tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35067218967030865692024-03-19T05:31:04.539-05:00Crazy 8Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
Psalm 33:20-22Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-64254673843298820032011-12-31T00:29:00.000-06:002011-12-31T00:29:46.858-06:00End of Summer Visit with Yiayia and Papa including Greta's Birthday Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shortly after we returned from Colorado, Yiayia and Papa (Steve's mom and dad) had a chance to come out and visit for almost a week and celebrate Greta's birthday with us. After quite a fiasco involving my keys, some little fingers, and the floor of our extremely overcrowded pantry that went unresolved for over a week, resulting in an aborted trip to Burger King and lots of mailman stalking, we had a fun-filled week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outing to Howard Amon Park:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Party Time!</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Not sure who was more excited - the birthday girl or our sweet little Evie:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Dunce Cap?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hanging out at Gesa Stadium:</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3To08dqGilM/Tv6hpyEOPmI/AAAAAAAAAp4/gus7BFp7Znk/s1600/summer+2011+486+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3To08dqGilM/Tv6hpyEOPmI/AAAAAAAAAp4/gus7BFp7Znk/s400/summer+2011+486+edited.jpg" width="318px" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-9316448620510691472011-12-30T14:35:00.001-06:002011-12-30T14:49:34.570-06:00Impromptu Visit with the Birds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day back in August, Steve and I were both itching to get out of the house for a family outing. The problem is, when you live out west things are different. There aren't dozens of places to go for a day trip within an hour or two. States out here are BIG and everything is FAR. Anyways, we decided on calling up our good friends Matt and Sandi and inviting ourselves over for the weekend at the very last minute. (It was already Saturday afternoon :) It's awesome to have friends that we can drop in on like that! We hung out at their place Saturday night and then spent our Sunday at Point Defiance park. You've seen pictures from there before. It is perhaps the most beautiful city park I've ever been to. I'm pretty sure the kiddos (our and theirs) loved every miute of it - the beach and the gardens:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think because Haley (my niece) and Elias are so close in age, we've always made a point to take photos of just the 2 of them when we get together. Here they are:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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That night we celebrated Steve's 30th birthday with an Oktoberfest -themed party complete with beer, sausage, sauerkraut, German music, and German chocolate cake (one of his faves, even though I guess it's not really German - oh well!) Again - no pictures of my own husband's 30th birthday. I. am. lame. I think I was too busy making sure all 4 kiddos were fed.<br />
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Afterwards we walked to Adams' Fallsonly about a mile from the house. It's something we'd been wanting to do all week, but hadn't yet gotten around to. Thankfully, I have pictures!<br />
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Afterwards we went gallivanting around town in those matching shirts on a team photo scavenger hunt in which teams had to take photos of themselves representing various song titles the best they could. Steve and I split up since we designed the contest, and the group formed Team Funston and Team Lindemann. Funstons won. What can I say? We're creative and cool like that :) I don't have any of the Team Lindemann photos, but here are a few gems from Team Funston:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcNmrNz0IVEk33E0uQ2Dd5suLRrBXGEuDJ5lMC3rjx-I_QXelsWFHbIAxAtipV6hh0rUEgm2tCW3IJdo7pIlhFu455E4spO0gnsHDmqYg0OijmOXNwkzhgpsjDHGyK3ZL_RGAcDoA1TTf/s1600/summer+2011+233+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcNmrNz0IVEk33E0uQ2Dd5suLRrBXGEuDJ5lMC3rjx-I_QXelsWFHbIAxAtipV6hh0rUEgm2tCW3IJdo7pIlhFu455E4spO0gnsHDmqYg0OijmOXNwkzhgpsjDHGyK3ZL_RGAcDoA1TTf/s320/summer+2011+233+edited.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kung Fu Fighting - Is my mom not amazing? She talked about not even coming on the trip because of her broken arm (notice the cast on the left arm), but decided to tough it out and was a great sport!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That afternoon most of the guys went beer tasting at the local brew-pub and came back laughing almost as much as we had while rafting. That might have had something to do with the beer, but games that night were possibly even funnier than the night before. Inside jokes make for a great game of Loaded Questions.