tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90669346879263022202024-03-13T01:19:28.060-07:00The Hammond FamilyAurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-76414657291428410082009-10-05T13:59:00.000-07:002009-10-05T14:23:33.786-07:00Hi! These are just a few pictures from the last 7 weeks or so since Brad got home, including a few from his airport greeting. The cake I actually made over labor day weekend, but still in celebration for his home coming.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kVFaezoJHM5eXPZc6-WlyXH-RhVbVgHuX86tEZST8Gn7iWEVp4a10d_M5qN0iCkNrVLCOfsVc7xkT1Em6N6iT2jvemMXAlNezRSzlV0BHxSd7HoCmFTRHy9pDBKuYShx32VIzkmtGzg/s1600-h/P8110714.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389227995372666930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kVFaezoJHM5eXPZc6-WlyXH-RhVbVgHuX86tEZST8Gn7iWEVp4a10d_M5qN0iCkNrVLCOfsVc7xkT1Em6N6iT2jvemMXAlNezRSzlV0BHxSd7HoCmFTRHy9pDBKuYShx32VIzkmtGzg/s400/P8110714.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wfLsiPgIxsiNCwm-dQN7FZiWtKXb49aWIN_2zmdmDd_Als11rXVP6RMc4Uvl3zf796I8NA0m2EF0XzSGCMtisO0U87gsosQEXmSR1xQLOnZupkaBYBgWa0KlFm5X5fVf3dzp2eXLJ0I/s1600-h/P8310787.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389227986073902738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wfLsiPgIxsiNCwm-dQN7FZiWtKXb49aWIN_2zmdmDd_Als11rXVP6RMc4Uvl3zf796I8NA0m2EF0XzSGCMtisO0U87gsosQEXmSR1xQLOnZupkaBYBgWa0KlFm5X5fVf3dzp2eXLJ0I/s400/P8310787.JPG" /></a> First day of school!</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuPUbjhZyVMrl8nkF_qzTGn4gLDIbX5sA83kDXOwXGRvV_Kqvuq85NmdhvsbirZR347qs_6DZCBhlIeizvMro9j9uwTMptuJEpa9ThDsHbC_xGoivRf9hJA9pJtQi9IkpNhO16weVz-0/s1600-h/P9260835.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389227971879272658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuPUbjhZyVMrl8nkF_qzTGn4gLDIbX5sA83kDXOwXGRvV_Kqvuq85NmdhvsbirZR347qs_6DZCBhlIeizvMro9j9uwTMptuJEpa9ThDsHbC_xGoivRf9hJA9pJtQi9IkpNhO16weVz-0/s400/P9260835.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFwyVql3ER-QSN9RrLvnI_pb3TBzqRfR6lo4yYhGwyoOV0N97I0aXfNbQbib8j4nMJfgP6o5t91AvEzceDBxBtpwpRs1tJ2qGaNxT4V-cjrfgHghP4FtfzximrWjerCZOqVwdU3Ry3Kw/s1600-h/P9260829.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389227964434173666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFwyVql3ER-QSN9RrLvnI_pb3TBzqRfR6lo4yYhGwyoOV0N97I0aXfNbQbib8j4nMJfgP6o5t91AvEzceDBxBtpwpRs1tJ2qGaNxT4V-cjrfgHghP4FtfzximrWjerCZOqVwdU3Ry3Kw/s400/P9260829.JPG" /></a> Up at Snowbird, on the tram and top of the mountain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EtUZ0e0-E51ORDD-A3HNSEZ3raatOdgfeBMqJjUAfKXAuFY-XOvm27tpvi5ktEDwK6l3bo7wwyMpEsDt2Y2KwovjdzDmcGaF_cavPnKRsgXhcH0euJoaQwGkRSUNyz_fPbfvcPQxwe0/s1600-h/P8230780.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389225881341255714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EtUZ0e0-E51ORDD-A3HNSEZ3raatOdgfeBMqJjUAfKXAuFY-XOvm27tpvi5ktEDwK6l3bo7wwyMpEsDt2Y2KwovjdzDmcGaF_cavPnKRsgXhcH0euJoaQwGkRSUNyz_fPbfvcPQxwe0/s400/P8230780.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUInSvp7AKDGt6b7GIvZQO9JOp8CF_a-G6jkY3-Ryd8WmEm7osUPpMmqR_m5xA6Yp63pU8Xn9__6iIwnmol5uZcIc9V1e-c8ZcwkBfl7VTk68P7-Jj9iagpU01RKWcyQGWg2R26Iw2uN0/s1600-h/P8230775.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389225866001403250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUInSvp7AKDGt6b7GIvZQO9JOp8CF_a-G6jkY3-Ryd8WmEm7osUPpMmqR_m5xA6Yp63pU8Xn9__6iIwnmol5uZcIc9V1e-c8ZcwkBfl7VTk68P7-Jj9iagpU01RKWcyQGWg2R26Iw2uN0/s400/P8230775.JPG" /></a> Nine Mile Canyon rock art.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUIyo4eYm3EWLP3j0VPtIhCUFB5MFClpqVfmDedu1OYqEkaoQ0JydH69ta_qf3s27FuEzg8LBGDqT_FppPuhILP08wxtFErJwntvoYTLxl4D9YEnjEzRqS6Wd-8YKdxWV390ZQwTeu-I/s1600-h/P9060791.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389225856739965634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUIyo4eYm3EWLP3j0VPtIhCUFB5MFClpqVfmDedu1OYqEkaoQ0JydH69ta_qf3s27FuEzg8LBGDqT_FppPuhILP08wxtFErJwntvoYTLxl4D9YEnjEzRqS6Wd-8YKdxWV390ZQwTeu-I/s400/P9060791.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HDnzrOuHfkpMk7QWGDqbhaMBGVUOzUBCQm6jMyaHajofCzKwbrm8fmEriqqnh9kwBXcrOC2XQDtsnKUWJpHdyo3Nhpgd_NywmerrZgriZSG4wWavE7NYHcXru8rXI2xqg9Vlxh2qovM/s1600-h/P8110711.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389225844108643426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HDnzrOuHfkpMk7QWGDqbhaMBGVUOzUBCQm6jMyaHajofCzKwbrm8fmEriqqnh9kwBXcrOC2XQDtsnKUWJpHdyo3Nhpgd_NywmerrZgriZSG4wWavE7NYHcXru8rXI2xqg9Vlxh2qovM/s400/P8110711.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYi0NoWTwkVuan5L32liEasHI_pamchjrsh8vbbw-580nrhIERZ2M6lTbWkB4c1d4BhG_6nVzcDOIT4KH5RHYFZZ404cIB9qvl7LC-b1wIA1DxxnIzJnv79Kra4noBcx-fRYCnCpTP9Hs/s1600-h/P9260833.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389225834335545522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYi0NoWTwkVuan5L32liEasHI_pamchjrsh8vbbw-580nrhIERZ2M6lTbWkB4c1d4BhG_6nVzcDOIT4KH5RHYFZZ404cIB9qvl7LC-b1wIA1DxxnIzJnv79Kra4noBcx-fRYCnCpTP9Hs/s400/P9260833.JPG" /></a> Two Jedi Knights battling it out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-78260740925453382202009-03-08T20:53:00.000-07:002009-03-08T20:57:58.127-07:00While I was busy getting ready for church this morning, Jackson decided to decorate the oven drawer with black crayon - one of his favorite pastimes. So this time he had to clean it off himself - thank goodness for magic erasers! He was just so adorable I couldn't help but document the