tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54972658278758952062024-03-19T13:28:05.008-07:00The Mount FamilyJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16623841953945316919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497265827875895206.post-38153350117604336772010-02-21T13:26:00.000-08:002010-02-21T14:06:53.375-08:00Snow Day!!!It doesn't happen all that often...we'll see flurries here and there each year, but accumulation? No way! We got 5-6 inches on this day in February 2010, so we took full advantage of it. ((Click any picture to see a close-up, which isn't recommended when I'm in the picture))<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygZyV2DGf1UTFg2YxaJ175gFzgVHlIHhksm1TdKfl7HbmNhSJNCej2UX2P9KVysj1YaByu743dgKQlkSmnrHedACGXQk6thxdonY4hqOs8O3Ih8QZ3SSC_FES3vF3X8Bd45RbqupY9LPB/s1600-h/IMG_4374.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 522px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 370px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440818424132790850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygZyV2DGf1UTFg2YxaJ175gFzgVHlIHhksm1TdKfl7HbmNhSJNCej2UX2P9KVysj1YaByu743dgKQlkSmnrHedACGXQk6thxdonY4hqOs8O3Ih8QZ3SSC_FES3vF3X8Bd45RbqupY9LPB/s400/IMG_4374.JPG" /></a> Olivia, Madelynne, and Dylan enjoy one boogie-board while Jordan provides his back for Sydney on another. Weeeeeee!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTr3FgWY3SDndx-xRK1uZ1us-IzRv87qvDglkaQ323BO9oJPVWy4q-Ctg0GBbxe7JS4ccFSji_Q5QsGdilvxwiH-aTIyTkra3J4bJZHVaiBg9TH_EJtualuNd7TYRH7VInvmK3Y9fmULm/s1600-h/IMG_4380.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 355px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 490px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440817796607601858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTr3FgWY3SDndx-xRK1uZ1us-IzRv87qvDglkaQ323BO9oJPVWy4q-Ctg0GBbxe7JS4ccFSji_Q5QsGdilvxwiH-aTIyTkra3J4bJZHVaiBg9TH_EJtualuNd7TYRH7VInvmK3Y9fmULm/s400/IMG_4380.JPG" /></a> Uncle Cameron decided to try Jordan out as a sled: worked better than I thought it would!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfsVipY8AfzSjlkannf4aBl3Ca-jTPX8rqk8ORXkATFbaud3h2puMTfS5oWZOfs9QeumPNqyv-lsBZaeA7dNslCzjFVNBbOE6sxIgZi9ClzSlAhsr8Oz2FCbSoVtKgpYb8ClpuQZWNyIK/s1600-h/IMG_4387.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 443px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 362px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440817489275249042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfsVipY8AfzSjlkannf4aBl3Ca-jTPX8rqk8ORXkATFbaud3h2puMTfS5oWZOfs9QeumPNqyv-lsBZaeA7dNslCzjFVNBbOE6sxIgZi9ClzSlAhsr8Oz2FCbSoVtKgpYb8ClpuQZWNyIK/s400/IMG_4387.JPG" /></a> Maddie shows everyone some advanced snowboarding technique on some dissipating snow.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBD05r2rY6jn-LboO6YIw7j_rohYwatLX58_5TtlerQO4NwXdXwwBsXNn8Ux7pgDRx6Uoiz3nEBoCLeqdtZYP-0W91MUTJq-bD5aKVOoo1e3I7FOyywFfXN9m2t9N6biuNY3h2AS08Tz5O/s1600-h/IMG_4365.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 368px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 491px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440816828733501170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBD05r2rY6jn-LboO6YIw7j_rohYwatLX58_5TtlerQO4NwXdXwwBsXNn8Ux7pgDRx6Uoiz3nEBoCLeqdtZYP-0W91MUTJq-bD5aKVOoo1e3I7FOyywFfXN9m2t9N6biuNY3h2AS08Tz5O/s400/IMG_4365.JPG" /></a> Jordan and Casey: BEFORE.