tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61983620654661169712024-03-13T22:06:26.429-07:00The Rod-Holding Rodriguez Familypressing forward, never giving upJOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-56101841864492200022010-07-29T23:04:00.000-07:002010-08-02T07:19:46.229-07:00Fresno Road Trip with Aaron & Andy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJnmb8UwdI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/7F1AreEkRUk/s1600/IMG_0198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJnmb8UwdI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/7F1AreEkRUk/s320/IMG_0198.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJp9U82-zI/AAAAAAAAC44/cdG7oCERkYU/s1600/IMG_0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJpWTpv8rI/AAAAAAAAC4w/cEPittZzujo/s1600/IMG_0210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJpWTpv8rI/AAAAAAAAC4w/cEPittZzujo/s200/IMG_0210.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJp9U82-zI/AAAAAAAAC44/cdG7oCERkYU/s1600/IMG_0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJp9U82-zI/AAAAAAAAC44/cdG7oCERkYU/s200/IMG_0194.JPG" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJo7iLkUKI/AAAAAAAAC4o/bzpDUGVyzcI/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJo7iLkUKI/AAAAAAAAC4o/bzpDUGVyzcI/s200/IMG_0208.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJoc18ZcJI/AAAAAAAAC4g/J-D6jWjr3dM/s1600/IMG_0195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFJoc18ZcJI/AAAAAAAAC4g/J-D6jWjr3dM/s320/IMG_0195.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center">Two More California Temples left - will we make it??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-60485542197351773992010-07-29T01:42:00.000-07:002010-07-29T01:44:30.079-07:00Utah - Soooo many temples!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFEnKCrkOyI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/Wme3C5pW0cQ/s1600/224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFEnKCrkOyI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/Wme3C5pW0cQ/s200/224.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div align="center">Sherry, Amber, and ME!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFEw0dJdy6I/AAAAAAAAC3I/5CoHWS5KbKQ/s1600/IMG_0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFEw0dJdy6I/AAAAAAAAC3I/5CoHWS5KbKQ/s320/IMG_0135.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Draper Temple</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFE64megJJI/AAAAAAAAC3Q/x681vKKmvDc/s1600/237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFE64megJJI/AAAAAAAAC3Q/x681vKKmvDc/s320/237.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jordan River</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFEnWDGt3CI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/h8OgdIJH4Qk/s1600/242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFEnWDGt3CI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/h8OgdIJH4Qk/s320/242.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Oquirrh Mountain Temple</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFE9JsxYTzI/AAAAAAAAC3o/WOnEuyF6zHM/s1600/IMG_0169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFE9JsxYTzI/AAAAAAAAC3o/WOnEuyF6zHM/s320/IMG_0169.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Salt Lake Temple</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFE8_oG-fEI/AAAAAAAAC3g/FDNInrlRgDk/s1600/254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TFE8_oG-fEI/AAAAAAAAC3g/FDNInrlRgDk/s320/254.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">4 more added to the list...</div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-50771468404897255162010-07-13T12:43:00.000-07:002010-07-13T12:43:07.454-07:00More Southern Cal Temples<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>San Diego</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy4hr8bonI/AAAAAAAAC04/ZfyYJ1bNq-Q/s1600/IMG_0040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy4hr8bonI/AAAAAAAAC04/ZfyYJ1bNq-Q/s320/IMG_0040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy4tmKLCYI/AAAAAAAAC1A/K8AD9UV1Pg4/s1600/IMG_0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy4tmKLCYI/AAAAAAAAC1A/K8AD9UV1Pg4/s200/IMG_0047.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy5YMZ2gkI/AAAAAAAAC1I/EMK4NZpBOcA/s1600/IMG_0046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy5YMZ2gkI/AAAAAAAAC1I/EMK4NZpBOcA/s200/IMG_0046.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy5mfFc0mI/AAAAAAAAC1Q/d3tVLtCWu4c/s1600/IMG_0048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy5mfFc0mI/AAAAAAAAC1Q/d3tVLtCWu4c/s320/IMG_0048.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Newport Beach</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy6CdCGKXI/AAAAAAAAC1g/TnktB-33PDo/s1600/IMG_0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy6CdCGKXI/AAAAAAAAC1g/TnktB-33PDo/s320/IMG_0068.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Look Closely and you'll see the LA temple - </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>we didn't stop this time - but we took a pic from the freeway.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy6LZWyVbI/AAAAAAAAC1o/Y673FbuyFt4/s1600/IMG_0071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDy6LZWyVbI/AAAAAAAAC1o/Y673FbuyFt4/s320/IMG_0071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-374177510330478212010-07-10T23:08:00.000-07:002010-07-11T23:04:17.771-07:00Rodriguez Summer Temple Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDlgu3mOuGI/AAAAAAAAC0w/uNUE_3jv834/s1600/Photo0075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/TDlgu3mOuGI/AAAAAAAAC0w/uNUE_3jv834/s320/Photo0075.jpg" /></a></div><strong>This summer's challenge for myself is to see how many temples the members of our family can touch.</strong><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Andy chose to do baptisms at the temple for his 13th birthday!</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Los Angeles Temple</span></strong></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Ryan returned from his mission, William & Jeffrey are getting ready to go.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We are proud of them!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are in front of the</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Redlands Temple</span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe we'll get San Diego while we are already down south. :0)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-29458263677901971812010-06-23T14:31:00.000-07:002010-06-23T14:31:15.391-07:00Another Favorite Quote<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">May I invite you </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to rise to the great potential within you. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But don’t reach beyond your capacity.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Don’t set goals beyond your capacity to achieve. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Don’t feel guilty or dwell on thoughts of failure. <br />