moment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKT2Ci-DqhIb1vYA7ALs1if4SilfmpPCxRr4ZQqtnIELT6doloq9OmT3nDfeGPXHDx0IrE63I5dNsXlvOUU_WRvT7T8VKdXZlbaBQo38Q4Q3RJRbCZclrRQKShyphenhyphenEb7QlXFtjEBiuhITM/s1600-h/january-february+09+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311031823767321394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKT2Ci-DqhIb1vYA7ALs1if4SilfmpPCxRr4ZQqtnIELT6doloq9OmT3nDfeGPXHDx0IrE63I5dNsXlvOUU_WRvT7T8VKdXZlbaBQo38Q4Q3RJRbCZclrRQKShyphenhyphenEb7QlXFtjEBiuhITM/s400/january-february+09+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreLqALIgt0BJvJWPKXmMpzRU1uixTZRKZdbi-bR29iihNRiF4fLqCtPcQwxcSpYcfwusQEJB39nR510_CnQGpUAyEz3yb0FRY-ERTYkGvv5_sEnw-gaEvVDx0J8CvW01dTDEVb6_d_dI/s1600-h/january-february+09+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311031812293397138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreLqALIgt0BJvJWPKXmMpzRU1uixTZRKZdbi-bR29iihNRiF4fLqCtPcQwxcSpYcfwusQEJB39nR510_CnQGpUAyEz3yb0FRY-ERTYkGvv5_sEnw-gaEvVDx0J8CvW01dTDEVb6_d_dI/s400/january-february+09+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzxerO7E2rND1faMqgBgo_J9pf3HUr7IDD4xjnDKPKNZhUr2VlhaX9N4XTgg82GYyGUAzbH5J3Lns2zZVk1I2UygafhwqDiKhZtpfd0CZXPQy22Tcg1bdGMEY6WvAEv8ILfV2YCAVF9U/s1600-h/january-february+09+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311031806570157938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzxerO7E2rND1faMqgBgo_J9pf3HUr7IDD4xjnDKPKNZhUr2VlhaX9N4XTgg82GYyGUAzbH5J3Lns2zZVk1I2UygafhwqDiKhZtpfd0CZXPQy22Tcg1bdGMEY6WvAEv8ILfV2YCAVF9U/s400/january-february+09+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-69739802857572123562009-03-06T21:42:00.000-08:002009-03-06T22:04:51.818-08:00<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Hello Everyone!</div><div>It's been a little while - obviously since my last post says "happy holidays"!</div><div>Anyway, I just wanted to put a little update here about our family and Brad. </div><div>Brad is in Afghanistan, for those of you that don't know yet. He left in November for training, got to come home for Christmas, and now he's stationed out of Bagram, working hard and making us proud. Even though he's based out of Bagram, they've had him travelling around and he's at his third location outside of Bagram Airfield. </div><div>Brad is a Computer Systems Analyst for the 19th Special Forces. He's been busy keeping the computers and the networks running properly. From what I hear, he's pretty good at his job and has more training on newer systems and programs than most over there - that's why they've got him running all over the place.</div><div>I get to chat with him on the computer through instant message, email and even video chat. He calls every now and then too. I'm spoiled right now, he has easy access to communicate with me so I get to talk to him in one form or another just about everyday! The boys especially love the video chat because it's almost like having him right here in the kitchen with us.</div><div>Jackson and Sterling are adjusting to life without Daddy, as am I. It's been hard, but thanks to everyone's prayers and support, we are making it. </div><div>More than ever I am realizing how much real power prayer has for us in our lives and I'm more grateful for the small and simple things in life. </div><div>We are blessed to live in the country that we live in.</div><div>I love you all. </div><div>Drop in for a visit when you get a chance, we'd love to have you!</div><div>Here are a few pictures that Brad has sent me from Afghanistan. I hope you enjoy them.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310320238888593170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_zHALZT1AWnVyvjYel9VN4Ked_5EWSU1TieZATRuWwfWJKFv8SiA085Xs3ftSNmmrCpkSUqPQOg1GkyVMcDjn8RN0me1J7ShoEsHN69BkquKcohxeOkTtGpNHDamlsIUvvdlVUJYPbg/s400/guitar+hero.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>The guys are just having a little fun here being heroes. Guitar heroes, that is.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310320229370592850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OV2RF9IXr0uwhDZuLowsbkwvaR4YQYYzxa0WzkmBB5wm88sHZhMmKtk1tdBuX8UutZQIuQHsLYoxJsYqKpG0SL6iO_QLB2xfpWGImDqSPUpVdvrwL2l9pnFsZjy0DPlQPo6MwbKArpA/s400/Brad's+Room.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>This is Brad's room at his current location - not Bagram. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310320227444475682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wPtu5AtBiNJCP3L0yE3S18R6ZwsPZv77QcJ_o2dUOnqUNKtQzdr-P4t4_9IVHAiTGnIGfC3WpeNx0dAfDqkUk6sseylFlxAG6wffvkBcxskcJdVsLagPnCwrqH57bcblLTTs8kabMkA/s400/Brad+in+snow.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>While still at Bagram they got hit by a big storm. Brad's trying to get the snow off the satelite here so they don't lose their link-up.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310320234455697138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ6-ASwrYmnyxtxnMZfMnCX57Ak-B2L33VZw2m55x_pIkvoTpX4hiQCRt8GzDrkd00NiThrj5Fzs83r1UqN0Nl4a94ragQN-XodRPaSBNre9g2tf1hgHo3sUIWkgH4br6WAEqQgGTkic/s400/The+Alamo.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>This is "The Alamo" - or so they call it. This is where Brad is currently stationed.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310320224829334562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jrM12m44BBQ7byhgfo0-rzyUe6EkBfARXWWraGQPBZt_wP1Oubba3snkVzEOhIMN8yhq9cI6BAZq0Q0DfN_6pLzCjwCp7mHi9L3xfBnHy7zpH-uEalfk8BsUr9zgh5zqMbW1Gr3RwJQ/s400/Soldier+Brad.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br />He says they call him "tank" among other similar nick-names. Or just "the big tall guy".Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-12616946014432841012009-01-02T17:11:00.000-08:002009-01-02T17:30:37.204-08:00Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!<br />We have had a busy and wonderful holiday season. I started out the holidays by visiting my good friend Kathryn for Thanksgiving and seeing my dad on the way home from there. After Las Vegas we got ready for Brad to get home for Christmas. He'd been gone for two months so we were really excited to see him.