<br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 374px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 473px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440816181241456146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz_pFm2RiCS_5ecpBdUpAH8Ftl-DucSHj1qGzy80TJxzWTPFcSuU9jwg9nzGeNISkZUqY1oI5qSchLlSSFRVEMNfDP6bTFbM2_XoE1UwPgsGnRFmY8cQkr5I1JMYNvPT4iSaZ2Is6NVrn/s400/IMG_4366.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dHJE4VYWNCr6C3N5e1-kJbnJqnWezvxLSXEHeU5alvURaBSacRveXYbtV_ZqZ_hTV-Rv0r3ig-5i-Ip-2Ivvg5J7nG6hP0Ffzrs8p5oNq9DRm17acOtbbB9EdC1VsH5yB2VpGBiGjoeq/s1600-h/IMG_4365.JPG"></a> Jordan and Casey: AFTER. ((he likes getting cold and wet about as much as me))<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyyN2ylJDbVb24Cwty-d4_ujuX5htggmy3vzoVbjpMzNqnejjyEobF0UveYq6Y2wwKjzU2meRmqwXO_RTbILzweN63EpQm-A67u6-QfugRIEltlxTuFte02ImgmnP2taWdVPaN73jp2sn/s1600-h/IMG_4368.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 426px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 396px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440814795182682258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyyN2ylJDbVb24Cwty-d4_ujuX5htggmy3vzoVbjpMzNqnejjyEobF0UveYq6Y2wwKjzU2meRmqwXO_RTbILzweN63EpQm-A67u6-QfugRIEltlxTuFte02ImgmnP2taWdVPaN73jp2sn/s400/IMG_4368.JPG" /></a><br />It's the girls + Dylan for another run!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcyGzNtHfgQ-NJhvRulRFKXBr2pOGlqURV_Ee0mXiDKbCEiQp82_29q91yNFRMeIwry85nf6K_Sd19D7vG7O6rjUoS8ex75ng-cT_fCOGNgILTEJzGohbGes8AEOsvl_qTxsmQmXT-mTq/s1600-h/IMG_4333.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 427px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440814523680301330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcyGzNtHfgQ-NJhvRulRFKXBr2pOGlqURV_Ee0mXiDKbCEiQp82_29q91yNFRMeIwry85nf6K_Sd19D7vG7O6rjUoS8ex75ng-cT_fCOGNgILTEJzGohbGes8AEOsvl_qTxsmQmXT-mTq/s400/IMG_4333.JPG" /></a> Drew, Cameron, Conner, Andrew, Holley, and Jordan pose in the falling snow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHZSiw7vQt9OybuTUxvdM0eYOh-DIyvyr7RUTqAQhxA41c0hQrDq6cGZopinwgDhHaFlSdgjo_BbSzcCki1YrMRV9pO4PPgvu__Bzdw5JaiiKYJ3zqkVbT0EcBRAZzCEQ6vk5G0iTvRY2/s1600-h/IMG_4358.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 419px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440814336792126946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHZSiw7vQt9OybuTUxvdM0eYOh-DIyvyr7RUTqAQhxA41c0hQrDq6cGZopinwgDhHaFlSdgjo_BbSzcCki1YrMRV9pO4PPgvu__Bzdw5JaiiKYJ3zqkVbT0EcBRAZzCEQ6vk5G0iTvRY2/s400/IMG_4358.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Drew and Olivia after an impromptu wrestling match.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiud5F_qJv8Da_F8OrpSrFzyfo2VJbyNEy6wFy59C_zYcln34WGyUWN9481lY71puml-UnwGna59hyUrN1U3oXfPAXB668OfatbWUwMw0osE-MjBqrMZnr1y2qme2LZpah67f2cWGec6zX0/s1600-h/IMG_4324.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 463px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440814095079083090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiud5F_qJv8Da_F8OrpSrFzyfo2VJbyNEy6wFy59C_zYcln34WGyUWN9481lY71puml-UnwGna59hyUrN1U3oXfPAXB668OfatbWUwMw0osE-MjBqrMZnr1y2qme2LZpah67f2cWGec6zX0/s400/IMG_4324.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Can you spot the snow bunny here?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidaUbgIgz7PfxnNgW0l6CMd11zw1bKgUTj6F2ajSDonNNaaLI_xDV0btEk6x9HwC0GyyI929M_9kGpb6dl5JpzaUeYtxqHQSnYjY-gWpWICZyCtedTZSa0iHzW3tSqDNAkZF7ZovMmYJy/s1600-h/IMG_4355.