tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19315520327034594472024-03-13T10:13:24.636-06:00The SneldersNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-91563907418913846802010-12-17T17:20:00.006-07:002010-12-17T18:17:33.368-07:00I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas!?<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TQwFunT8iZI/AAAAAAAAAlo/vDYxZgEI_AA/s1600/IMG_5166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551818739025742226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TQwFunT8iZI/AAAAAAAAAlo/vDYxZgEI_AA/s320/IMG_5166.JPG" border="0" /></a> Performing at the Festival of Trees
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<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Brittanie had so much fun being part of this singing group that when we heard about the winter show we knew we had to find a way to make it work. After changing bus schedules and calling in a few favors Britt was able to make it to all of her practices. Her 1st performance was at the Festival of Trees. This is a big event in Boise and we arranged to come home early from Thanksgiving to be a part of the show. They sing 2 songs, "It's a Marshmellow World in the Winter" and I want a Hippopotomus for Christmas". I love the hippo song and catch myself singing it ALL the time. The kids also performed at a couple retirement centers and then Britt and the Sosa kids from our ward totally brought the house down at our ward talent show! We were very proud of Britt and all that she is learning. What a super STAR!</span>
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<br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-69214337508822388112010-09-26T23:17:00.002-06:002010-09-26T23:38:35.743-06:00Gooooallllll!!<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TKAq2hAH5SI/AAAAAAAAAlI/GSHTXav-40U/s1600/IMG_4671.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521460259216418082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TKAq2hAH5SI/AAAAAAAAAlI/GSHTXav-40U/s320/IMG_4671.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nate attacks the ball!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TKAq2a_fz2I/AAAAAAAAAlA/ZEXw73DiG5c/s1600/IMG_4574.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521460257603178338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TKAq2a_fz2I/AAAAAAAAAlA/ZEXw73DiG5c/s320/IMG_4574.JPG" border="0" /></a> Taking a break and staying hydrated!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TKAq15T9WuI/AAAAAAAAAk4/2MmT5sMtMWk/s1600/IMG_4676.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521460248562195170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TKAq15T9WuI/AAAAAAAAAk4/2MmT5sMtMWk/s320/IMG_4676.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nates 1st goal shot!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TKAq1jlPKzI/AAAAAAAAAkw/SHzwLlNMvCQ/s1600/IMG_4629.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521460242729085746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TKAq1jlPKzI/AAAAAAAAAkw/SHzwLlNMvCQ/s320/IMG_4629.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Nathan is LOVING playing soccer. He is on a co-ed team--The Tiger SHARKS. He practices every Tuesday and has played in 3 games so far. Not that anyone is proud of their son, but he has scored 8 goals so far. He scored 4 in his last game on Saturday! </div><div>He loves to play and run. His coach is pretty proud of Nathan and that he always goes after the ball. He has had some pretty big kicks and laughed when he kicked it over the goal. Luckily that was in practice but he thought it was cooler that kicking it into the goal. He is all about power kicks! </div><div> </div><div>When Nate scored his 1st goal he ran by me and gave me a big smile and a thumbs up. The mom next to me said "That is a pretty cute smile." And I thought yep, but I'm not sure whose smile is cuter: Nates or his Dad's. Right after he scored I looked at Scott and he had the biggest proud Dad smile on his face. Later we talked and I told Scott that watching Nate play soccer was a treat for him much like my giddy smile when Britt performs at a dance recital!<br />2 Posts in One week--Mom can you stand it?<br /><br /></div><div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-74585016164909083652010-09-20T22:10:00.003-06:002010-09-20T22:41:05.994-06:00Up, Up, and AWAY!<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJg0Tmxjg3I/AAAAAAAAAko/VXTEUu3mV5s/s1600/IMG_4602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519218854773097330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJg0Tmxjg3I/AAAAAAAAAko/VXTEUu3mV5s/s320/IMG_4602.JPG" border="0" /></a> Zach loved watching the Balloons!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJg0TCk2a0I/AAAAAAAAAkg/2UXxaJPaavk/s1600/IMG_4609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519218845056133954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJg0TCk2a0I/AAAAAAAAAkg/2UXxaJPaavk/s320/IMG_4609.JPG" border="0" /></a> Britt was dressed for Alaska in January! She is wearing two pairs of pants!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJg0SdxOztI/AAAAAAAAAkY/zwNwt8Cpuv4/s1600/IMG_4607.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519218835175952082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJg0SdxOztI/AAAAAAAAAkY/zwNwt8Cpuv4/s320/IMG_4607.JPG" border="0" /></a> A very nice man took pity on me and took this picture. After watching me struggle trying to take one of myself and the kids he could tell I needed help! See, people in Boise are SO nice!<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgyakrCzUI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/mKb4DGJq6iw/s1600/IMG_4608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519216775444745538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgyakrCzUI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/mKb4DGJq6iw/s320/IMG_4608.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nutritous Breakfast!--You can't see them but Nate's doughnut has gummy worms on top!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgyZR21FmI/AAAAAAAAAkA/w5rXFv84Bl8/s1600/IMG_4592.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519216753214035554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgyZR21FmI/AAAAAAAAAkA/w5rXFv84Bl8/s320/IMG_4592.JPG" border="0" /></a> The balloon festival has been brought back to Boise!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgyY6nvAvI/AAAAAAAAAj4/ASt3zD-OM6Y/s1600/IMG_4589.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519216746976707314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgyY6nvAvI/AAAAAAAAAj4/ASt3zD-OM6Y/s320/IMG_4589.JPG" border="0" /></a> The best kids in the world, humoring Mom for another picture!<br />"We're making memories!--Now stop whining and SMILE!"<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgyYjuFg1I/AAAAAAAAAjw/QS-yi0QNm74/s1600/IMG_4586.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519216740829332306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgyYjuFg1I/AAAAAAAAAjw/QS-yi0QNm74/s320/IMG_4586.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><u>Boise's Balloon Festival is Back</u></span></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div>I was so sad when the balloon festival left Boise shortly after we moved here. SO imagine my surprise and excitement when I heard the announcment that the Festival was back. I immediatly planned to wake the kids up early on Friday and take them into the launch before school. It was fun but a little chaotic. It was run, run, look, look, picture, picture,and sprint back to the car and eat your doughnut on the way! We made it to school just after the tardy bell. But GOOD NEWS. They were not counting tardies the 1st week of school!