<br />Brad got home on the 18th of December and a couple days later my mom flew in from Alaska with my brother Glenn. They drove up to see Gabe in Lewiston, ID while we drove up to spend time with Brad's family at the cabin. The cabin was awesome. Everyone made it except for Kevin, Suzie and their new baby Cody (we did get to see them on our way home though). We ate, played games, exchanged presents, ate, celebrated Trevor's birthday, ate and...did I mention we ate??? It was a great time.<br />We drove home from the cabin on the 23rd and my mom and Glenn arrived the next morning. Christmas Eve we read some stories, watched Muppets Christmas Carol and went for a drive to see the lights. The next morning the kids actually waited until 8am to get up and then the present fiasco began. The kids got a red wagon and several fun toys. Brad got a new laptop computer to take with him to Afghanistan so we can stay in touch. It was great having my mom and Glenn here and my mom enjoyed watching the boys open their presents and play. Christmas was overall relaxing and just nice to be a family.<br />The rest of the time Brad was home and my mom visited we saw movies, relaxed and hit the after-Christmas sales. On the 29th Brad and I got to spend an evening in Salt Lake and stayed at the Plaza for the night. We ate at Flemmings at the Gateway and walked around Temple Square enjoying the lights and nativity scene there. As you can see Brad got some great shots of the temple all lit up.<br />Mom and Glenn flew back to Alaska the morning of Christmas Eve and we started the process of getting Brad ready to leave again. We did take a break on New Year's Day to go snowboarding and Skiing though - which was so great!<br />Brad left this morning, early early and he's now back in Indiana until they take off for Afghanistan. The kids already miss their dad, and so do I, but we'll make it. It's nice to know that next year we'll be a family again and be able to add to our Holiday memories as a family again.<br />Cherish your families and the time you have together - we've learned that this is the most important thing in life.<br />Thank you, all of you, for your prayers and support. God bless you this year.Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-21028746915820414752009-01-02T17:08:00.000-08:002009-01-02T17:11:56.202-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWveUcSdRFxLx4M9UxC7sDrtbQEVIh2ifF2Zzqb9FroutFqoPmm1JYxSO84QZ8IRaNkKY_bRUmiJaCSCtY-VgeUyNZHQXkKydcMOYarhMmvSi5Al6e1vYrr55aUx-SieQFPYeBaK4gbiU/s1600-h/family+photo.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286868841998169282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWveUcSdRFxLx4M9UxC7sDrtbQEVIh2ifF2Zzqb9FroutFqoPmm1JYxSO84QZ8IRaNkKY_bRUmiJaCSCtY-VgeUyNZHQXkKydcMOYarhMmvSi5Al6e1vYrr55aUx-SieQFPYeBaK4gbiU/s400/family+photo.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55kPYwom2ES8hLq89CN8BA7wduztazG39-_JXNNMZpVlBm7U5zCkUpiLcn78qSfFSJKVGlfyPuf6PNIrCfP9xP6GweGK9JJ0aOz01ZkZ82SCi0_0jcdoTHcv4dArq6cB9-yw2J2EAX4M/s1600-h/brad+and+julia+lights.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286868835930699346" style="DISPLAY: block; 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It took us an hour to hike out to it, which we weren't expecting, so enjoy the picture!Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-32133638594032497532008-10-19T14:23:00.001-07:002008-10-19T14:40:15.827-07:00Sterling's 5th Birthday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Ub-4q7k5KfVba7C6VYJ30tGs7MOomQsbnURo9cAvl0r3y_LSOBRBJ4rP0PWQw-lWHLgBCpjmvPjjAAsnOXo3LkahL7MEc2X8oatQbYfAptvY0GwuDIiAdW75vUWdOoBCWPbWsBUCOg/s1600-h/P8220097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258982601046866466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Ub-4q7k5KfVba7C6VYJ30tGs7MOomQsbnURo9cAvl0r3y_LSOBRBJ4rP0PWQw-lWHLgBCpjmvPjjAAsnOXo3LkahL7MEc2X8oatQbYfAptvY0GwuDIiAdW75vUWdOoBCWPbWsBUCOg/s320/P8220097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDji2o3dIdKPtikSOfL2lqdHaBvbTV05Hl9Yp0gego2Evac0ye5-B7c_BnPsj-meer_ITYEoh7kDk_FKcqSf86Vj8gCGenXdt7tptxplzXYgtwqM9TUs-TIo2pULQFFBwUv0CK48Nbjs0/s1600-h/P8220089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258982602583459234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDji2o3dIdKPtikSOfL2lqdHaBvbTV05Hl9Yp0gego2Evac0ye5-B7c_BnPsj-meer_ITYEoh7kDk_FKcqSf86Vj8gCGenXdt7tptxplzXYgtwqM9TUs-TIo2pULQFFBwUv0CK48Nbjs0/s320/P8220089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w-xCqKo3_6s6gGWrjLyn-8VNMrr5mThvt5wfr34Blk4fY9S5UIgpbGIGuVI6vASfIrk9O9-FImROt_UrUvmFAe4EtBo8WkmXUoeh0ycQnP1E7aXiQ0sSHQ0_95PX9zUDhYMMG_saVk4/s1600-h/P8220094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258982612439583858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w-xCqKo3_6s6gGWrjLyn-8VNMrr5mThvt5wfr34Blk4fY9S5UIgpbGIGuVI6vASfIrk9O9-FImROt_UrUvmFAe4EtBo8WkmXUoeh0ycQnP1E7aXiQ0sSHQ0_95PX9zUDhYMMG_saVk4/s320/P8220094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1Xg5H1g12AqHIWCy1-zN34F7Nn8rGmTS88WZ-Lpw2Y9rRVhuMU2BNVh6TzVc09hi5mN4aRrpjwvQUgJe5NIDKvoJ_e5tcnf9UKoibsIHMOy5DG5RV1IP4tjBrWJ1lcn-CvOTovFuHKc/s1600-h/P8220087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258982615503169570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1Xg5H1g12AqHIWCy1-zN34F7Nn8rGmTS88WZ-Lpw2Y9rRVhuMU2BNVh6TzVc09hi5mN4aRrpjwvQUgJe5NIDKvoJ_e5tcnf9UKoibsIHMOy5DG5RV1IP4tjBrWJ1lcn-CvOTovFuHKc/s320/P8220087.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgrtfnWwyJTFdig2PU3OptN3-ml1cQDfHx8evnkIhITpXpEtFSeG3q2fwjA1NZgHo6gKsg5IM-kU-4j85ty6vNDmWmsR8_yA_WwaVP-YFjxIT3pWvn36sEn2l8sCkxO6oWONYH5-czxs/s1600-h/P8240113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258982626105144658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgrtfnWwyJTFdig2PU3OptN3-ml1cQDfHx8evnkIhITpXpEtFSeG3q2fwjA1NZgHo6gKsg5IM-kU-4j85ty6vNDmWmsR8_yA_WwaVP-YFjxIT3pWvn36sEn2l8sCkxO6oWONYH5-czxs/s320/P8240113.