tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40855342581506779432024-03-12T19:18:40.320-07:00Rusten & KarenRusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-26562263128038983072012-06-25T09:58:00.002-07:002012-06-25T09:58:37.937-07:00Sunday DriveYesterday we took a short drive up to San Francisco. We drove up the coast. It was beautiful. We stopped at Golden Gate Bridge and got out and took a walk over it. The boys LOVED it. Darion told me that his favorite part was seeing Alcatraz Island from up there. He even said he could see cobwebs on it. (That made me giggle.) He was a little nervous because the bridge is so high above the water, but Rusten and I were so proud of him because he didn't let that stop him from taking a walk with us.<br />
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Joel is just fearless. Which puts fear into me. Even though there was no way he could fit through the rail, we got a little nervous when he started putting his arms and legs through the openings. Joel fell out of a second story window a little over a year ago. After a trip to the Emergency Room and only a scratch on his belly, it has left him feeling invincible and unafraid of anything. That would have been a lot more of a fall than the second story window. Sometimes I wish he were more afraid.<br />
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We had fun and I was happy to be with my three most favorite people in the world!<br />
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<br />Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-50306669485046571952012-06-23T13:23:00.002-07:002012-06-23T13:23:47.455-07:00The ApartmentWe finally found a place to live!!! I think we're just about settled in for the summer. We kept our apartment up in Eugene to save the hassle of moving for such a short amount of time. Because of this, we didn't bring any furniture or anything with us. As much fun as we're having down here, as much as we're learning, as much as this is an adventure, I am looking forward to my luxury student apartment when I get home. I will never complain about that apartment again after living here. Here are the top ten reasons I "love" my Sunnyvale apartment:<br />
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10. Price of rent. I feel like I live in a mansion with the cost of $1650 per month. Unfortunately, we're all living in a one bedroom apartment that smells funky.<br />
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9. As Rusten would say, "it smells like an old folks home in the hall." It's like we're visiting grandparents without the drive. (Not really, there is no way EVER that your houses would smell that awful.)<br />
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8. Craigslist couches. Sometimes it's nice to sit on furniture that smells like someone else. (at least they don't stink)<br />
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7. The lady from Poland. She walks around the building and finds everything wrong and takes pictures to document how unsafe things are. She told me one day that she knows what she is talking about, but I wasn't sure when she started showing me pictures of a tree that had fallen down and nothing was done to take care of it. When I looked at the picture the tree was still planted firmly in the ground with all of it's branches intact. I'm still not too sure what to think of that lady. I am sure that she is lonely and I feel a little sorry for her.<br />
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6. Helga. I'm not being sarcastic about this one. I absolutely love Helga. She works in the office at the apartments. She's an older woman from Germany. She loves Darion and Joel so much that she even made a special after hours visit to bring them German chocolates.<br />
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5. Plastic cutlery. This is great. I've been washing all of the plastic cutlery to save money and not have to buy real silverware. You may be wondering what is so great about this? Well, when the kids accidentally throw their forks in the garbage, I don't have to have a fight with them about how they need to put their hands in the garbage and retrieve them because I'm not going to.<br />
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4. Our bed. We didn't want to pay for a mattress that was just as uncomfortable as our air mattress, so we just bought a memory foam pad and put it on top of the air mattress. It is surprisingly comfortable, however, I REALLY miss my temperpedic that is waiting for me at home.<br />
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3. The back patio. You are allowed to have pets living at these apartments. The previous tenet obviously owned some sort of animal. It was pretty smelly back there. Rusten ended up dumping bleach on the cement. Then he took a shovel and scraped the top layer of dirt into the garbage and threw it away. Then he covered the dirt with some redwood bark. It's actually smelling a lot better back there.<br />
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2. The "Harry Potter" Room. Our kids are sleeping in our walk-in closet. They call it The Harry Potter Room. They've never been so excited. Hopefully Rusten and I aren't too much like the Dursleys making our kids sleep in a closet.<br />
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1. The Cat Pee Smell. It smells so bad. I rented a Rug Doctor, we've been vacuuming with baking soda with pet odor removal, and used air fresheners. We even found a little kit with a black light that you use to find the spots on the rug. The cleaner is supposed to break up the enzymes in the urine and help with the smell. It's actually getting better. I didn't think it ever would.<br />
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I think I can do this for two more months. It's actually making me stronger. Rusten keeps telling me that now I am ready to go on a mission. Last night I had a giggling fit about cat pee and the Harry Potter room. As much as our apartment sucks, we have each other, we won't be here that long, and we're trying to make the most of it.<br />
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Bonus pictures of our trip to Las Palmas park this afternoon:<br />
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We had a very fun car ride yesterday. The kids were really good. They didn't get out of control until the last two hours of the drive. Those last two hours were wild, but we made it. Darion and Joel loved seeing Mt. Shasta. They couldn't believe they were that close to a real volcano. The reality of what we are doing didn't really set in until we arrived. We checked into our hotel, got some dinner, and headed to the local Walmart. </div>
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I felt like I had never been to Walmart before. That was an interesting experience. I think the Walmart was about four times the size of every Walmart I had ever been to. It was so full of people that it was hard to get around. I was really afraid when Darion said he had to go to the bathroom and Rusten took him. I was seriously afraid that we weren't going to find each other and that I was going to get lost in there. I think there really might be people in that Walmart that have been there for a few weeks. They are probably done shopping, but just can't find a way out!!!</div>
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After the Walmart experience I was feeling REALLY overwhelmed. It didn't help that I was tired and getting over a little cold. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to do this. But after we went to church this morning, I felt so much better about everything. Everyone was so nice to us. We even got invited to dinner at someone's house. It was such an amazing thing. The gospel is the same everywhere we go. We're living in a hotel right now so I don't really feel like I have a home, but I really felt that church was home today. It was amazing!</div>
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We spent the afternoon swimming in the pool at the hotel. The weather here is beautiful. I think we're going to like it here! Pictures will be coming soon!</div>
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It's been forever since I last blogged. We've been up to a lot! Darion started kindergarten this year and Joel is almost finished with his first year of preschool. I can't believe how fast the time is going. I wish I could slow everything down, but I am loving every new phase they're growing into. Joel is still loving everything pink and princess. It's hilarious and fun! Darion is convinced he is going to be a ninja when he grows up and has already started quite the training program to become such. It includes: climbing up and down walls, every type of push-up imaginable, and lots of air punching and kicking with sound effects included.</div>