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 359px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 531px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440813688524754066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidaUbgIgz7PfxnNgW0l6CMd11zw1bKgUTj6F2ajSDonNNaaLI_xDV0btEk6x9HwC0GyyI929M_9kGpb6dl5JpzaUeYtxqHQSnYjY-gWpWICZyCtedTZSa0iHzW3tSqDNAkZF7ZovMmYJy/s400/IMG_4355.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It's a Silva/Mount/Rosenfeld/Dalton dogpile on Conner!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUFAG5qW6Gmt8wN_YcilUpP_nBmei4lZcqFXcRlKp15BEEakpELP6ML2poaXKO3Kx-rGq3yOZsNBJuSHV_e5BsNxq9gBDl9VsILS0ImAGuQHaHHuBu42sQ6_Ia4THjj0mdlEXZzvcOAwk/s1600-h/IMG_4336.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 389px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 469px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440812958154719170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUFAG5qW6Gmt8wN_YcilUpP_nBmei4lZcqFXcRlKp15BEEakpELP6ML2poaXKO3Kx-rGq3yOZsNBJuSHV_e5BsNxq9gBDl9VsILS0ImAGuQHaHHuBu42sQ6_Ia4THjj0mdlEXZzvcOAwk/s400/IMG_4336.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here's where the kids tried to ruin my camera all at the same time.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzx5hN0-rKYkgjq35vsi8HCs954INwiwrKvJG1uDOROjHmiJNYBjcc32matmazpr5St8Pg9MhVmZ6hwwbilpUozxJULLQ1yWFjNOEUr1iyQcKh0e_d-pPdkgxn4qDn1YmfnQsdiYhA0sn/s1600-h/IMG_4323.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 466px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 428px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440812694003911938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzx5hN0-rKYkgjq35vsi8HCs954INwiwrKvJG1uDOROjHmiJNYBjcc32matmazpr5St8Pg9MhVmZ6hwwbilpUozxJULLQ1yWFjNOEUr1iyQcKh0e_d-pPdkgxn4qDn1YmfnQsdiYhA0sn/s400/IMG_4323.JPG" /></a><br />Still as gorgeous as ever...and Heidi looks good too!</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFQJTT1SPCD9Cd5IvZN9sO8CABuNDHPA26tDDGXi9CobW_Z-AWY2dXG2xSre-YLeP2zozKn-hoCHNLtNDprjA5tkGGNagcEuQljHzwlo8RQlL7TJe232OiW1g0w3VLXJfiHKt0eR2NEPW/s1600-h/IMG_4321.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 430px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 477px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440812282191775394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFQJTT1SPCD9Cd5IvZN9sO8CABuNDHPA26tDDGXi9CobW_Z-AWY2dXG2xSre-YLeP2zozKn-hoCHNLtNDprjA5tkGGNagcEuQljHzwlo8RQlL7TJe232OiW1g0w3VLXJfiHKt0eR2NEPW/s400/IMG_4321.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here's the eldest four.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7aHDhdNLwed-wzdGuIhy3B8KKR2QJ5ye4Y7nz2j6OfWZ8Wpy5daRHiw3AkcKlIOnoQH2heKbufpDo_tJ74KzM2y8Y5Lb3hGl2Nc8Rx02scDtRYcVSNUD8Z01fB21_YbMerObKrbQDkTE/s1600-h/IMG_4319.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 374px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 504px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440811894540972274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7aHDhdNLwed-wzdGuIhy3B8KKR2QJ5ye4Y7nz2j6OfWZ8Wpy5daRHiw3AkcKlIOnoQH2heKbufpDo_tJ74KzM2y8Y5Lb3hGl2Nc8Rx02scDtRYcVSNUD8Z01fB21_YbMerObKrbQDkTE/s400/IMG_4319.JPG" /></a><br />The boys and their ball.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16623841953945316919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497265827875895206.post-84790895568435863792008-12-31T05:22:00.000-08:002009-01-02T04:00:43.879-08:00Casey Alexander MountHallelujah! Casey Alexander Mount arrived at 10:48 pm, Monday, December 29th, 2008. He weighed in at a hefty 9 pounds, 8.