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I can't believe Sterling is 5. He's growing up so fast and it amazes me how grown up he <em>acts</em> somtimes. The day before his birthday, Brad took Sterling to Lagoon, just the two of them. Sterling rode on all of the scary rides including Wicked! I don't even think I have the stomach for all that, but he loved it. On his birthday, the 22nd, we packed up and drove outside of Vernal to stay at Red Fleet State Park for a few days. We had a picnic table birthday party and it was alot of fun in spite of the blasting wind. Sterling is pretty infatuated with Iron Man, as you can see from the pictures. Transporting the cake I made from our house to our campsite, 5 hours in the car....took alot of ingenuity, but it managed to keep. The rest of the time we swam at the lake, went to see dinasouar bones at Dinasoaur National Monument and took a tour of Flaming Gorge Dam on our way home. We had a good time. The best part was when we drove into Vernal on Sunday to go to sacrament meeting looking like vagabonds and reeking of campfire - fortunately the bishop was nice and no one offered to take us to a homeless shelter afterwards.</div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-31127242345252880272008-10-19T14:07:00.000-07:002008-10-19T14:22:59.171-07:00San Diego<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbZKEkoyk9qVUGKXk9FnxFhzPFPrJ-A-yg7ypkOR-fQV18CifnYi4ir1MhJJYv0uqiJaw9DxyKMIsW9fnoMN9phhMbG0pVqBwCsW8YlH1zP9JWvww_SSSTyAZn4CiajKthyphenhyphenlUM0YYgAc/s1600-h/brad+wave+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258976841909760946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbZKEkoyk9qVUGKXk9FnxFhzPFPrJ-A-yg7ypkOR-fQV18CifnYi4ir1MhJJYv0uqiJaw9DxyKMIsW9fnoMN9phhMbG0pVqBwCsW8YlH1zP9JWvww_SSSTyAZn4CiajKthyphenhyphenlUM0YYgAc/s320/brad+wave+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKn-Gsx_Oxsd26TmkhqiTDO75P_7E5jjxXDe_tAejo1qIYjJFErsMspplgm8hptXnRhk3TNk1gs1SD_MfNhG4EFZE3NJQXK7Zr1ZF39PW3jTvgjq4bHNOvnEF619enJ2pY8Oc4ur3d_eE/s1600-h/brad+wave+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258976847784235714" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlXRtZiQDV7LbRO75AxH4ogL6DIIiS5WMVu1nHk_TkWABtQLBVhpusEkSvo03WUYDgjobJuOi_xGchAXJ3opB2zdYdYLAPrd_7PknCyn9wdcjZfNjY21SoRlRTGN7ss_EP-AjuwS4Vb8/s320/P8190059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Brad and I got to go on an amazing trip to San Diego in August. Brad won airline tickets through X96, the local alternative rock radio station if you can believe it! To win the tickets you just had to send an email to the morning show crew and tell them why you deserved to win the tickets. Brad said he was being deployed to Afghanistan and wanted to take his wife on a trip before he left, and so he won!</div><div>Anyway, we stayed 3 nights and tried to pack in as much stuff as we could (including mid-day naps). We went to a bontanical garden, Sea World, The Gaslamp District, and spent alot of time at the beach and exploring the little beach towns. We loved Del Mar and Coronado Island. To celebrate our anniversary we went to Hotel Del Coronado and ate at 1500 Ocean which was practically right on the beach. We chose to eat outside and even though it got a little chilly, it was worth the view and ambience. We got a chance to see the San Diego temple during the day and at night - it was SO beautiful. Anyway, we had a great time. It was very romantic and we hope to get back there in the future.</div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-41448991977169994712008-07-29T17:47:00.000-07:002008-07-29T17:55:26.156-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IbPsjpZTfacFcuR4MRIlyvKbxmgGEFgp3O2Qu_YIBizYVG0GnyuuQPQLn92qgvRYqEUVxkIGto0-Ps-UpaEpR5St5aPgbgUNZWpzvssbKgTXfNLskdFXSx6QiCNqSS4TY7F8x_fzmI4/s1600-h/mom's+july+08+visit004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228603153059535266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IbPsjpZTfacFcuR4MRIlyvKbxmgGEFgp3O2Qu_YIBizYVG0GnyuuQPQLn92qgvRYqEUVxkIGto0-Ps-UpaEpR5St5aPgbgUNZWpzvssbKgTXfNLskdFXSx6QiCNqSS4TY7F8x_fzmI4/s320/mom's+july+08+visit004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3u4bXiHWZ9_gg1MfAYB-fogSDsZyx7An1VOn0WZHJalV0nzAtmxGXPgZ2ykN4irMXFPrsYzlDNPLEGwyWR5l0GErQ13OtZX8waRB_KnhmOh1eyNnc0sKuYiGuhnmEGA9aigw6qmavDI/s1600-h/mom's+july+08+visit002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228603162078155634" style="FLOAT: left; 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We've gotten to do some fun things and visit with alot of family. Now that things are starting to wind down I thought I'd share some of our adventures.</div><br /><div>The second half of June the kids and I spent almost 2 weeks up at the cabin for the Halford family reunion. Halford is Brad's mom's side of the family. We spent alot of time just relaxing and visiting but we also went to Yellowstone a few times, we went driving around looking for moose, fed the fish at Big Springs, swimming at the river and ate way too much! </div><br /><div>After the renuion, for the 4th of July weekend, Brad and I went backpacking in Idaho's Sawtooth range while Rich and Donette took care of the boys. We had alot of fun but didn't get as far as we'd planned. When we reached about 8000 feet, there was snow! Since about 1/3 of our planned trip was well above 8500 feet, we ended up staying at a gorgeous little lake the last 2 of three nights before hiking out the same way we came. The scenery was magnificent, there were wildflowers in full bloom and the weather was perfect. It was a little hot (about 90 degrees) hiking in the first day, but as soon as we got up high in elevation it cooled down quite comfortably. </div><br /><div>When we returned from backpacking, my mom was waiting for us at our house. We spent about 10 days with her just doing fun things around home. We took the kids swimming, went to the park, got to see Gabe and the day before she had to leave my mom and I hiked the Indian trail here around Ogden Canyon. Since we only had one vehicle we looped back to the trailhead we started on by walking down through the canyon on the road- that was a frightening adventure! The road is very, very narrow with a cliff on one side and a river on the other and extremely windy, so you can only see until the next turn ahead. We made it though, and it was fun in spite of the torturous uphill march in the blazing heat at the end. </div><br /><div>We've had a great summer - lots of fun, lots of sun and good times with family. </div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-82376608810257275562008-05-24T21:08:00.000-07:002008-05-24T22:46:33.415-07:00The three of us<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6ae_BZ_ldOlN0C8qtMco5rC-HEwhFubMBRzgBZJiTp3wY8z_Nszh1ovsisXUo3Agq7MHdDDaJzGVOFKaDEDBjmQ0YsQWxz9ZiPIbxFKLE6alYnfZWUbXk4o-8DXgMifEKnya5Bc-hiI/s1600-h/the+three+of+us.