Don’t compare yourself with others. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do the best you can,</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and the Lord will provide the rest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Have faith and confidence in Him, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and you will see miracles happen in your life<br />
and the lives of your loved ones.</span></div><br />
<em>Dieter F .Uchdorf, Sept. 2009 Ensign</em>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-4564182333496353152010-05-25T09:01:00.000-07:002010-05-25T09:03:44.721-07:00Conference Tidbit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S_v01V4ozgI/AAAAAAAACpE/RcjPaM0ta58/s1600/a2010pulpit_4_1_uchtd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S_v01V4ozgI/AAAAAAAACpE/RcjPaM0ta58/s320/a2010pulpit_4_1_uchtd.jpg" /></a></div>I think Elder Uchdorf was at my house, because he must have been talking to me when he said this at last conference.<br />
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"The Savior revealed the perfect priorities for our lives…when He spoke of love as the great commandment upon which “hang all the law and the prophets.”<em><strong>We can spend our days obsessing about the finest details of life, the law, and long lists of things</strong></em> <em><strong>to do</strong></em>; but should we neglect the great commandments, we are missing the point and we are clouds without water, drifting in the winds, and trees without fruit."<br />
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Click <a href="http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1207-23,00.html">HERE</a> for the whole talk.<br />
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I gotta remember what really counts is LOVE!JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-86134172721544732502010-05-18T09:12:00.000-07:002010-05-18T09:12:45.398-07:00Positive Parenting<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Found this while reading the <em>Church News. </em>I really needed this today -</strong> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong> Give Daily Outpourings of Love!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>It is difficult for teenagers to feel a sense of worth if their parents do not express love appreciation and respect for them. Those young people who exhibit a healthy confidence not only have come to feel Heavenly Father’s love for them but also have experienced consistent expressions of love and support from their earthly parents… A daily outpouring of love is not only vital for emotional well-being but also essential to spiritual development.<br />
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</div><strong> Parent by Praise!</strong><br />
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Children, especially adolescents thrive on recognition and acceptance. Parents should look for opportunities to praise their children – accomplishments need not be monumental to deserve parental recognition and praise. Youth in the study… with low levels of spirituality and confidence overwhelmingly reported that they received far more criticism than praise from their parents and rarely felt respected and acceptable.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong> Encourage Expressions of Ideas & Feelings!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Study found that young people who have internalized the gospel, gained their own testimonies, and developed a healthy sense of individual worth are those whose parents have counseled with them but have not sought to control them emotionally and intellectually.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S_K6lyupqbI/AAAAAAAACmk/vkdcnqQfy0o/s1600/100_2003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S_K6lyupqbI/AAAAAAAACmk/vkdcnqQfy0o/s320/100_2003.JPG" width="320" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">How could I NOT parent positively when I am blessed with four AMAZING boys! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-91219985449415894762010-03-20T23:28:00.000-07:002010-03-20T23:28:21.387-07:00Butterfly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S6W69n8OT7I/AAAAAAAACdg/0jvcc32wqAw/s1600-h/RSCN0283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S6W69n8OT7I/AAAAAAAACdg/0jvcc32wqAw/s320/RSCN0283.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Austin loves swimming!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love watching him.</div><div align="center"></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-49391960030232410672010-03-10T17:52:00.000-08:002010-03-10T17:52:54.120-08:00Success<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After 8 years of going to the Father & Son FISH-OUT at Hart Park - <br />
