tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47338185822836833342024-03-13T21:32:24.388-07:00Lichty's AdventuresMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-40987094734037894692009-09-20T13:35:00.000-07:002009-09-20T13:36:37.005-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are official homeowners! We got the keys to our house on Thursday and we have been working ever since. We wanted to paint the entire house before we moved in because every wall was a different color...yellow, orange, green, periwinkle, maroon, etc. It was hideous!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I knew painting a house was a big job...especially for two people and to do it in a weekend. But we were determined! Ok, Josh was more determined than me. I didn't think it would be that bad, but it was. I got SO sick of painting:)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We started after work on Thursday and didn't finish until late Sunday night. We didn't even stop to eat, sleep, sit down, etc. The only breaks we got were going to the paint store for more supplies. I cherished those breaks:)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> On Saturday I quit. I had enough. I went home around 11...we worked ALL day so I thought that was good enough, but Josh stayed until 3 a.m. He is a real trooper. I have never seen anyone work so hard! He didn't even complain once...but I guess I complained enough for both of us:)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> In the end it was worth it, the house looks amazing! Talk about an Extreme Home Makeover!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Look at those colors! You may need sunglasses they are so bright.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiHLa64NoLQRpnM9gPhHeV4oTWrPHXwf-tzM-CMBlxcXbnYMtoBeg_Dm5GfB5oYhO_8FiKgQa63r2BihDEPdqukj-VAN7RKclzBNv9yC4CIVXUOXHdI7l-eS9_HXt-TiRJVavkwalghM/s1600-h/painting+012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiHLa64NoLQRpnM9gPhHeV4oTWrPHXwf-tzM-CMBlxcXbnYMtoBeg_Dm5GfB5oYhO_8FiKgQa63r2BihDEPdqukj-VAN7RKclzBNv9yC4CIVXUOXHdI7l-eS9_HXt-TiRJVavkwalghM/s400/painting+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236235195857141090" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> The dining room, we were tempted to keep these colors..ha!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">We had to tape off everything!!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF70dT4puZAwogeDqaUDXhWUkEt9ighKKNyhRzBpFmHm8GtxPn1T1HzFAJVNNN9aN6IjTZKpj_Nnq2GRnJ67hPr49GEdQqYXDIsXdI2GK6o-BeYJF7MWRu9YemUiTfJ6GO5jxLfUKd7M/s1600-h/painting+010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF70dT4puZAwogeDqaUDXhWUkEt9ighKKNyhRzBpFmHm8GtxPn1T1HzFAJVNNN9aN6IjTZKpj_Nnq2GRnJ67hPr49GEdQqYXDIsXdI2GK6o-BeYJF7MWRu9YemUiTfJ6GO5jxLfUKd7M/s400/painting+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236236185672301938" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The basement living room. We used 11 gallons of primer in the house!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5bi_feqryV1ZwNU7LhglnfdAcQdlTuNiKICR3ZD8ec2zgc2Rn-4VZtcgzXTL6IOFqnrvWS9exLXv0xdT1Puj15qjWsAlmc2dk6g2VqbdOnRF4tZZZd9pZ0SleSPiU5G9TcQZZlliZaI/s1600-h/painting+018.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5bi_feqryV1ZwNU7LhglnfdAcQdlTuNiKICR3ZD8ec2zgc2Rn-4VZtcgzXTL6IOFqnrvWS9exLXv0xdT1Puj15qjWsAlmc2dk6g2VqbdOnRF4tZZZd9pZ0SleSPiU5G9TcQZZlliZaI/s400/painting+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236236518426787778" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Josh using the spray gun!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1q3lmF7CEXKo9fmjzsNVWNYTJ04DRLgR5C8zvOWiLxDpJ-tN-C0jrAUYBCanq57uqO5dTq4m_5LUpgg8xYZszkMCny47hU1GmA7cGbSgvG6TkoUAAGxi_nVtOh4ooS13HsZ6yzHUPZw/s1600-h/painting+025.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1q3lmF7CEXKo9fmjzsNVWNYTJ04DRLgR5C8zvOWiLxDpJ-tN-C0jrAUYBCanq57uqO5dTq4m_5LUpgg8xYZszkMCny47hU1GmA7cGbSgvG6TkoUAAGxi_nVtOh4ooS13HsZ6yzHUPZw/s400/painting+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236235633360185650" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Dust Bowl! The spray gun went fast but made it hard to breath!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3VpvcsqximOP7KRJeAIqukn4nh0UJIDbPLvRJRXjMw5Uknyg0hBatIZlKoJn68EZYagPNdWWT5Ltsg2VL_arwP03JxxDaxyS0wQsT2BwLu8anVaGEldrXylTKg5xJX1Eitg-gxaAZzo/s1600-h/painting+028.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3VpvcsqximOP7KRJeAIqukn4nh0UJIDbPLvRJRXjMw5Uknyg0hBatIZlKoJn68EZYagPNdWWT5Ltsg2VL_arwP03JxxDaxyS0wQsT2BwLu8anVaGEldrXylTKg5xJX1Eitg-gxaAZzo/s400/painting+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236237428567853442" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Josh is the MAN! </span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNFH8ot93tzkNZvy8fWBJfFa8lkvJH9rQPphP_tgrPJS1hjvBxT7zsi_ZV7uCODdr3q-Pra9HfBZeNBxJOqTa5dMUla0lc7o0dKGXmDML33pzC4GyUhHkDOvtHySIKoxEWzbjeek0BbI/s1600-h/painting+023.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNFH8ot93tzkNZvy8fWBJfFa8lkvJH9rQPphP_tgrPJS1hjvBxT7zsi_ZV7uCODdr3q-Pra9HfBZeNBxJOqTa5dMUla0lc7o0dKGXmDML33pzC4GyUhHkDOvtHySIKoxEWzbjeek0BbI/s400/painting+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236237965812361538" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We had new carpet put in our basement yesterday. It looks great! I will post before and after pictures soon! We cleaned up the place last night so we are moving in tonight. The work never ends, but we are excited to have a home!</span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-7407232204549562622009-09-20T13:32:00.002-07:002009-09-20T13:35:04.377-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">Guess what??? We bought a house!! We are VERY excited. We have been looking at houses for fun, but we weren't planning on actually buying one this soon. Well, we fell in love with a cute brick house on Grace Street...behind REI on 3300 South in Salt Lake City. It is right across the street from Canyon Rim Park and the neighborhood is great. It also has a huge yard with a garden...a big selling point for us.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"> The inside is great too! There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms. We love the hardwood floors, gas stove, big windows, etc. We can't wait to make this house our home! </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;">Here are some picutres of the outs</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;">ide of the house.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQMANgbeLApWmC2qVMkYI2HXmJh91UaOWBf9i6ZsxrGOyYZDDgr2zeIGkyieMCNH0br-411HUa-PtKDF9f_Qul7IMKOcRdmrXzcJbpWDdRrsCzE9JSvaumWhoXBOVLdmDCehZA_dci8g/s1600-h/9373_17.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQMANgbeLApWmC2qVMkYI2HXmJh91UaOWBf9i6ZsxrGOyYZDDgr2zeIGkyieMCNH0br-411HUa-PtKDF9f_Qul7IMKOcRdmrXzcJbpWDdRrsCzE9JSvaumWhoXBOVLdmDCehZA_dci8g/s400/9373_17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224370121622127154" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjpULyhKm6-oGogviAW6d6Oi9UWKBERxbhHDSHeb6Hy2zUCIYVrE7caRGxOVGqG1aXqYfYXlll7FLQxe7NSWk5axeOBKu1_v-v1cgl8a00GCeQ6ponc5WCzUKd2YKBO279r5aQ0QVzpA/s1600-h/weekend+with+aubs+025.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjpULyhKm6-oGogviAW6d6Oi9UWKBERxbhHDSHeb6Hy2zUCIYVrE7caRGxOVGqG1aXqYfYXlll7FLQxe7NSWk5axeOBKu1_v-v1cgl8a00GCeQ6ponc5WCzUKd2YKBO279r5aQ0QVzpA/s400/weekend+with+aubs+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224370777183129762" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSTT-HhOrkNVuEOzk3Dbjtr4S_wP7vMzIQXTekLpITBMgErXl1z9iGXO3Kj6O5WMV7KfbLQ2xpkv8tObaDc2Jqr7Tffrb0-7_Is7BLEh1XelkTiSD4o7dERA61qDZLTm3xVKEGQFotLk/s1600-h/weekend+with+aubs+026.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSTT-HhOrkNVuEOzk3Dbjtr4S_wP7vMzIQXTekLpITBMgErXl1z9iGXO3Kj6O5WMV7KfbLQ2xpkv8tObaDc2Jqr7Tffrb0-7_Is7BLEh1XelkTiSD4o7dERA61qDZLTm3xVKEGQFotLk/s400/weekend+with+aubs+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224371411133700066" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">We close on August 7th, when we get home from Alaska. We will start moving in on August 14th.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">Of course there are several projects to do...painting being number one on the list. So everyone is invited to our painting party on Aug. 14th and 15th:) It will be FUN..ha!!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"> That is our big news! Have a great weekend!</span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-34592583158545357292009-09-20T13:32:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:32:50.935-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">The Never Ending Hike</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">On Sunday we wanted to do a low key hike...a nice family hike that Matt's dogs would enjoy. So Josh suggested Grandeur Peak in Millcreek Canyon. He told us it was only one mile each way. Sounded great to us!! So we packed up the cars and headed towards the mountains.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"> We parked at Church Fork and started climbing up the trail.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6W4jppwUhwj8m4X4Feq_J0FtxXJt6Wi6TAeiHk_-FoOihqg1Dr0RWqs03-8Z0E91zaFgWfTnGtPD5bi4R4-rC2XgX2AVzL8-ycBdXVrPxxFkUuICr8DIJNQ2K2f2iRslYeP5tgqS0ns/s1600-h/4th+of+July+060.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6W4jppwUhwj8m4X4Feq_J0FtxXJt6Wi6TAeiHk_-FoOihqg1Dr0RWqs03-8Z0E91zaFgWfTnGtPD5bi4R4-rC2XgX2AVzL8-ycBdXVrPxxFkUuICr8DIJNQ2K2f2iRslYeP5tgqS0ns/s320/4th+of+July+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220654389321813042" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"> There's a waterfall right at the trail head. It was gushing with water.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLxfsHMr_FPD89FqlFYXQPMQT30Lo5imi1ZMsDgcgY7xZuleK-PZMglyz21mgBpuBk9dXm4YXgdVhlWJV1ArpMmfbTZD8eDLL66t8ZUXZZ0JibSOnPslspci-xyFNo-co8-935OTGIK0/s1600-h/4th+of+July+059.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLxfsHMr_FPD89FqlFYXQPMQT30Lo5imi1ZMsDgcgY7xZuleK-PZMglyz21mgBpuBk9dXm4YXgdVhlWJV1ArpMmfbTZD8eDLL66t8ZUXZZ0JibSOnPslspci-xyFNo-co8-935OTGIK0/s320/4th+of+July+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220658497845449042" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">It was a warm day, but luckily there was plenty of shade and little streams for the dogs to get water. Short Dog and Gwen had to be in the lead! They were keeping us on task.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMNOHgV-uLniOyf8DD3yPT02FeCNe695dktcuU4LQENBtoc8QJne0F4j9Vxb7Z0Ocye61tQ_xMEp1YWf3ejXDrwunio4SXfyrdaC6TTPrnkyC7beph-4XuKdhU2xdoj63kUOE7HQWnUc/s1600-h/4th+of+July+064.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMNOHgV-uLniOyf8DD3yPT02FeCNe695dktcuU4LQENBtoc8QJne0F4j9Vxb7Z0Ocye61tQ_xMEp1YWf3ejXDrwunio4SXfyrdaC6TTPrnkyC7beph-4XuKdhU2xdoj63kUOE7HQWnUc/s320/4th+of+July+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220654655160072114" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">The mountains were so green! This is rare for Utah in July.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnwWBn_8hxiNL2ghVqRGMjx4Mpp6cSH3pw2Gnel3ios7vV3xCq0URrF7Kz6Mrm2UJeIy7ZpEu5556mJ_8fx2Z9xw8TThPMPyovuWbV8H33WtHh_TWEsDXQelekWYbA9cPBaz0hOcB0L8/s1600-h/4th+of+July+065.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnwWBn_8hxiNL2ghVqRGMjx4Mpp6cSH3pw2Gnel3ios7vV3xCq0URrF7Kz6Mrm2UJeIy7ZpEu5556mJ_8fx2Z9xw8TThPMPyovuWbV8H33WtHh_TWEsDXQelekWYbA9cPBaz0hOcB0L8/s320/4th+of+July+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220654880397708146" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">The wildflowers were also out in full force. They were beautiful!