tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194742092024-03-12T21:12:20.266-07:00The Gray Family WebsiteWelcome to our family website. We want our family and friends to be an intimate part of our lives and hope this site helps us to feel close even when we're far apart. Our mission is to honor God by walking worthy of the calling he has given us.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-21984529588457279652012-04-10T16:52:00.009-07:002012-04-10T17:51:01.028-07:00Family UpdateOK - We've gone a long time (again) without an update. So here goes covering a lot of ground in a brief time...<br /><br />Last summer was a lot of fun with the addition of a dog to the family swim times...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1XxHazAftirXwuwDz4nKvfpTEuehQffpFADBFl_yx8z-q9bY_rw06O9Rcym_RYL3cTrT5Lkt_CY9oFDgK0ZYfzRXJ69srHy85OlrkctTAjIZLWr01zdRQhFBWtwr0ZyzYSME8Q/s1600/DSCN9950.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1XxHazAftirXwuwDz4nKvfpTEuehQffpFADBFl_yx8z-q9bY_rw06O9Rcym_RYL3cTrT5Lkt_CY9oFDgK0ZYfzRXJ69srHy85OlrkctTAjIZLWr01zdRQhFBWtwr0ZyzYSME8Q/s320/DSCN9950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729931847396047778" /></a><br /><br />In September, Hudson turned nine and we had a fun party to celebrate.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha55fAdlljOLAZR7WcxBmPM6yTHp_pbeEHR0Shna2lxrjw4HaYGgsDQFQL8yQZ2tL78No2uA5JqRTafFFf8SSyh3S3feqX1rX3AenYM_MscxpyiR1WkXuzpCQKx10r5hfo3nl4Lg/s1600/DSCN9957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha55fAdlljOLAZR7WcxBmPM6yTHp_pbeEHR0Shna2lxrjw4HaYGgsDQFQL8yQZ2tL78No2uA5JqRTafFFf8SSyh3S3feqX1rX3AenYM_MscxpyiR1WkXuzpCQKx10r5hfo3nl4Lg/s320/DSCN9957.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729931842896400514" /></a><br /><br />In October, Rick and Kathryn attended a Family Matters event at Lake Tahoe and we had a great time and got away to hike to a small lake in the mountains.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVgo81EsQlpq1HuXxIngIt3Ue-Rga7TcPtIA9GUUs0pp5_IuYcnDd6foBKmCMuvXERDngnVMVlDhcDmj636ZGK20CORci1kaV4Ii-59H8Tntu2O8zSVZzsaFAMcwG_JZlFhISxw/s1600/DSCN9976.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVgo81EsQlpq1HuXxIngIt3Ue-Rga7TcPtIA9GUUs0pp5_IuYcnDd6foBKmCMuvXERDngnVMVlDhcDmj636ZGK20CORci1kaV4Ii-59H8Tntu2O8zSVZzsaFAMcwG_JZlFhISxw/s320/DSCN9976.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729931831274869858" /></a><br /><br />Keaton started Pre-K this fall and started off with a western day with his mommy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMUj2pY-kOM9Kv_k9eixVc1LVAZKpM_dRXo03JSlTGbgiV8QPqIDhQuqBTaHOZHcJWbqVH_-wFns3XLhADMgOK_2LcMcFxnBRagDroS-n6kj7UAHNyf9fW4U-DIaRwFbb8wzrKA/s1600/DSCN9980.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMUj2pY-kOM9Kv_k9eixVc1LVAZKpM_dRXo03JSlTGbgiV8QPqIDhQuqBTaHOZHcJWbqVH_-wFns3XLhADMgOK_2LcMcFxnBRagDroS-n6kj7UAHNyf9fW4U-DIaRwFbb8wzrKA/s320/DSCN9980.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729931828067213042" /></a><br /><br />For Halloween we went trick-or-treating in the neighborhoods in our area, including one house that set up their own haunted house. We also went to a three church harvest festivals and had a lot of fun and a lot of candy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQYDFfLeucTNaPb-_ds0DBjXQ53CsjExBKpK_KOIE0loOBmzWmajlHmsk1paz3fcplgky2onuS0hP-xRtBHo0WM9h6pek40Ftt_BFV0jAwEhE6o1uu7jt3l7wSWYZnXG-tXwagw/s1600/DSCN9997.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQYDFfLeucTNaPb-_ds0DBjXQ53CsjExBKpK_KOIE0loOBmzWmajlHmsk1paz3fcplgky2onuS0hP-xRtBHo0WM9h6pek40Ftt_BFV0jAwEhE6o1uu7jt3l7wSWYZnXG-tXwagw/s320/DSCN9997.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729931824388673778" /></a><br /><br />We enjoyed the great fall weather around home and took some pictures in our Sunday best.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFOlpEaQ0V2RmdcaGSCqNSzSK1iA5uYMxS0MAk1N-oNckIoSN5s92oXxskkmXsHixSvcCuJQnKgq5V2dbDpJwCUr5rPr6hx7LDzl2tdz5QqKwDN_agcz3Vb2uuuOyXQYNKTijGA/s1600/Family+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFOlpEaQ0V2RmdcaGSCqNSzSK1iA5uYMxS0MAk1N-oNckIoSN5s92oXxskkmXsHixSvcCuJQnKgq5V2dbDpJwCUr5rPr6hx7LDzl2tdz5QqKwDN_agcz3Vb2uuuOyXQYNKTijGA/s320/Family+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729930298178847442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqiWlgRlIJTgeaCKTv2DGsNl1wqiLMKqGJHV44TZywC5bgjnrRmO1ooU0LT5YWfv33lNpdGblWrzz4YXuDvQgNQ2TbCRdgMFNeGni0twIoXaFbnwqRijZ8_LhAJhmVo34HE9_dQ/s1600/Dad+and+boys.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqiWlgRlIJTgeaCKTv2DGsNl1wqiLMKqGJHV44TZywC5bgjnrRmO1ooU0LT5YWfv33lNpdGblWrzz4YXuDvQgNQ2TbCRdgMFNeGni0twIoXaFbnwqRijZ8_LhAJhmVo34HE9_dQ/s320/Dad+and+boys.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729930275417951730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqTjpEp7vqUokDGkDsfqWHPhKx1dquvYaKb9pS0UmINXO8nQlGvfWmjC-dS7ITyhybCkNwCJ6vg3t7L9lQ87wQRk97J79kcVz6EVMr67bLRcyDhc2Dqmrr0PnKdIN9we55Mm8Ug/s1600/Boys+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqTjpEp7vqUokDGkDsfqWHPhKx1dquvYaKb9pS0UmINXO8nQlGvfWmjC-dS7ITyhybCkNwCJ6vg3t7L9lQ87wQRk97J79kcVz6EVMr67bLRcyDhc2Dqmrr0PnKdIN9we55Mm8Ug/s320/Boys+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729929944125202450" /></a><br /><br />Christmas was great. The boys loved all their presents. Cody (our dog) seemed to like their new trampoline best as he likes to chase them around from under it and jump up at their feet as they bounce and run.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedRwSTAQX_zpATj8Opm-VXalo6F9g2nJ4k51XA2uOcFHqptX3BGz0y2BQEUK7NUwLQMMu-7MztjzpHzFLNdyHtOAMzhwGffmbIoBpg-dztQYZiteWfeF3Ipx_mr86JwpwffYMDg/s1600/DSC00004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedRwSTAQX_zpATj8Opm-VXalo6F9g2nJ4k51XA2uOcFHqptX3BGz0y2BQEUK7NUwLQMMu-7MztjzpHzFLNdyHtOAMzhwGffmbIoBpg-dztQYZiteWfeF3Ipx_mr86JwpwffYMDg/s320/DSC00004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729927577951164002" /></a><br /><br />Between Christmas and New Year, we traveled to visit Kathryn's sister and her family. The boys enjoyed having fun with their cousins and exploring Houston.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc0hVW0XGW4A2hil7AWsVU7UudAm31dbk-P_bByi7PPUwPGnZuBdWDmGHVIRi46hi9NVOte7-AXcG1MiTfPgICzrXZwEbkOgOvKPAEev6NbgavNR6nw8YkKk2G6CtFsmU8d2eTg/s1600/DSC00069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc0hVW0XGW4A2hil7AWsVU7UudAm31dbk-P_bByi7PPUwPGnZuBdWDmGHVIRi46hi9NVOte7-AXcG1MiTfPgICzrXZwEbkOgOvKPAEev6NbgavNR6nw8YkKk2G6CtFsmU8d2eTg/s320/DSC00069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729929926119168354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sVqfxeAv31XQ1m20buJ0UEhJ-ZlA5myUcLwqAqmHOegad5BFDeV8gaxL7gPdxg83jqBJvdE2F6jL4XIOsBNAasqgAbyC2DSKRq03H056B2cTMrLzdrhClkAwF3chyphenhyphen3Rg7Vxzcw/s1600/DSC00073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sVqfxeAv31XQ1m20buJ0UEhJ-ZlA5myUcLwqAqmHOegad5BFDeV8gaxL7gPdxg83jqBJvdE2F6jL4XIOsBNAasqgAbyC2DSKRq03H056B2cTMrLzdrhClkAwF3chyphenhyphen3Rg7Vxzcw/s320/DSC00073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729929932487210754" /></a><br /><br />Hudson and Landon both played basketball this winter. Rick coached both of their teams. They both did a great job and had plenty of fun.<br /><br />February brought the Mayo Department of Surgery Black Tie Dinner and a chance for Rick and Kathryn to dress up and go out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4WXNDe09fbPl56-RPQhf0g8MXjkf3yD8zPJOXgWTZT-eOjIFlYZRCKk_n0Dc5D7hv__7S1nkjRcA5MMluywKQVN_-p2P-4_QgVdPQ6_RI9TMyxmDP6ahinqCzGq6pM3YV2aJGg/s1600/DSC00100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4WXNDe09fbPl56-RPQhf0g8MXjkf3yD8zPJOXgWTZT-eOjIFlYZRCKk_n0Dc5D7hv__7S1nkjRcA5MMluywKQVN_-p2P-4_QgVdPQ6_RI9TMyxmDP6ahinqCzGq6pM3YV2aJGg/s320/DSC00100.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729927569903404962" /></a><br /><br />Valentine's day is also Landon's birthday - number 7. He had a great party, got lots of gifts, and enjoyed his Green Bay Packer's-themed birthday cookie cake.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFprGrY5-2jKsYVRJAVnc6-wnXCHl2uwH_SCrKM85f5FrWA-fnBQMn0wZ7FhdtHAdIlQY7jO9nnr_ObqEFGbTHLAqOYeScVzDWHscOwn7sbdGJibAUReDEKAYl5wTC8qq23d8rA/s1600/DSC00106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFprGrY5-2jKsYVRJAVnc6-wnXCHl2uwH_SCrKM85f5FrWA-fnBQMn0wZ7FhdtHAdIlQY7jO9nnr_ObqEFGbTHLAqOYeScVzDWHscOwn7sbdGJibAUReDEKAYl5wTC8qq23d8rA/s320/DSC00106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729927556279099634" /></a><br /><br />Later in February, Kathryn joined Rick on a business trip to Las Vegas. They were able to take in a show and see the sights while there. Here's a photo in the amazing lobby of the Wynn hotel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFqKAUNPkDYOdXiIFAFk_612q-7vu-da17IpIS0M4ViKJZ6fD17g-6klOYxOxrVG5-nLclXNNJgPy00P5mulUDkwvt_UYpzwTHfdBqZA-2uzvUNNLJ3WmYSuheOzNQg0EMkzkEA/s1600/DSC00127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFqKAUNPkDYOdXiIFAFk_612q-7vu-da17IpIS0M4ViKJZ6fD17g-6klOYxOxrVG5-nLclXNNJgPy00P5mulUDkwvt_UYpzwTHfdBqZA-2uzvUNNLJ3WmYSuheOzNQg0EMkzkEA/s320/DSC00127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729927548323337426" /></a><br /><br />We also took the boys to their first Hockey game - a Phoenix Coyotes home win! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILLr3y0vKc-3CPlAu_5qAjSLLgpOSXaWk8Vs8b22ob_Dqhb998KP4tbvVZ51xRqYUROnCiJG_7O7zhyphenhyphenvVx15wEsFlSx9JdM1UK4pG-_9e-QjWREhq2kiWFPSC6K6TsQPxGszogQ/s1600/DSC00160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILLr3y0vKc-3CPlAu_5qAjSLLgpOSXaWk8Vs8b22ob_Dqhb998KP4tbvVZ51xRqYUROnCiJG_7O7zhyphenhyphenvVx15wEsFlSx9JdM1UK4pG-_9e-QjWREhq2kiWFPSC6K6TsQPxGszogQ/s320/DSC00160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729927542349089282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSC9EYyuatfj-AhpdegKhACjJRUGNM0yhKEZt40AGXaTULr7bUr6c6g8dX_GSwygoApjnKL7D-t8pT1mfVcan3EAqPqiiCXfMudmjp4xNqXBTN3-2fKIWUgOhkvxiafXcgv7sBQ/s1600/DSC00161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSC9EYyuatfj-AhpdegKhACjJRUGNM0yhKEZt40AGXaTULr7bUr6c6g8dX_GSwygoApjnKL7D-t8pT1mfVcan3EAqPqiiCXfMudmjp4xNqXBTN3-2fKIWUgOhkvxiafXcgv7sBQ/s320/DSC00161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729936491580809746" /></a><br /><br />Keaton had another western day at Pre-K in February.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeWcD6jvuDO0AbCBMU-kLmUEuSvVu7lc2loGstaKF6JU3PWkdON8Hn98flCgOYD2XBmJ3_rwkkD_pwPM7NrDA0_XOsA5QW0dNtl1C2Rv86DwFuWszpwDOlwPhoiqUcplw1kspjg/s1600/DSC00167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeWcD6jvuDO0AbCBMU-kLmUEuSvVu7lc2loGstaKF6JU3PWkdON8Hn98flCgOYD2XBmJ3_rwkkD_pwPM7NrDA0_XOsA5QW0dNtl1C2Rv86DwFuWszpwDOlwPhoiqUcplw1kspjg/s320/DSC00167.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729926248986189538" /></a><br /><br />Keaton turned 5 at the end of the month. He had a fun party also with a train theme.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vmr8ZOUx4yAfStpTfldCwDwGUz5JSNsmyZOcZm6exzRLwcGHtmNoshBcxHC4S23zG1b5rRCtgIlj45ya1wyXgokjUp0Y_Zz2pTb57H39OyrQ5LgL1tYkJvi6eyAVZQMDZj9Mzg/s1600/DSC00190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vmr8ZOUx4yAfStpTfldCwDwGUz5JSNsmyZOcZm6exzRLwcGHtmNoshBcxHC4S23zG1b5rRCtgIlj45ya1wyXgokjUp0Y_Zz2pTb57H39OyrQ5LgL1tYkJvi6eyAVZQMDZj9Mzg/s320/DSC00190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729926245734653346" /></a><br /><br />In March, we had a day of pretty heavy hail that turned our backyard lawn white<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAznHtOstkuIWv2HpI7dG7bcphMx8dGolpEpkN2NwwkSBRL7CC7ZO8Dt-rblcJMXs1BEy2bfpts020S1NjR7bvmk2PByqzQzJRBwgIT3oECmIgvADKEkDg-x3szXYXLDBJM2V5IQ/s1600/DSC00220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAznHtOstkuIWv2HpI7dG7bcphMx8dGolpEpkN2NwwkSBRL7CC7ZO8Dt-rblcJMXs1BEy2bfpts020S1NjR7bvmk2PByqzQzJRBwgIT3oECmIgvADKEkDg-x3szXYXLDBJM2V5IQ/s320/DSC00220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729926229652142898" /></a><br /><br />For spring break, the whole clan went to Orlando for a wild time at Disney. We hit the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Wild Animal Park, and Disney Hollywood Studios parks over four days. After a day at the hotel pool, we also hit Kennedy Space Center. It was a great time and the two older boys loved the rides - the bigger the better. They even went on things like Space Mountain and Expedition Everest by themselves. It was a great experience.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-tr61z9iFeEpbZOjVlzgOoWEjmqX_t8-hMUzs38STZirZaOFy0xOHK14j-vHR503CZI_mKCFAXZxC61YBicceApjcQICrvQR7z32cCNvLiIn-vvN4fIBIpe-ZFIxPBhXNn0Asg/s1600/DSC00222.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-tr61z9iFeEpbZOjVlzgOoWEjmqX_t8-hMUzs38STZirZaOFy0xOHK14j-vHR503CZI_mKCFAXZxC61YBicceApjcQICrvQR7z32cCNvLiIn-vvN4fIBIpe-ZFIxPBhXNn0Asg/s320/DSC00222.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729926229046902354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwRlBNBo5cOTx-Uq7aQ7PVreQVIg6NapZXuhsk4kBjkB_xxP2Yl0m2Uimlbocf9VIHPJ4-nhNE2ZYUJUF3LFE4UR37TU92hu5e2aCB3fPCR30zy3wsBW4mVlnVUiy-0paAOxjPw/s1600/DSC00228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwRlBNBo5cOTx-Uq7aQ7PVreQVIg6NapZXuhsk4kBjkB_xxP2Yl0m2Uimlbocf9VIHPJ4-nhNE2ZYUJUF3LFE4UR37TU92hu5e2aCB3fPCR30zy3wsBW4mVlnVUiy-0paAOxjPw/s320/DSC00228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729926220358533346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQRGzm6lIXRojVWf7aY36jLFSNA9rALwA0ell5MW36Lg7Q88ZeM2eGIXKkjRct0oVEKsXKiT3StsCsK7XJmMToS90C21vwhHph6hDKVHCyUebljLFYrig46G9Cy8LOXEtGEIkHg/s1600/DSC00230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQRGzm6lIXRojVWf7aY36jLFSNA9rALwA0ell5MW36Lg7Q88ZeM2eGIXKkjRct0oVEKsXKiT3StsCsK7XJmMToS90C21vwhHph6hDKVHCyUebljLFYrig46G9Cy8LOXEtGEIkHg/s320/DSC00230.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729925245561849042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJGnZk9mVmh8knXy-lRvNA3VzTVISwRjdMhl5KzRujMzDBZXOxx2d4cIu-8MrkO5eWZ7fanCeoZAknAbbGqvRZh6JkSDSktKuSvfcIgIVAow_bKWCPiAxpUwx6GckwJOFt46cSg/s1600/DSC00262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJGnZk9mVmh8knXy-lRvNA3VzTVISwRjdMhl5KzRujMzDBZXOxx2d4cIu-8MrkO5eWZ7fanCeoZAknAbbGqvRZh6JkSDSktKuSvfcIgIVAow_bKWCPiAxpUwx6GckwJOFt46cSg/s320/DSC00262.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729925234371547170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8W6a8n1W2ds69qVvUnn5ijroKuRDC_s5RHW8iG5ieyGmx-Qqc_LICRyFsyuLlBzaAR1KTz2hFri-HwIM7XD7YpOXHw8Z6KIgQCU3mtX-6w52MMWH3-dKvrv5Nvos8-1Ffs80hg/s1600/DSC00275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8W6a8n1W2ds69qVvUnn5ijroKuRDC_s5RHW8iG5ieyGmx-Qqc_LICRyFsyuLlBzaAR1KTz2hFri-HwIM7XD7YpOXHw8Z6KIgQCU3mtX-6w52MMWH3-dKvrv5Nvos8-1Ffs80hg/s320/DSC00275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729925222063563826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuU9etuO9khIAzOHV2buQXY_pobAlH2Qid_Bp3h775I-WlCsuhZ3zspsUX3be161FTRrvXNiRFFms_xFaOyADZ6fTEHueL82iY-KZVFa1CPW74wEN9l9ZX5i77_4Z7i_puSA-Kg/s1600/DSC00303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuU9etuO9khIAzOHV2buQXY_pobAlH2Qid_Bp3h775I-WlCsuhZ3zspsUX3be161FTRrvXNiRFFms_xFaOyADZ6fTEHueL82iY-KZVFa1CPW74wEN9l9ZX5i77_4Z7i_puSA-Kg/s320/DSC00303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729925214565058962" /></a><br /><br />Now, this spring Hudson and Landon started on a baseball team. It's a machine-pitch league and they've enjoyed being on the same team. They shared the game-ball award for the first game of the season when they teamed up for a great defensive 5-3 out, and Hudson got the game ball in their most recent game after going 2 for 3 with a double and a diving defensive out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPw7sI8cqLd0412TzqjRlZrsScBe_Un-N-xzs57tz_YjPmqedpny09LQR_xr54H9XKDzEeETCAFdxMXYa0CJFGIFpl20MIdn5EYapb7pZ0C1hCUIvhG4Mtn5xSxKqqk6iANnxLA/s1600/Hudson+and+Landon+going+to+their+baseball+game+001+%2528497x640%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPw7sI8cqLd0412TzqjRlZrsScBe_Un-N-xzs57tz_YjPmqedpny09LQR_xr54H9XKDzEeETCAFdxMXYa0CJFGIFpl20MIdn5EYapb7pZ0C1hCUIvhG4Mtn5xSxKqqk6iANnxLA/s320/Hudson+and+Landon+going+to+their+baseball+game+001+%2528497x640%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729925209753717954" /></a><br /><br />So that's a whirlwind update on our goings on. We're still very blessed and thankful to God, as the recent Easter holiday reminds us of the important perspective of where we would be without God's grace.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-3767801371970283192011-08-07T11:16:00.016-07:002011-08-07T14:37:19.380-07:00Summer UpdateWe have had an adventure-filled Spring and Summer.<br /><br />Hudson played basketball this winter and Rick was his coach. They only went 2-6 for the season but they had a lot of fun and did a great job.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLm19cYmKNljcmAqf0DycVQLRnAq04hlxxrepAbrpg8SZHyKT-9fHy2QdJpTrktuQcneTK9aXXSO83mNDXnyoJd6frT6YV3H8gOUa2YViYj3A2xfLixzYzOXOKFOmxt18j_STzg/s1600/DSCN9372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLm19cYmKNljcmAqf0DycVQLRnAq04hlxxrepAbrpg8SZHyKT-9fHy2QdJpTrktuQcneTK9aXXSO83mNDXnyoJd6frT6YV3H8gOUa2YViYj3A2xfLixzYzOXOKFOmxt18j_STzg/s320/DSCN9372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638181645295649794" /></a><br /><br />School finished up in May. Here is Landon with his well-loved kindergarten teachers Mrs. Paul (l) and Mrs. Hugley (r). Special bonus that Mrs. Hugley will be moving up to first grade this year and again be Landon's teacher.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzbTEEEAPnCLHRwmshjuCFWDEWiqkb4PGSxrkX-7tmaUl-NToVO0drDQ7dwXYBu6eYctcuyOLCRNJZer_d3jpM1HhTgEX5ItTvx_U_r2Zi1OieHyflRmQxnXOM5bXj7p7dBU1-g/s1600/DSCN9660.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzbTEEEAPnCLHRwmshjuCFWDEWiqkb4PGSxrkX-7tmaUl-NToVO0drDQ7dwXYBu6eYctcuyOLCRNJZer_d3jpM1HhTgEX5ItTvx_U_r2Zi1OieHyflRmQxnXOM5bXj7p7dBU1-g/s320/DSCN9660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638181651129442898" /></a><br /><br /><br />Just a shot of Kathryn and her boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNp5uYg2cqBYpucWze7ePk2ac92J3-k0eBPkKbdkW26uP-_Jau2b-JZYwEdizbfk9e2q6o9SvHQVPn28Yx78GLoCiQhLl-QGg0WXZTzYJsMhud1-R2DsfO05jUmHnDYNafOqCZA/s1600/DSCN9610.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNp5uYg2cqBYpucWze7ePk2ac92J3-k0eBPkKbdkW26uP-_Jau2b-JZYwEdizbfk9e2q6o9SvHQVPn28Yx78GLoCiQhLl-QGg0WXZTzYJsMhud1-R2DsfO05jUmHnDYNafOqCZA/s320/DSCN9610.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638181659818516834" /></a><br />Kathryn and the boys tried to have a good adventure at least weekly this summer. Here they are at the zoo up in a "treehouse" at girrafe height and at the children's museum.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCqwrx4OH8yY46jH55wc5pjatGUPKooHV4WyOgV6rOtNpi482mzfxJ6wn6abA2BJ1CJx6rKwgYqVH7qUGZ2Km69moG_koZQ4Fxu6eZSpTMOkwTO8eSYZH3OZw6eSez1lu_FNeHw/s1600/DSCN9498.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCqwrx4OH8yY46jH55wc5pjatGUPKooHV4WyOgV6rOtNpi482mzfxJ6wn6abA2BJ1CJx6rKwgYqVH7qUGZ2Km69moG_koZQ4Fxu6eZSpTMOkwTO8eSYZH3OZw6eSez1lu_FNeHw/s320/DSCN9498.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638181672346787138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwrsmtF5Z_ilI4q8HcxhabFQhQwTU-GXu79ZYMqyiKkO4smwfADfltOypz2eoh02aRlbHAQmm7DX5Ahk_zaz43q64U-uxR6nyO-z3yhMAu1go64-MdkA94ruleBL78EGKzsEikg/s1600/DSCN9693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwrsmtF5Z_ilI4q8HcxhabFQhQwTU-GXu79ZYMqyiKkO4smwfADfltOypz2eoh02aRlbHAQmm7DX5Ahk_zaz43q64U-uxR6nyO-z3yhMAu1go64-MdkA94ruleBL78EGKzsEikg/s320/DSCN9693.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638218496586207058" /></a><br /><br /><br />Kathryn accompanied Rick to a meeting on Oahu this April while Grandma watched the boys back home. Here's a shot at dinner overlooking the lagoon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-gFmLQl8uuk18cmsFAIh7Y9d9rUvy2DRyi714KdAUTJDE9_Z21nqepFHxIWpbyJ0i1nxDQYJI_e4gzwSATIkPYvy8P8s7IUjI2TjXkjlxGIRAqhc9FEWI1VkmCZDrt_1autelQ/s1600/DSCN9521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-gFmLQl8uuk18cmsFAIh7Y9d9rUvy2DRyi714KdAUTJDE9_Z21nqepFHxIWpbyJ0i1nxDQYJI_e4gzwSATIkPYvy8P8s7IUjI2TjXkjlxGIRAqhc9FEWI1VkmCZDrt_1autelQ/s320/DSCN9521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638181665753941074" /></a><br /><br />Landon turned 6 in February and had fun party with his brothers and friends at an adventure park in Scottsdale.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4Gdk6iNmc2ISEQqxekSEwueBvLCb6NSD3wKq2Co8s4nX4bUmRwsigAE4yKSdOvmBfllid03_8OJ3jz-As9iR0mIwEaQXyNus94Hc278_pUM9DXZ1XCg_m6PLSDKcGtESmCK5aw/s1600/DSCN9378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4Gdk6iNmc2ISEQqxekSEwueBvLCb6NSD3wKq2Co8s4nX4bUmRwsigAE4yKSdOvmBfllid03_8OJ3jz-As9iR0mIwEaQXyNus94Hc278_pUM9DXZ1XCg_m6PLSDKcGtESmCK5aw/s320/DSCN9378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638217104900720770" /></a><br /><br /><br />And Keaton turned 4 a little later in the month and had a fun party at the railroad park (his favorite place). Here he is blowing out the candles on his train birthday cake made by Grandma Gray.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVHJvzxUpzMtngXHzLxw-9vba7bSju07ZJ9vZvguM79dT8l9L5geUguAfMoe51soL6PBASF84uuwgFAc-p8cXesSn4WqpCUQLo_6iqEQ7Z7yVZ2lUO_HpO_w5JKNxqX34XYYg9A/s1600/DSCN9435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVHJvzxUpzMtngXHzLxw-9vba7bSju07ZJ9vZvguM79dT8l9L5geUguAfMoe51soL6PBASF84uuwgFAc-p8cXesSn4WqpCUQLo_6iqEQ7Z7yVZ2lUO_HpO_w5JKNxqX34XYYg9A/s320/DSCN9435.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183066874335058" /></a><br /><br /><br />Landon played baseball this spring and took to it very well (he's a natural). It was a coach-pitch league. They went undefeated (we think - no one kept score) and did well enough that the coach tried to line them up to play the 7-8 year-old age group teams but had no takers. Here he is enjoying a beverage after a game...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wXcqtQQ-sihHZwCkcHgmYV6aKvIT-RLTgMfNlJnPVowLHD5IGM6c6crf9dgvrJDhHZ99I0xfM5nIbF62DFmX5UWJCm3DnBI750dr216whg2qWemSByEN1CGwqP-QUtBCltDc4g/s1600/DSCN9457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wXcqtQQ-sihHZwCkcHgmYV6aKvIT-RLTgMfNlJnPVowLHD5IGM6c6crf9dgvrJDhHZ99I0xfM5nIbF62DFmX5UWJCm3DnBI750dr216whg2qWemSByEN1CGwqP-QUtBCltDc4g/s320/DSCN9457.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183056720388818" /></a><br />And with many of his teammates (Landon is third from the left) and his coaches (head coach on right, assistant on the left) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3MXcLaXvXBoyewmTiGMfYY3sYbPPOPQjnwXfIJvJgVnwL0XwUfe4vu-RujJt2NUoX4WRBMRzRYbsgJU4FBcXnmbVbuh87nRuKnoBnThrMXEgFZ9FJNv5eHcocr7DOugwaRwzfw/s1600/DSCN9582.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3MXcLaXvXBoyewmTiGMfYY3sYbPPOPQjnwXfIJvJgVnwL0XwUfe4vu-RujJt2NUoX4WRBMRzRYbsgJU4FBcXnmbVbuh87nRuKnoBnThrMXEgFZ9FJNv5eHcocr7DOugwaRwzfw/s320/DSCN9582.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638217095777540834" /></a><br /><br />Rick and Kathryn got dressed up for a Mayo Clinic black tie event this spring.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1UCqk53lhYgRRxoq0RotCEOXmYMLP64ZIXhoRxx1oJ79VZp9I-G-b4OgHV5z6TZg_KtdtpdTVsa807F8hXjwALX95S_2nh1OhrTv6UhztTdBflgegBz_b1x2YAm_oKgYSlNvnQ/s1600/DSCN9415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1UCqk53lhYgRRxoq0RotCEOXmYMLP64ZIXhoRxx1oJ79VZp9I-G-b4OgHV5z6TZg_KtdtpdTVsa807F8hXjwALX95S_2nh1OhrTv6UhztTdBflgegBz_b1x2YAm_oKgYSlNvnQ/s320/DSCN9415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183071753661458" /></a><br /><br />In July, the whole family spent a week in the San Diego area, mostly going to <a href="http://california.legoland.com/">Legoland California</a>. Hudson spent the weekend before at a church camp for 3rd and 4th graders and had a great time. We picked him up from the bus and loaded him for the drive to San Diego! We spent a day each at Legoland, their waterpark, and their aquarium. We also spent a day at the ocean and on the final day sampled our favorites.<br /><br />Here are some pics at Legoland... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTuUswS_1XtPUAs5y-VPt1TykuzCOsSnmoREpEYVDiOMNwN8uKLE3wWwlnb6vmRBFunqwu-QN7ZLE6iiM4lSA7aKfTo2_trzToiRpxRyXugBkviax8xakB3nLlVjVVS9GczwZwg/s1600/DSCN9716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTuUswS_1XtPUAs5y-VPt1TykuzCOsSnmoREpEYVDiOMNwN8uKLE3wWwlnb6vmRBFunqwu-QN7ZLE6iiM4lSA7aKfTo2_trzToiRpxRyXugBkviax8xakB3nLlVjVVS9GczwZwg/s320/DSCN9716.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638188161977015154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-Jp_QpRkYwHDXwnTrsVy0rMOx9Dtjd52laUw7YlHWi7zR76W8jT6y_6T6icBpLY0m5r3a5ug1UhAYC5i-4j91gbu32kNnurZbBuGU8HsfKrFazUYJANO9RFfm9r9MnIEsk9FxQ/s1600/DSCN9729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-Jp_QpRkYwHDXwnTrsVy0rMOx9Dtjd52laUw7YlHWi7zR76W8jT6y_6T6icBpLY0m5r3a5ug1UhAYC5i-4j91gbu32kNnurZbBuGU8HsfKrFazUYJANO9RFfm9r9MnIEsk9FxQ/s320/DSCN9729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638188153004016914" /></a><br /><br />And at the water park...