<strong>We finally have Success!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S5hJNR-3rJI/AAAAAAAACYA/IyuMkfU7ah4/s1600-h/March+2010+354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S5hJNR-3rJI/AAAAAAAACYA/IyuMkfU7ah4/s320/March+2010+354.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-754515617039434972010-03-06T07:40:00.000-08:002010-03-06T07:49:39.957-08:00Visiting Teaching!<p align="center"><strong>If you've never checked this blog out</strong> - click on the button below! I love it!</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a onclick="" href="http://visitingteaching.net/blog" target="_blank"><img title="Visiting Teaching Blog" border="0" alt="Visiting Teaching Blog" src="http://www.visitingteaching.net/buttons/visiting-teacher-3.png" width="165" /></a></p><p align="center"><strong>And I love the GREAT ladies I visit teach.<br /></strong>I'm going to try harder to be a better friend to them. I don't know if they realize how much I think about them and pray for them.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a onclick="" href="http://visitingteaching.net/blog" target="_blank"></a></p><p><br /><strong>Here's my favorite quote about Visiting Teaching!<br /></strong><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Visiting teaching is much more than a visit or sharing a thought with a sister. <em>It is how we connect with one another. We share hearts and souls and extend charity, which is "the highest, noblest, strongest kind of love" .</em> Visiting teaching brings the love of the Lord to every home and to every sister. It is a sacred trust we have been given.<br />Elder Henry B. Eyring </span></p><p><strong>Maybe I'll even try to call my VT supervisor after I've visited my friends (sorry Nancy)</strong> :0)<br /><br /></p>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-67280670930065236882010-01-27T11:59:00.001-08:002010-01-27T12:11:30.037-08:00They are Growing!<p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2CdeUaZpJI/AAAAAAAACRU/4Z9Olsaru90/s1600-h/1+week+bunny+-+salt.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431514294809896082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2CdeUaZpJI/AAAAAAAACRU/4Z9Olsaru90/s200/1+week+bunny+-+salt.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2CdfPZ0cDI/AAAAAAAACRk/tUZE_TFwSuA/s1600-h/1+week+bunnies.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431514310645149746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2CdfPZ0cDI/AAAAAAAACRk/tUZE_TFwSuA/s200/1+week+bunnies.jpg" /></a></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2Cde90_rwI/AAAAAAAACRc/sTPB_kcNaRA/s1600-h/1+week+bunny+-+pepper.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431514305927294722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2Cde90_rwI/AAAAAAAACRc/sTPB_kcNaRA/s200/1+week+bunny+-+pepper.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2Cdd3TL6jI/AAAAAAAACRM/1HWCPdn-C6c/s1600-h/1+week+bunny+-+pepper.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2CdfPZ0cDI/AAAAAAAACRk/tUZE_TFwSuA/s1600-h/1+week+bunnies.jpg"></a><br /><div align="center"><br />Aren't they Sweet?</div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-13571746499240914442010-01-27T08:03:00.000-08:002010-01-27T11:58:49.734-08:00Disneyland - Here We Come!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2CaA0k_MjI/AAAAAAAACQk/lqAoxTFTGTI/s1600-h/mickey_minnie_disneyland_small.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431510489513275954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2CaA0k_MjI/AAAAAAAACQk/lqAoxTFTGTI/s200/mickey_minnie_disneyland_small.jpg" /></a> <div align="center"><strong>If you haven't heard - Disneyland is running a<br />"<span style="color:#009900;">GIVE A DAY - GET A DAY</span>" program<br /></strong>to motivate people to volunteer in their communities </div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Sign your family up thru Disney</strong> - then volunteer - then get tickets your family!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(thanks Renee' for keeping us in the loop)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center">We signed up for <em><a href="http://www.projectlinusbakersfield.com/"><span style="color:#333333;">Project Linus</span></a> &</em> made fleece blankets!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>NOW we get to go to <span style="color:#990000;"><em>DISNEYLAND!</em></span></strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Why don't you join us?</span></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Just click <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day&CMP=KNC-DPGADGADDGoogle&s_kwcid=TC11537disney%20give%20a%20day%20get%20a%20day%20promotionSe4629364573">HERE</a> to sign up!</span></em></strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2BlnPmXHpI/AAAAAAAACQc/FXP-cXr15VI/s1600-h/DSCN0145.JPG"></div></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431452875485552274" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2BlnPmXHpI/AAAAAAAACQc/FXP-cXr15VI/s200/DSCN0145.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431452866254547490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2BlmtNhKiI/AAAAAAAACQU/x-0Z5rolDWU/s200/DSCN0146.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431452839089011250" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2BllIAv-jI/AAAAAAAACQM/6LF4at0nQTA/s200/DSCN0168.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431452829715269090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2BlklF4BeI/AAAAAAAACQE/wB7mxIRnbEo/s200/DSCN0174.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431452826023812098" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S2BlkXVw3AI/AAAAAAAACP8/6HINt4dL7c8/s200/DSCN0175.JPG" />JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-29347931835344028762010-01-22T15:14:00.000-08:002010-01-22T15:25:26.670-08:00Baby Bunnies are Called "Kits"<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S1ozMInURzI/AAAAAAAACP0/VT3c8FnvQYw/s1600-h/Aaron+%26+the+bunnies.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429708584312391474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S1ozMInURzI/AAAAAAAACP0/VT3c8FnvQYw/s320/Aaron+%26+the+bunnies.bmp" /></a> Remember these "GIRL" bunnies? <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S1ozLZVRwoI/AAAAAAAACPs/F9bfuchisFI/s1600-h/newborn+bunnies-1-22.