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0x8knSE8f4Uhp5uqKdJl__3pItEej5sO0mZ-swPvP8YxaMa3DYyPTD-Wys9pyv4Ix-q280JNySHwg-YA9SqSiEAOVPzs6nhA2m92CEnfsxiFH6pZdj24SCKihCltCozomYI_onKmTOI/s1600-h/4th+of+July+067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0x8knSE8f4Uhp5uqKdJl__3pItEej5sO0mZ-swPvP8YxaMa3DYyPTD-Wys9pyv4Ix-q280JNySHwg-YA9SqSiEAOVPzs6nhA2m92CEnfsxiFH6pZdj24SCKihCltCozomYI_onKmTOI/s320/4th+of+July+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220658157327448386" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyNpronPgtz6r68DriQMhcvXPDlrjrQE9uqDAUvVMLOgHA2PV_oXZd7a63qtTFdK43l1M838iCjnqAdx2YEKpaZAvNXf0HQmOSzZ168UCRrLeTaONEtKN18kvKfOWZqTE1jJJSK4LIA8/s1600-h/4th+of+July+066.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyNpronPgtz6r68DriQMhcvXPDlrjrQE9uqDAUvVMLOgHA2PV_oXZd7a63qtTFdK43l1M838iCjnqAdx2YEKpaZAvNXf0HQmOSzZ168UCRrLeTaONEtKN18kvKfOWZqTE1jJJSK4LIA8/s320/4th+of+July+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220655277489998290" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWJB6TAvG_3Xi1_ebIIaxsm0ZLVuO2lmRR7ssLaPUw4GC5JEAIneIEF7BasO8m79u63F8P7TOUvbi9T7CbLPYL5OB8YjqByBgRZ0HqvwBy-Fq6TzXLsz0lbsomkgCQk1QoV1eim_HjWU/s1600-h/4th+of+July+091.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWJB6TAvG_3Xi1_ebIIaxsm0ZLVuO2lmRR7ssLaPUw4GC5JEAIneIEF7BasO8m79u63F8P7TOUvbi9T7CbLPYL5OB8YjqByBgRZ0HqvwBy-Fq6TzXLsz0lbsomkgCQk1QoV1eim_HjWU/s320/4th+of+July+091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220655689183822226" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG38Y-b_KLf5E7h0e2AHQI9qf_LEdilEtfl7uEYiklsVkNgmDzcVkFUeM1MAuDklORPxrzXoMck2Stx82rLRcdHeeqSRs5jvwqHEg2iGsNwIT6XeW9YW_yIwRdwt0UybLUFloLhi7r28/s1600-h/4th+of+July+069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG38Y-b_KLf5E7h0e2AHQI9qf_LEdilEtfl7uEYiklsVkNgmDzcVkFUeM1MAuDklORPxrzXoMck2Stx82rLRcdHeeqSRs5jvwqHEg2iGsNwIT6XeW9YW_yIwRdwt0UybLUFloLhi7r28/s320/4th+of+July+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220657520306461650" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqghZaKyB9R2DRSrM6ICvPmM5xodCL0H7buFxNZ32yEZbpsHpk0p0Bv6DP5wGcwUA8438GWjGnoyIn6HYBXNIYcRA-5yUnMB510abZlSarmCLcTCkBrNmi3DCxeejLSZkLgCKjkbGbUc/s1600-h/4th+of+July+087.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqghZaKyB9R2DRSrM6ICvPmM5xodCL0H7buFxNZ32yEZbpsHpk0p0Bv6DP5wGcwUA8438GWjGnoyIn6HYBXNIYcRA-5yUnMB510abZlSarmCLcTCkBrNmi3DCxeejLSZkLgCKjkbGbUc/s320/4th+of+July+087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220657887589837794" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">We were having a good time hiking along the trail...but after awhile we started to wonder if we were ever going to reach the peak? We had been hiking for a long time, it was only a <span style="font-weight: bold;">ONE</span> mile trail, right Josh???</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vcpqMzayT8ID1M_60KQufcYP9_sJWIPkV5irexEhyphenhyphenmB8r9-yA0mJBTUYAaos0uYK3rCuAdQMmbZ1DBmiI0frQyAG0VFlt4b68zlULRtPhZBDmLtNZg7gpUET4IG1OI8kDDjdaytuQ84/s1600-h/4th+of+July+076.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vcpqMzayT8ID1M_60KQufcYP9_sJWIPkV5irexEhyphenhyphenmB8r9-yA0mJBTUYAaos0uYK3rCuAdQMmbZ1DBmiI0frQyAG0VFlt4b68zlULRtPhZBDmLtNZg7gpUET4IG1OI8kDDjdaytuQ84/s320/4th+of+July+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220659732313651362" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uRQ2p3pZ7uhTXRG4Q81AaWgCD7Jgmi8KaJoE6f04z-o-Fr_8ar5cMD9usj8chTy0s7wRotCSj5Y51jzcwHh2Hj8qrGK1vNbW7eFT7vCufEPvcnqVOVkdCcjYmNhCjvL37K-srzCN_HU/s1600-h/4th+of+July+071.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uRQ2p3pZ7uhTXRG4Q81AaWgCD7Jgmi8KaJoE6f04z-o-Fr_8ar5cMD9usj8chTy0s7wRotCSj5Y51jzcwHh2Hj8qrGK1vNbW7eFT7vCufEPvcnqVOVkdCcjYmNhCjvL37K-srzCN_HU/s320/4th+of+July+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220659169667343154" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">Well, once we got a little higher and could actually see the peak, we knew it was<span style="font-weight: bold;"> NOT</span> a mile trail. Josh kept saying we were almost there, but he was <span style="font-weight: bold;">WRONG!</span> It turns out the trail is actually <span style="font-weight: bold;">6.4 miles.</span> That is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">BIG</span> difference than a mile trail. We were all planning on a leisurely Sunday hike, but Nope!! We were doing a 10K hike!!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"> The poor dogs couldn't take it anymore. It got really steep and they were worn out. Their two inch legs couldn't go any further up the mountain. I don't blame them:) So Matt took Gwen and Short Dog back.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCI1zPE-zMZLCeKDnZSK4WWgrqniuQYZWo_WQd-B8LFeOYtGL8ikiD52HQIA0P4PN7EFklKFDBLzKrufW62tcmt2SgG2h6mBt5Lw2AsOm1t6na8TcNFqBufw2dheNB-_gEmZA-QfdExNo/s1600-h/4th+of+July+073.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCI1zPE-zMZLCeKDnZSK4WWgrqniuQYZWo_WQd-B8LFeOYtGL8ikiD52HQIA0P4PN7EFklKFDBLzKrufW62tcmt2SgG2h6mBt5Lw2AsOm1t6na8TcNFqBufw2dheNB-_gEmZA-QfdExNo/s320/4th+of+July+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220660819015489698" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">We were determined to climb to the peak since we were over half way there. So me, Josh, Ben, and Whit kept climbing!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNMR1elmF8h04csmnK7SBg2ofwM2CadnHl_DL1IZr3IpQ3uxgbDjp0pn3X50q8DZPXqtR46tgCJRuA-EbnXuC1hYgIyy9r_eDqDPokTvzcJ5PgvbIfKOf1tJC5fdFnpoYg_2rUpIJdJU/s1600-h/4th+of+July+095.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNMR1elmF8h04csmnK7SBg2ofwM2CadnHl_DL1IZr3IpQ3uxgbDjp0pn3X50q8DZPXqtR46tgCJRuA-EbnXuC1hYgIyy9r_eDqDPokTvzcJ5PgvbIfKOf1tJC5fdFnpoYg_2rUpIJdJU/s320/4th+of+July+095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220661803509212306" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouU7t8geVy0uB5XKS-08WRoK4Zb733x6lF6DOsoL2yL-m2fszG7mdw_l0XIyHexm1Us1ng0RWzmkotenR_mqujmN2BVcjxKbDf1Op7jXVtDkxJ1Qn66tilNFyERWHkOjF32s5FApP6_Q/s1600-h/4th+of+July+083.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouU7t8geVy0uB5XKS-08WRoK4Zb733x6lF6DOsoL2yL-m2fszG7mdw_l0XIyHexm1Us1ng0RWzmkotenR_mqujmN2BVcjxKbDf1Op7jXVtDkxJ1Qn66tilNFyERWHkOjF32s5FApP6_Q/s320/4th+of+July+083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220662213536177506" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HyCmi2F1Ml0hDMU1h3jltQwYD5IPVDyhmvQTrwFkut224S3FMGpN8ids1A7iDdHk_6yvI2I5FjnuQL9gL0Pu7aad6Tke9TWJmz7d2NivUTwLFOrVx0SDjcZKjV86yU0I1UVqSWBcSBc/s1600-h/4th+of+July+090.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HyCmi2F1Ml0hDMU1h3jltQwYD5IPVDyhmvQTrwFkut224S3FMGpN8ids1A7iDdHk_6yvI2I5FjnuQL9gL0Pu7aad6Tke9TWJmz7d2NivUTwLFOrVx0SDjcZKjV86yU0I1UVqSWBcSBc/s320/4th+of+July+090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220662659163259026" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7bJIC1ZiPEbZMF8jeLTiv1Grr4bSuLGLBZ65EtMvL9sJbAFcaG1m2p6OlqKT_9KXHToTDw8SlvJpkOvnTHr2zc5DOTzq3Vkr4V3c73Ub3sfKFvCqRupGGBYnXF7dl86M0iPtvsnYKzk/s1600-h/4th+of+July+085.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7bJIC1ZiPEbZMF8jeLTiv1Grr4bSuLGLBZ65EtMvL9sJbAFcaG1m2p6OlqKT_9KXHToTDw8SlvJpkOvnTHr2zc5DOTzq3Vkr4V3c73Ub3sfKFvCqRupGGBYnXF7dl86M0iPtvsnYKzk/s320/4th+of+July+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220663138868496594" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">We kept hiking and I kept asking, "Are we there yet?, How many more minutes?" Josh kept answering, "15 more minutes." He said that about ten times:)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"> Well, we FINALLY made it to the top!! It was worth it! The view was gorgeous! You could see all of Salt Lake City...and then some!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3LJ4brRjUWUt8mcCh3IPFwN0pEuydhBb0nnGT4nQh3RroKCGfhQ27ytkb6Ac-k5x-DNoTAaeZUJyjyhyCN5R5-SEEeTD5CFaoMNrIi_OIpre5bIFiRNtHCDzsZPg37jSy6bBJGx1vQQ/s1600-h/4th+of+July+099.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3LJ4brRjUWUt8mcCh3IPFwN0pEuydhBb0nnGT4nQh3RroKCGfhQ27ytkb6Ac-k5x-DNoTAaeZUJyjyhyCN5R5-SEEeTD5CFaoMNrIi_OIpre5bIFiRNtHCDzsZPg37jSy6bBJGx1vQQ/s320/4th+of+July+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220663783851322818" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">We conquered the mountain!!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VVP6DrlXjI7_r7rvPJ7iNS-9LD7rpOteUMDmviQ8_qWaO88-fyDom3pFxLs_oulNEyRprWb4RSm0Cdx0twi1C62QCrE08Dl4jOLm1_nfDLEjj9nMowTJNm4RYI7TTADXVt9BB-Fek7I/s1600-h/4th+of+July+104.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VVP6DrlXjI7_r7rvPJ7iNS-9LD7rpOteUMDmviQ8_qWaO88-fyDom3pFxLs_oulNEyRprWb4RSm0Cdx0twi1C62QCrE08Dl4jOLm1_nfDLEjj9nMowTJNm4RYI7TTADXVt9BB-Fek7I/s320/4th+of+July+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220664231221830514" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU65XsqhAIIFXZH4jywBh3dCq8bXCs21qM5ZUAO9zmMxDG-cotvrBjVCLMnDM4WNQD9k-Qwd6q90ThUto1agn7lFIyjxeANz8HFuRZ3dh2KgSPskHRszJqEbLzFrspF5iBYCP_qlgD-BQ/s1600-h/4th+of+July+101.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU65XsqhAIIFXZH4jywBh3dCq8bXCs21qM5ZUAO9zmMxDG-cotvrBjVCLMnDM4WNQD9k-Qwd6q90ThUto1agn7lFIyjxeANz8HFuRZ3dh2KgSPskHRszJqEbLzFrspF5iBYCP_qlgD-BQ/s320/4th+of+July+101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220664711824098354" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">It was thundering and Matt was waiting on us so me and Josh decided to run down! It was pretty steep but I didn't care, I just wanted to be done with this hike:) We were about half way down and I biffed it big time! I slid on some lose rock and scraped the whole left side of my body. One word, ouch!!! It did not feel good! But, again, I just wanted to be done so we kept running and finally made it to the parking lot. We found Matt and the dogs...and waited on Ben and Whit.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">Some of my battle wounds. The worst bruise is my upper thigh...but I am sure you don't want to see that:) It's black and blue and swollen to the size of a softball! No pain, No Gain:)</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslWbtxozlOzBZ0KxfE638a4n3EuxCEe7WqDtINYEM8g8QuaLy-TeLaFjgz0QA70x-y455JmdRtHLmM1UN1FTbbD2Zbkhlx9_7aGaURUowkkESLELCsfPxhdOhyphenhyphen1m_EhD7S-Kg7n8tEPE/s1600-h/4th+of+July+107.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslWbtxozlOzBZ0KxfE638a4n3EuxCEe7WqDtINYEM8g8QuaLy-TeLaFjgz0QA70x-y455JmdRtHLmM1UN1FTbbD2Zbkhlx9_7aGaURUowkkESLELCsfPxhdOhyphenhyphen1m_EhD7S-Kg7n8tEPE/s320/4th+of+July+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220665756290588338" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">We were all starving after our adventure on the mountain. We made paninis for dinner. They were extra tasty!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMglAsREWAsDNO-2CXhRPdrrmnXMW_qJYVvu52W1G8E4JmbaeDvKQn446IU2b_f1FzEwjbAZqVZmJde93IRsCbjpsafxnmiV0GkePa1WUGqi-rWXo9TUQOCLa95DW7wgawEQzpHcSinc/s1600-h/4th+of+July+108.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMglAsREWAsDNO-2CXhRPdrrmnXMW_qJYVvu52W1G8E4JmbaeDvKQn446IU2b_f1FzEwjbAZqVZmJde93IRsCbjpsafxnmiV0GkePa1WUGqi-rWXo9TUQOCLa95DW7wgawEQzpHcSinc/s320/4th+of+July+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220666939557601778" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;">All said and done we had a great time...but next time I am reading the hiking book. We looked at it when we got home and it does say it is a 6.4 mile hike. Josh just read it wrong...completely wrong:) Good times, Good times though!!! </span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-33922030346164326702009-09-20T13:30:00.000-07:002009-09-20T13:31:02.955-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Fun</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Filled</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Fourth</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Ben, Whit, and Matt came to Utah for the 4th weekend. We had a great time! The fun never stopped!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> On Friday we went down to the Dewey's to celebrate the 4th. We spent most of the day outside at the pool. It was HOT so I am glad we were able to cool off in the water.