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It's also hard to believe that Rusten only has one more year left of graduate school. We have been a student family since we were first married. That's a lot of years of going to school. He'll have a JD/MBA (business and law). I couldn't be more proud of him!! I'm also starting to get some pre-graduating jitters. I have to go out into the "real" world soon! That's going to be weird. We've also been able to live in student housing since we were married. Our apartments haven't been that nice, but we have been blessed to live in a place where we have some amazing friends. It's been nice to just go outside and have other kids for Darion and Joel to play with and adults for me to talk to. I worry that when I move away from this type of community, I'm going to be lonely. I am also really excited for what the future holds. I feel like our family has great things ahead.</div>
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I recently went on a field trip with Joel's preschool class. Darion missed a day of school so he could come along with us. We went to a local park that has an awesome playground (or "structure" as Joel calls it these days.) Here's an example of the cuteness I experienced:</div>
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I had to include a picture of Joel and his friend Echo. He is SURE he is going to marry her one day. She is adorable! I'm glad he's been able to have such a sweet friend.</div>
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It was Rusten's birthday on Thursday! Happy Birthday to someone who has made me smile every single day for the last seven+ years! He was actually down in Palo Alto, Ca. on his birthday. He's working on getting an internship down there for the summer. We're hoping it works out for us to move down there. I think we need a new adventure! Wish us luck!</div>
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<br />Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-29612318709205998412011-06-06T12:38:00.000-07:002011-06-06T13:16:46.720-07:00Pre-School GraduationYes, our little Darion just graduated from pre-school. He is growing up way too fast. We are so proud of both Darion and Joel and the boys they are becoming.<br /><br />His teachers threw a huge party at a local park. All of the kids and their families were invited to attend. Darion and Joel had a blast.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">They played on the playground,</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuPpLnnZcCN2SUGjvvyJTuet4NRFrvWqt5YBYa31ja-rlSnEAgkhat6eyW6Wzzr7v7Bhm0pFpHS-ULGrcKKew_sKvpDbTxHlUkGj2thmvPCGHFHIvE2wev-8UxYQ0u23IqaFtsqN9tMnI/s1600/Darion+Swing.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615199675861550994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuPpLnnZcCN2SUGjvvyJTuet4NRFrvWqt5YBYa31ja-rlSnEAgkhat6eyW6Wzzr7v7Bhm0pFpHS-ULGrcKKew_sKvpDbTxHlUkGj2thmvPCGHFHIvE2wev-8UxYQ0u23IqaFtsqN9tMnI/s400/Darion+Swing.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJtPfsjDDhS1-59aZRuPdyjpnYoo4ySkn6egHcVR_aQO66y3QnH26r10Q4XFKOrU0scvuWmtI5WS9TtlnbgfHWwYrL_0S9VQDCPcLz7lJi3BYHLBYcTNmnBJlbQsojpUr14lXg0fMkF0A/s1600/Joel+Park.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615199667793309490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJtPfsjDDhS1-59aZRuPdyjpnYoo4ySkn6egHcVR_aQO66y3QnH26r10Q4XFKOrU0scvuWmtI5WS9TtlnbgfHWwYrL_0S9VQDCPcLz7lJi3BYHLBYcTNmnBJlbQsojpUr14lXg0fMkF0A/s400/Joel+Park.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br />blew giant bubbles,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jMIW4E8Hal6kmfDVLOL6TuCPHdvxcYBArgjDWDnwPlisYR2fF7QfSp-EMk5ehbgN1l-vlfcg73nl6PYsy37UeOUNGBzC9mqYGNMf-1r6IOXXKvmFn4YaVHd9ow-fmL7OVPwARmxVC1dS/s1600/063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615199659735915650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jMIW4E8Hal6kmfDVLOL6TuCPHdvxcYBArgjDWDnwPlisYR2fF7QfSp-EMk5ehbgN1l-vlfcg73nl6PYsy37UeOUNGBzC9mqYGNMf-1r6IOXXKvmFn4YaVHd9ow-fmL7OVPwARmxVC1dS/s400/063.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />and played with their friends. Darion is going to miss going to school with friends like Minh,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsnnZjr0570BkoxKNxM-eRxnZEsEQijeN1FgedT8_3QQuCCo7rXTmQeYprEsgPQDK-V8UXT8SkYcZ7dS9iqC87jCiHWbhA9DIY3_HnBNmGa_YrqdsStPHN2i93Gcxnw2zV0-BamHRzvBD/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615199042327021650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsnnZjr0570BkoxKNxM-eRxnZEsEQijeN1FgedT8_3QQuCCo7rXTmQeYprEsgPQDK-V8UXT8SkYcZ7dS9iqC87jCiHWbhA9DIY3_HnBNmGa_YrqdsStPHN2i93Gcxnw2zV0-BamHRzvBD/s400/018.JPG" /></a><br /><br />and Jesse,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLWm495Ikd2nVyzxGGQC4WOcbT9r9wJYQIqkkcazIhnpo1SZOMc9EMvHFXEisMvHb8W-DyKCj2-NEKSd-6mFWKnruqNJu4RRNmcfTVOMvkXjW-YlNEekVEDlpkFo8sKBUbNp-ngVaXYhN/s1600/068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615199037205453570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLWm495Ikd2nVyzxGGQC4WOcbT9r9wJYQIqkkcazIhnpo1SZOMc9EMvHFXEisMvHb8W-DyKCj2-NEKSd-6mFWKnruqNJu4RRNmcfTVOMvkXjW-YlNEekVEDlpkFo8sKBUbNp-ngVaXYhN/s400/068.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />And all of his other friends at school. (Yes, that is Joel singing all of the graduation songs with Darion's class. He just randomly went up there and sang with them and we couldn't get him to come back.) <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LS-vlWHq51szG0SQwjFBkX1lda9K154RM1UGFwTS9RT7gXsvzrLxtfuhGTT7LzUzugUC28aV5Url2UdwtGxG9ooVvJTNmbFDhP3iI9ZBZBcF3T-toUBYXmXAaW4OGTTa9Ehe3vLo2yUW/s1600/102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615199029245925250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LS-vlWHq51szG0SQwjFBkX1lda9K154RM1UGFwTS9RT7gXsvzrLxtfuhGTT7LzUzugUC28aV5Url2UdwtGxG9ooVvJTNmbFDhP3iI9ZBZBcF3T-toUBYXmXAaW4OGTTa9Ehe3vLo2yUW/s400/102.JPG" /></a><br /><br />But Darion has officially graduated from pre-school and now has kindergarten to look forward to. He'll have no trouble making friends.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLrvFU8OrGcMLMQ33RzSGeioguh_kNR-95C_ZhGcy26rsVMJ5BO4etsvycvg5tayOxUsIqJT8gfXpkRdPhay3t89UNlY3dhJxVFcQM9LM_5W8iSBRUSjjaGmvxKBSPvH_PiJkRknIAPF8/s1600/111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615199020541678066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLrvFU8OrGcMLMQ33RzSGeioguh_kNR-95C_ZhGcy26rsVMJ5BO4etsvycvg5tayOxUsIqJT8gfXpkRdPhay3t89UNlY3dhJxVFcQM9LM_5W8iSBRUSjjaGmvxKBSPvH_PiJkRknIAPF8/s400/111.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Thank you, teacher Stormi!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBL0ZnB-ztQTucT0h-0cqYXONoUvN6fMykiQ0QYxiD563zr3ijrsOkUDm_-Gxb4YH_Suz8AQ1gW59z7tCzvq-rts3KAGKKylNLeEPw_azccmJMcJ8jnQWDPDEmuJDbHdLAhH8YMmeubLc/s1600/118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615199017920848994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBL0ZnB-ztQTucT0h-0cqYXONoUvN6fMykiQ0QYxiD563zr3ijrsOkUDm_-Gxb4YH_Suz8AQ1gW59z7tCzvq-rts3KAGKKylNLeEPw_azccmJMcJ8jnQWDPDEmuJDbHdLAhH8YMmeubLc/s400/118.JPG" /></a><br />Thank you teacher Fatemeh!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhZehOcw9kmCe10WjkvZBT6PWyHWWlTQy5vY6hh8-qDtbIfgXOjg7Ll6HlMqx1VIW3RSzds9P1ZEQ-lYsDl5glI2URTlLsqQgiCFUFG9PdewSgihIEEuumjHY0_FgmyGsEJRG4tKqC1ZV/s1600/133.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615198445549768754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhZehOcw9kmCe10WjkvZBT6PWyHWWlTQy5vY6hh8-qDtbIfgXOjg7Ll6HlMqx1VIW3RSzds9P1ZEQ-lYsDl5glI2URTlLsqQgiCFUFG9PdewSgihIEEuumjHY0_FgmyGsEJRG4tKqC1ZV/s400/133.JPG" /></a><br />We love you Darion! We are SO proud of you!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-36392141992180931552011-05-20T12:10:00.000-07:002011-05-20T12:16:50.506-07:00Head Start Field Trip<div>Darion's class went on a field trip to Skinner's Butte Park. The sun was out, the weather was warm, and it was fun! Joel and I were lucky enough to go with them. It was wonderful! And both kids took a REALLY long nap when we got home.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUS1w3b5rHcwzwgeEyYpLYrGudd0Ga8Gd4UodoYL3ZMCxq_DBvy52NdShHGhTh1Ltq9vNie8Wi3Mk1m2A3C3gRTZt4H7Gy8yH7vZkEOUnPSu0uaW5HQsqvlijMdRNvEjrE6SE16bnBh68x/s1600/Darion+at+park.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUS1w3b5rHcwzwgeEyYpLYrGudd0Ga8Gd4UodoYL3ZMCxq_DBvy52NdShHGhTh1Ltq9vNie8Wi3Mk1m2A3C3gRTZt4H7Gy8yH7vZkEOUnPSu0uaW5HQsqvlijMdRNvEjrE6SE16bnBh68x/s400/Darion+at+park.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608879030441143442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOduS8cVKtpYK5ylJwZ5feFNP7yBkSzWTiVgvG8I_yEkw8cw2i3cPXChqpgXJnXhMqconcqFCQXBFq30Wlxslbz8GKGgIJilqmrJF5GoZbp-aTKtm5gygDdNXanqDn8Rhmi0in6nMa87A/s1600/Joel+at+park.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOduS8cVKtpYK5ylJwZ5feFNP7yBkSzWTiVgvG8I_yEkw8cw2i3cPXChqpgXJnXhMqconcqFCQXBFq30Wlxslbz8GKGgIJilqmrJF5GoZbp-aTKtm5gygDdNXanqDn8Rhmi0in6nMa87A/s400/Joel+at+park.