lost on me that Heavenly Father wanted me to know this for myself as well. Learning to be comfortable in our own bodies, in all their inperfections, is a desire that Heavenly Fathers wants for us. Hyrum took this picture of me yesterday and when I looked at it, I immediately saw all my imperfections, both in and outside of the picture. But the things taught about the importance of us loving our bodies in Vaughn's class is still with me as I'm now looking at this picture, and myself in this moment without make up on or my hair fixed, a little differenly now.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-62296484761214645082023-06-15T16:47:00.001-06:002023-06-15T16:47:44.836-06:00American Fork Canyon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christine had a certain hiking trail, in American Fork Canyon, that she wanted to take me on but it was raining so we decided to go ahead and drive up the canyon and see if there were less "squishier" spots to walk around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKcZM9RpD7uUhW3lwpeRUWq0Cw50MI-xrAfyw2hAJYLhiBnhW18CrZweD7GfS5cKe4QNkkeetkyOrPeqaf_efxzGHbSHtxUB5g7eCPkSJoD1pftmcFTDULMGYK9-6ZKzeeBvfE1txW2imprByp4UUov44bF8sJ3WXjYe01V-_Hco7eR_CER1ytbC-qg/s1146/20230615_110454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKcZM9RpD7uUhW3lwpeRUWq0Cw50MI-xrAfyw2hAJYLhiBnhW18CrZweD7GfS5cKe4QNkkeetkyOrPeqaf_efxzGHbSHtxUB5g7eCPkSJoD1pftmcFTDULMGYK9-6ZKzeeBvfE1txW2imprByp4UUov44bF8sJ3WXjYe01V-_Hco7eR_CER1ytbC-qg/s320/20230615_110454.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness I have a friend who likes to play in the rain because it was totally worth it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRpOZPUld5S6KLe08zIBf7pY3vJsaHIOV_rkZotYQs4Y6Bp8K2G-Awkw4c0fVcXhiU2E6kRVIfAHRkgrHhFrIVmETWuyHJ9RFoeLncjJ2vPmNJuLrk6dGRxMHiLBnHVLPHgAN_EHEVkaFdm7-V4RadNXiU547CsMPrBEWGOOK5KZB7u561oF8CbpQhg/s1146/20230615_111514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRpOZPUld5S6KLe08zIBf7pY3vJsaHIOV_rkZotYQs4Y6Bp8K2G-Awkw4c0fVcXhiU2E6kRVIfAHRkgrHhFrIVmETWuyHJ9RFoeLncjJ2vPmNJuLrk6dGRxMHiLBnHVLPHgAN_EHEVkaFdm7-V4RadNXiU547CsMPrBEWGOOK5KZB7u561oF8CbpQhg/w400-h300/20230615_111514.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Utah got over 900 inches of snow this winter season. That melting snow has turned streams into this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPUC7_r3ioVHXZfLrjKk-b7C7FKLN0odasKygFHtWPS69d9rjiXwE71QF0tRyZKFrjdT3YF3NAVCws2KFrCR61AacwmxM4FCSdZHmt9Rkp7-i4vkYQKcBieKylvRiLu0Le2RhLw2B2zC8iJpjBpjtjoXgTyVICWzXsE5R6XoHSZA4POTF_-5FRR2cZg/s1244/20230615_112647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1244" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPUC7_r3ioVHXZfLrjKk-b7C7FKLN0odasKygFHtWPS69d9rjiXwE71QF0tRyZKFrjdT3YF3NAVCws2KFrCR61AacwmxM4FCSdZHmt9Rkp7-i4vkYQKcBieKylvRiLu0Le2RhLw2B2zC8iJpjBpjtjoXgTyVICWzXsE5R6XoHSZA4POTF_-5FRR2cZg/w400-h300/20230615_112647.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got out of the van and walked around a few places but we spend the most time at Tibble Fork Reservoir. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XLj6wQ-Hezl7y8vWZKfuq_9sOI1gbHt4pD5nlvXLpRUii1uE1XGyuzxsOCSK88kXkG6c8bpygOuXfCtyEYIBc_wAcEUNhn8dENLx0eiULXbBeaEF8pSox2rMl4Lcl8xV2-mISGX6JYBN8-T8_ny1tUxRJMtBpTztZBNavjgXHteoy5iaJJ-Skq1YYg/s1146/20230615_112918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XLj6wQ-Hezl7y8vWZKfuq_9sOI1gbHt4pD5nlvXLpRUii1uE1XGyuzxsOCSK88kXkG6c8bpygOuXfCtyEYIBc_wAcEUNhn8dENLx0eiULXbBeaEF8pSox2rMl4Lcl8xV2-mISGX6JYBN8-T8_ny1tUxRJMtBpTztZBNavjgXHteoy5iaJJ-Skq1YYg/w400-h300/20230615_112918.