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> The first time I met Lincoln he warned me about these basketball games they play in the pool every summer..bloody noses, bruises, kicking, scratching, etc. I guess it is the Lichty tradition. Well, it didn't sound too fun for me so I tried to read my book and relax...but I ended up watching the game because it got pretty intense. Josh and Ben took on Lincoln, Whit, and Matt. Forget about being a loving family, it was war!! I have never seen anything like this. Luckily, I had my camera. I got some great action shots!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Josh and Ben trying to strip the ball from Whitney.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuAjbd5abEc-0zW9kgGKo9g12mvGklEljevJMKDRpyPduNeSS8lw1ljUZ93gFfKLxgG8d4lzsJhJ-81rIoiiioZwnlLE_az0FwRMlG-mwVYqedo2D-fIQrnKV_2BoOa44_0W0AfwFbt8/s1600-h/4th+of+July+023.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuAjbd5abEc-0zW9kgGKo9g12mvGklEljevJMKDRpyPduNeSS8lw1ljUZ93gFfKLxgG8d4lzsJhJ-81rIoiiioZwnlLE_az0FwRMlG-mwVYqedo2D-fIQrnKV_2BoOa44_0W0AfwFbt8/s320/4th+of+July+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220344567183216130" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Where is the Lichty Love???</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLvfF37Tm87TtHWFTEczBkRfgpQyvib0o40Dab7pexNefpbSLAKTWs05Ik4R8y1-L_zQlk0ab82rADMMA4lA4bc9bJtgH9Zgh8Fv5A3SPZBFa7wclPPNQaHhmQD17xcVDhJK4bJW_AIc/s1600-h/4th+of+July+025.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLvfF37Tm87TtHWFTEczBkRfgpQyvib0o40Dab7pexNefpbSLAKTWs05Ik4R8y1-L_zQlk0ab82rADMMA4lA4bc9bJtgH9Zgh8Fv5A3SPZBFa7wclPPNQaHhmQD17xcVDhJK4bJW_AIc/s320/4th+of+July+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220344861500471106" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Nice Shot! My husband the STUD!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6-dFgeBtOhEvbF4Ym-QfUsq0-myT4xe78Kg4gYPLJsiNjBfR8jotB2zLvcHFzZ4zriJBeivLJ9OJfvzQuXT0ng2qp9RtBZGruxCPJlqnUNQG2wm8c9zwS1bW0RnIJeZhvhFo3XjjmKE/s1600-h/4th+of+July+040.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6-dFgeBtOhEvbF4Ym-QfUsq0-myT4xe78Kg4gYPLJsiNjBfR8jotB2zLvcHFzZ4zriJBeivLJ9OJfvzQuXT0ng2qp9RtBZGruxCPJlqnUNQG2wm8c9zwS1bW0RnIJeZhvhFo3XjjmKE/s320/4th+of+July+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220345158531726882" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Matt wasn't about to let Ben get away!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiPHCs_4tLVCjE4j2TZNCbH8wZdve-CNPUvOElU03zDDzJ1elhugwyChVA3hX3qa8et9FW1OmpiktyN2WNmS2MKILx7zxeEXUQ4wVDJyJvpKLusSdg-cqllKiv_s9QWkckVT3kAE-ayw/s1600-h/4th+of+July+034.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiPHCs_4tLVCjE4j2TZNCbH8wZdve-CNPUvOElU03zDDzJ1elhugwyChVA3hX3qa8et9FW1OmpiktyN2WNmS2MKILx7zxeEXUQ4wVDJyJvpKLusSdg-cqllKiv_s9QWkckVT3kAE-ayw/s320/4th+of+July+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220345494647980418" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Vicious, Vicious, Whitney! Don't make her mad!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AAhvaXqXqwzDK40VCjEKSlf5NC-1U5-V8xDoWlgjA7S_NPLTvX0rDq_YtyvK0cfedKQK5EVtpR4Mp_eTmwgOBUxQqxE4zEB6Bo8yoAKFYPAONXHI8EsSFCxmXlnG9nUxRmJU2ItNQzg/s1600-h/4th+of+July+036.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AAhvaXqXqwzDK40VCjEKSlf5NC-1U5-V8xDoWlgjA7S_NPLTvX0rDq_YtyvK0cfedKQK5EVtpR4Mp_eTmwgOBUxQqxE4zEB6Bo8yoAKFYPAONXHI8EsSFCxmXlnG9nUxRmJU2ItNQzg/s320/4th+of+July+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220345798112733842" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Lincoln grabbing Josh by the neck!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIGpWMryCJZMKimJXV_eCLj8KDgpZVqsvbX07pCilvRP6pMjHkndUfBbxWT1nm9-H0VmQ_mimp9xbr7I5hxCU-q4Ke4Aegnj0r55Um_s_MTTafOgaD2pBRmeLO_QMcSFdAaUqv767Lnc/s1600-h/4th+of+July+041.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIGpWMryCJZMKimJXV_eCLj8KDgpZVqsvbX07pCilvRP6pMjHkndUfBbxWT1nm9-H0VmQ_mimp9xbr7I5hxCU-q4Ke4Aegnj0r55Um_s_MTTafOgaD2pBRmeLO_QMcSFdAaUqv767Lnc/s320/4th+of+July+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220346178008022866" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Still fighting for the ball!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei45Ov5CD_J0qtWtRijzqOgMy6Ee2o21yDItEMwZqi1_AKjJnnGszB-IQQczF8DzbQR2KzFItg9cXvNbGfzf7PGIlVEhdu_Xh_PtHmML-JiNNRDnQMhuanmSzTSW-uSh_jIQzHQIgaoo/s1600-h/4th+of+July+043.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei45Ov5CD_J0qtWtRijzqOgMy6Ee2o21yDItEMwZqi1_AKjJnnGszB-IQQczF8DzbQR2KzFItg9cXvNbGfzf7PGIlVEhdu_Xh_PtHmML-JiNNRDnQMhuanmSzTSW-uSh_jIQzHQIgaoo/s320/4th+of+July+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220346591100214050" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I am not sure who won the game...the team with the most points or the team with the least amount of injuries? I think everyone got some good scratches, bruises, kicks, punches, etc.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">At the end of the day everyone still got along! It was all in good fun! The game of Summer 08!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">And I did attempt to play on Saturday...but I think they went easy on me:) I still have a couple bruises though!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpC1Olfp2bpnFpfmBSo_C_St8G6DOQqYAmm59F2b6gxoNHPW5z6gJ6yPSTqFKBz2zvxOPuKF6aRFkcV1mbWpZkvwFtWZSEgDWhJosNw_9JPSLYnG2AC45qQRvjCeTquvS4JQTJ4jJ6QMI/s1600-h/4th+of+July+031.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpC1Olfp2bpnFpfmBSo_C_St8G6DOQqYAmm59F2b6gxoNHPW5z6gJ6yPSTqFKBz2zvxOPuKF6aRFkcV1mbWpZkvwFtWZSEgDWhJosNw_9JPSLYnG2AC45qQRvjCeTquvS4JQTJ4jJ6QMI/s320/4th+of+July+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220347835039239346" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">We did get some good R and R in too! We had a BBQ, let off some fireworks, watched a movie, etc. </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Ben on the slide.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoyULSIkpuKs5d_qI1IJ3bl9Fk37R3gq95IKVr38xwcPWMKKv1Dv-r7BeN3TQKjuV7oavGCG5GH-HpKdKHMnVruAyQ3NmMNqxc7GFsEcp5KDwx3oeF3tiASJwplMaCUV2AULhwTd_wGI/s1600-h/4th+of+July+020.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoyULSIkpuKs5d_qI1IJ3bl9Fk37R3gq95IKVr38xwcPWMKKv1Dv-r7BeN3TQKjuV7oavGCG5GH-HpKdKHMnVruAyQ3NmMNqxc7GFsEcp5KDwx3oeF3tiASJwplMaCUV2AULhwTd_wGI/s320/4th+of+July+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220348330187587202" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"> Me and Joshua! Don't worry we were protecting our retinas!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUMvE0ZHVW-ZCMtUgc2eMVrYZCnPTmLZGbsIutfB2uW-MHRvLm9sz3uuJrY1u-TsG-SpER_zvc5PkqAEvpZo8a-fllioLFOGa5jH45OgAuQk68eO3CXxttTwDUe0FoDRuZrqAbtas9Bs/s1600-h/4th+of+July+029.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUMvE0ZHVW-ZCMtUgc2eMVrYZCnPTmLZGbsIutfB2uW-MHRvLm9sz3uuJrY1u-TsG-SpER_zvc5PkqAEvpZo8a-fllioLFOGa5jH45OgAuQk68eO3CXxttTwDUe0FoDRuZrqAbtas9Bs/s320/4th+of+July+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220348739876621058" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Lichty Boys!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkltOv-GBPzyeC62trnMTCD17fZHnVSHtOrh5ncq953xOMKUKnzv5ob0ALlM7pm-CJvC0E0L9ZlyzDiErb98wbGVJWbrxYEcyFLb0dE9nLuUORQATxIWpuAkQ5LoSYb-BV-V5wW-jtB54/s1600-h/4th+of+July+028.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkltOv-GBPzyeC62trnMTCD17fZHnVSHtOrh5ncq953xOMKUKnzv5ob0ALlM7pm-CJvC0E0L9ZlyzDiErb98wbGVJWbrxYEcyFLb0dE9nLuUORQATxIWpuAkQ5LoSYb-BV-V5wW-jtB54/s320/4th+of+July+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220349117521129554" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"> Josh and Matt on the Tramp! Nice Catch!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w6PqEnOxAp1dOZkxG0i7WHmKty9HGeuyALQ8w26kLcrcIW3ZsWp6N2ZmaT61G64Ls8jTXlvYmO5oYinJ6xrFlEjtQqlCZWOPuT3nJxZ1TlwbCg0d_y75bDMHRHyyXlg6Y2m9d0vAdZo/s1600-h/4th+of+July+050.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w6PqEnOxAp1dOZkxG0i7WHmKty9HGeuyALQ8w26kLcrcIW3ZsWp6N2ZmaT61G64Ls8jTXlvYmO5oYinJ6xrFlEjtQqlCZWOPuT3nJxZ1TlwbCg0d_y75bDMHRHyyXlg6Y2m9d0vAdZo/s320/4th+of+July+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220349531821564386" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> The Gang! Matt, Lincoln, Ben, Whit, Josh, and Me</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> The Best 4th of July Ever!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP1e5oaA-B_Pw_OkJGyVYMzFv52LPaEhZyJkRnhcIdq9Cm6bNn0n3xoUbz5yX9K-w1hB6gWCx_NZdZeTjdSfay2jg2wKiyYx0zngg0xKtSwmdeWGC8cVYAXX09L5YGfBCpApH44DzU0M/s1600-h/4th+of+July+047.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP1e5oaA-B_Pw_OkJGyVYMzFv52LPaEhZyJkRnhcIdq9Cm6bNn0n3xoUbz5yX9K-w1hB6gWCx_NZdZeTjdSfay2jg2wKiyYx0zngg0xKtSwmdeWGC8cVYAXX09L5YGfBCpApH44DzU0M/s320/4th+of+July+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220350002398836194" border="0" /></a></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-30927905636863945942009-09-20T13:27:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.955-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">NIGHT HIKE/ TRAIL RUN/ SCRAMBLE</span></strong> Monday night <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maria</span> left a little earlier than normal to catch up on some rest because of our great weekend which we did nothing but go, go, go. We had a great time with each other preparing for our big day! So Maria went home about 8:00 PM so I decided to go for a little trail run which turned into a hike which then turned into a scramble. I ended up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">summiting</span></span> the rocky ridge system above Red Butte <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Reservoir</span>. It was beautiful. I love night hiking and recommend it to all assuming you go <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">prepared</span>. Last night I did plan on being in the dark but did not take into consideration the Mountain Lion factor. I did not see a Mountain Lion and realize Mountain Lion attacks are very very very rare. Today I did a little research on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Internet</span> and don't know how reliable the sources are but I found a few places which said there have only been about 50 Mountain Lion attacks since the 1970's in the US. Which mostly means the Mountain West and California. As I was scrambling down this ridge I came across literally steaming fresh Mountain Lion Dung! I have never been so concerned hiking. As I swiftly made my way down the mountain I took a slight wrong turn. I know this area <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">extremely</span> well and have spent hundreds of hours in this area, but it is a different story at night. I was also in a hurry <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">because</span> I knew there was a Mountain Lion out there somewhere in the near <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">proximity</span>. Well I made it out fine but I have learned my lesson. Night hiking rules #1 Never Hike alone! #2 Carry <a href="http://www.rei.com/gear/feature/search/Google/Bear%20Spray?cm_mmc=ps_google-_-Category%20-%20Camp%2fHike-_-Camping%2fHiking_Bear_Spray_General-_-Bear%20mace&gclid=CNeHkuG7x5MCFSkViQoduUmGfA"><strong>Bear Mace</strong></a>! #3 Don't rush and get off course! There are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">probably</span> more things I should take into consideration but after last night these are what I feel are the most important as of today! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ66JUhkezTE2le5yLQ44p8pfqntT0NDcC0EbTA4AtVqzLIaOiMFX-xCd1xb7etM-adKWNMeteeiwhzR-bAS1NJBnvWbCOReZ7IaFXZnLtJ6XVOXyTNYY2qfGE3escHqQi5Oc3TFTg1k/s1600-h/CIMG1201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205144494027897106" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ66JUhkezTE2le5yLQ44p8pfqntT0NDcC0EbTA4AtVqzLIaOiMFX-xCd1xb7etM-adKWNMeteeiwhzR-bAS1NJBnvWbCOReZ7IaFXZnLtJ6XVOXyTNYY2qfGE3escHqQi5Oc3TFTg1k/s400/CIMG1201.