Wednesday, June 24, 2015

mammoth

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we had a sweet time with the fam in mammoth last week.  our first outing was to rainbow falls.
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the kids liked getting up close and personal with the falls…
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beautiful rainbow falls!
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molly and me…
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devils post pile…
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adam, jesse, molly and the kids took a downhill ride. they said it was pretty sweet.
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these little ladies had a grand time together…
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bombed.
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recovered.
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my mom and dad taking a break... 
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jump
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we stayed in a condo at the village. the last time adam and i were here they were just buildings these buildings. it was winter and the only thing finished was the gondola. it was sweet to see the finished product 13 years later:)
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you know what’s awesome? not only is mammoth a volcano, it’s right on a fault line, too. made me feel safe, safe, safe!
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of course, adam had to get IN the fault line.
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eli checking out the shoreline and grandma and the kiddos at convict lake…
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giddy-up!
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the obsidian dome was pretty cool. did you know obsidian is the sharpest natural substance? neither did i.
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the fam!
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one of the highlights of the trip was the horseback riding. my horse liked to munch on grass while the rest of the train kept going. he would take a few bites and the run to catch up with the rest of the pack, then stop and much again, it was hilarious. he broke into a full gallop a few times, which is not something you usually get to do on a little tour like that. i was laughing so hard i could hardly hold on. the kids had a blast too. thanks grandma and papa!

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this gets “picture of the trip” as far as i'm concerned. hailey is cracking up because eli’s horse. take a close look…
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minecraft-geek-out-session. nightly. among other silly activities…

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lyla ALMOST had it, haha
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lean mean mini golfing machines
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us at convict lake, it.was.beautiful.

Monday, May 25, 2015

the shake challenge

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the ingredients:soy sauce, mustard, milk, juice, carrots, grapes, banana, ketchup, blueberries, beats, radishes, apples, cheese, pineapples, watermelon, chocolate syrup, maple syrup, and a few others that I can’t remember.  they wrote each ingredient on a piece of paper and each picked 10 and blended it.  the tasty stuff didn’t even come close to covering up the grossness. they loved every second.
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notice the juice glasses ready to go;)
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needless to say, only sips were taken, haha.

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my lovely friend gabe held a beautiful garden party, complete with a photo booth for endless entertainment.




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lyla would have spent the WHOLE party in the booth. she’s quite the ham. eli wasn’t quite as excited about it at first, but in a very short time his inner diva came shining through.IMG_7775
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i.love.these.kids.
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thanks for the beautiful party gabe!