tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18716902760686222672024-03-17T20:03:55.829-07:00RedsDirtAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.comBlogger1461125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-60884518587459519192024-02-14T16:45:00.000-08:002024-02-14T16:45:50.812-08:00Savannah's Birthday Party<p> We had Savannah's ocean-themed birthday party the third Saturday in January. It's not uncommon for us to have the December birthday parties in January, since we're always too busy during the holidays. It was planned to be at our home, but we moved it to the church gym at the last minute due to rain. It turned out to be a good move, since we had a lot more space for the party. </p><p>We set up a craft area on the stage where the girls painted treasure chests. They got some sparkly marble magnets in their treasure chests. </p><p>We set up a table on one end of the gym for lunch and cake. I made the cake, with some fun shell chocolates and sour strips to look like corral. The inside of the cake was a couple layers of blue. I made homemade rolls, with red food coloring, for crab rolls. I used blue food coloring in the frog-eyed salad. We also had blue jello with gummy ocean candy and whipped cream. I attempted to cut a watermelon to look like a shark. We also had goldfish and some veggies. All the food was pretty yummy! </p><p>We had plenty of space to do some games in the gym. They played with balloons. We did crab walk, which Savannah won. We did hot potato with a squishy toy that looked a little like a puffer fish. Another game was a dolphin relay race, hurdling over mini waves. We did a "save the sea turtle" race, digging baby sea turtles out of the paper "dirt" and racing them to the water. They had to dig out all the sea turtles until each wave was filled on a poster board. We also played a candy game - the same one we did with family over Christmas. We brought all the candy and put them in bags. It didn't work as well this time, since they didn't want to trade very much. They all took home some candy. (No money in this game.) Our last activity was a Lego building challenge, where they had 10 minutes to build an ocean-themed Lego creation. </p><p>It turned out to be a fun party! Twelve of her friends were able to make it, and everyone seemed to have a good time. 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Owen had quite a bit of basketball and I worked 3 days, but we also had time to do a movie marathon of Hunger Games, go out to eat, and build one of my Lego sets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex and I continue to do our monthly temple visits. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kai is spoiled when it's cold outside - she comes inside and enjoys sleeping on her bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jared is known for doing stretches and planks and working out at random times. Alex joined him in his stretching one evening. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaPN7-3T5aqBT7FdTedV_XHo7lqpBB7xJRVi5V6vH5Mex_Rjd2uphI0hyphenhyphenivU43muGdU-u3bf7Xs0FX4N09bNsld3EDnnQrIcUapjYoHK6PVl35hbikAMD0K5c5xre_Fhytys8DU3e_Q1Laj7ZaAYeHyGsxJ26yb8jUDiXIAirEXtsIBIK3RGAJ5Q8/s2889/January%202024%20Misc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaPN7-3T5aqBT7FdTedV_XHo7lqpBB7xJRVi5V6vH5Mex_Rjd2uphI0hyphenhyphenivU43muGdU-u3bf7Xs0FX4N09bNsld3EDnnQrIcUapjYoHK6PVl35hbikAMD0K5c5xre_Fhytys8DU3e_Q1Laj7ZaAYeHyGsxJ26yb8jUDiXIAirEXtsIBIK3RGAJ5Q8/w640-h548/January%202024%20Misc.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-69992004308928836452024-02-05T23:06:00.000-08:002024-02-05T23:06:45.066-08:00Christmas Vacation - Oklahoma<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived at Alex's parents place on Wednesday night the 27th. We had our 2nd Christmas the next day. Papa John, Grandma, and Aunt Jane spoiled the kids with lots more presents. Several more Legos were unwrapped, including Legos for Grandma and me. Somehow they think I need Legos too... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex got a bar of charcoal soap - a lump of coal! It was cute watching the dogs get their treats. Buster is hilarious when he crawls on your lap or starts howling. We tried to get him to howl at the New Years count down, but he had a delayed response. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made a ton of popcorn, which surprisingly most of it was eaten there. Owen and I brought a small bag of it home with us. We always enjoy our movies and popcorn there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also enjoyed our Braum's ice cream outings, which is always a must-do when we visit Oklahoma. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex, Jared, and I went on some morning runs. I actually did 3 days in a row of the 5-mile or so run down the country road. Jared had one mishap on the 2nd day when he got bit by a dog. He had run by the house the day before with the dog barking behind the fence. However, the 2nd morning, the gate was open, and the dog came at Jared and bit him on the knee. He's probably lucky the owner was out there, because Jared thinks the dog would have kept attacking if the owner didn't call off the dog. He wasn't able, however, to keep the dog from attacking the first time. Alex took Jared to the urgent care to get it checked out. Luckily no stitches were required; he just got it cleaned out well and got some antibiotics. Jared was back out running again the next day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to church on Sunday morning. It was Savannah's last day of Primary. They had extra things for her to take home - an embroidered handkerchief, a framed temple picture, and a couple other small things. We made sweet & sour chicken and Mongolian beef for dinner, along with pies, cookies, and Martinelli's for dessert. We stayed up to ring in the New Year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On New Year's Day, we made pancakes, bacon, and eggs for breakfast. Alex took Owen and I to the airport on Monday afternoon to catch a flight home. Owen had 3 basketball games the first week of January (still during Christmas break) which he didn't want to miss. I also headed back to work that first week. Owen and I had a connecting flight in Dallas. We ran into some friends from our local town in CA on our same flight!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex, Jared, Weston, Savannah, and Kai stayed a few more days in OK and then drove back home. Jared and Alex were able to trade off driving. I was glad not to have to make that long drive back home! 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text-align: center;">We headed to Dallas on Tuesday the 26th and stayed overnight in a hotel. On Wednesday morning, Alex and I went to the Dallas Texas Temple. We had been waiting for a chance to take Alex's brother Jim's name to the temple to do work on behalf of him. This would have been Jim's temple, since he lived in Dallas. We were glad to get the opportunity to do that. This was also the temple where Alex received his own endowment and the temple I went to as a youth to do baptisms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we went back and checked out of the hotel, we took the kids over to see the temple grounds. After that, we met Jim's girlfriend Monica and Monica's mom for lunch. It was nice to catch up with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last picture is from Oklahoma when we met up with 4 of Alex's high school buddies. 