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lowering clouds over the moutains seemed mystic and enchanting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69V3jvV7dKT-YAmEde9Gb3AQePuuAZo4dANYeYzFDPUI2Mg35Q9IcGLdnWvDc9AEm1HZRakx6rHpgeqztALaHknmIIfHRjPIog1AGyCFZHMwY3aVG8JC7San6u0mR5XgmNEWixoff4WRAEy6-PbZaCKgPIXdFT3CEAN2Or-7c512zjwEVcGwMoSQ_bw/s860/20230615_115946%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69V3jvV7dKT-YAmEde9Gb3AQePuuAZo4dANYeYzFDPUI2Mg35Q9IcGLdnWvDc9AEm1HZRakx6rHpgeqztALaHknmIIfHRjPIog1AGyCFZHMwY3aVG8JC7San6u0mR5XgmNEWixoff4WRAEy6-PbZaCKgPIXdFT3CEAN2Or-7c512zjwEVcGwMoSQ_bw/s320/20230615_115946%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> And then, no joke, just as we were about to get in the van to head back to our homes, it stopped raining!</div><p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-32318947783898559432023-06-14T20:36:00.001-06:002023-06-14T20:37:25.105-06:00Saratoga Springs Utah Temple<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight David, Levi, and I went to the Saratoga Springs Temple open house. Some things didn't work out for the rest of the family to come but honestly, it left room for a lot of reverence where Levi could ask David and I lots of questions about what he was seeing and hearing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlaWtFancwQyYxbfz9eIhquH28hzQu8RjPn4kx4ZwYyo7O9Y60odjzC8b0Zt35mrFz0BRT5iR5s0-sB-QlqMB14KxLlnhTfcDQYSbzku6hzFrPinv9EKorTfLSaTe_275HRAarzwC_Bc-c4_C4k98aFHIsxmJbI7I7691oJPMzaYtovREmInQjYfZhg/s860/20230614_184955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlaWtFancwQyYxbfz9eIhquH28hzQu8RjPn4kx4ZwYyo7O9Y60odjzC8b0Zt35mrFz0BRT5iR5s0-sB-QlqMB14KxLlnhTfcDQYSbzku6hzFrPinv9EKorTfLSaTe_275HRAarzwC_Bc-c4_C4k98aFHIsxmJbI7I7691oJPMzaYtovREmInQjYfZhg/s320/20230614_184955.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-ssM_O8Gd1rvoVmQvKBcyYweQLKdsLgPPiAdCOERF6kQiqHdy9a9_R28rcfglwgB1CZK8VjQRVL46vu-_gKLgCUtpSK8wbcmqHLQDbPJhEWXyPdDkxmtJm-liOaqjVcFWvQO_YpMNvezY-u2NNuOjJAH3gHZmalZHBt4OKgnLt_3LQDBbWdvWqdVfQ/s860/20230614_185037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-ssM_O8Gd1rvoVmQvKBcyYweQLKdsLgPPiAdCOERF6kQiqHdy9a9_R28rcfglwgB1CZK8VjQRVL46vu-_gKLgCUtpSK8wbcmqHLQDbPJhEWXyPdDkxmtJm-liOaqjVcFWvQO_YpMNvezY-u2NNuOjJAH3gHZmalZHBt4OKgnLt_3LQDBbWdvWqdVfQ/w300-h400/20230614_185037.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is my favorite one. I love that I was able to catch them, in a picture, talking about the temple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyZWJElnZQvyU6S6hLICvF_gu00US0hJ2P8dXgwcDPzMjS723bJtLIUkcNPiaXCqnmnbVOLRDqDPc0bVkWIuqEaOmqMMfZ1T4WtcG5R1Ocm0m-HwMjNNEqkhrnut-x3rM8Dv7sNKoy8i-V__koiP9W1gkgIFTtIdAerzGJrZJZzu71NOrQb4s5Takog/s860/20230614_185048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyZWJElnZQvyU6S6hLICvF_gu00US0hJ2P8dXgwcDPzMjS723bJtLIUkcNPiaXCqnmnbVOLRDqDPc0bVkWIuqEaOmqMMfZ1T4WtcG5R1Ocm0m-HwMjNNEqkhrnut-x3rM8Dv7sNKoy8i-V__koiP9W1gkgIFTtIdAerzGJrZJZzu71NOrQb4s5Takog/s320/20230614_185048.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Levi has been on a spiritual journey for a few months now. I am so proud of him for getting here by means he devised himself. Soon after, he started a relationship with Veronica (Niki's daughter...Niki...yep, one of my best friends from high school!) who is now on a mission for the Church. She is only making him stronger! She came into his life at a perfect time. God bless her. He is determined to be the man the Lord wants him to be. He is equally set on being the man Veronica deserves. God bless him!</div> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-40712815186272961982023-06-13T21:50:00.001-06:002023-06-13T22:14:12.897-06:00Alpine Poppy Field<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today Ruger and I went on a hike with Stephanie, Kami, and Jace Scott in Alpine at the Lambert Park. There are poppies scattered around an old homestead, said to have been planted by Mary Alice Cannon, in the early 1900's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8PQIYccQsBOGcx3Ho6m39a9rBWgmGPdiu_hvn5ZuDMqutzcGNof5JYz493LEtFDWMtcrnI7_py508qMLYV3Qkp6xswVTmAPkwtlGQw3KDpJaJjcAycUW5wQn6zhy89CQmDcKxUPgHq9UACzE0eYNU2zoyB3N8yWGL59yaVqtRxXjC1fSVWhzoVad7w/s2000/Summer%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8PQIYccQsBOGcx3Ho6m39a9rBWgmGPdiu_hvn5ZuDMqutzcGNof5JYz493LEtFDWMtcrnI7_py508qMLYV3Qkp6xswVTmAPkwtlGQw3KDpJaJjcAycUW5wQn6zhy89CQmDcKxUPgHq9UACzE0eYNU2zoyB3N8yWGL59yaVqtRxXjC1fSVWhzoVad7w/s320/Summer%202023.