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbNr3ye8rijNSxkDBKTqMiPDHaK4nTYR7c3KH_zTBde3WA5UM1lp8-FVthZOGsqGTMJZ-T_SoZrGTrMPn02ulH9JGiB2WqG2VF9Sp6ibAtPekKKlU22Hj3TNZxuSFhdsdMCXhBQ/s1600/DSCN9758.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbNr3ye8rijNSxkDBKTqMiPDHaK4nTYR7c3KH_zTBde3WA5UM1lp8-FVthZOGsqGTMJZ-T_SoZrGTrMPn02ulH9JGiB2WqG2VF9Sp6ibAtPekKKlU22Hj3TNZxuSFhdsdMCXhBQ/s320/DSCN9758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638188144678197490" /></a><br /><br />Lunch for the stair-step boys...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg9jKHEDW5oKrkHr49VQRUAoLPZhF8O-WBxMB5P_PUaAHEAZO6GS3MEyJFYROpVV8228wCcp4ot9qBdZm1FFfhdK60UY0pIj4rBM4joUBl5abNz8dSf69UAO_-t2MSRyDi25bnQ/s1600/DSCN9769.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg9jKHEDW5oKrkHr49VQRUAoLPZhF8O-WBxMB5P_PUaAHEAZO6GS3MEyJFYROpVV8228wCcp4ot9qBdZm1FFfhdK60UY0pIj4rBM4joUBl5abNz8dSf69UAO_-t2MSRyDi25bnQ/s320/DSCN9769.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638188140369270978" /></a><br /><br />The whole family in 3-D glasses before a movie...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ18RU0AmOCTO3OfIfdpBjLhBLceDmQNd4tMYZ207axRFTR73_flMpa_hQQU8YgWixkgH3d5vaKON8eZeYuU1i8rlFuYH_Bl8chjS3rE67CG9QMkPQm851nDSzY8Nq5EgR3l8IUg/s1600/DSCN9780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ18RU0AmOCTO3OfIfdpBjLhBLceDmQNd4tMYZ207axRFTR73_flMpa_hQQU8YgWixkgH3d5vaKON8eZeYuU1i8rlFuYH_Bl8chjS3rE67CG9QMkPQm851nDSzY8Nq5EgR3l8IUg/s320/DSCN9780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638188131727599218" /></a><br /><br />Riding one of the favorite roller-coasters (Technic)...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNNnV2pxETAaKC-0FAL2F8gDgd2zrEWkfIuWrLP-FzDXU3Rxa5J0YRvQ0Tcb_zyug1dInAwMRlQ1jLL3pyOgXka_pAkJ5DDDaDYaK186U2f8MlwXVWnbTGslp6l8Am2TC8olgyw/s1600/DSCN9786.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNNnV2pxETAaKC-0FAL2F8gDgd2zrEWkfIuWrLP-FzDXU3Rxa5J0YRvQ0Tcb_zyug1dInAwMRlQ1jLL3pyOgXka_pAkJ5DDDaDYaK186U2f8MlwXVWnbTGslp6l8Am2TC8olgyw/s320/DSCN9786.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638187544418140354" /></a><br /><br />Our boys built an incredibly cool castle out of legos:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNPUn8TbwtMaahuiqMaPkT7KmR_p_o850WO58mBhRXQJ46vxbJEbmd3IUYKHiIIvt0k5-GKI03BE7kaElh4KGLv9eOm1_1Jq-8GHWjnCH8jeXpwBgezwZw6TqIGiV0OSvMqr2lw/s1600/DSCN9791.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNPUn8TbwtMaahuiqMaPkT7KmR_p_o850WO58mBhRXQJ46vxbJEbmd3IUYKHiIIvt0k5-GKI03BE7kaElh4KGLv9eOm1_1Jq-8GHWjnCH8jeXpwBgezwZw6TqIGiV0OSvMqr2lw/s320/DSCN9791.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638187539880017714" /></a> OK, actually it was 99% built and glued together and they just let kids add on to it.<br /><br /><br />At Legoland<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76st1ZVDKPfHKIBBSKy1eMx1Sm63GmulJaLVSxcASSSV4rYdu-dxDoK6Cq7XLhUlXtibdftmeT0vaXt7QgCrnt297jqo3nTSC4ohWIv8PNxk3cuSk4HMzrGzWPyc_bn4j3y5C-Q/s1600/DSCN9793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76st1ZVDKPfHKIBBSKy1eMx1Sm63GmulJaLVSxcASSSV4rYdu-dxDoK6Cq7XLhUlXtibdftmeT0vaXt7QgCrnt297jqo3nTSC4ohWIv8PNxk3cuSk4HMzrGzWPyc_bn4j3y5C-Q/s320/DSCN9793.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638187528158823442" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR01ykW3lMuYejodUjeQLxrF7nGnYZiWYlCFsVz0uAvRPVxq9iQ4-6MNZPvuyf2Z-u_rzYGJHnRoiVKZfcCar0a_jS8B2zmTppBakVkv13uBMoyrdpNW5ytLvmfuyeJfflbkOiw/s1600/DSCN9810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR01ykW3lMuYejodUjeQLxrF7nGnYZiWYlCFsVz0uAvRPVxq9iQ4-6MNZPvuyf2Z-u_rzYGJHnRoiVKZfcCar0a_jS8B2zmTppBakVkv13uBMoyrdpNW5ytLvmfuyeJfflbkOiw/s320/DSCN9810.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638186851850005554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe-TVOPjBWzT34KuG7QVmbg2vZzkkqY4Qp-qkftjZO5J84YTy8tVgWfJbf76uD3py8A7j2NQnA5IS1oHBR0WZvS4mm0MX8yJxiKxY_QbPgzpz85e0q-jUhDldKQBKX25l5D0XHA/s1600/DSCN9815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe-TVOPjBWzT34KuG7QVmbg2vZzkkqY4Qp-qkftjZO5J84YTy8tVgWfJbf76uD3py8A7j2NQnA5IS1oHBR0WZvS4mm0MX8yJxiKxY_QbPgzpz85e0q-jUhDldKQBKX25l5D0XHA/s320/DSCN9815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638186821940473602" /></a><br /><br />A day at the beach for Landon...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9ZtIVsP8Adhit51_cGU-h-OTPbktIDDVkbWHzCoCsx-qbEkRwThP2anJki8Wgxt_5cn8cJzJ-gLMhQtR19eVWU1J-kpSGMadSBqRtb5ui9LGZSWvJOLiE-g1cKnI_vEUysxEsQ/s1600/DSCN9802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9ZtIVsP8Adhit51_cGU-h-OTPbktIDDVkbWHzCoCsx-qbEkRwThP2anJki8Wgxt_5cn8cJzJ-gLMhQtR19eVWU1J-kpSGMadSBqRtb5ui9LGZSWvJOLiE-g1cKnI_vEUysxEsQ/s320/DSCN9802.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638187519113121346" /></a><br /><br />And for all of us... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0q1WuOX4ADjmEIt6MoBO2hHz8nLJRd9YwaUOsMUbmKv0ytFTVhhcUKetvTAp9-H9HMCEnmnDHDE5JhkpTGeR8gzpyZYaOhKsJ2OVOYDTy-oWb6a7RJcv05rYKz7c93AXEkNHQQ/s1600/DSCN9806.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0q1WuOX4ADjmEIt6MoBO2hHz8nLJRd9YwaUOsMUbmKv0ytFTVhhcUKetvTAp9-H9HMCEnmnDHDE5JhkpTGeR8gzpyZYaOhKsJ2OVOYDTy-oWb6a7RJcv05rYKz7c93AXEkNHQQ/s320/DSCN9806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638186841684079490" /></a><br /><br />At "Mini-land" where they've built several cities out of Legos including New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., and more.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXw-tFQYg8xs6iI7-TYINvfKGsa7Y4e_9_CybPXpAOA9V-aGfdzPCK1FrDCEP-Bi09lI4hK1ZVZFfDnRHmYekMbSE9vTqr-pmZMWT3fJgTtS63b0t6oc-kwO8bKh3hoJMQ4YR1A/s1600/DSCN9819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXw-tFQYg8xs6iI7-TYINvfKGsa7Y4e_9_CybPXpAOA9V-aGfdzPCK1FrDCEP-Bi09lI4hK1ZVZFfDnRHmYekMbSE9vTqr-pmZMWT3fJgTtS63b0t6oc-kwO8bKh3hoJMQ4YR1A/s320/DSCN9819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638186839384340770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qbBLbymMrwmKwcDMAPKo_kzy8GtyZ_bzRdNkc6QRH-7oe_oEGUySkFEDrKDaDjsXBHKIlvcgFSSwfzeduTwqfveMaaa6hIHAaj_xMTOnwXeDt6tf0rkz3Gbwqsj8iFv0NcqsTg/s1600/DSCN9818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qbBLbymMrwmKwcDMAPKo_kzy8GtyZ_bzRdNkc6QRH-7oe_oEGUySkFEDrKDaDjsXBHKIlvcgFSSwfzeduTwqfveMaaa6hIHAaj_xMTOnwXeDt6tf0rkz3Gbwqsj8iFv0NcqsTg/s320/DSCN9818.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638186827964092226" /></a><br /><br />In August we went to Michigan to visit Grandma and more family. Here are the boys with second-cousin Madison and Marti and Mark's dog Gunner:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCwvlDnwmtx1i24nfkgjD7PfFXKXbVMK7MU3dM3IEb_c2-8Pbx9Wd1fA1HjakErr-i5Z5hMBbZg4px3itiPwYcpDtbHhVGYj1HJLu00bKB97u6fu8HqpJOPYEuomR9MbUh7Wr-A/s1600/DSCN9825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCwvlDnwmtx1i24nfkgjD7PfFXKXbVMK7MU3dM3IEb_c2-8Pbx9Wd1fA1HjakErr-i5Z5hMBbZg4px3itiPwYcpDtbHhVGYj1HJLu00bKB97u6fu8HqpJOPYEuomR9MbUh7Wr-A/s320/DSCN9825.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638184689291673026" /></a><br /><br /><br />Keaton at Hardwood lake on the ranch in grass about as tall as him.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3Qs_l6gKmLHb8G5cHdrUEVxGiaWItHxC3ZVlPszsdMh8q4-L7v50W4uRNI4h8d-4xlM4HRnljFockxH1vzsVT5MoQE6LeqLaG3hLYqNLJ0Mx3qmK1jzmdazQXXomAero0EMOKQ/s1600/DSCN9830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3Qs_l6gKmLHb8G5cHdrUEVxGiaWItHxC3ZVlPszsdMh8q4-L7v50W4uRNI4h8d-4xlM4HRnljFockxH1vzsVT5MoQE6LeqLaG3hLYqNLJ0Mx3qmK1jzmdazQXXomAero0EMOKQ/s320/DSCN9830.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638184688163614674" /></a><br /><br /><br />Landon threw a tennis ball for Gunner to fetch about 100 times and exhausted both of them.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_XGaIwHuO7NjimUHQIJAKMAIFHD_6mlWcOca-WL-FioWygrnqeZ7C3tzOAY4EnLqg_cKwNawTank0kOECYtNg9fnWxY1n18jt_opnscJkbvpo6XWc-Q2aVkcaAbx-sibUWVU9A/s1600/DSCN9832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_XGaIwHuO7NjimUHQIJAKMAIFHD_6mlWcOca-WL-FioWygrnqeZ7C3tzOAY4EnLqg_cKwNawTank0kOECYtNg9fnWxY1n18jt_opnscJkbvpo6XWc-Q2aVkcaAbx-sibUWVU9A/s320/DSCN9832.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638184681439771074" /></a><br /><br />Grandma read a lot to them, especially at night.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUugacLrDtEDvK-XQ-HQFEpfk1Gka-x9ATugDedMWvetrWzC-cRtvNE3JZ7-1xOmDZ7zLTmo4ns56HVer8J7LXrBJLAx0XUvz2QXNWg1AnFupkfc9Yll4KvSwUwz0mQBV0l6uimw/s1600/DSCN9836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUugacLrDtEDvK-XQ-HQFEpfk1Gka-x9ATugDedMWvetrWzC-cRtvNE3JZ7-1xOmDZ7zLTmo4ns56HVer8J7LXrBJLAx0XUvz2QXNWg1AnFupkfc9Yll4KvSwUwz0mQBV0l6uimw/s320/DSCN9836.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638184674942055346" /></a><br /><br />With the Harmons: Ed, Cathy, Hannah, Faith, Eddie, and Donnie.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5aPpjet7dQ24QO6nmUv8DHZremCvGrTGjenLavN8H1iNI2LBre-rqFTFawwUV0E6TRcT8S60ehRzyyFZq9qinR1KzVn35VUVfPOBnpjqjKCiPCrCZW0Y-mKStxFEoxGfpu0-GQ/s1600/DSCN9842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5aPpjet7dQ24QO6nmUv8DHZremCvGrTGjenLavN8H1iNI2LBre-rqFTFawwUV0E6TRcT8S60ehRzyyFZq9qinR1KzVn35VUVfPOBnpjqjKCiPCrCZW0Y-mKStxFEoxGfpu0-GQ/s320/DSCN9842.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638184665760259666" /></a><br /><br />Lunch on a chilly day with cousin Callie and Grandma<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2Xswv2u5bBpXRHAHtgv5OR3vUylxMRZMtrbYrolDMhelExLK0EJxjhOii92Dwksh18iQkgbeA_Jg8ckFb3TcjGWhfHW7z6PNp5j8Q_pw_hn4KBEB1SF06iQnfTiWk25aOdD41g/s1600/DSCN9844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2Xswv2u5bBpXRHAHtgv5OR3vUylxMRZMtrbYrolDMhelExLK0EJxjhOii92Dwksh18iQkgbeA_Jg8ckFb3TcjGWhfHW7z6PNp5j8Q_pw_hn4KBEB1SF06iQnfTiWk25aOdD41g/s320/DSCN9844.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183995037305874" /></a><br /><br />Hudson liked going with cousin Caleb shooting targets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmz46I51rUVXt0Vgytw9e6s7HcQxy5gGylKhIbSagNJTWPwu3kDKvwJ8G08YKJ75FGmOeb2MJ80EjQQNCMYE3BoeJuIMvifJazxgbgmrUPGU2KeUUCFdzO1amd3yY-psEKlZ7Pg/s1600/DSCN9847.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmz46I51rUVXt0Vgytw9e6s7HcQxy5gGylKhIbSagNJTWPwu3kDKvwJ8G08YKJ75FGmOeb2MJ80EjQQNCMYE3BoeJuIMvifJazxgbgmrUPGU2KeUUCFdzO1amd3yY-psEKlZ7Pg/s320/DSCN9847.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183986793955970" /></a><br /><br />With cousins Callie and Caleb<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiyIcx36R1jVCC_yzpXjovVTOHojW4UOZGZwkG2bVamsR08TdL0cQSukEWRu4sANusW9qPMsVQOHZt4EIbzFq3d84vYpao-CKDWTjF3Y_FbTwVrUay84pVaZzhX9JMHhm1HJ-bg/s1600/DSCN9849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiyIcx36R1jVCC_yzpXjovVTOHojW4UOZGZwkG2bVamsR08TdL0cQSukEWRu4sANusW9qPMsVQOHZt4EIbzFq3d84vYpao-CKDWTjF3Y_FbTwVrUay84pVaZzhX9JMHhm1HJ-bg/s320/DSCN9849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183982957046402" /></a><br /><br />We built a fort in the woods tucked behind some trees. All was done with Landon and Hudson pounding many nails (and no fingers).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP97TSePY6rXWJ-pUulVleQeS4_g0ODUdEmHbbGBw5_iDMCchBqP9rh5ZTgBDk_KPjrXld9SBtSuDC0lNEp6oZRwdFlYu5deMB_lK0bLtaX17wwcF7kfyVLsnJbXelHH3HaeQsJg/s1600/DSCN9850.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP97TSePY6rXWJ-pUulVleQeS4_g0ODUdEmHbbGBw5_iDMCchBqP9rh5ZTgBDk_KPjrXld9SBtSuDC0lNEp6oZRwdFlYu5deMB_lK0bLtaX17wwcF7kfyVLsnJbXelHH3HaeQsJg/s320/DSCN9850.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183974933534082" /></a><br /><br />And we spent a day swimming at heart lake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_TIS0KGE1c3n3ImA5YHcY8ToZLIhXOjOPg8MdN4XFMO2t1zJC3r9QGQLY1WUu9cTWH4IJAbZgpxsBZysnMvCIqyfFUxBsoEK0CscebwnPJMwtEJ1G4jJiL7JlJJEcx9yiY3sYw/s1600/DSCN9863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_TIS0KGE1c3n3ImA5YHcY8ToZLIhXOjOPg8MdN4XFMO2t1zJC3r9QGQLY1WUu9cTWH4IJAbZgpxsBZysnMvCIqyfFUxBsoEK0CscebwnPJMwtEJ1G4jJiL7JlJJEcx9yiY3sYw/s320/DSCN9863.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183967347974994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4hSOyh8fqWLgoBnHJaiYYbUdZM6H2Xopn1WYIYwa5xFR945n0T9TjWqdgq5RIRdWxs8MJwGDtqSeFPOQ49tBMVYFQ7gBbplfcaFBwVNmlamTcVEOp-_2xCTOZsCeeB9-Ss6Ykg/s1600/DSCN9862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4hSOyh8fqWLgoBnHJaiYYbUdZM6H2Xopn1WYIYwa5xFR945n0T9TjWqdgq5RIRdWxs8MJwGDtqSeFPOQ49tBMVYFQ7gBbplfcaFBwVNmlamTcVEOp-_2xCTOZsCeeB9-Ss6Ykg/s320/DSCN9862.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183087667329762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLLHQ6MdL_0XDw429RKu1HeZIHCRIvThsGB2JE3p9L1cPdbN8LscKgDAfTjos1Eazta1RDVjBfGoyv1iBJXkzsmNMeoN0qMhXtw5k-hWdbo7BCJmKOJkD1bcT4UY95G-TF6XLJA/s1600/DSCN9861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLLHQ6MdL_0XDw429RKu1HeZIHCRIvThsGB2JE3p9L1cPdbN8LscKgDAfTjos1Eazta1RDVjBfGoyv1iBJXkzsmNMeoN0qMhXtw5k-hWdbo7BCJmKOJkD1bcT4UY95G-TF6XLJA/s320/DSCN9861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638183080151297266" /></a><br /> <br /><br />We've been very blessed. Best quote from these seasons:<br /><br />Landon after Rick heated up the hot tub on a chilly spring day, lying back in the warm water with his head back and eyes closed: "This is my life...and I LOVE my life."The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-31541419623220463692011-02-02T20:09:00.007-07:002011-02-02T21:53:14.854-07:00Winter UpdateLots has happened since our last update. We'll take it month-by-month...<br /><br />Hudson had his 8th (yes 8th!) birthday in September. He had a blast with several of his friends at a place called <a href="http://www.makutusisland.com/web/gallery.html">Makutu's Island</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdns9uRWp3DDReRClUWe8LCTk_k-hpoKwgs4QIf4vC6mSRSVtjQGfjxTArXbvjD02yfizJ4ojJWM0ceqr1nRZLMQCO3vnhL0ocIx-swpvXJP4ZvOOT8TGbojd1n3pH650ZxPrqw/s1600/DSCN9273.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdns9uRWp3DDReRClUWe8LCTk_k-hpoKwgs4QIf4vC6mSRSVtjQGfjxTArXbvjD02yfizJ4ojJWM0ceqr1nRZLMQCO3vnhL0ocIx-swpvXJP4ZvOOT8TGbojd1n3pH650ZxPrqw/s320/DSCN9273.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569299106453095666" /></a><br /><br />The boys had done a summer reading program through our library which allowed them to earn tickets to an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game. We went in September and although the hometown team lost, it was a fun game and a fun family experience.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMx-rbXtn274GZXMpzJIrzaYCgNmiBCB8JUIlPCsGNCAjoEIx4itxIiVmgHSW5ya9raGs69H7tAGec2eyGoZZ1sTGiXUbql8kzQ1coANpk1Inm8YWrky0XQuuqBb1VbZ2C5RxZw/s1600/DSCN9239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMx-rbXtn274GZXMpzJIrzaYCgNmiBCB8JUIlPCsGNCAjoEIx4itxIiVmgHSW5ya9raGs69H7tAGec2eyGoZZ1sTGiXUbql8kzQ1coANpk1Inm8YWrky0XQuuqBb1VbZ2C5RxZw/s320/DSCN9239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569297180897542274" /></a><br /><br /><br />Labor Day weekend we ventured to Los Angeles to Knottsberry Farm amusement park. Although a lot of the lines were long, the boys (and their parents) had a great time. Keaton, of course, liked all the train rides, Landon liked the water rides, and big-stuff Hudson got to go on <a href="http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/reviews/ghostrider/">Ghost Rider</a> - a big wooden roller coaster - with Rick. It's a really fast coaster and like most wooden roller coasters it beats up the riders a little. Hudson appeared to be scared to death the whole ride but got off with a smile on his face saying he loved it. The photo that they take on the first big hill of the riders was priceless: Hudson looked white as a sheet! He was a brave guy though and handled it a lot better than many adult women we saw getting off it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8W3QSr3xH1YiSkP6I2idOc9bjNmC1v4zCgjtQBqxLOmKzjpqBym29dxTZYlm4XiaF3reRQSUgyszKHXnbehyd1sybh6pEkBYyzlxbsF3Ep0esVA6axDIHw_KfEpQ7BHnxSSc0XQ/s1600/DSCN9233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8W3QSr3xH1YiSkP6I2idOc9bjNmC1v4zCgjtQBqxLOmKzjpqBym29dxTZYlm4XiaF3reRQSUgyszKHXnbehyd1sybh6pEkBYyzlxbsF3Ep0esVA6axDIHw_KfEpQ7BHnxSSc0XQ/s320/DSCN9233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569297178913985314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0cDIgoPCwb13b6p-g6asl-h_V_ArKbQSM4O8lrU9Zd3k3ki1kssI0-OJ0thZDkA2fasQoy1PRG6N_sxy_17suiXupwspyzIznsPPB5-blz8467nikjU0v9dzh45kCS6hqsnd4A/s1600/DSCN9231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0cDIgoPCwb13b6p-g6asl-h_V_ArKbQSM4O8lrU9Zd3k3ki1kssI0-OJ0thZDkA2fasQoy1PRG6N_sxy_17suiXupwspyzIznsPPB5-blz8467nikjU0v9dzh45kCS6hqsnd4A/s320/DSCN9231.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569297170470274306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-8WGDj9V1hFaxGIb1wmKbO6PmwKrvmHLgyg6NcsSfWe3HCOfpa2IThmzhYOoww5Ot5KA-8J-vp8BcY1XwL4FNUzgKd4xDQ6XrxXsoJc3si_8PejIWNEa34v4KV9qz0OHjypT0A/s1600/DSCN9223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-8WGDj9V1hFaxGIb1wmKbO6PmwKrvmHLgyg6NcsSfWe3HCOfpa2IThmzhYOoww5Ot5KA-8J-vp8BcY1XwL4FNUzgKd4xDQ6XrxXsoJc3si_8PejIWNEa34v4KV9qz0OHjypT0A/s320/DSCN9223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569297165946181426" /></a><br /><br />Back to school this fall was a bigger deal, as Landon joined Hudson at Desert Sun Academy. They have red, white, and blue shirts for their uniforms and although the picture below shows them in different colors the first day, they have coordinated their colors on their own every day since then. Landon has the same Kindergarten teachers as Hudson has and seems to really like school. He's really impressed us with how well he's done. He, like Hudson was, is now into writing and illustrating homemade books at home. Hudson continues to do very well in school and enjoys second grade. His teacher is pretty strict so she's not his favorite but he still enjoys it. He's reading at a 5th grade level and is very into reading (likes the Hardy Boys mysteries right now) and is also on a second-grade basketball team. Keaton misses his brothers during the day but likes having his mommy (and the toys) to himself all day.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7NwhfNKmHTYip34WsNS1vICEk0CqjxEUIXMIL79XEszsxpU_TGMtzJbtbT6kgCpl8qDLy9TTm7G_Q2icyctLvvc8Uvmh472S7cmjl_IqDSPxiSa14k0o7eOPAkqCW3bQE0L-rA/s1600/DSCN9183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7NwhfNKmHTYip34WsNS1vICEk0CqjxEUIXMIL79XEszsxpU_TGMtzJbtbT6kgCpl8qDLy9TTm7G_Q2icyctLvvc8Uvmh472S7cmjl_IqDSPxiSa14k0o7eOPAkqCW3bQE0L-rA/s320/DSCN9183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569297161472804946" /></a><br /><br /><br />October brought Halloween and Harvest festivals at some local churches. At the first one, Landon add his hot dog and candy so fast and bounced on so many bouncers that he threw up on the way home (Kathryn knew it was coming luckily so it was into a bag). He paced himself at the second one and everyone had a wonderful time. Keaton was a puppy, Landon a pirate, and Hudson a firefighter.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiqkaoJbp1bJpiBzu9nEHltcVA4-qSqvxcUp86EAmhG6detv7HxN_Iri4fYpdjELslZ-hcHs7PpYSm9OVoldJPVXv1sxZp8pdcXMnUsPBOj6njh741rPWEFOzfgfrIbftVumDCQ/s1600/DSCN9300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiqkaoJbp1bJpiBzu9nEHltcVA4-qSqvxcUp86EAmhG6detv7HxN_Iri4fYpdjELslZ-hcHs7PpYSm9OVoldJPVXv1sxZp8pdcXMnUsPBOj6njh741rPWEFOzfgfrIbftVumDCQ/s320/DSCN9300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569299116460606482" /></a><br /><br />November brought NASCAR to town. Hudson, Landon, and Rick went to the 400 mile race and sat directly opposite the pits. Hudson's favorite had a great race and was in the top 5 when he ran out of gas and had to pit one lap before the finish and dropped way back. Landon's favorite driver did pretty well, finishing in the top 10, and Keaton's favorite (though he only heard about it later) crashed and was out of the race. It was a good time (and loud!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVoHJbJiF3ocx4DHh6oil-ie4D0z5KExfU_fgRkSBFNieDb4XPkfn8vRV-L-KPEwLW71Gl7Q-vENtoE_C7HlOi5jouk2h_RPHO9Q1FQ9lUWFJYbIM3bT3K8JbLFpeaaWPGNRelQ/s1600/DSCN9316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVoHJbJiF3ocx4DHh6oil-ie4D0z5KExfU_fgRkSBFNieDb4XPkfn8vRV-L-KPEwLW71Gl7Q-vENtoE_C7HlOi5jouk2h_RPHO9Q1FQ9lUWFJYbIM3bT3K8JbLFpeaaWPGNRelQ/s320/DSCN9316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569299120392803666" /></a><br /><br />December brought a very sad time for our family. Rick's sister Bonnie, who had battled leukemia for about a year and a half, went home to be with the Lord in early December. She had undergone a bone marrow transplant a year prior but suddenly developed a severe infection and lost her transplanted bone marrow. Her husband and three teenage children are having to adjust to a huge change as we all are to a lesser degree. Bonnie was a fantastic Christian woman and it was amazing to see the impact she'd had on so many lives at her memorial service. Nearly 1,000 people attended. She will be so missed but walked worthy of the calling she'd received.<br /><br />And, of course, December brought Christmas. It was a wonderful day. The kids had a great time with gifts they loved. Aunt Kerry and Grandma Gray were around Christmas morning. The atmosphere was a little tempered for the adults because of Rick's sister's death, but the joy of the boys overcame it all. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmwXxo21XKOxcuKlsG4PPknbhbH5JXupkaNlPCwJZ9yaM77VOWuO71gR4zclhGSy7IZ-2TscL8KGAGtWDK5mbzM1-8zRRiQfELy4ytf9tWVPGy2-5Vyigg8XDY676mQTdkGwN3g/s1600/DSCN9359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmwXxo21XKOxcuKlsG4PPknbhbH5JXupkaNlPCwJZ9yaM77VOWuO71gR4zclhGSy7IZ-2TscL8KGAGtWDK5mbzM1-8zRRiQfELy4ytf9tWVPGy2-5Vyigg8XDY676mQTdkGwN3g/s320/DSCN9359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569299128962560898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKa4DX9HmH0CNqYa-uG1-6MgPqITY7zobdIZnq3MF9pGpiSDnAW6OcHpYuVAcb2wVtp3K9-PjOX6qgISi9Cjo0UEojBFDBGmeygVwLWgeaelac3SJeTEB0Y2c7IopUc952udNCTQ/s1600/DSCN9350.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKa4DX9HmH0CNqYa-uG1-6MgPqITY7zobdIZnq3MF9pGpiSDnAW6OcHpYuVAcb2wVtp3K9-PjOX6qgISi9Cjo0UEojBFDBGmeygVwLWgeaelac3SJeTEB0Y2c7IopUc952udNCTQ/s320/DSCN9350.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569299117448677794" /></a><br /><br />We're looking forward to what God has for us in 2011 and can't wait to connect with all of you.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-50754269040915447872010-09-01T20:32:00.012-07:002010-09-02T21:46:07.421-07:00Summer UpdateWe've had a nice Summer. We had the chance to get away a few times also. Our first trip was the first week of July to <a href="http://www.foresthome.org/aboutus/forest_home_story.php">Forest Home Family Camp </a>in the San Bernadino mountains of California. The camp allows the whole family to have breakfast together and then spend time discussing a core Christian value (for example Integrity was the theme one day with honesty in sports competition being the discussion starter for the family) then there are fun programs for the children while the adults have a time of Bible teaching or an option to go off by themselves. Then everyone has lunch together and then have family time together in the afternoon with opportunities to swim, go on zip lines, play miniature golf, climb on elevated challenge courses, etc. Then the family has dinner together and at 7:30 child care assistants come to the cabin and put your children to bed so you can go as adults and play games, shoot pool, or just get away. Kathryn's sister, Karen, and her family came the same time and we enjoyed spending time with them. We had a really good time, and the boys enjoyed spending time with their cousins. Unfortunately Hudson got sick our third day there and we ended up having to leave early. Here are some pics...<br />Keaton in his harness preparing for the elevated rope challenge course<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTy9OT3Zqn101cglaieH3UyyhZDSESEq34WZgUcSWunQORdiEPboIE4ZBBmu-bmWztsJPy_W44v7I545fD9M3kyusUxw0Bfi-lcLTcTI2fkJm2Bez0YOd0Dq66t4MmGPyXKtZdBg/s1600/July+2010+(18).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTy9OT3Zqn101cglaieH3UyyhZDSESEq34WZgUcSWunQORdiEPboIE4ZBBmu-bmWztsJPy_W44v7I545fD9M3kyusUxw0Bfi-lcLTcTI2fkJm2Bez0YOd0Dq66t4MmGPyXKtZdBg/s320/July+2010+(18).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512159868437982978" /></a><br />Kathryn and her sister Karen getting ready to go on the zip line down the mountain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHK8h0dSD_wZdCHvMc2e7O_MBeWRagWkH8xHe__deZu3d_UNJj-tmL1DY-g92FK4jKuEITEofZQ5uvBc0uSEoQ4_tadSdKrwtNgr2SP6uxS-xonIXyeMl194u6W7Y6jjbov3m9w/s1600/July+2010+(10).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHK8h0dSD_wZdCHvMc2e7O_MBeWRagWkH8xHe__deZu3d_UNJj-tmL1DY-g92FK4jKuEITEofZQ5uvBc0uSEoQ4_tadSdKrwtNgr2SP6uxS-xonIXyeMl194u6W7Y6jjbov3m9w/s320/July+2010+(10).