</div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-11063981741382681872010-09-20T21:39:00.004-06:002010-09-20T22:08:19.166-06:00Star Stallions back to School!<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrIMaTY9I/AAAAAAAAAjo/NqIonx9ft_Q/s1600/IMG_4566.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519208763113038802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrIMaTY9I/AAAAAAAAAjo/NqIonx9ft_Q/s320/IMG_4566.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nate and his cubby!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrHXHKg3I/AAAAAAAAAjg/e0KD3h3Qf44/s1600/IMG_4564.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519208748805686130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrHXHKg3I/AAAAAAAAAjg/e0KD3h3Qf44/s320/IMG_4564.JPG" border="0" /></a>Britt has been counting the days until she GETS to go back to school. Yeah, it's here!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrG1asbRI/AAAAAAAAAjY/2rhY6MCl_PQ/s1600/IMG_4557.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519208739760794898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrG1asbRI/AAAAAAAAAjY/2rhY6MCl_PQ/s320/IMG_4557.JPG" border="0" /></a>The kids did some cute pictures together before Britt got the idea to do rabbit ears behind Nates head. We narrowly avoided a fight by allowing Nate to do bunny ears to Britt. (So FUNNY, both hands are making the ears but poor kid is just too short to see the ones behind her head!)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrGceMq9I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/LvTvakCqmdE/s1600/IMG_4551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519208733064604626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrGceMq9I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/LvTvakCqmdE/s320/IMG_4551.JPG" border="0" /></a> Check out this rocking outfit! Thanks to Grandma and Aunt Janelle--Britt is totally stylin' in her high top sneakers!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrFy89l3I/AAAAAAAAAjI/siwccNOAkzQ/s1600/IMG_4548.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519208721919350642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TJgrFy89l3I/AAAAAAAAAjI/siwccNOAkzQ/s320/IMG_4548.JPG" border="0" /></a>Kindergarten...Here I come. (Maybe?)</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Nathan's 1st Day of School</em></strong></span></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></em></strong> </div><div>Nathan was very excited to start school. All summer long he could hardly wait. Then when the actual day arrived I could tell he was feeling nervous at breakfast. This is our child who does not do well with change. I thought it might be a rough day. We walked together to school and dropped Brittanie off at her class. She wasn't reluctant at all to go into her classroom. I think she left smoke as she peeled into class in her new twinkle toe shoes. What--Mom who? Not even a kiss goodbye! Then we took Nate around the corner and he started to back pedal. I had Zach in the stroller and used that to corral him. We went into class with him and he was really starting to freak out and say he wanted to go home. Then once he saw his name on this shiny new cubby, he felt a little better. Then it was time to meet on the rug with all the other kids and he started to climb me like a pole but once again I was rescued when Mrs. Hammons called him by name. </div><div>"Oh, Nathan, there you are! Here is your name tag." Big sigh as he makes his way onto the carpet and sits down...carefully keeping one eye on me to make sure I didn't make a break for it. Now I was doing great until Mrs. Hammons reads that stupid book " The Kissing Hand". I'm watching Nate settle in and feel more comfortable as the story is read and I AM starting to feel ALOT more unsettled. This is my tender baby boy and I'm throwing him into the sharks! I make it through the story barely and he looks at me to way goodbye and I'm trying my hardest to fake a smile and give him an excited thumbs up as Zach and I walk out of the room. Two steps later, I'm wiping my cheeks thinking... Crap, I still have to do this with Zach! I think it gets harder with each child!</div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong> </div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-43574015732059819752010-08-30T21:32:00.010-06:002010-08-31T22:22:32.899-06:00Boston Vacation--Part 3<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDC6AEyrI/AAAAAAAAAi4/Uhza4IBOc9M/s1600/IMG_4106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511424129947191986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDC6AEyrI/AAAAAAAAAi4/Uhza4IBOc9M/s320/IMG_4106.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our new extended family--minus a few<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDCCN-ecI/AAAAAAAAAiw/GITmA9hmi7Y/s1600/IMG_4149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511424114973112770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDCCN-ecI/AAAAAAAAAiw/GITmA9hmi7Y/s320/IMG_4149.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Scituate Lighthouse<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511424109012212754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDBsAyXBI/AAAAAAAAAio/WXOClMq0oW4/s320/IMG_4098.JPG" border="0" /><br />Nancy, John, Catherine, Olivia, and Eva--some of our new favorite cousins!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDBQw4nYI/AAAAAAAAAig/1gneuAr-6LA/s1600/IMG_4082+-+Copy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511424101697756546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDBQw4nYI/AAAAAAAAAig/1gneuAr-6LA/s320/IMG_4082+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" /></a>The whole crew at the 1st Snelder's Family Reunion.<br />4 generations present!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDA42L2oI/AAAAAAAAAiY/5LV8CIjeepA/s1600/IMG_4024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511424095277537922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THyDA42L2oI/AAAAAAAAAiY/5LV8CIjeepA/s320/IMG_4024.JPG" border="0" /></a>Julie S., Julie E. and Nancy. Some of my favorite girls!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-L9xdQ9I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/CbmwIEll8oE/s1600/IMG_4058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511418788020306898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-L9xdQ9I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/CbmwIEll8oE/s320/IMG_4058.JPG" border="0" /></a>Scott with his brothers and sisters and Scott's grandfathers brother and sister!</div><div>Josephine and Tom.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-LUPgKNI/AAAAAAAAAiI/dzre4KYW6Vo/s1600/IMG_4160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511418776872036562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-LUPgKNI/AAAAAAAAAiI/dzre4KYW6Vo/s320/IMG_4160.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>More Scituate Lighthouse--Sorry, I don't know how to put these in order!<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-LNwYLpI/AAAAAAAAAiA/tooK42CoKxM/s1600/IMG_4143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511418775130877586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-LNwYLpI/AAAAAAAAAiA/tooK42CoKxM/s320/IMG_4143.JPG" border="0" /></a> Meeting Aunt Helen, Grandpa Johns other sister who couldn't come to the reunion due to health reasons. So we took the party to her and she was worth it! So funny and sassy!