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204186276239945730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6ae_BZ_ldOlN0C8qtMco5rC-HEwhFubMBRzgBZJiTp3wY8z_Nszh1ovsisXUo3Agq7MHdDDaJzGVOFKaDEDBjmQ0YsQWxz9ZiPIbxFKLE6alYnfZWUbXk4o-8DXgMifEKnya5Bc-hiI/s320/the+three+of+us.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Kathryn, who drove up from Las Vegas with her mom and kids, came up to my house with Melinda for an evening. We had a nice time - we got dinner at Bajio and brought it back to my house for a couple hours of "girl talk" and going through the cute baby clothes that Kat brought up for Melinda. Halfway through Melinda's pregnancy, she found out that her baby girl is actually a baby boy - ooops. So this will probably be the last time we will be able to hang out, all three of us, before Melinda moves to Hawaii and China for the next two years while her husband, Jeremie, gets his MBA. It's the first time that Kathryn has been to my house and the second Melinda had been - I just commented to Kathryn that it just seemed so normal though. They're both such a part of my life, even though we don't see each other all that often, that it seemed perfectly normal for them to be sitting in my living room, like they're here all the time. Anyways, thanks ladies, I had a nice time. Love you both!</div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-5975641468959496762008-05-18T20:57:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:58:13.438-07:00Just a quick correction - I had to leave 2 Wendy's salads outside, not 3. We weren't THAT hungry.Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-79210548591394748832008-05-18T20:11:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:56:21.735-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4szqtMe3GI31iOhrJI96VWe68jDzn4LD6mKfU9oYE3jtsiQlQpElq_kpnALS8FZUsZqGzKD5k7cnocHuwVvi2i8FWzJZad1ZVUCDpbFpyU4_rF2YoKEkNPTLU4DUg2_veMBffgj9CEM4/s1600-h/staged.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201930742120794354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4szqtMe3GI31iOhrJI96VWe68jDzn4LD6mKfU9oYE3jtsiQlQpElq_kpnALS8FZUsZqGzKD5k7cnocHuwVvi2i8FWzJZad1ZVUCDpbFpyU4_rF2YoKEkNPTLU4DUg2_veMBffgj9CEM4/s320/staged.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRMuYvjOLDD79pwOLsrr-AvVmjTFjAH7Wwfhyphenhyphen5E9iLLGHuR3upP_vOzMsOzQPjJALgx4OEuaV273KHxmpAtxqyOm_V_fDwfxuVP0F-xb5hcUBuFjAD5LsoI0syK9M0meH6udjIaHiBD8/s1600-h/Stephanie.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201930746415761666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRMuYvjOLDD79pwOLsrr-AvVmjTFjAH7Wwfhyphenhyphen5E9iLLGHuR3upP_vOzMsOzQPjJALgx4OEuaV273KHxmpAtxqyOm_V_fDwfxuVP0F-xb5hcUBuFjAD5LsoI0syK9M0meH6udjIaHiBD8/s320/Stephanie.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwACyE6Im1iFhSIT6yKP9puCdwxnBCk70N8yO-5ElYZu5Iy5eGQaXFoqI3JAS8MsU_TAl0E23CWbHbuNdL_CaMA0dXWXLV7ZbcvcU3YjVQRu06SK_yIIurvLWOawEt5ZKwpDGdljbD6uw/s1600-h/stephanie+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201930789365434642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwACyE6Im1iFhSIT6yKP9puCdwxnBCk70N8yO-5ElYZu5Iy5eGQaXFoqI3JAS8MsU_TAl0E23CWbHbuNdL_CaMA0dXWXLV7ZbcvcU3YjVQRu06SK_yIIurvLWOawEt5ZKwpDGdljbD6uw/s320/stephanie+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4E5_ul8wKKaBBXEPyo2wdj9e2BttuhlKTnOsrf5ovdcV-kbMtdKchUKRtZzXQ_WaZDt-0ENjFYnUQKm2GHJXgOMKL85qrCqLC8Khmw-tE-P92ObrRlkpLFVDzNgwyq3JJJWJnzUpDes/s1600-h/stephanie+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201930793660401954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4E5_ul8wKKaBBXEPyo2wdj9e2BttuhlKTnOsrf5ovdcV-kbMtdKchUKRtZzXQ_WaZDt-0ENjFYnUQKm2GHJXgOMKL85qrCqLC8Khmw-tE-P92ObrRlkpLFVDzNgwyq3JJJWJnzUpDes/s320/stephanie+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well, a much anticipated evening came and went much too quickly-but it was alot of fun and I won't forget it. Melinda got us tickets to go see Stephanie Meyer in person at Thanksgiving Point for The Host booksigning. Poor Melinda had to wait outside in the sun for hours before the door opened, while I battled traffic through Salt Lake. I got there a little after they opened the doors at 5:00pm and fortunately we got some great seats in the 3rd row. The most inconvenient part was I had to leave 3 perfectly delicious Wendy's salads outside and eat nasty nachos from their concession stand as an alternative. Well, a small sacrifice to pay for my Twighlight and Host loves. I giggled too much, talked too much, smiled way too much - I was a like a teeny-bopper at a New Kids On The Block concert Anyway, it was a fun experience. We talked alot about the books and the characters - until the ladies in front of us said they hadn't read The Host yet and could hear everything we were saying. Who goes to a booksigning without having read the book? Ok, so I've never been to a booksigning before, but I would have felt like a student going to an important lecture for an important class without having read the assigned reading - and then having to fake it during discussion time. Whatever.