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429708571620262530" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/S1ozLZVRwoI/AAAAAAAACPs/F9bfuchisFI/s320/newborn+bunnies-1-22.jpg" /></a> One's a BOY! :0)<br /><br /><br /></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-54330201414440573352009-11-04T11:48:00.001-08:002009-11-04T11:51:47.940-08:00My Hubby's Favorite Cookies<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SvHatpCvwPI/AAAAAAAACAE/PE3Fl2Zj0OU/s1600-h/white-chocolate-macadamia-nut-cookies-inside.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400337905840275698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SvHatpCvwPI/AAAAAAAACAE/PE3Fl2Zj0OU/s200/white-chocolate-macadamia-nut-cookies-inside.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies<br /></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Yield: About 2 dozen cookies (depending on size)<br /><br /></span>2 cups all-purpose flour<br />½ teaspoon baking soda<br />½ teaspoon salt<br />¾ cup butter, melted<br />1 cup packed light brown sugar<br />½ cup white sugar<br />1 egg<br />1 egg yolk<br />1 tablespoon vanilla extract<br />1½ cups chopped macadamia nuts<br />2 cups white chocolate chips<br /><br />1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease baking sheets<br />2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.<br />3. Beat together the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the egg, then beat in the egg yolk, then beat in the vanilla.<br />4. Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture until just moistened. Stir in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips by hand with a rubber spatula.<br />5. Roll into balls or drop by heaping tablespoons onto baking sheets, and press down on the cookies with your palm a bit to flatten (not too much!).<br />6. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges look golden brown and the middles don’t look quite set. Allow to finish cooling on the baking sheet.<br /><br />Check out this <a href="http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2009/07/14/white-chocolate-macadamia-nut-cookies/">amazing site </a>for other yummy cookiesJOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-42738354292350112792009-10-09T08:57:00.000-07:002009-10-09T09:06:54.522-07:00We feel loved!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9fILj6NzI/AAAAAAAAB2w/yNnlQNehQG0/s1600-h/102_2060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390631873132771122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9fILj6NzI/AAAAAAAAB2w/yNnlQNehQG0/s200/102_2060.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9en4e4SdI/AAAAAAAAB2g/hwAtd5HRQOI/s1600-h/102_2061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390631318255585746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9en4e4SdI/AAAAAAAAB2g/hwAtd5HRQOI/s200/102_2061.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9enT2vdoI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/etk0v074eTA/s1600-h/102_2062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390631308423558786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9enT2vdoI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/etk0v074eTA/s200/102_2062.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9em_z_LjI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/MZ4sXkddBZY/s1600-h/102_2063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390631303043296818" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9em_z_LjI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/MZ4sXkddBZY/s200/102_2063.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9emdvMnXI/AAAAAAAAB2I/4XZlRIrk-gc/s1600-h/102_2059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390631293896400242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9emdvMnXI/AAAAAAAAB2I/4XZlRIrk-gc/s200/102_2059.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390631879994068194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9fIlHxTOI/AAAAAAAAB24/taPNKgs2Cng/s200/102_2064.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390631327403282258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss9eoaj3D1I/AAAAAAAAB2o/Tk7sbWZY-rM/s200/102_2065.JPG" />What CAN"T Abe do? He is amazing! Come visit and he'll make you one too!<br /></div></div></div></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-67800603273176013202009-10-08T11:36:00.000-07:002009-10-08T11:42:36.994-07:00Conference Favs<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss4ygApIkQI/AAAAAAAAB2A/F3kV7ToQVek/s1600-h/o2009pulpit_5_4_renlu.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 112px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390301329518792962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ss4ygApIkQI/AAAAAAAAB2A/F3kV7ToQVek/s200/o2009pulpit_5_4_renlu.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Why do we keep having to learn the same lessons over and over again?<br /><br />I love this conference talk!<br /><a href="http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1117-31,00.html">Preserving the Heart’s Mighty Change </a><br />Gotta use this one for FHE! </div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-29383600206559667082009-10-07T09:16:00.001-07:002009-10-07T10:57:24.077-07:00Conference Highlights<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389893797253840674" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ssy_2gplfyI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/eUulhdKTV1g/s200/102_2137.JPG" /> The drive was not too bad<br />We had to stop at the giant rocking chair in Beaver! <div align="center"></div></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389893765429250274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ssy_0qGAyOI/AAAAAAAAB04/HtoYpSZc3z8/s200/102_2133.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">St. George temple!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389896016670785490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SszB3sn0f9I/AAAAAAAAB1g/kNHNCRKdAaM/s200/102_2136.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">St. George Visitor's Center<br />We stayed the night at our sweet friend's parents house! (Thanks Topete's)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389893779076210594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ssy_1c7s36I/AAAAAAAAB1A/abe3LQwUR7I/s200/102_2157.JPG" /></p></div><div align="center">We attended Saturday afternoon session in the Conference Center<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389896037919861714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SszB47x_q9I/AAAAAAAAB14/iU1wZCpFJG4/s200/102_2148.