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-17663612726836853602011-10-27T17:42:00.000-05:002011-10-27T17:42:45.659-05:00Ain't Life Grand? day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 3 began with a rather successful attempt at getting some cute shots of all the girls in the matching dresses I had managed to score (yes - for all 4 of them in sizes ranging from 12 mo up to 5T!) at Old Navy the year before. My sister, despite having 2 little ones at home, somehow found the time to make them all these adorable headbands!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Later that morning, we took the kids fishing in those adorable little outfits of theirs. The boys had coordinating outfits also, but we never managed to get them all in the same place at the same time looking 1/2 way decent, so we had to settle for only a girls' photo shoot. You can see below how cutely coordinating Elias is, though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Later that afternoon, the 20-somethings (on one of the last few days we could be called that as Steve's 30th birthday was the day after we got home from the trip) left the kiddos (all 7 of them!) home with the grandparents while we went on an afternoon rafting adventure. I'm pretty sure the 6 of us all agree that it was the best thing we did all week. We laughed like crazy, and then laughed even crazily that night while we played a game in which the jokes of the day got funnier and funnier as the night went on. It didn't even matter that it was cold and raining and we had a little scare over whether my pregnant sister in law should even go (she did and it was the right decision by all accounts) and something happened to my inner ear when I jumped off a 30 ft rock into the river that caused me a lot of pain - for hours, it was awesome!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-9408807058561562752011-10-27T15:58:00.000-05:002011-10-27T15:58:57.314-05:00Ain't Life Grand? Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our second full day of vacation, we visited Rocky Mountain National Park. It was a relaxing day of enjoying some of God's most beautiful creation together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Turned out the old umbrella stroller didn't work out so well - bummer for the Hollowells.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Steve and his hiking buddy. Notice the marker/lightsaber in Zeke's hand (hint: look behind Steve's right ear)? That and a couple of action figures kept him pretty well occupied the whole ride to CO.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Hollowell fam<br />
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When we neared the highest elevation in the park, across from the visitor's center were not only giant patches of snow, but a whole herd of elk standing in the middle of it. It was totally a once-in-a-lifetime thing. And yes, we did have snowball fights in July :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After spending the morning hiking with our family we took off to Bear Lake at the other end of the park in hopes of meeting up with our dear friends, the Butlers. Due to a crazy set of circumstances, we had no idea where to find them and weren't completely sure they would even be there, but had faith that God had arranged this visit and therefore we would be able to locate them somehow. There is no cell phone reception in "the park" and only spotty reception in the surrounding areas, including Grand Lake. Isn't it SO God to prompt Brent to call less than 1 minute before we lost service for good and there would have been no hope of getting in touch with them about meeting up later? In fact, we lost reception very shortly after he called and had to turn around to where we could finish our conversation. The only plans we made were that we would meet at Bear Lake, and an approximate time. That afternoon after passing by a sign that told us Bear Lake parking was full but deciding that if we parked in a remote lot our hopes of finding our friends would be minimal, we pulled into the main parking lot only to find a parking space rather quickly; A partking spot that just so happened to be right next to a minivan from Iowa with Cru (the organization with which Brent and Erin are on staff) literature in plain view sitting in the front seat. Upon loading kids up in the stroller, we went in search of them. Looking out across the lake, we rather quickly spotted Erin on a little outcropping not far from us! God certainly worked miracles and promted us to know just what to do in order that we might experience a very sweet, albeit very short, reunion!