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQv7a96SWfvhrfIzoROG-qW4rupf93XvguLw9GxrEhSW583BITgCmhJORBqINu8iKP4SVj8zNDTjSdQxaKE9H_Rir9jsxoogeVr7QM_cg04mtZzFBdEyTJC0QMT7cfiSeHFu3gV4oIuY/s1600-h/CIMG1202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205144498322864418" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQv7a96SWfvhrfIzoROG-qW4rupf93XvguLw9GxrEhSW583BITgCmhJORBqINu8iKP4SVj8zNDTjSdQxaKE9H_Rir9jsxoogeVr7QM_cg04mtZzFBdEyTJC0QMT7cfiSeHFu3gV4oIuY/s400/CIMG1202.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjulYrvVWHzEDraP3_eFYn2lTIwZhalLBG6zH8_L2mGM7MSJ-UX2rek4To0Bcln0E5VNbCmdfZTFVLY4NK_Inlg-9IqabzpF8eu0RFOmTdWXKtU-0ljWnz5oP-HYI_4DP133rj_6g9mv0/s1600-h/CIMG1213.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205144506912799026" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjulYrvVWHzEDraP3_eFYn2lTIwZhalLBG6zH8_L2mGM7MSJ-UX2rek4To0Bcln0E5VNbCmdfZTFVLY4NK_Inlg-9IqabzpF8eu0RFOmTdWXKtU-0ljWnz5oP-HYI_4DP133rj_6g9mv0/s400/CIMG1213.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQ7H9JO9hU5BF50Ci8KThn3zLfYpXe03-m34iOI1a4qbzAVm66nhg2nzxwiz_8cIqjSmr_USTqvU70Vs5wK7S53uCT88FKpo-Q8FPtf3lYQWDwv1KDThfO4KRGqbkJ5Uj5qhSBgKQUE8/s1600-h/CIMG1214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205144511207766338" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQ7H9JO9hU5BF50Ci8KThn3zLfYpXe03-m34iOI1a4qbzAVm66nhg2nzxwiz_8cIqjSmr_USTqvU70Vs5wK7S53uCT88FKpo-Q8FPtf3lYQWDwv1KDThfO4KRGqbkJ5Uj5qhSBgKQUE8/s400/CIMG1214.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxSAd9UZMnCTgIHj4iSCiWm8GsCRnAHcbQLwE1LDY2x1kDph2j6wqu4VGIyI9XjmsOJmxHAH1aRuCj5YRLLvRK4fHnZc99KpCh5LUsQN0IitZSa6IyT7KHn9zlpHVf5LM90MUkjORyQo/s1600-h/CIMG1221.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205144515502733650" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxSAd9UZMnCTgIHj4iSCiWm8GsCRnAHcbQLwE1LDY2x1kDph2j6wqu4VGIyI9XjmsOJmxHAH1aRuCj5YRLLvRK4fHnZc99KpCh5LUsQN0IitZSa6IyT7KHn9zlpHVf5LM90MUkjORyQo/s400/CIMG1221.JPG" border="0" /></a></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-78348524683542593832009-09-20T06:59:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.960-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Night with the Aubers</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Last night we had a special guest at our house...the one and only Aubers! Crissy and Kevin wanted a night out on the town so of course we offered to watch Aubrey!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">When she arrived Josh was still at work so she kept asking me, "Where did Josh go?" And then she found his hat so she kept saying..."Josh's Hat!" She even wore it for awhile.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi948hml2pIas5k2UATSkbtI87ikpoWKD8riPVDHlulomor4r6x6H-Vv98qa9pIzQD6Ym2fF4FgLiEDmg3szWcCP8Qe2kzFrwU02qWL2DHjCwDd_0ytgYwrlXJSUxalrWVxktKn1E4fRDY/s1600-h/aubers+007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi948hml2pIas5k2UATSkbtI87ikpoWKD8riPVDHlulomor4r6x6H-Vv98qa9pIzQD6Ym2fF4FgLiEDmg3szWcCP8Qe2kzFrwU02qWL2DHjCwDd_0ytgYwrlXJSUxalrWVxktKn1E4fRDY/s320/aubers+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203580714898783906" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">When Josh got home the fun began. He is great at entertaining kids! We had cereal for dinner, but Aubrey was still hungry so we made her a cheese quesidilla. She loved it! She polished off the first one, so we made her another one...this time she fed some to Josh. And then we all shared a cinnamon/sugar quesidilla. Aubrey liked the sweet treat!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitktorjtCkKP1bsL0ZRw30j9Rem2wgPVISDUX3eLhKbbIY6Dfj0u3oT9D9BqSKyPOB6NtqaUGHmEK8pHUS4Bk_zt-DWZHTe4RojeQI_oF2VpjxxP8syST1IWjNGO4yS4CeGxsQF1G5Oyg/s1600-h/aubers+005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitktorjtCkKP1bsL0ZRw30j9Rem2wgPVISDUX3eLhKbbIY6Dfj0u3oT9D9BqSKyPOB6NtqaUGHmEK8pHUS4Bk_zt-DWZHTe4RojeQI_oF2VpjxxP8syST1IWjNGO4yS4CeGxsQF1G5Oyg/s320/aubers+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203582381346094770" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">After dinner, we played some more, but then mommy and daddy came to pick up the little one. We had a great night!! Thanks for the fun Aubers!</span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG34ed1oetTZ27bxeCP2x_VYMT0foxas1zgJO6JfMtMBOidLFH84vkTKzNAfts2xAaif5pTfO28thGix5Xvo9zd3n9yFifXfW1oZGG2Hz1GAdtyS3XJ1ZFuQpwL3yv5E_8sZLpQN1gQbM/s1600-h/aubers+009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG34ed1oetTZ27bxeCP2x_VYMT0foxas1zgJO6JfMtMBOidLFH84vkTKzNAfts2xAaif5pTfO28thGix5Xvo9zd3n9yFifXfW1oZGG2Hz1GAdtyS3XJ1ZFuQpwL3yv5E_8sZLpQN1gQbM/s320/aubers+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203583094310665922" border="0" /></a></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-81284864183041933812009-09-20T06:57:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.965-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Rise and Shine Hike</span> </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">This morning we woke up early and went on a hike before work. It was a g</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">reat way to start the day. The mountains are gree</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">n and covered with flowers right now.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeQmTOAE8JkyFYYfyZkAt6pUTCst6feRuBc5WPYqmJ8UY7dfOcFMsaJCtF6Mc3ajHFNlEiC5utOOxSZq9_tTtoTARHTUwYgeMMovd_O8c1dos9Oott4H2Qi_qryoobxkaEnF_mwYCabE/s1600-h/wedding+cake+028.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeQmTOAE8JkyFYYfyZkAt6pUTCst6feRuBc5WPYqmJ8UY7dfOcFMsaJCtF6Mc3ajHFNlEiC5utOOxSZq9_tTtoTARHTUwYgeMMovd_O8c1dos9Oott4H2Qi_qryoobxkaEnF_mwYCabE/s320/wedding+cake+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201011691829961778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAcdZRcYEFy9C4j5V2UnhdpmQym7r5lqH9X0PCoCS6HjEFyTmphGX4QO7rkVsKL8ZcgAJRlfhLD4uc5ONWB-Pe6qIm_KNSSRvU1SwLWJYHateCugYeIBaQ_4lyHKfAEJ1k6N6u2iCVRw/s1600-h/wedding+cake+033.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAcdZRcYEFy9C4j5V2UnhdpmQym7r5lqH9X0PCoCS6HjEFyTmphGX4QO7rkVsKL8ZcgAJRlfhLD4uc5ONWB-Pe6qIm_KNSSRvU1SwLWJYHateCugYeIBaQ_4lyHKfAEJ1k6N6u2iCVRw/s320/wedding+cake+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201011949527999554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BlK5ownsLXNGxf9nBww6GcLnDgjjelNKSCqsFIvgiG1EQh-2FyfalcOZa_kdC6j9NZnFx7jqtVP9qOVZMqM-jcR1IyMKzHrtSbsvYgubkEYROs0PjJO8Q8VjKsY2SMO2trdoPta6jwM/s1600-h/wedding+cake+044.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BlK5ownsLXNGxf9nBww6GcLnDgjjelNKSCqsFIvgiG1EQh-2FyfalcOZa_kdC6j9NZnFx7jqtVP9qOVZMqM-jcR1IyMKzHrtSbsvYgubkEYROs0PjJO8Q8VjKsY2SMO2trdoPta6jwM/s320/wedding+cake+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201012074082051154" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pzMt69YofPtKi_vCkgQZRBXPaIQAkNy4_DVEkQlvBQSVfpsCM3vhlEgFXzg_skFSbR3OJvySAbc_7r-T5C2RtC8zonslvzmmFLGJX3VlIr03VFWWCp493WPOF6Oo7zWqKgVqt8QEQjc/s1600-h/wedding+cake+037.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pzMt69YofPtKi_vCkgQZRBXPaIQAkNy4_DVEkQlvBQSVfpsCM3vhlEgFXzg_skFSbR3OJvySAbc_7r-T5C2RtC8zonslvzmmFLGJX3VlIr03VFWWCp493WPOF6Oo7zWqKgVqt8QEQjc/s320/wedding+cake+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201013182183613570" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;">Hello Mr. Sun! I am glad you finally decided to grace us with your presence! I am loving the warmer weather. </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_1iPppAkC5fpslP0Jo0CM6oqKUmepCKLA8C6NSZpNVo5DmQfw7HsjSvO0K0HvoiIABIOAXCyneedFzRLIcKLLZ-bjhWtMJQfoAhBLBTFHv9p08TWp0VahxaUhTP4WO8_RhvwuH2Pg7k/s1600-h/wedding+cake+034.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_1iPppAkC5fpslP0Jo0CM6oqKUmepCKLA8C6NSZpNVo5DmQfw7HsjSvO0K0HvoiIABIOAXCyneedFzRLIcKLLZ-bjhWtMJQfoAhBLBTFHv9p08TWp0VahxaUhTP4WO8_RhvwuH2Pg7k/s320/wedding+cake+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201012585183159394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlLrdtMdvJ0l7X1ZBINT8GituE3jDfppeTnIC85tmnCQnfniTTrG7GTZ_Z-pPpCdZBZCjfAiZ55kLQ8wz9ilZpKHO67szZqTCkdu0vVgxLSuh9qvb3rN5pzVk0MS9HFnccotEBOUETIY/s1600-h/wedding+cake+041.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlLrdtMdvJ0l7X1ZBINT8GituE3jDfppeTnIC85tmnCQnfniTTrG7GTZ_Z-pPpCdZBZCjfAiZ55kLQ8wz9ilZpKHO67szZqTCkdu0vVgxLSuh9qvb3rN5pzVk0MS9HFnccotEBOUETIY/s320/wedding+cake+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201012945960412274" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;">We enjoyed a great view of Salt Lake City! I wish we could start every morning with a hike..it sure beats going to the gym:) Happy Friday! </span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-46168309281129635562009-09-20T06:47:00.002-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.970-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;">Sunny Saturday </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">On Saturday we w</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">ent on a short hike to Ensign Peak to enjoy the beautiful weather. Fores</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">t and Ivy have </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">never been up there so we wanted to show them a great view of Salt La</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">ke City. Josh is trying to convince them to move here once </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Forest is done w</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">ith his PhD at the University of Illinois. I don't think they are</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> sold just yet, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">but we had a great time! </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qQYg5SBo4zD_HTE6v0MvIQjO2d76lCWg74cxEpX2I1ajaIrU5oQmMdIjQ6guOZ6cuIDQjRpIm1qfqp_INmdIfL54O2LGsNbsD29mvBxq04s1cZMyCwKbda4rl_SQ3nhZzxOdjphjYu0/s1600-h/josh's+bday+013.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qQYg5SBo4zD_HTE6v0MvIQjO2d76lCWg74cxEpX2I1ajaIrU5oQmMdIjQ6guOZ6cuIDQjRpIm1qfqp_INmdIfL54O2LGsNbsD29mvBxq04s1cZMyCwKbda4rl_SQ3nhZzxOdjphjYu0/s320/josh's+bday+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199580849245102898" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">The flowers we</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">re </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">in full bloom and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">the view was ama</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">zing!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJuCy2guS9ItssKdJgKaGwiIduu-xCfTaDB-D8AC4w0QIrc7VyP6bBbUALoFCsk_AwU94y1rdEfS1CUzeGSwgydsVURBEnbFWtzgyXJwh0oAVg2EXRaXAbRMpdUl62wi032s2OQRpGTU/s1600-h/josh's+bday+012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJuCy2guS9ItssKdJgKaGwiIduu-xCfTaDB-D8AC4w0QIrc7VyP6bBbUALoFCsk_AwU94y1rdEfS1CUzeGSwgydsVURBEnbFWtzgyXJwh0oAVg2EXRaXAbRMpdUl62wi032s2OQRpGTU/s320/josh's+bday+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199581231497192258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7qNYNLlpgKaopXMKeODSIyMz4g0WAFAIKztoktloGADlHq3ekXvhbpmiDUpusqo4qXqvJEO0n1cxtEtW5FWJ775eTrZ8H2uubrr_Wa0StT8oHBWl6InJxrPaZJefC4kmWtnYAm6HPC8/s1600-h/josh's+bday+017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7qNYNLlpgKaopXMKeODSIyMz4g0WAFAIKztoktloGADlHq3ekXvhbpmiDUpusqo4qXqvJEO0n1cxtEtW5FWJ775eTrZ8H2uubrr_Wa0StT8oHBWl6InJxrPaZJefC4kmWtnYAm6HPC8/s320/josh's+bday+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199581433360655186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">After hiking, we met Crissy, Kevin, Aubrey and Connor at Sugarhouse Park for a picnic. We sprawled out the blankets and had a feast.