tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307071638269591322024-03-13T05:40:15.115-07:00The 4 Mcclellan'sMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-59499667295358106832011-07-19T19:10:00.001-07:002011-07-19T19:25:34.200-07:00July!July has been pretty exciting so far, we've watched a lot of softball, seen some pretty swollen cheeks and been busy in the yard.<br /><br />Aryn's team played really well and made it to state this year which was held in Payson. The first game they played Lehi and beat them 26-2, but unfortunately they lost the next 2 games both to Spanish Fork teams. But they had a lot of fun, and Clark and I got a couple of days off work :)<br /><br />Aryn plays catcher<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmL_MBh4A3BDNC8htL5XJmCKvbkvnBrPB7AwQwoC-1vgaxa2QszE7i75xghjBTQ05oKT200tcKDbMFsAw0WAbTgy3fCbp6DU7rHKjmV81whCcq8KLWivMn47X8c7rUPIZuenlrvKMqLeO/s1600/Aryn+catching+%2540+state+2011+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631252237574296770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmL_MBh4A3BDNC8htL5XJmCKvbkvnBrPB7AwQwoC-1vgaxa2QszE7i75xghjBTQ05oKT200tcKDbMFsAw0WAbTgy3fCbp6DU7rHKjmV81whCcq8KLWivMn47X8c7rUPIZuenlrvKMqLeO/s320/Aryn+catching+%2540+state+2011+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a> And I loved her face when she was up to bat in this one<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1YniBXGpxWisEjrSsBFOhkS8kLNy-b6xw1IRfTJ-JWQ1VbiG84YNkGZn_5WvXYoV0gxEI7T8HORqU2tBwyHOYZquKaOYyZjViPkF1uhLonl4b9nFX5y6ohGRfAxKdnSgAV59CPilfZP_/s1600/Aryn+batting+%2540+state+2011+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631252235831602626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1YniBXGpxWisEjrSsBFOhkS8kLNy-b6xw1IRfTJ-JWQ1VbiG84YNkGZn_5WvXYoV0gxEI7T8HORqU2tBwyHOYZquKaOYyZjViPkF1uhLonl4b9nFX5y6ohGRfAxKdnSgAV59CPilfZP_/s320/Aryn+batting+%2540+state+2011+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a> The first night there was a huge thunder and lightning storm, so they had to call the game...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2BLRiV-khKaDy5NWFCJIdyCpMz5AnVMrBXuwqD2xNzrv5SnYLF1N3CDM3spml30LdPzR3KPRlQ7QkBtKVZ3jVravOKHOW0oZYz6m4Jg9I-jtKIcVGiC0avum_wPLzCkg3KwWzwqk6Q2a/s1600/Grandpa%252C+Dad%252C+Mom+%2526+Ozzy+%2540+state+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631252227428159762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2BLRiV-khKaDy5NWFCJIdyCpMz5AnVMrBXuwqD2xNzrv5SnYLF1N3CDM3spml30LdPzR3KPRlQ7QkBtKVZ3jVravOKHOW0oZYz6m4Jg9I-jtKIcVGiC0avum_wPLzCkg3KwWzwqk6Q2a/s320/Grandpa%252C+Dad%252C+Mom+%2526+Ozzy+%2540+state+2011.JPG" /></a><br />Aryn got her wisdom teeth out last Friday, she wouldn't let me take any pictures, but other than a whole lot of swelling, she did great!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Also, Clark has been working on a waterfall and a garden railroad in our backyard. It's looking amazing and I will get some pictures posted soon.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And last, if you're wondering about Caleb, he got his first job this summer answering phones at UCAS, he volunteers at the Springville Art Museum, and he is taking driver's ed! He is definitely keeping busy!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-49300480911453994392011-06-23T07:35:00.000-07:002011-06-23T08:21:29.425-07:00The things you do for the one's you love....<div><br /><div>Clark had been saying he needed a picture of me for his desk, and I really really hate my picture taken. I'm usually the one behind the camera! So I decided to leave my comfort zone behind and have some photos done for him. He has always been fond of the 40's and 50's pin up girls (honestly, what guy isn't) so I googled it, came up with pinmeuputah.com and made my appointment. I drug Aryn along for encouragement, she was a good sport! Anyway, here are a few of the pictures<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 183px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621431459997731330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNc1LWyILPn9NkHp-Ofwz1NddESKHeKCNdF9b_qWioiixRJlcKOuHdhJIbtaLOwfPxJ4rnBmAlLKB-eiTbybbqT38u0fsmHELlyIVKNmCPsQCB29KqZV6ZMU6lCdYh47VvxEVlQWmo819T/s320/DSC_0032_2+copylogo.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 205px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621431470995891874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXhnCAESXK6hG5Al2fm9MjCkRWQ6yz4iCkCkiopyvXZdoK14wfzPqHvUDJ9SSgIglccfRdmUSbhFkIYvF0E6drcCZxbL60ZGyRlFLScf4399jZN93XZKfeh6Qmkxg-O1lzfJ7S1MZo6Ot/s320/DSC_0150_2copylogo.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621431465567203714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQ6Nxc8aHHNMU92NyVxkNMadDW5rR3jKh4MTmZOMtWUIlFomdFQWRr-kO0fakMt8Wifp_4ZdHdUkjm0bxOLWj09K7vrJDV1MnFLmpS5s0wptvNb9QNpGjrlL7d8LhX0clB_fs4yHT9JO_/s320/DSC_0121_2copylogo.jpg" /></div>Clark loved the pictures, and I had so much fun doing them! Sometimes it's good to leave your comfort zone, I guess!<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-43526583492140035682011-06-21T14:28:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:30:04.987-07:00Happy Father's Day!We love you!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7vCkLmcXIv_P9femO1DSsE5VDY2DtiwF-uiKQh4PqSciyf7pJHLYWKpqrilv7y0YT1fviH8eKMewnVOdP4h-PTYVl1RjF1KM2Mvl41C0s_Vm5UkPRcJG7MFJAsp9yv4pm8uY2oVZrHE2/s1600/fathers+day.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620788324038675874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7vCkLmcXIv_P9femO1DSsE5VDY2DtiwF-uiKQh4PqSciyf7pJHLYWKpqrilv7y0YT1fviH8eKMewnVOdP4h-PTYVl1RjF1KM2Mvl41C0s_Vm5UkPRcJG7MFJAsp9yv4pm8uY2oVZrHE2/s320/fathers+day.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-21693262473801504082011-03-10T20:19:00.000-08:002011-03-10T20:25:11.020-08:00The Hardest Working Man I Know!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAggL8e6WoeLAoOQ4sb7E6rclh1uxzi-qvbZVgKSNZBEMnNAt-hAQPKLNez9MsNNnbpDiI9fBieNTEwBUCNH4-LplBwOLBdScyf0nrX95zQlhJLTIsoyT7c4MimeG9ruZ2KZ_G-wiEQHo_/s1600/clark.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582673443156666946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAggL8e6WoeLAoOQ4sb7E6rclh1uxzi-qvbZVgKSNZBEMnNAt-hAQPKLNez9MsNNnbpDiI9fBieNTEwBUCNH4-LplBwOLBdScyf0nrX95zQlhJLTIsoyT7c4MimeG9ruZ2KZ_G-wiEQHo_/s320/clark.jpg" /></a><br /><div>One of our co-workers emailed me this picture of my super cute husband today. I'm so thankful he has a job he loves. Aside from how it looks in this picture, he is the hardest working man I know! I try to tell him often, but probably not enough, how amazing I think he is and how lucky we are to have him. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-52176394102269270612011-02-24T11:53:00.000-08:002011-02-24T11:57:13.701-08:00Happy Birthday....a couple days late!I'm so so sorry I'm a couple of days late, but on February 21st, Aryn turned 14! She has turned into such an amazing and beautiful young woman. She has been working so hard at school and her grades are awesome! We couldn't be prouder to have her as our daughter. Love you baby bear!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOP_RffL5FfZT13HEM3USNBHiYCT1n-v1iQ-QDMox2OnUdn4UqaeUfnVwEyUsni6wm6L36noddkVl7EGTEKN8X8nrkJzLOt89Njh7Hvh413O9uDtdzIJVla6fJ-v6wO_RuOdfTCErJqvnE/s1600/aryn.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577346923248683458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOP_RffL5FfZT13HEM3USNBHiYCT1n-v1iQ-QDMox2OnUdn4UqaeUfnVwEyUsni6wm6L36noddkVl7EGTEKN8X8nrkJzLOt89Njh7Hvh413O9uDtdzIJVla6fJ-v6wO_RuOdfTCErJqvnE/s320/aryn.bmp" /></a><br /><div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-10158867479526132832011-02-19T17:35:00.000-08:002011-02-19T17:52:01.647-08:00No diet, no exercise, no danger!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmGi4jPWDrmrbD33VxaJN3ZKU544oD3kB5tuX2RDk2MA_oXm6eT2MDPloL9fziJA-tQ1HeeXGxNX0QEmB881kywwwMB6mAEVeAWnFTLpRFrEargawvT490TM44koDeAtYZ7jr9yZjLI-P/s1600/tapeworms.