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first full day there we hung around town and explored the beach and shops in Grand Lake. First thing in the morning, as we made the brief walk from our house to the beach, we came across this guy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even though we intended for it to be a low-key day to give everyone a chance to acclimate to the altitude, apparently it was too much for these two boys. Also note the snack stash on the table behind them. What you see there is probably only about 1/3 of the total. Some of us went a little overboard :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvZRWo0tt9Cv2aeGOmeZBZTfv-w250hF8AeEThWTGijYuI5MSTyX1B89vWud2ZKnQ6PSYFQ3GwbU3i5TybJAsmEcvN-riMHO6B7OjgJss606pATab0QDk5qa7N3sivdmneRPY_Zpu1buM/s1600/summer+2011+038+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvZRWo0tt9Cv2aeGOmeZBZTfv-w250hF8AeEThWTGijYuI5MSTyX1B89vWud2ZKnQ6PSYFQ3GwbU3i5TybJAsmEcvN-riMHO6B7OjgJss606pATab0QDk5qa7N3sivdmneRPY_Zpu1buM/s400/summer+2011+038+edited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">the deer that spent a good deal of time hanging around the house -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> this was taken from our kitchen window</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pPRnJ0iQRxzFagBmUxofRCpPbtWEyba2g2CN2GXg9L6aVMNk_kr0Dm_x60o3dvcB4D-Ry7y4vU4eHhx2KBnDddcNc9f3wx1bW0ibRngSEY9eIn7WfLkQJm5HYorWlsTyb7R6EdmfqgsN/s1600/summer+2011+039+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pPRnJ0iQRxzFagBmUxofRCpPbtWEyba2g2CN2GXg9L6aVMNk_kr0Dm_x60o3dvcB4D-Ry7y4vU4eHhx2KBnDddcNc9f3wx1bW0ibRngSEY9eIn7WfLkQJm5HYorWlsTyb7R6EdmfqgsN/s400/summer+2011+039+edited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Greta taking care of her cousin Lincoln</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVtnDYglThcfoF7m61BSxD_2jnFHA8SyByWxbqsfB6AkYlPhax7pFrcdioLd8UCyIzM2uJwvyCMuk0BvPnS9_OmsXfJ4RuwnXGY4gcjKW5c-J6zoniYk8oQYVNCkhMJG3LQOZCUGX_Q7h/s1600/summer+2011+041+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVtnDYglThcfoF7m61BSxD_2jnFHA8SyByWxbqsfB6AkYlPhax7pFrcdioLd8UCyIzM2uJwvyCMuk0BvPnS9_OmsXfJ4RuwnXGY4gcjKW5c-J6zoniYk8oQYVNCkhMJG3LQOZCUGX_Q7h/s400/summer+2011+041+edited.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-74312264428349131452011-08-25T16:43:00.000-05:002011-08-25T16:43:00.829-05:00It's gonna take a few parties . . .<div style="text-align: center;">like this one to convince some of our tri-city friends who are less than enthusiastic about the 4th of July that it's really the BEST HOLIDAY EVER! I think we made at least a little progress toward that end this year, though :)</div><br />
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Elias REALLY enjoyed the strawberries!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The whole weekend was made so much sweeter because we were able to spend it with our good friends the Birds. Friday night we had a perfect night of eating Thai takeout on the lawn while watching what seemed to be a fireworks show competition between some neighbors down the street, while the girls all stayed up late and ran around the yard screaming and laughing. <br />
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Here's the Birds' sweet little Victoria.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Our neighborhood has a CRAZY amount of fireworks. We chose to not even go to one of the city fireworks displays because there were huge fireworks going off in every direction and we could enjoy awesome displays without having to fight crowds and traffic. Really, it went on all weekend; some people might find that annoying but I loved every boom, whistle, and scream!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">'Rora and her sparkler</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandi and Tori</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-15465536238630983002011-08-21T21:39:00.001-05:002011-08-21T21:42:40.130-05:00Baseball and Badger . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> . . . were just two of the many highlights of our week with Nonni and Uncle Jon in June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The baseball game on a Friday night was the Dust Devils' home opener complete with fireworks, so we took the opportunity to celebrate Father's Day a little early. We had such a blast! I'm pretty sure it's the first baseball game my mom has ever actually enjoyed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only was it fireworks night, but also $1 hotdogs and small drinks! Even Grace has probably had pop less than a dozen times in her lifetime -- they were pumped!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Elias just looking cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d6BYD8PCDJ3usa5Ccy4gJuPUH73tutjEM93xO396bMSrd0suI-cR8OoueKaIODVxa6X8DgVjsi5WKE8og4zSe6C1t4bIKGj_sTOQUuiPgKo2e6de2QVpeEyf7QlUMCHMSNY-UbLWIDX1/s1600/summer+2011+265+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d6BYD8PCDJ3usa5Ccy4gJuPUH73tutjEM93xO396bMSrd0suI-cR8OoueKaIODVxa6X8DgVjsi5WKE8og4zSe6C1t4bIKGj_sTOQUuiPgKo2e6de2QVpeEyf7QlUMCHMSNY-UbLWIDX1/s400/summer+2011+265+edited.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
We stayed for the whole event including the fireworks afterwards, resulting in some very tired girls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Despite a little of what we call rain in the tri-cities, we ventured out to conquer Badger Mountain on Saturday morning. 4 kids 6 and under and one grandma with a broken arm barely even slowed us down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjizHzYjvwwgZok1v8n1z4vK_NHuK_S4YkZYBgGRco1Db8qC5X5RUj0RRewZ6tB5vcigQTQRM7rCCtXvN-AOAHU8Zdr7Vj9sbVXAemUkbBp-JYgmI3_yNvVSR0H97oYV2mFnebZubUdCX/s1600/summer+2011+273+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjizHzYjvwwgZok1v8n1z4vK_NHuK_S4YkZYBgGRco1Db8qC5X5RUj0RRewZ6tB5vcigQTQRM7rCCtXvN-AOAHU8Zdr7Vj9sbVXAemUkbBp-JYgmI3_yNvVSR0H97oYV2mFnebZubUdCX/s640/summer+2011+273+edited.