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> </span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdStys6Ah-TjyjI4ZKIsTPnyu4PehOhjxnb07DO_I5fbdRE2UOAyC6ZnmKE6j699J9eG8Vc22xGiQsjVP99wivThmkg6RTdSiflmhe8bBNAylc6Z8wFoPmJ4zO4tWeTD2DBC18f9zkEcg/s1600-h/josh's+bday+024.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdStys6Ah-TjyjI4ZKIsTPnyu4PehOhjxnb07DO_I5fbdRE2UOAyC6ZnmKE6j699J9eG8Vc22xGiQsjVP99wivThmkg6RTdSiflmhe8bBNAylc6Z8wFoPmJ4zO4tWeTD2DBC18f9zkEcg/s320/josh's+bday+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199582485627642738" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;">Aubrey wasn't focused on the food, she just wanted to play! She loved the swings, slide, kids, and the doggies! Josh had to chase her quite a few times, but I think he had fun running around. They are buddies.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDIpMplWcU6YqPivqLGapLvBVh0ey13mUDnoiv1JShzJFk5jL1oEhkpwrWrGcB7h7kb15cOWm3VTKtdARCPP4T7PCjjf6cmV68U5_uoSvnaBKOQguW8YfIHoMZr-cynEiP5H0P17EJG0/s1600-h/josh's+bday+026.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDIpMplWcU6YqPivqLGapLvBVh0ey13mUDnoiv1JShzJFk5jL1oEhkpwrWrGcB7h7kb15cOWm3VTKtdARCPP4T7PCjjf6cmV68U5_uoSvnaBKOQguW8YfIHoMZr-cynEiP5H0P17EJG0/s320/josh's+bday+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199583868607112082" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;">Connor was awake for a little while, but then he decided to take a nice nap under the tree! What a cutie!</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCP_FqBGJnmT-qRD4cNXAv439wo8CdBp_36z0rdcq1ZWV_LrN0D_n08WItyruKM_cz98jOlbjCtKDwOvHIU4YwaCsj7ne0UdaSYQTVFlblgpvi6WG9gvSGN5yKPtX2KGbPp_FXc_gytY/s1600-h/josh's+bday+031.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCP_FqBGJnmT-qRD4cNXAv439wo8CdBp_36z0rdcq1ZWV_LrN0D_n08WItyruKM_cz98jOlbjCtKDwOvHIU4YwaCsj7ne0UdaSYQTVFlblgpvi6WG9gvSGN5yKPtX2KGbPp_FXc_gytY/s320/josh's+bday+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199584620226388898" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:georgia;">We spent a couple of hours at the park. It was the perfect day to be outside with the family. </span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighX4IgDv8ixHpsMv3b8W1bMirAelaXvBB_Nxr2AsX286nO6BnFrJQDf_3HWlCJiOFS84FFNMUharuhDhvrMB72DG-DCmdnUmElpyIZWh55FE7DtfooNfWLhyphenhyphenvUrexVt-QJG3hMypxdhg/s1600-h/josh's+bday+019.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighX4IgDv8ixHpsMv3b8W1bMirAelaXvBB_Nxr2AsX286nO6BnFrJQDf_3HWlCJiOFS84FFNMUharuhDhvrMB72DG-DCmdnUmElpyIZWh55FE7DtfooNfWLhyphenhyphenvUrexVt-QJG3hMypxdhg/s320/josh's+bday+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199585273061417906" border="0" /></a></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-10630188803995513392009-09-20T06:47:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.974-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SPLITBOARDING</span></span></strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kMQQZp3NpqVkHeV4PKkskW57ADZBoxorCkwSWX0uC2bcHI-RTXdOJTHteZifrUfVL2TCCsXHFLw-_CAw5WjxICAa3moEOWpgWV6xV-Ok6EWX6i-Rr4ibz64jhxIlLPfFJFHaFXE1p7A/s1600-h/me.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169680560885186306" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kMQQZp3NpqVkHeV4PKkskW57ADZBoxorCkwSWX0uC2bcHI-RTXdOJTHteZifrUfVL2TCCsXHFLw-_CAw5WjxICAa3moEOWpgWV6xV-Ok6EWX6i-Rr4ibz64jhxIlLPfFJFHaFXE1p7A/s400/me.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2fCiSAbcZGoz-vDa4AcPhiF5hhF8R0L4ji4DwTpV1r5zGqZaDVyuf1EMOb7scV-5N5PhAYnuwJIcyVV9KmkQGr3Yglmm3-WI4TK6wVLCUTCgyOPtTMhDfn-PMnyDrA3BKfRipN_2vbw/s1600-h/moose1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169680565180153618" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2fCiSAbcZGoz-vDa4AcPhiF5hhF8R0L4ji4DwTpV1r5zGqZaDVyuf1EMOb7scV-5N5PhAYnuwJIcyVV9KmkQGr3Yglmm3-WI4TK6wVLCUTCgyOPtTMhDfn-PMnyDrA3BKfRipN_2vbw/s400/moose1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7Jp_PCGqmSgdPwiSNTx3-Azz91vgRw5xCfdO8t_tfDJgJ0Zrv_u5uYN08RZupfQxcqbTXp56S5y9sYiyYsot2L3Ri8hEgDv2hAbZS9OJQGTe8XUtkW6QbNoGj95YabisQHPuMoIaYOQ/s1600-h/goats.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169680573770088226" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7Jp_PCGqmSgdPwiSNTx3-Azz91vgRw5xCfdO8t_tfDJgJ0Zrv_u5uYN08RZupfQxcqbTXp56S5y9sYiyYsot2L3Ri8hEgDv2hAbZS9OJQGTe8XUtkW6QbNoGj95YabisQHPuMoIaYOQ/s400/goats.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU49J4GL9LCsmRrB45hRsL6XDKyscrYruFiURu30ke6Kd3FGUc_fUEcmCWLK7kHXLERrjvaCSJMl81gn__zu-nCTIILO_uqwhGgHcLwNCPLTdoyj3SP8HyZ6i0mLxiFQz1LxsT6tifls/s1600-h/goats2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169680578065055538" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU49J4GL9LCsmRrB45hRsL6XDKyscrYruFiURu30ke6Kd3FGUc_fUEcmCWLK7kHXLERrjvaCSJMl81gn__zu-nCTIILO_uqwhGgHcLwNCPLTdoyj3SP8HyZ6i0mLxiFQz1LxsT6tifls/s400/goats2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><embed src="%27http://youtube.com/v/AvxlBTAJobk%27/" type="'application/x-shockwave-flash'" height="350" width="425"></embed><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Splitboard</span> is a snow board that basically turns into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Telemark</span> ski's. You put "skins" on the bottom of the ski's and they let you climb up pretty steep hills with out <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sliding</span> backwards. They get their name because people used to use seal skins. They are smooth if going one direction and grab the other direction. It is pretty awesome to access a ton of back country! This day the hike was great the snowboarding was terrible. It was like snowboarding on cardboard then we had about 50-70 MPH winds with blowing snow so the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">North face</span> which would have been the faces to snowboard were very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">wind loaded</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">sluffing</span> so they were high danger areas so we just boarded back to our car. I put a video above showing me hiking with the board split. When it is together it looks like a normal board. We saw a couple of Moose and about five mountain goats. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">backcountry</span> is beautiful and even more s<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">erene</span> in the winter. We were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">in between</span> Big Cottonwood <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Canyon</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Millcreek</span> Canyon. Near the Wasatch Crest trail. </p></div></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-16039540573437543112009-09-20T06:43:00.002-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.982-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><strong>MORMON AND DEMOCRAT</strong></span> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaZp8snJ-HoXDRExJlF-Kw30JUQSGF-_k6a7ByoKbcphlYpM_-m5Ryv7leq4UqrWnOY4KD0SMMFQh9TTgBW44mExPLuQlxOnX02lflXN7ILgolsDTWNklDg6lDdjWgbdOABfE5LN2rFM/s1600-h/DENNIS+KUCINICH.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156483257755429586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaZp8snJ-HoXDRExJlF-Kw30JUQSGF-_k6a7ByoKbcphlYpM_-m5Ryv7leq4UqrWnOY4KD0SMMFQh9TTgBW44mExPLuQlxOnX02lflXN7ILgolsDTWNklDg6lDdjWgbdOABfE5LN2rFM/s400/DENNIS+KUCINICH.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB6TtI7YZyYiHozatwjcpq1XBZp-59qpL8tBOr-JH7hwP87Mip8buTdsjCoLRPj5r1A-8EZgZ7Vk0C7kZ665puT_yL7vhF_VaKKGOivurmPKYkV7S1EeQwo0pnicV1D1JiKM3phR1uLM/s1600-h/BARACK+OBAMA.jpg"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB6TtI7YZyYiHozatwjcpq1XBZp-59qpL8tBOr-JH7hwP87Mip8buTdsjCoLRPj5r1A-8EZgZ7Vk0C7kZ665puT_yL7vhF_VaKKGOivurmPKYkV7S1EeQwo0pnicV1D1JiKM3phR1uLM/s1600-h/BARACK+OBAMA.jpg"></a> My normal blogs I usually try to keep more humorous and what is going on in my life of fun and entertainment. I wanted to say a little about Voting Democrat in 2008 and more about being Mormon and Democrat. It seems many Mormons have really taken to the republican’s side and I believe this is due to one issue. That issue is abortion. Abortion has not been on the Democratic platform since 2000. According to the DNC the democrats platform on abortion in 2000 was this, <em>“Democrats stand behind the right of every woman to choose. We believe it is a constitutional liberty. This year’s Supreme Court ruling show us that eliminating a woman’s right to choose is only one justice away. Our goal is to make abortion more rare, not more dangerous. We support contraceptive research, family planning, comprehensive family life education, and policies that support healthy childbearing.”</em> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3AVCHFGqXHas1am8CaF_MG3Mezzuon71jvPu4NadLDDHmLTFNg9cRlzUCbJKDWkJUZw8LVqVSjU65g9SmCLbTC7HWPaGypzK_F3pc-3aCOyU89-iXpzqAsC-44jM4D0c5k1BIWBCQpo/s1600-h/BARACK+OBAMA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156483987899869954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3AVCHFGqXHas1am8CaF_MG3Mezzuon71jvPu4NadLDDHmLTFNg9cRlzUCbJKDWkJUZw8LVqVSjU65g9SmCLbTC7HWPaGypzK_F3pc-3aCOyU89-iXpzqAsC-44jM4D0c5k1BIWBCQpo/s400/BARACK+OBAMA.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.issues2000.org/Celeb/Democratic_Party_Abortion.htm">http://www.issues2000.org/Celeb/Democratic_Party_Abortion.htm</a> While an official platform has not been wrote for 2008 due to the lack of an elected representative for our party, check out this website and see some of the main issues. <a href="http://www.democrats.org/a/party/stand.html">http://www.democrats.org/a/party/stand.html</a> While I do not agree with abortion whatsoever I do have the same belief as the L.D.S. church’s stance on abortion, which is stated below. <em>"The Church opposes abortion and counsels its members not to submit to or perform an abortion except in the rare cases where, in the opinion of competent medical counsel, the life or good health of the mother is seriously endangered or where the pregnancy was caused by rape and produces serious emotional trauma in the mother. Even then it should be done only after counseling with the local presiding priesthood authority and after receiving divine confirmation through prayer."</em> <a href="http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/glossary/glossary-definition/abortion">http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/glossary/glossary-definition/abortion</a> With this is mind the church does not wish to totally outlaw abortion. What the church would like to do is eliminate abortion except when the health and safety of the mother is in jeopardy, and rape. In the statement from 2000 DNC states they wish to make abortion more rare. So if you are voting purely on the fact that you think republicans are more moral than democrats please re-evaluate your beliefs and consider the democratic party. I do not believe it is wrong to be a republican but I do believe many people including democrats vote on one issue, usually being uninformed or under informed about that issue. I also would put myself in the under informed category of most issues. I am always looking for more knowledge. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwSHcFrv3xB1PhBS4g1yTt0ohO56fLFBrbRtxqfIgcRywziPzEyCDD9-ZUMGs_-4VPaDFnfBSMk7ECIzY0P-O59GIRQIg6Y1yL3vHX2Rif1nXLdIl8_uIsg3rZeuR06WP5ZKf6rpM-K4/s1600-h/HARRY+REID.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156483262050396914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwSHcFrv3xB1PhBS4g1yTt0ohO56fLFBrbRtxqfIgcRywziPzEyCDD9-ZUMGs_-4VPaDFnfBSMk7ECIzY0P-O59GIRQIg6Y1yL3vHX2Rif1nXLdIl8_uIsg3rZeuR06WP5ZKf6rpM-K4/s400/HARRY+REID.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here is why I am a Mormon Democrat. I feel like Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, <em>"My faith and political beliefs are deeply interwined. I'm a Democrat because I am a Mormon, not inspite of it."