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFlvtYmbQvT36NxiQmMmCeml7jTsVXIcxvSrRALU64XfWx4TuUtAKE1qobcrXZhUTMn4GvQV0-321Q_6Ouz6hK8pS_-HMnlTIG1A8cGGOBuaqDqOYQpf5qwPphj1m3bXMa6hvfG68A4aGAEspNaQS6SmL4NE6rI0-m0LWbMFzerk5P2iZs6KmpBIRgg/s860/20230613_111916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR29seqXt6AMEvHt5_q51UCrXSipAs94O6zOTOKivRwiTgAuGxDAMD_8wC0kg-AEGp81pQKTRKYbcHs5xHxa_PKmtoRoQYoqDOTYQd-DvXGaCwyp4mG5snzpRQq9m8WE2oQL987WhcdyGvsBKA8cF1E4o-AOuNXLNgY3gXh2zCMEnaoUu32hnmAoTOjA/s860/20230603_210048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="860" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR29seqXt6AMEvHt5_q51UCrXSipAs94O6zOTOKivRwiTgAuGxDAMD_8wC0kg-AEGp81pQKTRKYbcHs5xHxa_PKmtoRoQYoqDOTYQd-DvXGaCwyp4mG5snzpRQq9m8WE2oQL987WhcdyGvsBKA8cF1E4o-AOuNXLNgY3gXh2zCMEnaoUu32hnmAoTOjA/w400-h400/20230603_210048.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am with a friend and past mentor, Tami Carson at the Pride Festival in Salt Lake City last Saturday night. We were manning the Utah Foster Care Foundation's booth. Our goal was to show the LGBTQ+ community and allies that they are very much needed in foster care. The LGBTQ+ plus children in care are some of our most vulnerable and therefore our hardest to find homes to place them in. The state of Utah is doing amazing compared to other states as far as people who foster and volunteer. There are so many caring people in this state who have stepped up to help raise someone else's child. But when it comes to getting those same people, or others, to open their homes up to LGBTQ+ children, it's not as easy. Knowing this, I felt honored to represent UFCF on Saturday night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the thing is, I was passionate about the LGBTQ+ community long before Saturday night. Before it even hit close to home, as it did some 4 years ago, I questioned a lot concerning the matter and even voiced it. Why is that those in the community that follow their heart and desires are deemed as doing something gravely wrong? I can get into a long explaination on the things I have been taught and the things that I believe are to be true but I fear I will make this long enough as it is. Why do members of the Church that I attend generally not talk about the matter when the majority of the members I know actually support the community in making their own decisions and living their lives the way they want to? Why aren't we taking about this more? I guess some would say that we don't need to "poke the hornet's nest" in bringing these things up but I disagree. A lot. When we don't talk of these things, members who are secretly in the community feel shame, alone, and unfortunately often suffer from suicidal ideation as they fear what's not being said...that God doesn't love them for being queer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are just a few questions in my bucket full of questions on the matter. I am happy to say that I have found answers to a lot of them. But it has been a long, lonely road in getting to those answers. And that is not an exaggeration. I am a friend, wife, mother, leader in my Church, and community member and even though on most days I believe my influence is low on the totem pole in these areas, right now in this moment I know that is not true. I have felt the great weight of what my influence might mean to others and it scared me. Especially during those years that I was searching