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I attempted to scale back on the amount of gifts. I warned them they might only have 1 present, but I still got them a couple of books and an ornament. Weston got his Charmin toilet paper instead of a second book. Jared made a gift for Owen and Weston in wood shop at school - a Lego storage box with <i>Lego Bro</i> etched in the wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made cinnamon rolls and eggs for brunch. We got to chat with Nathan again just before dinner. Everyone joined in for another big feast for dinner. We also decorated sugar cookies and later had cupcakes to celebrate Jesus' birthday. The cousins did their gift exchange, and Baba and Papa gave their gifts to each of the kids. My favorite thing was doing our traditional candlelight singing and reading the Christmas story. I actually played the piano, so I didn't get many pictures during the singing. Another favorite of the night was Audrey sharing a video she put together which was really touching. It highlighted one thing that everyone had done this year that was challenging or made them grow or something new (a <i>Give Me This Mountain</i> moment). Micah and Alison's challenge made everyone cry as theirs was saying good-bye to Micah's dad who recently passed away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a great Christmas - it was good to spend it with my parents, my sisters, and their families. We weren't sure if Alison and Micah were going to make it, since they had been struggling with sickness going through their family. They were delayed a couple days but still made it in time for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations. 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We sang Gesu Bambino with all our family during the sacrament meeting of Sam and Audrey's ward. Since church was only the first hour on Christmas Eve, we also then stayed for the sacrament meeting of Daniel and Ashley's ward. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later, we had a big feast for dinner at Audrey and Sam's house. We got to video chat with Nathan for a little bit, but I felt bad for him because they didn't have anything for dinner that night. The member meal that was supposed to come that evening didn't make it until lunch the next day. Their stove ran out of fuel or something so they couldn't cook anything until they got that re-filled the next day. I was feeling guilty for our big feast when they had nothing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a fun Christmas Eve. Audrey and Sam have a tradition of doing a puppet show. They give about 30 minutes for everyone to make a puppet of one of the characters or props in the story. Then Sam reads the story while doing a live video feed to FaceBook. There's no practicing and only a short time to make the puppets. This year was <i>Charlie Brown's Christmas</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the puppet show, the tradition is to do a candy game, which is pretty hilarious. Everyone brings a wrapped candy bar or candy, which also has an envelope with a random amount of money in it. It's white elephant style for choosing a candy to un-wrap. The unwrapped candy can be stolen up to 3 times before it's locked (the person gets to keep it without being stolen again). At the end, everyone then opens their envelope to see what money they received along with their candy. We had some creative wrapping, with at least one of them wrapped multiple times. Noah had to unwrap several layers (and I didn't even get the final candy on video). Hazel opened up gummy hotdogs, which were hilarious. Papa actually stole those from Hazel, and then Evelyn stole them from Papa. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Savannah wasn't happy to lose her Sour Punch straws right at the end to Ashley (who went first). I ended up offering my "Sour Patch Kids" candy to her in exchange for Watermelon Sour Patch, but when Ashley realized that Savannah was really sad, she just gave the Sour Punch back to her. It turns out that my "Sour Patch Kids" was just the box with other candy inside. So Savannah would have been really upset with the contents. I had tried to give Ashley the "Sour Patch Kids" but she knew what the contents were since they were the ones who wrapped that one up. The joke came back around to her! She actually wouldn't take any of the candy back, so I ended up with a <i>Million Dollar</i> chocolate bar AND the watermelon sour punch, and Savannah got the Sour Punch Straws. Alex ended up with a giant Reeses Peanut Butter cup bars. I'm not sure what candy ended up where, but there was also a giant Kit Kat Bar going around. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alison and Micah both ended up getting a $20 bill with their candy. 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We pretty much started off with a roller coaster ride, which turned out to be too much for Savannah. It was called the Steel Eel, and I didn't like it very much either because of the steep ups and downs. Savannah was pretty much done with rides after that, but we managed to talk her into riding one other one. The Wave Breaker was a little more mild, and she liked that one. We watched several shows the rest of the time. Here is a compilation of the sea life shows. We also watched a Live Nativity, with lots of singing, some live animals, and doves released at the end of the show. It was really good. I liked the Christmas lights up throughout the park too. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR0-WmKFhSE">Seaworld Shows</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrOv31VJh9HlvXVjfjgsrwNfXl-YOoHLK1jZPS0oQndWKmYfr6VUXYztxPGoHzxPReVua3Iyk7UNlOv6tEWea_pWvBmSWEGxy15Je2qvM9StSHi04GopP0Wln6okT04LqCW5yPoMUYn-2PE1bVtnDOnxV_yfKLQapdErl1ZtkSz9dCldDyZ2OnNRt/s2889/Dec%202023_seaworld1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrOv31VJh9HlvXVjfjgsrwNfXl-YOoHLK1jZPS0oQndWKmYfr6VUXYztxPGoHzxPReVua3Iyk7UNlOv6tEWea_pWvBmSWEGxy15Je2qvM9StSHi04GopP0Wln6okT04LqCW5yPoMUYn-2PE1bVtnDOnxV_yfKLQapdErl1ZtkSz9dCldDyZ2OnNRt/w640-h548/Dec%202023_seaworld1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7tP5y0nzURVxPW6nbVQqrjVfwrKNJtaQwOcnaQ5t6NeZ2uEozo0QsZW8K3DOKE63i1gEwvgYKmrSaimg_tmcZvcyTRZIILoohlbIYBwlfD4msFYbzZdFbNWUXH3bxVe9f2ZDF1DZyayj6xXOF8g_jWIs8XihipkXThWw_FfHrQkGgD0HeKDAVBTT/s2889/Dec%202023_seaworld2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He was pretty excited about it! </p><p>The boys enjoyed hanging out playing games. We played some dodgeball, kickball, and the adults went out to eat at Whiskey Cake restaurant. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk3t3Dfh8MT4auFICnaOGpf275E5GxXVPL0CzOTVITQ7dN-F4GJCRBybKeRMCWKD1OLOQA8iYTEMQ4kfyX5tKjvRx0OIDDvQHQfo-PNc2sIo8J3UFJ126FW6wzl3ZLHSkYvFlms-wgOyuFjtaHEAn3OpXMkxAiiFXdk5IBe5FsPBxNokP_AEh2a7f/s2889/Dec%202023_TXmisc2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk3t3Dfh8MT4auFICnaOGpf275E5GxXVPL0CzOTVITQ7dN-F4GJCRBybKeRMCWKD1OLOQA8iYTEMQ4kfyX5tKjvRx0OIDDvQHQfo-PNc2sIo8J3UFJ126FW6wzl3ZLHSkYvFlms-wgOyuFjtaHEAn3OpXMkxAiiFXdk5IBe5FsPBxNokP_AEh2a7f/w640-h548/Dec%202023_TXmisc2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzNO4g50WWnoT6wBM3kuOl3NZrURVLfkHNKJrVc48XdaAppHVAvQddNl95CQRTwwNm4XgYdz54oZvVJz7SuCA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5kBq05cvwhIhBPstn7EpeMHs-jMluMmAnTa14OdCIxatidOWk2zIbaHw6TME9mayF2WKekJx0DbwPkGCGC8WjlFjF1IGtXBGfEleF3NQLATcLSe8RnuchxiRNW2tgiBeCxxgx-PkGS9XawITApTjaZh5lTMA6VSi9tyyBMdTn9uxlYjETWOqO9qe/s2889/Dec%202023_TXmisc1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5kBq05cvwhIhBPstn7EpeMHs-jMluMmAnTa14OdCIxatidOWk2zIbaHw6TME9mayF2WKekJx0DbwPkGCGC8WjlFjF1IGtXBGfEleF3NQLATcLSe8RnuchxiRNW2tgiBeCxxgx-PkGS9XawITApTjaZh5lTMA6VSi9tyyBMdTn9uxlYjETWOqO9qe/w640-h548/Dec%202023_TXmisc1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwL4bZIq6nX4uZ00Ydk80AkGZgvGFsPqdhBFh0IJ-N-OuHZlRAdNVkKI4LzA_kcZ5NAMDGgcUZcngRQXfhItg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-64093410629991705872024-01-29T17:29:00.000-08:002024-01-29T17:29:51.625-08:00Christmas Vacation - Downtown San Antonio<p> We spent one day in downtown San Antonio, starting the morning off with service at the Salvation Army. We transferred a couple pallets of things to another room. We then worked on preparing several bags of food. We had a pretty efficient assembly line going to get the bags filled. After the Salvation Army, we had lunch at Savvy Sliders. Then we headed to the Riverwalk and the Alamo. The Lego replica was a hit, made of over 50,000 pieces. Weston left his hedgehog along the Riverwalk. It fit perfectly in a spot along the way. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-huOEXxStiErh64VgBu-altDGfB03Ze-Jzj8AufJhdNXZ56aRFIEgnuX7pAs65iVNqPN8JpvkUUGj02BYnlVdPhPitZDyNeDcvTnBkYsNmG-yubcsYxaJJ3Lw0Lk5l1ErAt2e9xN5uRXxrgDl6g4TGXvW8XfgcP8Iom-qM0hIz_8Oe0UeF_CWFQS/s2889/Dec%202023_Salvation%20ArmyEdit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-huOEXxStiErh64VgBu-altDGfB03Ze-Jzj8AufJhdNXZ56aRFIEgnuX7pAs65iVNqPN8JpvkUUGj02BYnlVdPhPitZDyNeDcvTnBkYsNmG-yubcsYxaJJ3Lw0Lk5l1ErAt2e9xN5uRXxrgDl6g4TGXvW8XfgcP8Iom-qM0hIz_8Oe0UeF_CWFQS/w640-h548/Dec%202023_Salvation%20ArmyEdit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZsISJ__9AELduart-EzXcV6MDk9wjTOJ-iqWVgfXcUKdSWlDqetKqXY6p7Q-HDs4JWG5hPLW0eV-onpbfcjB8X-GO_G7zMgVLUGqAv6SlqQ22gOirtkJrNIMw9_vV8e3sN9SM4eD0WcWLdcp_qUmaYUtdwZkAMyxypKBjGSnuRQJ9G9F41qjTiyI/s2889/Dec%202023_Riverwalk1Edit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZsISJ__9AELduart-EzXcV6MDk9wjTOJ-iqWVgfXcUKdSWlDqetKqXY6p7Q-HDs4JWG5hPLW0eV-onpbfcjB8X-GO_G7zMgVLUGqAv6SlqQ22gOirtkJrNIMw9_vV8e3sN9SM4eD0WcWLdcp_qUmaYUtdwZkAMyxypKBjGSnuRQJ9G9F41qjTiyI/w640-h548/Dec%202023_Riverwalk1Edit.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJ14aXkCdT2rm20TR66a00G_99ILpBHyhf4qqaw8mj1xJvuyH5Q8HJ7rU-jPHL9d_ji7xDKlWGMvYhZi-Il1-OsxOSOOUYiCdchlpK7adoGyKD-kugh8wFOd9z2XKWbG1L8S5Jg2W4hE2lg4aHxfcsKgxp4rNuCf9ETqKFeQdUhjwqVSdMI-fyhMq/s2889/Dec%202023_Riverwalk2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJ14aXkCdT2rm20TR66a00G_99ILpBHyhf4qqaw8mj1xJvuyH5Q8HJ7rU-jPHL9d_ji7xDKlWGMvYhZi-Il1-OsxOSOOUYiCdchlpK7adoGyKD-kugh8wFOd9z2XKWbG1L8S5Jg2W4hE2lg4aHxfcsKgxp4rNuCf9ETqKFeQdUhjwqVSdMI-fyhMq/w640-h548/Dec%202023_Riverwalk2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyxpMnIU3WBJGrhIMeO0puUGigEf_QIIuTS_3s8A-YY7J9AoTDTA9fTEctJRIqKQB8XB_px1S-PtQNibCV-vJcdnVC7iFZAZcZOhzK0i9qtRl4g1nOCrrHI44Ua5EfsRayNtwDlH-voEqkeGfDU5k7-0Prnu31qM-iZlFjRBoPh4tk4Ks3Vhg4jrM/s2889/Dec%202023_Alamo2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyxpMnIU3WBJGrhIMeO0puUGigEf_QIIuTS_3s8A-YY7J9AoTDTA9fTEctJRIqKQB8XB_px1S-PtQNibCV-vJcdnVC7iFZAZcZOhzK0i9qtRl4g1nOCrrHI44Ua5EfsRayNtwDlH-voEqkeGfDU5k7-0Prnu31qM-iZlFjRBoPh4tk4Ks3Vhg4jrM/w640-h548/Dec%202023_Alamo2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyO2ArDF9nzflQE-jK_ndBLCcRSp6g-VR_408IgQBjdLmTrB7sZdqUPLEEa603pUD-PJwBIdkO-us5mTwgpaRWutC9b_vjDqcq8rbgKX2sD1cRtQetFgk9OKTlq7IjNOVPFMbSBzwyZLFguSP-NsNmQ-nXWOuwvv4yixiuTpl19qXvok5QARBKW63G/s2889/Dec%202023_Alamo1Edit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyO2ArDF9nzflQE-jK_ndBLCcRSp6g-VR_408IgQBjdLmTrB7sZdqUPLEEa603pUD-PJwBIdkO-us5mTwgpaRWutC9b_vjDqcq8rbgKX2sD1cRtQetFgk9OKTlq7IjNOVPFMbSBzwyZLFguSP-NsNmQ-nXWOuwvv4yixiuTpl19qXvok5QARBKW63G/w640-h548/Dec%202023_Alamo1Edit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-7329661049717760112024-01-29T16:04:00.000-08:002024-01-29T16:10:34.325-08:00Christmas Vacation - Birthday Party<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made it to Texas late Monday night on the 18th. One of our first activities of our vacation was a birthday party for Savannah with her cousins. Audrey did a hedgehog themed party, which was so cute. We painted hedgehogs on rocks, which we later hid in random places throughout the city for other kids to find and re-hide somewhere else. We had dinner, cake, ice cream, and went to the Lego Store to buy more Legos, as if we didn't have enough already... Savannah got some more cute Calico Critters too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJrWJ5f7Z4iUOx2RqnNtF07RmV8WHrOvEls9OLubzjHhmmP7QNMmlCjT3aXTV6JkAXJYjB2-s8ml6CpPLt-19PRhOUhWw0vPlvgLJcDAPtxiM9hG-HJUXFWNYE47Yecozs-QSBzoOWfABC6vY6HuLlZe-vn0ra_akDt5Ao6Irw96duCeg0D47msDQ/s4032/Bday%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJrWJ5f7Z4iUOx2RqnNtF07RmV8WHrOvEls9OLubzjHhmmP7QNMmlCjT3aXTV6JkAXJYjB2-s8ml6CpPLt-19PRhOUhWw0vPlvgLJcDAPtxiM9hG-HJUXFWNYE47Yecozs-QSBzoOWfABC6vY6HuLlZe-vn0ra_akDt5Ao6Irw96duCeg0D47msDQ/w300-h400/Bday%20(4).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-73598530226598918812024-01-25T21:18:00.000-08:002024-01-25T21:18:02.758-08:00December Birthdays<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated Owen's birthday right before our Christmas travels. It wasn't a friend party year, so we just did his requested meals, with one of those going out to eat. He finally got his long-awaited Lego set, which he knew he was getting because he paid for part of it. He's pretty good at bargaining for what he wants. His friends Jack and Grace made him a customized shirt, which he loves (there was a big discussion previously about the difference between storm troopers and clones). Owen wanted key lime pie and rootbeer floats for dessert. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1tpB-8BWiLtUxWGzaIgJUoMFSUefUFQftm2pG0BY3jKTZ-wHW_chPrWOMilimJfmkk12LGO7EduKxut7pQQwABri88eiK93vK2SmB9LBrSrmFuSQZ9dlsqXmH9aP-s9qO6-sDTSXivkivdrg_qZkIP4bW_PIREHE_ZKZcZp7Q230RmuW-WE_fGyP/s2889/Dec%202023_Owen%20bday1Edit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1tpB-8BWiLtUxWGzaIgJUoMFSUefUFQftm2pG0BY3jKTZ-wHW_chPrWOMilimJfmkk12LGO7EduKxut7pQQwABri88eiK93vK2SmB9LBrSrmFuSQZ9dlsqXmH9aP-s9qO6-sDTSXivkivdrg_qZkIP4bW_PIREHE_ZKZcZp7Q230RmuW-WE_fGyP/w640-h548/Dec%202023_Owen%20bday1Edit.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B7f8ax1cXwGhTGgGIUB6xp8lCQk9zyeCBED99CsKAergZV05K8Le34T83FpUFjI96JxTp6SSFAtUzo28Iau1e0qacyERQhY6p8RBDZ2AE2Kbn9w3xMK66jHXHWnGnnBhLkHpsNDaXdXle3DYNWmUJQ_s4QTx0ogyMCb3qZljqPD4FER5PO40TS2t/s2889/Dec%202023_OwenBday2Edit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B7f8ax1cXwGhTGgGIUB6xp8lCQk9zyeCBED99CsKAergZV05K8Le34T83FpUFjI96JxTp6SSFAtUzo28Iau1e0qacyERQhY6p8RBDZ2AE2Kbn9w3xMK66jHXHWnGnnBhLkHpsNDaXdXle3DYNWmUJQ_s4QTx0ogyMCb3qZljqPD4FER5PO40TS2t/w640-h548/Dec%202023_OwenBday2Edit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwMUC_-va3z6PiTuWOQSAuiidLgh1b7bmHz3_8JH_ZQpuoGj7VfJZUNJNk_vFhorPPTSx04ciH47xFTlnYKAA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4O1Zxcz1btcoRYa--MS3rNnChC_WFgwjausYtEBQbQEZa9fEhTaULXIMmAYUvg3oiod5ZbVE7nLHeDXgLHQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwib9Up8T5NviJPhyWzCEOS-mF-U7KJQFTj0_O7WZb1fLrYEK2CCpvTLomxWmYJzS5sZcTl__whSL2kOQIlJA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since we were traveling, we decided to have Savannah open her birthday presents before we left, so we wouldn't have to cart them along. We celebrated her birthday later with two parties. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nAEci5IsffUx7L_y6oGrFvrAk4f-hEUqlJRDZ_3o9xfCh2tUb6-Ea7C7FAY1gg7GaKTvTtfeKwrnXsdm0yqPk-LRZ_0hrnKRj9tJBpdEZmy5HdtjnflLf6nhenW5u9FNXXq_uiBVrkGkoNtemnluP4MQxmrKpzSuJwzkqHCWTKfqRaJGA_0CM75I/s2889/Dec%202023_Sav%20Bday.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nAEci5IsffUx7L_y6oGrFvrAk4f-hEUqlJRDZ_3o9xfCh2tUb6-Ea7C7FAY1gg7GaKTvTtfeKwrnXsdm0yqPk-LRZ_0hrnKRj9tJBpdEZmy5HdtjnflLf6nhenW5u9FNXXq_uiBVrkGkoNtemnluP4MQxmrKpzSuJwzkqHCWTKfqRaJGA_0CM75I/w640-h548/Dec%202023_Sav%20Bday.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwQzpjR6X6_BJ9rT7k1kXS9ZhbHr14suB4EkuI5c94eEoGb4RLPuUKVeEBuQPOItoqBRD0cBkSEi6_XrMfNBg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-80389647118076716152024-01-25T18:05:00.000-08:002024-01-25T18:57:42.635-08:00December Misc<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a fun ward Christmas party, with dinner, dessert, and program. The missionaries did the program, which made me think of Nathan and how he was probably doing similar things to serve. I made cookie cups to contribute to the dessert. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The youth had a fun hayride and caroling activity. They also did a white elephant gift exchange activity. The boys decided it would be hilarious to wrap up a framed picture of themselves for someone to open. They also decided it would be funny to have 3 different pictures of Owen. Eventually, that led to Jared deciding he could do laser cut photos in wood shop at school. They chose a few random silly pictures of Owen to use. It did turn out to be hilarious, especially the expression on the face of the girl who opened the first picture of Owen. She didn't even know him, so she was pretty disappointed with her gift! However, Owen's friend stole the picture, so she didn't have to keep it. One of Owen's youth leaders ended up with one of the pictures that he hung up in his office. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsGnhvEPEDreDCNMS0a_OqIqG13kMxF-m91QGkD9rTbRCCOcdkeWttUdtfXQ0IHbSuHl6NBAJV7few0InFhr_B9Z96xeRiFFuYmJr-Ovthx0WfQcjamNl7i_yg4eY69_iYIBRGnHMfF5m4tiFbW2rXn5Xvka7mE7-8PYG8-2pEFwsx1WkqzRX9pBX/s2889/Dec%202023_WardParty.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsGnhvEPEDreDCNMS0a_OqIqG13kMxF-m91QGkD9rTbRCCOcdkeWttUdtfXQ0IHbSuHl6NBAJV7few0InFhr_B9Z96xeRiFFuYmJr-Ovthx0WfQcjamNl7i_yg4eY69_iYIBRGnHMfF5m4tiFbW2rXn5Xvka7mE7-8PYG8-2pEFwsx1WkqzRX9pBX/w640-h548/Dec%202023_WardParty.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9q4mHpE_JHmW_S9_g5GO11k82Xr0Ve6UGpSTmIOBUlgRODM6DBJQlABI6zPw83l1TEF7OWrXBQ0XdTRH3ywcPHzo5jb89poIBV-ScQCqecfWE2cj79cVeYLQzzKFbd_jS6GXmy6ITvn-ScAMTHbJhuPe7uR2hBXGef8BNxa7UdY8XP1BFPlguZKE-/s2889/Dec%202023_youth.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9q4mHpE_JHmW_S9_g5GO11k82Xr0Ve6UGpSTmIOBUlgRODM6DBJQlABI6zPw83l1TEF7OWrXBQ0XdTRH3ywcPHzo5jb89poIBV-ScQCqecfWE2cj79cVeYLQzzKFbd_jS6GXmy6ITvn-ScAMTHbJhuPe7uR2hBXGef8BNxa7UdY8XP1BFPlguZKE-/w640-h548/Dec%202023_youth.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Honoring the graduating primary kids </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(which became my new kids in the 11-13 year old Sunday School class)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLyuOXEJ5ynItg7wsSBpB-FxMMhA36THQZHXZQr7ebcwLVUldXMFOz6xTi4KxHdhTWrouvthm5qO0DoqoyzwUt4aQpL4C12zS-XmVY4QDgdsZSner2TqFvNvwfX7pCFj0JVz9hi94hZfjbTZ0p6bt54Pr7Mcs6PYaLa9ZCfaEfOXseVdMdaR_4aEp/s1599/primary.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1599" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLyuOXEJ5ynItg7wsSBpB-FxMMhA36THQZHXZQr7ebcwLVUldXMFOz6xTi4KxHdhTWrouvthm5qO0DoqoyzwUt4aQpL4C12zS-XmVY4QDgdsZSner2TqFvNvwfX7pCFj0JVz9hi94hZfjbTZ0p6bt54Pr7Mcs6PYaLa9ZCfaEfOXseVdMdaR_4aEp/w400-h301/primary.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a few random pics and a video of silly times...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn3tgzTp2HsyFfXkreUmgTaLG5pzt_bxpRWFQRqeDs-IlzMPtIHqqeSbGp4W6Y9ycLfOOoTa25eUlGvwXXVSMvlaNkvCCRXTZp43bMl_q49Mm69dqy3kB3L99mefUbRsazkCWYmjRsq4NgLkwpOMn007YRhERV3h6Q8U_Qf8hKEImH820ReoAaUCt/s2889/Dec%202023_misc2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn3tgzTp2HsyFfXkreUmgTaLG5pzt_bxpRWFQRqeDs-IlzMPtIHqqeSbGp4W6Y9ycLfOOoTa25eUlGvwXXVSMvlaNkvCCRXTZp43bMl_q49Mm69dqy3kB3L99mefUbRsazkCWYmjRsq4NgLkwpOMn007YRhERV3h6Q8U_Qf8hKEImH820ReoAaUCt/w640-h548/Dec%202023_misc2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-uD5y4UfUfOQafcJgTcJao-zlJ6pzjfk8rKhDTd5ap-JCSnlCS_HJeW70vTR0k2PxvyuApZmhMeOe_r2PXA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-64717008702027754882023-12-31T13:54:00.000-08:002023-12-31T13:54:19.400-08:00Missionary Update<p>I finally got all the pictures organized from the last 5 months or so of Nathan's mission. Here's the update:</p><p>In July and August, Nathan was serving in Quito as a finder missionary, specifically finding people for other missionaries to teach. He served with Elder Ramirez and Elder Hill in Quito. A few notable experiences were knocking on the door of a drug house, hearing gun shots a block away, and feeling an earthquake. His companion was sick enough to have to be in the hospital for a little bit. Despite the hard times, he continued to have good experiences and enjoyed his service there. He got to give a priesthood blessing to a woman who was sick. </p><p>In September, Nathan was transferred to the jungle area of Lago Agrio (Nueva Loja) in Oriente, where he is still currently serving. It's very hot and humid there, often in the 90's. He served with Elder Rivera from Peru until he finished his mission. He has also served with Elder Bayles and Orellana Vera (not sure where they were from) and Elder Borbor, from Ecuador. In this area, they serve in a branch (smaller than a ward), and 7 other missionaries cover that area. They often travel 1.5 to 2 hours away to teach people. They helped open a new area in Cascales and had 2 baptisms of people there, the pioneers for that area (they were baptized in a river). The people are very willing to learn, and they have had 20 people attending church to learn more. </p><p>Nathan served as district leader and currently serving as zone leader, so he's had more leadership responsibilities in this area. Some memorable experiences are riding a motorcycle on the way to a teaching appointment, riding the bus long distances, eating live grub worms (gusanos), teaching an English class of over 20 kids, and a service project helping to install pipes for a bathroom (in the rain). They met a 79-year old member of church, who 4 months prior had been baptized. During the pandemic, his other church wouldn't allow him to attend because of his age and Covid risk. He left and later saw missionaries from our church and called them over. He started learning about the church and was recently baptized. </p><p>Nathan really enjoys serving, teaching, and meeting the people there. He has seen changes in himself and continues to grow and build his own testimony. He said, "Tomorrow I hit a year of being on the mission! It's so crazy that time has flew by so fast. So far it has been an amazing experience and I have learned so much. As a missionary you truly grow as a person and come to have a greater testimony of the truth. I love this gospel and this opportunity to be able to participate in this great work and participate in the Gathering of Israel...</p><p>Ether 12:27 "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." </p><p>...This year as a missionary I have come to learn that this scripture is true. We are all given weaknesses, but as we humbly accept them and work on them, we receive strength. We also receive direction in our life and become the person that God wants us to be. Personally, I know that this process is hard. Honestly, it has been really hard for me, but each day I am working on my weaknesses and I am slowly seeing power and truth of the atonement of Jesus Christ. It brings more joy and understanding to the gospel. And so my invitation is to humbly kneel down and ask God how you need to change. Don't be afraid to start the journey! I promise you that you will be a different person for the rest of your life and have greater power and control in your life. Being a missionary has been the greatest opportunity to experiment with this promise." <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p>Nathan traveled back to Quito for a Christmas party with his zone and the mission president. They got to stay there a few days since the bus ride to get there was about 8 hours. In Quito, they got to go bowling, out to eat, and to the Quito Temple. We get to chat with Nathan every Monday, which was Christmas day, but we also got to chat a little on Christmas Eve. It was heart-wrenching to chat on Christmas Eve, finding out that they didn't have anything for dinner that day. Their gas was out on their stove, so they couldn't make anything, and they didn't really have anything to eat in their apartment. They were waiting for a member meal, but it didn't come until the next day at lunch time. Meanwhile, back here in the states, we were with family about to enjoy a large Christmas