</em> <a href="http://www.kcpw.org/article/4579">http://www.kcpw.org/article/4579</a> . I also am a democrat because I am a Mormon. The best way I can put this is that I believe I am my brother’s keeper. This is in reference to when the Lord is Speaking to Cain after he murdered his brother and Able (<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/gen/4/9#9">Genesis 4:9</a>, <a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/moses/5/34#34">Moses 5:34</a>). I believe I should be a support to help invoke hope and love to my fellow man. Many conservatives believe that they should not be told where to spend their hard earned money, an understandable belief. Meaning paying taxes, and not wanting to help feed, employ, educate, and medicate, anyone they don’t feel deserve it. They are frustrated with people who take advantage of the system and who don’t work hard for their money. Sure people take advantage; some people don’t work as hard as others, but for me, I believe we still need to take care of these individuals at a minimal and sustainable standard. People may get more than they deserve and take advantage but we live in a fallen world and Hope is often lost and I truly believe we need to have these social programs to help and encourage hope in all of my fellow citizens. This is why I am a Mormon Democrat. This is also why I also believe it is so important to Vote Democrat in 2008. Help build the hope of all Fellow Americans and Vote Democrat in 2008.</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-7895691409435226052009-09-20T06:43:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.989-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy4pHQEmJ8l812ZwQLyZK4FPIP1ulUOhYE1eNcztH0liDu_m_-wFXvikzrdOLky56Zql2L5fdaOIdR9e0ayehXc_IZX-IbVWkueyVoH_YtusouYTza1ArtVez8sRRoaoSW7gSWTM8Jio/s1600-h/EXPERTS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152854663225338514" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy4pHQEmJ8l812ZwQLyZK4FPIP1ulUOhYE1eNcztH0liDu_m_-wFXvikzrdOLky56Zql2L5fdaOIdR9e0ayehXc_IZX-IbVWkueyVoH_YtusouYTza1ArtVez8sRRoaoSW7gSWTM8Jio/s400/EXPERTS.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yup, That's me entering an expert only area on ski's for the first time in 9 years. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeXTgk42FOrXbA7n10Cs0dy_n45gEbZW-YhATACIIkhdKd7wUAR_X6d5HiNxnIJDxcsKO9tH3QY_iHgb31fOkaIhUqDZzk-yYdJfCAsX4hcNzs36AkITA1nJX4sMxCbvH13s7b_16XNs/s1600-h/LIFT+LINE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152854676110240418" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeXTgk42FOrXbA7n10Cs0dy_n45gEbZW-YhATACIIkhdKd7wUAR_X6d5HiNxnIJDxcsKO9tH3QY_iHgb31fOkaIhUqDZzk-yYdJfCAsX4hcNzs36AkITA1nJX4sMxCbvH13s7b_16XNs/s400/LIFT+LINE.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztz_MsnFTitOonIHw_rpyRpQgij2rpXzT69HuX3UexZVPOStcWNBNcEYPQOWw-cPGRIB5xiCAYW4zBZT-HxW2KRlr9vSchr27TunK5JW3r0TmNEDJcAyQG3Q5hsW8BRIHRvEgSKyAH-Q/s1600-h/SCENIC+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152854684700175026" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztz_MsnFTitOonIHw_rpyRpQgij2rpXzT69HuX3UexZVPOStcWNBNcEYPQOWw-cPGRIB5xiCAYW4zBZT-HxW2KRlr9vSchr27TunK5JW3r0TmNEDJcAyQG3Q5hsW8BRIHRvEgSKyAH-Q/s400/SCENIC+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP4W5tJiQs7a4e_d9i-yo2jLY-itPtNCLmuHFZbDathE7tSlDrHkCUnuVSpsO0xUr7WIF-N1pGEFzF8kxlt3VcNrNoID9YwYBUOJ2ADeCm1UeOXycIXeunIxsXqjkOV7-Xpkf3QcddPI/s1600-h/SCENIC+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152854688995142338" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP4W5tJiQs7a4e_d9i-yo2jLY-itPtNCLmuHFZbDathE7tSlDrHkCUnuVSpsO0xUr7WIF-N1pGEFzF8kxlt3VcNrNoID9YwYBUOJ2ADeCm1UeOXycIXeunIxsXqjkOV7-Xpkf3QcddPI/s400/SCENIC+2.JPG" border="0" /></a> I have been snowboarding for the past 8 years plus minus a couple of seasons due to a stupid door locking device falling and basically breaking my neck. I decided to try the skis out again this year. I had a blast I still love the board but Alta is a skier only resort and it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">was fun</span> to see some new terrain. While I did make a few passes down some black diamond runs I spent most of the time catching up on lost skills from years ago. No matter what way you do it on one or two planks it is very worth while to be up in this country.</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-91539025236997184862009-09-20T06:42:00.002-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.993-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zTkmRXYxcVp0QE2rTYGJgZrfoB6cLYr7-05AFiWuAQbh0y8WhYgnrd8plfK6eC06iIgevHN4fzZBWKmwnxhXJRNs3zpCKT7YselA0x0RUbuBuJ8rbsTVGMcOrr00M0SMlTUwQ47rYFY/s1600-h/BAD+SANTA[1].JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151755740008082002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zTkmRXYxcVp0QE2rTYGJgZrfoB6cLYr7-05AFiWuAQbh0y8WhYgnrd8plfK6eC06iIgevHN4fzZBWKmwnxhXJRNs3zpCKT7YselA0x0RUbuBuJ8rbsTVGMcOrr00M0SMlTUwQ47rYFY/s400/BAD+SANTA%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div> I drive past this Santa everyday and wonder what this Santa is doing. Looks a little inappropiate to me. You be the judge!</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-22960419907942717272009-09-20T06:42:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:03.998-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><strong>BIKER CHIC!</strong> <strong></strong> Aunt Suzi recieved a pretty pink Cruiser for Christmas. I think she looks like a serious biker in these pictures. I love it. The Kelly's are great and I have been spending Christmas with them for some time. Nothing like waking up to see the little ones open their presents from Santa. Got to love the Kelly's. Love you guys! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSZsAiirL6QbUo26cTjkk77lco9bVSz-RV50KZexef2z-vKmQIEhUyBqLm3mZcyDCBki9umCJrimKHjW4-fm7ISs4tvFKxZYghQICAFQ0S3_EDpF808hQ1qqhCuxRDwjtXk4EMQv706g/s1600-h/CIMG1084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149108457932713090" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSZsAiirL6QbUo26cTjkk77lco9bVSz-RV50KZexef2z-vKmQIEhUyBqLm3mZcyDCBki9umCJrimKHjW4-fm7ISs4tvFKxZYghQICAFQ0S3_EDpF808hQ1qqhCuxRDwjtXk4EMQv706g/s400/CIMG1084.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjpdkcOw62UVcj33ZWAimfPPsVCVaHnZtRKca2Av7RaLDPJ-OARp6BIm6CYF1RL1JksoI_NrTfPYx38YpDdF1DGVkYT-Hnvo0yo3i69fT54P-uy3AA9w1G5B0G2d-GcLJ-NjesSruk-4/s1600-h/CIMG1085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149108466522647698" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjpdkcOw62UVcj33ZWAimfPPsVCVaHnZtRKca2Av7RaLDPJ-OARp6BIm6CYF1RL1JksoI_NrTfPYx38YpDdF1DGVkYT-Hnvo0yo3i69fT54P-uy3AA9w1G5B0G2d-GcLJ-NjesSruk-4/s400/CIMG1085.JPG" border="0" /></a></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-20499855628374493962009-09-20T06:41:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.002-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><strong>"PICKLEBALL" </strong>A senior sport! Pickleball seems to be grabbing SeniorCitizens everywhere like Cocaine and Free Love grabbed them decades earlier. It is debated on the courts what sport is growing faster Pickleball or Paddle Tennis but let no Senior be fooled Pickleball is here to stay. With masses of SeniorCitizens flooding to courts from Sea to Shining Sea. I have heard about this craze for some time and have never witnessed this thing taking our SeniorCitizens by storm. On Christmas we took a family trip to play and witness this sport first hand. We visted the Meadow Vista Pickleball Club. We had a great time, even though there was one racquet/paddle broke, some slight tempers flairing, but fun was had by one and all this day at the Meadow Vista Pickleball Club. Many thanks for the hospitality of the Meadow Vista Pickleball Club. For more information about Pickleball checkout this link. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickleball">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickleball</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5FDQldB8wvhly8i91_c-2Ekydkp300NWQGG2umDO4x2t0qYmCgVJzo_kt5zanOUR6-prALgE7BsEDzuOytWNOBPP314AC7ZBwQipShNhyphenhyphenwaLxUuNFlzILYWu3Plxxj27FzP9I7UG4c0/s1600-h/CIMG1072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149104356238945346" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5FDQldB8wvhly8i91_c-2Ekydkp300NWQGG2umDO4x2t0qYmCgVJzo_kt5zanOUR6-prALgE7BsEDzuOytWNOBPP314AC7ZBwQipShNhyphenhyphenwaLxUuNFlzILYWu3Plxxj27FzP9I7UG4c0/s400/CIMG1072.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunK4Fj2gU2HpBn8TZFLTKdZ95vMOveV3zmbhn-kFKMGVpuK_G2-Z6qqUaExLRs1jyArvUx-vBfsl3ECVu5_kVD2rVhDJtW2CvZl-_riHsxKUXS5aYAmh79UY1MDg3WOmJEU88q6IFPks/s1600-h/CIMG1073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149104364828879954" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunK4Fj2gU2HpBn8TZFLTKdZ95vMOveV3zmbhn-kFKMGVpuK_G2-Z6qqUaExLRs1jyArvUx-vBfsl3ECVu5_kVD2rVhDJtW2CvZl-_riHsxKUXS5aYAmh79UY1MDg3WOmJEU88q6IFPks/s400/CIMG1073.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJAq_bzlEQFSxawqzsXzonZS8az5PqqrsW5W76RTqyZ4wJrSieUSbXwFcyxRO-rrLBm4jkxwaAS8FZgoA33qemP8_RWF43BHmBqe0rzuhSLI2uJQHDsnkxhajZn3yV1v5zhVh53MFHJ0/s1600-h/CIMG1074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149104369123847266" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJAq_bzlEQFSxawqzsXzonZS8az5PqqrsW5W76RTqyZ4wJrSieUSbXwFcyxRO-rrLBm4jkxwaAS8FZgoA33qemP8_RWF43BHmBqe0rzuhSLI2uJQHDsnkxhajZn3yV1v5zhVh53MFHJ0/s400/CIMG1074.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm2PFpsfDDU0BgZVlrwKQZvkQZhyI06jYpajtJ0619T0GSa19cxbOc9HHt2GMA2D6uINjrN1qyRZ2BNTEeiKkcP5w9eN8upRDo4UXoVhxtGEhqjP5fi895KnOkdJPo_HRK4DdJaBIQsc/s1600-h/CIMG1076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149104377713781874" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm2PFpsfDDU0BgZVlrwKQZvkQZhyI06jYpajtJ0619T0GSa19cxbOc9HHt2GMA2D6uINjrN1qyRZ2BNTEeiKkcP5w9eN8upRDo4UXoVhxtGEhqjP5fi895KnOkdJPo_HRK4DdJaBIQsc/s400/CIMG1076.JPG" border="0" /></a></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-40500634447558790322009-09-20T06:40:00.000-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.006-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><strong>"Brothers in Arms" </strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRLrb-weHu9oLGyyD9HTzWjcwCsuAaHhHgJragiCNTHqx36SFziae-cfc6LC__0jQS16tKL0b7j5b1boD-EKafqj8uOe-FFVmApE2x9qWHLcvCLnX6_WHBTMDk3VxSjr5ibq3KgB-T64/s1600-h/CIMG1083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149089057565436930" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRLrb-weHu9oLGyyD9HTzWjcwCsuAaHhHgJragiCNTHqx36SFziae-cfc6LC__0jQS16tKL0b7j5b1boD-EKafqj8uOe-FFVmApE2x9qWHLcvCLnX6_WHBTMDk3VxSjr5ibq3KgB-T64/s400/CIMG1083.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUW9dD-gQ8fdk49H9onfbIFVNK00TmRkf61z5YOutMaDjjbUZAG5pUQvNNh04GC7JWqVxwJ4utIMLQHH59j3CmGA09fl-wVDsq40YHx70oLl5qW-apy9B_KhUamWsk3cYKXbjyjjQUj8/s1600-h/CIMG1082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149089066155371538" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUW9dD-gQ8fdk49H9onfbIFVNK00TmRkf61z5YOutMaDjjbUZAG5pUQvNNh04GC7JWqVxwJ4utIMLQHH59j3CmGA09fl-wVDsq40YHx70oLl5qW-apy9B_KhUamWsk3cYKXbjyjjQUj8/s400/CIMG1082.JPG" border="0" /></a> Matt's dog Gwen greeting us at the window.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJOTDrO9wk3ZyTJEiOdd1p8FJHJPyShcHnvG1Tik1PRpr6FfP7s4mtfvEJDh10R3fM3xCyRTEf2Kq4QMyS9wPxItcoSH9Lw8crG7s7M6Nc2BjqSvfFolXVGlWVE4vZk0K7UGKUtiFJrI/s1600-h/CIMG1081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149089070450338850" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJOTDrO9wk3ZyTJEiOdd1p8FJHJPyShcHnvG1Tik1PRpr6FfP7s4mtfvEJDh10R3fM3xCyRTEf2Kq4QMyS9wPxItcoSH9Lw8crG7s7M6Nc2BjqSvfFolXVGlWVE4vZk0K7UGKUtiFJrI/s400/CIMG1081.