for answers and couldn't find them quick enough. But I had one thing going for me. I love fiercely. I am not passionate about a lot of things but when I become so, I will be bold and I will educate you. And let me tell you, that is scary! I'm not a confident teacher but again, when I love fiercely you will hear about my passion on the matter. So let me make this clear to any one reading this and my future family. I love the LGBTQ+ community. I stand for their right in living the life that they choose to live. I also fight for the Church. Even when it might be hard to stay in my questions, I will fight for my privilege to be a part of a community of people who are just trying to do what it takes to return to their Father in Heaven again. I will love feircely, stand and fight for you <i style="font-weight: bold;">and </i>for me.</div> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-25847847118968982222023-06-04T23:53:00.003-06:002023-06-04T23:53:29.064-06:00Whew! Catch up!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't journal all the month of May so here we go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtpdhi6nWYWssvCpa1Rbl04TFFb7UpaBK5SqoDa8YHK39k3LW-ptD8D1s9qiGeLRXwhPNgxJTpuWIdI9yDQtVMva9hRQtpWRIVDHQ9Xkt33YpJORxamHv5mhM2_PBaCUZ-7rAO7idO4BEd8qoCLRLXow8WvtZ2jwc13jaiWnG38Voc7cXoNnnnHSstg/s1244/20230421_181945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1244" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtpdhi6nWYWssvCpa1Rbl04TFFb7UpaBK5SqoDa8YHK39k3LW-ptD8D1s9qiGeLRXwhPNgxJTpuWIdI9yDQtVMva9hRQtpWRIVDHQ9Xkt33YpJORxamHv5mhM2_PBaCUZ-7rAO7idO4BEd8qoCLRLXow8WvtZ2jwc13jaiWnG38Voc7cXoNnnnHSstg/s320/20230421_181945.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hyrum (with Hayden), Ruger, and I met some friends at the Provo Rec Center.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vHzFHtkhOr1vqug63qRbOV-HUCh22EF9cGYl1RlYBQ9WS8Bnphwu_NBGjgDHhK4DutLp0mELiRe51mFa0AAkJ0jealUVvZvMyUEfEsHz-QJ0Z5Hb7TMbilikH8mwLul9GjTaTJisY9pb1m0DlLmwFBc1iqSn1JHA0BvqeAR9viJMfwZKP4HhcFOF9w/s1146/20230501_092147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vHzFHtkhOr1vqug63qRbOV-HUCh22EF9cGYl1RlYBQ9WS8Bnphwu_NBGjgDHhK4DutLp0mELiRe51mFa0AAkJ0jealUVvZvMyUEfEsHz-QJ0Z5Hb7TMbilikH8mwLul9GjTaTJisY9pb1m0DlLmwFBc1iqSn1JHA0BvqeAR9viJMfwZKP4HhcFOF9w/s320/20230501_092147.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that I'm out of school I can volunteer again. Mine and Ruger's group of kids were excellent in behavior at the Hogle Zoo. I seriously can't complain one bit. The weather was great and I didn't lose any kids, so I thinks that's a win!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfYL1GvsHBQOgriQ1LPUg08zSAsi5ucps66SwLmCFmJyUGug5r7pK3VTrH35K_VvI04boiHC3rgi5RlSJror1nCteGuyzDrTA26b8oH01cN9NAeak6_FQZmYpmLMVimtYL_5qNP9YSyx8Oa1bSbRJ1e-2SXsJs4dbbQZ3auhXDWa3wrviPeuY1LfADQ/s860/20230501_121138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfYL1GvsHBQOgriQ1LPUg08zSAsi5ucps66SwLmCFmJyUGug5r7pK3VTrH35K_VvI04boiHC3rgi5RlSJror1nCteGuyzDrTA26b8oH01cN9NAeak6_FQZmYpmLMVimtYL_5qNP9YSyx8Oa1bSbRJ1e-2SXsJs4dbbQZ3auhXDWa3wrviPeuY1LfADQ/s320/20230501_121138.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Months ago I briefly babysat a baby. One of her binkies were left here and one day Seiiki found it. She claimed it and it made for an adorable picture!