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. We had gone to the office for a checkup and when he couldn't fit on their ultrasound measurements, Dr. Hutchins said "If he can't fit on the screen, we should probably induce." Heidi was as amazing as usual in the labor & delivery room. No complications and no drama. Here's one of the first pictures of him:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285945812794157074" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbebH1xd1TqRUQvTGt_wctRE0baMMVSPYCEVfxc3FnPCPZA_XuFcAMwswtkrCJHGnKosNfWxcg1P_kB2LA58V4zLb0S-ATcwygh-9WeASBLdTqzMpsM9YeiAihKY3X1UFnLeD8R_ZcFK6/s400/IMG_0006.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>Exhausted mom, exstatic dad, sleeping son:</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285951401476040850" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIjUnClL8g3bzHKDUaHaGRVsKN9kHYPH9cMxcce0aJEAbPqI5hAxtx2Oz6JSWUiaOQqhY079ve3S797chX38lANgXj_73G7MdR1NtG3wNwC-S50n4YMDGRa2nJCMLzqLqmK8WrbwqpdoB/s400/IMG_3323.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>The next day, the kids got to meet him. Here are a few pictures with Casey and his siblings:<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285946542983122706" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXa_ij7z0IPEzf8XK24-BfWswBWitPBpF-6WubYcW1nHRzJ_fPNu43YXDW8vvRPVPCDHdt6SZeYqQhL86b5vX5X5n-29FjE4pxmuo5-xlk2Z-FppMasRcNty2eKgGoH8-jf5gat0oIhyphenhyphenN/s400/IMG_0008.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285946546329330066" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJPZ33wJR0sQoO2LgSqpPOySMd2uGn0y4THox6piabvRGhqeF6sg3zAKlc-fNwI3k6P40k6tj-M6dFYOPrOBVicsyAYcAjBh5N3X3OpPP0YZI6RhoKgtWyi0AO4UflZCJAwYotZcGz-qw/s400/IMG_0013.JPG" border="0" /><br /></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285946550311050002" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKqi5nGdQGyW8hZRAFYIMzvRhX4MfS5FkPpUP2Ng112uhBcgGOk6MAMDhePmzu7W8k8qvAqqaKrSMrJ2cGTxsxl9saiH28j98IoZ0Qs-PANgekICJKoSdDulzkLvnmkBidK69ihoLGxHG/s400/IMG_3340.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285946553983918274" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8ASCHsNXGBJaMz41gu3WG7AJGf_aqHtDCfwUQEf80h5JgDGU3GTKoVl_9vdE7Z9SUXbJrGxUM7p8o4l_pYOZTVRis170lafksc185dADoriC94I9uJRYHOplq9pP3mQ0xwlkb2ynw7Un/s400/IMG_3343.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div>And of course, his grandparents:</div><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285947240860064466" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPVNs9NwVI8k2NeSjPvNA9YpORY0x_fsI5klpGsvOnAJZMflYrFJ2JDB3jEwsxzAY_6x6h9yJJJoHJOO4Bl3sQmJXTsSkajFJ-hL3NKwi45GMzam1gDUNDfpiKLvVmmRg-U1PbtLW5vQu/s400/IMG_0012.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><div>And a few with all the kids!</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285950514889066498" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNjbSBNdKvLK8BnXzkqv_UcimrBR1hgvNHESTZuRIlaUAeLU1I7z5oCsNQfhjba1T-S7WV7fU-iEukq1F0hI8m98ddca4oKUqDPjyqAMy1JzDq7kHPZbHntf2pvf6kzRUVExLugsdvxFq/s400/IMG_3353.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285950482601548706" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx7cgdoZb-KHOSo-nxmpw-jjl7ivw9WIBTi3iOLpsbqq60qhVCgNwOlkbC0T_1EeV7JNJxhwk7-hPEg3CAAWGvSoEy5v3p1hodgNW345bTBsR_ywu5aTsoYE8x2uN63WfMsEpDF_5BTL7/s400/IMG_3348.