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608879022362580498" /></a>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-7030330878395945362011-05-15T14:08:00.000-07:002011-05-15T14:20:40.295-07:00Darion: The Ant QueenDarion came outside the other day with a canning jar. He decided to catch some small ants to keep as pets. I tried to explain to him that they wouldn't live without a queen telling them what to do. The next thing we knew, Darion was trying to tell them that he would be their new queen and that they should listen to him. He even put some cracker crumbs in their jar so they could have something to eat. We woke up the next day and we had this conversation:<div><br /></div><div>Darion: "Mom, can I write a message to my ants in the car?"<div>Me: "Sure! Your aunts would probably love to hear from you!"</div><div>Darion: "How do you spell 'This is your new queen?'"</div><div><br /></div><div>That's when I realized he didn't mean "aunts" he meant "ants!" I helped him spell the words and he taped them to the jar facing the inside so the ants could read them. A few hours later the ants were all shriveled up and dead. </div><div><br /></div></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-30075377380986060482011-04-26T14:35:00.000-07:002011-04-26T14:59:46.552-07:00Easter<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Every year on Easter I promise myself that I won't buy Easter Grass the next year. I made the same promise last year, and broke it again this year.<br /><br /> The kids woke up on Easter and found their baskets. Darion was most excited about the "string" (Easter Grass) in his basket. He said, "Now I can build my hot air balloon! Next year when I get some more string I'll build the basket and we can go for a ride in it!" I would have let you know when it was finished so you could take it for a spin, but unfortunately there was Easter Grass all over the whole house AGAIN this year. It all ended up getting tossed into the recycling. So even if he could have built a hot air balloon out of Easter Grass, and I wouldn't be surprised if he could, now he can't! Now I'm left promising myself not to buy Easter Grass again next year!<br /><br />Here are some pictures of our awesome Easter Eggs:</div><br /><br />Joel's<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxu2ytS_cFGBjxU1RGkm0oCsNraOMIZQCPIRnQkYPWU_xFSTEawKWtCSeq2Z-jfKiL9mexSiGeAi7GI9zKFcg_d3F_GORDaR6hCmE17gPuG63wloXRNZxnQhUx772W0AoW5EGZOq7wr1G/s1600/063.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxu2ytS_cFGBjxU1RGkm0oCsNraOMIZQCPIRnQkYPWU_xFSTEawKWtCSeq2Z-jfKiL9mexSiGeAi7GI9zKFcg_d3F_GORDaR6hCmE17gPuG63wloXRNZxnQhUx772W0AoW5EGZOq7wr1G/s400/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600013903782872210" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rusten's (he is the master)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NJUbmkQmLzzBceZ8Y074ZR7WmiSKzhEf2F5AKMQYaHhB58jNAxpj_sWh6dqjD2PkPnW1djuEOTHS4RHXQXZSWK5mydHb6YT4y791LKAKyRNbQaaOopndChdwNGBzM75gXcZFl1UPXL0m/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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He left me with some surprises. The pictures speak for themselves.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBddfxdVOURS8FOtQXL6s8xwjc56YN92Nfxt9Vlo1dTi7L7tBc3MVgEGBvHDCMGUEYtukGwYPvs9GhTdUfKIs8Ms3d9P7PMj1EKVDflF4ZMOqkJiJRef2DtMpRKJaRhT_r4suYMFnCMO6/s1600/Photo+on+2011-01-27+at+13.01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBddfxdVOURS8FOtQXL6s8xwjc56YN92Nfxt9Vlo1dTi7L7tBc3MVgEGBvHDCMGUEYtukGwYPvs9GhTdUfKIs8Ms3d9P7PMj1EKVDflF4ZMOqkJiJRef2DtMpRKJaRhT_r4suYMFnCMO6/s400/Photo+on+2011-01-27+at+13.01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567122689547481394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayDRE1RY0unT0JGVCZaNc9s3a69yT75PAN5Stcaxb08mn16T6ik75ephq0Ig9HkHLS2O56UDDc2R6BKulxj8BR6IcMd4YO5yw_wogIa8tGazzzOtEpjO2HMRvvYqEBQNNwxTwSV0Lum3m/s1600/Photo+on+2011-01-27+at+13.02.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1YUFVhej_HO8moG7vNH_mYobXGeNOAsf-dUXDu7K_UhVdZ8rXd0L71X2Iacc6TuMullt8LU_PgFNJXDwixycUL9ovZlnrfvUG5NX8elXU_MboSY12vrmARZSApYt6Jjn08fBmOk1L9yX/s400/Photo+on+2011-01-27+at+13.09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567121649519218146" /></a>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-67737348443196747692011-01-19T14:19:00.000-08:002011-01-19T14:48:08.181-08:00Oregon ZooWe all had the day of on Monday for Martin Luther King day. The Oregon Zoo was having a free day so we decided that we would venture up to Portland to spend the day. The weather was great (sunny and fifty degrees) so we didn't care that it was so crowded that there was no parking and we had to take a shuttle to get us there. The kids loved riding the school bus shuttle. We met our friend Trista and her kids there. She recently moved to Portland and her husband was in school that day. It was fun to see her and the boys loved seeing their friend Karston. We had a lot of fun! <br /><br /><div align="center">Our self-portrait on the bus. (Joel was obviously not happy about getting his picture taken)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TSuUpsxbAR7nzCZs7TRc56bVs1Hw1ChJxgDKsP_DVg76jiHOROob3cIuX6EhxZdXmgfRk5mDawQHfssv8h5d4hTzOB7stbjN3nQmsAVWOcJvMoOy_jKI3rNkTqLCA4lGN3as0R5gV2O8/s1600/070.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564030351588496914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TSuUpsxbAR7nzCZs7TRc56bVs1Hw1ChJxgDKsP_DVg76jiHOROob3cIuX6EhxZdXmgfRk5mDawQHfssv8h5d4hTzOB7stbjN3nQmsAVWOcJvMoOy_jKI3rNkTqLCA4lGN3as0R5gV2O8/s400/070.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center">Darion, Joel, and Karston<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02MFS8T8rz4wDPKIN1_Y69iK0fQ7Q-WkhHIPCDQKIYeddb2RqS8bDPhjmtoG9ROt-CjwoImwlnNsou7idEQIxYSTH1m2R2kvr5kVIutZ-Bp6j57kulfB7EHRRPjB13QVo8UC-I_U8uqcn/s1600/068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564030346716333858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02MFS8T8rz4wDPKIN1_Y69iK0fQ7Q-WkhHIPCDQKIYeddb2RqS8bDPhjmtoG9ROt-CjwoImwlnNsou7idEQIxYSTH1m2R2kvr5kVIutZ-Bp6j57kulfB7EHRRPjB13QVo8UC-I_U8uqcn/s400/068.JPG" /></a><br />Darion<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq7LhDwoHoF49ibhQSAhU0XqxAgk_6CNtdadJQpO4MORA20iDPMCT2vIrEPkzx8-vTdAgJovXxWw0nYY1MdRiWImdHd2F8cEDMgGnus5sJiiU_QzLLhsHW0DaLbizoA92OLHEhmByvisa/s1600/055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564030342268898290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq7LhDwoHoF49ibhQSAhU0XqxAgk_6CNtdadJQpO4MORA20iDPMCT2vIrEPkzx8-vTdAgJovXxWw0nYY1MdRiWImdHd2F8cEDMgGnus5sJiiU_QzLLhsHW0DaLbizoA92OLHEhmByvisa/s400/055.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Joel<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuYPsiOxI5U1A51eXyBnQ_dYn83I__HjLhQ9B-X87If1GwrTNNf3gIbXqSz4DYh0GFs4jWFi1ExryA5sAuFT6EIKP6bYUYJEpezrut1g67QHm4AX6vf_vBIigP66Xq-O5xI1PDHeDpdJH/s1600/041.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564030330234723522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuYPsiOxI5U1A51eXyBnQ_dYn83I__HjLhQ9B-X87If1GwrTNNf3gIbXqSz4DYh0GFs4jWFi1ExryA5sAuFT6EIKP6bYUYJEpezrut1g67QHm4AX6vf_vBIigP66Xq-O5xI1PDHeDpdJH/s400/041.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Great Northwest. (We're so lucky to live up here- it's GORGEOUS)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYpjCJf7D_uj_uLpGgAZA81o0TLtPQWeSsQk7g2KuKSEKZ03rN2RQ-PsdhBwt5qwVMaxp3qPZiuFUEg2NXK6X8dp4RM87OfzUNKkoIEKWSbOZEhmWx6qMdWzksYz0wla_Dxz9slU3aU9l/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564029335668976226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYpjCJf7D_uj_uLpGgAZA81o0TLtPQWeSsQk7g2KuKSEKZ03rN2RQ-PsdhBwt5qwVMaxp3qPZiuFUEg2NXK6X8dp4RM87OfzUNKkoIEKWSbOZEhmWx6qMdWzksYz0wla_Dxz9slU3aU9l/s400/028.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />My little primates<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9AlQZ4ByyA0Hg90upjMTs3lPx8ZlhkKrmDNFJMsZlN8qG95NrWn-hD4PFmxJDt8OpjSh0zk9gWhuBUykgLTjruPEUHD4WZd9G2CYbRwSugCtjML6WaJKJ6sCgeHy3SUcG7AwzlTaaxWK/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564029324294584706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9AlQZ4ByyA0Hg90upjMTs3lPx8ZlhkKrmDNFJMsZlN8qG95NrWn-hD4PFmxJDt8OpjSh0zk9gWhuBUykgLTjruPEUHD4WZd9G2CYbRwSugCtjML6WaJKJ6sCgeHy3SUcG7AwzlTaaxWK/s400/036.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />BFFs<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8S5fMwwbwiLJEp-InVC10bGlEUFR0A-1y9dD2fdPjbm3k420VMV4sG-CrKRmoqeJ488mLyHjO4rKO4cnG92EZSrCT7xBciEVu15SjTvAkH8Qf5xExG5iYML6OGmP289aRJkfkCfronh5/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564029316616401922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8S5fMwwbwiLJEp-InVC10bGlEUFR0A-1y9dD2fdPjbm3k420VMV4sG-CrKRmoqeJ488mLyHjO4rKO4cnG92EZSrCT7xBciEVu15SjTvAkH8Qf5xExG5iYML6OGmP289aRJkfkCfronh5/s400/022.