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512159570357287330" /></a><br />Us on the walking bridge crossing the river<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-QHOOwOtXmWRPqyk0EuAdpSmR8GeZMzjH8RriHowKcIx7IAjSxuwaPQYh-TSjXugH05Mkw9E4fNooZGLeKP8i6zz_6TdhIJXJviboQvPzFTBnk0VYITXYm8tTo7F751wF00nrg/s1600/July+2010+(22).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-QHOOwOtXmWRPqyk0EuAdpSmR8GeZMzjH8RriHowKcIx7IAjSxuwaPQYh-TSjXugH05Mkw9E4fNooZGLeKP8i6zz_6TdhIJXJviboQvPzFTBnk0VYITXYm8tTo7F751wF00nrg/s320/July+2010+(22).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512159563726575762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCue8jfz3fgOD69inh_IbJ65kIkZsbU9JGDZNwnHwGQUkASDYqyHjkH7OOuGgRL0gy-yCyC0adPcQJiuLRmpzcx_JvbdL_d4W2yRwLzYPP8TqSQBT59nKsq25TN2TnT3T4W_81g/s1600/July+2010+(20).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCue8jfz3fgOD69inh_IbJ65kIkZsbU9JGDZNwnHwGQUkASDYqyHjkH7OOuGgRL0gy-yCyC0adPcQJiuLRmpzcx_JvbdL_d4W2yRwLzYPP8TqSQBT59nKsq25TN2TnT3T4W_81g/s320/July+2010+(20).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512159559934019874" /></a><br />The boys and their cousins Elizabeth and Jonathan getting ready for the challenge course<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-sPlcPn244PAKiJOidkAjIUUQS4f4UAKm5rTnrqGSPWEgaZAbrPEOxzHlUV2OYmgQjbnT4h3_iyvlcgMhPV0XQb13j1AF3v8RpKPKErGHpSTrmUpO-2srv8vTvvYfVK9FnAvWA/s1600/July+2010+(15).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-sPlcPn244PAKiJOidkAjIUUQS4f4UAKm5rTnrqGSPWEgaZAbrPEOxzHlUV2OYmgQjbnT4h3_iyvlcgMhPV0XQb13j1AF3v8RpKPKErGHpSTrmUpO-2srv8vTvvYfVK9FnAvWA/s320/July+2010+(15).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512159553289228226" /></a><br />Lunch with Kathryn's sister, Karen, her husband, Lee, and cousins Elizabeth and Jonathan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wOOwd9a4qtE2SZa7fwBNuhyphenhyphenWFk7RONldH1iz3yrvDzI0V7wpOtHPPFHD0KX2v7dH426YebIJw-uDebm1pbQNVtXdnDn8T_0PXKLRjhxqYCKp9Sm1V1Ci2o2dnBO_24v0ka910Q/s1600/July+2010+(7).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wOOwd9a4qtE2SZa7fwBNuhyphenhyphenWFk7RONldH1iz3yrvDzI0V7wpOtHPPFHD0KX2v7dH426YebIJw-uDebm1pbQNVtXdnDn8T_0PXKLRjhxqYCKp9Sm1V1Ci2o2dnBO_24v0ka910Q/s320/July+2010+(7).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512159546373277474" /></a><br />We came back to Arizona and a couple of days had a new visitor to our backyard: a bobcat. He helped himself to a sip of pool water...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmjXQLlBWRTraR8e-k1qNwAHQ7en-KNftJKOnU_GCqG3poDOejfPUPeBwugSGDHRryJPadAcFBtFQoW8mSwHok9jCZnsNqdZ9M4kLWAF9rxpHLl1TfhsqArBVjdnok2sbCyMAwA/s1600/July+2010+(2).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmjXQLlBWRTraR8e-k1qNwAHQ7en-KNftJKOnU_GCqG3poDOejfPUPeBwugSGDHRryJPadAcFBtFQoW8mSwHok9jCZnsNqdZ9M4kLWAF9rxpHLl1TfhsqArBVjdnok2sbCyMAwA/s320/July+2010+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512534059398769090" /></a><br />The last week of July, Rick and the boys went to Michigan to visit family. They had a great time riding the four-wheeler on the ranch, swimming with cousins in the pool, picking blackberries and raspberries on the ranch, and following cousin Caleb into the woods to see him shoot squirrels and birds. The first Sunday, a lot of family came around to have lunch together...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPHCUbysmtuQq52aafi_Rtw81DNXHAd-d_qdDWNL1LsPByhpl2_Ncfv35f6kU0r9oJDyJgU4ehOUXyhFekmPw4tkjX6zv-1vZZcBGIy2HPSu5xz7r_8cspbL6v6bQpccviK7Yog/s1600/July+2010+(33).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPHCUbysmtuQq52aafi_Rtw81DNXHAd-d_qdDWNL1LsPByhpl2_Ncfv35f6kU0r9oJDyJgU4ehOUXyhFekmPw4tkjX6zv-1vZZcBGIy2HPSu5xz7r_8cspbL6v6bQpccviK7Yog/s320/July+2010+(33).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512534637765676258" /></a><br />Caleb build a fort in the woods with Landon first then Hudson and finally Keaton joined in...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe5HV2fBMKMTP0VS3OJGAtrRN19VWmaEg04ZC-la5RwM0YbQF5TPT3dojPVOKC0cQey-pIfS9Tl9YMivjLt-3VDuljby2qUjT8ZzsZLqSOGUuCNl4UfMUyVb0VWDLWJ2LT9yCNg/s1600/DSCN9143+(1).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXe5HV2fBMKMTP0VS3OJGAtrRN19VWmaEg04ZC-la5RwM0YbQF5TPT3dojPVOKC0cQey-pIfS9Tl9YMivjLt-3VDuljby2qUjT8ZzsZLqSOGUuCNl4UfMUyVb0VWDLWJ2LT9yCNg/s320/DSCN9143+(1).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512534044938751538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_4OUOC9l62_kqwD2GeH9Uk0L421ApcAuU8D07mhIPHoQm1RNqYZfLW-1fr8m9TMkfN7w6PTubbKgUfFVWDNxzHJsV_e32ZI66HRLqYexEk69Ttu5RYe5cF_GT7raP7H_NkhyphenhyphenGg/s1600/July+2010+(43).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_4OUOC9l62_kqwD2GeH9Uk0L421ApcAuU8D07mhIPHoQm1RNqYZfLW-1fr8m9TMkfN7w6PTubbKgUfFVWDNxzHJsV_e32ZI66HRLqYexEk69Ttu5RYe5cF_GT7raP7H_NkhyphenhyphenGg/s320/July+2010+(43).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512534643987263538" /></a><br />They also went swimming and boating at Heart Lake, where Rick's Grandma lived while he was growing up and his Aunt Janet now lives. Hudson and Landon spent time scouting out the lake...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsuCWvB14HEVkagRUQgjQWHZZU_BBrEao5l2KYNi4Tw9ch9-Hd3fjp78FuDce0v5pDbtRo_SiPBAEU_48OX7IGhGDFrBv2u5DTqnDFnxO-todvYYoE2y9K609lAdwr4w33MxxVw/s1600/DSCN9133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsuCWvB14HEVkagRUQgjQWHZZU_BBrEao5l2KYNi4Tw9ch9-Hd3fjp78FuDce0v5pDbtRo_SiPBAEU_48OX7IGhGDFrBv2u5DTqnDFnxO-todvYYoE2y9K609lAdwr4w33MxxVw/s320/DSCN9133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512534034520786306" /></a><br />The grass was a little taller on the ranch than we have in Arizona as Keaton found out...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5_aV8tfXJIp9I97Wbe7PobEYbF7hJkgv2xBmH-2aDWz0dDKWO4OA2oVB7fC_7mOJMWiSxfLk9TOoOHLnfNx6C4m6xwb7zOv8rwgGq1PcK-wAtvExF1f9FErFW11ji5LeEn9IKw/s1600/DSCN9124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5_aV8tfXJIp9I97Wbe7PobEYbF7hJkgv2xBmH-2aDWz0dDKWO4OA2oVB7fC_7mOJMWiSxfLk9TOoOHLnfNx6C4m6xwb7zOv8rwgGq1PcK-wAtvExF1f9FErFW11ji5LeEn9IKw/s320/DSCN9124.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512534027955431794" /></a><br />Rick's sister Marti had teddy bears made for the boys out of Rick's dad's signature clothes. The boys called him "Papa" and so Marti called these "Papa bears" and said the boys could now have hugs from Papa whenever they wanted<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-WrqrXvtAwTwxNdG0eNAu-P3NtFw9GwWKZzZPImTy_pSx4fe7DBm6Km1JU-qH4AZZj_iGdBKXr5cdJKRlTxQfZC_476k6GwN23YjQUhO8bYSFprDpyiqJWBoqFvXJo83SHDXyA/s1600/Copy+(2)+of+DSCN6724.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-WrqrXvtAwTwxNdG0eNAu-P3NtFw9GwWKZzZPImTy_pSx4fe7DBm6Km1JU-qH4AZZj_iGdBKXr5cdJKRlTxQfZC_476k6GwN23YjQUhO8bYSFprDpyiqJWBoqFvXJo83SHDXyA/s320/Copy+(2)+of+DSCN6724.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512534009723261010" /></a><br />Bedtime preparations and reading with Grandma seemed to be a little more drawn out than the typical night at home...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVI20TdeChv-SoQTBujuJ1OR58B6wu2Tv7i7zkqanffKAwzKGZoiMMM1eB7ZP83Qf-94gUGRqByEsDOUpT4LvJjphaTvXvdsUI_LGkMFUrgm6Tt2VePmIjFcuIzUEYCCb5C6hng/s1600/38727_1556549840813_1447256005_31473443_2175515_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVI20TdeChv-SoQTBujuJ1OR58B6wu2Tv7i7zkqanffKAwzKGZoiMMM1eB7ZP83Qf-94gUGRqByEsDOUpT4LvJjphaTvXvdsUI_LGkMFUrgm6Tt2VePmIjFcuIzUEYCCb5C6hng/s320/38727_1556549840813_1447256005_31473443_2175515_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512533159380998834" /></a><br />But they still got a taste of putting in a little honest work, like going out onto the back of the farm to haul in, split, and stack the wood Grandma had cut down in the woods. Hudson doesn't look like he minds too much here...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5of7hE5JjXtX7RHBVOwIkzagJ55MpXif27srnI3pGDa6Q7DeOE784XefCL1BAv967yAUh2sf8G-aADtoYi0l8j-7WlCg5X8nhwBurU3Ljv0ijzvS1DzIPC2n1B4Kqv_lkXPVhag/s1600/38727_1556550040818_1447256005_31473448_5678682_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5of7hE5JjXtX7RHBVOwIkzagJ55MpXif27srnI3pGDa6Q7DeOE784XefCL1BAv967yAUh2sf8G-aADtoYi0l8j-7WlCg5X8nhwBurU3Ljv0ijzvS1DzIPC2n1B4Kqv_lkXPVhag/s320/38727_1556550040818_1447256005_31473448_5678682_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512533149695977138" /></a><br />They went to visit the neighbors in the "Three Bears Cabin" and here are Hudson, Landon, and Keaton with their cousins Callie and Caleb on their porch...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8sheJhSkXntMIpkbCSd9uxyuIvI2fTz6q_Bi7QCS_wKHYX2GoRfDhfprOZS7M3tkmLpKfpgy8GLp-JZ-hZMEHvY3LKnkvdPT3lmfDWCBMIRfe_f57RQwQBvMRpSMCAWuckjsbw/s1600/38727_1556549800812_1447256005_31473442_7457695_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8sheJhSkXntMIpkbCSd9uxyuIvI2fTz6q_Bi7QCS_wKHYX2GoRfDhfprOZS7M3tkmLpKfpgy8GLp-JZ-hZMEHvY3LKnkvdPT3lmfDWCBMIRfe_f57RQwQBvMRpSMCAWuckjsbw/s320/38727_1556549800812_1447256005_31473442_7457695_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512533139904323170" /></a><br />Lunch with cousins and friends...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhNq8WADf6-Yq3cRvrucVDKgIuPtfbafP2A5XwwahI6_u4dqpUO6cs-IwRFUdLmtzkEay4cyd5jMFv-ZGKtsyzhvXW2krIEHsu1Jx96eNJvUBG7ICl79a-V9mgqbzgYvKxptqBA/s1600/38404_139654402731932_100000621184305_246012_2800723_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhNq8WADf6-Yq3cRvrucVDKgIuPtfbafP2A5XwwahI6_u4dqpUO6cs-IwRFUdLmtzkEay4cyd5jMFv-ZGKtsyzhvXW2krIEHsu1Jx96eNJvUBG7ICl79a-V9mgqbzgYvKxptqBA/s320/38404_139654402731932_100000621184305_246012_2800723_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512533132524513794" /></a><br />And after swimming in Grandma's pool, the boys got into their "Toy Story" character towels. Grandma got three different characters, not realizing the one Hudson ended up with was Jessie, the cowgirl. He was a really good sport and still thought it was cool:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAPQXWLTpLJeDQYpudMQGb4BKhz3zxni7AJPu3vUf9djcGDNFVgZI8P4cUmgb90QuP2olpzviyaapCpwLgt1hCu3OONaqnoQ0iGGJq7kasGCX_K7LMMdvsUjtetfPYvMZedC3Vw/s1600/38170_1557216417477_1447256005_31476737_6898719_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAPQXWLTpLJeDQYpudMQGb4BKhz3zxni7AJPu3vUf9djcGDNFVgZI8P4cUmgb90QuP2olpzviyaapCpwLgt1hCu3OONaqnoQ0iGGJq7kasGCX_K7LMMdvsUjtetfPYvMZedC3Vw/s320/38170_1557216417477_1447256005_31476737_6898719_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512533123079955698" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbUAQTXBViohldNEE3cWAMxO0C_rb-BnCLGoZaiqc2c1N9RJX9aygXXsC7yAlWRkCGOBW4JW2Dq9lboyGV5sWzG35NXJgjDpvDyPJriHbyKIcw8oSjYYCt0CQn-yHqN1fVbRFDQ/s1600/July+2010+(32).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbUAQTXBViohldNEE3cWAMxO0C_rb-BnCLGoZaiqc2c1N9RJX9aygXXsC7yAlWRkCGOBW4JW2Dq9lboyGV5sWzG35NXJgjDpvDyPJriHbyKIcw8oSjYYCt0CQn-yHqN1fVbRFDQ/s320/July+2010+(32).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512541069758083042" /></a><br />And one day they had a BIG water balloon fight. This is the "before" picture with the containers full of water balloons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEvwfI41Ffr8oxys0qIYdvZzSGkmnQCA9PIrPYb0uQt5uvSCwffy9hwOvo1jLXvBfm1ndZrDCB9UlKUTUEctSWEnX1p24dygTwoCK8MTe4_ejgLqw7MyL2W9VqBRrmRNJg4BnZg/s1600/July+2010+(40).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEvwfI41Ffr8oxys0qIYdvZzSGkmnQCA9PIrPYb0uQt5uvSCwffy9hwOvo1jLXvBfm1ndZrDCB9UlKUTUEctSWEnX1p24dygTwoCK8MTe4_ejgLqw7MyL2W9VqBRrmRNJg4BnZg/s320/July+2010+(40).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512534654992163586" /></a><br /><br />Now Hudson is back to school (2nd grade) and Landon has started Kindergarten. They enjoy being in the same school and always make sure they match up their school uniforms (they have a choice of red, white, or blue polo shirts with the school shield on them). They seem to like their teachers (Landon has the same teachers as Hudson had) and still carpool with the twin neighbor girls who are eight and also go to Desert Sun Academy. Keaton seems to like having Mommy (and all the toys) to himself and has been Kathryn's little buddy running errands. He recognizes Kohls on sight!<br /><br />We love you all.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-9120205998812287302010-08-13T13:21:00.004-07:002010-08-13T13:29:30.373-07:00Ranch PhotosFor you, Bonnie, in case you didn't get them all...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurkv5gjtyi0236aN6QSi4fctKYeuuGMdi8JI9yLx5sSdXppBf8PW396rlYIDxarLfgyI5G5Zsw4nxbyf3ZlZJwRTkzLQYtpqdfkOrGanC_2hZ2RykQ1aT_cxPPWX8kLzPwo-8-Q/s1600/The+%27bowl%27.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurkv5gjtyi0236aN6QSi4fctKYeuuGMdi8JI9yLx5sSdXppBf8PW396rlYIDxarLfgyI5G5Zsw4nxbyf3ZlZJwRTkzLQYtpqdfkOrGanC_2hZ2RykQ1aT_cxPPWX8kLzPwo-8-Q/s320/The+%27bowl%27.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504993612320453666" /></a><br />"The Bowl"<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Hz1_oHkl4aguI_wcf6bqgCf3ieTm6tdEgwITxU94qbEwLDOkHv6rV2ZFUhCSgz5x-ioT1SqimaF8OKlLP5Vq3PiU2mTy5r4Jz6p1HdEjMJoA95i28ZPwhhRa1SdcypRbpMMGsw/s1600/Stump+Field.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Hz1_oHkl4aguI_wcf6bqgCf3ieTm6tdEgwITxU94qbEwLDOkHv6rV2ZFUhCSgz5x-ioT1SqimaF8OKlLP5Vq3PiU2mTy5r4Jz6p1HdEjMJoA95i28ZPwhhRa1SdcypRbpMMGsw/s320/Stump+Field.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504993603887424162" /></a><br />Stump Field<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cD2BBHM7TKqjgjDeDdTN64nfzMpcgrM8f2gQHf02p9trr3i4OrDnD0zP18TXWLksBPdecBmJ7Q1vxeD28Z5a0Kbf9QBxA1eWQnndyv4BOacIrz24huV3emS3LqMUuYyc1mqpuw/s1600/Stump+field+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cD2BBHM7TKqjgjDeDdTN64nfzMpcgrM8f2gQHf02p9trr3i4OrDnD0zP18TXWLksBPdecBmJ7Q1vxeD28Z5a0Kbf9QBxA1eWQnndyv4BOacIrz24huV3emS3LqMUuYyc1mqpuw/s320/Stump+field+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504993595954177666" /></a><br />Stump Field<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvOByV17L2A39jFh7aENdwEAzmdb6r_pEDzt0u89fqRp7rbwNegdqkSFTrV6gs_flrB9sxBzV49ePKA8FckbG-IuNdX1Q0YVWmoszm4-e1cnd5REZwN83c1b_vEswnpZhLAANYA/s1600/Sandy+Hill+on+Lake+Road.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvOByV17L2A39jFh7aENdwEAzmdb6r_pEDzt0u89fqRp7rbwNegdqkSFTrV6gs_flrB9sxBzV49ePKA8FckbG-IuNdX1Q0YVWmoszm4-e1cnd5REZwN83c1b_vEswnpZhLAANYA/s320/Sandy+Hill+on+Lake+Road.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504993584076036770" /></a><br /> Sandy hill on Lake Road<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaOzdd0FmgNygdPfuhGZ_G51awaFDBtYB6a6oyEq2WEX6ScjyleGwgFT_HVPZE13B1A60gfmDCAv16y1FQm-2Om4xPTJZs67OZht9SSwnyZ0oAEuyDUeFkpQGbVb_RFIrxWAaSw/s1600/Pipe+line.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaOzdd0FmgNygdPfuhGZ_G51awaFDBtYB6a6oyEq2WEX6ScjyleGwgFT_HVPZE13B1A60gfmDCAv16y1FQm-2Om4xPTJZs67OZht9SSwnyZ0oAEuyDUeFkpQGbVb_RFIrxWAaSw/s320/Pipe+line.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504992673868375170" /></a><br />Pipeline<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9q3d25N5QlXLJuJiGd_fKoGxDheJPqASxWxImxAKegy7WT_sEvEypJZnl57vHjH4P5A-t4n_khfi2UnjmnMrn_Xc5HJ76ch92XjHZjYoqxtifprQX00SUCw_AjsVQazgL1hM-3w/s1600/Lake.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9q3d25N5QlXLJuJiGd_fKoGxDheJPqASxWxImxAKegy7WT_sEvEypJZnl57vHjH4P5A-t4n_khfi2UnjmnMrn_Xc5HJ76ch92XjHZjYoqxtifprQX00SUCw_AjsVQazgL1hM-3w/s320/Lake.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504992565051980706" /></a><br />Hardwood Lake<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRt1OXz4P8MHevQvjkhG4XDdBSTH6FsmIJKIraefmI7CFKdjt5lwOumVB_KPnqeZMyTDISzpvT5WKsED28Z4kR-rKrVZnGyIdW5OmtDNb2VQuIXA07x0xaAZzFHrBw0XdOcKVWw/s1600/Lake+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRt1OXz4P8MHevQvjkhG4XDdBSTH6FsmIJKIraefmI7CFKdjt5lwOumVB_KPnqeZMyTDISzpvT5WKsED28Z4kR-rKrVZnGyIdW5OmtDNb2VQuIXA07x0xaAZzFHrBw0XdOcKVWw/s320/Lake+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504992553375970770" /></a><br />Hardwood Lake<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9Judkk1nhth9kiqfAfih2eH_VByYKOci3NCE-m6z9ABRDyNfuY81ngJiVezPh5CCfe1VydpvhRp8nR7YQBjSq7mXz7zt0yJE0X4GO2l-Zno-6bhNy7p31lmmQoMIBSDyvVwACg/s1600/East+Water+Tank+Site.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9Judkk1nhth9kiqfAfih2eH_VByYKOci3NCE-m6z9ABRDyNfuY81ngJiVezPh5CCfe1VydpvhRp8nR7YQBjSq7mXz7zt0yJE0X4GO2l-Zno-6bhNy7p31lmmQoMIBSDyvVwACg/s320/East+Water+Tank+Site.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504992544746138322" /></a><br />East Water Tank Site<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGWFmyrfcRJajsC0PWvz5e7J-lP6wo9bMVAMGWL9dc8chG14aY3BZVtqM7k1oivlvjh7gQMHl0LNzXohcP-VlDFYLpkm9X9hmr-09YWDiqhA1xrc6lXPxAQzjF5-61AtVwer63w/s1600/Corner+along+east+fence+line.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGWFmyrfcRJajsC0PWvz5e7J-lP6wo9bMVAMGWL9dc8chG14aY3BZVtqM7k1oivlvjh7gQMHl0LNzXohcP-VlDFYLpkm9X9hmr-09YWDiqhA1xrc6lXPxAQzjF5-61AtVwer63w/s320/Corner+along+east+fence+line.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504992537612492194" /></a><br />Corner along east fence line near the "bowl"<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqxrQYrh7bqQuKY2z065vr02F4S21DVxTVP6z9A-NPOGQJ5Ir8hE7NTa2xb3ol-kciLVBKivDfSolU19sSTA4-qhCjcBczuLizjbHMybVyQyEmhdkrSbA7k6fL4OxzsEVjtvjcw/s1600/Back+Road.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqxrQYrh7bqQuKY2z065vr02F4S21DVxTVP6z9A-NPOGQJ5Ir8hE7NTa2xb3ol-kciLVBKivDfSolU19sSTA4-qhCjcBczuLizjbHMybVyQyEmhdkrSbA7k6fL4OxzsEVjtvjcw/s320/Back+Road.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504992532066306114" /></a><br />Back RoadThe Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-4565018808699265512010-04-01T21:32:00.010-07:002010-04-01T22:09:18.704-07:00Spring UpdateIt appears that our posts have degenerated into quarterly updates. I guess that makes us stick to only the highlights!<br /><br />January brought lots of outdoor fun - baseball, basketball, football, and the like. We also went to the Barrett-Jackson classic car auction and the boys had a ball...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-neorhBVh3aINsjVUwLzPttTQh_K_g4CFAoVW5t92MOmodM9ReDv-TdXIpTl6vhzY6MtjdkHdvu287qoQlN1SRXr9vVpvgMiI5s0lDxgbJbkdNX2a8ETDkFIg5jFHJD3EhgzXlQ/s1600/DSCN8816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-neorhBVh3aINsjVUwLzPttTQh_K_g4CFAoVW5t92MOmodM9ReDv-TdXIpTl6vhzY6MtjdkHdvu287qoQlN1SRXr9vVpvgMiI5s0lDxgbJbkdNX2a8ETDkFIg5jFHJD3EhgzXlQ/s320/DSCN8816.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455394942468601698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVsVJe7s4tu3aG48SgEBWm5bXePV44Q2_caUm8KBykrdQaToVLTHSmxFEQ5U5gcOekSxi_amXLpSSeHahX1Fc8B_gPBjfzRrsQwpqD8S29tl85c85LxQSSgBg6k5eFLN8HamkvA/s1600/DSCN8815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVsVJe7s4tu3aG48SgEBWm5bXePV44Q2_caUm8KBykrdQaToVLTHSmxFEQ5U5gcOekSxi_amXLpSSeHahX1Fc8B_gPBjfzRrsQwpqD8S29tl85c85LxQSSgBg6k5eFLN8HamkvA/s320/DSCN8815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455394932228507410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbifZX1IFWsKvKXilNsVkJ1Sh_Wb9ZCY3fENnX0CSM8d2W4-90MFTrrT4qWd5JZuF32TFC3dH-gPaxggmoOHfHg78urjH3k2cEUjpiq13M7QXoTP4lnCklKM1QR_AhJS5G_8EzA/s1600/DSCN8814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbifZX1IFWsKvKXilNsVkJ1Sh_Wb9ZCY3fENnX0CSM8d2W4-90MFTrrT4qWd5JZuF32TFC3dH-gPaxggmoOHfHg78urjH3k2cEUjpiq13M7QXoTP4lnCklKM1QR_AhJS5G_8EzA/s320/DSCN8814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455394926622947074" /></a><br /><br />February brought trips to the Phoenix Children's museum and birthday's galore. Rick's neice, Rachel, also paid a visit and Rick and Kathryn went to Hawaii while the boys stayed with Grandma. At the Children's museum, they found a ton of fun things to do - even painting a purple castle...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5keWcYudE1kSBH6reHRVZiDCYxfARlpkvMmfk_1AyKqeteUTtH7Ip8IW3d4UdTImoWemlXW7f1EdgrjMIRVmmNu-SuXzhXtRvFQpzUZbd_BIIS8wZX9lpTAEURdhG2COFWnXYbA/s1600/DSCN8853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5keWcYudE1kSBH6reHRVZiDCYxfARlpkvMmfk_1AyKqeteUTtH7Ip8IW3d4UdTImoWemlXW7f1EdgrjMIRVmmNu-SuXzhXtRvFQpzUZbd_BIIS8wZX9lpTAEURdhG2COFWnXYbA/s320/DSCN8853.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455397727090153506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0ComuHXlgla0UxoLUf5QRzChyphenhyphenpeaT1V7ViAa2kntYFIQTDtohtd5_JhxlL1BOfBb4Ng5Ie8E9GvdBIA5SEIRTrXGE0fGSe5Z_e8_gxhXGyf7pIzxA7Y2HQ-HPqPMcVyaIuJpvQ/s1600/DSCN8851.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtJDSb8KNXWi5ko9-P5wOpL98Kk0_bXTtD9gciEJ2_L-3sOEer7ISR0-j0F3L3Ts4dtVaw9Zw5Car2cGMjNlfRJvLKiqv9t1EDpiEolvbeAYe5OjVxVQTG5iLBGq-W3bidYLirA/s320/DSCN8854.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455398439566949586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSiE_svj9nDcQY2aozDxFerswEMmFCNI84nm3zMCeCJzKdArXWUMMy5ZPFmBepJHEBkWHLUMALmlr3dUtjVoRgV9C-LvRdoc2ZNK9GMctbhwpuxP7ZYGGeMvA5EY090E4nKXYvQ/s1600/DSCN8860.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSiE_svj9nDcQY2aozDxFerswEMmFCNI84nm3zMCeCJzKdArXWUMMy5ZPFmBepJHEBkWHLUMALmlr3dUtjVoRgV9C-LvRdoc2ZNK9GMctbhwpuxP7ZYGGeMvA5EY090E4nKXYvQ/s320/DSCN8860.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455398436774379714" /></a><br /><br />Rick and Kathryn spent five days on Maui and had a great get-away...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC6ww3rL-4K6ZG9rgdJTbrEG_-MH5pVQBEA45UF9-HSPRUOmi4CWMtaoLeRm32OktW7WZviqBKrQgk5v_zAbsGinYEb-EVsytNJeP2KN9VoBC7uSsw9qOuzFli40S37ZfBPRYBg/s1600/Maui.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC6ww3rL-4K6ZG9rgdJTbrEG_-MH5pVQBEA45UF9-HSPRUOmi4CWMtaoLeRm32OktW7WZviqBKrQgk5v_zAbsGinYEb-EVsytNJeP2KN9VoBC7uSsw9qOuzFli40S37ZfBPRYBg/s320/Maui.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455399362294867650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-3pae4pLZb-iGoOvPDP07n0ywo90U3ALf6DbCW_wLpMq55kcF7PR8mf984p9DoKqFJTzbvGYjkUPP9sOjQXtMrJ6oXD1HI4Uv8QEjf238pv8j1zSrknRgjV6Ttt2Wxg7QHEp7Q/s1600/DSCN8836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-3pae4pLZb-iGoOvPDP07n0ywo90U3ALf6DbCW_wLpMq55kcF7PR8mf984p9DoKqFJTzbvGYjkUPP9sOjQXtMrJ6oXD1HI4Uv8QEjf238pv8j1zSrknRgjV6Ttt2Wxg7QHEp7Q/s320/DSCN8836.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455399356010044754" /></a><br /><br />Landon had his fifth birthday and Keaton had his third birthday in February and had fun with some good cake and lots of gifts...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUu2zYT6xcvobaRsDLf-MD68QWsWUaAablmXgR0XXmFRaQKyV4Z0jW3X55x1vd0mn_dQOBtibgrlX4-ZcSGvR1LtdGCqvN-fSyCtz3wW247dE8MZkrzbxrX0VBplSlrp3ai6wvA/s1600/DSCN8871.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpRTcG0jKjxUnmNmuaH1yecAXyIkOdP5snM1UFNmrXXu3iEc68cRkRMqO7jN4WaL3x3h8tyBzczA9prLBbwyaBfJGhLFzz80AKlklxnyXxo4aLhz0ZRQSFTi4NrPzXsml-B7tjA/s320/DSCN8862.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455400770759347682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGeNCQ7P_9j-iOsqh00PvJrWuHluPs7KldNhLhTXhBOfkSxPNilfmVRQXGLZc_WEgZX78fZ5X6e0QTFAbqujihPvEjUt4CHQl2BqXt4IQAiX3ATNzJ-94B0XsUzH114AW8OGppQ/s1600/DSCN8884.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGeNCQ7P_9j-iOsqh00PvJrWuHluPs7KldNhLhTXhBOfkSxPNilfmVRQXGLZc_WEgZX78fZ5X6e0QTFAbqujihPvEjUt4CHQl2BqXt4IQAiX3ATNzJ-94B0XsUzH114AW8OGppQ/s320/DSCN8884.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455400760132425858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4Wk2tuWo8AffZO6UYw0EJ0hmRiUEaYEvqAareYt8q7dXM_9jhz8bGIqkW5uFX3nxNovjOJZ0E-2Yv26PNZx4AShi8xp9i3m1vlXDFYRdCLD9LtPqednCIVo5GAmnEb8akW7y5g/s1600/DSCN8886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4Wk2tuWo8AffZO6UYw0EJ0hmRiUEaYEvqAareYt8q7dXM_9jhz8bGIqkW5uFX3nxNovjOJZ0E-2Yv26PNZx4AShi8xp9i3m1vlXDFYRdCLD9LtPqednCIVo5GAmnEb8akW7y5g/s320/DSCN8886.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455400750973416642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoOH7VYRntf1V_kgd9eiZakcKXVKVmljfwvLc90odgJJ2dUb8CxGpGZNrCy3XHRMqhN7PUhiDi3QQyqOQEpco8quimTgwHg38KHYlJa8O6c41knUiWYmNv45vLm1sarSaAtKuTw/s1600/DSCN8893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoOH7VYRntf1V_kgd9eiZakcKXVKVmljfwvLc90odgJJ2dUb8CxGpGZNrCy3XHRMqhN7PUhiDi3QQyqOQEpco8quimTgwHg38KHYlJa8O6c41knUiWYmNv45vLm1sarSaAtKuTw/s320/DSCN8893.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455400749630860786" /></a><br /><br />March has been a beautiful month with lots more outdoor activities. <br /><br />Hudson had continued to enjoy school and his first grade classmates. He's reading and writing exceedingly well and even enjoyed an extracurricular art class. He's tested into the gifted program at his school. <br /><br />Landon is still the entertainer. He's done very well in Pre-K and has learned a lot. But more that compliments about his scholastics, we tend to hear "he's such a hoot!"<br /><br />Keaton is cute as a button and now that he's three is asserting his independence much more. He really wants to do things on his own.