<br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-KaALmWI/AAAAAAAAAh4/hJPZ1i4JUyE/s1600/IMG_4057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511418761238518114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-KaALmWI/AAAAAAAAAh4/hJPZ1i4JUyE/s320/IMG_4057.JPG" border="0" /></a> Josephine, Scott, and Tom Snelders.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-JwY0SNI/AAAAAAAAAhw/B8V7dxsxREI/s1600/IMG_4042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511418750067558610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx-JwY0SNI/AAAAAAAAAhw/B8V7dxsxREI/s320/IMG_4042.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our artistic interpretation of a beach picture! Somehow the computer flipped this one and I can't flip it back! <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx6WB4J_qI/AAAAAAAAAhg/LZeHfGYbw4s/s1600/IMG_4041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511414562874326690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx6WB4J_qI/AAAAAAAAAhg/LZeHfGYbw4s/s320/IMG_4041.JPG" border="0" /></a>Enjoying the sunset on the beach in Scituate.<br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx6Vs0fg-I/AAAAAAAAAhY/RzmhYa7kQkM/s1600/IMG_4005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511414557221815266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx6Vs0fg-I/AAAAAAAAAhY/RzmhYa7kQkM/s320/IMG_4005.JPG" border="0" /></a>Scott's not acting! After a short swim in the ocean he is half frozen! Look at the beautiful view behind Scott. This is the beach where our cousins grew up just a block away! </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx6VR4xHNI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/ZDfQoOI4TH0/s1600/IMG_3960.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511414549991988434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx6VR4xHNI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/ZDfQoOI4TH0/s320/IMG_3960.JPG" border="0" /></a> On our tour of Plymouth, we visited this old Mill. It is the 1st mill built in America!<br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx6U0NTbAI/AAAAAAAAAhI/KaroPR6jq8s/s1600/IMG_3931.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511414542025059330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THx6U0NTbAI/AAAAAAAAAhI/KaroPR6jq8s/s320/IMG_3931.JPG" border="0" /></a> What would a tour of Plymouth be without visiting the Mayflower replica?</div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><em>Boston Trip (Part 3)</em></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3366ff;">"The final chapter...I Promise!"</span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;"></span></span></div><div>Well, here is the rest of our trip in kinda of a jumbled random order. I need to call Julie for blog tutoring skills so I can make my post flow better. But this was the last thing on my list of things I wanted to accomplish today so I'm going to get it done no matter what! We enjoyed so many beautiful places while on the east coast. The beach where Nancy grew up was among one of the most beautiful places we visited. I can't imagine growing up a block from the beach! Nancy's husband John grew up in a town next to Plymouth and so he was our guide when we went there. It was amazing to visit the Old Grist Mill, Plymouth Rock (or pebble), the Mayflower replica, and a Pilgrim cemetary. Thanks so much to John for showing us the sights and being SO patient with this crazy large group of people! The walk to the mill was SO beautiful to me along the creek and through a tunnel. Pretty, Pretty everywhere!! John's kept the touring alive and took us a few days later to tour the Scituate Lighthouse. It was so fun to be inside a lighthouse and I couldn't help but feel kinship toward my fellow Lighthouse keepers from Pete's Dragon! If I would have been alone at the top, you know I would have sang Nora's song, but I held it in so I would embarass Scott!</div><div></div><div>The reunion we got to attend on Saturday was the driving force behind us making this trip out to Boston. Scott's grandfather was one of four children. All 3 of his siblings are still living and his brother Tom just turned 90 this year. It was a great excuse to get the whole family together. Scott helped Nancy with creating a family pedigree chart so everyone could see how they were related. It was so fun to see people walk in and enjoy filling out their branches of the tree! We are such big believers in the importance of family and it was so FUN to meet distant relatives and find such wonderful, caring, and might I add--Good looking people! ( I can say that because I'm not blood!) Thank you so much to Nancy, Cara, Tom, Vinny and Victoria for taking such great care of us. What wonderful hosts you all are. Cara--thanks for the Yummy doughnuts! Man those were awesome! Nancy and John thank you for opening your home and pool to us night after night! Uncle Tom, thank you for the fresh Lobster dinner (even though I only had steak). I just wished I would have been there to watch them cook! Also thank you for the souvenirs and making us feel so loved and welcome in your home. We can't wait to get you to Boise so we can take you to a game on the blue!!</div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></span><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-9478638963333235502010-08-30T14:55:00.006-06:002010-08-30T17:06:17.433-06:00Dreams DO come true! (Boston Trip part 2)<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdx9MRrjI/AAAAAAAAAhA/9tnmG5wmr9U/s1600/IMG_3824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511312788071493170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdx9MRrjI/AAAAAAAAAhA/9tnmG5wmr9U/s320/IMG_3824.JPG" border="0" /></a> We got to go to 2 ball games while in Boston!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdxQKfPcI/AAAAAAAAAg4/ddHarfIe1J8/s1600/IMG_3846.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511312775984397762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdxQKfPcI/AAAAAAAAAg4/ddHarfIe1J8/s320/IMG_3846.JPG" border="0" /></a>Watching the pitcher warm up!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdxC7OQhI/AAAAAAAAAgw/xWq_V_Ot0WQ/s1600/IMG_3860.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511312772430709266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdxC7OQhI/AAAAAAAAAgw/xWq_V_Ot0WQ/s320/IMG_3860.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ahhhh, isn't that a beautiful sight!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdwrwFeII/AAAAAAAAAgo/ClNb3H8rFOE/s1600/IMG_3780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511312766209980546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdwrwFeII/AAAAAAAAAgo/ClNb3H8rFOE/s320/IMG_3780.JPG" border="0" /></a> Scott and I on our tour of Fenway Park<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdwMICDhI/AAAAAAAAAgg/L9_RQgbw6mM/s1600/IMG_3788.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511312757720485394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THwdwMICDhI/AAAAAAAAAgg/L9_RQgbw6mM/s320/IMG_3788.JPG" border="0" /></a> Proud members of Red Sox Nation!!