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbGp96KIdLdHfpdcG-Bk46j8mTc5Bf0iF5xIP9DQCOd0vVjDnWncpVFXD0DQwl1tj4b0aU6NsiMSmXbQ2J4BuM0sBs3amjbBGPQYXlQZ_dy8Hc5a5EYxvrZ1q6YNnsIU6jTyi-ttfbgzf/s1600/summer+2011+295+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbGp96KIdLdHfpdcG-Bk46j8mTc5Bf0iF5xIP9DQCOd0vVjDnWncpVFXD0DQwl1tj4b0aU6NsiMSmXbQ2J4BuM0sBs3amjbBGPQYXlQZ_dy8Hc5a5EYxvrZ1q6YNnsIU6jTyi-ttfbgzf/s400/summer+2011+295+edited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Devoted Uncle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK3R_dXHJaRafiBJ4BZfvgP6GnL7lMpFaa6ywuA2aZT4tbXualeNmJOkXncdVnHZ9k3kEz9pcMRXL7QOV8PiknQYMefjAGjzh2Tw0st6PgccwWl2ffQc6w9ZNyCoqNrBqD2u2Dy2YXMwg/s1600/summer+2011+314+edited2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK3R_dXHJaRafiBJ4BZfvgP6GnL7lMpFaa6ywuA2aZT4tbXualeNmJOkXncdVnHZ9k3kEz9pcMRXL7QOV8PiknQYMefjAGjzh2Tw0st6PgccwWl2ffQc6w9ZNyCoqNrBqD2u2Dy2YXMwg/s400/summer+2011+314+edited2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After an intense game of playground tag at our local elementary school in which Grace opted to leap from the play structure landing on Uncle Jon, trusting that he would catch her and allow himself to be tagged, rather than allow her to fall to the ground, we had the great fortune of an impromtu sprinkler shower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday we went out for opening day of cherry season! Since this is the first time in 10 years we've lived outside Big 10 Country we have to find something to get geared up for :) It's a great U-pick experience for kids because there is a lot of fruit and plenty of it is at their eye-level. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>On the last day of their visit we headed to the local splash pad -- fun times!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a memorable visit -- just wish they had stayed longer! Love you, Nonni and Uncle Jon!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-60160392208934940162011-08-11T22:19:00.001-05:002011-08-11T22:21:22.254-05:00Burger King - this one's for Papa!Since we moved to the Tri-Cities, Papa (Steve's dad) has sent the kids Burger King gift cards a couple of times which have provided us with great excuses to get out of the house on a number of occasions. What makes it even better is that all the Burger King's around here have playlands! The last time we were there I got some great photos of the kiddos that I subsequently had some fun with. Thanks Papa!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohox1aHUNajq4HXSCLZOKmd6GZdrbJjXZGBEGe0kbhhWWQ_Tl8SkwGHcqzhog4f_aBC2v5aZ-C604DADu_K_o9WhlnkDy2X0XewwPQf41hsqLLMEzOgFxFfuoBh-n7vGy4Ujo1edrdQHk/s1600/summer+2011+021+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohox1aHUNajq4HXSCLZOKmd6GZdrbJjXZGBEGe0kbhhWWQ_Tl8SkwGHcqzhog4f_aBC2v5aZ-C604DADu_K_o9WhlnkDy2X0XewwPQf41hsqLLMEzOgFxFfuoBh-n7vGy4Ujo1edrdQHk/s640/summer+2011+021+edited.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ezekiel George - Special Ops</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-29463026912203019012011-08-11T00:40:00.002-05:002011-08-11T01:46:10.785-05:00Seattle pt. 2<div style="text-align: center;">A few weeks after we had the chance to explore Seattle with Nonni and Poppi, Steve had a day's worth of work to do in Tacoma so we all tagged along and made a weekend of it. We spent Friday at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma while he was working at the University there, then headed up to Seattle where we enjoyed Embassy Suites breakfast, the Bremerton Ferry ride, exploring the beach there -- we made it kind of a trial run field trip for our exploration of aquatic ecosystems we're planning for science this fall. Here are some of the highlights:</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/AVvXsEgKEBg62Qoz2DaWIEg1ND5SrHf7vq2zr4fnlHyJL0BNecB2KwJxf1CWEVFe18J96Z6tatectzc0whvncJCQr7Ir8s7ml2hE_8hR5x_0LmmP81AXWICEbD0SX4so03vY2iWoiJFtwIj3jcnx/s1600/summer+2011+056+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEBg62Qoz2DaWIEg1ND5SrHf7vq2zr4fnlHyJL0BNecB2KwJxf1CWEVFe18J96Z6tatectzc0whvncJCQr7Ir8s7ml2hE_8hR5x_0LmmP81AXWICEbD0SX4so03vY2iWoiJFtwIj3jcnx/s400/summer+2011+056+edited.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we first dropped Steve off at work and headed to Point Defiance - the most amazing city park I've ever been to. Out of all the things to do there, my kids, of course, chose the beach. As we arrived, a couple of people from the park's aquarium were setting up a demonstration for a school group that hadn't arrived yet, so we crashed it :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaMuDtkG1DF5Y6h7GGuFoR_nj0NnaeM80dHtOEXy28bc3uXMj88MwBiBp_-e5APHt4zsslQeXTAVOG4xUfdsXK55zmpkP2VWMaoMCK0CE3vKKDnhkAy_cYjIoYuWud6bDLP-kd6B0lJDO/s1600/summer+2011+062+edited" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaMuDtkG1DF5Y6h7GGuFoR_nj0NnaeM80dHtOEXy28bc3uXMj88MwBiBp_-e5APHt4zsslQeXTAVOG4xUfdsXK55zmpkP2VWMaoMCK0CE3vKKDnhkAy_cYjIoYuWud6bDLP-kd6B0lJDO/s400/summer+2011+062+edited" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grace found this fine specimen all on her own!