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QS_yOOUZ2Gp0P3DNsa9aXc7ecqOpNXMhyw6NZ9zeMQjFxMQ8cBas2EueT2OpZ15PnrR0AH2OolJ7ToIkzs7LeT3QoO6KkBJbSmB_GXYsTNrw9fOKqhAj5x1VQj-p06Hk9KAGBPE8CStm/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564029310245790802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QS_yOOUZ2Gp0P3DNsa9aXc7ecqOpNXMhyw6NZ9zeMQjFxMQ8cBas2EueT2OpZ15PnrR0AH2OolJ7ToIkzs7LeT3QoO6KkBJbSmB_GXYsTNrw9fOKqhAj5x1VQj-p06Hk9KAGBPE8CStm/s400/017.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-61546550267726947822010-12-20T09:35:00.000-08:002010-12-20T09:45:39.028-08:00Santa and a Pony Ride<div align="center">Santa</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5MkVg1HpG2qt4QonIhMANa89VXC8I22plxI1PkS8Q4MbiXcrabNauUUdcRHLBNA0x4A_V5sUIfBCUKxt_MpGtm887Uhuec8ItuKYjFPwLLXw25ta-xTVk09eMXGcQp_mcGmFomG4Gua4/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552820939196351266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5MkVg1HpG2qt4QonIhMANa89VXC8I22plxI1PkS8Q4MbiXcrabNauUUdcRHLBNA0x4A_V5sUIfBCUKxt_MpGtm887Uhuec8ItuKYjFPwLLXw25ta-xTVk09eMXGcQp_mcGmFomG4Gua4/s400/043.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center">This is what anticipation of a pony ride looks like.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6N1WB0ynEyF2d2Me89uYF4kjprFX7ML8UTMwftpny4sBi1jKUbxVNG0oLW6CJWCJ6uARqhyphenhyphenHcP_yEACv94ak_8EmlFnEJny_gNiLg7GdXY046P1CtZ8r4XYBe2Uw7KtgSBFrKyAXSEE-/s1600/053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552820934231644674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6N1WB0ynEyF2d2Me89uYF4kjprFX7ML8UTMwftpny4sBi1jKUbxVNG0oLW6CJWCJ6uARqhyphenhyphenHcP_yEACv94ak_8EmlFnEJny_gNiLg7GdXY046P1CtZ8r4XYBe2Uw7KtgSBFrKyAXSEE-/s400/053.JPG" /></a><br />Joel<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4GnJ96HXcA4RRSy5noKtHZS2uVRfoAgZIzC4cdSgu8l-rAHJIdS0spzZnHTB5luzpRwKNNvXhOHVWksvSqJ-WnohDkrK_dahn5xqdF9jdhbCGRShwFiPd6igzZf1cRHbVzjO6vwN9S5S/s1600/057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552820931050823922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4GnJ96HXcA4RRSy5noKtHZS2uVRfoAgZIzC4cdSgu8l-rAHJIdS0spzZnHTB5luzpRwKNNvXhOHVWksvSqJ-WnohDkrK_dahn5xqdF9jdhbCGRShwFiPd6igzZf1cRHbVzjO6vwN9S5S/s400/057.JPG" /></a><br />Darion<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bMrnZw8__c2PepB38DMLKzGeOj2FhZXaJSaLzTToDq6JV0V0XCwom-3I_4AX9HA0dJEPVcqEKQYOcwuqJrrNiefi066GlnFNI09pkU7c_N-p6bS2kQdKCmH5B8DbdFfMhYc06YpkypeF/s1600/059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552820927880364994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bMrnZw8__c2PepB38DMLKzGeOj2FhZXaJSaLzTToDq6JV0V0XCwom-3I_4AX9HA0dJEPVcqEKQYOcwuqJrrNiefi066GlnFNI09pkU7c_N-p6bS2kQdKCmH5B8DbdFfMhYc06YpkypeF/s400/059.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGoSAa2ao1j7myX5RhtgBpeTlTmAVHz7G5Vv0w8DqiFxGHA9YJJQxsj-dXBeazYc9j-ewDftu5eIePlUNHHiOhcphg-70f6lZmFe9yY9J-FLiofKGLuhrAb03tsJRb2hjWybAmLSZ7Qyk/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552820922904068258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGoSAa2ao1j7myX5RhtgBpeTlTmAVHz7G5Vv0w8DqiFxGHA9YJJQxsj-dXBeazYc9j-ewDftu5eIePlUNHHiOhcphg-70f6lZmFe9yY9J-FLiofKGLuhrAb03tsJRb2hjWybAmLSZ7Qyk/s400/071.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-55546057888967011782010-10-25T16:34:00.000-07:002010-10-26T07:38:11.755-07:00Joel's BirthdayYesterday was Joel's birthday. How can you not love this boy? He is so sweet and makes sure that we never take life too seriously. What would we ever do without this adorable little red-head?<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15NWBPkqPQUbQf3x1DQzo-SaK9cmeaunshd-ipcvBNC1P946OV7XlE4T5_KilxfkFDnRb_z7nzOA729YYu_GWqqvCOHIsxPanWahOjOHHUN0IQIWilM4SiypwRC63lxZBs2LdYeV0ABml/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532133170476755314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15NWBPkqPQUbQf3x1DQzo-SaK9cmeaunshd-ipcvBNC1P946OV7XlE4T5_KilxfkFDnRb_z7nzOA729YYu_GWqqvCOHIsxPanWahOjOHHUN0IQIWilM4SiypwRC63lxZBs2LdYeV0ABml/s400/031.JPG" /></a> He made sure to get up nice and early so he could open his presents<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GDNZgFasTfwefqgXUuqKqvon1uHgFrNaPR1mr27XTEZlEyG6EyLVedrHw60WC73xQQYsB7K1PYEdJ827i3P6nStxc0TJzuUziic0rgmclKL2YjIWvF6UYEiwWU2nyf7VxLc78sRDPsgq/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532133162520288578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GDNZgFasTfwefqgXUuqKqvon1uHgFrNaPR1mr27XTEZlEyG6EyLVedrHw60WC73xQQYsB7K1PYEdJ827i3P6nStxc0TJzuUziic0rgmclKL2YjIWvF6UYEiwWU2nyf7VxLc78sRDPsgq/s400/071.JPG" /></a><br />He was very excited and surprised about getting a new train set.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYWtsntsOUzeqsQiwgsWYCnFuq3ndRmkbMxa4n47u30qrRJh30ctprSd9BZBLFODNhTXIBMZkwpzU1SMZMf8goCc9L8b56DS-C3peYS0KQE0vd6BhjArvZbauhume8xmW6BlqWUYfziAW/s1600/081.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532132857962217698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYWtsntsOUzeqsQiwgsWYCnFuq3ndRmkbMxa4n47u30qrRJh30ctprSd9BZBLFODNhTXIBMZkwpzU1SMZMf8goCc9L8b56DS-C3peYS0KQE0vd6BhjArvZbauhume8xmW6BlqWUYfziAW/s400/081.JPG" /></a><br /><br />His nursery teacher made his Halloween costume for him (prince <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">philip</span>), because he wants to marry Sleeping Beauty. Now he's ready to kiss the girl and propose.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAe10e3fS8hO4FMOqhQOOLHeW-pfNR0fntxEQ1CDfeBBcM9q7tmXB04ShyphenhyphenF0YHP-_T5dUHYc72fcc5irf35qWFQC-Lvn-ws3PJBKGHK7Bkc2EZ-8AqheyOgpVvcIno8mMnI1v71skd2aU7/s1600/102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532132850887809042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAe10e3fS8hO4FMOqhQOOLHeW-pfNR0fntxEQ1CDfeBBcM9q7tmXB04ShyphenhyphenF0YHP-_T5dUHYc72fcc5irf35qWFQC-Lvn-ws3PJBKGHK7Bkc2EZ-8AqheyOgpVvcIno8mMnI1v71skd2aU7/s400/102.JPG" /></a><br />His "Bolt" cake.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7qSV1iNOuDjZ-8MyqDYeIlQJCOlBrO-Ji1clJwBtt4z_F7h2XU0QH6r2pdABR9X5abep-y4Z6ULNdLD-MOiAa9yBK09gZ5PnJiSFOxJZb0aOLmP8GjfFJBBbqC4sDZkTMxZd6kCwiq63/s1600/116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532132842328711778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7qSV1iNOuDjZ-8MyqDYeIlQJCOlBrO-Ji1clJwBtt4z_F7h2XU0QH6r2pdABR9X5abep-y4Z6ULNdLD-MOiAa9yBK09gZ5PnJiSFOxJZb0aOLmP8GjfFJBBbqC4sDZkTMxZd6kCwiq63/s400/116.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This was today; I had to put it on here because he is so cute.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9chC7Uv69aAevadKaEHyTUvWVSLD0QhVeYLqW12nB_szFH0-yqFFLvULkbnXvTYvl3yu0stoL-o_J7CKdeBRWCm1U7U83j-Bz24gMIYV3zCkA0erUtZ74ma5sziN2LstCZbgNlhYZxHJ/s1600/121.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532132832134149538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9chC7Uv69aAevadKaEHyTUvWVSLD0QhVeYLqW12nB_szFH0-yqFFLvULkbnXvTYvl3yu0stoL-o_J7CKdeBRWCm1U7U83j-Bz24gMIYV3zCkA0erUtZ74ma5sziN2LstCZbgNlhYZxHJ/s400/121.JPG" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Darion</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25-4LrAevt3K1UY1fhbudxIWDH0wV9Bik-myOs80jG6OUGIDQ-9IfxozH-SvmdZIgHqGWU0J09sYTQhyR6kFYDUf2d0hZhr5Zn_idRDQUjaswjpbV9lA0a9zdm1TSI-LeNJQobbK_3Fb0/s1600/118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532132824387819954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25-4LrAevt3K1UY1fhbudxIWDH0wV9Bik-myOs80jG6OUGIDQ-9IfxozH-SvmdZIgHqGWU0J09sYTQhyR6kFYDUf2d0hZhr5Zn_idRDQUjaswjpbV9lA0a9zdm1TSI-LeNJQobbK_3Fb0/s400/118.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>I hope you had a great birthday Joel! We all love you so much. Thank you for being part of our lives.Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-80909199473002501282010-10-15T13:25:00.000-07:002010-10-25T16:49:41.423-07:00Field Trip<div align="left"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Darion's</span> Head Start class went on a Field Trip to Rivers Turn Farm. Joel and I were able to go with his class. The kids were all so cute and we had so much fun. We learned and got to experience all sorts of fun things.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">The kids got to feed bamboo to the horses.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7oii7ReeycGiTzltvbOfTqF4vveZ8A_zWh9FYivx8XUfQ5nTW0fTv6ajo_sBf7pnx5deSD56F2xK9kLaYgykg15WFrXRj0oEP_qFjow_5Gxmypf3o0E__PYsWPOZmph5zX53CwpLA4-L/s1600/019.JPG"></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528412948425160818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88kzK4hDfBMp1WmE5IOhKBXW7OWQA4cIj3_mxC7E3hGHJWSrC2XZbCbsYEUmo6cdSThgEF5_hx19SwEitWdNO3dXzca5fviUFb4qdaZV_oN5KSflHQBQmP5NoEeYtxjYldfJxm5ETH7K-/s400/horse+copy.jpg" />They had a HUGE gravel pit that Farmer John let us play in.