</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Boston Trip--(</span><span style="font-size:180%;">Part 2)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div>Ok, SO I know I said I would break our trip into 2 parts but there will be 3. Since the Red Sox are such a big part of our lives I felt like we owe it to the Bo-Sox to devote this post to them. Scott has been a Red Sox fan since he was born..pretty much. His grandfather John grew up in Boston and enriched a love for the greatest baseball team on the planet in his Son. The boys grew up cheering for the Red Sox ever since they could speak. And now as tradition goes the boys are passing on this passion to their kids. Even Brittanie knows "Yeah Red Sox....BOOOO Yankee's!!" </div><div> </div><div>We were thrilled when we found out that Scott's cousins in Boston were arranging a reunion and that we would get to come to Boston to meet them. Not only did they plan a reunion but they planned alot of activities to entertain us while we were in town. A huge thank you to Vinny and Victoria for hooking us up with tickets to the game, a tour of Fenway Park, and a tour through downtown Boston. It was SO much fun!! </div><div> </div><div>We got caught in an unbelievable rain storm in the middle of our tour of Boston. We started making our way back to the ballpark and to get some dinner before the game and it started raining like I've never seen! We made it into a souvenir shop next to Fenway before it really started to pour. I had fought the whole day to save my hair by walking around with a sack above my head and now this! Damp hair and the possiblity of the game getting rained out--I started feeling despair. After about 45 minutes the rain suddenly stopped! Victoria got a new shirt that John Paul helped her pick out while we waited and we went on the have a perfect night for watching baseball. </div><div> </div><div>Didn't I mention we went to see the Red Sox twice? Yeah, this so wouldn't have happened if we had taken any of our kids and that is why this is a story I must tell. Our 1st day in Boston we arrived about 3:30 and checked into our hotel. Then after a walk on the beach and gathering sea shells we started talking about what we should to that night. We were traveling with Scott's brother Craig and his wife Julie...and did I mention we had NO kids with us? It was about 6 :15 when we spontaneously decided to head into downtown Boston and see if we could get into the game that started at 7:00. By 6:25 we were in the car and on our way to find the train station. (This is the part that would never happen with kids!) What a night! We caught the train and rode with some pretty interesting people! We ran into some sister missionaries and while visiting with them got asked by a woman " What is this a freakin' Mormon convention?" She was obviously a little tipsy and headed to the game as well but turned out to be pretty helpful. She gave us a few tips on finding tickets. Once we were outside the stadium we parted ways. (Sigh of relief!) We ended up getting standing room only tickets for $20 since it was already the 3rd inning. We enjoyed a Fenway Frank for dinner and stood behind the seats on the 1st base line. We had great views and after a few innings people started to leave and we got GREAT seats! This game was Also amazing. We watched the Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians--literally! There was a fight in the 7th inning that cleared both dugouts! It was a "Wicked Pissah" of a game! (That is Boston talk for "Really Awesome".) We had a blast!! I will never sing Neil Diamonds "Sweet Caroline" without thinking of my Boston experience!</div><div> </div><div>As a side note: After the game we rode several trains literally packed in like sardines to get back to our car. The idea of personal space was non exhistent! But that's not the funny part of the story. After we make it back to our stop we are walking up the stairs away from the train when we hear a shrill voice screaming "We know you! We know YOU!!!" As we all slowly turn around we find our fellow Red Soxs fans from the earlier train ride. Yep that woman and her husband were there and they remembered us! I guess she wasn't as plastered as I thought! </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-10193193963555974992010-08-28T22:46:00.004-06:002010-08-28T23:38:58.244-06:00Our Big Summer vacation (Part 1)<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THnqYYd_WvI/AAAAAAAAAgY/RgJeuiteA_4/s1600/IMG_3588.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510693323670510322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THnqYYd_WvI/AAAAAAAAAgY/RgJeuiteA_4/s320/IMG_3588.JPG" border="0" /></a> Visting the Sacred Grove in Palmyra.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THnqX_KbgXI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/4NB8VBxUnwA/s1600/IMG_3527.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510693316877582706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THnqX_KbgXI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/4NB8VBxUnwA/s320/IMG_3527.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Palmyra temple--So beautiful!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THnqXZC6_CI/AAAAAAAAAgI/GoUTi-Ec-qA/s1600/IMG_3569.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510693306645543970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THnqXZC6_CI/AAAAAAAAAgI/GoUTi-Ec-qA/s320/IMG_3569.JPG" border="0" /></a> Touring the Sacred Grove with my Sweetie!</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THnqWxo8X_I/AAAAAAAAAgA/RDiEC0aDluI/s1600/IMG_3495.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510693296067600370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/THnqWxo8X_I/AAAAAAAAAgA/RDiEC0aDluI/s320/IMG_3495.JPG" border="0" /></a>Visiting Niagra Falls with all the other tourists!<br /></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Touring upstate New York.</span></em></strong></div><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></em></strong><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So our adventure began July 31st. We drove our kids to Pocatello to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Rasmussen while we got the vacation of a lifetime to go to New York and Boston without any kids. My sister Janelle and my niece Tyler took Zach and we can't thank our family enough for taking care of our kids so we could go on this trip!! SO Thank You, THANK YOU everyone!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Since it is late and I have been wanting to post this trip for weeks I have had to break it into 2 parts because I don't know how to add more pictures to this post...it's is getting late so just humor me...Did I mention it is late? ( I just edited what I've typed so far and this could be a really funny post! So pardon any rambleing!)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We flew from SLC to Buffalo, New York on Saturday. The next day we crossed the border and visited Niagra Falls. It was beautiful. Then it was back across the border. It took us twice as long to cross the border than actual time spent looking at the falls! No kidding!! Then we drove a about an hour and a half to Palmyra, New York. We met up with Scott's other brother John and his family. It was SO fun to see our nieces and nephews. It had been 2 years for me and I can't believe how much they have each grown and changed. John Paul may be 13 inches taller than me but can still carry him--barely!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">While in Palmyra we got to tour all the sites of where the Mormon church got it's beginning. Itwas amazing to tour the Grandin building where the Book of Mormon was published and hear the history of how much was sacrificed so that that we can have this book. I loved going to the Joseph Smith home. The home is 80 percent original and boy did it smell original!! I also loved going to the Martin Harris farm and hearing stories from the missionaries living there. It was an experience I will never forget. When we got home I was on a car trip with Britt a few weeks later and she was keeping me awake while we were driving. So I decided to tell her how our church was started. I must have gotten lost in my own stories but after I had talked for about 15 minutes I realized she was FAST asleep. Huh, I guess it's alot more exhilerating once you have walked in these sacred places. I love that our testimonies never have to stop growing.