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389896030339506162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SszB4fisn_I/AAAAAAAAB1w/0UvnbiwKDtY/s200/102_2152.JPG" /></div><div align="center">The art was amazing - Aaron took this!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SszB32EcfjI/AAAAAAAAB1o/Z3eiZ4NRc6c/s1600-h/102_2163.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389896019206766130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SszB32EcfjI/AAAAAAAAB1o/Z3eiZ4NRc6c/s200/102_2163.JPG" /></a><br />Abe & Austin & Andy got to attend thePriesthood Session in the conference center thanks to a a a sweet man they didn't even know! (gotta love those tender mercies)<br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ssy_2E87rYI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/6Uop976cRd4/s1600-h/102_2145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389893789818793346" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ssy_2E87rYI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/6Uop976cRd4/s200/102_2145.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ssy_1kAPmEI/AAAAAAAAB1I/kd90XLWJOIU/s1600-h/102_2162.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389893780974311490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Ssy_1kAPmEI/AAAAAAAAB1I/kd90XLWJOIU/s200/102_2162.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Family's are Forever!</div><div></div><div>(AJ stayed home to work - we missed him!)</div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-8230585955295712542009-07-05T13:04:00.001-07:002009-07-05T13:20:21.046-07:00The Newest Deacon<div align="center">Andy was ordained a Deacon today by his Dad!</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355072347106438866" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SlEJ7WPL7tI/AAAAAAAABkY/nT3MjYinc0c/s320/103E1840.JPG" /> Payday for Dad & Mom<br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355072353090948802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SlEJ7siATsI/AAAAAAAABkg/1eUBmrvv024/s320/103E1842.JPG" /></div><div align="center">We have a Priest, Teacher and a Deacon for a few months. <br />Only one son left in primary<br />(actually two because AJ just got called to TEACH the 10 year old boys in primary!)</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 164px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355072355139476818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SlEJ70KaXVI/AAAAAAAABko/5G9NkvLb7j4/s320/103E1841.JPG" /> We are proud of you ANDY!<br /><br /></div></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-54707702811404771872009-06-29T16:15:00.000-07:002009-07-01T14:14:51.371-07:00Happy Birthday Andy!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Andy is twelve years old!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353594850182908178" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SkvKJtSDSRI/AAAAAAAABjQ/FbkBuitKOuY/s320/Picture+885.jpg" /></div><div align="center">Andy is "Mr. Personality"</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 141px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352899611973204338" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SklR1hH9OXI/AAAAAAAABh4/wMxxc_Qx8io/s200/scan0006.jpg" />He was even trying to give us a <em>SMOOCH </em>in his newborn picture in the hospital!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 136px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352899616619551250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SklR1ybu2hI/AAAAAAAABiA/2Lf3DMAl7c8/s200/scan0005.jpg" /></div><div align="center">Andy finds fun wherever he goes.<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 181px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353599348305962162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SkvOPiGKJLI/AAAAAAAABjw/gFxWafDGbs0/s320/scan0007.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 141px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352899626280308658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SklR2WbCT7I/AAAAAAAABiY/u2QS5J4MV0o/s200/scan0012.jpg" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SklNpCr2DXI/AAAAAAAABho/JQWE41yOgbw/s1600-h/scan0103.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352894999597288818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SklNpCr2DXI/AAAAAAAABho/JQWE41yOgbw/s200/scan0103.jpg" /></a></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 165px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353599341002574418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SkvOPG45SlI/AAAAAAAABjg/oyw2ykZ3rYQ/s320/Picture+887.jpg" /> <p align="center">Andy can do AMAZING things! </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353599350207119170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SkvOPpLbf0I/AAAAAAAABjo/cjg7mW9z3_M/s320/Picture+520.jpg" /> <p align="center">He has earned his STAR rank in boy scouts already!<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353602133395500114" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SkvQxpXP7FI/AAAAAAAABkA/E_FgP1rzHDE/s320/Picture+673.jpg" /><br />That's why we call him <em>AMAZING</em> Andy! </p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353602128577021826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SkvQxXabx4I/AAAAAAAABj4/EFRC743XlX0/s320/Picture+408.jpg" /><br />We love our Andy BOY!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SklNoz63dQI/AAAAAAAABhg/re-Az0RT128/s1600-h/scan0105.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 162px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352894995633763586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SklNoz63dQI/AAAAAAAABhg/re-Az0RT128/s200/scan0105.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"></p>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-57576873794475389642009-06-17T16:39:00.000-07:002009-06-17T19:28:46.161-07:00Treasure Hunting with a GPS!