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDin8mAvpNz9x3cOzCjJ0ioOdDoUazkfveYkbijdrLWGedplNPGhmoR2xePQ3IPixxsYY8dsriGK637kPrxJp5XT4s7MlxuAtPe3H3JBKy9RjUPQmEqGjMJ-62HwksXxKaUjlLZr6yuSwC52KgVFP4ezxg9emENKmyw6V_NkMQkqY9IhoODo8Ax9XzA/s860/20230501_175034%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDin8mAvpNz9x3cOzCjJ0ioOdDoUazkfveYkbijdrLWGedplNPGhmoR2xePQ3IPixxsYY8dsriGK637kPrxJp5XT4s7MlxuAtPe3H3JBKy9RjUPQmEqGjMJ-62HwksXxKaUjlLZr6yuSwC52KgVFP4ezxg9emENKmyw6V_NkMQkqY9IhoODo8Ax9XzA/s320/20230501_175034%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple weeks before school got out, Ruger's school had a fundraiser color run that David, Levi, Ruger, and I went to. Here Levi and Ruger are wearing each other's shirts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSZsRAf7fGnVEAJB12i8CpxchcjlTSpOujQqVhg5y68FHOjkapjTAffdOn_KOkcundf3UKHphxZS5INPSnTnlQc0QJ_-g83fgC4POM0gYaP1fPGphBFI4TZ3Wg_UPf2-tBuCclRJ9Z_mdeFrNc10PITQ1BLIGaUnLEAERplDtl1J1S6Ohn8us3Zi92g/s860/20230512_170253%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSZsRAf7fGnVEAJB12i8CpxchcjlTSpOujQqVhg5y68FHOjkapjTAffdOn_KOkcundf3UKHphxZS5INPSnTnlQc0QJ_-g83fgC4POM0gYaP1fPGphBFI4TZ3Wg_UPf2-tBuCclRJ9Z_mdeFrNc10PITQ1BLIGaUnLEAERplDtl1J1S6Ohn8us3Zi92g/s320/20230512_170253%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcEkMH4RsbU4oaeFBlg1Iz0W6zPTT8lP3YL8dGEyN7XGXKh5huQFCGvPt5mbPVh1tUbBuSOjFTJ2Ueb93uMpJ4yuO7fe-LSw1egyIt-V8_PUhb22FbWvge_s41IhFPG63undqg4RBhBMtW8rpPW5INMZMsey9lHWIlJMzioQXqtblq8ZtAFQFTO2kxw/s1146/20230512_175311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Christine volunteers at the Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point and gets free passes to events. She invited me to lunch and the tulip festival to celebrate my graduation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH7OxPMyy1lxfqIl9FIRc0UI1fq8-KEXRsgwXhHHyhCUnlzxaehEMVuRJTdj2WEKgee5gp-hJKPR8WoMxsGJ_qhLNq-zjrRJxoGR9oQdU3KQR6vZAstOz2SY2KBVZ5BrZvC6Y206N4p6RdLzcGC0QviarpHLRSN2TURpECsNoE_CPpZ5MtrVnDrj0ng/s2663/20230524_143118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="1997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH7OxPMyy1lxfqIl9FIRc0UI1fq8-KEXRsgwXhHHyhCUnlzxaehEMVuRJTdj2WEKgee5gp-hJKPR8WoMxsGJ_qhLNq-zjrRJxoGR9oQdU3KQR6vZAstOz2SY2KBVZ5BrZvC6Y206N4p6RdLzcGC0QviarpHLRSN2TURpECsNoE_CPpZ5MtrVnDrj0ng/s320/20230524_143118.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love it when Levi and David do projects for people we know because sometimes I get random pictures, like this one, showing me them at work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJxwiNxCv9qr7afjc1EacIa_MfnHI0lN7DLaygLBGt0a2HQQU9mPM7n1VXEFqgwvBqBrcUBUcdcidrWAwW9BhZX0IBKND8rON1Jh9gjEdP4P2k8uPYhdGHFqIWzIZ8nkgk3ytTsmQLxAsQfSjphKSTrP7zD5VnMmpoPa7BB3wF2BVPAqSDHVGfn3rag/s974/IMG_0390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="974" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJxwiNxCv9qr7afjc1EacIa_MfnHI0lN7DLaygLBGt0a2HQQU9mPM7n1VXEFqgwvBqBrcUBUcdcidrWAwW9BhZX0IBKND8rON1Jh9gjEdP4P2k8uPYhdGHFqIWzIZ8nkgk3ytTsmQLxAsQfSjphKSTrP7zD5VnMmpoPa7BB3wF2BVPAqSDHVGfn3rag/s320/IMG_0390.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">School is out now so our weekly hikes and swimming has started. Ruger found a fun little swing on one of our walks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlUEZ-0MiYRsuNnELOz2FZXSnJxKJoyC7OTsGTLjnYD60YNkJprlCmzhcU6fvzt6Uot0b2nsuT_67uz3mcCsFVKazX6ZjaYkzQ2LxPK59QgqKylNa8L3L9s-q0tIlNr3K5Smu_oaUv4lu-h5Q9QvIBDWqN9ZpzfKqqSxU-1o2XVFNGLcejHhbxrYm8A/s860/20230602_101059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlUEZ-0MiYRsuNnELOz2FZXSnJxKJoyC7OTsGTLjnYD60YNkJprlCmzhcU6fvzt6Uot0b2nsuT_67uz3mcCsFVKazX6ZjaYkzQ2LxPK59QgqKylNa8L3L9s-q0tIlNr3K5Smu_oaUv4lu-h5Q9QvIBDWqN9ZpzfKqqSxU-1o2XVFNGLcejHhbxrYm8A/s320/20230602_101059.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, this was all brief but life is good and I know I am blessed. That's all I really need to express, right?!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-5546953955879598562023-04-22T23:03:00.000-06:002023-04-22T23:03:19.789-06:00Making Cards<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ruger got suspended from school, for 2 days, last week. We took away electronics and so he had time on his hands to do new things. I was making cards when he asked me if he could make cards for Nanny, Poppy, Uncle Chuck, and Grandpa. Well, of course you can, bud!