tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24085614288665361392024-03-12T20:32:34.665-07:00the hill hubaustin * kathryn * ellery * cossettethe hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.comBlogger323125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-35454798336566465162012-12-02T22:19:00.000-07:002012-12-02T22:19:51.203-07:00sorry michaelmy little brother is mad at me. he lives in brazil right now & we can only communicate through weekly letters... which i'm pretty great at but he also follows our blog when he can. he can't follow my facebook or instagram. so... yeah... he's mad at me.<br />
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i keep thinking things will slow down & i can marathon blog but it's not happening.<br />
it's been a busy few months! no excuses, sorry michael.<br />
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i figure i'll post a few randoms now (mainly from instagram) to catch him up.<br />
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and just to show him how round i am :)<br />
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ellery was surprised with a two-wheeler over labor day weekend!</div>
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it's extremely out of my comfort zone to gift on non holidays but a darling girl at church, also named cosette!, had gotten a new bike & when her grandparents asked what she should do with her old bike (they knew we'd started our lookout for miss e) she thought giving it away was a great idea. she helped her grandpa clean it all up & bleach the white tires. & when sweet cosette realized that the streamers were missing, she ran & took them off of her scooter & attached them to the bike. how priceless is that?!<br />
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jellybean biked around all weekend calling to passer-byers that she was a lucky girl & had a new bike. :)<br />
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ellery is beyond herself with excitement. </div>
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& i was excited that she did so well her first day.</div>
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they have not stopped asking to go outside to bike.</div>
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i even have to fight them to take off their 'bike hats' when we come inside. ellery fell fast asleep in hers tonight. i woke her up to write this: </div>
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how cute is this little thank you note to her "friend cosette, didyouknowthereare2cocos"?! she usually does better lettering but look at that bike! she kept asking me how to do pedals, handlebars, her bell, etc. & i had zero answers for her. haha<br />
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she really is very very grateful for her brand new to her bicycle. :)the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-49017048784926498462012-09-02T12:37:00.000-07:002012-09-06T13:35:51.035-07:00my girliesbut even though we miss him loads, i do enjoy having my girlie beans to myself ;)<br />
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hahaha i'm obsessed.<br />
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austin's been on a lot of work trips lately & it's no bueno to have him away. the girls miss him tons when he's away & get into lots & lots & lots of trouble. lots.<br />
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our friends the whittingtons had us join them for the colorado state fair. with 2 for 1 coupons & kids too young for tickets the whole evening ended up being crazy cheap. fun fun fun.</div>
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plus the girls got ice cream cones! which they did not know how to eat cleanly. </div>
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fair food is always fun - i was shocked at how many things they'll fry... like fried poptarts, fried peanut butter cups, & friend captain crunch. haha awesome.</div>
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there were a ton of friendly farm animals to check out. my turkey call really got the turkey to gobble back & forth with me. hidden talents, my friends.</div>
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i love that austin gets in the cages with the kids. i makes me just a touch jittery. </div>
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the pony ride was everyone's favorite!!</div>
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my brave cowgirls ;)</div>
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after the fair we had a very long & shady night in already sketchy pueblo when somehow my phone ended up on the street where we'd parked (i don't know how i do these things sometimes... ridic.) & we then followed the gps tracker to the parking lot of an ihop. 2 hours later, police called, & phone located in the exact vehicle; austin was extremely unwise & confronted the guy. i about had a heart attack but the guy gave us the phone no problem, though he was shocked that we found him, & we got ready for the hour + drive home. only problem? this was the state of the phone:</div>
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here's to my knight in shiny armor who thinks he's invincible!</div>
the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-67298954758486389662012-08-29T13:20:00.000-07:002012-09-06T13:20:55.279-07:00elder hodgman's 21stmy little brother turned 21 today. i miss him. i was listening to the radio & some stupid rap song came on that i would never listen to & i realized i was singing along to the chorus. i only knew the words because michael has a horrid acceptance for this genre of music that i do not share. but it made me cry. i miss him.the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-48983081250871096902012-08-25T13:16:00.000-07:002012-09-06T13:17:24.108-07:00flying horse neighborhood bbq<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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porcupine!</div>
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tortoise! see ellery making a tunnel for him to walk through? the animal guy thought that was the most entertaining thing he'd ever seen. :)</div>
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nasty snake. chief spear headed that one...</div>
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bearded dragon!</div>
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have i mentioned i like our neighborhood?</div>