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-17895241486030384172010-07-18T21:39:00.004-06:002010-07-18T22:34:43.790-06:00Catching the Summer Wave Snelders Style<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPQo8D_DAI/AAAAAAAAAf4/I03B6LokYBU/s1600/IMG_3294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495465372058323970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPQo8D_DAI/AAAAAAAAAf4/I03B6LokYBU/s320/IMG_3294.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nate shows Mom that with Jared's help surfing is easy!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPQoebuO7I/AAAAAAAAAfw/c_L9y2ow54U/s1600/IMG_3266.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495465364104821682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPQoebuO7I/AAAAAAAAAfw/c_L9y2ow54U/s320/IMG_3266.JPG" border="0" /></a> Britt couldn't wait for her turn to catch a wave.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPQn8csZWI/AAAAAAAAAfo/wEyJSC-KCIc/s1600/IMG_3208.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495465354982090082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPQn8csZWI/AAAAAAAAAfo/wEyJSC-KCIc/s320/IMG_3208.JPG" border="0" /></a> OH, I got it,wait...Nope, I don't! But every time I fell I did it with style!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK5tGlYWI/AAAAAAAAAfg/C_fMcLGX2s4/s1600/IMG_3103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495459063030702434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK5tGlYWI/AAAAAAAAAfg/C_fMcLGX2s4/s320/IMG_3103.JPG" border="0" /></a> Scott is showing off his new found wake surfing skills!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK5N43RiI/AAAAAAAAAfY/TUaneg6U5bA/s1600/IMG_3169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495459054651655714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK5N43RiI/AAAAAAAAAfY/TUaneg6U5bA/s320/IMG_3169.JPG" border="0" /></a>Zach learned to love his life jacket and didn't complain until the end of the trip! What a little trooper!<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK4yJpYVI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/oPvzvc_LhsY/s1600/IMG_3124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495459047205855570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK4yJpYVI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/oPvzvc_LhsY/s320/IMG_3124.JPG" border="0" /></a>The hum of the boats motor helped Zach take a nice long nap! Ahh, peace and quiet for all!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK4nfqVFI/AAAAAAAAAfI/iKcFTZewZ5I/s1600/IMG_2995.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495459044345402450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK4nfqVFI/AAAAAAAAAfI/iKcFTZewZ5I/s320/IMG_2995.JPG" border="0" /></a>Kayden (Nates new 10 year old friend--who is a bug and lizard expert) caught this lizard at the campground and let Nate take turns holding it. The kids all loved "Geekie" and were sad when they had to release him back into the wild.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK4IFm10I/AAAAAAAAAfA/H_vSwsAgiNQ/s1600/IMG_2978.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495459035914622786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TEPK4IFm10I/AAAAAAAAAfA/H_vSwsAgiNQ/s320/IMG_2978.JPG" border="0" /></a> With a smile on her face, shirt on backwards, and that awesome hair; it is obvious that Britt got the best night sleep on our campout. I guess 80 degrees is her perfect sleeping temperature!<br /></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Owyhee Reservoir</span></strong></span></div><br /><div>We have some awesome friends in Star! The Cheney's invited us to go camping and boating this weekend and we didn't want to miss this opportunity! We drove Friday evening about and hour and a half to Owyhee Reservoir in eastern Oregon. It was a beautiful area that neither Scott or I had ever seen before. We love going discovering new places. </div><div></div><div>However once we arrived at our camp spot and were deciding where to pitch our tent the kids heard a rattlesnake. Sad to say this time it was NOT their imaginations. Some other adults came over and crushed the snakes head with a rock and then the camp host came over to "finish" the snake off...with a shovel. SO we decided to put our tent as far from the sagebrush as possible!! Luckily that was the only rattlesnake we saw. </div><div></div><div>Stacie and Jared have a son that is 10 and this kid is an animal expert! He told me so much about lizards and snakes and bugs it nearly made my head spin. He had caught a little lizard earlier in the day before we arrived and named him "Geekie". I was surprised when Nate asked to hold him. He did great as long as the Geekie held still, if the lizard so much as flinched Nate was ready to throw him on the ground. Luckily Geekie was very cooperative. Nate and I also visited the kids that took the rattlesnake body and touched the belly of the snake. We were surprised to find the body still reacted to touch even when it's head was 50 yards away in the sagebrush! Ahh, you gotta love Nature!</div></div></div><div><div></div><div>After playing cards for a bit we were all exhausted and Britt and Nate were SO excited to sleep in the tent. I didn't realize how warm it would be at night and packed everyone nice warm pj's. By morning it cooled off to maybe 72 degree's. Even little Zach woke up with sweat down his back.</div><div></div><div>Soon were packed up and ready to hit the lake. First we found a nice cove and anchored down for swimming and lunch. Man, what better way to spend a hot summer day! After lunch it was time to start lessons. This was our second time trying wake surfing and we found some of us and faster learners (Scott) and others (Nat). I drank alot of lake water on my first turn. I got up nearly every time but only stayed up for about 20 seconds! Then Scott has to make me look bad by popping up and surfing on his 2nd attempt! He did great. He got into the "sweet spot" and even had enough confidence to let go of the rope. I should get the "perseverence award" because I tried ALOT! My coaches, Stacie and Jared, say I'm getting better and I could tell I was getting it toward the end of the day. But if I stop now then hopefully we can squeeze another invitation out of the to go boating before the summer is over. So really, sucking at this sport is really for the benefit of my family! HUGE Thank you to the Cheney's for a very FUN and memorable trip to Owhyee! What a blast!<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-59046409118825392072010-07-11T21:50:00.004-06:002010-07-11T22:21:27.025-06:00July Summer Fun<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXl-cg4_I/AAAAAAAAAlI/pjFL0vZf2zw/s1600/Summer+2010+167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492869374205289458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXl-cg4_I/AAAAAAAAAlI/pjFL0vZf2zw/s320/Summer+2010+167.