<br /><br />We'll try to include some quick stories as they happen in the upcoming weeks and months.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-22039782783216618382009-12-29T22:00:00.008-07:002009-12-30T20:56:34.059-07:00Merry ChristmasThose finding this on Facebook can find this post in it's original format at our blog <a href="http://arizonagrays.blogspot.com">here</a>.<br /><br />Merry Christmas everyone. We trust you had a blessed celebration of Jesus' birth!<br /><br />It was a fun and busy Christmas season for us. We had a lot of fun with plenty of parties and celebration. We hosted one Christmas party and attended five others in the course of two weeks. <br /><br />Landon had his first ever Christmas program (at his pre-K). Here he is with his two teachers, Miss Miller and Mrs. Osborn. (Note that he tucked in his sweater because he was so proud of his new-to-him belt and wanted everyone to see he was wearing it.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuubf8ZxEZxHTKfmCHg-UWoaXdsxFJTikHnXUT3LV-CQbjGcxUqPOphjZ0tSji2sSAFeRUuRE2SpgjWDqWrt9_o1_UbKED6T3vhQ4c9-ojA7RL5gsq40kJJVi1PjhEw250Ju1kew/s1600-h/DSCN8769.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuubf8ZxEZxHTKfmCHg-UWoaXdsxFJTikHnXUT3LV-CQbjGcxUqPOphjZ0tSji2sSAFeRUuRE2SpgjWDqWrt9_o1_UbKED6T3vhQ4c9-ojA7RL5gsq40kJJVi1PjhEw250Ju1kew/s320/DSCN8769.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420892790603987026" /></a><br /><br />And this is him before the program with his "best friend," Peyton and, of course, with his mommy...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tlZSwhC0ArCJPauLqMAuLLWrcRVwRVf85-OC19qpzPipBD0OEAtsjYsDsIRxrRSx_jq2tnVHV0vUFhnD8STm8NT_1T2avwLlNKkPsU7USQbKsd0HbpIm-o99lYT9FD3diBSFgA/s1600-h/DSCN8768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tlZSwhC0ArCJPauLqMAuLLWrcRVwRVf85-OC19qpzPipBD0OEAtsjYsDsIRxrRSx_jq2tnVHV0vUFhnD8STm8NT_1T2avwLlNKkPsU7USQbKsd0HbpIm-o99lYT9FD3diBSFgA/s320/DSCN8768.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420892782061113042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEXpwgmotK60A6R0Qr6Md2wyb_fcAm2XNAf0iQSRy2UN_iuVHqad7ZYsC-B-egfWwyY_7EvcRtFHAEQxgGHBV3w2WFheX_4JqpgIvIuKQ-kF4c8vmE8Y3kvCdfyiL7lSIxMwf5A/s1600-h/DSCN8767.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEXpwgmotK60A6R0Qr6Md2wyb_fcAm2XNAf0iQSRy2UN_iuVHqad7ZYsC-B-egfWwyY_7EvcRtFHAEQxgGHBV3w2WFheX_4JqpgIvIuKQ-kF4c8vmE8Y3kvCdfyiL7lSIxMwf5A/s320/DSCN8767.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420892776373598258" /></a><br /><br />And our little performer seemed to really enjoy putting on a performance.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9iMKdZLVhSkSsjafWe8goF42_GZuSAcqO_0FVOa7SQ3OkTBxfETiCMG794hrgOzblG3JzDWTfWYUKFltH3AMNbzR9tycYtdpRlOAF24pD8WeorZG2kejRDXxlyk9IL4N_WDVqA/s1600-h/DSCN8765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9iMKdZLVhSkSsjafWe8goF42_GZuSAcqO_0FVOa7SQ3OkTBxfETiCMG794hrgOzblG3JzDWTfWYUKFltH3AMNbzR9tycYtdpRlOAF24pD8WeorZG2kejRDXxlyk9IL4N_WDVqA/s320/DSCN8765.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420895784183202786" /></a><br /><br />We hosted our Christmas party for the church class we co-teach, First5, and it included a white elephant gift exchange. As usual, the gag gifts ranged from the terrible re-gift to the hilarious to the provocative. Photos were taken of each couple in front of the Christmas tree, including us... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVzCYJysQP1jfAtYsFiHzhyphenhyphen6vZd89Gh9khbtpIY6qXuKO-_mMY46ufcyHsYCsGfZZMSfVj2uJvs-mMq79s-pNcvKYH9vECeFTjFWGsbNeHqsGngm-wBBe2Xz5KQkztvd6D71D1A/s1600-h/Christmas+party2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVzCYJysQP1jfAtYsFiHzhyphenhyphen6vZd89Gh9khbtpIY6qXuKO-_mMY46ufcyHsYCsGfZZMSfVj2uJvs-mMq79s-pNcvKYH9vECeFTjFWGsbNeHqsGngm-wBBe2Xz5KQkztvd6D71D1A/s320/Christmas+party2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420895777114944786" /></a><br /><br />Kathryn's older sister, Karen, and her family spent a few days with us around Christmas during their move from Austin, TX to San Diego. Our boys were at least as excited to have their dog, Bear, with us as they were to have their cousins, aunt, and uncle.<br /><br />Our church had a Christmas program with trucked-in snow hills for sledding, horse-drawn hay rides, and lots of games and food. We also attended Christmas eve services with Karen and her family. At one point we had four lit candles in the hands of four children ranging from 4-10 years old. Luckily it was only for one song and then they were put out before any fires broke out.<br /><br />Christmas morning brought much excitement, though not enough excitement to affect our boys' sleep. We finally broke down and woke them up at about 8:30 a.m. when there were no signs of movement! They enjoyed all their gifts with the big hits seeming to be their NASCAR driver shirts, legos vehicles, remote controlled dogs, electric racetrack, and going to the store with Grandma and her cash! On hand for Christmas in addition to our immediate family, were Rick's mom, Kathryn's mom, Kathryn's two sisters, Karen and Kerry, and Karen's family Lee, Elizabeth, and Jonathan. And of course their dog, Bear! Here are a few scenes from Christmas morning:<br /><br />Landon<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_Sh7M_nNxc3w4fnpjMTbCh42bvJ_t_jG26isfq46wozKU_dVCT2g8Bk7ABmnkWn9gHzQU0z9w75DAnlLG1pPshfz7reo79HrD3JYDhfbN943aaoF23DnaZB1RqJAab8WQlkmMA/s1600-h/DSCN8804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_Sh7M_nNxc3w4fnpjMTbCh42bvJ_t_jG26isfq46wozKU_dVCT2g8Bk7ABmnkWn9gHzQU0z9w75DAnlLG1pPshfz7reo79HrD3JYDhfbN943aaoF23DnaZB1RqJAab8WQlkmMA/s320/DSCN8804.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420894503089768018" /></a><br />Keaton<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNW6JMa08w24A2rvSUeDclbrmo_Dnafl4kIC_YzGqyx_BmBLRtb655ZUvNWXEAyFZAa789qZFp1nH1ChPtHvioEBohoZz7NLnsfr9aS4xot1WBE-vEib51ajnuTFf9T53e8SYGMw/s1600-h/DSCN8803.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNW6JMa08w24A2rvSUeDclbrmo_Dnafl4kIC_YzGqyx_BmBLRtb655ZUvNWXEAyFZAa789qZFp1nH1ChPtHvioEBohoZz7NLnsfr9aS4xot1WBE-vEib51ajnuTFf9T53e8SYGMw/s320/DSCN8803.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420894495048104722" /></a><br />Hudson<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36A8pxVxysvkTHRYT7Zu54oFuMgU6L5lusz9a51QMg3QckYOPoaNJ6K3U2n2H_RyiKlNOMUTACmgemLXbfAMhni4syyvRWxQnWDnfAdUh53DnuhvV0zp3XPx9c7siXrHzZo4VuQ/s1600-h/DSCN8796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36A8pxVxysvkTHRYT7Zu54oFuMgU6L5lusz9a51QMg3QckYOPoaNJ6K3U2n2H_RyiKlNOMUTACmgemLXbfAMhni4syyvRWxQnWDnfAdUh53DnuhvV0zp3XPx9c7siXrHzZo4VuQ/s320/DSCN8796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420894488363835794" /></a><br />All 3<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMYh2eDA9xdrSp9kjsg71UBcdXoQTvdVsctlVJbYuZGQHjCqA2OO9IqRrvRpTjDOteFCh6cL0umUQNTpjOflnSRKHKYAvg_27OZ7U0kmt2yXe9XwmZcFrLmUQt88HK3ahdc6RlA/s1600-h/DSCN8790.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMYh2eDA9xdrSp9kjsg71UBcdXoQTvdVsctlVJbYuZGQHjCqA2OO9IqRrvRpTjDOteFCh6cL0umUQNTpjOflnSRKHKYAvg_27OZ7U0kmt2yXe9XwmZcFrLmUQt88HK3ahdc6RlA/s320/DSCN8790.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420894484326116386" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3E0lv8WRWKDsODwSmCCRBpd8BOmxJiJRdSBL169lHdp7j7FIjQ_Sr9j_AMhc4VuPnNizm-X700dF6eLGR8hZeSjKLQT7Cl-a1EuvQJ9UMCb-4NbfN3jwu4hm_WEQXxa5LZQ2Xg/s1600-h/DSCN8808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3E0lv8WRWKDsODwSmCCRBpd8BOmxJiJRdSBL169lHdp7j7FIjQ_Sr9j_AMhc4VuPnNizm-X700dF6eLGR8hZeSjKLQT7Cl-a1EuvQJ9UMCb-4NbfN3jwu4hm_WEQXxa5LZQ2Xg/s320/DSCN8808.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420895790931361666" /></a><br />With Aunt Kerry<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyQdeIv6vtOddymGQK04TBAUTggYn386sQHCOmDCyykVUxpU3Y07u0U18RULFGOSok7WGBvW2PdfsrG8g6p7UvC9bL-6qOvH6LgatgAh2fJa-vzWxNKBtucXqK5mbwkBS6U1ofQ/s1600-h/DSCN8806.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyQdeIv6vtOddymGQK04TBAUTggYn386sQHCOmDCyykVUxpU3Y07u0U18RULFGOSok7WGBvW2PdfsrG8g6p7UvC9bL-6qOvH6LgatgAh2fJa-vzWxNKBtucXqK5mbwkBS6U1ofQ/s320/DSCN8806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420895788673886418" /></a><br /><br />Aunt Kerry also organized a "Noodle Hockey" showdown using the pool "noodle" toys as hockey sticks and a ball instead of a puck between our family and Kathryn's sister's family. Well into the game there was a collision between Kathryn's brother-in-law, Lee, and his eight-year old son, Jonathan. Unfortunately the crown of Jonathan's head hit Lee right on the bone above his eye which split his skin open. It was only about one inch but Rick took Lee to Mayo and gave him three stitches. Not exactly the picture we had for the ending of the first ever Noodle Hockey challenge. The important thing was that our Gray family won!The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-89902555563133538232009-12-09T21:32:00.005-07:002009-12-10T00:03:29.581-07:00Latest Gray Family UpdateFor those of you seeing this on Facebook, you can see this in it's original form at our blog <a href="www.arizonagrays.blogspot.com">here</a>. <br /><br />It's been way too long since our last family update. So plenty of catching up to do...<br /><br />The boys had a lot of fun the rest of the summer. We did lots of swimming in the pool and even had a slip and slide set up in the back yard a lot. Here they are in their matching "I Went to Michigan Shirts."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SApFTBt987vJMJImFtyxSG1siTKyX1KOPIR-nCVSUIwew_wkwjx3_zx_CP1m_2wAMnZJPRWxRkrQPsz_N5x_SfR49AOdY6fBcO9p78_RQEYs7DV6OjDBNYjig3_3oH3rtAohxQ/s1600-h/DSCN8545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SApFTBt987vJMJImFtyxSG1siTKyX1KOPIR-nCVSUIwew_wkwjx3_zx_CP1m_2wAMnZJPRWxRkrQPsz_N5x_SfR49AOdY6fBcO9p78_RQEYs7DV6OjDBNYjig3_3oH3rtAohxQ/s320/DSCN8545.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413470693612134898" /></a><br /><br />Being home together all summer resulted in nothing but joyful playing together, never any fighting or stealing of each other's toys (ya right!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfVI7WCCRJiE2N_fZScSHSlkYi8BFLDQn9HMBXDBUjwUeuuDaP0PMqQ0DAkrQhZ2yZtWlRbX9XUQXDMJGZTtUeS1g0WF6U7fNnvuwOhq4VdXuHPzgz3gfd_e0hfimEhaicUf5mw/s1600-h/DSCN8601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfVI7WCCRJiE2N_fZScSHSlkYi8BFLDQn9HMBXDBUjwUeuuDaP0PMqQ0DAkrQhZ2yZtWlRbX9XUQXDMJGZTtUeS1g0WF6U7fNnvuwOhq4VdXuHPzgz3gfd_e0hfimEhaicUf5mw/s320/DSCN8601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413470702956010578" /></a><br /><br />One of our neighborhood churches had a fun day for children that we went to. They had fire trucks and police cars. Hudson and Landon got to spray a fire hose. They had blow-up bouncers and water slides as well as a petting zoo. Hudson and Landon also went on little horseback rides (we couldn't talk Keaton into it)...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Pe3GvuAFYpuiNcJDI5im5Yzu11TqNndieR6P_HR_awV2iOHHZjdgjBl6GmqJKl2c441dv3bWWSDvIIQWk2zXCwso6Hy4G-GWACt1hgBdUCEg1BoeOUMOtoyXI5JPtpPLdV9-6Q/s1600-h/DSCN8642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Pe3GvuAFYpuiNcJDI5im5Yzu11TqNndieR6P_HR_awV2iOHHZjdgjBl6GmqJKl2c441dv3bWWSDvIIQWk2zXCwso6Hy4G-GWACt1hgBdUCEg1BoeOUMOtoyXI5JPtpPLdV9-6Q/s320/DSCN8642.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413470713247340050" /></a><br /><br />Kathryn had the boys on a program of one new adventure every week this summer. They went to the <a href="http://www.childrensmuseumofphoenix.org/">Phoenix Children's museum</a>, <a href="http://www.azscience.org/exhibitions.php">the Arizona Science Center</a>, <a href="http://www.therailroadpark.com/index1.html">the Railroad Park</a>, and of course the <a href="http://www.phoenixzoo.org/">Phoenix Zoo</a>...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19cHnEbwcdyctW_V5HqAQdDXVbzKzwonQBePW3-pV_sw1UWbOyCmnmrX1v5ncsnpzMCZLHSn-Mclmbmcp3dK1mwws968cR4wnQhR42Diif7jqc8Mrh9PrSHA6xRLXvgF6gP42Jw/s1600-h/DSCN8702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19cHnEbwcdyctW_V5HqAQdDXVbzKzwonQBePW3-pV_sw1UWbOyCmnmrX1v5ncsnpzMCZLHSn-Mclmbmcp3dK1mwws968cR4wnQhR42Diif7jqc8Mrh9PrSHA6xRLXvgF6gP42Jw/s320/DSCN8702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413478031769008338" /></a><br /><br />In August, Hudson started school back up in the first grade. He likes his first grade teacher, Miss Schweikert. At the end of school last year, Kathryn asked Hudson if he preferred any particular first grade teacher and he said Miss Schweikert. But when asked why he wanted her for his teacher, he just shrugged and said, "I don't know." When Kathryn went to the parent teacher meeting before the school year started, however, she found that among the first grade teachers were two women in their 40's and one young, single, blonde: <a href="http://www.ccusd93.org/education/components/sectionlist/default.php?sectiondetailid=21484">Miss Schweikert</a>. We still don't know for sure that he picked her because he thought she was pretty, but it sure seems suspicious. He's done great in first grade and has started taking his book-writing to a new level - his last two books were fully illustrated and at least 25 pages each (<em>Dog and Bear Become Friends </em>and <em>The Little Panda</em>). Here's Hudson on his first day of school this year...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjH0zhFkkbownqUz_3BnnS8h_hkqf96dNLZDMPdjMqUKhMdDAuI-HfNJQevVYYUtzJfDVr1QE2RCHIQ-UTMI3tfkSZ7tMz-e7lNyeC-Lw4lsDXXaA0nSKWUQ5Rwq9yavP1Z-KiaA/s1600-h/DSCN8583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjH0zhFkkbownqUz_3BnnS8h_hkqf96dNLZDMPdjMqUKhMdDAuI-HfNJQevVYYUtzJfDVr1QE2RCHIQ-UTMI3tfkSZ7tMz-e7lNyeC-Lw4lsDXXaA0nSKWUQ5Rwq9yavP1Z-KiaA/s320/DSCN8583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413470697421579602" /></a><br /><br />Landon started pre-K this year at <a href="http://www.lacasadecristo.com/preschool">La Casa de Cristo preschool</a>. We've long said "Wait 'till they get a load of Landon..." and it's been true. Landon is Mr. Social and arives at the school campus and walks through greeting all the children around: "Hey, Peyton, how's it goin' today?" He loves pre-K and is doing very well; here he is on his first day of school...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_acUIMYEZuM50iUyuaIyuy1CL4z6DdADOokwpg9yzbzarFKVl9Uz7NP9D0yetpxhdWMmYvSaVgungsSgtoA-K9EkKHvBaxU9kUTDqxqLuT59gxyEzmalFs3QuAtjzDn0-Wl3UxQ/s1600-h/DSCN8619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_acUIMYEZuM50iUyuaIyuy1CL4z6DdADOokwpg9yzbzarFKVl9Uz7NP9D0yetpxhdWMmYvSaVgungsSgtoA-K9EkKHvBaxU9kUTDqxqLuT59gxyEzmalFs3QuAtjzDn0-Wl3UxQ/s320/DSCN8619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413470706881132946" /></a><br /><br />And Keaton is growing like a weed. He's really starting to talk a lot more and put together longer sentences. He's quite a joker and likes to say strange things followed by "I tease!" Of course with his brothers at school, he gets away with more things with Mommy like having big lolly-pops...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjq1CbOIEqPjrIlI5C0wprMTupb_90BCKftCvL-8psxoQEVBsoqeY2xKbP0Sdnzl9RR0ZZvHXv6Wymx8K_qKWCLNl9hTAvEuVTgixjZE78lN8U3Kx4GnGL8IJIHB-0ZhqpReWTQ/s1600-h/DSCN8741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjq1CbOIEqPjrIlI5C0wprMTupb_90BCKftCvL-8psxoQEVBsoqeY2xKbP0Sdnzl9RR0ZZvHXv6Wymx8K_qKWCLNl9hTAvEuVTgixjZE78lN8U3Kx4GnGL8IJIHB-0ZhqpReWTQ/s320/DSCN8741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413479069225038642" /></a><br /><br />Hudson turned seven in September and we had a fun birthday party. He had several friends to Chuck E Cheeses for pizza, cake, and games. He enjoyed the party and opening presents later at home...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBW4Mr5SeQbWmHCJzCZPjy_wSWIilaqVitpz8FHq0UhR__oz4noDGB9IKVt1CqlJOx5HHN4NcYQRGY8a2hP3bTGg_yCdFOhL8ROxXuipD2ra_Laqr2gu5nEG9rtbawpRfdkG9RLA/s1600-h/DSCN8675.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBW4Mr5SeQbWmHCJzCZPjy_wSWIilaqVitpz8FHq0UhR__oz4noDGB9IKVt1CqlJOx5HHN4NcYQRGY8a2hP3bTGg_yCdFOhL8ROxXuipD2ra_Laqr2gu5nEG9rtbawpRfdkG9RLA/s320/DSCN8675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413478035373818546" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZygzCkbCk-RMGOEWMnithnVxbCRuV9NDyJWKK2SzKjLq6mJJUDq1x5p6W_f9I83MRHCGwsej0JH6ALvaq-_TL7kqvLF4D3DGwDraXK_U58jv2TrSC-6ON2lkzxhyphenhyphenWteAcY5QW2A/s1600-h/Hudson+Birthday+10"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZygzCkbCk-RMGOEWMnithnVxbCRuV9NDyJWKK2SzKjLq6mJJUDq1x5p6W_f9I83MRHCGwsej0JH6ALvaq-_TL7kqvLF4D3DGwDraXK_U58jv2TrSC-6ON2lkzxhyphenhyphenWteAcY5QW2A/s320/Hudson+Birthday+10" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413478026008469538" /></a><br /><br />In October, it was announced that Rick is being inducted into the Otsego County (MI) Sports Hall of Fame (article <a href="http://www.gaylordheraldtimes.com/articles/2009/10/02/sports/features/doc4ac60f2bd3ad6938292419.txt">here</a>). The induction ceremony will be in February 2010.<br /><br />Halloween brought lots of fun. Hudson dressed up as a surgeon, Landon as Buzz Lightyear, and Keaton as a Michigan State basketball player (but on the actual Halloween night it was too cold for shorts and a tank top - even in Arizona). We spent the night at a neighborhood church's Harvest Festival where there were lots of games, bouncers, and candy. Here's the family there...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCTIxoh5kjzfG-BryOgZYMO9qWJcJkABHdEBYtlMGiwd2q3PvKUprjhUZifd_mZXYAppQ5TylwQjcdfXDvpYsVpQM3MZJPhfu4Kj-mskOOtun5ViJnHgqLF5anSFhuqsEfY6kgQ/s1600-h/DSCN8716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCTIxoh5kjzfG-BryOgZYMO9qWJcJkABHdEBYtlMGiwd2q3PvKUprjhUZifd_mZXYAppQ5TylwQjcdfXDvpYsVpQM3MZJPhfu4Kj-mskOOtun5ViJnHgqLF5anSFhuqsEfY6kgQ/s320/DSCN8716.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413478043339499314" /></a><br /><br />Landon also had a harvest festival at school and they went to a local farm. Here he is in his farmer outfit for school...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJsgoiLl2r6KMEnOqP530IkNdU5VVccTC6zq3r1mWtUDzUbjw0yyX4P_jtFFPF54jiU1bvKgyYj_8rVtg4aPLOhCNkeCDh4mGrePTQ5D6vkb7crTaKtKUVLQohS_xRacyG7_oyw/s1600-h/DSCN8714.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJsgoiLl2r6KMEnOqP530IkNdU5VVccTC6zq3r1mWtUDzUbjw0yyX4P_jtFFPF54jiU1bvKgyYj_8rVtg4aPLOhCNkeCDh4mGrePTQ5D6vkb7crTaKtKUVLQohS_xRacyG7_oyw/s320/DSCN8714.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413478041425662946" /></a><br /><br />Keaton has taken over Hudson's first PowerWheels jeep and turns out to be a good driver. One day he decided to wear his bicycle helmet to go for a drive...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgwj2ZlJOLQGx0U43Ud1Yn5mjHkduCRxKNynAUQfrgmo61OraRzcOnKH19hfJnUqKw__yMTpRss4uVY7HKHPbKSJAjimRjdloJ_GswZnwCsHK_lvvIoQkaMkZgle8W8jpHmQL6w/s1600-h/DSCN8749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgwj2ZlJOLQGx0U43Ud1Yn5mjHkduCRxKNynAUQfrgmo61OraRzcOnKH19hfJnUqKw__yMTpRss4uVY7HKHPbKSJAjimRjdloJ_GswZnwCsHK_lvvIoQkaMkZgle8W8jpHmQL6w/s320/DSCN8749.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413479078895764514" /></a><br /><br />Hudson's school had a pajama and sleeping bag movie night (<em>Monsters versus Aliens</em>) a few weeks ago. Hudson, Landon, and Kathryn had a good time...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFzyjDnuJgKbN2Kvl360azIN5GZc4osLf16_HH1Gxf9oAo6Ni7J8bvm9rPeU1zrWs1aIS5SRzsexQ4fxxFW-y4rbTVqbgc-KC-Afl_xoEs00POKKTC0jc2VC5lhLND15dtcwCzA/s1600-h/DSCN8743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFzyjDnuJgKbN2Kvl360azIN5GZc4osLf16_HH1Gxf9oAo6Ni7J8bvm9rPeU1zrWs1aIS5SRzsexQ4fxxFW-y4rbTVqbgc-KC-Afl_xoEs00POKKTC0jc2VC5lhLND15dtcwCzA/s320/DSCN8743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413479075837364322" /></a><br /><br />As most of you know, Hudson is very into cars. Over the past year he and Landon have gotten very into NASCAR racing. They watch races on DVR and have their favorite drivers. Hudson can even name many of the crew chiefs for the major drivers' teams. So in November, Rick took Hudson and Landon to Phoenix International Raceway for the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500. They took their earplugs and braved the crowds. They sat on the "Hillside" where you bring your own chairs and sit on an elevated area overlooking the track. <br /><br />The crowd was great with so many people excited to see young boys at the race and trying to make their experience a good one. There were no obnoxious people or drunks as Rick had worried might be the case. And as a bonus, Landon's favorite driver finished first and Hudson's favorite driver finished second!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-HtSr25GKGmlWrRE1I_eWwuUcT76-tcyAooBTX3G4iZMwZ3SkGV1J25a2PLUG7ZBeXW2OGrPjm8i1jKfs-Fsl5jIrUKRMGP_HhVt4fuiGjeUlAD_3hKnHgc-8o-K2t6PVCT_lw/s1600-h/DSCN8733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-HtSr25GKGmlWrRE1I_eWwuUcT76-tcyAooBTX3G4iZMwZ3SkGV1J25a2PLUG7ZBeXW2OGrPjm8i1jKfs-Fsl5jIrUKRMGP_HhVt4fuiGjeUlAD_3hKnHgc-8o-K2t6PVCT_lw/s320/DSCN8733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413479062666412578" /></a><br /><br />By about mile 300 of the race, Landon fell fast asleep! Amazing with how noisy it was...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEws4M0sSQomdkQTt2aOoMhjB8DZoxmuWdAiZu84iSXqqWKniUFs8QMYJkopize-yv191XBdaVehv88mxAPQiuczzklXqU3A6tU_wP1HFghD-tH5XLrTodO5Rga11XvHX3Vc7z7w/s1600-h/DSCN8738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEws4M0sSQomdkQTt2aOoMhjB8DZoxmuWdAiZu84iSXqqWKniUFs8QMYJkopize-yv191XBdaVehv88mxAPQiuczzklXqU3A6tU_wP1HFghD-tH5XLrTodO5Rga11XvHX3Vc7z7w/s320/DSCN8738.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413479068263209218" /></a><br /><br />We're all looking forward to Christmas and are thankful for all God's blessings. We appreciate those that have been praying for Rick's sister Bonnie. She received her stem-cell transplant for her Leukemia and is doing very well. They had planned to keep her near the cancer center for 50-100 days but she was able to go home by day 52. So far no problems with graft versus host disease so we're very thankful.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to all of you and we'll certainly post Christmas pictures in December.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-43867279692163098302009-07-26T15:36:00.010-07:002009-07-26T16:24:59.769-07:00July UpdateFor those viewing this on Facebook, you can get the original content at our blog <a href="http://arizonagrays.blogspot.com">here</a>.<br /><br />OK, OK - so we never got around to a June update, but here goes...<br /><br />We went to Michigan for the last week of June/beginning of July. Rick and the boys went for a week and Kathryn joined them for the last four days. It was a good time to see family and friends. All of us, especially the boys, enjoyed the farm and cool weather. Rick got together with two of his friends and former college teammates who he hadn't seen in a couple of years - Chris Wooley and David Greenwood. They had a great time catching up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp4WVhBXnji4V6EsnkCNpP_insTMpgLRfb79z1VZX0bNxHCd1SFojjxoF04mRGIGmp1qj7c5L3xltuhPcYIXIajQMDtRmrqGsBpuCv4Jk-fgHjfTiuqT7ILQUqxfPsyp9Lkhggg/s1600-h/DSCN8539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp4WVhBXnji4V6EsnkCNpP_insTMpgLRfb79z1VZX0bNxHCd1SFojjxoF04mRGIGmp1qj7c5L3xltuhPcYIXIajQMDtRmrqGsBpuCv4Jk-fgHjfTiuqT7ILQUqxfPsyp9Lkhggg/s320/DSCN8539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362904941941762866" /></a><br /><br />The boys were attached at the hip to their older cousin Caleb Opper, who is 16. He stayed at Rick's mom's house with them for most of the week. What more could three young boys ask for than an older cousin to take them on 4-wheeler rides, shoot birds and targets with, build forts in the woods with, race cars on X-box with, and more. Here is Landon with Caleb looking over a fort in the woods.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJE1atwdUzbATNin39ZVsAn3KbpCV605ktpt7zZamTkYixJxzDnUtY7G33iINoXgGxLQ-zXZhYO5HyXfUon51oLB1Se8ljDki0PDDFJ-CXDIqsVCGvqU5P6B5Bd0p84-NmAJn5A/s1600-h/5860_1180220819596_1050425570_30569078_7279728_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJE1atwdUzbATNin39ZVsAn3KbpCV605ktpt7zZamTkYixJxzDnUtY7G33iINoXgGxLQ-zXZhYO5HyXfUon51oLB1Se8ljDki0PDDFJ-CXDIqsVCGvqU5P6B5Bd0p84-NmAJn5A/s320/5860_1180220819596_1050425570_30569078_7279728_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362904947578446354" /></a><br /><br />A couple days later, Cassandra (18) and Callie (14) joined them and the boys now were surrounded at all times! Cassandra's friend, Colleen, also came north with them and was very sweet with the boys too.