feast, so it was hard to hear he didn't have anything to eat. </p><p>I sent Nathan a Christmas and birthday package, which he received when he traveled to Quito. I didn't send much this year, as he said he didn't really need anything except sunscreen. I still sent some money, our Christmas letter, candy, apple pie treat, and a pair of socks. One notable thing is that I decided at the last moment that I should get socks to send. I ran out the evening before I was sending the package to get socks. When I got to the store, I felt that I needed to also buy socks for his companion. I was already including candy and such for his companion, but I had the thought to include socks for both of them as well. Nathan said that sending the socks was inspired, because his companion didn't have socks and had been borrowing Nathan's socks. I'm glad the Lord prompted me to help with their needs. </p><p>With Elder Hill<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bLpAZfwhceRIz-OpqpoegtTBVEMuQ1kVcDhtxT10MFulNNKyH-_BXWyVPWlA55mp2DoiGJUJ24TCiorNGkYHJIztRc-bfWDjPx45SdeMELmaJBhDdU8vcvzOZpncFQQb4n4flFYusZGi4cm5A2D4dip1BTeRn1CIuLpeoc7K-vok-BYxxLMicIcB/s2889/Aug%202023_week1_2Edit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bLpAZfwhceRIz-OpqpoegtTBVEMuQ1kVcDhtxT10MFulNNKyH-_BXWyVPWlA55mp2DoiGJUJ24TCiorNGkYHJIztRc-bfWDjPx45SdeMELmaJBhDdU8vcvzOZpncFQQb4n4flFYusZGi4cm5A2D4dip1BTeRn1CIuLpeoc7K-vok-BYxxLMicIcB/w640-h548/Aug%202023_week1_2Edit.png" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieQcdk5ipEPb-ENlI_7VN1PrdVedNuSGP0QLL3jg1aFnjcSPzwIbpZNC4qLjMtJSeoKl4sGn5sxZQS6I0TV9M_XrMtom1RDcZqWEGvcwtLT22zdscF0iCgL88HL3VYR3TbWBjZTiA4hRGBs8uXQQrj3yHnys6gb8wzARgQSqKPWwgPP_DFYLWzYPx/s2889/Aug%202023_week3_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He apparently had some points which significantly reduced the price, and so he couldn't resist buying it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0Ir25bJIRpLnADsDxYNgXohki-nWMz92Wy8sYGtSz57ol5Ny8JIiOtDjUP2ZbawPlOTpiseHKJq6AzOOZc1fg5crgz-TLIfBK4_sRL7EM7Dn-50VxDFc7tQyq8gLog4ID3t4Qfy_G6BBJD6ikpeD0QbkLd7ARlv_sPXrsjbD4t-XZPnkPBGo7w16/s2889/Dec%202023_lego.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0Ir25bJIRpLnADsDxYNgXohki-nWMz92Wy8sYGtSz57ol5Ny8JIiOtDjUP2ZbawPlOTpiseHKJq6AzOOZc1fg5crgz-TLIfBK4_sRL7EM7Dn-50VxDFc7tQyq8gLog4ID3t4Qfy_G6BBJD6ikpeD0QbkLd7ARlv_sPXrsjbD4t-XZPnkPBGo7w16/w640-h548/Dec%202023_lego.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-75129957231508082232023-12-29T21:01:00.000-08:002023-12-29T21:01:02.516-08:00Well-earned trampoline<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our trampoline had been broken for a while, and Savannah had been wanting a new one. We didn't really want to buy another one, but Alex said if Savannah earned $200, we could get another one. He didn't think she'd do that, but she worked hard and earned the money. She made cookies and sold them to her friends, along with little gift bags of some of her toys and things. She also made smoothies and snacks for us, only asking for tips if we wanted to give something. She also read books and earned money by doing book reports, which has been a money-making source for our kids for a little while now. Her long-awaited trampoline arrived in December, almost like an early birthday present except that she earned the money for it. She tried to get the boys to donate some money, and she got just a little bit from Owen. I told her she should charge her brothers $1/hour to jump on the trampoline until she earns the money back... she's too kind-hearted to make them pay, but she's enjoying her new trampoline. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RHdAwNR2ZVfJ73tpTb96ZsvO7qpSGAiM0ySlqPYLx3s09dmhsiA51yw3u9LJ_NhgnlPMoEXxo0HHvmykG6pgnZQwlN6QRHV_znosX8ESxPyNGBVX3P6MJ5LnpqUMPHhHbD5llY0rhnFuxHJX7TXzM2vYrvUDzGZJWvEpFAnzBv6w5Gz6a-E8uWVi/s2889/Dec%202023_trampoline.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RHdAwNR2ZVfJ73tpTb96ZsvO7qpSGAiM0ySlqPYLx3s09dmhsiA51yw3u9LJ_NhgnlPMoEXxo0HHvmykG6pgnZQwlN6QRHV_znosX8ESxPyNGBVX3P6MJ5LnpqUMPHhHbD5llY0rhnFuxHJX7TXzM2vYrvUDzGZJWvEpFAnzBv6w5Gz6a-E8uWVi/w640-h548/Dec%202023_trampoline.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dykvYTz_mJcm87AIQfScBjDbIFO8LJch2d3yaJg3sAalbKgekZbuuL6EKwX1s0j9P4c7Wg7aO8h_asLlbgUOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-3744698834382299532023-12-29T20:38:00.000-08:002023-12-29T20:38:35.097-08:00Thanksgiving<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Sunday before Thanksgiving, our good friend Nathan spoke in church for his mission send-off to Bogota, Columbia. We went to a farewell for him the next evening and then woke up at 4:30am to send him off at the airport on Tuesday morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had Thanksgiving meal with this same family, along with another family of 7, the 2 missionaries serving in our ward, and 4 other friends. So we hosted 22 people at our home for Thanksgiving. The meal prep is a little easier though with everyone contributing food. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Owen and his friend Jack had a key lime pie contest, for which our friend Donald was the judge. Jack's pie was a little better tasting and a little better presentation, but we enjoyed both pies, along with all the other ones. We had a lot of fun, and the food was great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccyt3ULYCJeYhrpmEaWttX9RbBSVOeYlGrZWDWZ1w6TN70vgOYehsgNk5vCnjMljK-9sqMtNlDtEPqUzbVT4vFcuHdg2ASt2xFzKl_q3IQd6VY8Q2QqjI_rxQKwszCHagwbhs2QEbtQW5RT1PLeZOs10rBfqEYFXauO3-jtjPLiXxjfnCIC5UOour/s2889/Nov%202023_farewellEdit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccyt3ULYCJeYhrpmEaWttX9RbBSVOeYlGrZWDWZ1w6TN70vgOYehsgNk5vCnjMljK-9sqMtNlDtEPqUzbVT4vFcuHdg2ASt2xFzKl_q3IQd6VY8Q2QqjI_rxQKwszCHagwbhs2QEbtQW5RT1PLeZOs10rBfqEYFXauO3-jtjPLiXxjfnCIC5UOour/w640-h548/Nov%202023_farewellEdit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83cWCNYbrjagjDQ3lxDc9Fu4rmpxikY4GSCkPNGxflh0E7V0Pms3VHoFuYi1bLhvshSGg1xMg1Km37AbrxOffJUgvcSH_7dDDav6Yn0EP6PSIGbRvTG8cDA0mSXCuJzcAn78focZeEBEOqK1LTw3ewYIMxms26WE54w5kFVYOmLXFveA47B401Y-X/s2889/Nov%202023_thanksgiving1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83cWCNYbrjagjDQ3lxDc9Fu4rmpxikY4GSCkPNGxflh0E7V0Pms3VHoFuYi1bLhvshSGg1xMg1Km37AbrxOffJUgvcSH_7dDDav6Yn0EP6PSIGbRvTG8cDA0mSXCuJzcAn78focZeEBEOqK1LTw3ewYIMxms26WE54w5kFVYOmLXFveA47B401Y-X/w640-h548/Nov%202023_thanksgiving1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmNAVk_BsGdHxsyBFhXCW68cjgUQb53pIILJNflohj4MVztiDHiwPFanJV0HEPvgQjpnd9o9QMyF9QcMl7MihvWRP5a6oMjqMj9cxP0GRV4rnO0bWCfJJmSYEOs7Ut7ZnIbBcCBt5Fko5V4Phhy4ylG4qk00ADbivuGgvzDEAHD9ppjBp6lrSHae9/s2889/Nov%202023_thanksgiving2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmNAVk_BsGdHxsyBFhXCW68cjgUQb53pIILJNflohj4MVztiDHiwPFanJV0HEPvgQjpnd9o9QMyF9QcMl7MihvWRP5a6oMjqMj9cxP0GRV4rnO0bWCfJJmSYEOs7Ut7ZnIbBcCBt5Fko5V4Phhy4ylG4qk00ADbivuGgvzDEAHD9ppjBp6lrSHae9/w640-h548/Nov%202023_thanksgiving2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-43602928070498354552023-12-29T20:21:00.000-08:002023-12-29T20:21:41.590-08:00Family Pics and Christmas Stuff<p> We took our own family photo again this year, which took a little while to get the camera propped up just right. At least the kids are really good at standing still and cooperating now! We just had to get one that everyone was satisfied with, so it took more than a few tries. I added a picture of Nathan on our photo and sent them out with our Christmas letter. I took a few more photos with Jared, Owen, and the dog. Kai just likes to lick you if you sit too close, so that was pretty funny trying to get her to sit with Jared and Owen. </p><p>I put together little bags of chocolate for the church leaders and teachers. I made a ton of cookies again this year to deliver to friends and neighbors. I did run out of time to make cookies for everyone I planned on delivering to, so some of those families had to settle for a card in the mail. </p><p>We decorated our tree and put up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving this year. Since we would be traveling for Christmas, we wanted a little more time to enjoy our Christmas decor. The kids were pretty obnoxious when it came time to decorate the tree though. Weston wanted to play his trombone, and Owen and Savannah were fighting over decorating the top of the tree. It wasn't a magical experience... </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmtOB6gLHaza6kYnHCj64_llA3ZG_xQhWuete2oCOfN__WbawGD3vqSNiVEyaJc2p8mu-DvhW1svgz5xWsI9c7Ek_s42L5ptMIa3ZszUFuHM_RYnET_6-1wGbmF1MR1DLK6MhmpmtFsjfJhfQMFDyMujBK3L1FQJPbLVRgCBOgpmb9-LyfgM6WRoc/s2889/Nov%202023_fampicEdit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmtOB6gLHaza6kYnHCj64_llA3ZG_xQhWuete2oCOfN__WbawGD3vqSNiVEyaJc2p8mu-DvhW1svgz5xWsI9c7Ek_s42L5ptMIa3ZszUFuHM_RYnET_6-1wGbmF1MR1DLK6MhmpmtFsjfJhfQMFDyMujBK3L1FQJPbLVRgCBOgpmb9-LyfgM6WRoc/w640-h548/Nov%202023_fampicEdit.