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXk7Vu5OI/AAAAAAAAAlA/ww9DsbmU_sI/s1600/Summer+2010+199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492869356191671522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXk7Vu5OI/AAAAAAAAAlA/ww9DsbmU_sI/s320/Summer+2010+199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXklfTa0I/AAAAAAAAAk4/vqbxzGj9aDM/s1600/Summer+2010+200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492869350326233922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXklfTa0I/AAAAAAAAAk4/vqbxzGj9aDM/s320/Summer+2010+200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXkAFUpxI/AAAAAAAAAkw/5f9MCGsp7wY/s1600/Summer+2010+219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492869340285150994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXkAFUpxI/AAAAAAAAAkw/5f9MCGsp7wY/s320/Summer+2010+219.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXjqvXDxI/AAAAAAAAAko/pGc_57jTN0I/s1600/Summer+2010+211.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492869334555889426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqXjqvXDxI/AAAAAAAAAko/pGc_57jTN0I/s320/Summer+2010+211.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTvDJryqI/AAAAAAAAAkg/QxgZPFh_wRs/s1600/Summer+2010+366.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492865132040800930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTvDJryqI/AAAAAAAAAkg/QxgZPFh_wRs/s320/Summer+2010+366.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTum2staI/AAAAAAAAAkY/m9CBiSiorPI/s1600/Summer+2010+294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492865124444976546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTum2staI/AAAAAAAAAkY/m9CBiSiorPI/s320/Summer+2010+294.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTt65RmdI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/3X-Z-mWsev8/s1600/Summer+2010+226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492865112644622802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTt65RmdI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/3X-Z-mWsev8/s320/Summer+2010+226.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTteXlG6I/AAAAAAAAAkI/oEE6O0QjMvw/s1600/Summer+2010+187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492865104987102114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTteXlG6I/AAAAAAAAAkI/oEE6O0QjMvw/s320/Summer+2010+187.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTsy4uKvI/AAAAAAAAAkA/x3bu_QlyXV4/s1600/Summer+2010+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492865093314947826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/TDqTsy4uKvI/AAAAAAAAAkA/x3bu_QlyXV4/s320/Summer+2010+011.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><p>We've had a fun filled last couple of weeks. We spent the 4th of July out in Wayan where we had our annual 4th of July Parade. Reluctantly, I am posting a shot of my patriotism! We had a lot of fun hanging out with family, playing games, and lighting firworks. </p><p>The next weekend we had Julie and her three kids come over for the first annual Star Hometown celebration. Saturday morning was a fun run and Natalie ran along with Nathan, Brittanie, Hallie & Brynn. They all had fun running and Hallie, Natalie, and Nathan all took home a little hardware from the event. Brittanie performed with the Star Performers that night at the barbecue. The pic I loaded shows her enthusiasm with singing and dancing. This was the third and final performance for her this year. She did great and loved every minute of it.</p><p>I also loaded a couple of pictures of the kids playing outside in the backyard. They loved having their cousins come over to play. They are looking forward to the week in Pocatello with their cousins and Grandma & Grandpa later this summer!</p></div></div></div></div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575497500143194560noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-31119671033716804702010-06-27T20:21:00.003-06:002010-06-27T20:53:36.140-06:00Broadway, Are you ready for this?<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ-91mKtI/AAAAAAAAAe4/7eIaZPpedwo/s1600/IMG_2332.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487647123306851026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ-91mKtI/AAAAAAAAAe4/7eIaZPpedwo/s320/IMG_2332.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Star Performers take the stage at the Emmett Cherry Festival<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ-Zr0zsI/AAAAAAAAAew/kNg-TqFn1r8/s1600/IMG_2329.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487647113602191042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ-Zr0zsI/AAAAAAAAAew/kNg-TqFn1r8/s320/IMG_2329.JPG" border="0" /></a>Britt takes to the stage and sings her little heart out!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ93UnzwI/AAAAAAAAAeo/EeCHVEHO5lg/s1600/IMG_2295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487647104378064642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ93UnzwI/AAAAAAAAAeo/EeCHVEHO5lg/s320/IMG_2295.JPG" border="0" /></a> Solo time...and she Brings down the house! She didn't hold back at all when she got in front of a real audience!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ9VRYjYI/AAAAAAAAAeg/L4I3Q2L21Ik/s1600/IMG_2290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487647095237676418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ9VRYjYI/AAAAAAAAAeg/L4I3Q2L21Ik/s320/IMG_2290.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Look at that hip action as she "Washes that man right out of my hair!"<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ8xvXifI/AAAAAAAAAeY/me7Knko5puM/s1600/IMG_2272.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487647085699762674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgJ8xvXifI/AAAAAAAAAeY/me7Knko5puM/s320/IMG_2272.JPG" border="0" /></a>After Britt performed at her 1st grade program and then again in front of her entire school at the end of the year talent show we realized we had a little performer on our hands! I heard about this singing group that does a few performances in the summer and decided to let Britt try it out. She has had a BLAST! So far they have been in a parade and then their first stage performance last Saturday at the Cherry Festival in Emmett. It is SO fun to watch her perform! She really goes all out when she is on stage. I don't know where she gets it! They have 2 songs they perform and it took me a full week before I could get it out of my head!--Oh man, now talking about it has brought it all back!! "I love you, a Bushel and a Peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!...."You bet your 'purdy' neck I DO! Doo-da-loo-da-loo-do-do!! The other day the kids across the street started a lemonade stand. The next thing I see is Britt making a sign of her own. So I'm thinking it's only a matter of minutes before she is asking me to help her make Kool-Aid to start up her own lemonade stand. But she surprised me. In stead she had a sign that read in 1st grade handwriting" "Brittanie will purform "Bushul and a Peck" for $1.00 each show.</div><div>Now that cracks me up! So what do you do when you don't have a good agent? You do it yourself because good help is hard to find!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-80226748043323306012010-06-27T19:43:00.002-06:002010-06-27T20:19:57.144-06:00Look out Kindergarten!<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgEwKEM6XI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/sQrQbxlSEsk/s1600/IMG_2106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487641371333159282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgEwKEM6XI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/sQrQbxlSEsk/s320/IMG_2106.JPG" border="0" /></a> If only we knew how nervous Nate really was standing up in front of everyone!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgEvhfNJMI/AAAAAAAAAeI/ur0bIgEvMkM/s1600/IMG_2120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487641360440566978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgEvhfNJMI/AAAAAAAAAeI/ur0bIgEvMkM/s320/IMG_2120.JPG" border="0" /></a>Handsome little graduate!