<br /><br />Callie and Keaton watching a video<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tTs6mrR5Z6Krkhkx7u8dCs0YuhQisrKFfAz4iFttOlXWamECcGMkj7_kWwyWunFJOrdTRA41mJU3tI50kvnTkIIIafTrro2S7uB55Qsj0A4bCvgwLYt2lvIe80BtiJmWqzzwHg/s1600-h/5860_1180236299983_1050425570_30569216_4789919_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tTs6mrR5Z6Krkhkx7u8dCs0YuhQisrKFfAz4iFttOlXWamECcGMkj7_kWwyWunFJOrdTRA41mJU3tI50kvnTkIIIafTrro2S7uB55Qsj0A4bCvgwLYt2lvIe80BtiJmWqzzwHg/s320/5860_1180236299983_1050425570_30569216_4789919_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362904957609278882" /></a><br /><br />Cassandra and Colleen with Keaton<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7ZBdiOO75VPnIEoBgY1BvpO5NlQCxgp2VeGW91Uj-XUJxEGhQzazmWy2cdw64UipuVcG3jnX_DxEQeEjW9HjyUiUZVK979WWRZgiSp5-43wdIIpCCF2hy7EB-OS1x5rM_-U7YA/s1600-h/5860_1180220939599_1050425570_30569081_829110_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7ZBdiOO75VPnIEoBgY1BvpO5NlQCxgp2VeGW91Uj-XUJxEGhQzazmWy2cdw64UipuVcG3jnX_DxEQeEjW9HjyUiUZVK979WWRZgiSp5-43wdIIpCCF2hy7EB-OS1x5rM_-U7YA/s320/5860_1180220939599_1050425570_30569081_829110_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362904956717957490" /></a><br /><br />Callie playing with Keaton<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbbb599JpDS1hnE8zeolAivF4JXe2IddxDlgsS8XLStoJ5pBkYOG8vfNp_efKUh0qO-VyTuWj3lirVHRrR8kOxhbV36ALg5ujHGnWrCGbtQoulImTdLg9bXe62_YcpSvTs38vqw/s1600-h/5860_1180220699593_1050425570_30569075_6343839_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbbb599JpDS1hnE8zeolAivF4JXe2IddxDlgsS8XLStoJ5pBkYOG8vfNp_efKUh0qO-VyTuWj3lirVHRrR8kOxhbV36ALg5ujHGnWrCGbtQoulImTdLg9bXe62_YcpSvTs38vqw/s320/5860_1180220699593_1050425570_30569075_6343839_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362904949270684386" /></a><br /><br />Hudson and Landon each got to sleep with Grandma<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGm1hroJnA8xK30jX79uRXlet2cyQT5qmg8E3ezLsJr29DppLoil_dmv2qHwAyTy-r2hDWYrD-5wjACMVTWOvQn0S1syuKZ5-tIHhgj6wko2eE-Tl8-qdKbPvgsTTZFDeQB2tyw/s1600-h/DSCN8541.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGm1hroJnA8xK30jX79uRXlet2cyQT5qmg8E3ezLsJr29DppLoil_dmv2qHwAyTy-r2hDWYrD-5wjACMVTWOvQn0S1syuKZ5-tIHhgj6wko2eE-Tl8-qdKbPvgsTTZFDeQB2tyw/s320/DSCN8541.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362909675993652402" /></a><br /><br />Take a Grandmother that loves to serve her family with food and a two year old boy known for loving berries and what do you end up with??<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgKn8nLsUbH3biP3IcPSzQ5o8YKHkuj5CafpRr9PDP6KnOQRJZPt5UgQ55FV8Wsef8tnMyQQ_TgQK-q2nUVhiRurvmesyfrwSOIhC9kjRrzP62qugXoSUyyICVoetpigwkDXf9A/s1600-h/DSCN8536.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgKn8nLsUbH3biP3IcPSzQ5o8YKHkuj5CafpRr9PDP6KnOQRJZPt5UgQ55FV8Wsef8tnMyQQ_TgQK-q2nUVhiRurvmesyfrwSOIhC9kjRrzP62qugXoSUyyICVoetpigwkDXf9A/s320/DSCN8536.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362909669900925330" /></a><br /><br />Keaton disappeared into the backyard for a while and Rick found him digging in Grandma's garden. This is what he looked like...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwewNeYaA9wFiXDhsqDeyt262o702f3BWoUCGvU-VpB-agGdPEcVzsykLxDAC82zXqFPSYa0jOgyp5Kv95ZoFmL81w9gHnI_NciM4MVrosjsRAY9_qPMheSZRTJynOg9BQSaE8w/s1600-h/DSCN8535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwewNeYaA9wFiXDhsqDeyt262o702f3BWoUCGvU-VpB-agGdPEcVzsykLxDAC82zXqFPSYa0jOgyp5Kv95ZoFmL81w9gHnI_NciM4MVrosjsRAY9_qPMheSZRTJynOg9BQSaE8w/s320/DSCN8535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362909664144619714" /></a><br /><br />And nearly every night Grandma read to the boys at bedtime from "My Bedtime Anytime Story Book."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLDk4kaI7wfD4HQGmZptpO5gpHzFTCRbn5wHr5HNuI5CtjlbTwB1aWy5Sd7saGP06c9w6WOp3AjpGBE5UjHtUqo89aX5Q3mqs9MEVlTUCwzBT8_vFglfAaeKfNA0YWu8h6xZPRQ/s1600-h/DSCN8533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLDk4kaI7wfD4HQGmZptpO5gpHzFTCRbn5wHr5HNuI5CtjlbTwB1aWy5Sd7saGP06c9w6WOp3AjpGBE5UjHtUqo89aX5Q3mqs9MEVlTUCwzBT8_vFglfAaeKfNA0YWu8h6xZPRQ/s320/DSCN8533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362909655998955010" /></a><br /><br />The Michigan memorial service for Rick's dad was on July 1st. It was a beautiful service that honored him and honored God. Hundreds of people came including some family members that we'd never met or hadn't seen in more than 20 years.<br /><br />Rick and Kathryn also traveled to Lansing and were able to see Rick's sister Bonnie who had been hospitalized for over 50 days undergoing treatment for her Leukemia and her husband, Steve, who was undergoing treatment for his Lymphoma that was diagnosed during Bonnie's treatment. She was looking much better by then and in fact went home a few days after we saw her.<br /><br />On the house front, it is under contract and due to close at the end of July. The buyers have already moved in as they asked for early occupancy so they wouldn't have to move twice after closing on their house. It isn't exactly cause for celebration but more of a sigh of relief.<br /><br />We're doing well and can't believe school is coming soon. Hudson's school begins on August 9th and Landon will be starting pre-K four days per week at La Casa de Christo this year. Both are excited.<br /><br />Take care all and we hope to hear from you soon.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-82047287552897702262009-05-05T22:04:00.008-07:002009-05-07T20:55:41.298-07:00May UpdateFor anyone picking this up through the link at Facebook, you can see this content in it's original form at our blog <a href="http://arizonagrays.blogspot.com">here</a>.<br /><br />Our computer issues preventing photo downloads have been corrected so let's see if we can catch up on the Gray's doings for the past couple of months...<br /><br />In March, Rick and Kathryn went to San Diego for one of Rick's meetings while the boys stayed home with grandma (Rick's mom). We went for four days and stayed at the Hotel del Coronado on Coronado Island. We were able to meet up with our next door neighbors who have a yacht there and go for a cruise in San Diego harbor surrounded by dolphins. Here's a photo of Kathryn with John and Donna and their daughters Katelyn and Lauren abord their yacht.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi799Pr86FeC0papJb_6-c3QsXiw89UJiXYeE4G4ehSavHjQsCe4bD1hKfARie8XuAYbRB1xkGRVoEkc2LiVf2N8C7AuQjyiFGXiA7BaCHG4P-K-wE5XWz_-TlDOO_gCnWQ6V-mkw/s1600-h/DSCN8397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi799Pr86FeC0papJb_6-c3QsXiw89UJiXYeE4G4ehSavHjQsCe4bD1hKfARie8XuAYbRB1xkGRVoEkc2LiVf2N8C7AuQjyiFGXiA7BaCHG4P-K-wE5XWz_-TlDOO_gCnWQ6V-mkw/s320/DSCN8397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332574780357769634" /></a><br /><br />We also were able to visit with our friend Suzanne Swain and her boys, Zac and Josh. Suzanne's husband, Jim, was a resident with Rick and they both came back to Mayo Clinic in Arizona the same year. We ended up being next door neighbors. The Swains moved to Rochester, MN about a year and a half ago. Suzanne and the boys came back on spring break and we had a great visit. As usual, the Gray boys were overjoyed to play with their older friends.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HsqI1xrsUua1q9_EywUd-xPrCNiz3l6mvOTEsnN_twPQaQIwSkROj1rmPsl66jMdzmqlYVXRfU9HL-Gtzz5WFZKf1XjyFpOrp59H8uMIZ67CLI5iuY3YT85DXyNAbpB8f_O-Jg/s1600-h/DSCN8401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HsqI1xrsUua1q9_EywUd-xPrCNiz3l6mvOTEsnN_twPQaQIwSkROj1rmPsl66jMdzmqlYVXRfU9HL-Gtzz5WFZKf1XjyFpOrp59H8uMIZ67CLI5iuY3YT85DXyNAbpB8f_O-Jg/s320/DSCN8401.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332574779455675266" /></a><br /><br />Rick had his 40th birthday in April and Kathryn planned an 80's themed party to combine with the 30th birthday of our friend Stacy Dickerson. Everyone pulled out their best 80's themed gear and had a great time. Here are Kathryn, Stacy Dickerson, and Julie Dickerson in their costumes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH94DUXJan3v2rSFfRHglZdzsv-_rwJVq6dgMYy4NYgfqLckiEKnMy7LcjihEVBlUDUZ0Rlr1JBnnkVEh-BkmOrwIpo4CwcYsI1IciGyRomwHuxo4vCc9tET5pGVC0I9oMscA-Cg/s1600-h/DSCN8403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH94DUXJan3v2rSFfRHglZdzsv-_rwJVq6dgMYy4NYgfqLckiEKnMy7LcjihEVBlUDUZ0Rlr1JBnnkVEh-BkmOrwIpo4CwcYsI1IciGyRomwHuxo4vCc9tET5pGVC0I9oMscA-Cg/s320/DSCN8403.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332574774705965746" /></a><br /><br />Our boys had a fun Easter egg hunt before church. They found all the eggs (we kept it indoors this year due to a prior year's ant-infestation fiasco) in short order and still haven't eaten all the candy (not big sweet teeth among the Gray boys).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfEDoFJ1K3PiXrWv93B0Hapj45S-pQJhBi-TisHKpDHtLksVyhZwDXsPfDt7fidJS_WG_iZO-lasNJvnaty8K5nqsQDvO1Ym8cEIioEEmAeEKuciQAHEG0muJdvT3mE0XBJwA0Q/s1600-h/DSCN8422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfEDoFJ1K3PiXrWv93B0Hapj45S-pQJhBi-TisHKpDHtLksVyhZwDXsPfDt7fidJS_WG_iZO-lasNJvnaty8K5nqsQDvO1Ym8cEIioEEmAeEKuciQAHEG0muJdvT3mE0XBJwA0Q/s320/DSCN8422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332574771899217410" /></a><br /><br />Kathryn and the boys before church on Easter<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QSWILK_GbGdHT63SnArAcSBdRUOPUocuOm0Bcf5SjLaSEggFGyvlbRdhyphenhyphenNPDifpKHB2efhIw_NGEQFwN4CWU0_DQw9nuk4SPWdNjlYRpIvQngAnTs9GbqZes0HeK1pAYdl0LiA/s1600-h/DSCN8429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QSWILK_GbGdHT63SnArAcSBdRUOPUocuOm0Bcf5SjLaSEggFGyvlbRdhyphenhyphenNPDifpKHB2efhIw_NGEQFwN4CWU0_DQw9nuk4SPWdNjlYRpIvQngAnTs9GbqZes0HeK1pAYdl0LiA/s320/DSCN8429.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332574773547614802" /></a><br /><br />Rick and the boys before church on Easter<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME_NIKAqfZVzq1OQAzMb7jUOse_wrCWgrCIEh7sdxbf5MtO5Qbp7Me7BgjSKtVlMNPApO7TMUOMXHJwadQANWkw9BDzXl0I8unL3cU1KR9vgvkRE1sQzYs34N5tO_HFI9NlD5kw/s1600-h/DSCN8430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME_NIKAqfZVzq1OQAzMb7jUOse_wrCWgrCIEh7sdxbf5MtO5Qbp7Me7BgjSKtVlMNPApO7TMUOMXHJwadQANWkw9BDzXl0I8unL3cU1KR9vgvkRE1sQzYs34N5tO_HFI9NlD5kw/s320/DSCN8430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332573871738182274" /></a><br /><br />In late April, Rick and Kathryn went to the American Cancer Society Jewel Ball Fundraising Event in Scottsdale. It was quite the gala event with live jazz and dancing as well as the fundraising auction. It was a good time. Here's a photo of us on the red carpet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYK0uNtza2xdRA_QHh8PEdV21WQkm1pTgfPwMOYVy8q8hVRsDC16UxqLARao6wv04XHhCQioApEia8ROltvSm1zI9Tuu2-jRqVU5Son-Uqb2E17DSBCGbFkWrFItlp7YhnKDIWQ/s1600-h/DSCN8431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYK0uNtza2xdRA_QHh8PEdV21WQkm1pTgfPwMOYVy8q8hVRsDC16UxqLARao6wv04XHhCQioApEia8ROltvSm1zI9Tuu2-jRqVU5Son-Uqb2E17DSBCGbFkWrFItlp7YhnKDIWQ/s320/DSCN8431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332573866596922370" /></a><br /><br />Hudson was chosen to play a role in his elementary school's play. He took the role very seriously (as one would expect from our classic firstborn) including the recommendation that he wear a vest for the role. Here is a photo of him on the way to his big debut. He did very well. By the way, the vest is one of Kathryn's...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEgUIyD2E42mjXuGEeTin6Y2pHaFmeT7OZoBYr7_2Df6jvAmwxSX8t_YjGqnOTXCm65N44USOOj-aHkmQYwQpPnNn6W2znO14QccR8gNVNxSZ2lHxJukfMbipyfMLrmxVWQlagQ/s1600-h/DSCN8432.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEgUIyD2E42mjXuGEeTin6Y2pHaFmeT7OZoBYr7_2Df6jvAmwxSX8t_YjGqnOTXCm65N44USOOj-aHkmQYwQpPnNn6W2znO14QccR8gNVNxSZ2lHxJukfMbipyfMLrmxVWQlagQ/s320/DSCN8432.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332573861833493090" /></a><br /><br /><br />The next week, Hudson's school put on a "core knowledge" program for parents. Hudson wasn't supposed to play a role (presumably because he was part of the play), but when his classmate called in sick the day before the program, he was asked to memorize her part in case she was out again the day of the program. He looked at the lines once and said he had it down - and he did. The child truly has an amazing memory. Here he is in the program...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGWrke6-Za2KgP6k41SWoG_ZG_LUhnXh_2bNFAjkZtIzG2ztHRes3wM3Ek3bXPqO9os61GpCnGLCSmPyG5WbZ-YXid14Ri7nPaTXf8G5F-Dv3qnfgbRHtYNTlW-6jMO7MfoAQfQ/s1600-h/DSCN8442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGWrke6-Za2KgP6k41SWoG_ZG_LUhnXh_2bNFAjkZtIzG2ztHRes3wM3Ek3bXPqO9os61GpCnGLCSmPyG5WbZ-YXid14Ri7nPaTXf8G5F-Dv3qnfgbRHtYNTlW-6jMO7MfoAQfQ/s320/DSCN8442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332573860608485442" /></a><br /><br />And as part of the group program...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp-LgFiQOVz8ukAxjYOeDqKO_jD-QOXliBavJC_4-7LcINeQ2EY6m6g_JHfutG0y-ate9js_7Pqld_b4xPKcLuScCNZZjIV-Lq4QtuLwq7G1OIK7e6CS8GuZZoGqKFozwODWWbA/s1600-h/DSCN8444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp-LgFiQOVz8ukAxjYOeDqKO_jD-QOXliBavJC_4-7LcINeQ2EY6m6g_JHfutG0y-ate9js_7Pqld_b4xPKcLuScCNZZjIV-Lq4QtuLwq7G1OIK7e6CS8GuZZoGqKFozwODWWbA/s320/DSCN8444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332573856375350002" /></a><br />Landon has enrolled in pre-K for next fall at a local Christian school. He likes to count as high as he can or say the alphabet and follow it up by saying, "I am soooo ready for pre-K!" He's got quite a personality, still.<br /><br />But his big adventure last month was the night he decided at dinner to put a corn kernel up his nose "to see what would happen." Rick tried to get him to blow his nose to get it out but in the process just got it pushed up higher. Rick then tried a trick he read about on a medical study to blow through his mouth while holding his opposite nostril closed (it was reported to work on 15/19 children) but that just annoyed him. So Rick took him in to the Emergency Department. They had trouble getting it out and Rick had to go to the OR and get a catheter they use for vascular surgery to bring down to use on Landon. The ER doc called the catheter (Fogerty catheter for you medical folks) a "noodle" to Landon. He told Landon that he and Rick were going to put the "noodle" up his nose to get the corn out. The first try didn't work but it made Landon sputter and spit. When Rick told Landon that they were going to have to try again, Landon said, "But that noodle is POOPIE!!" It came out on the second try.<br /><br />Here's our corn boy imitating the position of a professional baseball player...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MOrUWkxj2WZRZ_r92sWrZYbGnwWucum9bko0Dkmso-40L053J5WdAf0J04F_tesNFSzJm06Ed1s3VVJN-pntw_I8fOe4lkVGGL9khKAVyIndpBMBp9Fx51FvFovFRLZpuG_pZg/s1600-h/DSCN8395.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MOrUWkxj2WZRZ_r92sWrZYbGnwWucum9bko0Dkmso-40L053J5WdAf0J04F_tesNFSzJm06Ed1s3VVJN-pntw_I8fOe4lkVGGL9khKAVyIndpBMBp9Fx51FvFovFRLZpuG_pZg/s320/DSCN8395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332573080761025042" /></a><br /><br />Keaton is getting more and more words going and his still Mr. Independant. Here he is eating breakfast with his brothers...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJcOu6Ri-7dj6NppSzvq0ffvwpTAV0rsk5hgl91ZUT0j5ZIAWfDdUJGKokw2mHHb0xkDCPjPAEQGN7yrzPEtbdTcsYTzEKJuXURAlNV-1p3HyWDPpnrOHdpHp5Y-11bM6_LTAtg/s1600-h/DSCN8392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJcOu6Ri-7dj6NppSzvq0ffvwpTAV0rsk5hgl91ZUT0j5ZIAWfDdUJGKokw2mHHb0xkDCPjPAEQGN7yrzPEtbdTcsYTzEKJuXURAlNV-1p3HyWDPpnrOHdpHp5Y-11bM6_LTAtg/s320/DSCN8392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332573079023844946" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-83792737934626664412009-02-26T10:37:00.004-07:002009-02-26T10:57:27.544-07:00February Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURKT4Gl0H8dY5ltV6jMP1NveSIZmbAc_IY9LFrzMM2W5grE_RpysYVlWHVUIWAvy_C9TdcIhh8OBhlYyHNZWopYxHLqX-7EOFGgW9HVcEzPdzVlz2LBgNOjCgD5l9IcCHHP_WNg/s1600-h/November+2008+-+David+Anderson+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURKT4Gl0H8dY5ltV6jMP1NveSIZmbAc_IY9LFrzMM2W5grE_RpysYVlWHVUIWAvy_C9TdcIhh8OBhlYyHNZWopYxHLqX-7EOFGgW9HVcEzPdzVlz2LBgNOjCgD5l9IcCHHP_WNg/s320/November+2008+-+David+Anderson+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307166496494560994" /></a><br />Sorry it's been so long since our last update. A lot has gone on and we've had computer problems at home.<br /><br />Rick's dad continued to deteriorate from his dementia with Lewy Bodies and was admitted to hospice care in early January. He died peacefully with Rick's mom and pastor at his side on January 30th. Rick arrived shortly after his death. We held a memorial service in Arizona and there will be a Michigan memorial when Rick's mom returns in April or May. He was a great man, husband, father, and grandfather. We will greatly miss him but he's left a terrific legacy and he's much better off home with God now.<br /><br />Hudson reading one of his homemade books to his kindergarten class.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3ZH1SPytYS6YMw_1TDxfgY3lYnxj2ce0zbnWOU2Ct626Z3JjjHxteBGGjZo0JKrtqJKC8OYMBxLqeYYQGNRrOqHTugehIUGsBqu6pertelBLsTsA_ybLzC5M0icUUUeNpdnazQ/s1600-h/Hudson+reading+in+kindergarten.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3ZH1SPytYS6YMw_1TDxfgY3lYnxj2ce0zbnWOU2Ct626Z3JjjHxteBGGjZo0JKrtqJKC8OYMBxLqeYYQGNRrOqHTugehIUGsBqu6pertelBLsTsA_ybLzC5M0icUUUeNpdnazQ/s320/Hudson+reading+in+kindergarten.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163637184633410" /></a><br /><br /><br />On January 5th Rick had urgent surgery for a herniated disk. He had terrible leg pain - he couldn't walk or sit at all. Epidural steroid injections and the like didn't help at all. But thankfully he awoke from the operation pain-free and had remained so. He had to take two weeks off from work but is back at it full force. He had developed calf weakness from the herniation for which he's doing rehab. It's expected to come back in a few months with rehab.<br /><br />Last week all three boys had a 24-hour flu, but each of them has recovered. Rick and Kathryn each had a day of feeling badly, but no throwing up for them. Rick's mom had a similar day like that. It happened while Rick's sister, Bonnie, was visiting from Michigan and she got hit with it too.<br /><br />It was great to have Bonnie here. She was a real support to Rick's mom and the kids loved having her here too.<br /><br />Landon turned four on February 14th. We had a great party at Chuck E. Cheese's with grandma, D.D., Ducky, Aunt Kerry, and a couple of grandma's friends from Michigan. Here are some recent pictures of Landon: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-C2A2ITLz6FRsD84ONAsxq2ToXhtcIGMIOeDtCosPeYlOFhm0MqlgDGZjT6rXY72MwuFpuRkHFK1Liyiz0wddChRjbEsOaPGKRd2EjBUiejT6Y56QEP21t5NiZOSPP02bNhHtg/s1600-h/018057725_13%5B1%5D.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-C2A2ITLz6FRsD84ONAsxq2ToXhtcIGMIOeDtCosPeYlOFhm0MqlgDGZjT6rXY72MwuFpuRkHFK1Liyiz0wddChRjbEsOaPGKRd2EjBUiejT6Y56QEP21t5NiZOSPP02bNhHtg/s320/018057725_13%5B1%5D.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163647249874178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7e-3397cqVTt5hejeabT6hUMFlJMkJ0k0xVJdP8iS1LhbYFewHciRkudsrFnBBKNyxvEJh9boGMzeFI-Zakh-qDxyjB9oPKl-OKZEfbiXIkPK1w9hNaQ9exMcGdysCHdXosUjwA/s1600-h/018057725_03%5B1%5D.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7e-3397cqVTt5hejeabT6hUMFlJMkJ0k0xVJdP8iS1LhbYFewHciRkudsrFnBBKNyxvEJh9boGMzeFI-Zakh-qDxyjB9oPKl-OKZEfbiXIkPK1w9hNaQ9exMcGdysCHdXosUjwA/s320/018057725_03%5B1%5D.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163640004676066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMx9RWxajouKFOm4Ciwaklb-DbRXMSaDMI8wy6QWIsecBkmSQSs2lndYasUDY8U3d0nJ-QpixBz1vKcU3bxR0bG_2AjJRJid0wXhMK0LJc4-36NrtzacHFCchhE8Gz2FL6Tnt4g/s1600-h/018057725_02%5B1%5D.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMx9RWxajouKFOm4Ciwaklb-DbRXMSaDMI8wy6QWIsecBkmSQSs2lndYasUDY8U3d0nJ-QpixBz1vKcU3bxR0bG_2AjJRJid0wXhMK0LJc4-36NrtzacHFCchhE8Gz2FL6Tnt4g/s320/018057725_02%5B1%5D.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163640756516738" /></a><br /><br />Our computer problems are preventing us from downloading more pictures, but we'll do so soon! Take care all.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-19379568079846604312009-01-06T20:57:00.006-07:002009-01-06T21:43:27.937-07:00Merry Christmas (kind of)It's been a while since we last posted an update, and there is a lot to talk about.<br /><br />In early December, Rick's parents arrived. Grandma and Papa moved into the casita, but Papa had been diagnosed with <a href="http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dementiawithlewybodies/dementiawithlewybodies.htm">dementia with Lewey Bodies</a> and he really has been declining quickly. We enjoyed spending time with them but Papa continued to have more and more troubles.<br /><br />In mid-December, our Church had a Christmas celebration including trucking in some snow, donkey's to ride on, lots of food and games. Grandma, Papa, Rick, Kathryn, and the boys had a grand old time...<br /><br />Hudson sledding down the snow slide<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwMSjAhRX-hifvKK9upWM6_02JyaCKFevR_nB7Lt6QdQJk5fMZgc7qzNI7j04F4q6pVPFF72UCi8G1AxCnk_qMdzNAKYioYMpa5m44wKxNmL2bOFC_LbsFjE_V9vnuPD3DgI0VQ/s1600-h/Picture+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwMSjAhRX-hifvKK9upWM6_02JyaCKFevR_nB7Lt6QdQJk5fMZgc7qzNI7j04F4q6pVPFF72UCi8G1AxCnk_qMdzNAKYioYMpa5m44wKxNmL2bOFC_LbsFjE_V9vnuPD3DgI0VQ/s320/Picture+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288398695093471474" /></a><br /><br />Landon "sledding" down the snow slide<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7mGaIlq0-bZXYJPKTThhYU1-7KaavU39cKrPeinU0jHnxMm-abXcW0-h4e5CsVN3oEaqp3KEvJaa5k8e7axTXWN1HbHFeJs7c6zT4IER7_NfuKpULq8sHx3oYDAU3vnzl9lSFg/s1600-h/Picture+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7mGaIlq0-bZXYJPKTThhYU1-7KaavU39cKrPeinU0jHnxMm-abXcW0-h4e5CsVN3oEaqp3KEvJaa5k8e7axTXWN1HbHFeJs7c6zT4IER7_NfuKpULq8sHx3oYDAU3vnzl9lSFg/s320/Picture+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288398702558131282" /></a><br /><br /><br />Rick and Keaton sledding down the snow slide<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYd3Hu9WqBPteJqLB2_tMjXgP8spD2lT9umZ9SKsXIu_pnKJvWKVhCLuVrgCKP-ERme-9KF0gbejqdIdSwqSX889MQnIHnQ-QKpzx5Sp1GNWb7KX3uWH6kg2oWeLvE0FUdM31uA/s1600-h/Picture+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYd3Hu9WqBPteJqLB2_tMjXgP8spD2lT9umZ9SKsXIu_pnKJvWKVhCLuVrgCKP-ERme-9KF0gbejqdIdSwqSX889MQnIHnQ-QKpzx5Sp1GNWb7KX3uWH6kg2oWeLvE0FUdM31uA/s320/Picture+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288398702096448130" /></a><br /><br />In November and December, Hudson developed a new hobby: writing books. He takes sheets of paper, staples them together and then writes and illustrates books fashioned after some of his favorites. He has now written around 40 books (no kidding). Here's a photo of on of his book covers:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dCf7SWaprcvYnRgljwPYeGl9VuuyNtsF0SEgWYPw9FfEXm0BnBVZEAAhHswE8oLcO-oYdzhaEqM0yLmDfan4ZWWCp8brtQZmxqwGnHsyxCVHR6NmLHAJNt3VdQNuyYDHadbn7A/s1600-h/Picture+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dCf7SWaprcvYnRgljwPYeGl9VuuyNtsF0SEgWYPw9FfEXm0BnBVZEAAhHswE8oLcO-oYdzhaEqM0yLmDfan4ZWWCp8brtQZmxqwGnHsyxCVHR6NmLHAJNt3VdQNuyYDHadbn7A/s320/Picture+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399245854981282" /></a><br /><br />When we set up the Christmas tree, Hudson and Landon cared more about playing in the box than decorating:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wUy0SOlXi2qYlXIIsCUuGK0K8PEofCWj2bQWzUMpgmBHL0FW2dd0jBkWchWsKXY26fKZqaQvdnjwfZJw8O3aHAxQgYQtrxZqAizp7ZGMREQ4gLIkSuKoOgsgBVuRv75NtqiYIQ/s1600-h/Picture+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wUy0SOlXi2qYlXIIsCUuGK0K8PEofCWj2bQWzUMpgmBHL0FW2dd0jBkWchWsKXY26fKZqaQvdnjwfZJw8O3aHAxQgYQtrxZqAizp7ZGMREQ4gLIkSuKoOgsgBVuRv75NtqiYIQ/s320/Picture+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399237911978194" /></a><br /><br />Later in December, Papa had to be hospitalized at a facility specializing in dementia. It made for a tough time leading up to Christmas, but Christmas day itself was still a lot of fun. We had Grandma Gray, DD and Ducky Grimes (Kathryn's parents) and Aunt Kerry (Kathryn's sister) with us on Christmas morning. Christmas night, Aunt Karen and Uncle Lee (Kathryn's sister and brother-in-law) and cousins Elizabeth and Jonathon joined us.