</div><br /><div>Since we were in the 3rd row we got our books signed fairly quickly, within 40 minutes after she was done speaking. Hearing her speak was nice - she's just a normal person, like anyone else you've ever met, but of course very pleasant, obviously talented and it was nice to hear answers to fans' questions. The one I really wanted to know, which I considered asking her when I was on stage but thought better of it, is WHY did she choose Wanda as the name for Wanderer? Horrible. Well, she was very nice to sign the 6 books I plopped on the table, so I just told her thanks for coming and signing books for us, to which she replied "Well, thanks for coming" She sounded sincere, like she was surprised people showed up. Right. She's amazing and her books are fantastic. It was such a great time. Now, I can't wait until August 2nd for Breaking Dawn, and hopefully we'll get to read more about Wanderer and Ian in a couple years.</div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-76552157732482111672008-05-18T20:04:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:11:11.931-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLalMRFOLdcZjsDhTgsMn_xbeDW36k81R6dBnDi6eZo0wf9BJRuo_2SCuFrKDn59AJyW-ja9skLk1BTeLkfWgUNYn7gua_-XX2z0MhF7F0WD5GCXNhP3xraqAvPzCpCyOymg5hKsO9IY/s1600-h/crossing+stage.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201920949595359394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLalMRFOLdcZjsDhTgsMn_xbeDW36k81R6dBnDi6eZo0wf9BJRuo_2SCuFrKDn59AJyW-ja9skLk1BTeLkfWgUNYn7gua_-XX2z0MhF7F0WD5GCXNhP3xraqAvPzCpCyOymg5hKsO9IY/s320/crossing+stage.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUU9BoXRUtrlpzSf1zgqg8uy4-eVImhGHOtxZ2AXfI7R4strzjVWwBRihPYNXP9gPjxN9hdLG2lqbZVF-E4pIlHt6ZECRJ2I5yNl0z00mhfuupbWoKM0LwEfY5eUMFI3BCnJrvO8GKs0/s1600-h/grad+family.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201920958185294002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUU9BoXRUtrlpzSf1zgqg8uy4-eVImhGHOtxZ2AXfI7R4strzjVWwBRihPYNXP9gPjxN9hdLG2lqbZVF-E4pIlHt6ZECRJ2I5yNl0z00mhfuupbWoKM0LwEfY5eUMFI3BCnJrvO8GKs0/s320/grad+family.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cckNJVgm2LNF395qb9657s1RPweWYkffC8UmsT1pwi9yzs_q7zfybozFelsqSRUANIiFaRV8vG1-darTI0l93fGCzIHTMW-GsLbyfrJrJlgjjC_677uM5QaTx1IT-qV712OJ0UHmmww/s1600-h/gradwithmomster.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201920962480261314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cckNJVgm2LNF395qb9657s1RPweWYkffC8UmsT1pwi9yzs_q7zfybozFelsqSRUANIiFaRV8vG1-darTI0l93fGCzIHTMW-GsLbyfrJrJlgjjC_677uM5QaTx1IT-qV712OJ0UHmmww/s320/gradwithmomster.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDPke5HxGiZGC7Mzx5Lats3ZGLSATlwqa7854UYIfy4AG0zNZ7PCyNh0eRsJiDRgG9BooATq-BaD7EPVYxFsoEt5Fchn494gQbcdFI-eCr_ZJerF-DJ0J5dJvbMaWADxwVqbqg6LfZ40/s1600-h/walking.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201920966775228626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDPke5HxGiZGC7Mzx5Lats3ZGLSATlwqa7854UYIfy4AG0zNZ7PCyNh0eRsJiDRgG9BooATq-BaD7EPVYxFsoEt5Fchn494gQbcdFI-eCr_ZJerF-DJ0J5dJvbMaWADxwVqbqg6LfZ40/s320/walking.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w3SB9Jg2ZDh3dmsAspXoBgqgT3iAWoQbGFDAWqoL1jfRewAd0WMnR652f_qP_OF2-4KoA66U4lAGGDBcHrTPYfP1-pqtwjutmTASXBIF1CkWJdsQZLf7ClViM8j4WVPH48-2WMGbHhE/s1600-h/P4250311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201920971070195938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w3SB9Jg2ZDh3dmsAspXoBgqgT3iAWoQbGFDAWqoL1jfRewAd0WMnR652f_qP_OF2-4KoA66U4lAGGDBcHrTPYfP1-pqtwjutmTASXBIF1CkWJdsQZLf7ClViM8j4WVPH48-2WMGbHhE/s320/P4250311.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well, here's the proof, I finally did it.</div><br /><div>Graduation was actually really fun. Rich & Donette drove down from Idaho, my sweet mother flew all the way from Alaska and I had some dear friends and family around to celebrate with me. The night before walking we had a nice dinner at Camelot Village, where Melinda lives, which was the main celebration. Except for ending up having to buy pre-cooked, pre-sliced ham because the pork loin was still raw by dinner time, everything went smoothly. ( ; I don't have too many pictures of the dinner, but a few of graduation ceremony the next morning (which came very, very early the next day). Thanks to everyone that helped make this accomplishment possible in my life! I love you all.</div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-2923662771146595492008-05-18T18:48:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:03:59.772-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2el8d_zbCfH8y2vJ79FU7caZAYE_xuJO6Vhmx4AI_zX74PH5hJAqPy7tTr1gYu0abGEWgqDL7fGcCy5uU1eqSr1ZAU8MVzcqx_dkJBxg7BVho2EbZSuUHAhTHuy1q2y5uIC_loTdhP2M/s1600-h/P4030266.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201916822131787922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2el8d_zbCfH8y2vJ79FU7caZAYE_xuJO6Vhmx4AI_zX74PH5hJAqPy7tTr1gYu0abGEWgqDL7fGcCy5uU1eqSr1ZAU8MVzcqx_dkJBxg7BVho2EbZSuUHAhTHuy1q2y5uIC_loTdhP2M/s320/P4030266.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqymKmiVcLDvskeHu2vH42jS8Wk9fNOUCFEaRxcv9yN-0whWe2GFD70RKAChvAmvHa6nNro_8JNSvY-fA7ud_Whprt-KsbfmELtjfVjy56WXSV66l-u7ce3h2j13E20Lln38rgdrZRK0/s1600-h/P4030264.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201912776272595042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqymKmiVcLDvskeHu2vH42jS8Wk9fNOUCFEaRxcv9yN-0whWe2GFD70RKAChvAmvHa6nNro_8JNSvY-fA7ud_Whprt-KsbfmELtjfVjy56WXSV66l-u7ce3h2j13E20Lln38rgdrZRK0/s320/P4030264.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginu-zlID9YDmwGYzCycUdKXL7XrUcIhIgftuOsOiapgfeswU2klAtzVwYQk33jwAyAqWIOWs946e_Q8-FHlJuovJUhnqpFlvneMW-VfrUpQEcFMwWqRBBtacUucGk6MSH0qpwXm4I4QQ/s1600-h/P4030269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201912784862529650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginu-zlID9YDmwGYzCycUdKXL7XrUcIhIgftuOsOiapgfeswU2klAtzVwYQk33jwAyAqWIOWs946e_Q8-FHlJuovJUhnqpFlvneMW-VfrUpQEcFMwWqRBBtacUucGk6MSH0qpwXm4I4QQ/s320/P4030269.