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgEvdWvGlI/AAAAAAAAAeA/YRY_f81mAlU/s1600/IMG_2102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487641359331301970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/TCgEvdWvGlI/AAAAAAAAAeA/YRY_f81mAlU/s320/IMG_2102.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nathan gradutated from Preschool earlier this month. We know how shy our little Nathan is and wondered how he would do in this program. A few weeks earlier he wouldn't go on the stage at church and sing for Mother's Day with all the other kids. I wasn't surprised when the daycare owner told me the next day how scared Nathan was as they were lining up to begin. He went to the bathroom and was in there a long time. It was long enough that a teacher went to check on him and found him in the corner of the bathroom nearly in tears. Luckily we have the BEST teachers at his school and one of them took him by the hand and told him that she also gets nervous in font of an audience and it would really help her if HE would hold her hand when they walked in. That did the trick! Once he got over his nerves he had a wonderful program and got to accept his dipolma. Thank you Stepping Stones for all you have done to help our little Nathan grow and learn. Look out Kindergarten...Here comes Nathan!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-22785925012966305472010-05-11T20:53:00.006-06:002010-05-11T21:27:20.896-06:00What a Girl won't do for the 1st slice of Pizza!<div align="center"><u></u></div><div align="center"><u><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"></span></u> </div><div align="center"><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u></div><div align="center"><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u></div><div align="center"><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u></div><div align="center"><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u></div><div align="center"><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S-ocmN9_4QI/AAAAAAAAAd4/99mWJ748gOQ/s1600/IMG_1466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470216140305195266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S-ocmN9_4QI/AAAAAAAAAd4/99mWJ748gOQ/s320/IMG_1466.JPG" border="0" /></a> So this is how she REALLY feels between shots!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S-ocleWsMSI/AAAAAAAAAdw/EyF_S7UvvGo/s1600/IMG_1461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470216127523860770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S-ocleWsMSI/AAAAAAAAAdw/EyF_S7UvvGo/s320/IMG_1461.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pretty little Ballerina!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S-ockhvjG5I/AAAAAAAAAdo/Kyn4sQaVBqw/s1600/IMG_1469.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470216111253560210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S-ockhvjG5I/AAAAAAAAAdo/Kyn4sQaVBqw/s320/IMG_1469.JPG" border="0" /></a> I'm pretty proud of the hair. It's not easy to fake a bun with Britt's current hair style. All those hours of styling my Barbie head finally paid off!<br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S-oZK9nQSoI/AAAAAAAAAdg/ZBkViZsdgGQ/s1600/IMG_1457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470212373523483266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S-oZK9nQSoI/AAAAAAAAAdg/ZBkViZsdgGQ/s320/IMG_1457.JPG" border="0" /></a> This year picture day fell on a Tuesday night about 5:00 pm. So to make my life more simple I ordered pizza from the place 2 doors down from the dance studio. As soon as we got home from dance pictures Britt was dying to dive into the pizza but I REALLY wanted some cute pictures since I had done all this work getting her ready. So we made a deal. If she looked and smiled AT the camera, after 5 pictures I would let her change and she could have the 1st piece of pizza. If you know Britt at all, she has wandering eyes when it comes to pictures but man the PIZZA DEAL had her focused! I was sneaky and took a few extra pictures but it was SO much easier than pictures in the past. So note to self...recital night, have a few slices of pizza as bait!</div><div> </div><div>I love watching Brittanie take dance. I was devastated when she quit in the fall for gymnastics but was thrilled (and a little guilty for enticing her to sign-up again) when she decided to come back. As we were getting her ready for pictures she flew off the chair when she saw me coming at her with (Dun-Dun-DUN) Mascara! She ran from me and told me that is why she quit dance. After some smooth talking I was able to get her back and finish her eyes. I guess what I am saying is that all her therapy needs in the future will stem from MY need to have her take dance!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-74917192687903896052010-04-20T17:53:00.008-06:002010-04-20T21:05:33.640-06:00Move over Johnny Damon...<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85odIHYAoI/AAAAAAAAAdY/OVteFvfRaW4/s1600/IMG_1422.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462418247650902658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85odIHYAoI/AAAAAAAAAdY/OVteFvfRaW4/s320/IMG_1422.JPG" border="0" /></a> ...because the hottest baseball player in the league is now Nathan Snelders!!! Get in line ladies, he is only 5 years old!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85nqhei0NI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/Knpwa43o3hw/s1600/IMG_1387.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462417378285637842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85nqhei0NI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/Knpwa43o3hw/s320/IMG_1387.JPG" border="0" /></a>Nathans smallest...but loudest fan!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85nqL-aVnI/AAAAAAAAAdI/LnTcnki2c_k/s1600/IMG_1406.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462417372513719922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85nqL-aVnI/AAAAAAAAAdI/LnTcnki2c_k/s320/IMG_1406.JPG" border="0" /></a>Look at the wind up!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85Od9XnRnI/AAAAAAAAAdA/FNrjTur7PDc/s1600/IMG_1425.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462389674643768946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85Od9XnRnI/AAAAAAAAAdA/FNrjTur7PDc/s320/IMG_1425.JPG" border="0" /></a> He can hit, run, and field the ball after 1 practice. This kid is AMAZING!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85OdccwG2I/AAAAAAAAAc4/EUhJLhHU3as/s1600/IMG_1378.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462389665806949218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85OdccwG2I/AAAAAAAAAc4/EUhJLhHU3as/s320/IMG_1378.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nice hit!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85NWdGaKjI/AAAAAAAAAcw/_UaURRUIOEw/s1600/IMG_1376.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462388446210959922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S85NWdGaKjI/AAAAAAAAAcw/_UaURRUIOEw/s320/IMG_1376.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Scott's favorite picture of the night! Look at the power leg move!<br /><br /><br />Nathan started t-ball last Tuesday night and he was SO excited. He followed me around all day and was anxious to go to his first practice. After asking me four times if it was time to leave to go to practice he stopped and looked at me and said, "What IS practice?" This made me chuckle! We went to a get pictures on Saturday and then stayed and played some games the the Baseball extravaganza they set up to help the program earn a little money. I was pretty proud of myself because I took all 3 kids by myself and we were on time and then played games for an hour before Zach was done.