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575579559426793474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmGi4jPWDrmrbD33VxaJN3ZKU544oD3kB5tuX2RDk2MA_oXm6eT2MDPloL9fziJA-tQ1HeeXGxNX0QEmB881kywwwMB6mAEVeAWnFTLpRFrEargawvT490TM44koDeAtYZ7jr9yZjLI-P/s320/tapeworms.jpg" /></a><br /><p>This week I had my yearly friendly little visit with the Healthy Utah people at work, and was informed that my weight is "temporarily slightly elevated". As if I didn't already know..... :)</p><p>So in my hunt to find the magic pill for weight loss, I came across this old ad for tapeworms! Funniest thing I've ever seen! "friends for a fair form" and "no ill effects" hahahaha..... I'm just thankful they were sanitized....</p><p>Wow! I guess I will stick with my current exercise program and try to eat a bit healthier for now. But if I don't start getting results soon, I bet there's a black market for tapeworms out there somewhere, right?</p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-12455977455601408302011-01-01T16:41:00.001-08:002011-01-24T17:50:45.768-08:00New Year's Resolution...So, my New Year's resolution this year was to keep my blog up to date, yet here it is the 23rd of January and I have yet to post anything....<br /><br />Well, from here on out I'm going to do better!<br /><br />2010 was a great year for all of us! Caleb started the 11<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> grade at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">UCAS</span> and Aryn is in the 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> grade at the Jr. High. So far they are both doing very well and loving school!<br /><br />Over the summer and fall we were able to take a couple of vacations to our favorite place, Colorado. We took a couple of weeks in August and hit a few places. Our first stop was Mesa Verde. We love it there, so we try to stop for a couple of days every few years. Here are some pictures <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">from</span> Mesa Verde:<br /><br />Aryn....<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557385979447237938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwneXmegxZQlUMxBRblIFfSlJP2MebHrHVnuWTD2-_yA0CojH-UdVFGtmMYbEeJiIOqBkp0YE1Q9MaIQww-gEIdvne_H7Be-BgnUFjiFHcxLhN5cOrj-KZkT9FId8gI1UpZKiYQtm2xUTL/s320/100_3209.JPG" /><br /><br />I love this picture of Caleb except he looks so grown up!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557385988126669522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5q5JOmG-WAxz5ZidA-9j4GV2BwJh5L6uAyxUctN2wc3LxcC5JxlMrP2Oibm2JEgDHzMucuoNQsN57F8IGKNl1pDtQSlH7IBNdV-fq5bXrGkU0o0mjzzhqElDbWFAt7fWo3YySi1Ud1ed/s320/100_3220.JPG" /><br />All of us after hiking up a mountain<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557385999011535378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0SrReMKmWey-0KLGlzvYKx-dOVqpl1ilWqiitK27bdxvwwzmtn5LsKyfUpD5hwsuHISIAfIyMsyMdWZkimUIvDUmb2Zdshyphenhyphenh8ydNOf8RQN6KMjwX5pPddB8S11t31B7P_xiLzktBbf5a/s320/100_3320.JPG" /><br /><br />Then we went to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chama</span>, New Mexico. It's a really small town with a scenic railroad (of course). We found this really cool place called Brazos, it's a small community about 15 minutes from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chama</span> that is just beautiful. We found a restaurant we all loved while we were there.<br /><br />So sweet..... ;)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557387863099288290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfbSm1i-St1jRzAYDz00jMhf_z2PSytqCHYYzLf2JQ3CcMYhyzGn4GpGNJ-8ZXf8w9z95pCEOrCbjTLlmVeZlkl5-KiqxSQr1H8r9cbvR8LIIT5pOKuSToFgAFAqdnwfcAd9Vmx9JJa2k/s320/100_3367.JPG" /><br />Everyone was really full....<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557387872181439394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9ZdmBFRmuwO3qqkBj7aIkZtljUFpaOHHksM0LR02hN3B-GMWB8Q5Opp2bPMYFcKink7d2-y2oYjlrFFXQPVhSAalk-krT5IrEIPt4sRjVNsoKknUizo6vl0kN4Q7vfNWCxTz1bFsottF/s320/100_3375.JPG" /><br />Clark loves The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cumbres</span> and Toltec railroad in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chama</span> because they let you wander around the yard and check out all their equipment. Here is Clark and Aryn in the cab of a steam engine:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557387882558074322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw170mAJtBKVubh-iuzFgZLNTcQiwVLTKNiR96iokrLYNWPCEkPG4DLx8DmG5Bkr7lWqN4KdEWrpX40tvJDaVmNTbLm0hz-NtINYDrmiuQTchoTdmGqdNQ1MG6P_cpPIf3BteofZlzig0r/s320/100_3523.JPG" /><br />All of us!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557387890415361042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzShoxI8c-86zAQZqlwUuKLs2U6_Xx_X6VGK460VK01_9D2zBU8Yvl9JkqcIDDLqJhOBpeUt_yKioaPaquPpUc8L1O7WTt-IGH4cnqtgduL7fIi4fOpAunrN4XyuEi7eUKXLYEZ3d71EgP/s320/100_3566.JPG" /><br />Then we headed to our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">favorite</span> place, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Durango</span> Colorado where we continued our tradition of riding the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Durango</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Silverton</span> train at least once a year.<br /><br />Caleb....<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557389290705993282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeODKwO3y8PlhmK8XU7cbS_t8_ZxoRCGj841HUPl-qd83ZmEN9Y88IFopbf-6YxwbRKIBrdD_hHr_aaSgafq0DIcFwfNXjAeuIJfCTL8VYYtRQ2Jdr0v80dmY-FEYN3QQKqkobz_nU4mD/s320/100_3678.JPG" /><br /><br />This is on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">high line</span> looking down at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Animas</span> River<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557389295996342946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasGN8zNwJwUpjkTpnXfEq3OfLJjBCiaKouEN4Jut7ggVFkK-HthUIKbWE130radQomzIkNyaGzj-Ml_AK_TkuXwCfq7uUJ48q2uDCJbpzQbU905aqrXMA5efGaiuCblXPm-wyVElF-UqF/s320/100_3717.JPG" /><br /><br />Me and Clark :)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557389300214297394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpKZkOFNlQUTZ5va0nsIKaNEfOB944pDxDfTOis3q7PZshX2orAshSBr0IxEl595m5BVu3eJcEfI1boZym9AvdVmIsklYOI40Phcp1pcnhgkK1EN9VquBfPfa52mf6BXcUhiOYPxFMO0i/s320/100_3783.JPG" /><br /><br />The train stops in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Silverton</span> for lunch before you head back down the canyon. This is Caleb at Mother <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Clucker's</span> (haha, I love the name) eating hot wings. He's just putting on a show, the wings weren't that hot!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557389306714086834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDE8AxPW3zA3tCDpAttZQIHDqIiuYB2quuIEp5dF4Q8WoMYVdHuhmT7W_J7Tq2RFtaNCebSfqPlW5kOhKN8CrWin4bgdmG3Op0H5yRJd7IAcqfiveW7BIvsvoFSb7XDnFzJcJsB81KLo6/s320/100_3820.JPG" /><br /><br />Aryn, always the animal lover....<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557389301987390642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHzBgVvFqs9fmLE7S-HRB3iiQVumWQy-Sd1cuzAexqicxazO8iOUSB7yLEfDdKXFpsnGVcF9_4SkvS-0DqOfUtf9vLKWphA26YET4uHlbCPCkjz4oftZl83WSGXg3M2-6Nj868ZqfR325/s320/100_3822.JPG" /><br />So we couldn't get the picture quite right on this next one, we weren't sure if the timer was working. But, if you're a John Wayne fan (as Clark is), this is called Katie's meadow in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ridgeway</span> Colorado, and it's where the fighting scene from True Grit (the original) was filmed.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557390829601029426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtizkm34DkimpHwaLfFvmhZXyJH4TnSN3upwyBHCTFUEeVzFrav__3vBQIwhiTEerUS1ep294LOgyaG1YVWL8JCyFYh2aSd3MWz7lgnmMXYUEGTxcPF-bUhtvDnfEFkYxz5LXtwgRpPXwF/s320/100_4255.JPG" /><br /><br />2010 was a fun year for me and my races. A bunch of us got together and did The Dirty Dash in Soldier Hollow. It was a 10k race with lots of obstacles and even more mud! We had a blast!