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeQ1kUJjDKQzrhJ23OWPwiaX8VhYAcVLcKYcxeulUEGsKRPSgwCBWW59aZc6biyy2JwCCrD10lPSnK52Up4U39UX0GkVzjvCk1UtuCusTiVpjVMcMk-5M_gWtnGc-nI2U2Frmjn0lRpWI/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528374711985036450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeQ1kUJjDKQzrhJ23OWPwiaX8VhYAcVLcKYcxeulUEGsKRPSgwCBWW59aZc6biyy2JwCCrD10lPSnK52Up4U39UX0GkVzjvCk1UtuCusTiVpjVMcMk-5M_gWtnGc-nI2U2Frmjn0lRpWI/s400/030.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslfJ50ZvAvecsYGa6p6Qa3OvmMhb6RGvZWy6EKOwm09anq6OmOZS2-5_4NZwkFI35p-MHCL6sFXiVHJ5z1oN0bh4HSvfV-KMMvxnnZtjgLzmDVEt4jgGtFqeox1wlsNZdJ3uMwfNt8hPa/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528374706707074354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslfJ50ZvAvecsYGa6p6Qa3OvmMhb6RGvZWy6EKOwm09anq6OmOZS2-5_4NZwkFI35p-MHCL6sFXiVHJ5z1oN0bh4HSvfV-KMMvxnnZtjgLzmDVEt4jgGtFqeox1wlsNZdJ3uMwfNt8hPa/s400/037.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI14bc9a06bzjWTYxGd4iv50F_ZF1UIlu1N-jQ-kuN1szfqTunuSYV0oDvJfvR9J_9-mx_0aZHiNlrud9gebT63EMBTxSzCeuOs14sHc6RLGFCADQYqUzWpYzfycIotv-Ghu22GqOJUDNH/s1600/033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528374702075226674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI14bc9a06bzjWTYxGd4iv50F_ZF1UIlu1N-jQ-kuN1szfqTunuSYV0oDvJfvR9J_9-mx_0aZHiNlrud9gebT63EMBTxSzCeuOs14sHc6RLGFCADQYqUzWpYzfycIotv-Ghu22GqOJUDNH/s400/033.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Darion</span> took such great care of Joel. He made sure he felt included.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIq9iZgjzuaAQqduuXc_MRSrnkUFKlvbxWHm2nHlaKMHpoX82LsgBtBM3-x28Oe7_SnLeEJiGOgOl-7cahB8SaheJ_EQfUwcevKG8RxJCOD5xkklhfJl_-qJSJHwqYhsr55xCXp3L3pGUQ/s1600/046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528374687032099842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIq9iZgjzuaAQqduuXc_MRSrnkUFKlvbxWHm2nHlaKMHpoX82LsgBtBM3-x28Oe7_SnLeEJiGOgOl-7cahB8SaheJ_EQfUwcevKG8RxJCOD5xkklhfJl_-qJSJHwqYhsr55xCXp3L3pGUQ/s400/046.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We got to pick and eat all the raspberries we wanted. It was hard to leave this part of the tour. This is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Darion</span> and his friend <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Minh</span>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbO7yv1Ex-j6iGwz_BWRjI4eC1YgLgW-pK6DYUy8MnMa22sqsJOeyUB-s8GpIbFlChuYgv6XWn4bcCOmFJM1VwwTDK-uoRWoGCTLl39fW8YVrYBKOnWY5PLqnUc8E9UeB_Pmyo54Hq-lH8/s1600/049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528374679638384914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbO7yv1Ex-j6iGwz_BWRjI4eC1YgLgW-pK6DYUy8MnMa22sqsJOeyUB-s8GpIbFlChuYgv6XWn4bcCOmFJM1VwwTDK-uoRWoGCTLl39fW8YVrYBKOnWY5PLqnUc8E9UeB_Pmyo54Hq-lH8/s400/049.JPG" /></a><br />We picked apples and ate them right of the trees. They were delicious.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul9Qg_HnSpYgQL37t1zhy5Wj91ND-D8bFXbJKHZgUypPksaCM7CbWhCXsirN2nikc5nI_XGtL5NGTfLuIfAFf1C8aoGI-8ctJtPSuoYrX0_IL0MhP5BZu3noCdkopjIa0tRpr2Z5_Z7eR/s1600/060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528373172437061570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul9Qg_HnSpYgQL37t1zhy5Wj91ND-D8bFXbJKHZgUypPksaCM7CbWhCXsirN2nikc5nI_XGtL5NGTfLuIfAFf1C8aoGI-8ctJtPSuoYrX0_IL0MhP5BZu3noCdkopjIa0tRpr2Z5_Z7eR/s400/060.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Farmer John let all of the kids each take one pumpkin home. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Darion</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Minh</span> were very proud of theirs.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFSgA4NHE6qp9AZLEEgYX2is38nM6vy4b20pgf20nnhGHSP8J6ysz8c0jFzpW1Pwr4jw8DfXSw1kMe1f9MDBRa2pfJzTHy9uzscI_irpB3NbVypUUJQhphppq16ed9xSm_Cc1REMHtnnv/s1600/068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528373169475600338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFSgA4NHE6qp9AZLEEgYX2is38nM6vy4b20pgf20nnhGHSP8J6ysz8c0jFzpW1Pwr4jw8DfXSw1kMe1f9MDBRa2pfJzTHy9uzscI_irpB3NbVypUUJQhphppq16ed9xSm_Cc1REMHtnnv/s400/068.JPG" /></a><br />Joel was also proud of his. He wanted a little one.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG7U82Us0QxRaHdVukhMsFTbaqzahQrP7YTiDdawsUfw9bZAKzuG1iYKTUQOAXn9QXxU0LUn6q3JMny_LWFsE9DMP4AohCI3YLGDRQxpsD3GVzaTOkd5XVPEcdAbcZvDtqhEzpVHxh_iY/s1600/079.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528373162121967426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG7U82Us0QxRaHdVukhMsFTbaqzahQrP7YTiDdawsUfw9bZAKzuG1iYKTUQOAXn9QXxU0LUn6q3JMny_LWFsE9DMP4AohCI3YLGDRQxpsD3GVzaTOkd5XVPEcdAbcZvDtqhEzpVHxh_iY/s400/079.JPG" /></a><br />Farmer John let all of the kids pick flowers.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSohu_WJnza1_Yi25K2Z7ZZNJE5EzHZVqtkvGDxkF7yIqTcQqELMIgIsMNF7gtC1zuyXoj37yOW_MrQ5mHsd072Gpb4-sXA6-ZDUI1unylLhu-WzvzqJ5f5L1N3b_lupk0kIXw8pJ2XQA/s1600/080.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528373158060050434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSohu_WJnza1_Yi25K2Z7ZZNJE5EzHZVqtkvGDxkF7yIqTcQqELMIgIsMNF7gtC1zuyXoj37yOW_MrQ5mHsd072Gpb4-sXA6-ZDUI1unylLhu-WzvzqJ5f5L1N3b_lupk0kIXw8pJ2XQA/s400/080.JPG" /></a><br />There were dogs that followed the kids around. Joel is our little animal lover. He was more than happy to help take care of the dogs.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zCEcVkVgnWlgB6Q-srrOMBTEb6XaRiaDAfkyh87TIsgN2h43vqEW4H0IFRBuOag_ZnAWyMjmNw0cqRJzxaWugE0Bg_Av5VIWhxukE6ZxRAEW8qtAEDK9pjOIbu5n0iD1J6r5tRFq5-08/s1600/089.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528373141174086034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zCEcVkVgnWlgB6Q-srrOMBTEb6XaRiaDAfkyh87TIsgN2h43vqEW4H0IFRBuOag_ZnAWyMjmNw0cqRJzxaWugE0Bg_Av5VIWhxukE6ZxRAEW8qtAEDK9pjOIbu5n0iD1J6r5tRFq5-08/s400/089.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Thank you, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Darion</span>, for letting us in on the fun! We love you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-90970264462519971212010-10-03T16:38:00.000-07:002010-10-03T17:00:46.991-07:00Summer Days<div>It's been a while since our last post, and we've done a lot since. I'm too lazy to try and catch up on everything, so here is the fast version:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A trip to Utah for Garred and Jessica's wedding</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VdJO4MKvww2MjY_8uINfE6NGzrtc90NBrMwV_NctTCpzhHP5a8t0k50dz2hgF-h1ukjX1rNQAPulUAo1CL7lJ7TmBJSXZxbxT9q9wJm4zQX1o1LrY8EktbGriHWCC0qCjbxBpsRn1Nun/s1600/520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VdJO4MKvww2MjY_8uINfE6NGzrtc90NBrMwV_NctTCpzhHP5a8t0k50dz2hgF-h1ukjX1rNQAPulUAo1CL7lJ7TmBJSXZxbxT9q9wJm4zQX1o1LrY8EktbGriHWCC0qCjbxBpsRn1Nun/s400/520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523973487946592898" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Eugene parade (it was filled with all sorts of crazies)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0cFw0tBZpd_MwaexiKMYxYSZ0GTNqDCQfxVLKfpLEQ8sujgjdUwtDoJM46lrKghAsyfqhu4YeUgu-gjQxgVAgpnMhy7zWoCYG0qhtgQC01LPZ5vD163hzZnChMWCCHxJvH961tYCiE_6/s1600/094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0cFw0tBZpd_MwaexiKMYxYSZ0GTNqDCQfxVLKfpLEQ8sujgjdUwtDoJM46lrKghAsyfqhu4YeUgu-gjQxgVAgpnMhy7zWoCYG0qhtgQC01LPZ5vD163hzZnChMWCCHxJvH961tYCiE_6/s400/094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523973484792098034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Family visits and trips to the coast</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDacO-sgGwFFJjzwVTS9jbsDAHlXmXhvbmX-UMx-uR8oTkiXydbyXcWv49J5n0OZnh-Vfb-fvXyOBGS4CChvWl6H6EH19FGs4nB1hFKfnCGhgF-KkSUuDRK50f-1ob4JnXr6wA8iUv18D/s1600/075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDacO-sgGwFFJjzwVTS9jbsDAHlXmXhvbmX-UMx-uR8oTkiXydbyXcWv49J5n0OZnh-Vfb-fvXyOBGS4CChvWl6H6EH19FGs4nB1hFKfnCGhgF-KkSUuDRK50f-1ob4JnXr6wA8iUv18D/s400/075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523973480305399410" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">and having fun with daddy around</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPORmK2KoynSPeI33LBKOYQY-rPzOFsxSMNQ_SxtJtY193K9oZYzQZSIm9hOlBIzGoPXbITAlzc9kXD0WcgsX9GEpd2usjfL_-fSkz6AvBqh1BQRH7gTfBitr6rehsaMiLUzcJYysMDI2/s1600/053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPORmK2KoynSPeI33LBKOYQY-rPzOFsxSMNQ_SxtJtY193K9oZYzQZSIm9hOlBIzGoPXbITAlzc9kXD0WcgsX9GEpd2usjfL_-fSkz6AvBqh1BQRH7gTfBitr6rehsaMiLUzcJYysMDI2/s400/053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523973470074506146" /></a><br /><br /></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-35623947674600463982010-07-24T07:42:00.001-07:002010-07-24T07:53:05.228-07:00PORTLANDMy parents came up for the weekend. Yesterday we drove up to Portland and did some fun things. We rode the tram, visited a Chinese garden, and ate some delicious food. We all had fun.<br /><br /><div align="center">At the Chinese Garden</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3v2BAPsYlyGsD-vfO-P9unA4nZkhbFz5u4LKu1oJ2jVtz-P-g59Ybf1UgjqUCaM7MlVgmLZVP8jtsTw_RKLrv53d7hvzC8li35sD5pAB1cwogEs5sTYMIRuMBu9SVHqegjZoci4jzXi-F/s1600/family.