<br /><br />The boys enjoyed opening and playing with their presents. Here are some photos:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuPXozujhPLGJwKsmMOD9vtaXOzkl5io04Lr6UTBhh2p5Oa5Tdi-3g-DtlI5hg7pdS2bTvvLF-i2KvZv1uSA8dF6DVjpP7KYICH0oav1UMTG_nb9IXGtiwXSikG-qm4wR11NEXA/s1600-h/Picture+055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuPXozujhPLGJwKsmMOD9vtaXOzkl5io04Lr6UTBhh2p5Oa5Tdi-3g-DtlI5hg7pdS2bTvvLF-i2KvZv1uSA8dF6DVjpP7KYICH0oav1UMTG_nb9IXGtiwXSikG-qm4wR11NEXA/s320/Picture+055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399651785260850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf09-dhMOj_3Duf6hFfiJwlcssVapWFV9hXAkto6afvtrBxSEN5SJdgWS9xv5W6yDdipYiw8193LoYF-NNayRkAmVnD0NIuhUjVHIgMN_DH4kDuMZgOJOWQbrGEHVL8wlBdjIJA/s1600-h/Picture+044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf09-dhMOj_3Duf6hFfiJwlcssVapWFV9hXAkto6afvtrBxSEN5SJdgWS9xv5W6yDdipYiw8193LoYF-NNayRkAmVnD0NIuhUjVHIgMN_DH4kDuMZgOJOWQbrGEHVL8wlBdjIJA/s320/Picture+044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399252800309218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09KxgvLc3q7dCEX0LnuOo5-zvnCUDvJPdV7wQghrnW68FsrrnX89N7-L6fOxkpHnTiJt1_t70ZkaOtsX1AJPaKhEF6zJ4PTDG1PSleDq4e8x9wbifKvXS9xgl22RiLQVBgPy96Q/s1600-h/Picture+050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09KxgvLc3q7dCEX0LnuOo5-zvnCUDvJPdV7wQghrnW68FsrrnX89N7-L6fOxkpHnTiJt1_t70ZkaOtsX1AJPaKhEF6zJ4PTDG1PSleDq4e8x9wbifKvXS9xgl22RiLQVBgPy96Q/s320/Picture+050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399261864047474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pY9pkbIf2a7SHUwMeaf-DnWCzoBNevkTN3wksYRuXbXywvt8TOQCAY6tdbFYMECD7_5ZxccZMVZvc5XCbStYVdaMu_A4Zl00e2cKZ0D5evqH_Xul-XS2ue-4snr-zuQ4uK0HiA/s1600-h/Picture+045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pY9pkbIf2a7SHUwMeaf-DnWCzoBNevkTN3wksYRuXbXywvt8TOQCAY6tdbFYMECD7_5ZxccZMVZvc5XCbStYVdaMu_A4Zl00e2cKZ0D5evqH_Xul-XS2ue-4snr-zuQ4uK0HiA/s320/Picture+045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399257727988162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv19W5EA9FM30mpKI-24jBS0Em0kRxsETnh-9OU2JpV_ahgI3Za4T5pcu8td7ry2Yn9a9sgq8YKu9rNx3wegyfwFo9KKshRM59QPbsSUQD85PWvtWm-9xxUke_LiM5yyxLx8M8g/s1600-h/Picture+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv19W5EA9FM30mpKI-24jBS0Em0kRxsETnh-9OU2JpV_ahgI3Za4T5pcu8td7ry2Yn9a9sgq8YKu9rNx3wegyfwFo9KKshRM59QPbsSUQD85PWvtWm-9xxUke_LiM5yyxLx8M8g/s320/Picture+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288398716148154146" /></a><br /><br />The boys enjoyed the family around...<br /><br />Jonathan, Landon, Keaton, Elizabeth, Hudson<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2ggaHqr6QZd-F2WPLXwyqjVLjrLC8vDlfYY6Gf_CwCLYNY7s7XmEroUhAdvFBcRF3s7TgDXxwgo4pWR0KDAe5h-V3So2hAha5dH65gQlax-Y7SDLXxda1Oh75sFI_sZm8hyocQ/s1600-h/Picture+064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2ggaHqr6QZd-F2WPLXwyqjVLjrLC8vDlfYY6Gf_CwCLYNY7s7XmEroUhAdvFBcRF3s7TgDXxwgo4pWR0KDAe5h-V3So2hAha5dH65gQlax-Y7SDLXxda1Oh75sFI_sZm8hyocQ/s320/Picture+064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399962631505906" /></a><br /><br />Hudson ice-sking with DD<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEZFe-xz_HylV-_oiE8YW8fSX-B-o9B2OkC-SAHdOhsHT94b9x3ete7zPqZC-5IH-L70Gkd_HB7lMF8HsQlhO1vwM9tS0U46qVMnLte3BYoHha3ox78G3idqFXRTKn9w2qu8J1Q/s1600-h/Picture+057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEZFe-xz_HylV-_oiE8YW8fSX-B-o9B2OkC-SAHdOhsHT94b9x3ete7zPqZC-5IH-L70Gkd_HB7lMF8HsQlhO1vwM9tS0U46qVMnLte3BYoHha3ox78G3idqFXRTKn9w2qu8J1Q/s320/Picture+057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399667614205154" /></a><br /><br />Landon ice-skating with Mommy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlep2p3-DVHW6F0dMeuezHWLxRPVMfzPzh6k9y9EWJKpmnteD1QKqcJq9chnr0ABEa2uq6MtWhyphenhyphenD2skK7X0JZbrd8L4InN-xy-R81WiNJfVWXvPZQsCfpNkFUyXdDTj9AwSCUIw/s1600-h/Picture+056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlep2p3-DVHW6F0dMeuezHWLxRPVMfzPzh6k9y9EWJKpmnteD1QKqcJq9chnr0ABEa2uq6MtWhyphenhyphenD2skK7X0JZbrd8L4InN-xy-R81WiNJfVWXvPZQsCfpNkFUyXdDTj9AwSCUIw/s320/Picture+056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399658652374530" /></a><br /><br />Landon and Elizabeth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDL25W4Mr89MsindyqMvJCxfx2hjY83Vaj1L42mHKpPvPyiGOJkTR6aOI1GX2_xaGcixtsGXPEvjcAH_cw8ugb2UwtdIzaDaF0wZEfaFwWeAl3oBX1bJMMjcdv7itYlTbMgg8V0g/s1600-h/Picture+053.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDL25W4Mr89MsindyqMvJCxfx2hjY83Vaj1L42mHKpPvPyiGOJkTR6aOI1GX2_xaGcixtsGXPEvjcAH_cw8ugb2UwtdIzaDaF0wZEfaFwWeAl3oBX1bJMMjcdv7itYlTbMgg8V0g/s320/Picture+053.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288399653901186434" /></a><br /><br />So we had a joyous time remembering Christ's birth and celebrating with family, but still had heavy hearts due to Papa's declining health. He's due to be released from the inpatient facility soon but will likely require a group home with hospice care as his disease is so rapidly progressing that he is unlikely to live much longer. We know he is saved by the grace of God sending Christ, so we celebrate that he'll soon be home in heaven but it won't make it easy for us who will be here missing him. We already miss him as what made him who he is really isn't there even now.<br /><br />Adding to the stressors around the holidays, Rick has an acute herniation of a lumbar disc which produced severe leg pain and eventually weakness of his left calf. he spent his whole vacation week between Christmas and New Year's lying on the floor (even to sleep). Despite steroids by mouth and epidural steroid injections, he didn't improve and on Monday (January 5th) he underwent an urgent microdiscectomy operation. The surgery went very well and he awoke pain-free. He still has calf weakness but that is expected to improve. <br /><br />Well, that seems like enough action for one month, huh??The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-48910219420961154632008-11-07T21:39:00.007-07:002008-11-07T22:36:43.557-07:00October Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgH37ODEnJevqpG5jyHvJwUrp404Mgf6OfAViFNA4_e0Ni4hNhRwE1-cA7YE04m70hvHZfRR1j9byivObFEMFBAjALNuFEcMNJK2PC0Q92-KlhoqBojIWTmKpnNOWVQQP-dnQkg/s1600-h/October+2008+051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgH37ODEnJevqpG5jyHvJwUrp404Mgf6OfAViFNA4_e0Ni4hNhRwE1-cA7YE04m70hvHZfRR1j9byivObFEMFBAjALNuFEcMNJK2PC0Q92-KlhoqBojIWTmKpnNOWVQQP-dnQkg/s320/October+2008+051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266145821680989474" /></a><br />Lots going on over the past month here. Everyone is doing quite well. <br /><br /><strong>Our Little Arsonist</strong><br />A couple of weeks ago, Landon and Hudson were running around the house having fun chasing each other. At some point, Landon ran through his room and tripped over the electric cord for a reading lamp that was clamped over his bed. Unfortunately he had also turned the light on and it fell, landed on his bed and began smoldering through his sheets. Rick smelled something and found it face down on his bed and it had burned through his sheet and the cover of his mattress. No real harm but it was a bit of a scare.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn8uPV_dlYAyRrKhOAgx-uWxYflwfCIO89-SPAQ5XUq0nDIRDf7QftVMBlGaUDaOeqmzpBfwG2EfjBgnXG-_6ocX5dk8BG4OTV3iRbZfFBlvXoJTKW1sPvJ25RI5YaNj9ceZi7Q/s1600-h/October+2008+046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn8uPV_dlYAyRrKhOAgx-uWxYflwfCIO89-SPAQ5XUq0nDIRDf7QftVMBlGaUDaOeqmzpBfwG2EfjBgnXG-_6ocX5dk8BG4OTV3iRbZfFBlvXoJTKW1sPvJ25RI5YaNj9ceZi7Q/s320/October+2008+046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266145818927727026" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Hudson the stickler for precision</strong><br />At dinner Rick was wearing a shirt that had "2001" on it. He asked, "Was that shirt made in 2001?" Rick explained that that was the year the company had been founded in that year. Hudson replied, "And now it's 2008." Rick said that was right and asked him, "How many years are between 2001 and 2008?" Hudson thought for a while and just as Rick started feeling guilty about asking a kindergartner to do subtraction of numbers in the thousands, Hudson said, "Six!" Rick said that he was close but the correct answer was seven and counted through the years from 2001 to 2008. Hudson said, "But, Daddy you asked how many years are BETWEEN 2001 and 2008, and that's six." Touche.<br /><br /><strong>Halloween</strong><br />We took the boys to a Harvest Festival at a church near us. The boys had a great time. They played games, rode on bouncers, won candy, and generally had a ball.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b6wXpS39HtLgFRifSW86qm1b0In99NDZRIc0eidxtJskqWb_5FmIXxmJrDYdtLX_otUb5LJpzCLtg1uNpz9TBvK8uyxVKZCxSh4Hwj3Mg1Z7ChAbBr-7QUKU-oRzKAdhewINOw/s1600-h/October+2008+034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b6wXpS39HtLgFRifSW86qm1b0In99NDZRIc0eidxtJskqWb_5FmIXxmJrDYdtLX_otUb5LJpzCLtg1uNpz9TBvK8uyxVKZCxSh4Hwj3Mg1Z7ChAbBr-7QUKU-oRzKAdhewINOw/s320/October+2008+034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266145818828209346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUK0Ipq8iPdIxuNEJYZq_kAWN0Zg7H4SU-DZZgtxK4DmxqhMnUL22QQwZ4qg2gkmTE1b00r_uPP4_BkcoHDbU_UaLf1BUxhBrV3AG8pULrnZt4eSAnwLtpinXHaqLNTtUPuExoA/s1600-h/October+2008+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUK0Ipq8iPdIxuNEJYZq_kAWN0Zg7H4SU-DZZgtxK4DmxqhMnUL22QQwZ4qg2gkmTE1b00r_uPP4_BkcoHDbU_UaLf1BUxhBrV3AG8pULrnZt4eSAnwLtpinXHaqLNTtUPuExoA/s320/October+2008+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266145831959530386" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHinUu2Me3lKqVpd8rZW_Qg-lLowHneESqlQ5dErtI8SkAF_6r9W7QT7-Q1aZCROaYkUvtCgdKKIhX0rbIka0deFufa1YA5TDA6vEvWbM5gLduoolrOOd9S5zfoCH-xG-488oSQ/s1600-h/October+2008+044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHinUu2Me3lKqVpd8rZW_Qg-lLowHneESqlQ5dErtI8SkAF_6r9W7QT7-Q1aZCROaYkUvtCgdKKIhX0rbIka0deFufa1YA5TDA6vEvWbM5gLduoolrOOd9S5zfoCH-xG-488oSQ/s320/October+2008+044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266145821452250418" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Landon</strong> <br />Kathryn was bathing Landon and was scrubbing him pretty good. He suddenly said to her, "Stop it, Kathy!"<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaw2EiEaE18NCCquPNNcQ_nZ_6Gy-HRWqohKs9pOuupoRGhkZUhj1WOzWxWx_GUHy-TGkaDo9iB4DEJ3RrA5r-3SXWojhk3K_g6iNY-nSrGaVDnDhiCQNBhQq2PTfGB1zEEDwTg/s1600-h/October+2008+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaw2EiEaE18NCCquPNNcQ_nZ_6Gy-HRWqohKs9pOuupoRGhkZUhj1WOzWxWx_GUHy-TGkaDo9iB4DEJ3RrA5r-3SXWojhk3K_g6iNY-nSrGaVDnDhiCQNBhQq2PTfGB1zEEDwTg/s320/October+2008+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266149120552847106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-Th6fV321MKt8GQllMyrvYT95m75WoMQojTnFQOtyqEiDFn7-eUBRM8wBRNiJYHEEi-0t_f2n8FAu3RRo1s0AF0HZlkJgA3xFiAlTCJNqTr7akpEJCjUEqRVhB0frJYyOtCbyQ/s1600-h/October+2008+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-Th6fV321MKt8GQllMyrvYT95m75WoMQojTnFQOtyqEiDFn7-eUBRM8wBRNiJYHEEi-0t_f2n8FAu3RRo1s0AF0HZlkJgA3xFiAlTCJNqTr7akpEJCjUEqRVhB0frJYyOtCbyQ/s320/October+2008+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266149127766195698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6Tr0k0kk0x74iKwWrjpLJGgmzgf7xnw9gnIw_xHZnplgwX3X-Fs0mI0GX6IXt7hYGiQqBDdlJqZcemTj5SqXJ2QbzQptknh5u2t4q2pQh64vCurI0nOahB_UhbcNkBK-iymF3Q/s1600-h/October+2008+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6Tr0k0kk0x74iKwWrjpLJGgmzgf7xnw9gnIw_xHZnplgwX3X-Fs0mI0GX6IXt7hYGiQqBDdlJqZcemTj5SqXJ2QbzQptknh5u2t4q2pQh64vCurI0nOahB_UhbcNkBK-iymF3Q/s320/October+2008+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266149121488883538" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Don't they look like Brothers?</strong><br />Hudson<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzJP1-qgww0w9aj8gNGecsAe-3OUn-r7UmM15gzEU3ECT5PfEAbMdJTN0KYvPh0_oU9wZ2Ux4IUlPXRN9YasUXE0iQ_Ht9D2hZgowLl4a8NLegzrIsXaZq3tW0oJjocWNPxIihw/s1600-h/9-04+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzJP1-qgww0w9aj8gNGecsAe-3OUn-r7UmM15gzEU3ECT5PfEAbMdJTN0KYvPh0_oU9wZ2Ux4IUlPXRN9YasUXE0iQ_Ht9D2hZgowLl4a8NLegzrIsXaZq3tW0oJjocWNPxIihw/s320/9-04+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266155271987655714" /></a><br /><br />Keaton<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoEPfD5S-_rBw_GG3UwLsanP6Xd7jDE0W97gFbWKRxqTiLj5fiEu5VvuqCijmTJJvdKSQfsf4MXgkg3lw2dmvbgttNUnPLLfeotqRMu_q_ekU2n840XIL8-wllHEcOJf1T2srlg/s1600-h/October+2008+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoEPfD5S-_rBw_GG3UwLsanP6Xd7jDE0W97gFbWKRxqTiLj5fiEu5VvuqCijmTJJvdKSQfsf4MXgkg3lw2dmvbgttNUnPLLfeotqRMu_q_ekU2n840XIL8-wllHEcOJf1T2srlg/s320/October+2008+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266155266247828002" /></a><br /><br />Hudson<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-ClN7NzutotvjqCEsNUQCPMzQ8eOXmftnUUmD2nfCgFUk1YJ0hPHBikEVk2fN1iGYe1ILMQMipyuUuufSmv6siNoUsjxSHvr304R9EI4GSouMxhEQ77DVIympDp0mCevFfp-uQ/s1600-h/Superman.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-ClN7NzutotvjqCEsNUQCPMzQ8eOXmftnUUmD2nfCgFUk1YJ0hPHBikEVk2fN1iGYe1ILMQMipyuUuufSmv6siNoUsjxSHvr304R9EI4GSouMxhEQ77DVIympDp0mCevFfp-uQ/s320/Superman.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266155271025623634" /></a><br /><br />Keaton<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9BJwTvGT97yc4TfMOHB9I8JvbXuNiYZbsvmqvFzoxNht0DdkPQfLSdZpFjnk31EiY814qhMYb9u-cUsPDK5LmOy5GgGMf_2tOXdPR40zxUqGPGIt73RHmd0p6AP47cSIieHq_A/s1600-h/October+2008+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9BJwTvGT97yc4TfMOHB9I8JvbXuNiYZbsvmqvFzoxNht0DdkPQfLSdZpFjnk31EiY814qhMYb9u-cUsPDK5LmOy5GgGMf_2tOXdPR40zxUqGPGIt73RHmd0p6AP47cSIieHq_A/s320/October+2008+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266155271173770722" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-1364290768227470682008-09-22T15:30:00.005-07:002008-09-26T22:58:24.454-07:00Happy Birthday Hudson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF217NZb4a5Q7YbbVzCHmbTUu6pnKtqj6ZTiLXoneCfuKCnAKHm3JJWpkeetIimcEjrmat3u5YjSEw1IJjIefUSVqlrsu6cjpAcRSAEXqTK7CBRyuxcxRw-MgIukA5bfioYMq5WA/s1600-h/September+2008+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF217NZb4a5Q7YbbVzCHmbTUu6pnKtqj6ZTiLXoneCfuKCnAKHm3JJWpkeetIimcEjrmat3u5YjSEw1IJjIefUSVqlrsu6cjpAcRSAEXqTK7CBRyuxcxRw-MgIukA5bfioYMq5WA/s320/September+2008+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250571926851416562" /></a><br /><br />Hudson had a terrific 6th birthday party at Peter Piper Pizza on September 13th (the Saturday before his birthday on the 16th). He invited six friends: our twin 6 year-old neighbor girls Kaitlyn and Lauren; James, Bryce, and Sydney (friends from his current kindergarden class); and J.J. a friend from his pre-K class last year. Also there were his proud parents, Grandma and Papa Gray, Aunt Kerry, and his brothers. They had a great time playing games and eating pizza and cookie-cake.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPEs0f78vnrnwFQH82YHGy5hl7FHkl3NACEyU0Dcn6DoJzpS0ICsEAIqxRMqrTV4mezKf6mov7bmy0xWHrQzYUENNKE2u80XY0ctMdPq9MTS_uEw2XcR2Kn4drGKmly_vRMxiKw/s1600-h/September+2008+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPEs0f78vnrnwFQH82YHGy5hl7FHkl3NACEyU0Dcn6DoJzpS0ICsEAIqxRMqrTV4mezKf6mov7bmy0xWHrQzYUENNKE2u80XY0ctMdPq9MTS_uEw2XcR2Kn4drGKmly_vRMxiKw/s320/September+2008+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250571926281990386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGrshkPpf1rnl9yoolWqs_k4lf1vAAOT9ltGkYfbSm_MDyiOoGUIQ5pIAcJDWGsYHrd6Rop0eW_UBJHXmP9sd5HQPQvu9i18X1dza1uSL-ArvmPoUoxtH1R6HixaVR5Nb_XiItA/s1600-h/September+2008+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGrshkPpf1rnl9yoolWqs_k4lf1vAAOT9ltGkYfbSm_MDyiOoGUIQ5pIAcJDWGsYHrd6Rop0eW_UBJHXmP9sd5HQPQvu9i18X1dza1uSL-ArvmPoUoxtH1R6HixaVR5Nb_XiItA/s320/September+2008+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250572671839956498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgGDs10Eisgo697OT1VFT27qe0bt5lTvInK5TAfbymOvNTTtr4NifWNAaOi6y1qOn_Lr2Gwk6YlpjaRyfGs09-xAoZ8fe5fcpanuy2_smU_03XbP10diyaBrA5KeDH67DYDy8Sg/s1600-h/September+2008+039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgGDs10Eisgo697OT1VFT27qe0bt5lTvInK5TAfbymOvNTTtr4NifWNAaOi6y1qOn_Lr2Gwk6YlpjaRyfGs09-xAoZ8fe5fcpanuy2_smU_03XbP10diyaBrA5KeDH67DYDy8Sg/s320/September+2008+039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250572852779661362" /></a>Kaitlyn, Hudson, and Lauren<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqsqm5woIz26XofnB__IWpfE_TE4YpC0mwgmb_7miRiNMNmXME8pqrW_HiQZvaM5q3UQJcEf2m9RUSJ0BR2mItJ7BF6UKGdYz-Yhtlzy1Wu4KWGrhgSclC_6bXaUIhWq-R70xgA/s1600-h/September+2008+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqsqm5woIz26XofnB__IWpfE_TE4YpC0mwgmb_7miRiNMNmXME8pqrW_HiQZvaM5q3UQJcEf2m9RUSJ0BR2mItJ7BF6UKGdYz-Yhtlzy1Wu4KWGrhgSclC_6bXaUIhWq-R70xgA/s320/September+2008+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250572676315535154" /></a>Bryce, Hudson, and Sydney<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys3nu4UR3CRg4KljWteEBZt8rhqdx6JyiHaRsfVeOI-z8G4yDmako-nRtOEKs0ZuT58Ea1hJUtA3dP2DPp9HBSPAe1Fs25V4F-8Ur06Bh-EtihUYBhf4lxiVSjtAmhctucej_mA/s1600-h/September+2008+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys3nu4UR3CRg4KljWteEBZt8rhqdx6JyiHaRsfVeOI-z8G4yDmako-nRtOEKs0ZuT58Ea1hJUtA3dP2DPp9HBSPAe1Fs25V4F-8Ur06Bh-EtihUYBhf4lxiVSjtAmhctucej_mA/s320/September+2008+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250572676302586738" /></a>J.J. and Hudson<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqWo9tW37HvgNmGxRGIMpzjnMW5lHdGzRLBBSni101Oh_SgsbB9LZsTuVEImXZtYVtwx9k424_4HslgVGPDRRN_3A67_bRdELM1XVdtcGbWGE6Y6eL1NHdJuqHJN_mERK7nnH7A/s1600-h/September+2008+038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqWo9tW37HvgNmGxRGIMpzjnMW5lHdGzRLBBSni101Oh_SgsbB9LZsTuVEImXZtYVtwx9k424_4HslgVGPDRRN_3A67_bRdELM1XVdtcGbWGE6Y6eL1NHdJuqHJN_mERK7nnH7A/s320/September+2008+038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250572680526371234" /></a>Hudson and James<br /><br /><br /><em><strong>Our serious 6 year old</strong></em><br /><br />Hudson was selected as one of two student council representatives for his kindergarten class. Putting aside the fact that it's a bit silly to have kindergardners as student council representatives, it was funny to see how seriously he took his duties. He came home from school the day after his first meeting bearing the paper on which he took notes. Written on the page were three neatly printed phrases:<br />"Mix it up"<br />"Canned food drive"<br />"Responsibility"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax2kiZF0OQ1ipqpPJfsDB_B6zU2RaoCua9jP-wIZk0fi9OBDIFXv5aFnpnVN4TR9HZGl_fan6D08HaGi3mvnBh1Fnh6XRzvsU-UTPWQxUno5772FtRQHwy9HAxARVVTGRBqKUHA/s1600-h/September+2008+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax2kiZF0OQ1ipqpPJfsDB_B6zU2RaoCua9jP-wIZk0fi9OBDIFXv5aFnpnVN4TR9HZGl_fan6D08HaGi3mvnBh1Fnh6XRzvsU-UTPWQxUno5772FtRQHwy9HAxARVVTGRBqKUHA/s320/September+2008+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250571918184776722" /></a><br /><br /><em><strong>Landon the Entertainer</strong></em><br />Landon continues to be our charmer. He's been coming up with new dances to do and enjoys having his new job of the big brother while Hudson is at school. He's memorized a couple of memory verses in the past two weeks and is showing he's more than just a pretty face.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIc0OmA2KBn__obYOkGLVm5Pe9YpNFltqvKUJcamzGUoWZ6zAGf-FPYpvUQNJG0rbHd6NTSaZS6kjgqe5b2YqoWoVGGbHl4lop2dOfnYMnoIz_7CyaeoeaThLP0ic3ofDTp0ZxQ/s1600-h/September+2008+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIc0OmA2KBn__obYOkGLVm5Pe9YpNFltqvKUJcamzGUoWZ6zAGf-FPYpvUQNJG0rbHd6NTSaZS6kjgqe5b2YqoWoVGGbHl4lop2dOfnYMnoIz_7CyaeoeaThLP0ic3ofDTp0ZxQ/s320/September+2008+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250572685551522658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><em><strong>Keaton the strong-hearted</strong></em><br />Keaton continues to show he'll take a back seat to no one in this family. He's become quite forceful in expressing his opinions through pointing and sound-effects. He impressed Grandma by sitting down in front or her new 5-piece curler set in five interlocking different-sized pieces and assembling them without error. His favorite thing lately is brushing his teeth. He keeps running into his bathroom, climbing up on his stool, and getting out his toothbrush and toothpaste to run around the house with, scrubbing his six teeth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YAGbtuosZf46j0PSTpHeM9jxg3r7gnecR1sP9XAU8T3CdxAAmRyjNP1I62csDDbzXdW-uxoxxETmmcvEEfKTt80zQfOBlBQRhClNlxTOh-DU-iH1K-VeRSNWoKaL02t0CMnWbw/s1600-h/September+2008+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YAGbtuosZf46j0PSTpHeM9jxg3r7gnecR1sP9XAU8T3CdxAAmRyjNP1I62csDDbzXdW-uxoxxETmmcvEEfKTt80zQfOBlBQRhClNlxTOh-DU-iH1K-VeRSNWoKaL02t0CMnWbw/s320/September+2008+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250571919282231506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcWHt0ti8AokKF9Wugdb7CuAEx22EXQxmdOT3R8d7z-oGtdsOLxWQjskg7rRchbvYlVJF9FwUfZeyqrlBHAKmV7Kxuqav5mfIE_CJsjtEGed43HMgX7yy-kuIFhszmbXjvImorg/s1600-h/September+2008+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcWHt0ti8AokKF9Wugdb7CuAEx22EXQxmdOT3R8d7z-oGtdsOLxWQjskg7rRchbvYlVJF9FwUfZeyqrlBHAKmV7Kxuqav5mfIE_CJsjtEGed43HMgX7yy-kuIFhszmbXjvImorg/s320/September+2008+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250571922352730642" /></a><br /><br /><br /><em><strong>Visitors</strong></em><br />We had special visitors from Michigan the week of Hudson's birthday: Papa and Grandma Gray. They stayed with us in the casita and we all loved having them around, especially their spoiled grandchildren!The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-37179971541534593002008-08-08T21:36:00.005-07:002008-08-13T21:10:40.535-07:00Michigan TripRick and the boys went to Michigan at the end of July for a family get-together centered around Rick's father's birthday and his parent's anniversary. They had a great time. Here are some of the highlights:<br /><br />We were able to gather most of the cousins that were there...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn2rEqqsCihtL41xZbanGWF8PpCk4eRjZxiTnnn4CbH0GHZyD5aDRmx9foD4HxiKJ0aLv-yZGJVOfiHi6AwKKMe4_vrNhwwWGVkMXy9paago2Lc0ps4Ds9B57cMvo2f7rtO_WfA/s1600-h/Hayden_189.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn2rEqqsCihtL41xZbanGWF8PpCk4eRjZxiTnnn4CbH0GHZyD5aDRmx9foD4HxiKJ0aLv-yZGJVOfiHi6AwKKMe4_vrNhwwWGVkMXy9paago2Lc0ps4Ds9B57cMvo2f7rtO_WfA/s320/Hayden_189.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232373980070939074" /></a><br /><br />And add the Aunts, Uncles, and (of course) the Grandparents<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3-dR1JGI1XDprfazFnk5Sksmco6WGte3cuuwWHuA9QUwO8RFBe5NuDot7DZfbTPrX0mnyoEQjXp3VI3kIXo0zPmBUF05ZT7AFPopHFvterT4xDtYNCz-VmHY4_-C-aOk2T9ygA/s1600-h/Hayden_191.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3-dR1JGI1XDprfazFnk5Sksmco6WGte3cuuwWHuA9QUwO8RFBe5NuDot7DZfbTPrX0mnyoEQjXp3VI3kIXo0zPmBUF05ZT7AFPopHFvterT4xDtYNCz-VmHY4_-C-aOk2T9ygA/s320/Hayden_191.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232373984267724610" /></a><br />Plenty of mud to play in...