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557390820607806818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7ZIxY8VCjdUmT35aG6BWzOf_iCK2q-6JKwO6BcxVi780ItXz9duUFmU4pCibdX8bwmtW61cg6-vn4lDWfq42QcatfnT-lLicOoODZgCrq40HjKgdShfKowXhx7R0fJGHepdrMCTUyi38/s320/100_4104.JPG" /><br /><br /><br />Caleb got invited to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">Springville</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">high's</span> homecoming and had a blast!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557390815754272114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs92KmpSbnk-t7kQAeOt16yWTInGA-Z_nL6-8nJDbO11QUmrfb5j_zNB53R0FmH2sMvvwJ_nOdXo0ZcHKPkiKIPb0K9wLZvZVfWw_Ah9qjrGeY8KmLOC8pBprreLGnJi7HXZEMMFKe6Op8/s320/100_4095.JPG" /><br /><br />Aryn and her <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">BFF</span> Nina went to their Christmas formal at the Jr High<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557390832242056770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICHKsECSbfHRZwWfWKljSmGEW2B5HgtknniDpNJCNJij7zGFZJvULmewrozcf5R7mA-vSJ_u_0aVawKfw85lRmw7MUnym5X_W7Cz2_8hxgrcPJ87Ql21TCQO426U4BdYMb3gZROmvZgJ1/s320/100_4352.JPG" /><br /><br />And this is our "Awkward Family Photo (check out the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">awkwardfamilyphotos</span>.com if you're not sure what I'm referring to)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557390836904080162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVxG6FfBWEtuuq3dwYeTSK2IVC_fO0EMdH-sL6vsMkIUDkY7wWCPwP7gRYE3H9V3hjYmB22OtlNeHswz1sihYBMzJERIWU7aoctG2vmdbYVXbs-nhyphenhyphenCfj2TheRikNVc7kIfCAMr3PQJZy/s320/100_4405.JPG" /><br />Hope you have enjoyed catching up on our year! Hopefully 2011 won't all end up in one blog :)<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-44913200727426690282010-06-28T19:04:00.000-07:002010-06-29T08:59:28.284-07:00Art City Music Festival!<p>Every year, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Springville</span> holds the Art City Music Festival, where musicians can spend the day writing songs together and then performing them. This was Caleb's first year participating, and he had a great time! There was a shortage of bassists, so he got to be in 3 bands. In the first video, I don't think they had the mike volume correct, because it was really hard to hear the singing. Anyway, enjoy! (Caleb is on the far right in the black shirt in each video)</p><p>The first band was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fourty</span>-Two</p><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxlfL1zsaZo2FftAy1egY_pd30OchAKhpo11OTxN8oqaLo6ZtaPFo8fgNYm8Is4la0CezUOwBh54KKZ7ftptw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p>The second band was Logan's Run </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwrjNxZ5pN_vqJCYQpIw0sYaq48Qyg0F78MDsPOVR8HXQ8hsKx7mY-JyH6ZiN8ezwL0OVrggyrYCLoP9oAGCg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p>And the 3rd band (my personal favorite) was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Igno</span></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzWa2xRQOWmO8PlgDiJrPsWi5-LdOQGS2xbIedD8D9Wt6HqelpuAywJ0vGEAeeUoTIrMbPVtLpA6DcmRYOnRg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-54963073270609196542010-05-11T08:22:00.000-07:002010-05-11T08:37:36.419-07:00Broken Kid.....<div><div>Last week I got a call from the school that every parent dreads, "Mrs. McClellan, we need you to come get Caleb and take him to the hospital."</div><br /><div></div><div>I guess they were playing soccer in P.E. and Caleb and another boy were going for the ball at the same time when the other kid's shoulder collided with Caleb's collar bone. His collar bone lost that battle and snapped right in half. This just confirmed my belief that they should stick to measuring ball <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">circumference</span> and velocity in P.E. at the smart kids school and stay away from actual physical activity... :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Once I got to the school, I found him lying on the soccer field surrounded by friends offering to make him cookies and bring him <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Slurpee's</span>, AND having his head rubbed by a really cute girl. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">counsellor</span> got him all bound up and on the back of the golf cart, which was a really fun, bumpy ride, then we got him into the Jeep for another really fun, bumpy ride to the hospital where he was a very strange shade of green and telling the triage nurse the pain was a SEVEN! </div><br /><div></div><div>The doctor came in, took one look at his collar bone and said "Yep, it's broke" . They still x-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ray ed</span> it and then put him in a sling. This is is first broken bone....</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035849870778482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoKpNDqvZd2b-NQmMtwvobhKwJD0dsbxSYm3V1oP5JSKFDyD6WD4TQh4dtLAWGOFmPuh-0RWaFlnAeVrgAkEbeNYHir3Zj2Q5zgNnyV8S8CgNnWqCz6S-NqzAY41FDpTpBEVHgToRzgTQ/s320/hospital.jpg" /></div></div><br /><p>He had a really rough couple of days between the pain <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">meds</span> and the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">nausea</span> that they caused, but we are 6 days later and he already has much more mobility and hardly any pain! He's just glad he got out of P.E. for the rest of the year!</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035858506285090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRTE0g6i4A5W7mUELJwd6VteJtYFl9UqfTMKeJ74YK_KUqM4gaz8CkQnl5H9k_oWdWR8hLS-pf54T52nHMhl7w_nQeq3Oi_J7KwhbT__BI2jqf_KM-jDnuuTKqOww1Uige_bm_GxX03_6/s320/spegetti.jpg" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-51080003123022523832010-05-04T18:08:00.000-07:002010-05-07T12:27:27.255-07:00St George Ironman<div>This last weekend I got to go volunteer at the St George Ironman. For those of you who may not know what the Ironman is, I'll tell you! It is the triathlon of all triathlons! It's a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a full marathon (26.2 miles)!! I know, crazy! These people are amazing! My friend Heather has been training for it for the past year. She is amazing!!<br /><div><br /><div>I was lucky enough to get picked to be a finish line volunteer from 8 p.m. until midnight. Heather's predicted finish time was around 9:30 or 10, so it was perfect!</div><div><br /></div><div>Since I didn't volunteer until later at night, I got to watch the whole swim, and then the bike transition. The swim was held at Sand Hollow Reservoir. The water temperature was only about 58 degrees....brrrr!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467816398205764802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVQpMQPLNZutY2Tif5_mqIuvCSMECWhsZNViyZnFa0TFkPKE1QsACLZzZQ_IJN4g0J9P0CLPr43LmFalvzT-sbywHLm9mzqrD4Lfb1AJVnro1n_1v7OaD0LOr1IvCrDbLMkGYYRjNETbq/s320/ironmanswim.jpg" /> </div><div> </div><div>Here are some of her support crew at the swim. Her mom's friend Carole is on the left end, then her brother Troy, her mom, her friend Janet from California, me, and her brother Chad</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468611647638041234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79ZABBJ7GzCQj-9akRcJIrVb35vPtJaGd5bswXQB3cgCg7yAY8MAALQ4jE4Ur7kYo6JRdijOczIn4JvI6gVxW5H5dnAh-jFUxg_165zcFpMroHoXivDY-a8YiXpcY3lLOUbpXvdcZ6sWb/s320/IRONMAN.jpg" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Then we headed down to watch her on the second loop of her bike, and the wind had picked up! </div><br /><div>It's not a very good picture, but she's the first biker<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467816386398579394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-jbhWIcr-e3Uh0cQqJ_MHPqLpkIU_cBOt6q6DhW-ObdxYSExTY7dlS3qEgrnEhRPfyRTQMN8yDewK6qRHuYL3fKRXCNHveQ1Gsk83fER__FuIcN7Z2HuoXZQt5S7f9OJVeDElX0pQqji/s320/Heatherbike.jpg" /></div><br /><div>She had an amazing family and support crew, here's her mom:</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467816390268669714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_QfWCVjeZjXyzDxIuwJ8RznXjS44wa3g6Zh8Dc5XAqeM4ZEB2Y5IztvlwtTsLrhDofMDYfIX1y1Fjy5yiWcxkC8eaZZ8EPRKMdu3-Kvphd4W_QvssUhHB3fDJljSKp9F5940fpY5drxs/s320/heathersmom.jpg" /><br />And her brother Chad, his wife Jordan, and their baby Garrett. Chad was playing the Rocky theme on the kazoo! Very inspirational!