</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/AVvXsEiKxc_x9JtWeFLc8X4o6fhDQPvZMUdc41DziuSLZhaFdjJhmpWWEx_S7wECgsdH5jyB304rMyslz1pn5x38dZe-ETMJnBqjgcZfZmq0IryFJcSWkK2Eu8tc7jT2O1i540eDkC-UdJbVrQKq/s1600/summer+2011+069+edited" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxc_x9JtWeFLc8X4o6fhDQPvZMUdc41DziuSLZhaFdjJhmpWWEx_S7wECgsdH5jyB304rMyslz1pn5x38dZe-ETMJnBqjgcZfZmq0IryFJcSWkK2Eu8tc7jT2O1i540eDkC-UdJbVrQKq/s400/summer+2011+069+edited" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was NOT warm - maybe in the low 60's, but that never stopped my crew from living dangerously when it comes to the probability of getting wet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbfaDModB6jUgJnPP77d7RPqTOL8GGwY_0yUoOW6mQ_w7AR7yUVObGKA6pvPSSIFzc08SkCnmid579v78HK_BW3247xZcGVY_ZGumbXLdearBqelkyW8C9QqEGkqg_0QSI3p6MuNlfikC/s1600/summer+2011+064+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbfaDModB6jUgJnPP77d7RPqTOL8GGwY_0yUoOW6mQ_w7AR7yUVObGKA6pvPSSIFzc08SkCnmid579v78HK_BW3247xZcGVY_ZGumbXLdearBqelkyW8C9QqEGkqg_0QSI3p6MuNlfikC/s400/summer+2011+064+edited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Best attempt at a group shot -- Elias did NOT want to sit on that log, and since I was by myself I didn't have a lot of options as far as keeping him on while getting the camera far enough away to take the photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPYmfZGU67TMUh6es1vTqmwzrlMHNr4QlqZGWx76kJcaezVJ4CGIG3XHfhSkRS38zahucD2TR9VZ9zZXHjJZlfc-fe9Bi3P9z3jC0Wdqvaz72TBfRdkMvDpQMaNv0g-wSosHFlEtROy7U/s1600/summer+2011+091+edited" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPYmfZGU67TMUh6es1vTqmwzrlMHNr4QlqZGWx76kJcaezVJ4CGIG3XHfhSkRS38zahucD2TR9VZ9zZXHjJZlfc-fe9Bi3P9z3jC0Wdqvaz72TBfRdkMvDpQMaNv0g-wSosHFlEtROy7U/s640/summer+2011+091+edited" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love this! It just captures his personality!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfm7-3vR8wYdVcjuHVB63PeQI7BRC4EChruCJ5PN87I76npjPW3vTiiHrjuRSO7FZFNuRRr7EN97ulZXxPNzIlcanMN3DytzSLvMYILsgU2f3oAdCYBmm9mVZc9TBhB9zyyK4ouGfiBFH/s1600/summer+2011+100+edited" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfm7-3vR8wYdVcjuHVB63PeQI7BRC4EChruCJ5PN87I76npjPW3vTiiHrjuRSO7FZFNuRRr7EN97ulZXxPNzIlcanMN3DytzSLvMYILsgU2f3oAdCYBmm9mVZc9TBhB9zyyK4ouGfiBFH/s400/summer+2011+100+edited" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And now we're totally in the water . . . Did I mention it was cold? They obviously don't care!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTFo2pJoOwgfw1QmWrfNdK2pRdV3busqUJsxo3dRGtsdrELJWQFe1J9lrkGIRf9GM_Nwabx4CMdjiziV5qKifQdvCPheRgdYbZoJdWR3jrY6FYvZrms9RbOW1aYnzWyPPo1kEoQmwS3Ru/s1600/summer+2011+128+edited" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTFo2pJoOwgfw1QmWrfNdK2pRdV3busqUJsxo3dRGtsdrELJWQFe1J9lrkGIRf9GM_Nwabx4CMdjiziV5qKifQdvCPheRgdYbZoJdWR3jrY6FYvZrms9RbOW1aYnzWyPPo1kEoQmwS3Ru/s320/summer+2011+128+edited" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That tiny black bump is a seal that we spotted from the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTckbMvWaORcYhWvGOudWDry7wSqlFQeFVexBOZ8MRUGVkBPFM8Ym1t4P5D8ZUCZl7LYwuuskcMKkvX2dWK_ITl76oo_KtwMcAvyD0ElcwvHNfEgrBMc-tVEnL6tGoF4H6-XNa3R536vya/s1600/summer+2011+153+edited" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTckbMvWaORcYhWvGOudWDry7wSqlFQeFVexBOZ8MRUGVkBPFM8Ym1t4P5D8ZUCZl7LYwuuskcMKkvX2dWK_ITl76oo_KtwMcAvyD0ElcwvHNfEgrBMc-tVEnL6tGoF4H6-XNa3R536vya/s320/summer+2011+153+edited" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rhododendrun all over Tacoma are so huge it took me awhile to figure out what they even were. In the park they have an entire rhododendrun garden that we didn't get to because we spent 3.5 hrs at the beach and because kids would much rather search for little sea creatures than look at flowers that they aren't allowed to pick.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other wildlife we came across:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk45OvOFKC3qCcLJsZseRWvuDb49zsFH5FZaO-vulzleEHo2jYUmcZm9_5mcjJtq1Tz8au0yS1-WjZuWo2izq4rBWlKYZHNBu61WDRpsnxaYTLRmuxyWAqP-YXTuSqWOUvDd0oq6mEWKH7/s1600/summer+2011+152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk45OvOFKC3qCcLJsZseRWvuDb49zsFH5FZaO-vulzleEHo2jYUmcZm9_5mcjJtq1Tz8au0yS1-WjZuWo2izq4rBWlKYZHNBu61WDRpsnxaYTLRmuxyWAqP-YXTuSqWOUvDd0oq6mEWKH7/s320/summer+2011+152.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXzdQsMdSDUt3v5eByp4sjS4ofCmvQ9JBLM1abW7KL9BOkx94H03UeQrb99dFzSD5LtHet2hSGgFEjP8jptwmw-BeoLXd1PWoZLaxzj8SpRSq6-0078674-lkQKcHkfCyyETaie8qnHzD/s1600/summer+2011+208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXzdQsMdSDUt3v5eByp4sjS4ofCmvQ9JBLM1abW7KL9BOkx94H03UeQrb99dFzSD5LtHet2hSGgFEjP8jptwmw-BeoLXd1PWoZLaxzj8SpRSq6-0078674-lkQKcHkfCyyETaie8qnHzD/s400/summer+2011+208.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Much better attempt at a group shot at Snoqualmie Falls on our way home to the east side. Note: 1. Steve and I were both there. 2. We bribed them with juice boxes. 3. No E.