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCuCeRUO3fTCBwa9oh-O__YO76KZ2FmNbqPFinR0R1t_fNyh0htL-eanZD0XsnGW9BDd_LhpwES7Jy2jDV4zkRneZRMankP0VC6c_tS5y4Xa7FoofF2oZu5s6fNqC2_rrMQNd0A/s1600-h/July+2008+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCuCeRUO3fTCBwa9oh-O__YO76KZ2FmNbqPFinR0R1t_fNyh0htL-eanZD0XsnGW9BDd_LhpwES7Jy2jDV4zkRneZRMankP0VC6c_tS5y4Xa7FoofF2oZu5s6fNqC2_rrMQNd0A/s320/July+2008+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232373987903712098" /></a><br />Grnadma provided plenty of toys:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CcrFmQYD9GhcWyoNuzUnqrT5RxQxEe7UXi2Lr2MDYxOEq8d93gxuyAkV92Rb-T5BEs1j1PWqWQhKTEioI7LR3XuONqxcQqjGz2S5qEaj_09nylpV5pECM9VdWIEHINY0h7og_w/s1600-h/July+2008+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CcrFmQYD9GhcWyoNuzUnqrT5RxQxEe7UXi2Lr2MDYxOEq8d93gxuyAkV92Rb-T5BEs1j1PWqWQhKTEioI7LR3XuONqxcQqjGz2S5qEaj_09nylpV5pECM9VdWIEHINY0h7og_w/s320/July+2008+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232373992917008978" /></a><br />Rick and five of his sisters:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1zh2v46hyphenhyphenWC3J8maRHBPF2FCBqIal_Cgv4f_RVkn-xmdJtlA76L1FbX88pKC0cp9C_ONzYwvNhWuhBbJcRtooBHitAB2Ez7KO0p9U0F__VtVWOKfLYcHCaRco7IkVWbMhE3iHA/s1600-h/July+2008+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1zh2v46hyphenhyphenWC3J8maRHBPF2FCBqIal_Cgv4f_RVkn-xmdJtlA76L1FbX88pKC0cp9C_ONzYwvNhWuhBbJcRtooBHitAB2Ez7KO0p9U0F__VtVWOKfLYcHCaRco7IkVWbMhE3iHA/s320/July+2008+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232373995710887458" /></a><br />Swimming at Heart Lake:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xuNg93-VjsRChMqVQ15dqBY9He-Edi2gTa1Uc8IOwhHISKEbJS6CJIY9ANZAMp5vf51-YWdau5BxlNccvntun8427j1rE1s-C9bXBQDjdVl161VO7ma2MRQTt2kRshA-enFtPA/s1600-h/July+2008+062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xuNg93-VjsRChMqVQ15dqBY9He-Edi2gTa1Uc8IOwhHISKEbJS6CJIY9ANZAMp5vf51-YWdau5BxlNccvntun8427j1rE1s-C9bXBQDjdVl161VO7ma2MRQTt2kRshA-enFtPA/s320/July+2008+062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232375717214159410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5YuTvgXTvGtdNjCHhITx0Nn8KipJmOyo4uOS_9OPRyGvSYZgkvJjf7E2X-A7oHsgnvY0dHPy2XrcNcfFz_OkaxUdEHyxXQpjncZ-UQ2xt63uX6VPd0-yvZ6Td4soBUD7U27vpg/s1600-h/July+2008+073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5YuTvgXTvGtdNjCHhITx0Nn8KipJmOyo4uOS_9OPRyGvSYZgkvJjf7E2X-A7oHsgnvY0dHPy2XrcNcfFz_OkaxUdEHyxXQpjncZ-UQ2xt63uX6VPd0-yvZ6Td4soBUD7U27vpg/s320/July+2008+073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232375719790913106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK6tpriNg_HQBVVq0o_z_zSydA2bOQlf8NBADqpa9O3lwk8O9aeKFm9bldqpRO2SQGLvUGiYfbD7xQvUF2wO4JMvsOP-YGMXksEBWZKCmo5NbNKZPbFLuIKADZt6RM0wdkLYYcw/s1600-h/July+2008+058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK6tpriNg_HQBVVq0o_z_zSydA2bOQlf8NBADqpa9O3lwk8O9aeKFm9bldqpRO2SQGLvUGiYfbD7xQvUF2wO4JMvsOP-YGMXksEBWZKCmo5NbNKZPbFLuIKADZt6RM0wdkLYYcw/s320/July+2008+058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232375135422769346" /></a><br />Hudson pulled Keaton around in the little red wagon<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghyphenhyphenjaSd5gDkxF5Rjm4mn92pwyrNXogoA25mghDUbWXvsYDGO6BPEbxyZiizSkJjCk6VoN_p4Xe-vETdKS5qMVnVP4Gnjyl4h4JfmO44QbGxYyHQiynLNT-wnoIpKGp96ngkLvgA/s1600-h/July+2008+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghyphenhyphenjaSd5gDkxF5Rjm4mn92pwyrNXogoA25mghDUbWXvsYDGO6BPEbxyZiizSkJjCk6VoN_p4Xe-vETdKS5qMVnVP4Gnjyl4h4JfmO44QbGxYyHQiynLNT-wnoIpKGp96ngkLvgA/s320/July+2008+079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232375721222473810" /></a><br /><br />Cousins Callie and Caleb reading at bedtime to Hudson and Landon<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9aH1g0O-7xPiIhyaFAszQ-Wxi1QesH08tPJHcwYS9X0uPEmocXgTppMgjIVUX4JjaMXg3VaCXYSLTrGigEoIfBOVoMNxkDoKxzhOzW0YFyo2v1EebX-370yf4YsZ0aZD95etWw/s1600-h/July+2008+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9aH1g0O-7xPiIhyaFAszQ-Wxi1QesH08tPJHcwYS9X0uPEmocXgTppMgjIVUX4JjaMXg3VaCXYSLTrGigEoIfBOVoMNxkDoKxzhOzW0YFyo2v1EebX-370yf4YsZ0aZD95etWw/s320/July+2008+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232375102268147778" /></a><br />Grandma helped Hudson paint a special rock for her<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMla1YJJfw7Ld1JUW9NIPj6d_x9vM3QaADbGfhSVEl2Ena2HptiFBq9gyOzZL4FK5trtj9rqixB0gYUIKv1hDNoXSTzvOdtz6Ykg6z6VcdkbuHujxh5wkRqYQxug8MGH1_LBUmA/s1600-h/July+2008+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMla1YJJfw7Ld1JUW9NIPj6d_x9vM3QaADbGfhSVEl2Ena2HptiFBq9gyOzZL4FK5trtj9rqixB0gYUIKv1hDNoXSTzvOdtz6Ykg6z6VcdkbuHujxh5wkRqYQxug8MGH1_LBUmA/s320/July+2008+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232375103689759954" /></a><br /><br />Landon feeding Elk at the Gaylord Elk park<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWXfxG19rKKZ_f83HglRI0boepQcuHmH58LFAqa-6AaxtJ1gBKrQ-czm50I4x8e1xNP84Qo835paB6iSCxUrU_tJyTV-5i492R9W7jswGvBXs6YIrptXBVTql9ueaI8-kDKpnug/s1600-h/July+2008+046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWXfxG19rKKZ_f83HglRI0boepQcuHmH58LFAqa-6AaxtJ1gBKrQ-czm50I4x8e1xNP84Qo835paB6iSCxUrU_tJyTV-5i492R9W7jswGvBXs6YIrptXBVTql9ueaI8-kDKpnug/s320/July+2008+046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232375107585060418" /></a><br />Hudson and Papa watching TV together<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXMIDQUzwRsuYjRSY9Z4cIqIoNo3IoAOpJwsUtVjvl0IomjtuHoq9WBlgJG-okJ7H4u-LM-321b30uEZ_Zi1jSVLptBOgY6kVu7jQBB822yyHAj0vm4l_y5ezS-snwC1JtMHgdw/s1600-h/July+2008+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXMIDQUzwRsuYjRSY9Z4cIqIoNo3IoAOpJwsUtVjvl0IomjtuHoq9WBlgJG-okJ7H4u-LM-321b30uEZ_Zi1jSVLptBOgY6kVu7jQBB822yyHAj0vm4l_y5ezS-snwC1JtMHgdw/s320/July+2008+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232375127456071042" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-67298276596485869982008-07-07T15:32:00.003-07:002008-07-07T15:51:25.428-07:00Deep thoughts<strong>Hudson's deep thoughts within the last week:</strong><br /><br />After being in bed for about 30 minutes one night (with no conversation about this subject for about 2 weeks), Hudson came out of his bedroom and asked:<br /><blockquote>Is the summer solstice the longest day of sunshine and the winter solstice the shortest day of sunshine for the <em>whole Earth</em>?*</blockquote><br />While picking up toys before bed, Hudson asked Rick:<br /><blockquote>Daddy, does everything have weight?**</blockquote><br />And after getting the answer prefaced by "This is a little complicated," he said:<br /><blockquote>OK, that wasn't that complicated.</blockquote><br />And out of the blue, Hudson asked Kathryn:<br /><blockquote>Mommy, I know it takes a mommy and a daddy to have a baby, and I know that the mommy has to carry the baby in her tummy, but what does the daddy have to do?***</blockquote><br />After a brief, age-appropriate answer, he said:<br /><blockquote>Hmmm...the next time you and daddy have a baby, I'd like to see that.</blockquote><br /><br /><strong>Landon's deep thought (about his age) this past week</strong><br /><blockquote>Mommy, why does it take sooooo long to become four???</blockquote><br /><br />*No - that is true for the Northern Hemisphere, for the Southern Hemisphere it is reversed<br /><br />**No - everything has mass, but only has weight if it is in the presence of something with gravitational force, like planet earth.<blockquote></blockquote><br />***Come on now, this is a family blog...The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-72246976016950007952008-07-06T20:34:00.005-07:002008-07-06T21:06:27.249-07:00Independance DayWe had a fun Independence Day. We joined some friends for fireworks after letting Keaton and Landon have LONG afternoon naps. The fireworks started about 9 p.m. (we start getting ready for bed most nights at 7:30 and lights are out by 8:30) but the adrenaline was definitely keeping the children going.<br /><br />We had no idea if the fireworks would be a great experience or a disaster of fearful children. Hudson is not a fan of loud noises, Landon is pretty fearless but hates thunder, and Keaton was a total black box. But they loved it. It actually got a bit embarrassing with our friends and their acquaintances because Hudson yelled "Whoa" with every single firework. Landon and Keaton were mesmerized. It ended up being quite a fun night. An interesting side point: one of the acqaintances of our friends that went to the fireworks with us was <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=788">Joe Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixv0SpYCsN5J5I3br_cgPKCmmoFTY8NDTxONWpijEvCAyRbOTlhM7eAph0nKVY2ra-78cFx9Co7-Zq90WCoZgTbt673Hrd3MESnBeKLligimC5D_jPMxie9sVCwy_olWVgAbNUZQ/s1600-h/July+2008+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixv0SpYCsN5J5I3br_cgPKCmmoFTY8NDTxONWpijEvCAyRbOTlhM7eAph0nKVY2ra-78cFx9Co7-Zq90WCoZgTbt673Hrd3MESnBeKLligimC5D_jPMxie9sVCwy_olWVgAbNUZQ/s320/July+2008+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220112362118947154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EPX63FsXe4YkgXNEUG00SI3_Dj-VhIgIiRjwEo8VSAk7fPrk_MqVmCy1NTVDd6HOCmPFZr5HgnTLH_CoBF-C0gV9GeFCmkpbaiqyHXbaXTUHMOn1T_F5w-2GRFHGe3akLuIitA/s1600-h/July+2008+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EPX63FsXe4YkgXNEUG00SI3_Dj-VhIgIiRjwEo8VSAk7fPrk_MqVmCy1NTVDd6HOCmPFZr5HgnTLH_CoBF-C0gV9GeFCmkpbaiqyHXbaXTUHMOn1T_F5w-2GRFHGe3akLuIitA/s320/July+2008+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220112364529637954" /></a><br /><br />All is well otherwise. Everyone is healthy; still own two homes.<br /><br />Rick went to an event with Mayo Clinic "legacy" donors at a retreat in Colorado. It was a beautiful setting and the owners of Bootjack Ranch, where it occured, are a wonderful Christian couple. They happen to have the ranch for sale (they are moving to Paradise Valley, AZ) so you can see how beautiful it is by clicking the link to their <a href="http://www.bootjackranchpagosa.com/">video presentation</a>.<br /><br />Hudson recently set up a car dealership in our family room:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkRbFHSywX8X1oVFHT3EOr_wnUBWb2i5MQJDoVFlpHecierZ4O5-gGL1DGQM-g_pRGW1lPEZpGD0PE-NFizFSMD0TqWcFRf5FArNcnsLnqtlRBplJ_VLkwczTCqLlPI_UCcTCWw/s1600-h/DSCN8053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkRbFHSywX8X1oVFHT3EOr_wnUBWb2i5MQJDoVFlpHecierZ4O5-gGL1DGQM-g_pRGW1lPEZpGD0PE-NFizFSMD0TqWcFRf5FArNcnsLnqtlRBplJ_VLkwczTCqLlPI_UCcTCWw/s320/DSCN8053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220112366519089058" /></a><br /><br />Landon likes to "hold" Keaton:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrc7lB3GEGts7UeD-MzQd-KYTsYGScQGaCvu7InJIk3yHbB60Vy6IBfysNhVStH_oEF36TYUFE4akOkrSfiNhcUzOK3i64OLXa4BdEk85t78YUu9_XF78aG2oH-hnlHBYeSoX8g/s1600-h/DSCN8048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrc7lB3GEGts7UeD-MzQd-KYTsYGScQGaCvu7InJIk3yHbB60Vy6IBfysNhVStH_oEF36TYUFE4akOkrSfiNhcUzOK3i64OLXa4BdEk85t78YUu9_XF78aG2oH-hnlHBYeSoX8g/s320/DSCN8048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220112373788594114" /></a><br /><br />Hudson became interested in volcanos recently, so of course he and Daddy had to make a home model for he and Landon to watch erupt:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5pru_j4rzkHQUHdLl0PcDXwwFq_ptjjWk-LlSUDSFnZf3KTBwH7aUZCJhkMCwUTJoDjXrZhjSu9V4digGnIJN6S7ZQXKE4nBRY3tk63zF0qvzn0BcMAQjDGMQPaWZGZQ8kyrIw/s1600-h/July+2008+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5pru_j4rzkHQUHdLl0PcDXwwFq_ptjjWk-LlSUDSFnZf3KTBwH7aUZCJhkMCwUTJoDjXrZhjSu9V4digGnIJN6S7ZQXKE4nBRY3tk63zF0qvzn0BcMAQjDGMQPaWZGZQ8kyrIw/s320/July+2008+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220118067184878034" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-11957463404455207212008-06-01T21:14:00.006-07:002008-06-01T21:48:11.044-07:00June in the Desert<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNro5-2sbgjvIXO48ZBuYgDBIrSFARp4mfFz-3wIQp6TWVimRNcZR7LGvGAca2t1R_kCzyTlbpck3zVXuaZAPBex2K9QqihQHOxplelJ789DT-fOWWAKGAsGLkbldhejApEVXOQ/s1600-h/May+2008+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNro5-2sbgjvIXO48ZBuYgDBIrSFARp4mfFz-3wIQp6TWVimRNcZR7LGvGAca2t1R_kCzyTlbpck3zVXuaZAPBex2K9QqihQHOxplelJ789DT-fOWWAKGAsGLkbldhejApEVXOQ/s320/May+2008+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207135793984745890" /></a><br />For those of you outside of Arizona, we've had some wild swings in weather. Within 24 hours, we went from 110 degrees to 58 degrees. But then we had a beautiful stretch of days in the 70's - unseasonably cool for an Arizona May. But now we're back to normal, about 95-105 for highs and lows around 70.<br /><br />We're doing well. Still paying for two homes and praying to get down to one! The boys are doing great and keep playing together more and more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZamY3DbP6xwaNxXcow0pBGlQTq5UgjB9WmqHOSTdHjBdwfclskBpfYfFMymbx9lQ3IL-VMTyvDoJJnsKtjAmM5O9r7d_fw6OkUOQsE54l-0PFZJSjVOs9ZhyphenhyphenNQc-NSfPsp6TLwA/s1600-h/May+2008+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZamY3DbP6xwaNxXcow0pBGlQTq5UgjB9WmqHOSTdHjBdwfclskBpfYfFMymbx9lQ3IL-VMTyvDoJJnsKtjAmM5O9r7d_fw6OkUOQsE54l-0PFZJSjVOs9ZhyphenhyphenNQc-NSfPsp6TLwA/s320/May+2008+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207135802567217490" /></a><br /><br />Here are two conversations that occured in just one night at our dinner table:<br /><br />#1<br />Landon: Daddy, we were at Chick-Fil-A today and when we went to the play area, a lady said someone had pee-peed on the slide.<br /><br />Hudson: There was a wet area near the top - we couldn't tell what it was. I went around it but Landon put his foot right in it.<br /><br />Rick: Landon, did you do that?<br /><br />Landon: Yes<br /><br />Hudson: Sometimes he just tries to test my limits<br /><br />#2<br />After Landon declined to let Hudson use one of his toys...<br /><br />Hudson (for once, <em>not</em> in a know-it-all tone): Landon, you're still pretty selfish, but all you have to do is ask Jesus into your heart and you won't be as selfish.<br /><br />Landon: O.K.<br /><br /><strong>Landon hitting a T-ball (notice the ball flying away in mid-air)</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF0PULRVxpgZetUHd7dFhAIV3XrL5dbsdiLoqEaou_lozhx7nWlzsRgnfWL7AXfmCoVTOJ76EKHyHihBaO-7DT_Dbb8USdsq-hXNKsUoBkR8O-j6lHB9vBRxNFfU3v5amClz7Mg/s1600-h/May+2008+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF0PULRVxpgZetUHd7dFhAIV3XrL5dbsdiLoqEaou_lozhx7nWlzsRgnfWL7AXfmCoVTOJ76EKHyHihBaO-7DT_Dbb8USdsq-hXNKsUoBkR8O-j6lHB9vBRxNFfU3v5amClz7Mg/s320/May+2008+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207136967562049074" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Our next-door neighbors have two girls with a pink Corvette that they drive with Hudson and Landon's red Mustang</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2z6BgBq5tx_BTmhDHybI3nsI9ofkvWAZTIgZ3-plUz0DwKoB2ps7I6Vo9KGKvxORfJGPRka1RgejFtz2ZxXxaIA9lI6w-VvdPL1kxNqmHYXCh4iehyj1UYhqbRV89revKSrl2A/s1600-h/May+2008+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2z6BgBq5tx_BTmhDHybI3nsI9ofkvWAZTIgZ3-plUz0DwKoB2ps7I6Vo9KGKvxORfJGPRka1RgejFtz2ZxXxaIA9lI6w-VvdPL1kxNqmHYXCh4iehyj1UYhqbRV89revKSrl2A/s320/May+2008+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207136967028326626" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Hudson and Landon emptied a storage ottoman and got inside</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiythmOQZq2TMnyz0mGAAE6gAaVO5CVYbYHK93Z429y3OdzmfPdcMomO53Oio7CNnaPk00RFYwSbukR3cl1fhRlxwDfbOoG1Rdmr4ZFXugaBnaHfxvP1n-0qzfxNDaA9ONZNGh1xg/s1600-h/May+2008+044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiythmOQZq2TMnyz0mGAAE6gAaVO5CVYbYHK93Z429y3OdzmfPdcMomO53Oio7CNnaPk00RFYwSbukR3cl1fhRlxwDfbOoG1Rdmr4ZFXugaBnaHfxvP1n-0qzfxNDaA9ONZNGh1xg/s320/May+2008+044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207136970441047234" /></a><br /><br /><strong>And then managed to get Keaton into it with them...</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJcyxJu7fwqRpDaKofdwEGO0J6wsAILxOJyBijCIGTUDp4-oMQCYsT0GIPWJ0CJ7pIQ3tMlrWCGYcviZ_GIdhkTJcUq-n6HjwVfydb4Qo_-PzLSwVr7VEnmSL5o4p1j3rjri1hA/s1600-h/May+2008+047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJcyxJu7fwqRpDaKofdwEGO0J6wsAILxOJyBijCIGTUDp4-oMQCYsT0GIPWJ0CJ7pIQ3tMlrWCGYcviZ_GIdhkTJcUq-n6HjwVfydb4Qo_-PzLSwVr7VEnmSL5o4p1j3rjri1hA/s320/May+2008+047.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207136975057337474" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Hudson at his Pre-K "graduation" program at Scottsdale Christian Academy</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmyRSXl61SdkR176VBnUSTXGPHCMTTeAI-WzN476R-o9pPibNO9sWW3QzSyXDG3FgqWkRam5LEgwfxeHq8yUTGEqTPuEbSqDe2Iw7-xJIi4B7r6z8s-QviYferka7Zn7k_x0CDw/s1600-h/May+2008+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmyRSXl61SdkR176VBnUSTXGPHCMTTeAI-WzN476R-o9pPibNO9sWW3QzSyXDG3FgqWkRam5LEgwfxeHq8yUTGEqTPuEbSqDe2Iw7-xJIi4B7r6z8s-QviYferka7Zn7k_x0CDw/s320/May+2008+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207135809244342690" /></a><br /><br /><strong>His teacher, Mrs. Roper</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUaF3r7fuPxejjnypHNfppgWrWfVlZmKBi9dPEshrlJxXPfNa1DwKRw127XRU7qyElm-gRzpMWMSwhOJb7DUXbBntJrDtpEPhD_eV3OjW-TQflXf9-DE-ftFCzMyb7SI3BVy-YQ/s1600-h/May+2008+032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUaF3r7fuPxejjnypHNfppgWrWfVlZmKBi9dPEshrlJxXPfNa1DwKRw127XRU7qyElm-gRzpMWMSwhOJb7DUXbBntJrDtpEPhD_eV3OjW-TQflXf9-DE-ftFCzMyb7SI3BVy-YQ/s320/May+2008+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207136956407084994" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-49080415479031479872008-04-14T09:48:00.004-07:002008-04-14T09:54:39.539-07:00Some Photos to ShareOur frinds David and Heidi Anderson came out to have dinner a couple of nights ago. David is a photographer and took some photos of the boys that can be seen by going to his <a href="http://davidandersonimages.com">website</a> clicking "enter," then clicking "client proofs" at the top of the page, and entering "grayboys" (all lower case) into the password. Enjoy - he did a great job...The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-37955099806440221162008-04-10T20:34:00.003-07:002008-04-10T20:44:04.879-07:00UpdateHere's the <em>real</em> Funny Landon Quote<br /><br />Landon has a bear blanket (a small baby blanket with a teddy bear head on it) that goes everywhere with him. Recently, Kathryn caught Landon looking bear blankie in the eyes and saying...<br /><br /><blockquote>I'm going to beat you like a rented mule!</blockquote><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQfyZZgU5qSmBrTl0_yh2E_4b1KYbRkM2QSfcJEbjEbzB5QnSGFovlQRwbqxB7-5LXdw2asT0u0cLwKA7Fmgs3PdzqzUbU64h_p1ArZnly_f025D9__F4HqCzP0tCaGjcR_todg/s1600-h/March+2008+049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQfyZZgU5qSmBrTl0_yh2E_4b1KYbRkM2QSfcJEbjEbzB5QnSGFovlQRwbqxB7-5LXdw2asT0u0cLwKA7Fmgs3PdzqzUbU64h_p1ArZnly_f025D9__F4HqCzP0tCaGjcR_todg/s320/March+2008+049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187827809999935874" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-3802128509877849132008-04-05T15:29:00.010-07:002008-04-05T16:40:21.983-07:00We've moved!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhHfNvLpajvOKx2z9AIOEVhVMBUUEVzuCgkhYRtwuxttZmms_wuSvmNeacxhvM1KQsNVe5Dm89TX8iFNDu2AqyOuLz6OUjm6gcyhzjpfUsXHyc2jZIkrwwAoWumGmYBDcv_ONzQ/s1600-h/March+2008+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhHfNvLpajvOKx2z9AIOEVhVMBUUEVzuCgkhYRtwuxttZmms_wuSvmNeacxhvM1KQsNVe5Dm89TX8iFNDu2AqyOuLz6OUjm6gcyhzjpfUsXHyc2jZIkrwwAoWumGmYBDcv_ONzQ/s320/March+2008+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185905806303305394" /></a><br />In case you wonder why it's been forever and a day since we've updated the blog, it's because we've been making regular runs to Home Depot and the dumpster. We moved. Yes, we bit the bullet and moved out. We had stayed in our first home for three months to keep furniture in it in an effort to make it more attractive for selling it. We finally just had to draw a line and go, and we don't regret it. It's been a good move, we've gotten re-organized, and now we don't have to clear out when prospective buyers come through our other house. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRvYpF6CaK5L4kh3sarY6LiB4l6KSF5RaaA27urET_YFKkihzkkQb5TzbtbnYYcoVPqdcQYVWJgTsO23LPtWCRYbjaNnv23VOQx4g0hW8tPpaILbCshW6bJHWx8_sVJ3QEDxWeA/s1600-h/March+2008+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRvYpF6CaK5L4kh3sarY6LiB4l6KSF5RaaA27urET_YFKkihzkkQb5TzbtbnYYcoVPqdcQYVWJgTsO23LPtWCRYbjaNnv23VOQx4g0hW8tPpaILbCshW6bJHWx8_sVJ3QEDxWeA/s320/March+2008+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185905819188207298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhVAqsNrDHo-E13RTOHbdEKQ2hURzSb9Nc4WSSGJeBZIzlsqrz0wkFSmZdQFQA7qxrZP_6_n6bST345dtBPyllUxpNxSwVDS8CuIvQao1RSlmX_RiPtg4JHTCGBpZoW6x94dsgg/s1600-h/March+2008+038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhVAqsNrDHo-E13RTOHbdEKQ2hURzSb9Nc4WSSGJeBZIzlsqrz0wkFSmZdQFQA7qxrZP_6_n6bST345dtBPyllUxpNxSwVDS8CuIvQao1RSlmX_RiPtg4JHTCGBpZoW6x94dsgg/s320/March+2008+038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185906708246437650" /></a><br /><br />The move was relatively uneventful (no news is good news). We hired a team of three men to move us who charge by the hour. We hired them for a Saturday, so Rick took off the Thursday and Friday before so we could move as many items ourselves as possible. Papa and Grandma (Rick's parents) took Hudson and Landon to their motor home and D.D. and Ducky (Kathryn's parents) took Keaton to their condo for those days. We were able to transfer everything in the house except the furniture over those two days, so the moving company only had to move the big items. Nonetheless, they barely fit everything in their truck. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ajlsVJ_HFylCvs9ge3aC3felowBXwTXLomnJNKom9NdJJcfr3jrCaiHdQ_azeWy65Xy_mDQ-TX2IpgVe_HURUPvm2KW82shQzmh4f2T2KT1TWNy2Oymk_SsFSJnCVv0qSxW1iQ/s1600-h/March+2008+039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ajlsVJ_HFylCvs9ge3aC3felowBXwTXLomnJNKom9NdJJcfr3jrCaiHdQ_azeWy65Xy_mDQ-TX2IpgVe_HURUPvm2KW82shQzmh4f2T2KT1TWNy2Oymk_SsFSJnCVv0qSxW1iQ/s320/March+2008+039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185906712541404962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfmnxvNuuLbLkEioNU7lNn1lpjGgjTWRqyBxc-kQF9200EyURwVHgqsUs_I5fzeu01P_PxkOWB2RwV-LhPqXZZ39cwI15ohK4h39FJNd1-FmTspstI0YKijDzwznegi5GX9iZDw/s1600-h/March+2008+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfmnxvNuuLbLkEioNU7lNn1lpjGgjTWRqyBxc-kQF9200EyURwVHgqsUs_I5fzeu01P_PxkOWB2RwV-LhPqXZZ39cwI15ohK4h39FJNd1-FmTspstI0YKijDzwznegi5GX9iZDw/s320/March+2008+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185906716836372274" /></a><br /><br />The only hitches in the process was that our treadmill didn't fit through the door of our exercise room (Rick had to take the door off the doorway and lay the treadmill down on its side and twist it through. Somehow it went in, with scrapes in the wall and rubber marks on the tile) and the moving van dripped oil in our new driveway. We had everything out of boxes and in place by the end of the night on Saturday, since we were able to space out the move over three days. Also, we had limited boxes to carry everything over, so we had to unload things as we went.<br /><br />Coloring Easter Eggs <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdaHb6kmQcESyFwL1ibe-7xCGZ7Dlbd3waah69CckjpFgyOQkMk_VD8gacza4d3UVYcb12fSK94oSEUaJcEQAfxx0cPWb2Cy5W2z41eoNeNMh019WtlDybvBBUMN1AAXDgdQXRA/s1600-h/March+2008+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdaHb6kmQcESyFwL1ibe-7xCGZ7Dlbd3waah69CckjpFgyOQkMk_VD8gacza4d3UVYcb12fSK94oSEUaJcEQAfxx0cPWb2Cy5W2z41eoNeNMh019WtlDybvBBUMN1AAXDgdQXRA/s320/March+2008+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185905827778141906" /></a><br /><br />SInce the move, plenty has happened aroung here. Papa and Grandma sold their motorhome (actually bartered for a new car) and moved into the casita for the last couple of weeks they were here. They seemed to settle in pretty well and they boys loved having them close by. Hudson and Landon went on lots of bike rides with them around our neighborhood. We also had a visit from Rick's Uncle Ben and Aunt Gail during that time, who are from Southern California. They stayed in the casita with Papa and Grandma and were able to go to a couple of Anahiem Angels spring training games. We enjoyed spending the evenings with them and catching up. Papa and Grandma headed back to Michigan at the end of March and picked up Rick's sister Marci in Colorado along the way. She plans to spend a couple of weeks with them in Michigan and was able to help with the driving.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8KEm4FjGs7YaQXqSf61snYgFF6nkYa1toBXR43L44e83e-FHpJkqM1_qpu5q5c6xIhypy4ICebq0WaTkZNMBCCMb6Wmrl4TBIViuMwhy6jitXN6l0X5_mQhYeSVgEsgSQarEdQ/s1600-h/March+2008+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8KEm4FjGs7YaQXqSf61snYgFF6nkYa1toBXR43L44e83e-FHpJkqM1_qpu5q5c6xIhypy4ICebq0WaTkZNMBCCMb6Wmrl4TBIViuMwhy6jitXN6l0X5_mQhYeSVgEsgSQarEdQ/s320/March+2008+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185906334584282882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe_M7hLxTBCLAdHld88wS9P3EuCuSGMvnJJetRtuXhEDB3t3uNTQwhwGfv2BuZF2T64wHnXT9jmvizg70Or0occv7OlDqfQikS31pqBVjnbfedQjcWD_Lfc_yZTwVnGY33w1itg/s1600-h/March+2008+051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe_M7hLxTBCLAdHld88wS9P3EuCuSGMvnJJetRtuXhEDB3t3uNTQwhwGfv2BuZF2T64wHnXT9jmvizg70Or0occv7OlDqfQikS31pqBVjnbfedQjcWD_Lfc_yZTwVnGY33w1itg/s320/March+2008+051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185907167807938402" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Funny Landon Quote</strong><br /><br />Landon has a bear blanket (a small baby blanket with a teddy bear head on it) that goes everywhere with him. Recently, Kathryn caught Landon looking bear blankie in the eyes and saying...(we'll reveal the answer on Thursday, but vote for what you think he said in the left-hand column)<br /><br />Easter Egg Hunt <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE2fOHHCGl4hODJETVEEEhiyKRuUqSeB_4dGzbdd2IqTAAbkC-qyXl-1kcmtEvAIsbeD6PJJLv1PD_RW8SDjB6cTa0ulPWLW55AtBihS8z1PtCC_2d4Vb9yqpRouPU1WHMYnoBA/s1600-h/March+2008+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE2fOHHCGl4hODJETVEEEhiyKRuUqSeB_4dGzbdd2IqTAAbkC-qyXl-1kcmtEvAIsbeD6PJJLv1PD_RW8SDjB6cTa0ulPWLW55AtBihS8z1PtCC_2d4Vb9yqpRouPU1WHMYnoBA/s320/March+2008+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185906325994348258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlzS4546E17IaPjudy05vQqrbAA73etS9NPE1MHzeMNVy3wHkKFP28d2MXRzcghZwKQMwvpQHOb23vNyWH1Gg29U1mVulgNLUrWUpPjYvOhlAXwaDweGzH55s0u0nq2vYZgYneA/s1600-h/March+2008+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlzS4546E17IaPjudy05vQqrbAA73etS9NPE1MHzeMNVy3wHkKFP28d2MXRzcghZwKQMwvpQHOb23vNyWH1Gg29U1mVulgNLUrWUpPjYvOhlAXwaDweGzH55s0u0nq2vYZgYneA/s320/March+2008+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185906330289315570" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Funny Hudson Quote</strong><br /><br />We've (obviously) been praying for our house to sell. Hudson regularly also prays for our house to sell, including with his classmates at school. A few nights ago, Rick was trying to have a good perspective (that God is shaping us through everything that happens) as he was praying with Hudson and Landon at bedtime, and prayed, "God, we're thankful that our house hasn't sold..." at which point Hudson interrupted loudly with:<br /><br /><blockquote>No we're NOT!