<br />the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-23996887954280297912012-08-23T09:49:00.000-07:002012-09-06T17:20:22.286-07:00i've choked my last choke<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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long story short: been choking on my food for years & it has gotten progressively worse. finally had it checked out. they did a dilation of my throat that did not go routinely. it sucked. & hurt. but now i swallow!! without fear of dying!! how cute are my little nurses? my MIL was a huge help & stayed a day past my FIL just to help us out. sorry if that xray grosses anyone out. cuz it grosses me out.<br />
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now the girls play 'broken throat' & one makes some mechanical sounds with her hands over the other's neck & then they say "my throat's all fixed! yay!" & run off. it's odd.<br />
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feeling great now! yay!the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-56886255276689423392012-08-20T09:38:00.000-07:002012-09-06T09:39:09.422-07:00pikes peak cog railway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i was so excited to finally go up pikes peak but was nervous about the drive. when the hills suggested taking the train, i was thrilled. it went slow enough & the windows are down the majority of the time so i didn't feel nauseous once. whoop whoop!</div>
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every kid loves a good train ride :)</div>
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the girls adore having their grandparents around.</div>
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with an average 16% grade, we attempted to give the beans gum at the halfway house at<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8,913 feet.</span></span></span><br />
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despite all 4 adults in the midst of explaining the concept of gum, they both swallowed it pretty promptly. :/ guess i should have been giving them gum before...</div>
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the views were unbelievable. it was incredible to be on the mountain after staring at it everyday for 6 months.</div>
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as you reach the timber line, the scenery abruptly changes. it's pretty awesome.</div>
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did you know <i>america the beautiful</i> was written about pikes peak? purple mountain majesties.</div>
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at the top! 14,110 feet elevation!</div>
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ellery fell fast asleep just before we reached the summit & cossette literally could not walk straight at the top. haha i kept thinking she was just being goofy but she really couldn't do it. </div>
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the hills!</div>
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top of the world :)</div>
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<br />the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-3416540004691446502012-08-19T07:59:00.000-07:002012-09-06T08:00:18.883-07:00the hills come to cedarville!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-77980182355691264312012-08-12T19:56:00.000-07:002012-09-05T19:58:55.669-07:00grand junction, coit's been exactly 5 years since austin & i have been to visit all our family in grand junction. so we made the trip worth it & really did it up right.<br />
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the drive was beyond magnificent but i was siiiiiick winding through those mountain roads. blek.<br />
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we had tons to do & keep busy with. there were some impromptu additions & none of us knew it would turn in to this mini reunion of sorts. makes me wish we'd planned just a little more & really gotten the whole group together. :)<br />
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that first morning we went on a quick, easy hike with sam & becki & their cute bristol. my girlies sure <a href="http://thehillhub.blogspot.com/2011/11/baby-makes-3.html">remembered bristol</a> & had so much fun with her all weekend.</div>
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okay now don't think i'm the worst mom ever but sam was showing ellery a cool cactus plant & cossette wanted to check it out & basically ran & fell into the spines. she had two good sized stickers in her hand & i may or may not have paused to get a picture of what was happening before removing it. i know, i know, whatiswrongwithme. i promise i consoled the poor thing after.</div>
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that first day we water gun attacked each car load as they showed up at my auntie camille's. no one was safe.<br />
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on saturday the boys all went golfing in the morning while another group hiked & another slept in. guess which one i was. then we got out a gigantic makeshift slip-n-slide out of painter's plastic & we all went to town! we were nice & let the kidlets go first...<br />
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before it all hit the fan with the adult relays. stephanie posted some choice vids on facebook. it was seriously a blast!<br />
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then off to aunt connie's for a swim & bbq. where a certain couple *cough* austin & me *cough* slaughtered the competition at the corn shucking contest. i do love my idaho man. he clinched it for us.<br />
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i love my family & enjoy spending time with my cousins as much as possible. my uncles & aunts open up their houses & feed us all & are awesome sports to all the chaos we bring. hopefully sometime soon-ish we can organize a great family reunion.<br />
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the highlight of the trip for me was seeing my grandma joycie & grandpa sam. they are about the most wonderful people you'll ever know & make every effort to be at as many events as possible. due to some health/mobility issues & us living across the country for a stint, this was their first time meeting our cossette. she adored them & ellery talked about gramvi's mommy half the ride home. :) i love them so so much.<br />
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hope we get out to GJ yearly now that we are fellow coloradans!!the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-58051084940378135692012-08-10T07:46:00.000-07:002012-09-05T18:05:33.836-07:00annie amelia!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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on 8/10/12 we added our first scrumptious hill niece!! </div>