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0West Richland, WA 99353, USA46.3421807 -119.374381146.2414517 -119.46472759999999 46.4429097 -119.2840346tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-6485771199512170082011-07-09T00:48:00.002-05:002011-07-09T01:00:28.085-05:00Seattle!The kids are in LOVE with Seattle largely because of the fantastic trip we took there with Nonni and Poppi this spring while Steve was on a business trip to San Francisco. Now about 1/2 the time we drive anywhere, Zeke asks if we're going to Seattle. And when we actually did make an encore trip with Daddy last month, he kept asking whether Nonni and Poppi were going to be there and insisted they should just get on an airplane and meet us.Some of my favorite photos from Nonni and Poppi's visit and our trip to the westside:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zeke showing off his newly dyed egg to Nonni</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did a LOT of walking up and down the hills in Seattle. This was bound to happen sooner or later!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="left">We had a blast at the aquarium -- thanks to the Booths for that recommendation! They have a couple of fabulous touch tanks where we spent over an hour just touching various sea creatures.</div></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beach at Whidbey Island was SO worth the drive and ferry ride it took to get there, especially since the travel provided the boys an opportunity to nap without interfering with our sightseeing plans. We didn't see the whales we'd hoped for, but spent so much time discovering all the little creatures hanging out on the beach at low tide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hKfIUPGmcwqX1RlTABOub9ABx2O7VJTS-X3B9MBPIjdTwkwUAi1zWxw7o31-mk3mHDXndgyi-ddgos-dC2SS_9jc2htx3WvFSagwsKEHI1Kz6I2MHj41N940nl2g0U9cVoQqjdaWVVdb/s1600/spring+2011+205+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hKfIUPGmcwqX1RlTABOub9ABx2O7VJTS-X3B9MBPIjdTwkwUAi1zWxw7o31-mk3mHDXndgyi-ddgos-dC2SS_9jc2htx3WvFSagwsKEHI1Kz6I2MHj41N940nl2g0U9cVoQqjdaWVVdb/s400/spring+2011+205+cropped.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the beach we found this really unique tree and took the opportunity to get some great shots of the kids climbing on it.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In my opinion, one of the most beautiful photos of Greta, ever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't that face just scream trouble?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only picture of me with all the kids -- not great, but we'll take it! Hanging out above downtown Seattle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some cool photos of the kids riding the monorail. We figured out that we used at least 7 different modes of transportation during out trip!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to stay warm on the oh-so-entertaining and informative duck boat ride. Thanks to Poppi we got to so many memorable things that we otherwise would probably never splurge for. I suppose Zeke and Elias probably don't remember the duck boat well -- despite the cold, wind, exhuberant tour guide and tourees, they both slept through most of it. I guess we really wore them out :)</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphSHqkVdqzBDyY3IXNnyTlBZZwHMfVS1TVLb5lI3bWTEPOeFDeJOEm9YS6CmMG92CxuHfWnb8Cfn6Z-CFlxEg3YK3JfuYy5IUbhKCZarCXc8q4qWz_PKxgMZbr-x49U6DAn9GpIcI-mI4/s1600/spring+2011+263+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphSHqkVdqzBDyY3IXNnyTlBZZwHMfVS1TVLb5lI3bWTEPOeFDeJOEm9YS6CmMG92CxuHfWnb8Cfn6Z-CFlxEg3YK3JfuYy5IUbhKCZarCXc8q4qWz_PKxgMZbr-x49U6DAn9GpIcI-mI4/s640/spring+2011+263+cropped.jpg" width="490" /></a></div>Possibly my favorite from the whole trip. Notice Zeke even has his own cup? My brother thinks it looks like a paparazzi photo.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-28479754816136328692011-03-29T16:29:00.001-05:002011-03-29T16:30:35.594-05:00The Truth About Ourselves; Hebrews 10:15-22In studying Covenant with the ladies at RBC guided by Kay Arthur's book titled as such, I dove into this passage in Hebrews today and was so blessed by what I learned about myself, about us as the body of Christ, and needed to share. These are my raw notes taken from observing what the text has to say is true about "us," but to me, they read like an awesome story of grace and mercy and of salvation:<br />
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- the Holy Spirit testifies to us<br />
- God makes a covenant with us<br />
- His laws are on our hearts and minds -- he put them there!<br />
- we sin and commit lawless deeds<br />
-we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus<br />
- we have a great priest over the house of God<br />
- we are to draw near to Him<br />
- we have full assurance of our faith<br />
- our hearts have been sprinkled clean<br />
- our bodies have been washed with pure water<br />
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How can it be? We sin and commit lawless deeds, yet we have confidence to enter the holy place. Confidence!<br />
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Makes these lyrics come to mind:<br />
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There is no guilt here<br />
There is no shame<br />
No pointing fingers<br />
There is no blame<br />
What happened yesterday…has disappeared<br />
The dirt has washed away<br />
And now it's clear<br />
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There's only grace<br />
There's only love<br />