<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjl_QzJqKXI/AAAAAAAABcc/paLtT1BuVFc/s1600-h/101_1732.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348445959064529266" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjl_QzJqKXI/AAAAAAAABcc/paLtT1BuVFc/s200/101_1732.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Geocaching - </strong></span>Has anyone tried it?<br /><br /><br />My brother introduced it to us a few years ago and we've been running around with a GPS ever since. Check this site out if you want to learn more: <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/">http://www.geocaching.com/</a><br /><br />Abe and I like it because it takes us places we wouldn't otherwise find, AND the kids like it because of the <em><strong>cache (treasure)!</strong></em><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmJvOtlV7I/AAAAAAAABds/BusoaWiIX4Y/s1600-h/101_1740.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348457476975318962" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmJvOtlV7I/AAAAAAAABds/BusoaWiIX4Y/s200/101_1740.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Once you find the "<strong>treasure</strong>",<br />then you get to make a trade: one of theirs for one yours.</p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmEn59zkGI/AAAAAAAABdE/QF2TZrP0k8o/s1600-h/101_1724.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348451853588992098" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmEn59zkGI/AAAAAAAABdE/QF2TZrP0k8o/s200/101_1724.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmBLj5AfCI/AAAAAAAABcs/gRpSgShUIb0/s1600-h/101_1725.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448068092066850" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmBLj5AfCI/AAAAAAAABcs/gRpSgShUIb0/s200/101_1725.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center"><br /><br />The kids and I thought this "last one" would be<br />a <em><strong>quick stop and grab</strong></em> -<br />but Abe left out a few details:<br />mosquitoes, poison oak, and a 2 mile hike (in flip flops).<br /><em>But everyone agreed it was worth it when we found the treasure!</em><br /><em></em><br /></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmG1-tCx_I/AAAAAAAABdM/zMAaEpfzj1I/s1600-h/101_1731.JPG"></a><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmIPS6mynI/AAAAAAAABdc/rNcB6o7JxQY/s1600-h/101_1730.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348455828836239986" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmIPS6mynI/AAAAAAAABdc/rNcB6o7JxQY/s200/101_1730.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjmfu1TZtzI/AAAAAAAABd8/9fE7UtpDsxM/s1600-h/101_1742.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348481659410429746" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjmfu1TZtzI/AAAAAAAABd8/9fE7UtpDsxM/s200/101_1742.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmgqK94PMI/AAAAAAAABeE/4Od_2mXhpcg/s1600-h/101_1743.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348482678838017218" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmgqK94PMI/AAAAAAAABeE/4Od_2mXhpcg/s200/101_1743.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmCei_CiII/AAAAAAAABc8/0mKhUmRBjgY/s1600-h/101_1736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348449493778073730" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmCei_CiII/AAAAAAAABc8/0mKhUmRBjgY/s200/101_1736.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmHmVSRCWI/AAAAAAAABdU/ZyQpf05SAiE/s1600-h/101_1737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348455125097711970" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmHmVSRCWI/AAAAAAAABdU/ZyQpf05SAiE/s200/101_1737.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmCDmjhXHI/AAAAAAAABc0/AMx-us5Q-1U/s1600-h/101_1739.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348449030879927410" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmCDmjhXHI/AAAAAAAABc0/AMx-us5Q-1U/s200/101_1739.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmAcbnLn1I/AAAAAAAABck/gSgSZTy-1pM/s1600-h/101_1734.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348447258415963986" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjmAcbnLn1I/AAAAAAAABck/gSgSZTy-1pM/s200/101_1734.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />Try it, you'll be hooked too! </p>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-48364946021732755682009-06-16T21:21:00.000-07:002009-06-16T23:03:53.330-07:00Morro Bay Beach Bums!<div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348161610661904642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh8piziQQI/AAAAAAAABcE/imKGSwAaTpY/s200/DCAM0002.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh8Uk6SkRI/AAAAAAAABb8/g-cwvAHSxXk/s1600-h/DCAM0010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348161250449854738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 156px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh8Uk6SkRI/AAAAAAAABb8/g-cwvAHSxXk/s200/DCAM0010.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjhxBFRJzXI/AAAAAAAABbE/etBY6U73OUU/s1600-h/100_1683.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348148820910394738" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjhxBFRJzXI/AAAAAAAABbE/etBY6U73OUU/s200/100_1683.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh6rsb_6jI/AAAAAAAABbs/nDUcJtjpvoM/s1600-h/101E1727.JPG"></a></p><p align="right"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjhz3LHMJmI/AAAAAAAABbU/cGkJK7fiIwk/s1600-h/100_1689.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348151949215409762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjhz3LHMJmI/AAAAAAAABbU/cGkJK7fiIwk/s200/100_1689.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="right"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348160626997174114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh7wSXln2I/AAAAAAAABb0/aOwnhMVD3vs/s200/101E1728.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh6rsb_6jI/AAAAAAAABbs/nDUcJtjpvoM/s1600-h/101E1727.JPG"></a></p><p align="right"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh6rsb_6jI/AAAAAAAABbs/nDUcJtjpvoM/s1600-h/101E1727.