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyMkG4yQsqobHJgq_hM2R7tbSsGGit9ltOJmbTMg49MGiz8Wd8noc7EHO21Z9HnnhjMgNEt2FXqBdZXQiNclUlZgGq554gJbfsdZpTolBrloD6-Lfc3VTaNTC4werU18Tm2h6FYiCZX4/s1600-h/BEN%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149089074745306162" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyMkG4yQsqobHJgq_hM2R7tbSsGGit9ltOJmbTMg49MGiz8Wd8noc7EHO21Z9HnnhjMgNEt2FXqBdZXQiNclUlZgGq554gJbfsdZpTolBrloD6-Lfc3VTaNTC4werU18Tm2h6FYiCZX4/s400/BEN%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> Christmas time is great because we spend time together with family reminiscing, reinacting childhood games and spending time loving each other in our own little way. My brother Matt decided once again he was not going to see us during Christmas. Ben and I decided to go see him. This was not a jaunt accross town it is a little over an hour drive each way, but we wanted to see Matty. The one problem was he did not want to see us. Matty was home but sent us a text message that he was not in the mood to see anyone, at least his dog Gwen came to the window to greet us. Ben and I made sure Matty still knew we loved him in our own speacial way! We love you Matty, hope to see you soon!</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-45033713600334961102009-09-20T06:39:00.002-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.010-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufsusz9wVyRpacw2bf0G3Oo6ohINTmMRW4wLYjM25oZIxr1z36_NP_U9Dd4X_Aah-NcPsGYJPWjiDeJ8tqDQ9S0JIwJVrAWW4L4ym7JN260hX-45RwjFryraD_A8LMdFV_TdKyJjPlK0/s1600-h/me+and+maria.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146474556353538978" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufsusz9wVyRpacw2bf0G3Oo6ohINTmMRW4wLYjM25oZIxr1z36_NP_U9Dd4X_Aah-NcPsGYJPWjiDeJ8tqDQ9S0JIwJVrAWW4L4ym7JN260hX-45RwjFryraD_A8LMdFV_TdKyJjPlK0/s400/me+and+maria.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WNl5rrzQegZawKywCGqfer9IoYsIoOtf12dHrBJxyHYrxnhkeJdwH5QRdZvWekrPAqAYz075lDc3yiZ97Ig8rDahuSq0PysW4fqgAnvR86bL8gluDcU8SHrqU5s64BoF54VW1cAS_zA/s1600-h/CIMG1061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146474152626613074" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WNl5rrzQegZawKywCGqfer9IoYsIoOtf12dHrBJxyHYrxnhkeJdwH5QRdZvWekrPAqAYz075lDc3yiZ97Ig8rDahuSq0PysW4fqgAnvR86bL8gluDcU8SHrqU5s64BoF54VW1cAS_zA/s400/CIMG1061.JPG" border="0" /></a> Maria's Dad, Parry, has been in town for the past 10 days or so. We had a good time, I took him and Kevin, Maria's Brother-in-law, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Skiing</span>/Snowboarding last Saturday we had a great time! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Only</span> one little miss-hap all day, boarding the lift. At least I didn't injure Parry. 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I really wanted my Dad to see the top of Angel’s Landing, which is a beautiful hike about 5 miles long with spectacular views of the valley. So I put his childhood training to use and constantly berated and peer pressured him to the top. He made it and did not have a heart attack! There were a few times I wondered if he was going to die but I would just yell at him some more and he would keep going. 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<div></div></div></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-73132156285425509612009-09-20T06:38:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.020-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA4H-OtRY0K8m7_82HwINX576SyrA-1ocanByUlUI4eNnSDs2BuRx6VxtOHW80tvrapVbINfIiPDdWSWxhZMegJRYS1kMGE8W5YswsFwEPv7sihRVUQaIIzTx48b4vrf80wv4DqFGDw0/s1600-h/Big+air.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122439867671183394" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA4H-OtRY0K8m7_82HwINX576SyrA-1ocanByUlUI4eNnSDs2BuRx6VxtOHW80tvrapVbINfIiPDdWSWxhZMegJRYS1kMGE8W5YswsFwEPv7sihRVUQaIIzTx48b4vrf80wv4DqFGDw0/s400/Big+air.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcbG8S2HFcuZzQyy7oNW3TmwXt5jqux_iz9kpazMGMx-Hpp0CqNeQD_dOYalJcBfMVdV3Gn_-Mxe3llLVH9200gzVyWpiKbwgdZX05uGyQOjE9olVQhzAAl3n9ySoD06BYN0LK2ojMgs/s400/Snow.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Well as you can see from my previous post the snow is accumulating. It is snowing in the valley again today. This is good news for the mountains! I have bought some skis this year and plan to do a little skiing again this year. Don't worry all you board enthusiast, I am true to the board and am planning on purchasing a spilt board also. Future blogs to come with the sweet action of the split board. My days <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lately</span> consist of day dreaming and more day dreaming about being up in the sweet powder of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wasatch</span> Front. If this snow keeps up in the mountains we are in for a great season. Come one, come all and we will hit the slopes for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">the</span> best skiing/boarding you have ever done. </div></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-69168298706896629452009-09-20T06:37:00.002-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.026-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHHxwJfpCGlSB9DfiIX24RoY0n8UtzNWq7yoWlh1ojnXG1EULrJ44NvGHjnTUMGwJiVsJYt_EDOS4kFnNLx7uyI6oGI_JlNeyIws21z8Nu6sUCdFEHTfdfAjNyz_PWkl2VW_QYqfUUTE/s1600-h/CIMG0907.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119400010078158866" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHHxwJfpCGlSB9DfiIX24RoY0n8UtzNWq7yoWlh1ojnXG1EULrJ44NvGHjnTUMGwJiVsJYt_EDOS4kFnNLx7uyI6oGI_JlNeyIws21z8Nu6sUCdFEHTfdfAjNyz_PWkl2VW_QYqfUUTE/s400/CIMG0907.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a real picture even though it looks like it is superimposed. Me, Sara, and Camille. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMphfhxJgmfy6EhPAbxuO0-SZNoYq1fNnMwPiL-Fws-WPKR6SpUe8cnOvL2lXu7D8hotmvqzPiF9dbuX6i8PW8X-XVvtoePE6sH1WupvcLJItRX_rIoabct3YRR3lsNTYFJLdiqNN0Sg/s1600-h/CIMG0908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119397132450070514" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMphfhxJgmfy6EhPAbxuO0-SZNoYq1fNnMwPiL-Fws-WPKR6SpUe8cnOvL2lXu7D8hotmvqzPiF9dbuX6i8PW8X-XVvtoePE6sH1WupvcLJItRX_rIoabct3YRR3lsNTYFJLdiqNN0Sg/s400/CIMG0908.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXDaNgt8bZRFY3w9Wp76YbQdNFP7_r9nPxuaHpGFjvD9pohmZWxQTAoToRyIIMr10_zPYYye2SOUrCCbOX1fad0opJlJiGkR1ggotHBSN7cmUjRaUvuqFtTSFw6ZAHbSyiD4u6EOG37E/s1600-h/CIMG0909.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119397141040005122" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXDaNgt8bZRFY3w9Wp76YbQdNFP7_r9nPxuaHpGFjvD9pohmZWxQTAoToRyIIMr10_zPYYye2SOUrCCbOX1fad0opJlJiGkR1ggotHBSN7cmUjRaUvuqFtTSFw6ZAHbSyiD4u6EOG37E/s400/CIMG0909.JPG" border="0" /></a> Fall colors up Little Cottonwood Canyon. It was a beautiful day. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXgWmzp-_uSPBf8flMuQM5hw-VASgAH6JERfOROThyphenhyphenS_EqYc98j8HOhldBGnreLbHIYorXzwgzErpNk2Wv0mL0s_wM_IMcnKG86LjPDL54e1TKRXghrU4R7UO2zNifktBRI7h6Wekjwo/s1600-h/CIMG0892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119396359355957154" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXgWmzp-_uSPBf8flMuQM5hw-VASgAH6JERfOROThyphenhyphenS_EqYc98j8HOhldBGnreLbHIYorXzwgzErpNk2Wv0mL0s_wM_IMcnKG86LjPDL54e1TKRXghrU4R7UO2zNifktBRI7h6Wekjwo/s400/CIMG0892.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIh9oXhfPSR4RYBhrV9kEs5ZtNR8KW9SWNKmBdwxnh9lZUqNrFXWzX0_BxblgkFARJRvV2L2IcZv6pik5MSgS7n1eExyQbovWDgzWHVgWgMDrjSjTDdMe3jnG_AJ1Ahwix1v6LmUw31I/s1600-h/CIMG0897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119396372240859058" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIh9oXhfPSR4RYBhrV9kEs5ZtNR8KW9SWNKmBdwxnh9lZUqNrFXWzX0_BxblgkFARJRvV2L2IcZv6pik5MSgS7n1eExyQbovWDgzWHVgWgMDrjSjTDdMe3jnG_AJ1Ahwix1v6LmUw31I/s400/CIMG0897.JPG" border="0" /></a> The peak above our heads is called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pfiferhorn</span></span>. I have now <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">unsuccessfully</span> tried to summit this twice. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Maybe</span> with ski's this winter or next summer. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QUGhaoRuAPk734A1xbhTs74wUeXal-yRrVKttZGnCSSqJ-EsMU7aCBz03n6M0JqWgZ8X-viWxjJQU1bpq94EB6wQoS8BsGtIbgSQC4IHhCKy5nFODssjDwjtBe1tPR5NBVXzskL_5Zk/s1600-h/CIMG0899.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119396380830793666" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QUGhaoRuAPk734A1xbhTs74wUeXal-yRrVKttZGnCSSqJ-EsMU7aCBz03n6M0JqWgZ8X-viWxjJQU1bpq94EB6wQoS8BsGtIbgSQC4IHhCKy5nFODssjDwjtBe1tPR5NBVXzskL_5Zk/s400/CIMG0899.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Red pine lake and it is totally frozen in Early October. Hopefully this means a great ski season! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis93pnOoNHL8dLD3IatfqhFI_r6FmyC0K6gh3zSGX5AYzx6sIx_NvNX09eV4Yy4DN6io_HfVCRXc67xyykldp6tGXChL-NzqGHW5z3A05wy-2L4A51Kekadlc8sK8jdqpEnnBggUR3f5s/s1600-h/CIMG0900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119396389420728274" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis93pnOoNHL8dLD3IatfqhFI_r6FmyC0K6gh3zSGX5AYzx6sIx_NvNX09eV4Yy4DN6io_HfVCRXc67xyykldp6tGXChL-NzqGHW5z3A05wy-2L4A51Kekadlc8sK8jdqpEnnBggUR3f5s/s400/CIMG0900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sara and Camille! Funny picture <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQajS0olBketCtim_YFxXmk1Zz5mdSmW3adpPCChY0cIuNYuxRZ7HO9BCa4Bkl3GxgDsM4-mHy2KY_4cwxcJEeDs9J3SGoyCdtLp2YWVwYLSXfT7LIwXStBZChZnwh9GKBQyzMvVFC_w/s1600-h/CIMG0901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119396393715695586" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQajS0olBketCtim_YFxXmk1Zz5mdSmW3adpPCChY0cIuNYuxRZ7HO9BCa4Bkl3GxgDsM4-mHy2KY_4cwxcJEeDs9J3SGoyCdtLp2YWVwYLSXfT7LIwXStBZChZnwh9GKBQyzMvVFC_w/s400/CIMG0901.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sara, Me!, and Camille.</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-74148495606525252282009-09-20T06:37:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.030-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsufGaX8QwItn17-qR_a1IX1MvzzLlFJCBBkLrepX37MjKuq_QH8NSpu046idLEU96CCJ2iiLIlAA_Vb9PZQvm_iDy1l6rbIN4qAhMWUrKFTgwr85kbME7F4r64Gh4LBVn8h9XFnf7y8/s1600-h/CIMG0877.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117954835187433362" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsufGaX8QwItn17-qR_a1IX1MvzzLlFJCBBkLrepX37MjKuq_QH8NSpu046idLEU96CCJ2iiLIlAA_Vb9PZQvm_iDy1l6rbIN4qAhMWUrKFTgwr85kbME7F4r64Gh4LBVn8h9XFnf7y8/s400/CIMG0877.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>Sara and I hiked up Neff's Canyon and saw some great fall colors and we found this moose It was in two pieces. The other half was just behind me. I wanted to pick it up for the picture but Sara wouldn't let me. <div></div></div></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-19146474460707045832009-09-20T06:36:00.000-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.033-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEv5hEs8foDKCPLwDiACwX6y8jUTuT9rgCXYLfALBYztIUpBVAcH7TuGfaEf4hD3nbcADGByYFuNZ0NpdHqukhIxBEqtc8DUntKHKwOdNL5qbqbgAY-SZ4z8mTzfokXJHT7qzW0ZgZNM/s1600-h/CIMG0863.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117952292566794050" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEv5hEs8foDKCPLwDiACwX6y8jUTuT9rgCXYLfALBYztIUpBVAcH7TuGfaEf4hD3nbcADGByYFuNZ0NpdHqukhIxBEqtc8DUntKHKwOdNL5qbqbgAY-SZ4z8mTzfokXJHT7qzW0ZgZNM/s400/CIMG0863.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8aFo7jcldK7A6kS9vIbee8kMpmNMkh-JxzxsNrItK0VTTsj5NH3z6E3ThVyzT_RNOHNgXnhNx2jZU_YNLeOwlJPTEL9W4OnZ17jVudw3enkd1ezU6kDZ9cuFuk9b7_IF6RIzy_bYZQQ/s1600-h/CIMG0873.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117952296861761362" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8aFo7jcldK7A6kS9vIbee8kMpmNMkh-JxzxsNrItK0VTTsj5NH3z6E3ThVyzT_RNOHNgXnhNx2jZU_YNLeOwlJPTEL9W4OnZ17jVudw3enkd1ezU6kDZ9cuFuk9b7_IF6RIzy_bYZQQ/s400/CIMG0873.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwtwyYvF-hAqf5MFOW-C76gLRFyfEuTwATTKOj5-2Le8ITZFQcWJVBj7IPesZDwATBTiLgzk2Pcf-dbX_SEU6Il2vsWCqNOt-hkDT26rw4cMrkOD5gGGm-I6aMg6UyikyzyRcRl9Saco/s1600-h/CIMG0885.