<br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467816380633405250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQq-6yvt1iiPnuujmqkvOVbnK6sg4HyX3I1tGDlqbx1VNkY0-Ad7txDKljqwZ_k0oWXwKNVrAYjvIe_uGdDmqt41LWKqRFoyiOe45CWcvv9jene_1MVyYuLg4hDHFJhdLK1jP-OWeVZbr/s320/Chad&Jordan.jpg" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>The best spectator shirt ever!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467816405291872658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvemIDhtyhUCeJAgTf_vuNkEOqx-sJzCJQFRaVd-_5tlFaM4h6SQqoeS-UP2XRL55wEZQPRmSKfJ_kbBzB2ii2lxqiYqLAZrCczueIRIUl9rnkBci2JLD6d1mrUc62M1PHYi9vF26CvpS/s320/shirt.jpg" /></div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And then it was time for a nap before I headed to the finish line. Another volunteer got this short video of Heather after she crossed the finish line (and me chasing her around). She was just smiling and giggling, so glad to be done! She completed 140 miles in 15 hours 8 minutes. She is absolutely amazing!</div><br /><br /><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy65pXzXn4H5ut_efrbjzl83QeLT2F8n66eWe9QxXOeN68nJJnu0w9JgDqfzLdU4zJ4MwtOhwCWL-pQwQMJcA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p></p><br /><p>From now on when I introduce her or talk about her, I am going to call her Ironman Heather!</p></div></div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-39991425137755283382010-04-04T10:12:00.000-07:002010-04-04T10:27:36.705-07:00Creative Easter Eggs?Even though our kids are getting "too old to color eggs", I love to force them to do things they don't want to do just because I am the mom! They were VERY excited about it:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456332696494770642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQDc6jV3WFR6_3h-b-GNQpbSOHqjndL1p_-o7PeQGHM58unuB30XgaXqum6UtdVoJnHsFf5UUfrGZM0l56U9y4lrqIm7VZCTJJYj895zQBmUuzypEvqhHjBsd_mYepehAI65oDddWabIz/s320/GetAttachment9.jpg" /><br />I bought the super monster egg coloring kit which turned out to be a big hit with the whole family. <br /><br />Aryn made a moustached egg:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456332709060314610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtd30A2CwNeGn281ndRz1tgAJ2rg0XvAOkQEqE-gZqHMIuBz4LIcSvPWnyumRo433synaPW69JVcULRhW5NKLQa_YYT2xJrT1yIanezhdSDvpCDbBto4kfnStUNtHOOjS_wnn5HKbkqZm/s320/GetAttachment8.jpg" />Caleb, still obsessed with The Shining, made a Jack Torrance Easter egg:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2cOsxFsLX4vgkN2tC5LLAWNMzSQjOL2cMEfXWIisV9icEIN9aFnS7X0yhFCCjUnwk75xvbewrLgMUCMnorzSNGwesP58HPZmcNi1vWUvMXOe4Ex2pk_BzKCm2_jQ2n1CuQFjILIo77eu/s1600/GetAttachment4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456333341690832066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2cOsxFsLX4vgkN2tC5LLAWNMzSQjOL2cMEfXWIisV9icEIN9aFnS7X0yhFCCjUnwk75xvbewrLgMUCMnorzSNGwesP58HPZmcNi1vWUvMXOe4Ex2pk_BzKCm2_jQ2n1CuQFjILIo77eu/s320/GetAttachment4.jpg" /></a><br />Complete with ax:<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456332727173316610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcRKGvrtBMvrznQpCCywKHhNmKk_hqobJd1ZCOgYHf7wlMT3xM4ibY12i8AxQm5opa3dC5ZFJhOD_eOOxOMJSW3By-qm2mGhTF5sXDQzkaYE3FyNtAJvGQ7pgWIknBgOMixyqnpS-rikG/s320/GetAttachment5.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div>Clark made a red neck Easter egg:</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456332735852340674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V-G9eyWgvMDzepDH5jPepjZaO_jzV0yuCM96poyO7kmnQ10PVi2BTeikaTrq6seOekOMFV-L3e9geE2sqvOC6gmUOVfKSsoYFF_PqhL27n1xpFo8k5R5TmG8GA3NAK1iy5cfVeTJlxkz/s320/GetAttachment7.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div>And mine is a Richard Simmons egg:</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzs9NatRXlarujZNZq5XtO3X8jF4vffJcWVIxLyG6EAjHG9baKiEYqyJGP8fg5nQ5rUVJkDijOutCbxziKxeH4KsOxJsEIDnchU7Ti1JHyem7bERad4ocuH39mKyImysIDL_sJ6zZBDBF/s1600/GetAttachment3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456332916103022530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzs9NatRXlarujZNZq5XtO3X8jF4vffJcWVIxLyG6EAjHG9baKiEYqyJGP8fg5nQ5rUVJkDijOutCbxziKxeH4KsOxJsEIDnchU7Ti1JHyem7bERad4ocuH39mKyImysIDL_sJ6zZBDBF/s320/GetAttachment3.jpg" /></a>It turned out to be a really fun night with lots of laughs and stained fingers :)<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-48868955146660134622010-03-26T14:30:00.000-07:002010-03-26T14:45:41.379-07:0016 years ago today....16 years ago today, I married an amazing man.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453060125835040082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CqnrPddjcUqH2yE2JZNGwr93nx9rLmbHfzmyMEJ5SwL7bhuwos8bHPQwF1GixTI0tF_768X4IFKX6uBONP9mfLR6a6RyIPr19Uxy92mpFa7A-wDNsRk4wF-i7aKBwTJ28Nfon0pS7gzf/s320/wedding+photos0024.jpg" /><br />Even though sometimes I don't always bring out the best in him...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453060131271179618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2LnOtmZxfQgcfbKFubi6BTaVDh-B4EbjJn5C3l_rtqOEK06C4OZNoT2MEdGdo6eID4N5m-zf0vDw4W-ZAbK-ENa3iFUy4XLsIKcYlupJrK91cmzlsiSh0Kbw8LT-6wV0xgI4L8u-zFCQ/s320/100_2955.JPG" /><br /><br />I somehow manage to keep him around<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453060135765677282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1QIU68iyyTuOvlW4JAHhgmZH_nrMCA7wtDDyS7KHpKo6bDLHWCHiOpDGuuI-HQb9SHu-oyhE2b7CGtzzmNmbA6kvOXkUdLZgYNn4uKQjEJkc90kJRZTZko8-RqJAc6rOeWNMFz83k7wa/s320/meclarkmay09.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />He is the hardest working, most dedicated family man I know. And no matter what we do, together we always end up having a great time<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2wu4Umllr5HFCUZDoxgYU__klTNLwa9ODFJuPtRgS8HmO0DHyU6_mcEaAlSaQ1JhuPXIPCXylX_9k346SnX6ex2g6pelrqEoHftRKRlPkDSRVNmhT6PUasb7ZmWYdjTs8zmK7yT9C2Zx/s1600/100_1090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453060154215005842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2wu4Umllr5HFCUZDoxgYU__klTNLwa9ODFJuPtRgS8HmO0DHyU6_mcEaAlSaQ1JhuPXIPCXylX_9k346SnX6ex2g6pelrqEoHftRKRlPkDSRVNmhT6PUasb7ZmWYdjTs8zmK7yT9C2Zx/s320/100_1090.jpg" /></a><br />I can't imagine my life without you babe, and I can't wait to see what the next 16 years bring.<br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_OLLUap0y26jAxHUIaSseZuIbo5aEaECUR42_Ttl4RvtRC7dRwZCuTKa983TDFtnh2N5hD7mpH_kXofVVoPmMaaWDlSEJm6pM0nt3X002LAs1hgADv5FkF6mFcIEWSi9fUMkuu0WZNcu/s1600/meandclark2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453060146480620434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_OLLUap0y26jAxHUIaSseZuIbo5aEaECUR42_Ttl4RvtRC7dRwZCuTKa983TDFtnh2N5hD7mpH_kXofVVoPmMaaWDlSEJm6pM0nt3X002LAs1hgADv5FkF6mFcIEWSi9fUMkuu0WZNcu/s320/meandclark2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-88145885930383395732010-03-14T13:10:00.000-07:002010-03-14T13:25:58.034-07:00Preference Dance!Last night was Springville High's Preference dance, and Caleb was invited by Angela. Teenagers sometimes crack me up, he could not understand why he had to dress nice. He thought jeans and a t-shirt were more than appropriate for a formal dance..... poor Angela :)<br /><br />But after finally convincing a not happy Caleb, he dressed up, and looked very handsome. And Angela was beautiful as always!