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHnwqBnMszG9MfspimypS59tpgmGoDXAuRVDNMYmgSFF3Haozi-cBoXiBshBkOb0Qxm9Es9nEznZUa1ABpcVhrMhuiNFolXPELXzFxmfBlRv5AWEdtjJGqdLtlwbBARi1WcoGeeskWEvL8yK3XGgiejMOUi8KxPuYZyyCrPSSdLgMDZDZpf6t-MyIsQ/s1244/20230420_104017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1244" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHnwqBnMszG9MfspimypS59tpgmGoDXAuRVDNMYmgSFF3Haozi-cBoXiBshBkOb0Qxm9Es9nEznZUa1ABpcVhrMhuiNFolXPELXzFxmfBlRv5AWEdtjJGqdLtlwbBARi1WcoGeeskWEvL8yK3XGgiejMOUi8KxPuYZyyCrPSSdLgMDZDZpf6t-MyIsQ/s320/20230420_104017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He was doing most of it on his own and only asking for help every once in a while when I noticed him distressing the edge of the cards with ink. How in the world would he know to do that...unless he had been watching me. I smiled, a little proud. But it also was a reminder that he is watching all the time. How many times have I been a bad example and he followed suit? How many times have I been Christlike and he decided to be better instead of making a mistake? And how many times has he taken on little quirks, here and there, that I do or say? Who knows but it opened my eyes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDylKM6fVkQ1Jm2hRPSebxUKAcKzxC8a5O6xKagi44Rc4_Xs2s1ts6yZle2jGtBjaVeFLJtXFzeMzFfD79258FGrkZtwzJGNH74o04UNzp-1VGbbjXKju3lPcebrJW2gW1fCp3WIloyGzxf4yno-rZJeROsLkPCqT6-2Q2DNdAG4eOHBnkj17kP73ZA/s860/20230420_104312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDylKM6fVkQ1Jm2hRPSebxUKAcKzxC8a5O6xKagi44Rc4_Xs2s1ts6yZle2jGtBjaVeFLJtXFzeMzFfD79258FGrkZtwzJGNH74o04UNzp-1VGbbjXKju3lPcebrJW2gW1fCp3WIloyGzxf4yno-rZJeROsLkPCqT6-2Q2DNdAG4eOHBnkj17kP73ZA/s320/20230420_104312.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He didn't want me taking pictures of him so I had to steal them when I could. Here he is saying, "Mom, stop taking pictures of me!" Now, what was that I was just saying about being a good example?? Ok, maybe I should listen to him and stop taking pictures...after I journal about it, of course ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GtjS0JrW2SviNGZar2pZAKNFFatZyipI8iIlINqxzORoLbCw9cUaMsmM7CymJJMN_IPkfKwFZwL4Ok5u6bp_rW0944tlBkSNKa2jGW1Wkr16_knlcgtwsWYXF7X7PzAee9CUhd4UYM90NJIamYoSg0koNU04CPGbRC8IGvUfy8Rq4euJcqHrlMTcJQ/s860/20230420_104314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GtjS0JrW2SviNGZar2pZAKNFFatZyipI8iIlINqxzORoLbCw9cUaMsmM7CymJJMN_IPkfKwFZwL4Ok5u6bp_rW0944tlBkSNKa2jGW1Wkr16_knlcgtwsWYXF7X7PzAee9CUhd4UYM90NJIamYoSg0koNU04CPGbRC8IGvUfy8Rq4euJcqHrlMTcJQ/s320/20230420_104314.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-1334107246486823182023-04-18T23:41:00.003-06:002023-04-18T23:41:59.924-06:00Graduation Party<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRZmJD9Yc4Lpt5ZznBn_7d-4Bx6WpVJecG9o4d2GXkC9dgFfBH9rOvfolNq5WetwqyTfaAWC3Th0UKZzInN4WJwO-liJ6Td94yZx5IlaTlnJA2USkXzTx8LQdJC2HsvRjV_5VMJ0l6wSB6l1QN4apSCQe12DIYxSEURxL10FM3Xy_-U9KzFbrYoJ-_Q/s2000/Untitled%20design%20(13).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="2000" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRZmJD9Yc4Lpt5ZznBn_7d-4Bx6WpVJecG9o4d2GXkC9dgFfBH9rOvfolNq5WetwqyTfaAWC3Th0UKZzInN4WJwO-liJ6Td94yZx5IlaTlnJA2USkXzTx8LQdJC2HsvRjV_5VMJ0l6wSB6l1QN4apSCQe12DIYxSEURxL10FM3Xy_-U9KzFbrYoJ-_Q/w400-h286/Untitled%20design%20(13).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Cami put together a little graduation party together for me last Saturday. It was a couple of hours of just talking and eating yummy food together. We all live just within blocks of each other. It's easy to get together during the summer as we hike and swim together. But we have to put more effort, during the winter, in things like having lunch together to make sure everyone is ok. This party felt good to have just another reason to check up and realize just how much we have in common or are going through. These women can sometimes make it to our get togethers and sometimes not. While others, not in the picture, come and our community feels connected.