There's only mercy and believe me it's enough<br />
Your sins are gone<br />
Without a trace<br />
And there's nothing left now<br />
There's only graceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-63790358046137914272011-03-08T16:37:00.002-06:002011-03-08T16:40:01.299-06:00I don't care what native Tri-Citians say -- this is Spring!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had gorgeous weather the last several days and when we couldn't quite get out the door in time for story time at our West Richland Library, we opted to play outside instead. We planned on riding bikes and getting out the sidewalk chalk for the second day in a row. Needless to say, I was surprised when my kiddos instead chose to park their bikes . . .</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_zAUIMPtoFtqE6Pr5ZUw6aq0iOerJuLVnt2E1uJhLVztihBoMHeCWsMwdM1NMA6k9kjAk3Gm_4BrPYDLkF7NewgUfZ6CH9g6gbPXibcz4TnXMvj6IMqlRLBG_U4am-xFn90UUXoEfiGB/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_zAUIMPtoFtqE6Pr5ZUw6aq0iOerJuLVnt2E1uJhLVztihBoMHeCWsMwdM1NMA6k9kjAk3Gm_4BrPYDLkF7NewgUfZ6CH9g6gbPXibcz4TnXMvj6IMqlRLBG_U4am-xFn90UUXoEfiGB/s200/027.JPG" width="116" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWLqp2XCkUXJHSFndzspzpSXwRWXXpESLLcB0ag7nrSmymoCSRweU4ayNivm0kABDDQUfRNnAq41kQY6CYOxBccKGKGhKlGTYHyaFAYgt2l99xIJLf_R5onPnf0Pb3pZKsmJEIQ4H5E5F/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWLqp2XCkUXJHSFndzspzpSXwRWXXpESLLcB0ag7nrSmymoCSRweU4ayNivm0kABDDQUfRNnAq41kQY6CYOxBccKGKGhKlGTYHyaFAYgt2l99xIJLf_R5onPnf0Pb3pZKsmJEIQ4H5E5F/s200/028.JPG" width="125" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and pull weeds from the RV/boat parking pad next to our driveway. Seeing as we don't have an RV or boat, for us it functions only as a giant rock pit. (Funny similarities between this house and Cory Court -- giant children's mural & giant rock pit!)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Just some unrelated super-cute pictures from the last week or so:<br />
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(WARNING: huge tangent coming up -- skip down to the pictures if you're not particularly interested in my rambling about my own attitude, and God changing it.) I think that was especially true for me, as the week before I had moments where I thought myself to be completely crazy, or foolish, or both to think I could pull off having the house ready for a weekend visit with the grandparents and our son's first birthday party when we still have unpacked boxes and ongoing home improvement projects. I practically begged my very gracious husband to stay home from a Wednesday night church commitment because I was feeling overwhelmed and underqualified for the task at hand. My extremely type-A flesh was quickly taking over this vessel.<br />
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Thursday morning I had a more extended time with God than usual -- largely because I was catching up on the Bible study homework I had procrastinated on that week (really, that's how it tends to go every week), and an awesome time during the group study itself just basking in God's word and who He is. I didn't have an "aha" moment when a particular scripture or the Holy Spirit really said something specific to me, but just resting in Him and being reminded that he is God and, as Priscilla Shirer says in the video accompanying the study, "He is able and fully capable of being God." She also said, "God is good at His job," and I added in my notes, "and just good." We discussed so many scripture passages that are comforting reminders about God's character: Isaiah 55:8 where it tells us that God's thoughts and ways are completely other, Psalm 145:17 that talks about the Lord's righteousness and faithfulness, Jeremiah 29:11 that reminds us that God has a plan for us, and it's a really cool one.<br />
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I could go on and on, but the point is, God used his Word to provide me a tangible sense of being transformed by the renewing of my mind (Romans 12:2). A weight was lifted and I was no longer burdened with feeling pressured to have every square foot of the house immaculate (which was totally unrealistic, but yet that was the standard i was holding myself to) and every detail of the party perfectly planned. I was able to let go, accept that some tasks on my list would go undone (and be ok with that), and really agree with God on His priorities for the weekend. Hopefully, if you asked my husband, he would say that he noticed a change in me too!<br />
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Ok, so back to the visit itself and the cute pics of the kids (which is, I'm sure what you're most interested in!):<br />
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We had an E is for Elephant theme for the party because we often call Elias "E" and elephants are just so stinkin' cute! Here are a couple of the cute things we made for the party. We also made adorable elephant-shaped cream cheese mints, but I never even pulled them out of the freezer! Oh well, I guess I'll be looking for an occasion to serve elephant mints, if they survive very long -- Steve and Grace have been enjoying the fact that we didn't serve them at the party so they can have them all to themselves!<br />
