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2009-03-08T20:22:00.000-07:00

This maybe my last post for a while... I am to busy with facebook!

New puppy and first winter snow

2008-12-15T22:32:00.000-08:00

Ok so it started snowing at 8pm. The kids were already in their pjs and decided to go out and play in the fresh snow. Ahhh who would have thought I would let them out not properly dressed. :)

Maya our pound puppy. They say she is lab and who knows what else. She is about 10 months old. Such a sweet girl with pretty good manners. She puts up with a lot from C.

While I vacuumed the kids piled up the 3 dog beds in the hall way. Maya jumped right on top and the kids followed.

Crazy clouds around Mt. Rainier (taken from the back yard).

C. passed out.

Maya's first night with us.

2008-11-24T11:27:00.000-08:00

My computer is in the shop... hope to be back soon.

C's 2nd Birthday

2008-11-24T11:14:00.001-08:00

Our tradition is to decorate the bedroom door for birthdays.

Making Misky's 1st birthday blankie

2008-11-24T11:07:00.000-08:00

Can you see the face? by H

2008-11-06T20:17:00.000-08:00

Trick or Treat

2008-11-02T17:32:00.000-08:00

Some scenic shots by Rob; Tanya does not think they are blog-worthy for some insane reason. If any of you agree with her then you all are insane too.

2008-10-18T13:03:00.000-07:00

One cool waterfall! Location: Mt. Ranier N.P.
Another cool waterfall! Location: Paridise, Mt. Ranier N.P.
Young buck spotted.
Young bucks practicing during rutt season, potential future mate watches.
Incredible waterfall cascades 75 feet, then again over a 200-250 foot drop. Narada Falls, Mt. Ranier N.P.

Day trip to Mt. Rainier National Park

2008-10-12T20:05:00.000-07:00

We took a day trip drive to Mt. Rainier National Park on Oct 8th. I have forgotten how beautiful it is up there. We ended up at Paradise. It was so cold. The hot chocolate really hit the spot.

The building behind C and H is a historic inn that you can stay in. They just remodeled it a couple of years ago.

Playing at the pumpkin patch on Oct 5th... C is not to sure about walking in the field.

Going back home...

2008-09-16T17:48:00.000-07:00

We took a detour in Idaho. We drove up through Sun Valley and the Sawtooth Mountains. Gorgeous drive, but was it worth the extra 5 hour detour?

First time of the Frontrunner.. Utah's commuter train.

2008-09-16T17:18:00.000-07:00

Melynda, Mom, and Misky..... we were going on a round trip to Salt Lake City.
Rob and H
Me and C.... (H in the bottom).
C.... not quite sure of what to think of the train ride.

Grandma, C, and H.

Salt Lake Train Station.
On the way home. Rob is holding H's build a bear bunny (she put it in his lap while he napped). That was our main stop in Salt Lake. Grandma and Papa bought it for her birthday.

Reunion in Downey, Idaho. Hiking at Chery Creek.

2008-09-16T16:35:00.000-07:00

Tyler, Rob, and C

Blix, Tyler's funny dog. He got into stinky mud then you will see him taking a bath a couple of pictures down.
Brooke and Tyler.... looking at a gigantic caterpillar bug thing.

Melynda, Sam, and Misky.

Tyson and Tyler.... whoo hoo look at those white legs!!
Me and Rob with C.

This is the bath picture.
Rob and C went for a drive around camp.
Rob and H went on the same ride.
Tyson, Rob, and H. Time to put away the toys. We had a couple of crazy trail rides... balancing on two wheels, driving in the creek, cruising on the dirt roads. What a blast!!

Hiking in Utah just above Kaysville.

2008-09-16T16:11:00.000-07:00

Looking out over the Great Salt Lake.

Hiking in Utah just above Layton.

2008-09-16T15:41:00.000-07:00

Rob and Dad
Melynda, Sam, Me, Tyson

Melynda and Me
Tyson and Sam dunking their heads in a half home-made "tub".
Sam, Tyson, Melynda, Rob, Me, and Dad

First trip to Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho border

2008-09-16T15:19:00.000-07:00

H and Papa taking a break on a short hike outside the cave. This was before we hiked in the cave.
H and Grandma.

We "hiked" 444 (slick, rocky, uneaven) stairs in and out of this cave. C slept 90% of the way. Cool cave... must see at least once.

H road in Grandma and Papa's new car. First time in a convertable.

Dad and I on the beach at Bear Lake... Rob and I were suprise that there was a nice sandy beach there.

hiking at Lake Melakwa 9 miles roundtrip

2008-07-31T21:23:00.000-07:00

The large falls where we turned around at a couple of weeks ago. (above)
At the top of the large falls. (above)
We made it to the lake. (below)We found the perfect picnic spot. Across the lake is where the 2 pictures above were taken.

Ok so we finally made it to the lake. It was worth the hike. Our two nieces J and J made the trek with us. It was so cold at the lake but we still sat down for our picnic. A couple of weeks earlier we made it just to the large falls. It was surprising to us that most of the snow was gone reveling wild flowers, new ferns, and baby trees. After 5 1/2 hours and about 9 miles we made it back to the car. We were wiped out. This was our second hike to the lake the first time was back in September of 2002.

2008-07-29T14:22:00.000-07:00

We made a pit stop on the way home to Sol Duc hot springs in the Olympic National Park. We hiked about 1.6 miles round trip to the falls. Next time we will have to try the hot tubs.

2008-07-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

We went camping out on the Olympic Peninsula near the Pacific Ocean. The top pictures are at Rialto Beach a couple of miles from the camp ground. We lasted one rainy night at the Mora campground. C woke the campground up at 3 and 6 am. He is not quite ready for tent camping. On our way home we drove north and west around the top of Olympic National Park.

2008-07-15T00:54:00.000-07:00

Hiking up the trail to Melakwa Lake with our niece J.

2008-07-15T00:40:00.000-07:00

Playing in the backyard.

2008-07-14T23:26:00.000-07:00

Hiking in Northbend. The bottom picture shows the rocks that we were sitting on for the first picture. This was a 4 mile hike. The middle picture shows Mt. Si in the background.

2008-07-14T23:03:00.000-07:00

H and her Cheetos mustache.