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As for graduating, I'm loving it. I'm so grateful for my education, especially for where I received it. But it was time to be over. When I first went back to school, I was all about consuming knowledge. By my last semester, though, I was still gaining knowledge but at a much less enthusiastic state of mind. It was time to be done. I thought it was just because I was warn out of education. But after noticing some things these last few, almost 2, weeks I have come to realize that I was just warn out of not fullying being in my usual everyday life happenings. I am finding myself cudddling with Ruger more and truly likeing it. Like, cuddling with him while watching a movie and not worrying about a paper I should be writing. And he notices too. He's cuddling back and giving kisses! And that is just one example. I just feel more present. And present in a way that is enjoyable. I just feel very much like I am where I am supposed to be right now.</div><p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-51452569043998488662023-04-16T00:08:00.001-06:002023-04-16T00:08:00.182-06:00Easter 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easter Sunday was interesting. Our family didn't even stay long for the service at Church because of some mental health and back issues. And oh my goodness, the meal would have been a disaster if it wasn't for my Mom, I'm sure of it. David's back hurt so much for the snowmobile and I had this terrible rash all in my hair and random parts of my body, but thank goodness she took over. And it was so good, of course! But by the end of the meal, I was ready to scratch my hair out! Luckily Mom knew that rubbing alcohol takes out the itch and I left the party and pretty much doused myself in it! And it felt wonderful! Ha! To finally stop itching was just amazing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgfBwN9T8IDTIisRUC8ZqZ401AEqqheMLMuECmqnUcklJeIIw0PRhFHdmwwdnAlPCQy9k9Jg07DmgmgrJGa58qSSiqxbXRgxaVmBqChpOK0imB86-z4eKH1jJNGEJpEMu-G7FiiiucQRBa5PyDR9iPt_enkgdwQfiYpLZ_OBsBOxXVSq8xQj2_jNxvA/s2748/20230409_173836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="2748" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgfBwN9T8IDTIisRUC8ZqZ401AEqqheMLMuECmqnUcklJeIIw0PRhFHdmwwdnAlPCQy9k9Jg07DmgmgrJGa58qSSiqxbXRgxaVmBqChpOK0imB86-z4eKH1jJNGEJpEMu-G7FiiiucQRBa5PyDR9iPt_enkgdwQfiYpLZ_OBsBOxXVSq8xQj2_jNxvA/w400-h300/20230409_173836.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZX0Ky_jmOYC8_i4gkYgmm47QJ9QGj12EQdHE41RW1pU-N3urGQfyWvm8IsBT9akBBS9rOZltuCAjPxwIUV3vDq5MUfcHYKjDmvPpoCPMNpwULa5iwfT1dmDY9QN_zEUE1e3D5UTnLIvZvrXOTn6J2Gqjphg7cShuMoKfh6kJma5_orUfUqhXTHfsVg/s1996/20230409_173914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1996" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZX0Ky_jmOYC8_i4gkYgmm47QJ9QGj12EQdHE41RW1pU-N3urGQfyWvm8IsBT9akBBS9rOZltuCAjPxwIUV3vDq5MUfcHYKjDmvPpoCPMNpwULa5iwfT1dmDY9QN_zEUE1e3D5UTnLIvZvrXOTn6J2Gqjphg7cShuMoKfh6kJma5_orUfUqhXTHfsVg/w400-h300/20230409_173914.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, I looked like this the following day. We still don't know what it was but I was put on a steriod and it has all finally went away. But my poor Mom. The next day she had to leave for the airport and I couldn't even take her. I don't even know if I got out of bed to hug her goodbye. I was so out of it. So yeah, Easter was a little different this year but it sure was memorable!