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497484902052644130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3v2BAPsYlyGsD-vfO-P9unA4nZkhbFz5u4LKu1oJ2jVtz-P-g59Ybf1UgjqUCaM7MlVgmLZVP8jtsTw_RKLrv53d7hvzC8li35sD5pAB1cwogEs5sTYMIRuMBu9SVHqegjZoci4jzXi-F/s400/family.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZRBqjXxQSxgncRS_lkqJnfBkEJ4qfbcVwDblqCyfjyilGTGWeYLU9HQjPIjUUBmqqXcWgORTcip9MA4-TnW-Ri9xcOVNmKXqrj_uhgjGetDttjzhgmqLaeZcpdXAa92B9Wt9KMVP9vJK/s1600/darion.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497484891639636034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZRBqjXxQSxgncRS_lkqJnfBkEJ4qfbcVwDblqCyfjyilGTGWeYLU9HQjPIjUUBmqqXcWgORTcip9MA4-TnW-Ri9xcOVNmKXqrj_uhgjGetDttjzhgmqLaeZcpdXAa92B9Wt9KMVP9vJK/s400/darion.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcLgtChAD7bzqGghmGpHmPHDjUc-f3VXKYaW-dhgHlnvFrWDhyphenhyphenO7-IQ-sNY81zucnPM_GoSJp3iyoMGnkc1Xegns-rNHPas3tZhOR5a0QvmFARcPiZ4VXhN7y7x86WQIYkhKw6nwX0bPZ/s1600/224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497484875084232290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcLgtChAD7bzqGghmGpHmPHDjUc-f3VXKYaW-dhgHlnvFrWDhyphenhyphenO7-IQ-sNY81zucnPM_GoSJp3iyoMGnkc1Xegns-rNHPas3tZhOR5a0QvmFARcPiZ4VXhN7y7x86WQIYkhKw6nwX0bPZ/s400/224.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxOv-0ZyTeWzrRI9OGkUm7SuDmoc3AtLs3e8bWbdVNf0C-ErsHk0G8cT34iwakqM9LzBfIF53z0p6VRG7Mv5dCKnX1wx2e5pFnCOnhy4f-7gPicqJWgWOvuea_6yEq3uPgJujBgnBedbV/s1600/197.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497484274717877970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxOv-0ZyTeWzrRI9OGkUm7SuDmoc3AtLs3e8bWbdVNf0C-ErsHk0G8cT34iwakqM9LzBfIF53z0p6VRG7Mv5dCKnX1wx2e5pFnCOnhy4f-7gPicqJWgWOvuea_6yEq3uPgJujBgnBedbV/s400/197.JPG" /></a><br />Waiting to get on the tram<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bX1h01nmbNEUeQlNoCYIky07-4L6z0ngU9zXAaPL3v1lrPk263-NDskr9NFoVKc4W7QBERQ-xXE_NVBe7BamvyZq1b5qIqxWFk46dmVmy3BCLt3T08xb7ed3KfzfSQYvl3yDIE59B-ez/s1600/139.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497484263876865074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bX1h01nmbNEUeQlNoCYIky07-4L6z0ngU9zXAaPL3v1lrPk263-NDskr9NFoVKc4W7QBERQ-xXE_NVBe7BamvyZq1b5qIqxWFk46dmVmy3BCLt3T08xb7ed3KfzfSQYvl3yDIE59B-ez/s400/139.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfzKh-96yJQCsc777yfT3e6q_33G8kQTy6YwrwdpMpLXHvjbVrqLtN05Pu4VYmXuiRo-kW5p3yS9B_En-RNiWO6kzOfPqEft_hl14p2A4OzlfPHwZ43XLfkUoJPuTDbXoIemLGO_ch7XU/s1600/138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497484249273238866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfzKh-96yJQCsc777yfT3e6q_33G8kQTy6YwrwdpMpLXHvjbVrqLtN05Pu4VYmXuiRo-kW5p3yS9B_En-RNiWO6kzOfPqEft_hl14p2A4OzlfPHwZ43XLfkUoJPuTDbXoIemLGO_ch7XU/s400/138.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegcDeTePtveR9rzkgl20HAlH1WFlw2F84N_khd9B68ZPsNaNE1LoRdpL6aSRQH77IKFszRmHXCgcar4v05lntVVHTrxRTDIWuTwhyphenhyphenzKxzawIXQ8iGlk1hP-nUKtQZlIQcl0A8Y9290bAU/s1600/127.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497484241458568082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegcDeTePtveR9rzkgl20HAlH1WFlw2F84N_khd9B68ZPsNaNE1LoRdpL6aSRQH77IKFszRmHXCgcar4v05lntVVHTrxRTDIWuTwhyphenhyphenzKxzawIXQ8iGlk1hP-nUKtQZlIQcl0A8Y9290bAU/s400/127.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlhAq8TcqM4RYDitJDljx9y2QyAz7KeK2uItKh6wOs6Gbw4U_HCALe-7i4uzNsS2Q9WXgLuwWmydAhmhrGsOAZBhfAhAMvrjECgEwgw2qoBVyIa7ivTXJEquMfdVF_m3saWWPAMn8PGgr/s1600/118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497484233165431202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlhAq8TcqM4RYDitJDljx9y2QyAz7KeK2uItKh6wOs6Gbw4U_HCALe-7i4uzNsS2Q9WXgLuwWmydAhmhrGsOAZBhfAhAMvrjECgEwgw2qoBVyIa7ivTXJEquMfdVF_m3saWWPAMn8PGgr/s400/118.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-36928402137660153752010-06-28T15:18:00.001-07:002010-06-28T15:30:19.956-07:00VisitorsWe were lucky to have Grandma Roxy, Papa Ernie, Great-Grandma Steadman, and Aunt Darlene stay with us for a few days. We had a full house, but it never seemed too crowded because it was filled with loved ones. We have to take all of our visitors to the coast because it's so beautiful here. Here are some of the pics:<br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Joel and Papa Ernie</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-DM23gcPvrX6QhPZ8uTe6MDKls56fuxULNOkETNXspnBIBINQbMa5-9jxSgv672c8at1_5E-s0xlVSGSZ0wuKqO5UaW2tgXdtamNuM69c8HyT6Lk-nOKwuos9oL6n7u8Uth8YQ-Ur9H2/s1600/joel+and+grandpa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487953365923798162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-DM23gcPvrX6QhPZ8uTe6MDKls56fuxULNOkETNXspnBIBINQbMa5-9jxSgv672c8at1_5E-s0xlVSGSZ0wuKqO5UaW2tgXdtamNuM69c8HyT6Lk-nOKwuos9oL6n7u8Uth8YQ-Ur9H2/s400/joel+and+grandpa.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Grandma Steadman (left) and Aunt Darlene (right)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RICLDWHX8yPZ8YltNht4PxyfbvUni1Vp_zpjZYh1rjhBfTysbqEmiXIuOtO2kSSvhRtcqYtGNEUJA9NrCbzZkyasfvP1jwYYjwKFDuvR9uzjuHaOPyzJJxnnvT4YqNP6EJBqBxgkCuWR/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487953168551256386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RICLDWHX8yPZ8YltNht4PxyfbvUni1Vp_zpjZYh1rjhBfTysbqEmiXIuOtO2kSSvhRtcqYtGNEUJA9NrCbzZkyasfvP1jwYYjwKFDuvR9uzjuHaOPyzJJxnnvT4YqNP6EJBqBxgkCuWR/s400/016.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Papa Ernie and Grandma Roxy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6v5FS6shWKufh5hFncwXuisVP9hSFMdfIME2YfPOaggrvxAlaN0W7pEYhPjAE7sCQKIF1PGn0M2ISPXmZW9q_uXaSKLSTtGZaQgdSb_I2twqFnG4mboaMI4aEX_sQKKEicPIRncDProx3/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487953159908318722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6v5FS6shWKufh5hFncwXuisVP9hSFMdfIME2YfPOaggrvxAlaN0W7pEYhPjAE7sCQKIF1PGn0M2ISPXmZW9q_uXaSKLSTtGZaQgdSb_I2twqFnG4mboaMI4aEX_sQKKEicPIRncDProx3/s400/036.JPG" /></a><br />Joel (isn't he sweet)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXvnHUNesuymrT0VpJ43KBB0nffGLQqeLy6h6iew612ytq5RIE7Muqe4VEGhKaDYQ-laGfhR0L3cPfazwEB8f9hk-iNEOF9Po2XQo7GQv-zCm14Secyhg505_U-5mMhge24s4sLMbB47P/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487953148849062738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXvnHUNesuymrT0VpJ43KBB0nffGLQqeLy6h6iew612ytq5RIE7Muqe4VEGhKaDYQ-laGfhR0L3cPfazwEB8f9hk-iNEOF9Po2XQo7GQv-zCm14Secyhg505_U-5mMhge24s4sLMbB47P/s400/037.JPG" /></a><br />Rusten and Darion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOtBRFHI3adz3FkxhgXCRWcgUL_zRXjgKsQLzYePAfS-6R3waVXBI-NQfmF9_lxAYbYpt1F-rfa76hPhF8LVrl2zXao4QVdCYgGkG1UvmohaO-iBIEucUu1dItKscixmhhsMAKYW9E2v8/s1600/060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487953139597518130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOtBRFHI3adz3FkxhgXCRWcgUL_zRXjgKsQLzYePAfS-6R3waVXBI-NQfmF9_lxAYbYpt1F-rfa76hPhF8LVrl2zXao4QVdCYgGkG1UvmohaO-iBIEucUu1dItKscixmhhsMAKYW9E2v8/s400/060.JPG" /></a><br />Darion doing "sand angels" (silly)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8f0SDSLUaADLxtgWemqP9Vc8yDEai-ZT-VyW3mufTMKS2v3ViZBuWHS5VSxFUOGbYUpmNrZmDR2D-bwPC93zvA6JitYhaYWPnoPVHD7we2gtmJwdT-GUuCvjWgPIjBAQt56POQ0lDNdg/s1600/104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487953130810922962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8f0SDSLUaADLxtgWemqP9Vc8yDEai-ZT-VyW3mufTMKS2v3ViZBuWHS5VSxFUOGbYUpmNrZmDR2D-bwPC93zvA6JitYhaYWPnoPVHD7we2gtmJwdT-GUuCvjWgPIjBAQt56POQ0lDNdg/s400/104.JPG" /></a> Thank you for spending some time with us. Please come again soon! We love you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-33728223712437024062010-06-28T15:08:00.001-07:002010-06-28T15:17:43.955-07:00Utah TripWe had the opportunity to visit family in Utah. We miss them and love them. We had a great time.<br /><br /><div align="center">The boys had a waterfight with their cousin Kingston. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7EtoLOG8r6ZOEh2NswO6eE8QY-F4Dlzm19LIXrko1nFNzMePXfXbqn2p5XmM0Rs18jmxeZ7vhnEjXjrW4vv8siphnPPz9HavhUkjQAMubW5-o90Z7xn3rb_q7xVjg-okC2ryDms4HXFf/s1600/195.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487950812090372082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7EtoLOG8r6ZOEh2NswO6eE8QY-F4Dlzm19LIXrko1nFNzMePXfXbqn2p5XmM0Rs18jmxeZ7vhnEjXjrW4vv8siphnPPz9HavhUkjQAMubW5-o90Z7xn3rb_q7xVjg-okC2ryDms4HXFf/s400/195.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_NuzSE3OvpOm2Et-3O7hLgpjn7jHquC0Ro3i_uk5vG78ruU04SGmv7IwMzG1EdgiqPk-c3oZ95_zpEh4Cey3uZHjd5QDnexVjwBad5N1xOqHL2w_5l693jvuZkpkQRNuhGKJn-XYlFxH/s1600/219.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487950553520176802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_NuzSE3OvpOm2Et-3O7hLgpjn7jHquC0Ro3i_uk5vG78ruU04SGmv7IwMzG1EdgiqPk-c3oZ95_zpEh4Cey3uZHjd5QDnexVjwBad5N1xOqHL2w_5l693jvuZkpkQRNuhGKJn-XYlFxH/s400/219.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br />Grandma and Grandpa let the boys play in the mud.