<br /><br />Here they are in what has been named the "nice picture" location of our house:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsL7MkGFaL_5fgZOlUNcrqVSjfr8GlTmo-vsbTBJJjx0C2-aBuEbmFOLI9harMoDP5fsrhVSQW4sgE2RxmMSyUfi-Z55r7fnmtYhG2T-WoXv9sja0SEQNn7maPtGEUSM7kjuUuyhej8zH/s1600-h/Caleb&Angela2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448586469178918082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsL7MkGFaL_5fgZOlUNcrqVSjfr8GlTmo-vsbTBJJjx0C2-aBuEbmFOLI9harMoDP5fsrhVSQW4sgE2RxmMSyUfi-Z55r7fnmtYhG2T-WoXv9sja0SEQNn7maPtGEUSM7kjuUuyhej8zH/s320/Caleb&Angela2.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Caleb putting on her corsage, which he picked out himself, and was beautiful:<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448585388116545058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUzsAMDWnBG-pgkQEW0R_xK5icWjfqSVFDnqre5h3guk3M60f8auuXPbf8jeNoIrlscUm8Cz5AfVqrHd1HZdGs__QYNbfZ2y22nx-97TaZQ4u3OhfgTFuLQT0xNogW2O1_DC4w6UFkpsp/s320/Caleb&Anglea1.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>Angela trying to put on the boutineer:</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448585382015853090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54ElUpcUKXGBeMQMWK0lQBzo-QggjPqXlbytCpVmefIGVsDWYn-csgGu7UiKRmd8caAsODL8o7fu5Tq43aN89lgzLDDChST7sAsG9iOr4x8r1ycV1W7VC_mxeh5rS_sR2r1o-F7Q_Z3kD/s320/Angela.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>And then me AND Clark trying to put on the boutineer:</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7a9BpuXBklUDSLIAwhUIH9eBbjoyWceWkZnTFm8VNHrHc38unpbb8e-Axp-ANxvx2t7YsXWViQ46BskL_MEvc-pNUKG-Y3tVTizC4P04WUrMNAKXfTTzFStRKGozTnsNZWLieXpjaksF/s1600-h/100_2983.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448585412969556546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7a9BpuXBklUDSLIAwhUIH9eBbjoyWceWkZnTFm8VNHrHc38unpbb8e-Axp-ANxvx2t7YsXWViQ46BskL_MEvc-pNUKG-Y3tVTizC4P04WUrMNAKXfTTzFStRKGozTnsNZWLieXpjaksF/s320/100_2983.JPG" /></a></div><div>We FINALLY got it!<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyawNygSGUUpEbIw1mi26fHKWRn_0hAq1PX_7wsgp1ci-ryiQLFLJwvxLOwGux0gt5aY_ckWUgFBFJH4PCRD1rdj7PlxmCb0xigVOundtD2khXCqoS_1NeGsEJPtEttb3XjbfC3ncRNEnp/s1600-h/Caleb&Angela3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448585402442794658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyawNygSGUUpEbIw1mi26fHKWRn_0hAq1PX_7wsgp1ci-ryiQLFLJwvxLOwGux0gt5aY_ckWUgFBFJH4PCRD1rdj7PlxmCb0xigVOundtD2khXCqoS_1NeGsEJPtEttb3XjbfC3ncRNEnp/s320/Caleb&Angela3.JPG" /></a>They had a great time, the girls made the boys dinner at one of their houses, then they went to the dance which was held at one of Caleb's favorite locations, the Springville art museum, and then went back to another girl's house for dessert.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-45400911096973825492010-03-11T11:44:00.000-08:002010-03-11T11:56:08.047-08:00Stress Fracture.....As some of you might know, I am addicted to running. I has been my Prozac for the last few years. Unfortunately, as hard as I have tried to avoid it, injuries sometimes happen. A couple of weeks ago I started having some pain in my lower right leg, and even though I knew better, I continued to run on it. The pain was fairly moderate at first, but then I ran 18 miles. A few hours after the pain had gotten worse to the point that I could only put a little weight on that leg. I decided to take a break from running for about 10 days and then assumed I would resume training for my marathon on April 17<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. So last Monday I suited up and headed out, ran about 10 steps and had to stop because of the pain. I finally made an appointment with a sport's medicine physician, thinking he would tell me to cowboy up, there is nothing wrong. Well... I was wrong. After a couple of x-rays the doctor pointed out 2 small black lines, which happen to be stress fractures. So I guess my running has to be put on hold for the next 6-8 weeks, and the Salt Lake marathon will have to wait until next year. As frustrating as it is, it just makes me realize that I may need to take it a bit slower, and lose these last 20 pounds that have been hanging on the past year or so. Luckily I have a few smaller races planned that will keep me occupied until I can train for a marathon again.<br /><br />On the bright side, Clark has started running on our treadmill and is doing awesome! He is already starting to understand my running addiction!Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-63318360530282007342010-02-21T19:27:00.000-08:002010-02-22T07:31:06.832-08:00And she's a teenager.......Today is Aryn's 13<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> birthday! I know it's said all the time, but I can't believe how time flies! It seems like just yesterday that Clark and I were bringing her home from the hospital. I can't imagine my life without her, she is growing up to be such an amazing girl, and we are so proud of her!<br /><br />This past year has brought a lot of firsts. She made her first Jr High honor roll, had her first babysitting job,<br /><br /><br /><p></p><p>Made new friends,<br /></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440905154400240562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFc7nPpp8SqwsJdGK-_ZMtcpKtI0RnYNqYBBVuWCLYDYEdf3RljTD7sXiIKwmRBgMRBveu_d_N0wejm_5mbs3ljvH9eW95_hI5fjRqqX0QFltHUfUC86tRwtWnDDNdrXgGsFpMFyXXZ-x/s320/100_2928.JPG" /><br />Went to her first Jr High formal dance,<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440905169362737250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPXHt8WnChGkQpXFVLqk6t6dwh6mD5HMpz7XJWHo1t8PhQ6SpYaKusVSFgfLFksTYuo2rG7DIb8X0k1MO1NuKIchYSGTvgj5YPZuZ8Me5AKWgFFWAgHBWO9moprbSygQ28cihAXTOCsqj/s320/11141_1238985947528_1615651107_563803_591540_n.jpg" /> </p><p>Had her first boyfriend,<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440905148654621650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYYQCPnP9Hbo721bK9I-s_vf0XVZ_jlX17bpQ3ht8DPV0XxbgqfOcbacJfDNRstJeQ1roEmBs_prfQ2lGLKhBB__TdVfJgDxw_GXwQWLQe1QV5Kg45WTC_CVrUMdtKIf_Y_ClFdW089Xs/s320/100_2923.JPG" /><br />And her second..... :)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440905178633000434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdp2XQNq2vtmvPouKxT41GWnj7j0ub_mgTRPCEwu9mq8uvOgaDzW7nyYkrI6wMnptEf3ocGdAu5RL-pPqJeyO79v7EaAXP2kB9EJvPiydJwO-YqNi6SuFIlzBoh4qT3ZjlE6lkg52NDGw/s320/20738_1288981157377_1615651107_676261_6183871_n.jpg" /><br />And discovered a whole new sense of fashion<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicT4SvvdYFh7QI6tnLahWMofBdf8VhD0QmDkS_1WzO-dMS-FMp-6Eol9fQLJ5w-KQHiQMhiNS_JNioaMXo9TgJXbLcwdE4t5Pvj8w0uX1f2hCXPYGQ_4_nrtzrPP0yxfTbelSDGriRvseA/s1600-h/100_2972.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440905163812231618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicT4SvvdYFh7QI6tnLahWMofBdf8VhD0QmDkS_1WzO-dMS-FMp-6Eol9fQLJ5w-KQHiQMhiNS_JNioaMXo9TgJXbLcwdE4t5Pvj8w0uX1f2hCXPYGQ_4_nrtzrPP0yxfTbelSDGriRvseA/s320/100_2972.JPG" /></a><br />Happy birthday sweetie, you will always be our baby bear!</p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-68388907207102317872009-12-23T18:17:00.001-08:002009-12-23T18:39:49.643-08:00Facebook.....It's what makes a normally boring day fantastic!Facebook can be so handy! It made a collage of 2009 photos for me!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtD7HDcgo6zVMHSc7oo1Lf6u8-9dDo89jy6M7R0FqjGz-SrEuJjcLguAES9qlzKUMoboDlctXH-6cj-Y4rRXRLmIqY-PAlEzXf7IRVUQijj3zQy-LwVuiUETjQ4-pJx83h6VcGMEFFAU_/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418626379933612546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtD7HDcgo6zVMHSc7oo1Lf6u8-9dDo89jy6M7R0FqjGz-SrEuJjcLguAES9qlzKUMoboDlctXH-6cj-Y4rRXRLmIqY-PAlEzXf7IRVUQijj3zQy-LwVuiUETjQ4-pJx83h6VcGMEFFAU_/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a><br /><div>I thought this was funny, you can create a collage of some of your Facebook status posts from 2009. It just reminds me that I may have too much free time....