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we heart you little annie amelia.</div>
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we love her heaps & are trying to figure out how to see this sweet bundle asap.</div>
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big brother jack is ecstatic ;)</div>
the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-75445318377344142402012-08-04T13:00:00.000-07:002012-09-05T13:01:03.374-07:00big kid helperswashing daddy's car, "scrubbing" toilets, helping cook, cleaning/organizing the toy room by themselves, both kids potty trained! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(been changing diapers for 3.5 years & 6 months of that with 2 in diapers. a lot have it much worse but i'm still excited/) </span>, sweeping their lunch messes... i'm enjoying this big kid business :)<br />
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so when one has a birthday i get a great excuse to go out...</div>
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but you can't tell me it's not kinda fun. ;)</div>
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gotta love our logan bob! he's been window washing his summer away in jackson hole & drove down to spend a long weekend with us! yay!<br />
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the beans are enamored with him. we stayed busy & had a grand old time playing, yard working, outlet shopping, round of golfing, etc.</div>
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how fun is this shot i captured on the swings? he was showing ellery how to hop off mid-swing...</div>
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the cute brothers- sure glad he could make the trip out!</div>
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<br />the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-13818562887580109362012-07-30T10:06:00.000-07:002012-09-05T10:07:02.810-07:00the adventures of buffalo joe'aunt jamie' published her first children's book & it is a smash HIT! it's set in jackson hole, wy & is a charming story about unlikely friendship.<br />
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ellery's been going to bed reading it to herself for almost 2 months now.<br />
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head over to jamie anne blake's <a href="http://artbyjamieanne.blogspot.com/p/buy-my-book.html">blog</a> if you're interested. :) she is so talented & we're quite proud of her.the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-53975547158087035142012-07-28T09:54:00.000-07:002012-09-05T09:54:52.243-07:00cossette kelly turns 2!happy birthday baby girl!<br />
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2 years old!!<br />
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enjoying the unwrapping<br />
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& so excited about her pillow pet.<br />
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but the real hit present? ellery had picked out these golf clubs <i>weeks</i> ago & thought they'd make the perfect birthday gift for her sister. she asked every.single.day. if it was time to give it to her. :)<br />
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"just showing them how it's done."<br />
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we cannot imagine our family without crazy cocobean! she overwhelms us with her humor, coordination, energy, dancing, facial expressions, singing, & pouty lip. she is such a good girl & we love her to pieces.</div>
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<br />the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-30423509460817762562012-07-21T09:02:00.000-07:002012-09-05T09:03:11.328-07:00pool daysall summer we have frequented the swimming hole at the neighborhood fitness club.<br />
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& have loved it.the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-75512957764850179262012-07-18T08:40:00.000-07:002012-09-05T08:41:00.584-07:00rural livingi live about 3 minutes from horses. everyone here laughs at me when i say it but i really feel like we live in the country. hahaha i mean guys, the nearest target is 7.9 miles ~ 14 minutes away!! it's pandemonium.<br />
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a week or so after the 4th our friends were house sitting for a family about 10 minutes away... on a farm.<br />
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with a chicken coop<br />
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& the coolest chicken ever, einstein.<br />
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there were some extremely friendly horses<br />
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that cossette was a little cautious of<br />
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even if ellers sure wasn't.<br />
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some dogs, a trampoline, & their first ride ever 4 wheeling.<br />
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maybe it's not so bad living in the country. :)<br />
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<br /><span id="goog_847241112"></span>the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-76026118315157636522012-07-10T20:30:00.000-07:002012-09-05T13:08:04.755-07:00independence day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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happy 4th of july!!<br />
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the beans :)</div>
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red, white, & blue pancakes & all sorts of fun trimmings.<br />
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not to mention cupcakes!<br />
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what's not to love about sweets at 10 in the morning? haha<br />
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taking cake from kids does not make for a great family photo.<br />
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at least they got over it pretty quick.<br />
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next was off to the club for some swimming & sun.<br />
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girlies were so excited to have dad home from work to play & we met up with a handful of families too.<br />