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMTbOVByjtmcuoxVCEF8uxNVgebGcYs01xDtUYavyYuM97EJDotsQml5pVTfQZnKvNjw2lFJ3sEeXz6WY2Iy2ZwWQKrQb8G1sigYG1HIqB562QtdpOqlQDKph9GgQnXVbaBleTIEaLqw/s1600-h/P4030274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201912793452464258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMTbOVByjtmcuoxVCEF8uxNVgebGcYs01xDtUYavyYuM97EJDotsQml5pVTfQZnKvNjw2lFJ3sEeXz6WY2Iy2ZwWQKrQb8G1sigYG1HIqB562QtdpOqlQDKph9GgQnXVbaBleTIEaLqw/s320/P4030274.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Happy Birthday, Jackson!!!</div><br /><br /><div>Here are a few pictures from Jackson's 2nd birthday. He had alot of fun trying to blow the candles out - it took several tries but he finally got it down. He loved opening presents, his favorite were the vellum helium balloons from the dollar store, of course. </div></div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-51240298517714627032008-03-18T14:55:00.000-07:002008-03-18T15:02:48.078-07:00More vacation pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzi-OdTBDfOeaBdpr5vgIsw6r0f0-XokWy3oj6LPguomC258BUTuqdzPe8dyfUfYGu09p1tWonZk9S9fp4Jgez-DUU3tp5j9LFn7soyUvHOiG0MjdjYNECFCEsGNp9Nh7GvC7aNY4jyk/s1600-h/tree+stump.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179205020758895810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzi-OdTBDfOeaBdpr5vgIsw6r0f0-XokWy3oj6LPguomC258BUTuqdzPe8dyfUfYGu09p1tWonZk9S9fp4Jgez-DUU3tp5j9LFn7soyUvHOiG0MjdjYNECFCEsGNp9Nh7GvC7aNY4jyk/s320/tree+stump.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFdLtzuR4KOMkTTMiQMZSiD96rjjz-0YYmQsNynzxg5uhco33zfJs_xVCesszA8jWMgjd2K6kA3cCGvRYA9ZlUsjZo5yBbFJ9WUqknIC0lWKJ4uU_7cePE2zD5UEjJD95xiJmSEGWthE/s1600-h/sterling+throwing+rocks.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179205029348830418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFdLtzuR4KOMkTTMiQMZSiD96rjjz-0YYmQsNynzxg5uhco33zfJs_xVCesszA8jWMgjd2K6kA3cCGvRYA9ZlUsjZo5yBbFJ9WUqknIC0lWKJ4uU_7cePE2zD5UEjJD95xiJmSEGWthE/s320/sterling+throwing+rocks.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPZnK-ebYhSBugjsYUNxeBZWm1HsOG1BrNnikAOfBfJ5-z9_jozpQaMK0Xl07JEZqCWo_fcrQSAQIHapLjFtBhBJCbPNZH6JLpOWY7J-_0GrjtnbocfCfVXgTkrBaYLOJb3T4dQLtvig/s1600-h/jackson+beach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179205033643797730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPZnK-ebYhSBugjsYUNxeBZWm1HsOG1BrNnikAOfBfJ5-z9_jozpQaMK0Xl07JEZqCWo_fcrQSAQIHapLjFtBhBJCbPNZH6JLpOWY7J-_0GrjtnbocfCfVXgTkrBaYLOJb3T4dQLtvig/s320/jackson+beach.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseS_HiYy2XnmQbDedkBkux2VN6m_H5zb_ozdzTG1bVddVsTfgP4Wb613o2Pfk5VnuVRStELZZaVC6QXZbawF8Pzkukg7MmelB8jerRw31_gyliGr8sQjOKHSgYO_ZkZdS7lIRvPy-I88/s1600-h/horray.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179205042233732338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseS_HiYy2XnmQbDedkBkux2VN6m_H5zb_ozdzTG1bVddVsTfgP4Wb613o2Pfk5VnuVRStELZZaVC6QXZbawF8Pzkukg7MmelB8jerRw31_gyliGr8sQjOKHSgYO_ZkZdS7lIRvPy-I88/s320/horray.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3RSpj2W04K4WdzYmL1FnTrnzaT0t0sIJk0dj1v7XVynrIJQzX46CO8SSl-EyYB3fqsXJYWJ8t6AfeE43YenUIpNqFlc-a1jhHLB1f12Vdoy-SY8MfLt8-UpSDBQfKPmr4y9gyCe2bS0/s1600-h/wow.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179205050823666946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3RSpj2W04K4WdzYmL1FnTrnzaT0t0sIJk0dj1v7XVynrIJQzX46CO8SSl-EyYB3fqsXJYWJ8t6AfeE43YenUIpNqFlc-a1jhHLB1f12Vdoy-SY8MfLt8-UpSDBQfKPmr4y9gyCe2bS0/s320/wow.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>More Oregon and California pictures - enjoy!</div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-23267809075078456912008-03-18T14:29:00.000-07:002008-03-18T14:55:41.993-07:00Oregon Coast<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckuubCPIVaJKfYM_-6btCFa9TDOAQE3y5G9YlQOal9eTVdlP-nz7DnmfMpk1X7fPclmg0nqwD3YF82thYdfsadqu6mcL3PgwXoS1Ku2FIoLWBzFZ6SSlHWJLtpnbFH2-3_UIogOQDPME/s1600-h/playing+in+sand.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179203178217925746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckuubCPIVaJKfYM_-6btCFa9TDOAQE3y5G9YlQOal9eTVdlP-nz7DnmfMpk1X7fPclmg0nqwD3YF82thYdfsadqu6mcL3PgwXoS1Ku2FIoLWBzFZ6SSlHWJLtpnbFH2-3_UIogOQDPME/s320/playing+in+sand.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i7ro5v7bm-CHy86ptW92S2FLL76GO0usbKBDidADBHaaCRfWvjlr8yxdAAFhi244oLD51XaMuIsShIYI3v0tlNwODGsIIpjd_VOQ0lxPB1YkyqLJ7NZPVBgFoaWgVBeWJvAINNC2enQ/s1600-h/giant+redwood.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179203186807860354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i7ro5v7bm-CHy86ptW92S2FLL76GO0usbKBDidADBHaaCRfWvjlr8yxdAAFhi244oLD51XaMuIsShIYI3v0tlNwODGsIIpjd_VOQ0lxPB1YkyqLJ7NZPVBgFoaWgVBeWJvAINNC2enQ/s320/giant+redwood.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cmDr2qb28oexhTFkSVs6lBNTEuAoFfz3nxVrYfSn4yxoulX_da838DuqBu0AgF_kbcrgarA5G8FIkp4QfToomAqZkr45lvgGFGwmP_8ylrzeyXRKckTTXtJr_KZyEkWdBtQYVYdAr6w/s1600-h/the+yurt.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179203195397794962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cmDr2qb28oexhTFkSVs6lBNTEuAoFfz3nxVrYfSn4yxoulX_da838DuqBu0AgF_kbcrgarA5G8FIkp4QfToomAqZkr45lvgGFGwmP_8ylrzeyXRKckTTXtJr_KZyEkWdBtQYVYdAr6w/s320/the+yurt.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26oH2ZTsBXvz5mc5hzzGKJT-NwQ-EndAG6PRWJ-gQDAFUeytGHB_SdsOB9yQRafp3wOjNDD2iswVBS7lBcN-bQyUx7V53Yx7u9C4J-oWSHPo_cqVC_peKccKLwRwm9DmgiuI5lB44mMY/s1600-h/harris+beach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179203199692762274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26oH2ZTsBXvz5mc5hzzGKJT-NwQ-EndAG6PRWJ-gQDAFUeytGHB_SdsOB9yQRafp3wOjNDD2iswVBS7lBcN-bQyUx7V53Yx7u9C4J-oWSHPo_cqVC_peKccKLwRwm9DmgiuI5lB44mMY/s320/harris+beach.