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dq_JeMFn3s7g762jIwDPtbuc5U_r6zHnUKpysmawFaHdZM8w_4DgVpWh4DyiAuQmVQ3bUV6SOjck0WyTuo-CApPEbU2GOHSJ4yldTnOBKjv5e5JNXWh2YccBF5X31wm3C94-4BVJwZ68/s1600/271.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487950544581155490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dq_JeMFn3s7g762jIwDPtbuc5U_r6zHnUKpysmawFaHdZM8w_4DgVpWh4DyiAuQmVQ3bUV6SOjck0WyTuo-CApPEbU2GOHSJ4yldTnOBKjv5e5JNXWh2YccBF5X31wm3C94-4BVJwZ68/s400/271.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7KpmiACgea5E-hkyahKORvqa4FJROtpEtD1zND0Ob8N1W9-Xa06H1_EhZt3tyagd9r8fXrS-EN0nUU_rjx92idYumKXj0gcr5NflSHofcqSrEHb-mcYCOFnTFdXGjpm9SWmpyiHUiRnD/s1600/245.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487950535569784018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7KpmiACgea5E-hkyahKORvqa4FJROtpEtD1zND0Ob8N1W9-Xa06H1_EhZt3tyagd9r8fXrS-EN0nUU_rjx92idYumKXj0gcr5NflSHofcqSrEHb-mcYCOFnTFdXGjpm9SWmpyiHUiRnD/s400/245.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The only time the three of them would sit still long enough for a picture<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPqnDuK2X6Y2idmhF1KuR2RvKJ3V-dGRI5hyphenhyphen6QKxn2kqNwlK0OBPNByce3vRSRGc7NaRqmpsrU01wSiVK5X5k1gIHGlp2ume1AuYHIIO87_7ZXFz7x096YoRkDqa2zeRZyNPVBfmuA5AE/s1600/360.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487950528105747394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPqnDuK2X6Y2idmhF1KuR2RvKJ3V-dGRI5hyphenhyphen6QKxn2kqNwlK0OBPNByce3vRSRGc7NaRqmpsrU01wSiVK5X5k1gIHGlp2ume1AuYHIIO87_7ZXFz7x096YoRkDqa2zeRZyNPVBfmuA5AE/s400/360.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Cu5SohzGJNyIz8JmngpKkYWidR07UlRSSSuKw-Ats4M6XaGujLjHBFT-VNkA9hDIXEEjaNWtEzjZ1YsSqs6HTDDFD-iVbwr46wib6erWVtMdJLC337UW3YWbsH46oEY8Km_Dh6KsRNk3/s1600/karen.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487950519541413106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Cu5SohzGJNyIz8JmngpKkYWidR07UlRSSSuKw-Ats4M6XaGujLjHBFT-VNkA9hDIXEEjaNWtEzjZ1YsSqs6HTDDFD-iVbwr46wib6erWVtMdJLC337UW3YWbsH46oEY8Km_Dh6KsRNk3/s400/karen.jpg" /></a> We had so much fun and now we're stuck missing our families again. We love Oregon, we just wish we could bring all of them with us up here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-50088085308815276062010-03-30T12:22:00.001-07:002010-03-30T13:00:38.577-07:00DISNEYLAND!!!We went to Disneyland over Spring Break with the Lubbers Family. We sure had a lot of fun, but now we're missing everyone! Thanks mom and dad! Here are some of the pictures:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqe_pqc4X3shmRe4oZazkuD0xpq0QPUgX-h4eMbZNzKEEAip93EFdW6l1NW33Epxw9dONM1qjN4IoHewN-SBopyVdXzy-VBRJFVGEr1J4ZGgUty3wEvets4E4zmsdWjSl9AXSm6iYZ9oVI/s1600/disneyland+mickey.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454518421551367954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqe_pqc4X3shmRe4oZazkuD0xpq0QPUgX-h4eMbZNzKEEAip93EFdW6l1NW33Epxw9dONM1qjN4IoHewN-SBopyVdXzy-VBRJFVGEr1J4ZGgUty3wEvets4E4zmsdWjSl9AXSm6iYZ9oVI/s400/disneyland+mickey.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebm6-axzAPHKlnpRP8WzyIU6zY9432iCslDM-VFlae3hoO1D4Awct0SV_xo8j7xvCBJ0iRmwtm-LsXpVbj7zDdbWkv3dfT6p5LwrQtZLzAVtwL9NAxrDUDQCLgsa3oqPLyBl-dZnACHBT/s1600/451.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454517664566114194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77rKhWJwkmKoGDXWoymOnUya_9WOLBLgiJopNdKGVNG_dCaUfzwWzJbyGVXuPNfTgPSZgfmgVYXc_e5Fxnhuoc4OKNFrnNPyFezrKfr4DPSiDF0aRU5A2TBEfPRBQPX4il4E4-a7IDEWJ/s400/ruth+and+adam.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-74721877836931647272010-03-13T16:36:00.000-08:002010-03-13T16:42:29.381-08:00Best Friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3iXceE02l_o40WE5FxeeDbETqKQARlm8sjUb6liOhtYGdNhPuDZGin8j_7nQZk4H_OEYFncUZblGD8YNYZPyLSXUDuMRxmxDgltAzyb6ry6susj20ROn1DoZpnaSyGfKlfGzErdPC9fc/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448283132208336370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3iXceE02l_o40WE5FxeeDbETqKQARlm8sjUb6liOhtYGdNhPuDZGin8j_7nQZk4H_OEYFncUZblGD8YNYZPyLSXUDuMRxmxDgltAzyb6ry6susj20ROn1DoZpnaSyGfKlfGzErdPC9fc/s400/029.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVfeYlEb2os_4umSlBj0PI-Gpq2dqKeX5aluyETbxhfMY2u2GALNwxLZZPNLK1NFupfYgoBaRwnLDPWy5OqySwf-7Lu-I0ikECuwtSF-bswy7bV0joZkLdwGtXBSOTcfLmLoIz0CRhE6M/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447132992656945490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdS8gpAuIpfTt3xwRbiPRrsol9v-KpN_gRQsGbOHtK8BL-TYP6_5pIQGMOfn9fQNvirOv2-LxyAhZXArwdK8YRg4qFx0eqRQz_ItPfpzSy9Elwjv4avs8TWw390IT02wQ-k-pNL-V3Uqe/s400/Darion+4+Birthday+cake.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAn7AqFXvcj7kX74r5dXaosAYShSNLwjvIA0DFc65BkZiAzj4QdSp13Kv7Wk_-g1vxfcBOULFzZBSvnAGxLc7imT7tAUwndXnSe4rBrIA_JSifFZ8DBA2Byz8HoaM8nGZDG02c-6148U_/s1600-h/darion+batman.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447132987187906994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAn7AqFXvcj7kX74r5dXaosAYShSNLwjvIA0DFc65BkZiAzj4QdSp13Kv7Wk_-g1vxfcBOULFzZBSvnAGxLc7imT7tAUwndXnSe4rBrIA_JSifFZ8DBA2Byz8HoaM8nGZDG02c-6148U_/s400/darion+batman.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLXspSPf8zZ4SSrqfAQX4LP82QOEiVAcgg_TiqJgmPU-CabBuxoSHBrgGk39I-rfdIBTisaedxRJc-icbQqwyltc-jHd-77xPRKDvjCtKEaSYzGhsSVSFKO3LJrrQdFkBkaO35he43COM/s1600-h/114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445236104891204514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25KoixU8A5B-BflSDXkIU05xc-CwhbJbQRWcoGO68azkkzEELqNoHBdUFBfcrQnUPX6xsrZ07G2L35h5XMjQRF27Jm3xVf6HD3c5Sh68qgBxxd7flK8GcK9Mc-RGISVjao9RNdHm2QhTU/s400/043.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">Here are ten reasons why I love you! (along with many many more)</div><br /><br />1. Your smile can make the cloudiest day bright.<br /><br />2. You give the best hugs and kisses.<br /><br />3. You are very tenderhearted.<br /><br />4. You remind me to choose the right.<br /><br />5. You are always looking out for your little brother.<br /><br />6. You have a GREAT imagination.<br /><br />7. You say hilarious things like "meddling kids" (too much scooby doo)<br /><br />8. You protect us from "bad guys" with your toy swords.<br /><br />9. You still look like a baby when you're asleep.<br /><br />10. Who else can I play legos and batman with????<br /><br /></div><div align="center">I love you Darion! Happy Happy Birthday to my big four year old! </div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-53168242265588782192010-02-16T21:49:00.000-08:002010-02-16T22:12:45.441-08:00Ice Skating<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Today we went ice skating with the young men and young women from our ward. It was so much fun. Darion and Joel did a great job. You would never have known that it was their first time.</span><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxX2pnVV9V0Z2_TF2x3Nq_PKk6MxU4qG0D_NV78BRLQspxzQPulhezZ1CNnmMgJlaRntzrbuqu_b0oVkdeeMg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-39037781574150812462010-02-02T18:42:00.000-08:002010-02-02T18:53:11.812-08:00Bath Time FunWe had kind of a crazy Christmas Adventure. We actually got in a car accident on the way to Utah to visit our families. The good news is that no one was injured, but the bad news is that we had to get a new car (we loved our Subaru). Since we have had kind of a crazy last couple of months visiting family and looking for a new car, I haven't had a chance to update our blog. I took some pictures of the boys in the bathtub the other night and I am just looking at these boys and thinking about our accident. I'm so glad that everything was okay. What would I do without these moments every night????<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnSRc7UNyYswGpYjRecRhPp-ZmoQ5EzXN_09XU23lzv6Ki0RXEoHdIe3uh-EyvtpPn793FLAT-ykaMo84T6jci8Jh7AHkS8MU5URS4yHr8qoAaZHLg0eeh5CGF6BqWa_DniNNypC5StfU/s1600-h/316.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433843029441289714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnSRc7UNyYswGpYjRecRhPp-ZmoQ5EzXN_09XU23lzv6Ki0RXEoHdIe3uh-EyvtpPn793FLAT-ykaMo84T6jci8Jh7AHkS8MU5URS4yHr8qoAaZHLg0eeh5CGF6BqWa_DniNNypC5StfU/s400/316.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRkus83LUMDlTwTEFRUWdPu_tgXwLtUhTGy2r5nT5N6oZbeQ8hYohb4yANlThE2BnQq3pVF8lOW2P4ySBS2_OFvhtwWrbba20YEVddQdDnkLLSTUNz9kwUaJslzpIaWCFq27vPNKhQ9Jm/s1600-h/319.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433843022802123746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRkus83LUMDlTwTEFRUWdPu_tgXwLtUhTGy2r5nT5N6oZbeQ8hYohb4yANlThE2BnQq3pVF8lOW2P4ySBS2_OFvhtwWrbba20YEVddQdDnkLLSTUNz9kwUaJslzpIaWCFq27vPNKhQ9Jm/s400/319.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fqzRlK9iKpEgkXRryCZaf8f9CaFuuZS44J0-K7Bp3mGYKUmZex6GUfVIQPp_KdlAc1KgL1tzXSQEd9JUYQ4uIi0Fr2o8mBYoae-UFTfkQH5RxuIzFQxioyCHQIdaR13SsA62ynOLiVh4/s1600-h/311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433843015506289442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fqzRlK9iKpEgkXRryCZaf8f9CaFuuZS44J0-K7Bp3mGYKUmZex6GUfVIQPp_KdlAc1KgL1tzXSQEd9JUYQ4uIi0Fr2o8mBYoae-UFTfkQH5RxuIzFQxioyCHQIdaR13SsA62ynOLiVh4/s400/311.