</blockquote><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHZaFFpxtR_izUH-hp6hfbqIlN-EEAbV4GOLMrRKxBTzVT9zev5LmONmtLgDDSoytS0EO_BXXGmGBQ1gJRp6JX5YmI8k5MyaQu5X4tXKEk3EY_HWm50nTlEqeAjZG4EMAeYRUHg/s1600-h/March+2008+044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHZaFFpxtR_izUH-hp6hfbqIlN-EEAbV4GOLMrRKxBTzVT9zev5LmONmtLgDDSoytS0EO_BXXGmGBQ1gJRp6JX5YmI8k5MyaQu5X4tXKEk3EY_HWm50nTlEqeAjZG4EMAeYRUHg/s320/March+2008+044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185907154923036482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PDP1lIFJbzJGtsaGj-7tjvYWFOpv3EaJvNLGERM-NuSgBP8_i77DCfUi6vsl6aFPvMrBgw60bQ9JX1lbYr5u56euqSdnmF1En57YWCkpwFyG1XkrP4o4WgckwOqlZhg2dWDgRg/s1600-h/March+2008+047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PDP1lIFJbzJGtsaGj-7tjvYWFOpv3EaJvNLGERM-NuSgBP8_i77DCfUi6vsl6aFPvMrBgw60bQ9JX1lbYr5u56euqSdnmF1En57YWCkpwFyG1XkrP4o4WgckwOqlZhg2dWDgRg/s320/March+2008+047.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185907163512971090" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-30631454460262527522008-02-25T22:08:00.011-07:002008-02-25T23:16:27.639-07:00Some Follow-up photosIf you haven't visited the blog lately, be sure to check out Landon's birthday photos below.<br /><br />Many of you saw our Christmas Card photos. They were taken by our friend, David Anderson, who is quite a talented photographer. Here are some other photos he took that day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG3L8AuX2bYi5Rg6T4eVILGBTF_HQcvmL54_XL2PyMXtkyMwXXFO1VJkdlPyoNqS8No2UXbFldV7MVQgHLbOEzB5W4iKPcg-X5c6JzS8iynhAYLXRmADJQKOml3OCarjrLraypA/s1600-h/December+2007+133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG3L8AuX2bYi5Rg6T4eVILGBTF_HQcvmL54_XL2PyMXtkyMwXXFO1VJkdlPyoNqS8No2UXbFldV7MVQgHLbOEzB5W4iKPcg-X5c6JzS8iynhAYLXRmADJQKOml3OCarjrLraypA/s320/December+2007+133.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171168184779828226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2dZ9TxkVOkOrKsjECbjyh9bspzXHycy9tlgpuUQbKg9-7QsVOFOrfYEbqte6V4PHum4Aj0g9eNv3G5oUukuq5COLv16H0TqESrMVX3D5A0g2VQ_OeNdpDOiMmNPsFHmm5U4LSQ/s1600-h/December+2007+132.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc6iWTF4r8SNAeH-txV2PrxoEMNu-ldLYskfGk1xiRkVYd7WsZh0EUxrdIJZJcqZW2uXBj3G8ONO38z9s5nd6A2tbvw4J0Ckz5JAlEu3SgHEGCnsTkrrkgnrjpYRkBe033hTfkA/s320/December+2007+129.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171165393051085778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIIKzZjO4UVHTduDb_0jI-7rpO1ZQHrgumB9KSgb8hDoE9XZGos-gZew9GcoRO83DUPaghyphenhyphendUK66OwiDOFHPKWkrQCfVp61_f6AG3GCzzk04AGbakhkj83jyXFIVHBJJ4T-4-jg/s1600-h/December+2007+128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIIKzZjO4UVHTduDb_0jI-7rpO1ZQHrgumB9KSgb8hDoE9XZGos-gZew9GcoRO83DUPaghyphenhyphendUK66OwiDOFHPKWkrQCfVp61_f6AG3GCzzk04AGbakhkj83jyXFIVHBJJ4T-4-jg/s320/December+2007+128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171164525467691970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAPIOm87JOCmZZpOxAZI2WRiaH0Bgjt_0k5-rtpIlp2hlY-YaNURND8U4eNjUjnD65a6L4zGOkOSzpRSZ7yLL5iArInMHRWh9MjlwIG0kDvy8Loco1agF3yaS_tkOSdIIRN7WMg/s1600-h/December+2007+127.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cDwYVvNcpW2kfP0VaEmJvzzlWqWZ4T8T9BiMkxfiGS_Gnh1kB_CMhTXPGQPASssZm3K6Q-xworASnKd7NY0yJ2GqfcCIIyx5N8ae7M1ckQUJ-G0-JwoYGJyycOxZh7nnZ_yqoA/s320/December+2007+125.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171161476040911762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-qR5slvrmGf-EG4DFfLbwjCGC3y0BDBP9BbNtn0lbWHfvOTPZPcy1DjOQxiAhf1YSL45AD5xayW6YRZwqQ4mDxPwivuwT0Ph5kdTVTT6aK7cdC26p3HkhdDeVWUvS0OERLdk8A/s1600-h/December+2007+124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-qR5slvrmGf-EG4DFfLbwjCGC3y0BDBP9BbNtn0lbWHfvOTPZPcy1DjOQxiAhf1YSL45AD5xayW6YRZwqQ4mDxPwivuwT0Ph5kdTVTT6aK7cdC26p3HkhdDeVWUvS0OERLdk8A/s320/December+2007+124.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171158435204066178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPtVnmD0Utax0a_8jCnC4myhBuIyAG8yPqw4O7Dj3clas92fiDrNhzH3hIlAl4jumjgP6P3_lw2HWeq6R3cqXvo_iPzJ-0qLmX8D8xWT4XRsrI67AKxiWh6j_AWxlUwxAWx55XA/s1600-h/December+2007+123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPtVnmD0Utax0a_8jCnC4myhBuIyAG8yPqw4O7Dj3clas92fiDrNhzH3hIlAl4jumjgP6P3_lw2HWeq6R3cqXvo_iPzJ-0qLmX8D8xWT4XRsrI67AKxiWh6j_AWxlUwxAWx55XA/s320/December+2007+123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171157597685443442" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-46626586761631891422008-02-18T20:58:00.013-07:002008-02-18T21:47:19.908-07:00Look who's three!! ...and Maui woweeHappy birthday, Landon. Our cute little guy is getting bigger! We celebrated Landon's birthday on Saturday (his actual birthday was on the 14th). Papa and Grandma, D.D. and Ducky, and Aunt Kerry joined us at Chuck-e-Cheese for pizza, cake, and lots of games and gifts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gqcIvz93VIkJnwx4NcZaer8NSVO-HHkTjPPWNtR2INSK_o97ri4f8NedjYwccdVy3b2B0-T-1Mzy8Cn0oQGHk4B_oOJXuUk7CoQl6OzZ6wU8htH57YA5lcccZbv8uPysSH3Wng/s1600-h/February+2008+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gqcIvz93VIkJnwx4NcZaer8NSVO-HHkTjPPWNtR2INSK_o97ri4f8NedjYwccdVy3b2B0-T-1Mzy8Cn0oQGHk4B_oOJXuUk7CoQl6OzZ6wU8htH57YA5lcccZbv8uPysSH3Wng/s320/February+2008+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168544281884519154" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk15z_esRPHhTGFtP83Om1WszSldcfxI0uGJJyXJroGMheEievurZvWgXNp7WnW9W0DyJiDuLk-EGwK40URv5lYiUOVrYtQDfIsiUuMP9w7FWCVc_LHeLrCGqctvsgODsaQNRLIw/s1600-h/February+2008+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk15z_esRPHhTGFtP83Om1WszSldcfxI0uGJJyXJroGMheEievurZvWgXNp7WnW9W0DyJiDuLk-EGwK40URv5lYiUOVrYtQDfIsiUuMP9w7FWCVc_LHeLrCGqctvsgODsaQNRLIw/s320/February+2008+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168542937559755458" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSoGQjWRYQBv2Nvn7p2-E6J9oQxEjE0uilykKQDq71uHmn1JWN2pFfUlQ-D4p6cpzjNm0XHCWST2PoqdsaK3_AGsS8tMw3rIoDZP7I_cLwcTpJ2UinQFY1cuPuck_y0hf2xUAhw/s1600-h/February+2008+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSoGQjWRYQBv2Nvn7p2-E6J9oQxEjE0uilykKQDq71uHmn1JWN2pFfUlQ-D4p6cpzjNm0XHCWST2PoqdsaK3_AGsS8tMw3rIoDZP7I_cLwcTpJ2UinQFY1cuPuck_y0hf2xUAhw/s320/February+2008+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168543345581648594" /></a><br /><br />D.D. had asked Landon what kind of cake he wanted. He asked for: "A zebra driving a train with a blankie." And that's exactly what she made for him! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDrz5_iFTYruhnOQPYojw3Fi9i6oUZXvrl2XNWoXa9oWU9Ux-A2AGpTrV6jH8J1RbQZEEngx8LF7hI6xgbdyxl8ya4TkGcm2q5mZDmb6WuW4xXayEumCeqCsJOI7VN-EQ21ov5g/s1600-h/February+2008+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDrz5_iFTYruhnOQPYojw3Fi9i6oUZXvrl2XNWoXa9oWU9Ux-A2AGpTrV6jH8J1RbQZEEngx8LF7hI6xgbdyxl8ya4TkGcm2q5mZDmb6WuW4xXayEumCeqCsJOI7VN-EQ21ov5g/s320/February+2008+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168544664136608514" /></a><br /><br />He got lots of monster trucks and balls for gifts. We had a fun time. Here are some photos:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbrMkwvLETYftj9CWx44tpPsPW_GN7DkwGjJCvLvd7v9iWXUgpRkJ9BnWIUF3hlySUHdAdhzNtAlG_lg-zUvfT9e7lt69ta10k_chyj6hJ92AIVvD42QMl946wVxQTU10uUmVzQ/s1600-h/February+2008+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbrMkwvLETYftj9CWx44tpPsPW_GN7DkwGjJCvLvd7v9iWXUgpRkJ9BnWIUF3hlySUHdAdhzNtAlG_lg-zUvfT9e7lt69ta10k_chyj6hJ92AIVvD42QMl946wVxQTU10uUmVzQ/s320/February+2008+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168545381396146962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGFR_F-UOC51DKQAXl5_JBpT5z83vkoYLol1qOhyQfsaShthN-t8hpOV32AkZXQSntG83PwLJGbBfFGbnIg0xxrzQQ_l_ULVA-4E5vRGOcnQv4jxbF6Qhf5hwePWeqTPeonBu9g/s1600-h/February+2008+048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGFR_F-UOC51DKQAXl5_JBpT5z83vkoYLol1qOhyQfsaShthN-t8hpOV32AkZXQSntG83PwLJGbBfFGbnIg0xxrzQQ_l_ULVA-4E5vRGOcnQv4jxbF6Qhf5hwePWeqTPeonBu9g/s320/February+2008+048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168545381396146978" /></a><br /><br /><br />Rick had a business trip to Maui last week and managed to coax (ya, right) Kathryn to go along. The boys stayed home with Papa and Grandma. We had a great time reading at the beach and sleeping in, watching movies in our room, and overall unwinding. There were several nice dinner hosted by the organizers of the meeting and we had a valentine's day dinner with ocean breezes blowing on our faces. The weather was perfect all week: upper 70's during the day and low 60's at night. <br /><br />The only bad part of the trip was the flight there. We left Phoenix at noon, scheduled to arive in Maui at 3:40. We flew for three hours and were about an hour off the coast of California when they discovered that one of their high-frequency radios that are used to communicate when over the ocean was not functioning. Eventually we had to turn around and fly three hours back to Phoenix - 6 hours of flying and we were back where we started. After a couple of hours, we were off again and finally arived about 11:30 p.m. Everything got much better thereafter!!<br /><br />We stayed in Wailea and there were a lot of whales with their babies migrating by that we would see each day. They gave us a nice suite with an ocean view. Here are some photos from our balcony:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd9Nn2douxQxjarmiNnTSMHn6Epx8zbmWXNnplJCzXWyyhLJZLhhzfV2hdx5FvC5wpNZHOOxMIXH73O5Uq3qci_w24U4oHAjZngs3P_tVfOpAvzDJy9UkX_4Ua6FmsmZ0CIfyAg/s1600-h/February+2008+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd9Nn2douxQxjarmiNnTSMHn6Epx8zbmWXNnplJCzXWyyhLJZLhhzfV2hdx5FvC5wpNZHOOxMIXH73O5Uq3qci_w24U4oHAjZngs3P_tVfOpAvzDJy9UkX_4Ua6FmsmZ0CIfyAg/s320/February+2008+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168546248979540786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8i0KPct0vQpPASmuhtEWJOkUGgj7ipaVGn4QYZSOh3EwBlzzrFrZf4Nc8W1qlGYh91AFTh4ts8MfSE2_cw2vE68bVsP_nk-3wcJiYxWj1eyfl2d6spxccWkMV6YBfll_K-C6TPQ/s1600-h/February+2008+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8i0KPct0vQpPASmuhtEWJOkUGgj7ipaVGn4QYZSOh3EwBlzzrFrZf4Nc8W1qlGYh91AFTh4ts8MfSE2_cw2vE68bVsP_nk-3wcJiYxWj1eyfl2d6spxccWkMV6YBfll_K-C6TPQ/s320/February+2008+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168546248979540802" /></a><br /><br />Rick got to play golf with his friend (and host of the meeting) Jim Swain:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0YnNXo8kYcXXDOB2o-VuktUKXatIbSenxThLBA9GlelCXt04brkjz69Y6HnmW-mIkvMrgLOqZYLYAu3qTAw0aDnXJzDL-zvXaAzaTHkiPeqgHh0SfG3xtE254A76QziRV6r3-A/s1600-h/February+2008+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0YnNXo8kYcXXDOB2o-VuktUKXatIbSenxThLBA9GlelCXt04brkjz69Y6HnmW-mIkvMrgLOqZYLYAu3qTAw0aDnXJzDL-zvXaAzaTHkiPeqgHh0SfG3xtE254A76QziRV6r3-A/s320/February+2008+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168546820210191186" /></a><br /><br />We finally got a photo taken of the two of us a few minutes before we left:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKFyCvsRWr5OSjowxGqWzm1pHWtgi5fK51rCdV9ZLcnwVJcQmoitvTzrHMspra3jMzgbdtYVWLClF7XTvWAfGU09xUGG8rPT2Vecg0X-_2z6n_2WiQmQ5gUafNoIsRRkhHa_CEg/s1600-h/February+2008+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKFyCvsRWr5OSjowxGqWzm1pHWtgi5fK51rCdV9ZLcnwVJcQmoitvTzrHMspra3jMzgbdtYVWLClF7XTvWAfGU09xUGG8rPT2Vecg0X-_2z6n_2WiQmQ5gUafNoIsRRkhHa_CEg/s320/February+2008+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168546824505158498" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Funny Landon quote:</strong><br /><br />The morning after Landon's birthday party, Landon woke up a said:<br /><br /><em>"Am I still three?"</em>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-50028405944688087362008-02-07T20:59:00.000-07:002008-02-07T21:02:18.674-07:00The quiz answers...Here it is...<br /><br />Hudson<br /><br />Keaton<br /><br />Keaton<br /><br />Hudson<br /><br />Landon<br /><br />Congratulations to Grandma who got five for five! Red Ribbon to Brad Irving who got four of five correct.The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19474209.post-50047764997190695302008-01-26T21:46:00.000-07:002008-01-26T23:12:10.193-07:00Lots of AdventuresAll is well with us. Everyone is healthy and doing well. We're still the proud owners of two homes. <br /><br /><strong>Our future "sanitation engineer"</strong><br />Some of you may know that Hudson saves most of his birthday money because he says he wants to save up for when he's 18 and can get a commercial driver's license so he can buy his own garbage truck. We have at least six varieties of toy garbage trucks in our house. Well, Aunt Kerry had a patient who happened to be a garbage truck driver who tipped her off to a way to get Hudson a ride in a trash truck.<br /><br />Kathryn made arrangements and signed the waivers. On the prescribed day, there was a knock at our door and Hudson and Landon were invited to ride in a garbage truck. Each got to go for a ride, operate the remote arm to empty a garbage can, and operate the other buttons. They had a blast. Here's the scene:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XWhI2FlvIC-l0bFy5O15jjKfokEQCpY9r2h2q_zNX2C5poXkIN9s156J_iQzg1d6JMbjWqt-Xq8PRJFPjo8acKHJfcO9L_E82qXnURbfB7E7DvI1JNZH7l69P3GO1oIpt0ckuQ/s1600-h/January+2008+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XWhI2FlvIC-l0bFy5O15jjKfokEQCpY9r2h2q_zNX2C5poXkIN9s156J_iQzg1d6JMbjWqt-Xq8PRJFPjo8acKHJfcO9L_E82qXnURbfB7E7DvI1JNZH7l69P3GO1oIpt0ckuQ/s320/January+2008+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160020018697086018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OdmvbnynlaOLWp8wlINiGjrY3y4pKw3van3bS5HtxtjBxfVDcsPUW5J2keME5VlnC5kQe5vFmZ5jJprHPCKChrU_1Dk7mB6ULGKqf0J6faGlnGo-WCE28iHqtZ5NVy5WVeLonw/s1600-h/January+2008+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OdmvbnynlaOLWp8wlINiGjrY3y4pKw3van3bS5HtxtjBxfVDcsPUW5J2keME5VlnC5kQe5vFmZ5jJprHPCKChrU_1Dk7mB6ULGKqf0J6faGlnGo-WCE28iHqtZ5NVy5WVeLonw/s320/January+2008+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160019825423557618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjexufWsXkPhpah3OoDGyV5jAckQMV-txAfPtmaihuDfRQc-kFCZqDbFiIntzicl1ZzScl0hN53WC6jTpZQHXudvKRQjqCJSCC_ebJAr-jzKp6sj8ASBopY1p_hJLbkT06KTMKSw/s1600-h/January+2008+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjexufWsXkPhpah3OoDGyV5jAckQMV-txAfPtmaihuDfRQc-kFCZqDbFiIntzicl1ZzScl0hN53WC6jTpZQHXudvKRQjqCJSCC_ebJAr-jzKp6sj8ASBopY1p_hJLbkT06KTMKSw/s320/January+2008+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160019829718524930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwjMGE16qz7hP5dxdv50buOiglbXvFgxxjrv4akDXgusESFhfl-rH4Js7eyZd8HyS4oldcXF4i7uMmlQDyRps20VPx9_g6eHFOTuL77780jgOfD05XsOW7XlzWqucoZvaUmWEDg/s1600-h/January+2008+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwjMGE16qz7hP5dxdv50buOiglbXvFgxxjrv4akDXgusESFhfl-rH4Js7eyZd8HyS4oldcXF4i7uMmlQDyRps20VPx9_g6eHFOTuL77780jgOfD05XsOW7XlzWqucoZvaUmWEDg/s320/January+2008+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160019834013492242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Srqms4tp85CQRrJvmOqym75wx1yeszG81zLL27H3NdMPzHJZ5mQqoBh388PmK43IVtK36OriKw97zdLDToVQ9Ggac8ZfzZv47XYbr0YPC_Gaglw_Yvbr9lChJzYfQqxZPk5ADw/s1600-h/January+2008+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Srqms4tp85CQRrJvmOqym75wx1yeszG81zLL27H3NdMPzHJZ5mQqoBh388PmK43IVtK36OriKw97zdLDToVQ9Ggac8ZfzZv47XYbr0YPC_Gaglw_Yvbr9lChJzYfQqxZPk5ADw/s320/January+2008+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160019838308459570" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Barrett Jackson Auto Show</strong><br /><br />Scottsdale plays host each year to the biggest classic car show/auction in the world. The <a href="http://www.barrett-jackson.com/">Barrett Jackson Auto Show</a>. Before the auction begins, they have a "family day" during which adults get a discounted entry ticket and children enter free. Rick took Hudson for a second time and they had a blast. Here are some photos:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHN3judNCaKfCUercZr2qHnxOEpqUl0SWAron4Z1gfnfVdlLYWHFwJrHZfgiybnBjTOyVcaMWIstidS7Oj5bzzDAonvih1CYwI97dD6Cw2Tot2qtVB6aHJwmolfbc8VCdHoWMAw/s1600-h/January+2008+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHN3judNCaKfCUercZr2qHnxOEpqUl0SWAron4Z1gfnfVdlLYWHFwJrHZfgiybnBjTOyVcaMWIstidS7Oj5bzzDAonvih1CYwI97dD6Cw2Tot2qtVB6aHJwmolfbc8VCdHoWMAw/s320/January+2008+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160022342274393186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc6-5Qvfxrzaeaj0Ro-vQ-ndWWwecurqhNj_c9VEKz82duvxOAo4rGbdklOFujgtJwMIsxF7dBsLTmv8eSPSaBqSdyu4CvygkT4DxgCzQrZy4pxumlD3el-mtuunHjErhTQPNLw/s1600-h/January+2008+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc6-5Qvfxrzaeaj0Ro-vQ-ndWWwecurqhNj_c9VEKz82duvxOAo4rGbdklOFujgtJwMIsxF7dBsLTmv8eSPSaBqSdyu4CvygkT4DxgCzQrZy4pxumlD3el-mtuunHjErhTQPNLw/s320/January+2008+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160022346569360498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicx95lZoijDezlcuUYUqU2nHMvVqhR1ixEJg9q4HKyjIB-Tu6AZapMS12nwo41hQhEAkeU1ZWhr7ff2UpfMZJ9qzOxyJYXwJPh5zD06TWQLWgLxC0wad2NwrPwiWFKeqeo1dag_Q/s1600-h/January+2008+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicx95lZoijDezlcuUYUqU2nHMvVqhR1ixEJg9q4HKyjIB-Tu6AZapMS12nwo41hQhEAkeU1ZWhr7ff2UpfMZJ9qzOxyJYXwJPh5zD06TWQLWgLxC0wad2NwrPwiWFKeqeo1dag_Q/s320/January+2008+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160022350864327810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg4GHrumiUwqMNvuHzHoDUPfwQ42cuC9vGojF0kEsNCBlAMqHH_QjXu-y6-wxKrouHaLe5g_ejvH3byDpxhg11b49VXDg3hjCnfUu_0V-SANSug0mtuwDZVVC4JABC_g1eKxfSA/s1600-h/January+2008+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg4GHrumiUwqMNvuHzHoDUPfwQ42cuC9vGojF0kEsNCBlAMqHH_QjXu-y6-wxKrouHaLe5g_ejvH3byDpxhg11b49VXDg3hjCnfUu_0V-SANSug0mtuwDZVVC4JABC_g1eKxfSA/s320/January+2008+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160022355159295122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNTsjFW8y_g6cpGyM4QxDImHmXFc_OwraDsJmK_MsnhzCGn2D0jjCHxzydMR19_KeGy0xl4A068vQ713hV98tCBGLjJMUCABMWJEwYsfkBw0p2D0b_QLt-oegJVRnyanSrXoNnQ/s1600-h/January+2008+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNTsjFW8y_g6cpGyM4QxDImHmXFc_OwraDsJmK_MsnhzCGn2D0jjCHxzydMR19_KeGy0xl4A068vQ713hV98tCBGLjJMUCABMWJEwYsfkBw0p2D0b_QLt-oegJVRnyanSrXoNnQ/s320/January+2008+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160023815448175778" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Papa pitching in</strong><br /><br />Grandma and Papa and D.D. and Ducky have been pitching in a lot with watching the kids. It's produced some cute scenes lately with Papa:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI69ow6arn2gw3Lj_KMHGQX65hxzVfh3AL813o0KezVjs-dRP3yP5TUXliyfzDrrmlm0nlxSe3l7vZ0ZW1vcM7MmgVIkVDU-xR8S_eg72mtVGpF7b1aabDRAgxaHLfBwmU9dpyw/s1600-h/January+2008+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI69ow6arn2gw3Lj_KMHGQX65hxzVfh3AL813o0KezVjs-dRP3yP5TUXliyfzDrrmlm0nlxSe3l7vZ0ZW1vcM7MmgVIkVDU-xR8S_eg72mtVGpF7b1aabDRAgxaHLfBwmU9dpyw/s320/January+2008+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160025606449538226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfHRz-jRxekSOFoavzqHAjNMYrr2r-cKhfLq1ipBSO8pTDOmmfRBjCrntSCwOgM79QopjjS8nEQoemZTKN0Vums9tchIHnH53ijICogRGngvuea-cqQaCoIhbV_mtbFXU49BeXA/s1600-h/January+2008+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfHRz-jRxekSOFoavzqHAjNMYrr2r-cKhfLq1ipBSO8pTDOmmfRBjCrntSCwOgM79QopjjS8nEQoemZTKN0Vums9tchIHnH53ijICogRGngvuea-cqQaCoIhbV_mtbFXU49BeXA/s320/January+2008+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160025610744505538" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Hudson the Hero, Kathryn the prescient</strong><br /><br />Lately when Hudson and Landon take a bath, Keaton likes to crawl in there and pull himself up on the side. He tries to splash around with his hands. Here's how it looks:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Q2UoSrSW15EQV8u-fwK_qySePpa8sTzXscCL3mWEJ4hsZmqbju0HZFTdE0kl1afNXrEVcR6ScYl4zWvHCzhoo09xMHhuuli6HBghWsZX-USdGGBgUkYScRgm5fyssLg3U5hq3g/s1600-h/January+2008+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Q2UoSrSW15EQV8u-fwK_qySePpa8sTzXscCL3mWEJ4hsZmqbju0HZFTdE0kl1afNXrEVcR6ScYl4zWvHCzhoo09xMHhuuli6HBghWsZX-USdGGBgUkYScRgm5fyssLg3U5hq3g/s320/January+2008+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160026581407114450" /></a><br /><br />A few days ago, recognizing that Keaton is growing quickly, Kathryn told Hudson that if Keaton were to ever fall into the bath, to pick him up above the water and yell for Mommy. Today, they boys were in the bath and Kathryn and Keaton went out to the kitchen. Keaton crawled back to the bathroom and started splashing with the other two. All of a sudden, in he went, face down, fully clothed. Hudson pulled him up out of the water and pushed him out of the tub, easing him onto the floor. By that point all three of them were crying and Kathryn ran in to take over. Hudson was the hero of the day for sure, but as usual asked us not to make a big fuss about it.<br /><br /><strong>This week's child photo quiz</strong><br /><br />You can record your vote by clincking the "comments"<br /><br />Who is it?<br /><br />1.<br />A. Hudson<br />B. Landon<br />C. Keaton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPR-_kFKl8XlKYgN0qZ8nZuRtaSJBSl1kCw13KqEzQRNMZsy3XU4H3f8eybNkpL6M2SAuqDecsQYWkwjGw4rvdxLehwnhLFSVwnTz3LmYjCSPHLxxUkj50g1-9zE7jkmYUe5ph3g/s1600-h/Image036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPR-_kFKl8XlKYgN0qZ8nZuRtaSJBSl1kCw13KqEzQRNMZsy3XU4H3f8eybNkpL6M2SAuqDecsQYWkwjGw4rvdxLehwnhLFSVwnTz3LmYjCSPHLxxUkj50g1-9zE7jkmYUe5ph3g/s320/Image036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160031894281659634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2. <br />A. Hudson<br />B. Landon<br />C. Keaton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj-3MbK7dyi6PiUa8mw6XTgprQiszRJlUqYvhPvrvyjZVXZ2yn8rsUihNA06oz6Ot85zE1asH6ER91myw-UGtTDGA84R0G03UsoiPysYyhNJ2RKuXCJ4dPS9PhGqp3PtFayFtzw/s1600-h/December+2007+055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj-3MbK7dyi6PiUa8mw6XTgprQiszRJlUqYvhPvrvyjZVXZ2yn8rsUihNA06oz6Ot85zE1asH6ER91myw-UGtTDGA84R0G03UsoiPysYyhNJ2RKuXCJ4dPS9PhGqp3PtFayFtzw/s320/December+2007+055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160032375317996850" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />3.<br />A. Hudson<br />B. Landon<br />C. Keaton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTFrWiK0Wa9qBYylgqajGqv9SdG_eHauD93NWULWp6NzlG82SWFiOuDjZZiGhUjdym5Tp9i35yxXH0jjn4AkK94eJubatiMJ_Ce5dg9UjRGUUVvDXehFFSPQr-RRpsbVvNJq1BA/s1600-h/January+2008+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTFrWiK0Wa9qBYylgqajGqv9SdG_eHauD93NWULWp6NzlG82SWFiOuDjZZiGhUjdym5Tp9i35yxXH0jjn4AkK94eJubatiMJ_Ce5dg9UjRGUUVvDXehFFSPQr-RRpsbVvNJq1BA/s320/January+2008+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160031894281659618" /></a><br /><br /><br />4.<br />A. Hudson<br />B. Landon<br />C. Keaton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyljksLjvajj72nQIsq1hniT0HDHtOkcg6p6vBUwcdCbJRvQlHM3VsuMszRZ-tG_xtaNLeqd68WLi-RhPSVFr4JNMKzZM8mnbdkXoD18GxlSAeOTlBzMSGYrG-QHFuG33HE-Xrw/s1600-h/November+2003+086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyljksLjvajj72nQIsq1hniT0HDHtOkcg6p6vBUwcdCbJRvQlHM3VsuMszRZ-tG_xtaNLeqd68WLi-RhPSVFr4JNMKzZM8mnbdkXoD18GxlSAeOTlBzMSGYrG-QHFuG33HE-Xrw/s320/November+2003+086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160031898576626946" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />5.<br />A. Hudson<br />B. Landon<br />C. Keaton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV9N8406LStOygEw2TMkDrsrnD9weJeFyz4jPdFPx0SUFm0o25lB8bTJlYPCz0I2vtNJuQ_e76uk3HhVkFe6JFcdE3UlOtHIFUGZ3G3mDgPK0G9gcjCZL303767c7YGuiATbh6A/s1600-h/December+2005+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV9N8406LStOygEw2TMkDrsrnD9weJeFyz4jPdFPx0SUFm0o25lB8bTJlYPCz0I2vtNJuQ_e76uk3HhVkFe6JFcdE3UlOtHIFUGZ3G3mDgPK0G9gcjCZL303767c7YGuiATbh6A/s320/December+2005+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160031907166561570" /></a>The Grayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980980067017661079noreply@blogger.com2