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1KCabzyfyn4etnpU0AxQljelN7i7wnXe4KfmGTKLdRh0fkf7a_7GYMVgc05BVR0fXqAK9pbcEDaNLL52v6U0xHWCkiGtyzXtincE3L9d7iHFYqLS-Nk9MbHfD16DF0Sj5fgoEPhUJZTFirvkZanSoIp-sHZogHtqh9xbyHy7-7aNeY3Vqw1Mte1H/s2889/Nov%202023_fampic2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1KCabzyfyn4etnpU0AxQljelN7i7wnXe4KfmGTKLdRh0fkf7a_7GYMVgc05BVR0fXqAK9pbcEDaNLL52v6U0xHWCkiGtyzXtincE3L9d7iHFYqLS-Nk9MbHfD16DF0Sj5fgoEPhUJZTFirvkZanSoIp-sHZogHtqh9xbyHy7-7aNeY3Vqw1Mte1H/w640-h548/Nov%202023_fampic2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44QF-Xols95mrPePecwbxIxZm3HfqzSEjgZXz_uuYIQJMgx_NrLGE-WsB3ger2-BQC9KJorUYafqNU71ypE4ZZ5UmequhiRoAoWUXSCJMAt9OQe_NAEu2QxvNXAn_mJR1uBFlfssPSgYB9t6_w84DivP7ZOx7Wpa2IZ0PjvP28Zz9B64gHPTzBSPf/s2889/Dec%202023_friend%20giftsEdit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44QF-Xols95mrPePecwbxIxZm3HfqzSEjgZXz_uuYIQJMgx_NrLGE-WsB3ger2-BQC9KJorUYafqNU71ypE4ZZ5UmequhiRoAoWUXSCJMAt9OQe_NAEu2QxvNXAn_mJR1uBFlfssPSgYB9t6_w84DivP7ZOx7Wpa2IZ0PjvP28Zz9B64gHPTzBSPf/w640-h548/Dec%202023_friend%20giftsEdit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpc718Us9RzHO-p_Cj4m4CgwFhxZW9WlNSuF-SY2_avmHbw93N5M5Jfo7W62AbHE89fAJ4sWer5I8dC0CXTxdVYIaBpotjQhfvvSIU2wlFfauBOVZqEAVRHVkMuedTB8brQNZxgvp7anXS70Aqmf_wTiYyxmgM9vDCaorlT08sEZGg8wGoMHVBeiwC/s2889/Nov%202023_tree.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpc718Us9RzHO-p_Cj4m4CgwFhxZW9WlNSuF-SY2_avmHbw93N5M5Jfo7W62AbHE89fAJ4sWer5I8dC0CXTxdVYIaBpotjQhfvvSIU2wlFfauBOVZqEAVRHVkMuedTB8brQNZxgvp7anXS70Aqmf_wTiYyxmgM9vDCaorlT08sEZGg8wGoMHVBeiwC/w640-h548/Nov%202023_tree.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzRol8t4S_Bq9pQrUDEL4sfCz0l8E4itqHeGhaK0qzYGubcWAd7DWlC-TeQJoSLsebiviDdN4JWW-MJfQC4dg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzCtO5UJC8_15bDK76uFeWX1qtZKcoLMVHYowBzV0-ewCAugqgMwfbUWabwbdBOjpbOQvsCZonUygEv6cbjeQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-52833517932117602732023-12-29T19:55:00.000-08:002023-12-29T19:55:03.889-08:00November Camping<p>Alex took the boys on a backpacking trip over Veterans Day weekend, in which they did 10.5 miles through the Ventana Wilderness. He also went with Jared, Weston, and a few other guys on a camping trip for a couple days before Thanksgiving, out in the desert. Savannah and I enjoyed our girls night during that first trip, but I didn't take any pictures. We did some shopping, went out to eat, and watched a movie. Owen had a basketball game during the 2nd camping trip, so he missed that trip. The boys love these outdoor excursions together. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhStRd-uNNTy2B5wn9-Cepju2GOLYmU80qfZkqbWHGYTECLUWNnyJ-9pXysLQeQVLRpg7d7D99iYzrZL8opH0GtS78cMHWMtPHZq91hGmG9Rh6G9huoz-O4VI4rxA_CIKg9yF-2f0z00CJkRkwFWuGb01vYNHu659HCc3rSTd8cOBXQa50jeUlxvWg/s2889/Nov%202023_camping3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhStRd-uNNTy2B5wn9-Cepju2GOLYmU80qfZkqbWHGYTECLUWNnyJ-9pXysLQeQVLRpg7d7D99iYzrZL8opH0GtS78cMHWMtPHZq91hGmG9Rh6G9huoz-O4VI4rxA_CIKg9yF-2f0z00CJkRkwFWuGb01vYNHu659HCc3rSTd8cOBXQa50jeUlxvWg/w640-h548/Nov%202023_camping3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcG8sod3D5weHkRGlmpHixEGyOsaWmjj4fElk6VOd_kfFFxzEgQlFBWzqbvKxT2Ox6sFYMgLG8ohdi-avn4WOd_Fc_l2RxoJLh24Z9XocAVjxVpwqu9LYcrVXpm7a-fHsbg7uhx7tXUtZ4KPDycRTCUoyj145iQ7_RgC8M35xcW5ingLKRxnKreW0/s2889/Nov%202023_camping2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I served as Young Women's 2nd counselor for over a year and then more recently as Secretary for a few months. I recently got released from Young Women's and called as a Youth Sunday School teacher (currently over the 11-13 year old youth class, combined with boys and girls). I had fun serving with the Young Women, but I look forward to teaching the youth. I got to teach some of the younger YW lessons this year, and I really enjoyed that. So I'm happy to still be teaching, but I won't be involved with the activities and Sunday young women lessons anymore. Here are some of our fun activities from the past few months that I have photos for: Races and games, painting and carving pumpkins, and pizza making. I wasn't overseeing these activities for the past few months, but I got to attend all the youth activities. The last collage is a couple of pictures of the YW - not all pictured, but we lost 4 YW with the boundary changes and gained 2 new from the other ward. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeulMFbfUs2R7i7YqsJHzrztyLp9zlL634z93hoe5gbiXfUuGRZzcEJ1jywyIopqQVEdfajVDlM2IFtl1ryqNj40zwd56UJgEwV_AqVgHgbX3EglFjvlC4qMe0xG09Pz5nEIjEwaOilqaOqX9v8u9JI9R_qauUWS4ZDYcy87_Wn0pfXtDPPcvB2TN4/s2889/Nov%202023_Youth1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeulMFbfUs2R7i7YqsJHzrztyLp9zlL634z93hoe5gbiXfUuGRZzcEJ1jywyIopqQVEdfajVDlM2IFtl1ryqNj40zwd56UJgEwV_AqVgHgbX3EglFjvlC4qMe0xG09Pz5nEIjEwaOilqaOqX9v8u9JI9R_qauUWS4ZDYcy87_Wn0pfXtDPPcvB2TN4/w640-h548/Nov%202023_Youth1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We had a couple of Alex's high school friends come stay with us for a couple of days. It had been a long time since he had seen them, and it was fun to chat and hang out with them. Alex showed them around and we took them to a couple of the local restaurants. They came to church with us and played games with the kids on Sunday afternoon. Alex and I actually had to stay after church that day because the Stake President extended a calling to Alex to serve as the new Bishop of our ward. That's a big deal because he oversees and leads our whole church congregation. He provides counsel, extends callings to ward members, oversees welfare and financial needs, leads the youth, and many other things. Everyone knew that our previous Bishop was due for a release and speculating who would be called next. Some of our friends thought it would be Alex, but he didn't think it would be him. It was a pretty daunting and overwhelming responsibility for him to accept, but I know he'll do well. He is great at talking with people and has leadership skills and experience with public speaking from his job. Now the decision making... well, he'll have to get better at that! I really felt the Spirit as the Stake President was extending the call, and I know the Lord will help us serve. People have asked how I'm feeling, and honestly I think the weight is on Alex's shoulders. I feel like he has to support the whole congregation, and I just have to support Alex. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Stake President also came and spoke with our kids before they announced it at church. They didn't seem surprised - more just like "okay, cool". They're great kids already, so they don't have to worry about living up to higher standards or something with people watching them as "Bishop's kids," if that's a thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only did Alex get sustained as Bishop, but they also re-organized 3 wards in our area with boundary changes. The wards are organized by geographical boundaries, so members are assigned to wards based on where they live. Sometimes they re-organize the boundaries to balance out the number of ward members or help boost ward membership numbers for wards whose numbers are low. So Alex basically also has to welcome some new ward members and call them to positions in the ward, and we lost several members to another ward. So many positions need to be filled or presidencies re-organized. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a good thing we still go to the temple once a month, because we need the extra peace and blessings the temple brings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR6NdQVwSttgQ7ALlEfYAtxI5teeo4NM2NZizkQGXXapUVF-koUjSiPWZ97VDU5D2WMD1nRxLaQlu0hrhRl_W9sdjLmHUQCX-4zLIavFELr_EYkl09I6UPZm8HkDKEGsaX1bLx9Kc8Wjefj7J8m-Oyu-nj5q3qUCzhnts6i_j4874OOzdWwGIG-4D/s2889/Nov%202023_miscEdit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR6NdQVwSttgQ7ALlEfYAtxI5teeo4NM2NZizkQGXXapUVF-koUjSiPWZ97VDU5D2WMD1nRxLaQlu0hrhRl_W9sdjLmHUQCX-4zLIavFELr_EYkl09I6UPZm8HkDKEGsaX1bLx9Kc8Wjefj7J8m-Oyu-nj5q3qUCzhnts6i_j4874OOzdWwGIG-4D/w640-h548/Nov%202023_miscEdit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex's high school friends (left) and the new Bishopric (right)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-86523794062714421622023-12-07T22:53:00.000-08:002023-12-07T22:53:09.296-08:00Halloween<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our pumpkin patch group is getting smaller each year - just Savannah went this time. The boys went separately for a youth activity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys made their own knight costumes this year, since I didn't have the time or energy to put costumes together. I did Savannah's hair 3 different times for her costume (activity days, trunk-or-treat, school costume parade, and trick-or-treating). She dressed as one of the girls from Little Women. I did buy the hoop skirt online and found a skirt at the thrift store. I made her shawl from a table runner at the thrift store. That was the extent of my participation in the costumes this year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys did get Alex and I to throw together a last minute king and queen costume for the ward trunk-or-treatment party, but I didn't get any pictures of us. I made a simple castle from a presentation board for our trunk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We tried out moambe chicken for our Halloween dinner. I figured it sounded scary... it was pretty disgusting. It was smelling good until I added the tomato paste and peanut butter. Blah! Ever since Weston did a school presentation last year on the Democratic Republic of Congo, he's had this fascination with trying their national dish. He even had a moambe chicken dance. I finally got the ingredients and tried it out. We won't be making it again, but we tried it. At least we had cupcakes, sherbet and 7-up drinks, and lots of sweets to get the taste out of our mouths. Weston didn't think it tasted too bad, but he did end up puking it up a few hours later, so it didn't agree with his stomach. It has an interesting combination of ingredients. It also included ginger root and peanut oil. I never use peanut oil, so I'm wondering if that added to Weston's upset stomach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Savannah and I went trick-or-treating with some of her friends. A nearby neighborhood does a pretty good job of making it fun. The decorations are pretty impressive, some of them hand out full-size candy bars, and one house hands out popcorn and cotton candy. Our next door neighbor always does a great job on decorations too. They decorated their boat like a pirate ship. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex and the boys went to a friend's house and watched <i>The Sixth Sense</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP264TAFL9cPFbFFYS1u7RXAt6paR7GPkuXxYA97e-btHMIfzbwKG3wfooIApDTQiyNQcXEegTdsjkxUPI-6oVnSkcJ1LG_VIY8gMTaLivOjqTXDw3AolkS3l5zDJ9_To5-iJc5COtok4PKHLhYbleTXi4EWkoQoZyPIzMQ8fwk7TiGhEMDDLDISQX/s2889/Oct%202023_pumpkin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP264TAFL9cPFbFFYS1u7RXAt6paR7GPkuXxYA97e-btHMIfzbwKG3wfooIApDTQiyNQcXEegTdsjkxUPI-6oVnSkcJ1LG_VIY8gMTaLivOjqTXDw3AolkS3l5zDJ9_To5-iJc5COtok4PKHLhYbleTXi4EWkoQoZyPIzMQ8fwk7TiGhEMDDLDISQX/w640-h548/Oct%202023_pumpkin.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We watched the Sunday afternoon session with friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been taking the kids out to eat when they have a minimum day, which works out well because we don't often go out to eat (too expensive). They look forward to their special lunches out. Savannah got to go out for lunch at Chili's. The cheesecake was yummy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Savannah's last Primary Program at church was in October. She did a great job on her speaking part and on the singing. She will move up to the Young Women's program in January. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Savannah has been into arts and crafts lately. She does some pretty amazing paintings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I missed her jogathon at school, but I got a few pictures from the teacher. Her teacher posts photos quite often, so I have some photos of Savannah during the school day too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhOOFDp4H1_9fnRbkW_zJ6O69mu7RN8_xaJDTcZ-fd8omVppnKf5PQTxEZSl4_rO0RoK5ILlEWYIfj0uqtqXeaj5x5XKu9jlUQY8ZJUTqSA6Qqw1jw89GYQASMd9THczyWvwtL07ZFfHpq-vunpn0GL3fP_So1qsV4wF7eUYUfmmoTioUaJhl-q27/s2889/Oct%202023_conference.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhOOFDp4H1_9fnRbkW_zJ6O69mu7RN8_xaJDTcZ-fd8omVppnKf5PQTxEZSl4_rO0RoK5ILlEWYIfj0uqtqXeaj5x5XKu9jlUQY8ZJUTqSA6Qqw1jw89GYQASMd9THczyWvwtL07ZFfHpq-vunpn0GL3fP_So1qsV4wF7eUYUfmmoTioUaJhl-q27/w640-h548/Oct%202023_conference.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgako7YU6754M_mA56lXighoILc-ZVs4Ldy53RQpeiZ7jb8n5wkhJ9gWLREE2pUW4tPrbt98mIkz1Lulz_BPiHVC7mTpyl3AojGXhdBst9ESK1FhPmVNOZNpoIO4A5DQ_vkhZU_txbF5S57TvF9xivHlMQQvSjdT9N2dihnZjckU1b-ngBLAR3Q8iCH/s2889/Oct%202023_SavEdit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgako7YU6754M_mA56lXighoILc-ZVs4Ldy53RQpeiZ7jb8n5wkhJ9gWLREE2pUW4tPrbt98mIkz1Lulz_BPiHVC7mTpyl3AojGXhdBst9ESK1FhPmVNOZNpoIO4A5DQ_vkhZU_txbF5S57TvF9xivHlMQQvSjdT9N2dihnZjckU1b-ngBLAR3Q8iCH/w640-h548/Oct%202023_SavEdit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSxdoVENF0e0aON_KOAe_eQidJwZWlkVcfCsyxHCkK3QnqeEjp_mafPrbvDDOJLl8WCJN_NSJvjq3pfH2R-PHaIOrhNh3JA0LwQq1zNbx9vzfuT_KpN0wWCfoXNQBxEOzaX0md9FDArrtzF-mB_lvVTjC22VNA_m5kcbLqr92hiJMZRjVJVkZElSQ/s2889/Oct%202023_schoolEdit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSxdoVENF0e0aON_KOAe_eQidJwZWlkVcfCsyxHCkK3QnqeEjp_mafPrbvDDOJLl8WCJN_NSJvjq3pfH2R-PHaIOrhNh3JA0LwQq1zNbx9vzfuT_KpN0wWCfoXNQBxEOzaX0md9FDArrtzF-mB_lvVTjC22VNA_m5kcbLqr92hiJMZRjVJVkZElSQ/w640-h548/Oct%202023_schoolEdit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-39858391434363076642023-12-07T21:48:00.000-08:002023-12-07T21:48:59.280-08:00Sailing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex, Jared, Owen, and I got to spend a day sailing with one of Alex's colleagues. We sailed until the beautiful sunset and got to see a whole pod of dolphins. Jared and Owen steered the boat for a good portion of our trip. The only downside was Weston and Savannah didn't get to be there with us. Maybe next time! We ended off the day with fish and chips. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtlRjtuZnmS0H7ogQdUVw4EVSQ0NXfFS4VRFs6lY8iWx9nO0lT05pgVscKtXdwBJiNUZu7bExas-jvCGda9j6FsVD25BOZ1kr46Hldzrrn2msuhxLJsXJqZfFO1qsih8rkTYtucMAarwqNUnsOcre6M_A25R0878eMAK8H5LesZmlb0oRIjhua877/s2889/Oct%202023_sailing1Edit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtlRjtuZnmS0H7ogQdUVw4EVSQ0NXfFS4VRFs6lY8iWx9nO0lT05pgVscKtXdwBJiNUZu7bExas-jvCGda9j6FsVD25BOZ1kr46Hldzrrn2msuhxLJsXJqZfFO1qsih8rkTYtucMAarwqNUnsOcre6M_A25R0878eMAK8H5LesZmlb0oRIjhua877/w640-h548/Oct%202023_sailing1Edit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi5iiJCdZe3BkxQO9L_fE2FnDW_uArFLZhUEjflHFRCideZejbu1BXpfOyZzUiRdUOgi8Z1l-I3Nz2VMp4v7JJofYcL2bY86IFDMwPNOyGGASK7FHfrEgnVK8k6c5A47Ag0SSctytsqUY4Hhcmmu-RvI4LvF9kCaBzshbLCL0BaJrGereSLk50fR1/s2889/Oct%202023_sailing2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi5iiJCdZe3BkxQO9L_fE2FnDW_uArFLZhUEjflHFRCideZejbu1BXpfOyZzUiRdUOgi8Z1l-I3Nz2VMp4v7JJofYcL2bY86IFDMwPNOyGGASK7FHfrEgnVK8k6c5A47Ag0SSctytsqUY4Hhcmmu-RvI4LvF9kCaBzshbLCL0BaJrGereSLk50fR1/w640-h548/Oct%202023_sailing2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyv-k4yU1OIWnUwkpk6KvAlTdRxOW8K7jwrbukqobJS5ZKJumFBR8hJBxyh8an57G28e5sfJJhbEDE1_xRxjH5zRPqI_t1uv7jzIUypE0jBozJ5hK-4_cIdwOQ3mPYym7hWMpA4uiSMXvGrXeFljH7Ek6Vh3VFVryxa6xEGWPhoVPmp8sp7jp-1VN/s2889/Oct%202023_sailing3Edit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyv-k4yU1OIWnUwkpk6KvAlTdRxOW8K7jwrbukqobJS5ZKJumFBR8hJBxyh8an57G28e5sfJJhbEDE1_xRxjH5zRPqI_t1uv7jzIUypE0jBozJ5hK-4_cIdwOQ3mPYym7hWMpA4uiSMXvGrXeFljH7Ek6Vh3VFVryxa6xEGWPhoVPmp8sp7jp-1VN/w640-h548/Oct%202023_sailing3Edit.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzeTm5UJGFaOUSNlsD0e-7CtENFbyBrpBXft4ao_RBb6jqY-Dr3aWJHk-3YW04D0TyjSGPe6xRA8Zv5V-PYWA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><br /> <p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-62748544576069847052023-12-07T21:17:00.000-08:002023-12-07T21:17:09.453-08:00First Band Concert<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weston tried something new this year too. He really enjoys playing the trombone in his beginning band class. He had his first concert in October, in which they played 2 songs - Ode to Joy and Wack-a-mole. You can't see him very well because he's in the back, but they got to stand up randomly during the wack-a-mole song. Weston has made some friends in band too. Band seems to be Weston's thing and where his people are found. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtDuYp7mpI_ZiyFmXbAp1sdDaY0OUVQAVw5XScS3TI-JhwgOdrbrpBlaq4AIaM6gckBeXhtbA0ytau77ABbubaQj02kK0YR_o_e897IBlM0YML10LKAx65GuWGgjuIY1ey_C_1pBUcZRG-tQeh_xp4eSyK1sUQyWhSKpch3aP4uRvmDw1Ozr7dwp9/s2889/Oct%202023_band.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtDuYp7mpI_ZiyFmXbAp1sdDaY0OUVQAVw5XScS3TI-JhwgOdrbrpBlaq4AIaM6gckBeXhtbA0ytau77ABbubaQj02kK0YR_o_e897IBlM0YML10LKAx65GuWGgjuIY1ey_C_1pBUcZRG-tQeh_xp4eSyK1sUQyWhSKpch3aP4uRvmDw1Ozr7dwp9/w640-h548/Oct%202023_band.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwVcosxqLjNzLe3vs1Xt2MzF2uEAKPMoRJ9Onukf-RLCd6K9rGr-nFQnphyEJasqciQdNeGzdp6pVYUOtpd9Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxAiDZaUPN7WCzN8uaDfIhVORLn6DIT4htjdterxD8R2L9CTOl5OA-8iQ8ujs_pSiNMa7x8M1UnOQwXUGS07g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109353197477772782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871690276068622267.post-29716453108214476352023-12-07T16:55:00.000-08:002023-12-07T16:55:09.455-08:00Fall Sports<p> Owen played freshman football, which started in June... and finished up the last week of October. They won 3 and lost 3 games. A couple of the games got cancelled and one was changed to a JV game so it conflicted with his choir concert. Owen trained during practices to play quarterback but never got a chance to try it in a game. He played linebacker and various other spots, including punter. He got to be #10, which is what number Papa was when he played (at least one of Papa's seasons - not sure if he wore other numbers). Owen enjoyed playing with his friend Ollie, who he has been friends with since elementary school. He really liked his coach too. Owen worked hard. Practices were long and tough, but he enjoyed playing. 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She did a Beetlejuice dance for the fall performance. She got to do a "trust fall" for part of the dance. It was interesting doing her make-up for this one! </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5wkF7DAsvrP-EC4LDjvrNLhJUiYLLG5YBUdOhnNsWXZ54TiDvv0GJXu0f8RMAK2bgC7mMqLTFgT7SElZdcxAfsM4zlxXnkirVBLeXbxQx3DQU5Be0QZ5vsezvgoMH19DNLW3LwFXBKnVFveJLuHI1itsMsnNYH0fcnRh4hY6eqPxs7xbvFfMlXhb/s2889/October%202023_Dance.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2889" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5wkF7DAsvrP-EC4LDjvrNLhJUiYLLG5YBUdOhnNsWXZ54TiDvv0GJXu0f8RMAK2bgC7mMqLTFgT7SElZdcxAfsM4zlxXnkirVBLeXbxQx3DQU5Be0QZ5vsezvgoMH19DNLW3LwFXBKnVFveJLuHI1itsMsnNYH0fcnRh4hY6eqPxs7xbvFfMlXhb/w640-h548/October%202023_Dance.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dww9GxWPLs8h1lwsJ7xFh_MYIyigJPilDm7xssmXRsnUfgTjEXDSk5F7WGx7b1_b0dQyWF7fdBJj6FDBwJZOQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jared finished his senior year season of cross country. He made a lot of progress since last year when his goal was to break 18 minutes for 3 miles. He beat that goal during his time trial at the start of the season, with a 17:27. So then his new goal for the season was to break 17 minutes. He did that during his 3rd race, with a personal record of 16:38. Following that, he hoped to break 16:30, but didn't quite get there. All of his times were less than 17:37, which was the hilly race. He had hoped to get a new PR on the flat course for the last race but didn't quite get there (17:05). The team also didn't qualify for CIF, not being able to beat the one team standing in their way. They had beat that team by 1 point in a previous meet, which was really exciting, but then that team did really well on the flat race course during the last qualifying meet. The ending was a little disappointing, but Jared had a great season and worked hard. Just for perspective, his PR's for sophomore and junior years were 18:48 and 18:13. Freshman year was a Covid year, so they didn't race. He dropped over 2 minutes from his PR from 10th grade to senior year. Jared got invited to an award's luncheon one day, although he wasn't chosen for athlete of the week. It was an honor to be selected to go though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He got a Captain Award and also received the one unique award for sportsmanship and character. His name was put on a plaque to be displayed at school for that special award. Jared made awards for the coaches, by spray painting his own racing shoes gold and mounting them on a plaque with their names. The funny thing about that is Jared got the assistant coach's first name wrong. They call the coach by his last name, and Jared thought he knew the first name, but it turns out it wasn't quite right! He did later fix the name plate, but he was pretty embarrassed about it. Jared also gave a speech at the awards banquet and also at an earlier team banquet, which was very touching. He is a great leader and inspiration for his teammates. He really liked his 2 coaches as well, and they thought very highly of him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing that I did was run in a meet this season! At one of the local meets, they offered a coaches and community race. I decided the morning of that I would try to run it. Owen ran with me at the last minute as well, to support me and cheer me on. I needed it, because it was SO hard to run in the heat of the day and a hilly course. I had no idea how hard it would be. I've been running 5.5 miles one morning a week (along with other 1-3.5 mile days), and I can run 5.5 in about 48-49 minutes, so I was expecting to run an 8:30 pace for the 3 miles. However, by noon that day, it was pretty hot and I wasn't prepared for hills. I ran it in 29:19, which was pathetic. I guess it's been 28 years since my last cross country race in high school (which was 2 miles)...but I should have done better. I was the slow mom out there, struggling to finish. I'm a better fan these days than participant. 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