1:18 PM
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Thought I might take a few moments to pleasure all of you with some pictures of our garden. The harvest is fast approaching (we've been collecting beans and zucchini the past couple of weeks). Quick tour around for you. Cuccumbers (far corner, on the trellis), Zucchini, right in front of the cuccumber, HUGE leaves. Beans: near side in the photo, far left. Green pepper: not visible in the main picture, behind a tomato plant. Tomatos: five plants-dead center of the garden (Roma, Beef Eater, and Cherry). Onions: Green and White in the front right.
The individual "fruits" are all pictured as well. I've pulled some green onion and they are FAR better than the store!
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7:53 PM
Saturday, August 11, 2007
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8:49 PM
Thursday, August 09, 2007
He's a happy little boy!
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We had some fun on our way home. We stopped along the Snake River and took some pictures. The water was beautiful and the kids had some fun throwing rocks into the River. Some fun moments and a great way to end a really fun vacation.
On the drive home, I thought a lot about what we saw while we were in Yellowstone and Grand Teton. It made me wonder how anyone could deny the existence of the Divine. Standing among these beautiful natural places adds to my testimony that we are children of a loving Father in Heaven and that we have been given an opportunity to experience the power of His hand through His creative enterprise.
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This is an eagle's nest that we saw in Jackson Hole. There were a couple of eaglettes in the nest when we first saw it, but as we got closer to the next, Mamma decided that they should get down inside. We were still a considerable distance away from the nest across a cravasse and this was the closest I could get with my 300mm - so I apologize for the lack of focus. It's pretty amazing to see these in nature. Eagles mate for life and will return to the same nest each season unless man tears it down. Additionally, Eagles usually produce two eggs, usually the stronger of the two chicks eats the younger sibling. In this case, there were distinctly two chicks in the next - highly unusual.
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10:19 PM
Friday, August 03, 2007
We did so much in Jackson Hole. This is the majority of the pictures from the trip. We spent a day in the Tetons, near hidden falls and through Jenny Lake. There's also a great picture of Grand Teton looking across Jackson Lake from the lodge there. The kids had a BLAST playing with some flower petals that were strewn all around. A wedding had just taken place and the remenants of their festivities were everywhere, so it was a fun gig for the kids... I captured some shots that captured their elation.
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Well, this is the first in what I hope will be a series... thanks a lot Kari for making me feel bad about not getting more pictures up! :)
The Holts, Pecks and Knotwells took a sojourn recently to beautiful Yellowstone National Park. I can tell you that although it rained the majority of the day we were up there, it was indeed a spiritual experience. We were able to see Old Faithful erupt as well as several other geysers in the basin. We also saw an Elk and it was truly a majestic experience.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is now one of my favorite places (it's depth is not captured in the image in the show).
The Grand Teton mountains seem to defy gravity as they shoot skyward among nearly level plains - more pictures for Jenny Lake coming soon after I can edit them.
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4:44 PM
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Just happened to catch this set of rays coming out of the clouds one afternoon recently. Thought you might all enjoy as well.
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We planned our yard so that we would have a place for a garden. It turns out the size of the garden is such that if we filled it completely, we could probably feed the neighborhood! The zucchini in Jill's hand is HUGE and not even the biggest one we have grown so far. We've got cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, peppers and beans growing too.
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Mr. William LOVES his swing. He also loves his mommy who was making him smile as big as he is. He's a wonderful baby and we're blessed to have him in our lives.
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Emily started 2nd grade last week. The other kids in the picture are of our fantastic neighbors. Kiley started 3rd grade and Tanner started 1st Grade.
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Don't you love his little Gorbachev on his head?
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Jill's annual Pinata fest was a success as usual. The kids really love to hit things. Doesn't Jill look FANTASTIC for 30? Hot momma!
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In July we had 17 days of 100 degree weather. One Saturday, we pulled out this little pool that we had and filled it up with water. For some reason Charlotte was a little timid about getting in it (the water was actually quite cool). So, I got in. It was fun, although it doesn't appear that the pool was designed for a full grown man and his 2 year old daughter.
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7:27 PM
Monday, July 23, 2007
I'll admit, I'm pretty proud of this picture. I took this in 2005 of Emily at a nearby shopping mall. She was turning her face to avoid getting sloshed by the spray of water coming up at her. I just found out that I won First Place and Best of Show at the Webster County Fair (where my parents live in Missouri).
It was probably out of a whopping 3 entries, but still cool nonetheless.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
It's almost as fun as being there... Jill has blessed our kids with the gift of gab - he's only 10 weeks old (7 when this video was taken).
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