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next was home for a some quick naps & clean clothes then off to the neighborhood bbq at the park.<br />
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we love our friendly little community! amazing food, bouncy house, tons of kiddies running wild, it was great.<br />
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put our nuggets down at a friend's house & we all watched a movie. no fireworks this year but i don't think any of us even complained about it for obvious reasons. i adore the 4th!! i love our country & all that we have to be proud of. it is definitely my favorite holiday & who wouldn't love playing all day from start to finish. ;)the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-66321954242123559142012-07-07T18:57:00.000-07:002012-07-11T08:11:47.365-07:00waldo canyon fire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i took this june 23rd, we knew it wasn't in a populated area but it made you sick in the stomach to see on the normally beautiful range.<br />
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june 26th looking just awful. eerie feeling in the air.<br />
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the 27th was by far the worst day & the heat with the lack of humidity plus the winds changing was about the most terrible conditions for a wildfire possible. we saw actual flame cross the ridge line from our front porch. :( they evacuated areas as close as 1.5 miles from our house. it looked completely apocalyptic & dark & scary. i collecting our irreplaceables so i could evac quickly if necessary. that part a little bit terrified me.</div>
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june 28th, the winds finally starting to work in our favor. i could not believe how many generous, heart warming stories we heard. so telling of what we have seen as the character of colorado springs. </div>
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june 29th the smoke dying down. the air quality was so terrible & we were asked to stay out of it. i kept the kids home bound but had no control over my hubs. austin used our old fashioned push mower on our good sized yard & he about keeled over. literally.<br />
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we are more grateful than words can say for the fire fighters & their willingness to battle the fires on our behalf. after some panicky days & nights, i am so glad we were safe & able to be of some help. it also gave us some radiant, gorgeous sunsets for about a week.<br />
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346 homes lost, more than 2,000 acres burned, sadly an elderly couple died, & over 32,000 people were evacuated making it the worst fire in colorado's history. they expected total containment of the fire by july16th. thankfully we got a huge amount of rain & it was able to come much sooner than that.<br />
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he heeeard us! :)the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-43616166792673379372012-07-06T17:41:00.000-07:002012-07-15T16:41:23.405-07:00drive down the coast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
we drove up the coast with plans to go to a redwood forest.</div>
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how darling are these kids biking past?? </div>
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we stopped by this cute little farm right on the water & checked it out. cossette was asleep so she & i hung out in the car while elles-a-belle went exploring with aust & my parents. i know it doesn't look it but it was quite cool & we threw a shirt from my dad's trunk on ellery.</div>
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we continued down the road to find the gate to the redwoods.<br />
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aaaaaand it was locked. :(<br />
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so we decided to hit to beach across the street.<br />
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there was a lot of fog in the woods behind us.</div>
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i always love the super vibrant seaside mosses & plants.<br />
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we played around the beach for a bit<br />
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being in california + having my parents look so young = people think my nuggets are theirs<br />
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but we look old enough for kidlets, right? .... eh??<br />
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cossette maybe yelled at papa when he offered her help up the little cliff side.<br />
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i do miss the beach living so far from one.<br />
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on the way back to los gatos we stopped by this quaint, antiquey berry farm.</div>
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gramvi & coke<br />
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homemade pie. i got a mini rhubarb/strawberry. i did not share.<br />
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g'pa jam tasting<br />
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SO darling! & see the "10% bike in discount *must wear helmet"?<br />
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checking out what elles used to call straw-de-berries. i miss that.<br />
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& picking our favorites<br />
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dinking around on a retro typewriter before getting back on the road<br />
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such a relaxing, fun afternoon & a great note to end the trip on!!<br />
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i bought a school onesie for christmas for a not quite 1 year old ellery to commemorate austin starting his graduate program. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(i did get a hat for chief too.)</span><br />
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it was giant on her. it fits cossette great now.<br />
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so ellery got a new school shirt.<br />
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austin & i did too.<br />
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2 1/2 years later & he is finished. it seems much much longer.<br />