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285950360773657602" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO43kH0OxjJgigbNgz4PeHD-jpfIwPpPxISJWhguupfpzEvhQ-3R8tzmktf0vxVZ3rPrWPerDa5p7az0dj1sfRcvf8i5ZEHOkFgs9CZvpa54vzPIvq4SuY16TaLZrlX1FvO-ngXxSPTJw3/s400/IMG_3336.JPG" border="0" /><br />That's about it. Of course, Heidi and I are so grateful to our Father in Heaven for this healthy son, our other four children, our health and family. We look forward to helping this new one join the others as they learn to serve the Savior, help others whenever they can, and enjoy life! One more picture of Casey:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285952548441076482" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Kbmj5Oomw_jlHJlWukVlF48AyWFHZUM90F0voFDR88sFXYQGSGDKoY4tCBld9lZ8fmFCAxHPQh7h1PBTGdYSAY7BnCOjJm8ARe6sMg6HOcPf0-0zBM0TiQLo0EBZgHfnpNfs6z2rqqlr/s400/IMG_3356.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16623841953945316919noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497265827875895206.post-6076376075393879192008-08-08T08:02:00.000-07:002008-08-08T08:22:06.874-07:00First Day of SchoolWell, summer ended on August 6th for Maddie. She was so excited to go to Kindergarten...not nervous at all. Heidi was lucky enough to take her to class (I had to work...booo). She reports that some kids were hyper, some crying, some timid. Maddie ran up to her teacher and gave her a hug. Notice in the picture below that she is just about as tall as the teacher. HA!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232164341183463362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNntviGLc3o62oXx8gPETsKPfPg7jiia7oTfJXwZhWhQ5XgeQb7QoGRRkw9zp89H_MoP3VDyJd5FUaNS3CPF9QMkOeBH1hXsGYHfXMmWbTLac3ccAaZkV1pn7_xacb3nBdKobfJhTtCD4U/s400/IMG_2932.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Here are some posed pictures of Olivia and Maddie on their first day back to school.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232165733827093730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiwzTtM5ObfBPGRbXqqPxr_drScJKHK_kxgYlJwga8znI9Rmwv9-owGrv_yKqUP0tlSZejkKyOgh7-KCyyJJFokxSHLKWKt7uaX7dWBrcY5iQqXgxD0SAubVC1HzcapNHlAYnllbvnU8R/s400/IMG_2937.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232165902219528114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggSDuJecAykShQBsgWc325S6xeUbe1PRNOVLLcdCpbZD_LA1Hbe_XdyyRlqd77fXlKfx26ySCJq8lunXYWsCFihLOXB3aa_0vrIUFocwnjdELRH-ymj10a-qfu1Xk51c4kDeO-tJUkctD/s400/IMG_2940.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232165530348305762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT8P3nxzkCbvjfUPK8fTd-FHJu1nJh8gfCuLUWch7uqKEnW6TPxvfWszjfnGc1F2moz6j_es0hpCgrlvEmCjsa6nm9ShzqWQeDFSNtqiULQ0P3CgqnbI5VFfdTuNR131GhsLusDSzHo4T/s400/IMG_2931.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232165280878752210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUe9O0CYHuMRG-GcFqd7yx5MEETeA6FBb5sX42dBCYPStiekZDegUIp_zVSAO8PEPpjj0d6XBP5omvg1jzaXRpenwHbMaHpD6ZLUa_n0j2ppCBOrVJdxG5HbwEgNMOfOsrYnPJgf9ij15/s400/IMG_2929.JPG" border="0" /><br />And some friends from the neighborhood wait for the bus every day with them as well (Conner and Jordan take a later bus).<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232166269085771314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWYLgK8387-5OMpGDHb0VxOvM_xw7-oLbYfD9dqYwC0-riHQfncVMTjXH0tl8SGxlOymav9WKojgCqCUYnPDLizowK_nymfg6VXqIVfZ7SYAHr4Mogd7vyFtkuwzkd8051xeYyvPQnbrA/s400/IMG_2943.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232166094660991394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTROK0-_v0GsL3UVNGv2bO_KI4j-7ujeD1lQRvtBlXbXqn-D40eTsp_eDt-Zo0rAoGgIJFQi2IzmwrouEArP-AROo8g7s9ovsddGmA6ro9KxBamnrpc8T3xIP7wMpJ7jTdxLI3Oz5BIgP/s400/IMG_2942.JPG" border="0" /><br />We have no GOOD pictures of Conner and Jordan. Besides, we like the girls better. We'll try to get some pictures of those ugly boys as soon as possible. We love all of you!Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16623841953945316919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497265827875895206.post-13876381191734476972008-05-23T09:59:00.000-07:002008-05-27T07:50:32.911-07:00Family Vacation<div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Well, our Florida trip was a success! We travelled down to Panama City on Saturday morning, May 17th. The kids had just gotten out of school the day prior and were ready for some beachtime fun. We didn't even check into the resort...we headed straight for the beach! We just drove to the first parking spot we could find and hit the waves.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205060267557929842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiT7KQvfxHpTG1pjVtCfVmJ3UP3NOgl_yJOi9-m-G1xBwL3cDqM5Hc61Pa9VOiFp19WtYCWoH0RP9Ht-8g6lTBTU4pDSOCYHhwn5-NB-fvzq5vkAqs161ruGS1va40vMl7Id3A8YdBoPw/s320/IMG_2800.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />The gulf coast's beaches are not what we're used to (California). The sand is powdered-sugar white and the water is warm and clear. This time of year was perfect to go as well because schools are still in session over much of the south and the weather remained in the low 80s. We exhausted ourselves in the ocean, then headed over to the resort.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205061233925571458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv6tUGHw_mMyzC3wilgaVdQI0ub3HhrtVEQEVHjxVofvFAsOLHM5zHp_seDIKwsTAZmmhC_jEXymkvUSzyQXRMRwM9Zuj_rdHj-f1L8HvGXmaYTgMeFjhCr9QzvbIfC4G7AlDWmmbLDE4/s320/IMG_2799.JPG" border="0" /><br />We stayed at the Marriott Bay Pointe Resort which is on the bay in Panama City Beach. The suite had two large rooms, each with a king-sized bed and a large living room with a fold-away. The kitchen was full so we could save some $$ cooking our own meals. Very nice accomodations with plenty of room for Heidi's mother, Diane, who joined us. We unpacked and setup our things in preparation for a fun week.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205065125165941698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4fIWtRVMIcbNiIeY8f2tBxEMaiI93OxyYOufjjm2FYQkbOUnB5ONdGeiiCR6vip6IMDHnZQmH13Is8GtQ_1uXHmXDtff-jXNTk4J5AFM2ylMJwTKKjxriEdytXloHEwaiImMqbn5gon2/s320/IMG_2779.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p>The first full day of the vacation was spent in the local city. We went to the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum, experienced their "4-D Movies" and then hit a local arcade. Everyone enjoyed spending wayyyy too much money on arcade games in order to get tickets to be redeemed for plastic toys that effectively ended up costing more than 20 times their worth...but had fun doing it. We rode the go-carts and Jordan took Conner out by ramming him in the rear-end, causing him to twist sideways on the track <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205063093646410642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxeHbwrG5ynRP96zRoiPccwx-uRdBC2k301X-3sIA4xMWu1OHMDjU1ZD0b1hORISMqyU28ICzXbB7b4JMW7jfw0CpyXb6p_1dqzC8UOJNOna3v9Drm34yPxt9M6tZVkljr__JvxR6HJ-F/s320/IMG_2725.JPG" border="0" />(had to be rescued by annoyed employees). Olivia and Madelynne then took a tour of several smaller rides while the boys were strapped into a chair attached to two bungie cords suspended from 150 foot towers. They were stretched to the ground then released, rapidly ascending