Wednesday, September 04, 2013

At the Miller Land and Auction

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Isn't Ammon so totally awesome on his Captain America bike! So cool, gotta love that face.

Monday, September 02, 2013

Dear Mike,

Dear Mike,
We miss you. Look at these lovely faces.
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They wish you were here with them today. Hiking.
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From the littlest to the biggest among us. How we love you for working when we are not. How we miss you.
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We think you could tell us what this is, can you?
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We think you would enjoy watching the boys be boys.
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And w also think you would enjoy the sunlight coming through the shadows. Mostly, we just want you with us. Next time you have a few extra moments, please come hiking with us.
We love you, your family.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Coming out of the ice...

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The experiments my boys try.
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What will they freeze next?

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Weekending August 16-18

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I've got up my gusto and have been trying to make dinners to find something new that our family can enjoy together. This soup was enjoyed by Stuart and I and vetoed by everyone else. The salad was so-so. The fruit is always welcome and the homemade crazy bread was a success.
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Then it was off to Mom-maw's for her 83rd birthday. What a woman!
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While we were there, Mike poofed up my crinoline so I could put on my wedding dress and take some pictures. It fit-pretty much!
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I curled my hair and Goldie's hair and we went up the holler and Jen took family pictures.

Monday, August 19, 2013

First Day of School

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August 15th was the first day of school around here. Feels like summer shouldn't be over yet.
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My 3rd grader is loving the pink panda attire. It fits so well in her wardrobe. Thanks Nella!
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My first grader is about to loose that tooth he's got stuck out. In fact sometime in the 48 hours after this picture was taken I pulled it out. (Never thought I'd be able to do that!)
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My preschooler is dressed in the perfect school day attire-for him-pajamas! Since he's started school I've been teaching him The Modern Major General song.
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Here is the three of them together. Good Luck in school this year my little ones.

Friday, August 09, 2013

Bike Riding

At the beginning of summer Stuart couldn't ride this bike.
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Recently, he got enough strength and know how to accomplish the seemingly impossible.

At the family reunion Josiah was playing with cousins and wanted to race bikes. He couldn't see one that had training wheels so he grabbed the nearest bike and started going. And low and behold...
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He can ride!

Before the reunion I tried to threaten Goldie into taking off the training wheels. She'd have none of it. Afterwards....
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Well, Josiah was a great motivator.

Catch all the action here:

Way to go my little bike riders!


Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Family Reunion- 2013

I am never very good at taking pictures at the family reunion and this year is no exception. It seems for some reason I may have captured the event from Ammon's perspective, not sure why...
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At our first airport. It was his first flight since he has learned how to communicate. There was all kinds of delight regarding the us getting on an airplane and going to see the cousins. There was the usual desire to push and touch all the buttons in the jetways that are not supposed to be pushed or touched. No major problems this time.
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This year we bought them all new luggage and they had to pull their own luggage through each airport. We were in a total of four on the way out and four on the way back. We had to go through security twice on our journey west. We were worried about Stuart and Ammon, but they were champs. They did great.
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Good thing I didn't tell him he was pulling Bridger's stuff as well as his own, he, he.
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On more than one occasion, especially when time was of the essence, I pulled two suitcases and Ammon got to ride, so I don't really feel to bad making a little two year old boy carry his luggage 3,000 miles. He had help!
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My one shot a the reunion. It was loads of fun. I just didn't get out the camera.
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We stayed a couple of extra days, in order to get cheap tickets. So my friend Connie Jo, drove three hours to see us. It was awesome.
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I really do like this shot of our family. It is so fun.
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I miss my Idaho storytelling buddy.
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I think the Richardson and Bagley cousins had fun getting to know each other better. Now I just gotta get that skype working so we can keep it up.
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On the way home we completely tired out little Ammon. That means success! Whenever we tire out the littlest among us.
Thanks for the fun good times Charith, Kirk, Arrel, Marcia, and everybody else!