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZzInf0lzcPI4WKilXG5mJk-bEQ2D47KBlZzD7IDXCUeBxfu75kqdQm-VN3AbDtk73pT5-DRdawKBpxx_A0joAWBPaYRAHgLI7GTwO-OZLJFn6pO_aBDZz_dYfbVzyN6h5Of0V-AoYS0/s1600-h/sunny+beach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179203208282696882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZzInf0lzcPI4WKilXG5mJk-bEQ2D47KBlZzD7IDXCUeBxfu75kqdQm-VN3AbDtk73pT5-DRdawKBpxx_A0joAWBPaYRAHgLI7GTwO-OZLJFn6pO_aBDZz_dYfbVzyN6h5Of0V-AoYS0/s320/sunny+beach.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We just got back from a trip to the Oregon/Californian coast - we had SO much fun! We played on the beaches, hiked around and got to see the giant Redwoods. It was so beautiful and the kids really had fun. We stayed in a yurt at Harris Beach in Brookings, OR - it's the perfect cross between comfort and camping. The hardest part of the trip was driving there and back. On our drive home we got stuck in California an extra day waiting for the roads to open after snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada mountains. We ended up driving across on I-80 going over Donner Pass and then down into Reno - those mountains are beautiful but wow, tons of snow.</div><br /><div></div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-84792795680417575592008-02-25T07:31:00.000-08:002008-02-25T12:03:38.039-08:00February<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmyJXhVSdJYLyfrPmH6Yah069HXYvy2hRy5hpvmwaNycjk6Zl3Ajb76xlYz9axB_GAi6Y7V7CXsXGcVdtyLf2_Z6ExT-U9Zx1jR_VEeHCsmomRAu0Sgt9dmCOAxVpobXJwsLmVoUo2iA/s1600-h/200802150004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170946138812443810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmyJXhVSdJYLyfrPmH6Yah069HXYvy2hRy5hpvmwaNycjk6Zl3Ajb76xlYz9axB_GAi6Y7V7CXsXGcVdtyLf2_Z6ExT-U9Zx1jR_VEeHCsmomRAu0Sgt9dmCOAxVpobXJwsLmVoUo2iA/s320/200802150004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1LXgjrgelqVwf9md67CowQJ7FHffaUfg3ReCambQV5Qj5U7JgOYl5EHqrHkQF2CU7iV0a01eC0enodyJ9YSv10MocoVKTPg5GfTkdKT_Fw4nu9f4d9qrSHTT0GyCZjTSsgGKJgc1D4o/s1600-h/200802150002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170946147402378418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1LXgjrgelqVwf9md67CowQJ7FHffaUfg3ReCambQV5Qj5U7JgOYl5EHqrHkQF2CU7iV0a01eC0enodyJ9YSv10MocoVKTPg5GfTkdKT_Fw4nu9f4d9qrSHTT0GyCZjTSsgGKJgc1D4o/s320/200802150002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU166OKEZ8yJgwLNyO-Ck6y21p7VFc7UwR59oHgE-GJ5OYLXXSrLNzv_PcvuQPkSRq613wMT8o3O8LVzf-0ZpIppGPrEKljqp5JlwYLJKsah9RGxOJPVJv7ShSZtvvzl1s3w1Dtay5xIw/s1600-h/200802150010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170946160287280322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU166OKEZ8yJgwLNyO-Ck6y21p7VFc7UwR59oHgE-GJ5OYLXXSrLNzv_PcvuQPkSRq613wMT8o3O8LVzf-0ZpIppGPrEKljqp5JlwYLJKsah9RGxOJPVJv7ShSZtvvzl1s3w1Dtay5xIw/s320/200802150010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hello everyone!</div><br /><div>Well, it's still February and it's still winter here. We've had so much snow this season - it's finally starting to warm up to melt some of it, but I don't think winter is over yet. </div><br /><div>Brad and I got to go snowboarding in January and hopefully we'll make it once more before the season is over, we love it so much.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well, I'm officially a college grad now. I received my diploma in the mail, so now I'm just waiting until April and I'm going to do the whole cap and gown thing. I'll be sending out announcements soon. The big ceremony is April 24th and we're having a dinner party that evening at the clubhouse in Melinda's neighborhood. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The pictures here are of the boys when we went to go see the Goldenspike monument that's located outside of Brigham city about 30 miles. It was a gorgeous day and we needed a change of pace, so I loaded the boys and we took a drive. They had alot of fun playing on the tracks and watching a Charlie Brown movie about the railroad inside the visitor center.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Enjoy the rest of February - and don't forget March is the most important month of the year - my birthday! </div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066934687926302220.post-54471552624589626572007-12-26T15:22:00.000-08:002007-12-26T15:32:02.105-08:00Post Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6DsX5bomEcwpETpjLJ_JlSgBAyeFa-Vzv84j11GMnVqyYUba1L9EPswpXJSTSgDCQsTIb2Lrkbokf9LPPKnX-aVnxikEc_rW-LhMnX68LbYz0iAzwbppChQmNhPGV5emQxPELRoBo4o/s1600-h/our+fam+pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148428106290639218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6DsX5bomEcwpETpjLJ_JlSgBAyeFa-Vzv84j11GMnVqyYUba1L9EPswpXJSTSgDCQsTIb2Lrkbokf9LPPKnX-aVnxikEc_rW-LhMnX68LbYz0iAzwbppChQmNhPGV5emQxPELRoBo4o/s320/our+fam+pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hey!</div><br /><div>How was your Christmas? We had a great time - still having a great time.</div><br /><div>My dad came to visit a few days before and that was really nice. Both my brothers came to visit along with Gabe's girlfriend, Amanda, and they're still here. </div><br /><div>Christmas morning was typical fare, but so fun. The kids were just ecstatic and played and played all day long with their new treasures. Sterling's favorite was his two transformers he got from "Uncle Gabe". Jackson's was anything that belonged to Sterling (isn't that always how it goes?). We got a trampoline from the Hammonds and we're looking forward to being able to set it up. It dumped about 7 inches of snow on us Christmas Eve, so it will be a bit before we can get out there.</div><br /><div>We love you all! </div><br /><div>Julia</div><div>ps the photo to the left is one from our recent photo shoot with Brad's entire family last week. There's certainly more to come, but the photographer emailed a couple samples to me.</div><br /><div></div>Aurora Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592764150804306974noreply@blogger.com3