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& i will murder him if he so much as jokes about going back for a Ph.D.the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-75964330607608004852012-07-04T14:05:00.000-07:002012-07-11T13:47:06.673-07:00graduation marathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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steph took the beans to church for us while the 4 parents & i headed to commencement.<br />
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to try & fully explain the undergraduate procession will prove impossible. there were gigantic props, costumes, choreographed dances, music, skits, speedos, etc. i'd say more than 5% didn't even have a graduation gown on. it took nearly 45 minutes, was soo bizarre, & it was a partay!<br />
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then the boring graduate degrees marched in as traditional as ever. haha austin was one of the very first engineering masters degrees out due to his stellar academics. sure love that genius of mine!<br />
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i got chief on the phone & told him to lift his arms & cheer for a pic but it was a little much for him so we got a smirk & one arm raised. his mom commented that no one would have even noticed if he had done a cartwheel on the spot with all the other chaos going on. hahaha too true.<br />
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the man of the hour. my dad got these pictures from the top balcony of the stadium with his gigantic paparazzi lens. i could hardly lift the thing. seriously should have taken a picture of him taking pictures. :)<br />
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now in reality it didn't even hit 80 degrees that day but for those of us squished into the bleachers in direct sunlight with no breeze it felt 100. and for those in a "homemade black oven", lost in a sea of other black graduation gowns & caps... well aust thought he might melt away & die & was texting us his different escape plans.<br />
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what kept us from escaping was an incredible commencement address. his larger than life story is moving if you ever want to look him up. i actually think it helps ring true what he had to say. he spoke on the conspiracy of love that takes place in a community for even one young person to succeed. & that if you are sitting in these seats graduating from stanford today, you have had a great outpouring of support & love given to you in your life. so recognize that you didn't do it on your own & live a life that pays that forward. he kind of had a preacher man voice that had you hanging on to each word like you'd miss the big climax if you didn't. it was wonderful.<br />
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then we booked it across the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">entire</span> length of the campus for the management science & engineering ceremony.<br />
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isn't he handsome all hooded?</div>
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proud parents.<br />
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austin is so very grateful to both his own parents & to mine that have shown so much interest & support for the last almost 3 years.<br />
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*muah* about as much pda as my boy can tolerate.<br />
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then the wonderful babysitter came with the babes in tow. thank you bopi!!!<br />
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they were very excited to see daddy boy!<br />
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& try on his funny hat...<br />
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unbelievably proud of our austin james.<br />
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thank you to all those that were so supportive of austin working his tail off & we are forever grateful to lockheed martin for footing the bill :)<br />
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austin left straight from CA to DC for his leadership graduation with his company. it was a 3 year long program & represents a lot of hard work on austin's part. he is very relieved to be done.<br />
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<br />the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408561428866536139.post-40443783526671551612012-07-03T11:56:00.000-07:002012-07-10T14:13:37.226-07:00monterey bay aquarium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i've been dying to go with my own kids to this world famous aquarium literally since i had them.</div>
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i just wanted to make sure they would really really reeeeally enjoy it. a few months ago we watched the blue planet series & they were <b>glued</b> to the show, asking tons of questions & imitating everything including their own whale songs. so when we came to california everyone obliged me & we all met in monterey. with 5 cameras flashing. so it took some doing to pare this down.</div>
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it was SO worth the wait!<br />
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there are so many props & demonstrations & hands on tools & over 600 species of plants & animals.<br />
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the kids were fascinated with every little thing.<br />
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staring contest. who you lookin at? haha<br />
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the touch tanks & the tide tunnel were definite favorites.<br />
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can i say how nice it is to go somewhere as a group when the adults outnumber the kidlets? saweet.<br />
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monterey seems like such a quiet, old town. always a pleasant visit.<br />
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back inside the largest tank holds 1.2 million galloons with one massive single paned window. it is unreal.<br />
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the jellyfish were by far the best part for me.<br />
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i could have sat & watched them swim back & forth all day. mesmerizing.<br />
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but alas the kids were getting hungry & tired so we had to leave the aquarium. otherwise i'm not sure i would have. thanks so much daddy for taking us all up for an awesome day!the hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10867772660608375224noreply@blogger.com1