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348159448584022578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh6rsb_6jI/AAAAAAAABbs/nDUcJtjpvoM/s200/101E1727.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjiETxtIyII/AAAAAAAABcU/KxCqi1V74U0/s1600-h/101E1729.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348170032797501570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 128px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjiETxtIyII/AAAAAAAABcU/KxCqi1V74U0/s200/101E1729.JPG" border="0" /></a> <p align="right"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh6rsb_6jI/AAAAAAAABbs/nDUcJtjpvoM/s1600-h/101E1727.JPG"></a></p><p align="right"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></p><p align="right"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></p><p align="right"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></p><p align="right"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjh6rsb_6jI/AAAAAAAABbs/nDUcJtjpvoM/s1600-h/101E1727.JPG"></a></p></div></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348150015542752674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SjhyGnns9aI/AAAAAAAABbM/POwJBDyEMzE/s200/100_1718.JPG" border="0" /></p><p></p><p align="left"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjhz3LHMJmI/AAAAAAAABbU/cGkJK7fiIwk/s1600-h/100_1689.JPG"></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sjhz3LHMJmI/AAAAAAAABbU/cGkJK7fiIwk/s1600-h/100_1689.JPG"></a></p>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-50248913614171366592009-06-09T11:19:00.001-07:002009-06-09T11:28:12.704-07:00Krafty Kids<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Si6o7BYVj6I/AAAAAAAABXU/-inG9APCtZQ/s1600-h/100E1650.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345395539671617442" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Si6o7BYVj6I/AAAAAAAABXU/-inG9APCtZQ/s320/100E1650.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Si6oU3ki_II/AAAAAAAABXM/MkcL0L4AdY4/s1600-h/100_1646.JPG"></a><div align="center">Andy and Aaron are being crafty this summer. </div><div align="center">Last week it was<strong> </strong><em><strong>ORIGAMI</strong>!</em></div><div align="center"> </div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-72935368804925222422009-05-30T18:15:00.000-07:002009-05-30T18:22:26.837-07:00Talented Teachers!Andy and Aaron have been blessed so much this year.<br />They have had the two most amazing teachers!<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#990000;">Mrs. Townsend - Aaron's First Grade Teacher</span><br /></span></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337011315240580706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShDfg7cntmI/AAAAAAAABLY/9ESdhTfRyfc/s200/100_1446.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337012113543141394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShDgPZWyGBI/AAAAAAAABLg/PsMoG8GBmIk/s200/100_1445.JPG" border="0" /> Everyday Aaron would come home and tell me a fun story Mrs. Townsend had shared. Stories like her beuatiful backyard full of hydranges and roses and how her hubby had built a tree house for her son. Words like nocturnal, symmetrical, and aphids became a part of his daily vocabularly. And his love of reading skyrocketed! </div><div align="left"><br />She is famous for her amazing quotes: "Practice Makes Permanent" and "A Good Student is an Organized Student" (you know I love that one). She also taught them the golden rule, "Treat Others the Way You Want to Be Treated" and that "Good Students say "YES" not YA"<br /><br />What are we going to do with out Mrs. Townsend ? Thank you Mrs. Townsend for all you do and all you are! We really love you!</div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">AND there is Mr. King - Andy's 5th Grade Teacher</span>!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShDdro2hHSI/AAAAAAAABLQ/r4THcBH2LMk/s1600-h/100_1442.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337009300204231970" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShDdro2hHSI/AAAAAAAABLQ/r4THcBH2LMk/s200/100_1442.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337012540479019042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShDgoP0OmCI/AAAAAAAABLo/g51oOHRVV7I/s200/100_1441.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="left">Andy was lucky enought to get the <em>COOLEST</em> teacher on campus, Mr. King. He has really brought out Andy's personality this year. Andy had a good time teaching his class about BYU and the State of Utah. Mr. King made the projects fun by helping the students learn how to create power point presentations - a skill they can use the rest of their life.</p><p align="left">Andy had the courage to run for School Historian and WON! </p><div align="left">Andy's favorite thing about Mr. King is his personality - "he's funny, witty, and teaches us interesting things." </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Thank you Mr. King for the effort you put in and the self-confidence you give to your students!</div><div align="left">We will miss you!<br /></div><p></p>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-23248301059805248592009-05-30T17:28:00.000-07:002009-05-30T17:48:16.877-07:00The Graduate<div align="center">CONGRATULATIONS A.J.!<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SiHR6Pyri6I/AAAAAAAABTQ/XCj6Dxkv3uU/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341781431639837602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SiHR6Pyri6I/AAAAAAAABTQ/XCj6Dxkv3uU/s320/scan0001.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341779631387077378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SiHQRdU-awI/AAAAAAAABS4/VN4YtFWHjlU/s320/100E1593.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SiHSi1JE7II/AAAAAAAABTg/_YFAhOypBUo/s1600-h/100E1592.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341782128860654722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SiHSi1JE7II/AAAAAAAABTg/_YFAhOypBUo/s200/100E1592.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SiHSQCFAyNI/AAAAAAAABTY/rsbuVQyOdiI/s1600-h/100E1594.