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Following a Funston tradition, we always turn out the light for candles/singing! Uncle Jon might disown us if we didn't :)<br />
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He obviously warmed up to it, though!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The van ride there was miraculous in that with 26 people (including 3 babies) crammed into 2 big church vans, there was almost no crying, no motion sickness (that I know of), and we didn't even make a stop until we were about 20 min from our destination. Even then, I'm pretty sure we stopped just because P. Hansen needed a Starbucks fix :)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We stayed at the most beautiful old Victorian mansion that was not just a bed and breakfast, but more like a bed and breakfast, lunch, and dinner! There were some really cool ladies that made delicious food and took amazing care of us!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmOMSSSeHr6_SbUVLDEOwNoAitXm4kQKBv9jDuiEj0FPgYeQSZvVFpFNP09KAHQM4K7dK1UmG85V3T0nbcJcLxC85M5K7PilbobJg9E_S8WgGWZHWx0jAChT8dCoNMnrFQ-4A2dyp6qxU/s1600/Grace+Staff+Retreat+2010+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmOMSSSeHr6_SbUVLDEOwNoAitXm4kQKBv9jDuiEj0FPgYeQSZvVFpFNP09KAHQM4K7dK1UmG85V3T0nbcJcLxC85M5K7PilbobJg9E_S8WgGWZHWx0jAChT8dCoNMnrFQ-4A2dyp6qxU/s320/Grace+Staff+Retreat+2010+005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When we first arrived we had a chance to check things out and enjoy the beautiful setting. Funny -- just like I remember doing as kids when we arrived at a hotel on a school or sports team trip-- the first thing everyone wanted to do was check out everyone else's room! They were all beautiful. Ours was the one in the center of the top row on this collage.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That night after dinner, worship and teaching, we played the most raucous game of "I Have Never" and Paul's hilarious rendition of capture the flag meets ghosts in the graveyard "Underground Church." </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Although I was disappointed by the lack of staying up late to play games and talk (maybe that's what happens when you hang out with the 35+ crowd and people with babies, or it could be that Dave turned everyone off with his outrageous fart stories the first night :), the whole trip was so restful and I cherish the time we had in the vans together of all things b/c it just gave us a chance to get to know the team on a deeper level. Oh, and if you ever have a chance to sit down with Deb Kirk, ask her to tell you the story of how she and Dave got together -- it's a great one</span>!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-82660177194549997142010-11-30T21:40:00.000-06:002010-11-30T21:40:17.288-06:00And how excited were we about jumping in the leaves?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">We have one very small maple tree in the backyard that dropped a couple of hundred leaves at most. Regardless, one afternoon Grace asked for a rake, determined to produce a pile big enough to jump in. Never willing to admit defeat, she insisted that her pile of perhaps 25 of those leaves was sufficient.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Greta contributed by standing by to offer commentary when necessary :)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Filling the kids rooms with dozens of balloons while their sleeping is fast becoming a favorite birthday tradition at our house. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greta desperately wanted to camp out and we agreed that the backyard was the best venue for our first attempt. It's a blessing that I have generally easygoing kiddos b/c a thunderstorm hit that evening and changed our plans. Praise God we weren't out in the woods somewhere! Anyways, Super-Daddy came to the rescue and created am impromptu indoor campout complete with hotdog roasting . . .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our God is so good! Wouldn't you know he followed up that thunderstorm with the most beautiful birthday gift for our little princess!</td></tr>
</tbody></table> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955025640747892513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3506721896703086569.post-76452132725233913362010-10-29T21:19:00.000-05:002010-10-29T21:19:35.943-05:00Summer Rain<blockquote><blockquote>"Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O Lord our God? We set out hope on you, for you do all these things." Jeremiah 14: 22</blockquote></blockquote>There is something so sweet about rain without storms. I love a good thunderstorm and I love that they illustrate how awesome and mighty God is. But, to me, rain -- just rain, is a picture of God's grace. It is refreshing, cleansing, life-sustaining, and yet he doesn't have to send it. He doesn't owe it to us, and we haven't and can't do anything to deserve it. It's a gift of unmerited favor. Just like Christ "who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death -- even death on a cross!"<br />
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