to about 180 feet and bouncing/flipping until they came to rest safely on the ground. Fun! Watch the video below to enjoy it (sorry for the sideways view):<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRf0BzbvdnRUHjFBPqZYtZY1z4EHsxFex31LXT_YSnIoB_lqVOWsC7Jakza7UyQmcM_5IOTE2sR53ts3SBsQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><br /><p>The next day was pure beach fun. We loved the gulf coast beaches so much and spent much of our time there. The powdered-sugar-white sands, warm + clear waters, and clean beaches were too hard to resist! We slathered sunscreen over all the kids and enjoyed the great weather for the entire week. The kids found tons of shells, enjoyed snorkelling with the fish, and even saw a manta-ray. A couple of us received a jelly-fish sting or two, but nothing serious.</p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205069544687289298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EP6WCrOfp4DJBZy3jPIK3IMBpzoBk2MBcGDiRkLmpvPqozIIxBx8L0Ys71ok6LevHRYG6FdVf4EunG5LTKxDAhwMc9jYHDA-uapoMZNShG96jn8PhU3KlLprr0MgZUJhBR9a_hFxkS4X/s320/IMG_2742.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p>On another day, we enjoyed parasailing = 1200 feet with 2 dips! The kids spotted several dolphins from in the air and we loved going that high up. On that same day, we rented a pontoon boat and spent the day travelling from beach to beach, finding our own secluded areas to swim and explore. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205063716416668578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVMCLZkD24TR6uQ9dxSNx22E9Iwhr5IoUJEBzkrBKxMroRBvyK69sw-9NvaObY1pZj6k8hUt97kiJ4xTEpQcx9eBQcRZ0y4Ro-QaAZrHpPurDbdspP138ZU1OqUVxV7WuRWL0SPNPp8Zg/s320/IMG_2760.JPG" border="0" />The kids donned their snorkeling gear and brought hermit crabs, starfish, sea urchins, and a multitude of shells from the sandy ocean floor. Later in the afternoon, we headed towards the opening in the bay to go up and down the swells that were coming in from the windy gulf. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205064266172482482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ2qYYA1-ByzgFUi9HtJA5aKXpzvLIQlF6iid9sOJSNJ431X8kMAdsV1laAawYo4YQ9wB9y3qZK1DElHAGSKIcA5Vb_j8MN2YGrk8S2xPQyY5amUt_4c4Nj3ooBbe2MR92iIZsM5eMGLm/s320/IMG_2786.JPG" border="0" />All 4 kids sat at the front of the boat and we all got soaked with splashes as we went up and down the swells. The last swell we enjoyed came up from behind us, picked us up, then pushed the nose of the boat down into the base of the waves, nearly tipping us! A wall of water pushed the kids back into the boat. After that close call, I decided we were done with the wave-riding, so we headed back into shore.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205069999953822690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEpCfj9d9NcHZvENoJASfaaWBdvQ1voKhNzw1UTMd5ZWcyYxGV6NgJ_Qy9eN94mwnHhOqOZsLhKnMVsVG85ixJO8vGwE4-6xANVg_jvA-PH-V3VRn1xKEnBzTu1N2826Rt55Ce34fqd2L/s320/IMG_2774.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p>While there we enjoyed some good food at Pineapple Willies, Thomas Donut & Snack Shop, and some beignets (of all things) in a shop owned by a New Orleans native...very delicious. We did catch one movie (Prince Caspian...the second Narnia movie), and enjoyed some home cooking of Heidi's and her mother's.</p><p>Overall, a very fun trip...we look forward to visiting the beach again as soon as possible!</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16623841953945316919noreply@blogger.com7