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341781805915752658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SiHSQCFAyNI/AAAAAAAABTY/rsbuVQyOdiI/s320/100E1594.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341779933033989442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/SiHQjBDNBUI/AAAAAAAABTA/i0aHew_EmCI/s320/100_1578.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center">It's been quite a journey the last few years!<br />Thanks for for all the love and support everyone has given to AJ and our family!<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198362065466116971.post-15367134497647061402009-05-22T08:04:00.001-07:002009-05-22T11:46:50.406-07:00Happy Birthday Austin!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>15 years old! </strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>My Awesome Austin is growing up!</strong><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338670677591274162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 144px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbEsh6fMrI/AAAAAAAABNQ/r-7Gfi6jqEs/s200/scan0208.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbuHXKRmDI/AAAAAAAABO4/SEmCcpBicgo/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338716218537908274" style="WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbuHXKRmDI/AAAAAAAABO4/SEmCcpBicgo/s200/scan0001.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbR5WP4y0I/AAAAAAAABOY/WvAiyWnBFMY/s1600-h/family+pictures+136.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338685191449267010" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbR5WP4y0I/AAAAAAAABOY/WvAiyWnBFMY/s200/family+pictures+136.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338666066946080050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 137px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbAgJ7AvTI/AAAAAAAABNI/XIwAMdXY668/s200/scan0082.jpg" border="0" /> During Recess at Austin's preschool - he was always the first one to grab a super hero cape -<br />and he still loves to climb trees - and anything else he finds to get up on!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbO1G4WJkI/AAAAAAAABOQ/J43OlcOtVDQ/s1600-h/DSC00097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338681820069635650" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbO1G4WJkI/AAAAAAAABOQ/J43OlcOtVDQ/s200/DSC00097.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbNcC-2OHI/AAAAAAAABOI/E0Rf1szRVXc/s1600-h/DSC00036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338680290014804082" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbNcC-2OHI/AAAAAAAABOI/E0Rf1szRVXc/s200/DSC00036.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbIIfdL2bI/AAAAAAAABNo/8q39baQInHY/s1600-h/100_0264.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338674456502720946" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbIIfdL2bI/AAAAAAAABNo/8q39baQInHY/s200/100_0264.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbH2GdKB3I/AAAAAAAABNg/SJgLNG9DaW4/s1600-h/DSC00087-2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338674140554069874" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbH2GdKB3I/AAAAAAAABNg/SJgLNG9DaW4/s200/DSC00087-2.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Austin was made to move - he loves football, baseball,</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338665255266193090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Sha_w6LcjsI/AAAAAAAABM4/TV0tOVEjK0Y/s200/scan0034.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338673493221655234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbHQa9FQsI/AAAAAAAABNY/Rj7n6x-eAfg/s200/DSC00081.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">and this year he learned he was a pretty good swimmer until...<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbJRzxhtxI/AAAAAAAABN4/vReLqjj8E4c/s1600-h/100E0667.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338675716087199506" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbJRzxhtxI/AAAAAAAABN4/vReLqjj8E4c/s200/100E0667.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbI3zev4tI/AAAAAAAABNw/lUzbeTzr82o/s1600-h/100E0666.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338675269331837650" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbI3zev4tI/AAAAAAAABNw/lUzbeTzr82o/s200/100E0666.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">..the broken arm<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Shbb3axRvkI/AAAAAAAABOw/xn_02817mjs/s1600-h/100_1069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338696153419595330" style="WIDTH: 172px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/Shbb3axRvkI/AAAAAAAABOw/xn_02817mjs/s200/100_1069.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbL1ArFONI/AAAAAAAABOA/_sSsFFcK3As/s1600-h/DSC00241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338678519868504274" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbL1ArFONI/AAAAAAAABOA/_sSsFFcK3As/s200/DSC00241.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Austin has earned his Eagle Scout - his court of honor will be in September!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbTZbksKZI/AAAAAAAABOo/Lup46cYTPoI/s1600-h/DCFN0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338686842146138514" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbTZbksKZI/AAAAAAAABOo/Lup46cYTPoI/s200/DCFN0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbSVlF5XvI/AAAAAAAABOg/s2hZEZjNc_M/s1600-h/family+pictures+143.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338685676470230770" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbSVlF5XvI/AAAAAAAABOg/s2hZEZjNc_M/s200/family+pictures+143.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338665674425252162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbAJTqwOUI/AAAAAAAABNA/CffTfgtmLec/s200/scan0012.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFKa-EEht4k/ShbTZbksKZI/AAAAAAAABOo/Lup46cYTPoI/s1600-h/DCFN0004.JPG"></a></p><div align="center">We LOVE you Austin!</div><div align="center">Have a great Day!</div>JOYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720558065812501095noreply@blogger.com5