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcUt0s-Bj_jI5879ak-gEjuay6XJyWzyY_1yp2gneJMmJf5ipivsurJJ8yHYUsjIMupHqQQh4gQCn7L-9g27WAAlbv7lwsY3AygM1zqZsf19BHRI4h2emW4GPLd9d2G6Kq3I10jNPRRtV/s1600-h/img.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418621644985753090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcUt0s-Bj_jI5879ak-gEjuay6XJyWzyY_1yp2gneJMmJf5ipivsurJJ8yHYUsjIMupHqQQh4gQCn7L-9g27WAAlbv7lwsY3AygM1zqZsf19BHRI4h2emW4GPLd9d2G6Kq3I10jNPRRtV/s320/img.png" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-56014912423200925082009-11-21T14:10:00.001-08:002009-11-21T17:31:53.460-08:00Aftermath!Last Tuesday Caleb and his band Aftermath got to play their first live show..... well okay, 1 song, but it was awesome! They wrote the song and performed it a week later. Caleb is on the right playing the bass, his best friend Jake is in the middle playing the drums, and their other friend Matt is on the left playing the electric guitar. Enjoy! ( I just noticed that the video is off from the music. I don't know why....)<br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dybcOE5xYWume2HbHi5UZfETsi8jOhUpUKaIKSsGr3MAXF8vgzwYl7nj1K1-rG9pPot9t-ipt4lPCuHS_u9Fw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-74792538319329490572009-11-07T15:26:00.001-08:002009-11-07T16:56:43.081-08:00Colorado, Clark's 40th Birthday, Halloween and another triathlon!I keep thinking I will do better and post more often, but life just gets so crazy sometimes!<br /><br /><br />We were able to get away for a few days and go back to Colorado. It was a great get away and we can't wait to do it again. We got to see a lot of things we don't normally take the time to see. We drove over to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Telluride</span> and rode the gondolas up the mountain, 3 of us had fun, 1 of us kept asking what the point of this was..... (his names starts with C and ends with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">aleb</span>).<br /><br /><br />Here is Clark with that certain someone just as we started up the mountain:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401508247829376658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZZtGkEd4OasngXAxHC2HUElIa_Rfr3rv81cMPrQUsc4q51wppl9-H-pZ28mTpz9sR9Zrq3CqGpueZ5Ymznzq6rS5rxrgIlvkzX0u9OigaachSJCKiGS4Ky5_qxjJnW8i1LR409Zevai8/s320/100_2471.jpg" /><br />And here are me and Aryn:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401508256351366546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvI59ebuJbfO0ookUzSMZh7GWmLjPERSDaozvw8PkVL0_TMyfUeSYraBm7sbKT0RTe5RWt1-Vj1C2BJFIBIbVIfAB_CT4UX9kFxJpsY2RuzKrBcbrPez_RBUbSbrha7dHOO9RW2EfVzmYR/s320/100_2472.jpg" /><br />We stayed a couple of nights in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ouray</span> and found out it has tons of waterfalls that are fairly easy to hike to. Clark and I had a great time hiking around, and eventually Caleb got out of the car once in awhile to check things out, Aryn, however, preferred her <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ipod</span> and the car......<br /><br /><br />I guess we can always <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">photo shop</span> the kids in later :)<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401508262716821378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiyoY3kFeYU2cEuHfr-BwQHBI88x8KSQWcdRz8ThAsCSH3uDXskYsFm3tteP3ZTW6101WchyphenhyphenrmTWYn0QVBwYkqvs2AtA-MyIVShHE0ZwAQHZWwXdpnX0UWpHd43icBWXuaUwhNy-u8I1a/s320/100_2544.jpg" /><br />As some of you may know, Clark is lucky enough to have been born on Halloween. And this year was THE BIG ONE for him. He turned 40, although he will be the first to tell you he still gets <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">ID'd</span> when buying beer. I think he looks great for an old dude :)<br /><br /><br />The girls at work and I always have a good time making sure EVERYONE in the office knows it's his birthday:<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401508275990545330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE97a8l-WDOJpTUgvykc4_GNXuM-788Bi2BnOS50_U8lggVyYf1I0oRuWFegAERspKLvhc7lFOkwwcMgNdhiEBHU4VpAjJMwltG7-nyQCx5z1DjMRFbMMAuBkNPh5apfIi4ffVQXtM732D/s320/100_2625.jpg" /><br /><br />This year since it was THE BIG ONE, the kids and I decided to throw him a surprise birthday party. It was so much fun planning it, and with the help of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Facebook</span>, we were able to track down some old friends he hadn't seen in years. We had a great turnout, and he was really surprised! I really appreciate everyone who helped plan the party, and helped get him out of the house so we could get it ready. We hope every one had as much fun as we did. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401508281307143586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UZ_MAtTMNg6I8nbym2oSUM2tKjYWYVvP6lSAj4T1J8XpbT-KFPcxH61efl8vQSryQqFwoKnoDdsa0m7_bpL6HHiBw4rjNiAmf_hlrq876kgbNEXqj_NeOEbHFwYGsh4Ek89F5lazZhiJ/s320/100_2675.jpg" /><br />This is Clark, Chris, and Greg. They were <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">high school</span> buddies. I'm sure there are teachers and staff at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Springville</span> high who would break down in tears if they saw these 3 together again.....<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401509704848169778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-TPmkFIhj5WhBY0Dz3o6TnJgH_tIHio369_BCnFVi0WbKUYXNpra6HyNwIzCLucHxG0oD9bjPSNVGyN5fW0ih_sEN-tImfWgZ76DcFoGndG9625dd6Hcm6mV5r0g3NVjwfP5kHguVuDQ/s320/100_2703.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3Yogt95dE8jm4TmkaAhJF9MC1ZslfO6hMdJ8MmusSMsVcbga6VE5cfZLyNB_qNoX9jg4m5oL9wbBoN79-Or0v8YrK9BWvrUjNt0sLnAgTYZ2Ay-Rm4iULI5Szi1uvdHgyKzhhhELS9cz/s1600-h/100_2722.jpg"></a>Hopefully it won't be another 10 to 15 years before we get together with old friends again!<br /><br /><br />Halloween was a good time too, here is Caleb dressed up as Jim from the Office dressed up as <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Facebook</span>.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401509694527833730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqe_n256BSn1L6npEeoMQageWeBov14hC98OfQtm9Yx71BEleqEZbq_cWkee5-EMnRzZ_grN85_EXvrlhlkQMy3L5F6itMelZyR5NUKksn-K7oOr9_Vyv4C9tclhVzXZj38a7tZU3sOaY/s320/100_2627.jpg" />This is where the picture of Aryn dressed up as Madonna would be if they hadn't all been deleted off my camera some how..... I'm hoping I will get her to dress up again, so I can get some pictures. It was a great costume!</div><br /><div></div><div>We had a fun Halloween party at work on Friday, this is some of us who dressed up in our "action" photo:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik9uP_R0qKciuZn6Y43l4jp8Sl-efmlquwloJb2Amxo4ad4dBWU4YIxAqKaIimnbm5Z1uEMwF55BRwmG_ddn9uT3FJ-MIXfmTDJaOY7wjSqvwnDMKoErREhmTr52DznGdw3U_C7uNqtXp/s1600-h/100_2649.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401509702701117842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik9uP_R0qKciuZn6Y43l4jp8Sl-efmlquwloJb2Amxo4ad4dBWU4YIxAqKaIimnbm5Z1uEMwF55BRwmG_ddn9uT3FJ-MIXfmTDJaOY7wjSqvwnDMKoErREhmTr52DznGdw3U_C7uNqtXp/s320/100_2649.jpg" /></a><br />Lastly, today I completed my 3rd triathlon! Sadly it was the last one of the season, and now I am back in marathon training getting ready for the Salt Lake Marathon next April. </div><div></div><div>Here are me and Tatum after the race:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HqCU9wZ_OsEXjTiwUAZg-KIO5s9SMtDOHjLb3oc55h3FxKyXZwQQgdxEHXlBvMnCr5YIbCBKcfGuGAVhdIaKViLa-HP2V1NXBbzltAEVOE8fYY96Cc168k_cFifWziElxD9GXRL3lNsq/s1600-h/11446_198052530559_736965559_4454835_6602207_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401524225649819490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HqCU9wZ_OsEXjTiwUAZg-KIO5s9SMtDOHjLb3oc55h3FxKyXZwQQgdxEHXlBvMnCr5YIbCBKcfGuGAVhdIaKViLa-HP2V1NXBbzltAEVOE8fYY96Cc168k_cFifWziElxD9GXRL3lNsq/s320/11446_198052530559_736965559_4454835_6602207_n.jpg" /></a> <div></div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-64137834240814341942009-10-22T11:02:00.001-07:002009-10-22T11:03:28.664-07:00Caleb's Poem!!Here it is, Caleb's first published poem!