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEe1gXRBpDctp_Z5F6BmKdm9ltlZUEtzznwM7IrrFJtwHSOWZIO_sEDUMLKDz4jWBiYdpxUXNI3A55hZ0gzVoP8trHJtUk02T6ZKpr5juNk1So2F-ChixlvN__ke7Jk9c_GukvD7I_GPG/s1600-h/309.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433843005447451746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEe1gXRBpDctp_Z5F6BmKdm9ltlZUEtzznwM7IrrFJtwHSOWZIO_sEDUMLKDz4jWBiYdpxUXNI3A55hZ0gzVoP8trHJtUk02T6ZKpr5juNk1So2F-ChixlvN__ke7Jk9c_GukvD7I_GPG/s400/309.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-17285090654138308122009-11-25T19:05:00.001-08:002009-11-25T19:16:25.475-08:00Thanksgiving EveRusten decided to take a small break from studying today. We drove to the coast and spent the day there. We saw a lighthouse near the Umpqua River. Then we spent the rest of the day on the beach playing in the dunes. The kids had so much fun and we had a nice chance to relax together.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja22iIZQBN8ZDHEcgJouRwBDi9s6S_o415WYiCuYBYTnSIjOyVkNYMNMaBhtJe5B9XWeA5vSiDL8opXEJAYuukM_CuVcfHefVQIHXewfrmL6G7eOKtyDa_4hC1bgenHej7ZBL-8e60SGBM/s1600/194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408244187355952466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja22iIZQBN8ZDHEcgJouRwBDi9s6S_o415WYiCuYBYTnSIjOyVkNYMNMaBhtJe5B9XWeA5vSiDL8opXEJAYuukM_CuVcfHefVQIHXewfrmL6G7eOKtyDa_4hC1bgenHej7ZBL-8e60SGBM/s400/194.JPG" border="0" /></a>Joel Bear</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReq1CEaA96qOvtWgJZoGDaygqe3ldfUkbjNml_nlP-bQfOqGhL0uhHYaPXLTg2a6uzAvPkYCjXEWvNK5-Fxnd2lmRhyphenhyphenL-BGwu3yN4shgkhYrZqRyHRPMml1-xNj3LtKkFdJ0ccemssCmF/s1600/228.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408244180060629922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReq1CEaA96qOvtWgJZoGDaygqe3ldfUkbjNml_nlP-bQfOqGhL0uhHYaPXLTg2a6uzAvPkYCjXEWvNK5-Fxnd2lmRhyphenhyphenL-BGwu3yN4shgkhYrZqRyHRPMml1-xNj3LtKkFdJ0ccemssCmF/s400/228.JPG" border="0" /></a> Darion was excited about the "pirate ship" on the sign.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTa-x8DkkeRUib3HyFBai1ibzYdv0orAx712ghg-i47PfloeSa1jNNo8-D3aR98EngyQVpTAdGC_PrQG601lBsnNSctytOHlq92IozfXq2gLKl3yaM4ixcu69QHPQt3ImCXn6Q-8OGTDsS/s1600/266.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408244175063015986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTa-x8DkkeRUib3HyFBai1ibzYdv0orAx712ghg-i47PfloeSa1jNNo8-D3aR98EngyQVpTAdGC_PrQG601lBsnNSctytOHlq92IozfXq2gLKl3yaM4ixcu69QHPQt3ImCXn6Q-8OGTDsS/s400/266.JPG" border="0" /></a>We tried to get a good picture of the boys together. This is the best one. Darion has a hard time sitting still.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiC-HjHuTjb33n4I1QsUXWjoHwa8_YNXcSQQr_TXIKgAmgUHNZJO4HIWd_AwwF5ykDbqbEaW_wcrmSVCRDdlJnBfLr5mznXT1HZ2PEUMurqRtZsKurihhV0GT4MRAl38Wkd7omW2li_VzI/s1600/317.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408243793006937410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiC-HjHuTjb33n4I1QsUXWjoHwa8_YNXcSQQr_TXIKgAmgUHNZJO4HIWd_AwwF5ykDbqbEaW_wcrmSVCRDdlJnBfLr5mznXT1HZ2PEUMurqRtZsKurihhV0GT4MRAl38Wkd7omW2li_VzI/s400/317.JPG" border="0" /></a>Playing near the water. It was warm, but too cold to get in the water.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBQZXZc74EwArl3o-1SpOf6WG2guSRhjuLEvRjHVTI-D77-_6ZOe-TyO8XDCwddRDA4I8L0674GgZu1CqkskRJ5F6p-350XXlkaWojNg2S-ksB3num948e4hIxYEk-SbVa7qxDOPlw5Ha/s1600/381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408243788540598226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBQZXZc74EwArl3o-1SpOf6WG2guSRhjuLEvRjHVTI-D77-_6ZOe-TyO8XDCwddRDA4I8L0674GgZu1CqkskRJ5F6p-350XXlkaWojNg2S-ksB3num948e4hIxYEk-SbVa7qxDOPlw5Ha/s400/381.JPG" border="0" /></a> Climbing the dunes<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qquM50BNHoyVQjNmj2WyR7Sj4ehQlq4q3gV7DTXY9yTBDjlWPzMT7CorAXy1oJdYBaGw5VMfiWO5QZPEa-26lBSs_LiLuWJyy2s63RwevfhMY2WYmeyt99z4HCv8RMAa-gVpcZO5uQDB/s1600/421.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408243774454647266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qquM50BNHoyVQjNmj2WyR7Sj4ehQlq4q3gV7DTXY9yTBDjlWPzMT7CorAXy1oJdYBaGw5VMfiWO5QZPEa-26lBSs_LiLuWJyy2s63RwevfhMY2WYmeyt99z4HCv8RMAa-gVpcZO5uQDB/s400/421.JPG" border="0" /></a> Joel was eating sand. What did you expect? (Rusten ate dirt as a child and admits he still likes the flavor of "natures peppa")<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F8kfzPNSjNhDtpx9z2geH5VTogTT-Nsh94LEouvMFiIDzGY8TWoVpF_0uSA-u41DWhHxGRW9iHtmAj2Fu4zQ2dFgfoUVe2xbw4gf_g2GvRiBkAi41mC0252w4rSxSdN5GoA2tAXhxu8m/s1600/449.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408243771701353858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F8kfzPNSjNhDtpx9z2geH5VTogTT-Nsh94LEouvMFiIDzGY8TWoVpF_0uSA-u41DWhHxGRW9iHtmAj2Fu4zQ2dFgfoUVe2xbw4gf_g2GvRiBkAi41mC0252w4rSxSdN5GoA2tAXhxu8m/s400/449.JPG" border="0" /></a>I love you Rusten!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOu2vc73c_JgyTGCkP19jr_Kb-7XW3iS01H8BdSkC7IDDLhgIrJElvBFc33dpoXAevLDWcSb1WHz8kvajG-LiwyGp6L3g9JnXpxiSMZsb_jJnzG0FsLwwKaR9SYaujQAH5f3X41Je83R03/s1600/519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408243762243936866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOu2vc73c_JgyTGCkP19jr_Kb-7XW3iS01H8BdSkC7IDDLhgIrJElvBFc33dpoXAevLDWcSb1WHz8kvajG-LiwyGp6L3g9JnXpxiSMZsb_jJnzG0FsLwwKaR9SYaujQAH5f3X41Je83R03/s400/519.JPG" border="0" /></a>Darion running up and down the dunes<br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085534258150677943.post-68616844312464821482009-10-26T12:11:00.000-07:002009-10-26T12:21:00.092-07:00Happy Birthday Joel!My baby turned 2 on Saturday!!! I can't believe he is two. It feels like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital and at the same time it seems like there hasn't ever been a time in our lives without him. We love you so much Joel! Thank you for making us smile every day!<br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Joel opening his presents. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRAhGEJNTwcMPrYJAY71y8MW_jfuOq7asEyzDFdB7g7YEKag40Eraxgyzb0WWIgUW-7lyePTg_7WRl76wMtOq4eWiKT2AZAqLRU05oiQWDfwV5wZBUCMydNXJ2cd-bvF-z77ueF7WjyUm/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396989940400595074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRAhGEJNTwcMPrYJAY71y8MW_jfuOq7asEyzDFdB7g7YEKag40Eraxgyzb0WWIgUW-7lyePTg_7WRl76wMtOq4eWiKT2AZAqLRU05oiQWDfwV5wZBUCMydNXJ2cd-bvF-z77ueF7WjyUm/s400/049.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> He stayed on his rocking horse to open the rest of his presents. He LOVES it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XD-FtBTizxk9qHChAgN04StiX4650IerxzKAANRZarodaI8jWA1oGdkH4GSiXqBAsNHeGWw5hV8CpPngJhclPLlCZvm1rb3WC5ytjfN6mYnAEe3_2q4OLLNnvvJdWjdp0YVfsrlwKEvA/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396989933961149122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XD-FtBTizxk9qHChAgN04StiX4650IerxzKAANRZarodaI8jWA1oGdkH4GSiXqBAsNHeGWw5hV8CpPngJhclPLlCZvm1rb3WC5ytjfN6mYnAEe3_2q4OLLNnvvJdWjdp0YVfsrlwKEvA/s400/070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cake<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHKGrF4KIxWV4u63rixHNaNzVjzbtjhwpmfUeVuNei5hwd5WCCGg39FDE1uGWZhW7UJRCRSRL5gctOiax27hG3p67-KDl0Qk8XRhjPw7LPMWt4pgfo5-5plofJg8iNen1UAQWyGwBeLLr/s1600-h/114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396989928229851250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHKGrF4KIxWV4u63rixHNaNzVjzbtjhwpmfUeVuNei5hwd5WCCGg39FDE1uGWZhW7UJRCRSRL5gctOiax27hG3p67-KDl0Qk8XRhjPw7LPMWt4pgfo5-5plofJg8iNen1UAQWyGwBeLLr/s400/114.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My big two year old<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ51JtzCtnyjQng7XJqJFTG9X0Ga6Zy2l_xlxTwRkrskk0HoIxSmyTH-Glfi2k1qKmwfOTQ-hu4-E4VnlJ02N943iztqHnC7wqZ_9hcdxroIoMbcxvF1hTgcTZeFlA2csKIyE-5zWzLmp/s1600-h/123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396989922664020450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ51JtzCtnyjQng7XJqJFTG9X0Ga6Zy2l_xlxTwRkrskk0HoIxSmyTH-Glfi2k1qKmwfOTQ-hu4-E4VnlJ02N943iztqHnC7wqZ_9hcdxroIoMbcxvF1hTgcTZeFlA2csKIyE-5zWzLmp/s400/123.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Blowing out the candles (don't you just want to kiss those little lips?)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlhMFqCVJ6d8S5fNChJH_4wMHwU2Oe0nN4_H6l9RRDRCtgEbV3l3xsZALJVDz20mqtZ2dg-x595Stnx1uAVl-R87eQms2RIXo5FbJlV6Rn20-dnRDi2cCKC8hr5gC0CeJw_GbRfuZLWi3/s1600-h/109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396989916160740962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlhMFqCVJ6d8S5fNChJH_4wMHwU2Oe0nN4_H6l9RRDRCtgEbV3l3xsZALJVDz20mqtZ2dg-x595Stnx1uAVl-R87eQms2RIXo5FbJlV6Rn20-dnRDi2cCKC8hr5gC0CeJw_GbRfuZLWi3/s400/109.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>Rusten and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668157108403347005noreply@blogger.com3