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng7Cov23JVjuJJRxDkhAjrZEdBBa3DSYAPP7Sr4PKCo0rKmKlnoDyKlh8Q5VtBLQR56QqwrVaZmNMuCItKFb42wJfxgjZ1NGRqVXRUsBnDiT_-mnruVFqz7j6rDbVU13rNe_qfeHm6JqjVJo9eSTDuk2_XwbYkFFblcibsPRGssFbjfqfv6qLCr3G0g/s2893/20230410_182353~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="2170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng7Cov23JVjuJJRxDkhAjrZEdBBa3DSYAPP7Sr4PKCo0rKmKlnoDyKlh8Q5VtBLQR56QqwrVaZmNMuCItKFb42wJfxgjZ1NGRqVXRUsBnDiT_-mnruVFqz7j6rDbVU13rNe_qfeHm6JqjVJo9eSTDuk2_XwbYkFFblcibsPRGssFbjfqfv6qLCr3G0g/s320/20230410_182353~2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134578062273074834.post-80456186987161639962023-04-15T00:30:00.001-06:002023-04-15T00:30:00.179-06:00Ruger's Baptism<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In November of last year, Ruger turned 8. He was now old enough to be baptized if he chose to be. On several Family Home Evenings or Come Follow Me study nights, I would slide in things here and there about baptism, covenants, and repentance to make sure that he really did understand what he could possibly be committing to. I wanted him to not just make a well informed decision but I truly wanted it to be his. So just before he could have been baptized in December, Ruger made it clear that he didn't want to be baptized. It wasn't as if he was trying to do opposite of what other kids his age were doing or even had a real opinion on the matter. He just didn't see the big deal about it all. It's hard to explain his reaction and what I felt he was telling us. But either way, David and I had decided long ago that we would teach and bear our testimony on important and sacred things but would not force them. So we let it go. And you know what? For something that I feel is vital in returning to my Heavenly Parents again, you would have thought I would have freaked out in my head. But instead I knew it was ok. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So one day I was talking to Ruger, and I truly believe it was the Spirit, and in my mind I heard, "Ask him if he knows why people get baptized." It was as simple as that and all of a sudden I realized that I had focused so much on the big words and meanings and promises and so much more that this poor little kid only needed to know one thing. That his Mom and his Dad got baptized years ago because they wanted to live with their Heavenly Parents again one day. And just like that and no questions asked, he wanted to be baptized.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAb92Bj_gef7N1sY0kgGiiSzqlZnR5LC3UMOPWf2lFEyK_oHjS_34_cvi_diXRTkM3Pbv7I0x9UcyEdhvRz7EwQXiSNOI7FithYAtMtcMSn-BrIfFhMaaArAXXx_qJwqvKPO34bpLIQrJsy9hUX2IpN2JmYNZiwdq1jgjOUplpDwoaE4PNkCIK9z9cQ/s1232/Untitled%20design%20(11).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1232" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAb92Bj_gef7N1sY0kgGiiSzqlZnR5LC3UMOPWf2lFEyK_oHjS_34_cvi_diXRTkM3Pbv7I0x9UcyEdhvRz7EwQXiSNOI7FithYAtMtcMSn-BrIfFhMaaArAXXx_qJwqvKPO34bpLIQrJsy9hUX2IpN2JmYNZiwdq1jgjOUplpDwoaE4PNkCIK9z9cQ/w400-h300/Untitled%20design%20(11).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZty1LSwYhl14Me9dSajHWdPLpOOG7OQvo7WBTjPf6uvQ2HZ28tTJAhZGPNWr-pI_h3gJmGM_Z5TAfQV7Olm7d8jw_EboYe5w2yfWI4wCtVuZ65ET4VwD2GoTlAYkShiTkfLrvkfkwqDKmMrvp4zO4mKqkvEjweqOk40SQAHo0ZIwyRVjAo48kJtChUA/s2890/20230408_081726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="2167" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZty1LSwYhl14Me9dSajHWdPLpOOG7OQvo7WBTjPf6uvQ2HZ28tTJAhZGPNWr-pI_h3gJmGM_Z5TAfQV7Olm7d8jw_EboYe5w2yfWI4wCtVuZ65ET4VwD2GoTlAYkShiTkfLrvkfkwqDKmMrvp4zO4mKqkvEjweqOk40SQAHo0ZIwyRVjAo48kJtChUA/w300-h400/20230408_081726.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, last Saturday, Ruger was baptized making a sacred covenant with His Father in Heaven. He did it on his own terms and I love that he did!</div> <p></p>Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619665555805382414noreply@blogger.com0