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117952301156728674" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwtwyYvF-hAqf5MFOW-C76gLRFyfEuTwATTKOj5-2Le8ITZFQcWJVBj7IPesZDwATBTiLgzk2Pcf-dbX_SEU6Il2vsWCqNOt-hkDT26rw4cMrkOD5gGGm-I6aMg6UyikyzyRcRl9Saco/s400/CIMG0885.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-20498258945346493072009-09-20T06:35:00.002-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.036-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VQSger2MEoJuWuNj5cJjlQ66pbFQKNgZgBJAN4LWxFJWBT_UbQqUGSF45gwatxYm4fZp9rHx9u9umUMDHuItzc6gJpHPKVjSdxgbKyadJd2mm8gbDhllBTDstU6cd6TzZ-5yy9u4JLw/s1600-h/Teewinot+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111589986643887026" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VQSger2MEoJuWuNj5cJjlQ66pbFQKNgZgBJAN4LWxFJWBT_UbQqUGSF45gwatxYm4fZp9rHx9u9umUMDHuItzc6gJpHPKVjSdxgbKyadJd2mm8gbDhllBTDstU6cd6TzZ-5yy9u4JLw/s400/Teewinot+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-2500340238160475172009-09-20T06:35:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.040-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_j5Q7lYxRMSwAeuS79abX2xbcs48jLOEvFO90q4V33j1MUJareFEl6Jfe6q6WuI5LHVSNG8v0o-pY4C0VWr_c4GzX9UO5TqEHfyvgIoyGlTjgpMqkbEXnfBZadWSSFkO-jhaMFY6-EA/s1600-h/CIMG0791.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106460916008379138" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_j5Q7lYxRMSwAeuS79abX2xbcs48jLOEvFO90q4V33j1MUJareFEl6Jfe6q6WuI5LHVSNG8v0o-pY4C0VWr_c4GzX9UO5TqEHfyvgIoyGlTjgpMqkbEXnfBZadWSSFkO-jhaMFY6-EA/s400/CIMG0791.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pete and I in front of the Idol and Worshiper. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAwlW6pBbzgvmaXzdwFy53Ov5lqxua8SjY9L_uiUdLh-YQt8IEtYlJOsHTCkuYu5CF8RWskLo2bCZ70XIDCX9hIbv_EwWUUoTEVtrrwHGgoAn3cviR8GX3b1uErn2LLuQOQOQUFrDq6s/s1600-h/CIMG0785.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106460907418444530" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAwlW6pBbzgvmaXzdwFy53Ov5lqxua8SjY9L_uiUdLh-YQt8IEtYlJOsHTCkuYu5CF8RWskLo2bCZ70XIDCX9hIbv_EwWUUoTEVtrrwHGgoAn3cviR8GX3b1uErn2LLuQOQOQUFrDq6s/s400/CIMG0785.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pete above the Idol and Worshiper on the hike down. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV5Tf-5aiKQfK8t1vzCSA8aiobJRqFFMR42AU8YtFZH7j4aM7LRUhSB2dJDiPp8Bp4SDqyiaggLafRAruEg_JNJXCxk9sKF9evOp6zpL0-xvpe1DgSvXxa9l3Q_qBvLGz23Mkj4WNyS0/s1600-h/the+trail.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106459172251656866" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV5Tf-5aiKQfK8t1vzCSA8aiobJRqFFMR42AU8YtFZH7j4aM7LRUhSB2dJDiPp8Bp4SDqyiaggLafRAruEg_JNJXCxk9sKF9evOp6zpL0-xvpe1DgSvXxa9l3Q_qBvLGz23Mkj4WNyS0/s400/the+trail.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXArYMsS9hoFbkV6naHxv_Q8hlBSg6b26J4TqKKMsJ26pmr8NXLLRgdUazLc6pWQSkfxMS8b9HAExTiUToBIWojL4AXMqBKDgIWE6d4P2XGoNgk-KS1WrSulPLNjBpgyiEL4cpxQpZeo/s1600-h/CIMG0794.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106459176546624178" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXArYMsS9hoFbkV6naHxv_Q8hlBSg6b26J4TqKKMsJ26pmr8NXLLRgdUazLc6pWQSkfxMS8b9HAExTiUToBIWojL4AXMqBKDgIWE6d4P2XGoNgk-KS1WrSulPLNjBpgyiEL4cpxQpZeo/s400/CIMG0794.JPG" border="0" /></a> The line we took up, and me with some nice sweat marks. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYut8Eo6lMBjqdtqJ3s58xjR2ZN2fwxqtbDDNkp6gjbKkwAd411dujog7jv9UMLiYpYTgZHfXLPRpoGf6McRJQXkf12vbAT9mXlFLDhPBtHvwCV-MZ1rq1k3Tv4Tx3ugoNdJNqWGWYKlQ/s1600-h/CIMG0764.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106459180841591490" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYut8Eo6lMBjqdtqJ3s58xjR2ZN2fwxqtbDDNkp6gjbKkwAd411dujog7jv9UMLiYpYTgZHfXLPRpoGf6McRJQXkf12vbAT9mXlFLDhPBtHvwCV-MZ1rq1k3Tv4Tx3ugoNdJNqWGWYKlQ/s400/CIMG0764.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jenny Lake and Jackson Lake in the background <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUSPQsac-hL1yPAGstq1qw0_3zgr4j6Tojc3MWVbTV9KrII2p8TBf51JmUMAIvX5GLiRun2eXnmLxYSv0jDosSrJBcEnDn0sM1QiZgAokTjAbgAnn_w7_q_QLxl0zkv9NjFeugjZ1K_Q/s1600-h/CIMG0787.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106459189431526098" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUSPQsac-hL1yPAGstq1qw0_3zgr4j6Tojc3MWVbTV9KrII2p8TBf51JmUMAIvX5GLiRun2eXnmLxYSv0jDosSrJBcEnDn0sM1QiZgAokTjAbgAnn_w7_q_QLxl0zkv9NjFeugjZ1K_Q/s400/CIMG0787.JPG" border="0" /></a> Climbing Up! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinihLzfqOkNt8eo7F6AawKmri26imNGlmGjXngzD8pZh17pdyXTFJHwy51Z-efUnSf91RniK0GisSYtr74BYlhbFraaOYMnjiTK4XJvAM6d9a8YvsSVANmWII7iPu92fCoe2P6CudkZLQ/s1600-h/CIMG0776.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106459193726493410" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinihLzfqOkNt8eo7F6AawKmri26imNGlmGjXngzD8pZh17pdyXTFJHwy51Z-efUnSf91RniK0GisSYtr74BYlhbFraaOYMnjiTK4XJvAM6d9a8YvsSVANmWII7iPu92fCoe2P6CudkZLQ/s400/CIMG0776.JPG" border="0" /></a> What do you think about this? We pulled our selves right up these rocks. Don't worry my helmet was in my bag! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdhoW78OO-QhwE7MoLweOxrjbHlCZXjkiCy920Ifpv5COu8Z0gNmAHJ8krE1DoTnwtiUBxIyTFW2slf-mQpJn7qg82m02UeRRCNCW8TmUkb-LmPVry2tRgxBC1dGxaJ1F5oV4FncH6ys/s1600-h/CIMG0782.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106453086282998402" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdhoW78OO-QhwE7MoLweOxrjbHlCZXjkiCy920Ifpv5COu8Z0gNmAHJ8krE1DoTnwtiUBxIyTFW2slf-mQpJn7qg82m02UeRRCNCW8TmUkb-LmPVry2tRgxBC1dGxaJ1F5oV4FncH6ys/s400/CIMG0782.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYCHuSBpbpRDJHL0Q5cWGjpeuTA2pXWd_jZnWe7WEBPoHAr_fzfW-g_v4dz81FqiCSlyhSpK2AgwN5fQL2qbDVxP8out1Ppm45EWu-jzw084cFDiA0kLPpnkdS7rc1Ar8aBG-kldhukI/s1600-h/CIMG0783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106453090577965714" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYCHuSBpbpRDJHL0Q5cWGjpeuTA2pXWd_jZnWe7WEBPoHAr_fzfW-g_v4dz81FqiCSlyhSpK2AgwN5fQL2qbDVxP8out1Ppm45EWu-jzw084cFDiA0kLPpnkdS7rc1Ar8aBG-kldhukI/s400/CIMG0783.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qV7s_2GMspmA5o7LYB4M9aYyM_LVRVctUseXAXaIQWUPftEh0cLEGs59E09zOIKlxOmNzL1ASQ2YNjDNKfPmA51xg2mNwK8kmDSZCYAKu9GSq7sF0rEwWhY7YhIu2RG3WNhTGxYyb5o/s1600-h/CIMG0770.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106449989611577970" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qV7s_2GMspmA5o7LYB4M9aYyM_LVRVctUseXAXaIQWUPftEh0cLEGs59E09zOIKlxOmNzL1ASQ2YNjDNKfPmA51xg2mNwK8kmDSZCYAKu9GSq7sF0rEwWhY7YhIu2RG3WNhTGxYyb5o/s400/CIMG0770.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>In the clouds </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJiJVuE2Edo7_76XfZzyRTZL7RaPTv2RYhV06X0vz61_3R-akoekaKI3kNGB8X0jejc_rZtlJP0V96rxEHkH1ErPHim9A9xyMYcWShvJc8lazhEjA1yF_IiACSZjAKAt8d5GngCQJAWo/s1600-h/CIMG0779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106448237264921170" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJiJVuE2Edo7_76XfZzyRTZL7RaPTv2RYhV06X0vz61_3R-akoekaKI3kNGB8X0jejc_rZtlJP0V96rxEHkH1ErPHim9A9xyMYcWShvJc8lazhEjA1yF_IiACSZjAKAt8d5GngCQJAWo/s400/CIMG0779.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zFoD88On88vLujG6ABsxv4OdrRk_JIsJdPiFFyHAeSA7dt5BHtgCJ5hcFQayPavwLJKopp-QNvL8zZib7TkILIuFfZWXnUbB2dkMJOoxwAnL4h9mmk2ivEoAGZ4Zm3xFKtRUBzj9MwM/s1600-h/CIMG0781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106448245854855778" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zFoD88On88vLujG6ABsxv4OdrRk_JIsJdPiFFyHAeSA7dt5BHtgCJ5hcFQayPavwLJKopp-QNvL8zZib7TkILIuFfZWXnUbB2dkMJOoxwAnL4h9mmk2ivEoAGZ4Zm3xFKtRUBzj9MwM/s400/CIMG0781.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sara and I holding on for our lives. The top picture has the Grand <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Teton</span> in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">background</span>. Below is looking down, yes those are the toes of my shoes hanging over the edge. The end of the dirt road, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">in the</span> picture below, is where we started from. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0LQzKSKlnY_gjLOsSZhPVLzkfkK1zoJ-DgWopQuQD5L4teANaqALwtYbduXC3JFsVQGVO_38JDgo3OBAGPseIoQSu1LCbbiWZE6XRRdrYlX3ViFa2x3aK5ZKMAxz8CueSsdMICBR4cA/s1600-h/CIMG0778.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106447425516102210" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0LQzKSKlnY_gjLOsSZhPVLzkfkK1zoJ-DgWopQuQD5L4teANaqALwtYbduXC3JFsVQGVO_38JDgo3OBAGPseIoQSu1LCbbiWZE6XRRdrYlX3ViFa2x3aK5ZKMAxz8CueSsdMICBR4cA/s400/CIMG0778.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqxnLbDzp4Fa2ZhqbrrszfSKS9a-cqOyIrtFfEEE_BOCJvwoqFkCABlWAS9UUT45aZNY-2CdfkeVdvi_tYNuHM5ZoTSf2K3fvG5nAKsJjbAX5YEpypZZ6DNk1ukTjdTFKqZk43zxH6nQ/s1600-h/CIMG0777.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106445316687159826" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqxnLbDzp4Fa2ZhqbrrszfSKS9a-cqOyIrtFfEEE_BOCJvwoqFkCABlWAS9UUT45aZNY-2CdfkeVdvi_tYNuHM5ZoTSf2K3fvG5nAKsJjbAX5YEpypZZ6DNk1ukTjdTFKqZk43zxH6nQ/s400/CIMG0777.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the view of the Grand <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Teton from Mt. Teewinot</span>. </div><div>Hiking Mt. Teewinot is about a 6,000 foot ascent. to reach an elevation of about 12,500. Our Trip was great we had a lot of fun. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Summiting</span> these great mountains is an inspiring feeling. You really feel how great Heavenly Father is and how beautiful his creations are. I am truly blessed to be able to have f<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">riends</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">experiences</span> like these. Everyone should go summit one of the peaks in the Tetons. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfUGIwhF5p0dRsiepyk6nCAV2hnHbxXK-xVAMbrVHvLkhsY_DxMqWzWgZdM55W_IGutmlgmcMeN1HylxmuXHppgai6PB0DljjW8l920KGG0TPuEqRtkDSDC_KAnFzIt609l4RKT_n0Vc/s1600-h/CIMG0764.JPG"></a> <div></div></div></div></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-88769718633182153822009-09-19T21:29:00.001-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.043-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfS0vP-ByU4qdcOnJSwmWWN3UrzvHOCREnmKo_qV0K2hH6rSK7DG9hJlZe1KnrLVi6FBo8jiC2ipUOiohq5LzeUrDl12oUrx1TzgQyv6YySJ4xneITDEnVT1JCw8amCPkPgKnn2HAybU/s1600-h/CIMG0853.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106437963703148978" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfS0vP-ByU4qdcOnJSwmWWN3UrzvHOCREnmKo_qV0K2hH6rSK7DG9hJlZe1KnrLVi6FBo8jiC2ipUOiohq5LzeUrDl12oUrx1TzgQyv6YySJ4xneITDEnVT1JCw8amCPkPgKnn2HAybU/s400/CIMG0853.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>This is Me, Andria, who one uped us and hiked the Grand Teton, and Katie. We are sitting in the Jackson Hole town center where there is an arch made Antlers on each corner. Jackson Hole is pretty cool.</div></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733818582283683334.post-69180637890197388472009-09-19T21:27:00.002-07:002009-09-20T13:28:04.046-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9KxQ58tD5C_U7r1G0Q_oAolJpGyM1ZRFVvUVZbuLLwn4LySt2kuTpcaI1tTjfMrAgsIJfEiIZOcvdn-sqLGTxZSQ-3_U864_GUl4_KcfxmCG0uQJ_OJBYVQpI4ouDJiSHBID4duwnnE/s1600-h/CIMG0755.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104162133547442578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9KxQ58tD5C_U7r1G0Q_oAolJpGyM1ZRFVvUVZbuLLwn4LySt2kuTpcaI1tTjfMrAgsIJfEiIZOcvdn-sqLGTxZSQ-3_U864_GUl4_KcfxmCG0uQJ_OJBYVQpI4ouDJiSHBID4duwnnE/s400/CIMG0755.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div> This Post is for you Suzi! I wanted you to know that I am a clean cut Mormon boy! The picture of the mullet I posted was from the only time I have ever had a mullet and boy were those some good times. Sean will back me up that we had some great laughs from the mullet. Well, Long live the Mullet!</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18324379926724874629noreply@blogger.com0