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.galleryofwriting.org/writing/93094">http://www.galleryofwriting.org/writing/93094</a>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-38428024031341779112009-10-13T12:58:00.000-07:002009-10-13T13:11:55.973-07:00I am a HORRIBLE mother!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNfS9BiA220KkEq5BeKpa97mt6BmEFmxGXFpVW4dlJLHte9ZE0iI1bnb24D6uLgJh98DAsngxHCmn54_CDpSrR5YUFTQHKvwrAbRMCBqrLxlMMY6pyQGRxasvKnwRwQVKZdCR6oMjY98n/s1600-h/CALEB0009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392176757783390162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNfS9BiA220KkEq5BeKpa97mt6BmEFmxGXFpVW4dlJLHte9ZE0iI1bnb24D6uLgJh98DAsngxHCmn54_CDpSrR5YUFTQHKvwrAbRMCBqrLxlMMY6pyQGRxasvKnwRwQVKZdCR6oMjY98n/s320/CALEB0009.jpg" border="0" /></a> I can't believe I didn't create a post for Caleb's birthday. His 16th birthday no less! My only excuse is that I was taking care of him since he decided to get the swine flu for his birthday. Seriously, that had to be the worst birthday ever. No one could even stop and see him, but everyone called him, which made him feel slightly better. I can't believe he is 16!! We are so lucky to have such a great kid. He is amazingly smart, and handsome, and so polite. And he even lets me and Clark be his friends on facebook :). I got to talk to most of his teachers last week when I went to pick up the homework he had missed, and every one of them that I talked to told me what an awesome kid he is. We are so proud of him, and all he has accomplished at such a young age. Speaking of, the poem that he got published is coming out on the 20th of this month, so I will be sure to post a link to it as soon as I get it.<br /><div> </div><div>Happy (late) Birthday Caleb! We love you!</div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-60869044597897310492009-10-06T07:08:00.000-07:002009-10-06T07:34:57.385-07:00H1N1 vs. the McClellans<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-SE5z56YQCsWbCQgLv6m3IXseg4q-VqAsLMAT1xZatCdbEmH8HJZ_HVR6FQwqNseouU4U6E38Lro_eYQcpNgveqHG4WQcAcjDnWKnDhp8AKaYb-RiIQtAo5X5Txna-ayMrv3uHj9DmB6/s1600-h/h1n1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 295px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389489859444801794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-SE5z56YQCsWbCQgLv6m3IXseg4q-VqAsLMAT1xZatCdbEmH8HJZ_HVR6FQwqNseouU4U6E38Lro_eYQcpNgveqHG4WQcAcjDnWKnDhp8AKaYb-RiIQtAo5X5Txna-ayMrv3uHj9DmB6/s320/h1n1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>We've heard about it on the news, and in the papers but we hadn't paid much attention to it until yesterday. Caleb woke up complaining that he was dizzy when he stoop up and had some back pain. As the morning continued the back pain got worse and he had a fever and nausea. So I decided to take him to the doctor thinking he had a kidney infection or something like that. We were both so surprised when he said swine flu. There isn't really anything they can do for him, so we brought him home and put him to bed. I am amazed how hard it hits a healthy teenage boy. The doctor warned us that it would get worse before it gets better, and this morning he seems to be worse already. He also said we should all expect to get it, but the good news is once you have it you are immune to it. We can't decide if we want to get it and have it done with or avoid it! </div><div> </div><div>Caleb will be out of school for the week, which is not very good news for him. And according to our work policy, we are not allowed to go to work until he is no longer contagious, which is 24 hours after all his symptoms are gone. So I'm off work for the week, but Clark gets to work as long as he doesn't go to the office. </div><div> </div><div>The worse part is his 16<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> birthday is tomorrow! Guess this won't be the best birthday ever, but I think he will remember it. For his birthday we got him concert tickets. The concert is Sunday night, so we all have our fingers crossed that he will be well enough to go. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-74653136433628283732009-09-23T10:24:00.001-07:002009-09-23T10:37:44.410-07:00Daybreak TriathlonWhat started off as just crossing another goal off my list almost turned into a nightmare....<br /><br />I signed up for this triathlon kind of last minute thinking I would finally complete my first open water swim tri. The swim was scheduled for the Oquirrh Lake in Daybreak. If you are from Utah, I'm sure you've heard that there were 3 cases of roundworm that are linked to the lake. This information was released the Wednesday before the tri, what a close call! So what was supposed to be a 750 meter open water swim turned into a 75 meter swim in the clubhouse pool, and then a mile run to transition. All in all, it was the perfect day for a race, and tons of fun. I guess I'll figure the open water swim thing out next year.....<br /><br />Here are some photos from after the race:<br /><br />This is Lee (a friend of Sarah's), and Sarah, who I owe all my weight loss and accomplishments too, and me<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384715204768894082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLU_CSPZs0lQQ_cYCbYYOTmCsCjAdDofsgayiLYq-jpIUXL_aSCQP2StfEutxdHjQtWT5rqpE6IbZPZ32ZfwepN1mEsRY-vNjqOteJQ6A3g-9hQGNLst0ljZcIQfjTLbWGL_PTwCbJxlB/s320/LEESARAME.jpg" border="0" /><br />I love going to races, and since I'll talk to anyone who listens, sometimes I end up making new friends!<br /><br />This is me and Tatum. A true inspiration, it was her first tri AND she's lost 90 pounds!! She is amazing!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384715214670479378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF8S2BW7akSXnz28J0jSI_WEUJ3FE5gN-DWYXjwCLNMlidJFCb1Od_ggvqmIHU5ztc_SGF9MHHIHE4Cagigm5DS5iwLSGsJF_K-uyO6BZUEiKW65N8yoLc1u9maGdnQ2iMIcJiVEvgSmE/s320/TATUMME.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />This is Tatum, me, and Joe. We all met before the race waiting to get on the bus that would take us to the pool. We started the race around the same time, and finished close together! We are hoping to meet up for another tri and a 5k in November.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg782pfhi2mTs3APt8rIxdFP7OidVAx1O1CcjYv3-MOjulwiyNvuvez5Pd3bpLWbg2B2Zn11UX4l29CwGdezw0O86UB2EnbtzXQnFkpCqdgz2F7mxUxg-dhfIWQNdtxHaIiXT2YgM5zoPNq/s1600-h/TATUMMEJOE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384715221897672210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg782pfhi2mTs3APt8rIxdFP7OidVAx1O1CcjYv3-MOjulwiyNvuvez5Pd3bpLWbg2B2Zn11UX4l29CwGdezw0O86UB2EnbtzXQnFkpCqdgz2F7mxUxg-dhfIWQNdtxHaIiXT2YgM5zoPNq/s320/TATUMMEJOE.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div> </div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-41429267534507444382009-09-16T13:37:00.001-07:002009-09-16T13:54:38.399-07:00A little behind......I'm finally going to get these pictures posted. It's only been a month since vacation, and school started a few weeks ago, I guess it's time. <br /><br />Last month we went to Colorado for our year trip and for some odd reason, I didn't take many photos! I'll try harder next time.<br /><br />Here is Caleb, Clark and Aryn on the train. I love this picture because I think it really shows Caleb's true personality.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382167932447016290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBxpfSTJcJXZP2I9J0sXHUAYhB4rfyj9uzsAdpg4LoxDAYb5PNZ6XoQprcbjSMUSLwHBE_bV0IQU-Iq4lWXVF0fWYmt_fcO_6v3297zhjPUMh7odYBzcr6aXeDTx5vycRmrxPp2C3lsdK/s320/101_0350.jpg" border="0" /> This is the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Animas</span> River from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">highline</span> during the train ride. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSD0pvlv4LEpyDuhmMLxX8txjxezEoE1k0yGgmm7_i_CbuV4-cPQUzk71ooNC-sfkYarJgHLIVIGgjzCmDJS2sNW1xTba4QJ0Oru_Ud4YmxF99Zdek4ndGSKehy17GCQG7mNJZr9oHkTl/s1600-h/101_0342.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382167950905271906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSD0pvlv4LEpyDuhmMLxX8txjxezEoE1k0yGgmm7_i_CbuV4-cPQUzk71ooNC-sfkYarJgHLIVIGgjzCmDJS2sNW1xTba4QJ0Oru_Ud4YmxF99Zdek4ndGSKehy17GCQG7mNJZr9oHkTl/s320/101_0342.jpg" border="0" /></a> Clark on the train......<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gk6JZvbfyHwEGDhHjuIZtLTFV1aS3stGyV5EHjhgpQ5YSSiaJNaWMywBqHJMQIrYcnQYojbmZbyD3yAahYDGBAMiVA0DT6RSdyFRq_68aEr3suGhRYFzvPL0J51DCzOWE-v8uljFxhJi/s1600-h/101_0369.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382167936965906434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gk6JZvbfyHwEGDhHjuIZtLTFV1aS3stGyV5EHjhgpQ5YSSiaJNaWMywBqHJMQIrYcnQYojbmZbyD3yAahYDGBAMiVA0DT6RSdyFRq_68aEr3suGhRYFzvPL0J51DCzOWE-v8uljFxhJi/s320/101_0369.jpg" border="0" /></a> And the family at the Bar D <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Chuckwagon</span>. I wish I could remember what the person taking the photo said that was so funny......<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382167909204824674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdrg3EicSiSb4wMTdKG9kTEpacAIVIBMZKh_nv2XJxD4-9QHOe4SUtGQudqw3t-oVamu_gbG0Emr0za8qUUc96ob-g-d1pJ_r7iOSBLLmf_z9O0EloPjYVj0cN2TXkPgFEvPxlJY_odqW/s320/100_1090.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>We are planning a trip back next month, so maybe I will be a little better with the picture taking!</div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div> And here are the kids on their first day of school. Aryn started Jr High, and is loving, and so far her grades are excellent! And I'm mostly impressed that she is wearing a dress. I never thought I'd see the day!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7L-5eGHOciNP9nQIAI6DmtiJBzlQNJcWV8wrZfB2b62eInPJ4TfxSheQYL-C24XyS92Jc_ua6AHQ_3EbM7CRIWo_RFBWROuq9D3ZHmxkfBWdLFkVJJFN-B7dPH8Isa4jPYfjKinHs7cUs/s1600-h/100_1108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382167921063147010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7L-5eGHOciNP9nQIAI6DmtiJBzlQNJcWV8wrZfB2b62eInPJ4TfxSheQYL-C24XyS92Jc_ua6AHQ_3EbM7CRIWo_RFBWROuq9D3ZHmxkfBWdLFkVJJFN-B7dPH8Isa4jPYfjKinHs7cUs/s320/100_1108.jpg" border="0" /></a>And Caleb Started <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">highschool</span> at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">UCAS</span>. It was a rough couple of weeks at first, but once he realized he is still the smartest kid, things have been looking up! :)<br /><div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382169321491200946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtlBknCmcyfvguGjMlE-CcMhDfr0Jttx8Cueuf7jnjqXmFXob2r3bhy5YWbLF4cprGv3y-S9qVUY8uuCRZ1u39pDxEC0oFeymzGD1vX7heRwYZJna-rEF9zZh4czr6um9ecB6ymL-yAsl/s320/100_1109.jpg" border="0" />Caleb also got news that a poem he wrote is being published next month in a literary magazine. I will try to pry it out of his hands and post it on the blog. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-62781524658841084412009-08-17T19:08:00.000-07:002009-08-17T19:13:09.658-07:00Root Canals.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62OzYuQsSJqRZ9TGsYfy29AuQYc5k6l6Xh0tStVSeJVUuT0loecK5n5QNxpkMIizP8nGt9SaI_WRy1sNCHlqHCnRZ1kg0VZk5EFNoQO8TR0w1hvCBPrhS9oRIp3TAE4-UzFxthGh4Y9pO/s1600-h/rootcanal.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371120939226947026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62OzYuQsSJqRZ9TGsYfy29AuQYc5k6l6Xh0tStVSeJVUuT0loecK5n5QNxpkMIizP8nGt9SaI_WRy1sNCHlqHCnRZ1kg0VZk5EFNoQO8TR0w1hvCBPrhS9oRIp3TAE4-UzFxthGh4Y9pO/s320/rootcanal.gif" /></a><br /><div>They really really suck.</div>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730707163826959132.post-91482666989089655002009-07-28T05:45:00.000-07:002009-07-28T06:06:35.836-07:00The "Bishop's" OfficeLast Sunday we were lucky enough to have been invited to spend the day with some friends (the Bishop's) on their boat (The Bishop's Office, very clever name, right?). I was very excited because it's probably been 15 years since I was on a boat, and my kids never have been. Sadly, since it is irrigation season, Clark was not able to go, he had to stay home and work.......<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363492784812161986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJr3-jRs5AwjV1Y-csAKF2J0oiRFNqJ4lKgLlJ9jPfyR5xcCjx_g8R-uJMHY140nOHVvYz6VExvtSDBKBPsDs6njSJYJz_c6OK7-1XTUHSmZqwxAgaeyrWedO-aNDypmu7tmwXCQ4EWBcU/s320/GetAttachment.jpg" border="0" /></div><p></p><p>We were sad he couldn't go, but didn't want to pass up the opportunity, so we spent a few hours on the very merky waters of Utah Lake. We all had a blast, and hope they invite us again soon!</p>Me & the kids<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363494741534971634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHSTy_JN1n-3Au4aa41tnl9mD4hWvffcEppaE5x65nJukRB2WRJXdexzIv7NFIyCehc75aqLH-uY4DRS421U8SQqSOql23o8PaQu46nGH1UJHxjO7TRbkv3HpdxhWY8dFWs1nSFTeTqEP/s320/THE+BISHOPS+OFFICE.jpg" border="0" />Caleb kneeboarding:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363494103915837122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ2xrMnWkbsHmSV8F7Dx7IYxrM9NHoF1Pl9j1XIkw3-xeeEL_NiRWB3PHdOc1e4YEUi6tcPrzs_hAcZMRccabDVhHY2Mu6z4MXH39CbkzyHLk7dAI_nCK8aP1vOUoVwb8xyA147wrtD5u/s320/100_1025.jpg" border="0" />Aryn kneeboarding:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363494107678092882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBXkISpQuyZZwh2josCUJ4g5NGdC6sGeffmusPDqks5e0rBWoiIE3COQVizuYzmITioRd9yE0K9Nd39NDaxuETmGkjl9spFhyDbYWOPs3cT_3rRse0FFKjoWsOAlF_bSZ2dkqFC2ic3Da/s320/100_1034.jpg" border="0" />Me attempting to wakeboard, I never got up, maybe next time.....<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363494112333442066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiqkvxi-AE7kQNodu_nvGjp4yJzDay5GT0iyogdHG_H8v8H2P9VuU3YZ5tGVrehcr6Lc51RdklXLkk0QwKJ-LuvKtYSvZFvgfsV6sLVDLlgeZGU8wYBdSn2vRZuouVw0H-qfd0r2mqNBG/s320/6571_1098480467589_1393961608_30246641_931091_n.jpg" border="0" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p>Me & Kippy on the tube:</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363494118643287730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rDXI9eIKYRX7KxYN4uiHdAsZMuj1oyo7PxwV52yMRcHgEqt3ay_KNVZix1quYuyt6OpIyL79ZOjKrMYhn1mxePT2MweadNzAEI1UlatdlOh82J8lQPiKCW3IkD0U_nIVkoJeIWr0P4SB/s320/6571_1098483587667_1393961608_30246662_6992221_n.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p>Caleb & Aryn on the tube:</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363494122616663618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioELJw0Qw6KuQ0LPIz8eFgwhOrhkDZh5MI_9uu4E2UcBYBoPIv617t7Rbu69Phftwcxud9VCdmpob_ZhIqMmQv4VyUGOKHvco2riSCbIafJjDf1-Sf6VaSb_ci2rZWz2gxBl9FsnT_or6-/s320/6571_1098483627668_1393961608_30246663_6865876_n.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p>On the boat...</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363494733744765922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-cY2WDDeUENcRu3PyRDMRVFWOSmkk4ssuuyBndtnOOCwF1zntoKDY4Va_ME8W-ZLkM9h0mZcIrS4fhDWdj5QdifueF00pKvVE8HqjVYvP-vp075L8dW8qout5026M028YHmC8B8F9ocJ/s320/6571_1098483667669_1393961608_30246664_5623293_n.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p>Me & Kippy</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363494734578837186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMUYvIBN-rvCABGKqH0FQfHGsb-V8B9SPwweCTcf6QhRuU77L9ySkHl4S5RbDoB31VsvdJDNSHHpVmUfCFlNEB7f2JjyZ3TaPDfmyDBnjM2MVuuUlTNavuFNF1RcsMlJuVCcGLFcERt1T/s320/6571_1098485347711_1393961608_30246670_7809777_n.jpg" border="0" /></p>Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910719957588314024noreply@blogger.com3