</div><div> </div><div>Then Monday night was the big night! It was game time and Nate was still unsure of what the difference was between a game and practice. He quickly found out that playing the game was ALOT more fun. We were very proud of him because he was aggressive and went after the ball everytime it even got close to him. There was a few times the boys dog-piled trying to get the ball--and not one kid was worried about the runner. It was so fun. Much less stressfull than soccer! We decided we like being t-ball parents!<br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-34511658390604094082010-04-13T16:54:00.002-06:002010-04-13T18:00:46.195-06:00Our little man is growing up!<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S8T4K2xPknI/AAAAAAAAAco/ndBddQv-nGo/s1600/Jan+Feb+2010+079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459761513664320114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S8T4K2xPknI/AAAAAAAAAco/ndBddQv-nGo/s320/Jan+Feb+2010+079.JPG" border="0" /></a> Trying new foods is always a treat!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S8T4KYSvxLI/AAAAAAAAAcg/MAKiMnRj_Zc/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459761505483343026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S8T4KYSvxLI/AAAAAAAAAcg/MAKiMnRj_Zc/s320/IMG_0835.JPG" border="0" /></a> Zach has mastered sitting up but still tips over occasionally.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S8T4J-mNYjI/AAAAAAAAAcY/K-ZVFrc8lkY/s1600/IMG_0594.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459761498585653810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S8T4J-mNYjI/AAAAAAAAAcY/K-ZVFrc8lkY/s320/IMG_0594.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Zach just turned 8 months old and we thought this would be the perfect time to brag about all that he has accomplished so far. We have introduced solid foods over the past 2 months and he has some favorites and some...not so favorites. I would say some of his favorites are squash, applesauce, bananas, and oatmeal. Zach doesn't like the prune/apple combo we tried this week. I have been trying for 3 days to get him to finish off 1 container and it's a NO-GO. However, no matter what anyone is eating, Zach notices and wants to taste everything!! (He's like his Mom and doesn't want anyone to eat alone!)</div><div> </div><div>Zach is growing like a weed now with all his new found favorite foods and now weighs almost 16 lbs. He loves his big brother. Nathan is probably the one that gets the most laughs out of Zach when he is being silly. Brittanie treats Zach like her own real life cabbage patch doll and has been caught more than once packing him around when she's not suppose to. It seems like just yesterday we were debating over baby names and now little "Nacho" is here. What JOY this little man has brought to our home!<br /><br /></div><div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-30019049090550606522010-03-15T20:30:00.005-06:002010-03-16T08:27:50.667-06:00Brittanies got TALENT!<p align="center">This is for you Grandma! Watch it over and over!</p><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3tqJbp0HxH5FZVCnZzLb7fNTxZ9ylHGl9XcE814XPi9H2PA4m1Ba9qQUJ5X5oCBWRHJG2laOlARzq6Fz8ug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center">Britt is trying out for her school talent show next week. When we told Grandma she wanted a little audition tape so here it is. We did several takes but this one was extra funny thanks to Nate. We all laughed so hard watching it that this was the one we had to post.</p><p align="center">We hope you all enjoy. (Mom, Can you believe that I told you I would post and then I did all in the same day! I think I'm getting a handle on my life--maybe.)</p><p align="center"></p>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-25771197721863787322010-03-07T18:51:00.003-07:002010-03-07T19:20:31.393-07:00First Family Ski Trip<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S5RepwwZDHI/AAAAAAAAAcI/7m23agzb6HE/s1600-h/IMG_8097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446081920953289842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S5RepwwZDHI/AAAAAAAAAcI/7m23agzb6HE/s320/IMG_8097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S5RepVvBslI/AAAAAAAAAcA/WTSkSEGyGfg/s1600-h/IMG_8091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446081913699807826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S5RepVvBslI/AAAAAAAAAcA/WTSkSEGyGfg/s320/IMG_8091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw8GxGJHbHO6HjG07PQhKRWtmXQDe5NV5YhsgsmOrbAKZxlw0nh3ONGFnh_r5wps7dYcitRi_yiVfnvDPDe0Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> </p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-HIt7yQ7pyxuhik71J_Y8NQzcahJW291hoMfYT4dqTmS00yH_AhFYStNLxfPspKUZ9fzQAJtfRVqUQbQuHw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>We took our first family ski trip on Saturday. Having great success with the first trip Dad took with each of the kids, we thought it was time to get all of us up there together. We went up with Kevan & Judy's family to Bogus Basin for a little night sking fun. By the end of the night, we were so thrilled out how far both Brittanie and Nathan had come. They both could ski down the "coach" hill on their own and really started to love going fast. </p><br /><br /><p>Both kids are really excited about skiing and can't wait to be able to go again. We hope to get up there a time or two before all the snow melts this Spring.</p></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-71599069868147807792010-02-18T21:27:00.005-07:002010-02-18T22:31:48.983-07:00Nate's B-day Celebration<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34cJ7tbzBI/AAAAAAAAAbg/lg-7jkweHUM/s1600-h/Jan+Feb+2010+163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439816356882795538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34cJ7tbzBI/AAAAAAAAAbg/lg-7jkweHUM/s320/Jan+Feb+2010+163.JPG" border="0" /></a>" Look how fast I am dude!"<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34cJawG30I/AAAAAAAAAbY/xA75LN5JMJ8/s1600-h/Jan+Feb+2010+158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439816348035637058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34cJawG30I/AAAAAAAAAbY/xA75LN5JMJ8/s320/Jan+Feb+2010+158.JPG" border="0" /></a>The kiddie pool and playground area<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34cIgojm9I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/ZECQkfequq0/s1600-h/Jan+Feb+2010+156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439816332434709458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34cIgojm9I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/ZECQkfequq0/s320/Jan+Feb+2010+156.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our b-day BOY!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34aP8VgytI/AAAAAAAAAbI/iU3XYWHDTb0/s1600-h/Jan+Feb+2010+138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439814261106854610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34aP8VgytI/AAAAAAAAAbI/iU3XYWHDTb0/s320/Jan+Feb+2010+138.JPG" border="0" /></a> The kids love riding the big floating snake.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34WZtyAYMI/AAAAAAAAAbA/4VQK7gu2_XU/s1600-h/Jan+Feb+2010+111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439810030952014018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34WZtyAYMI/AAAAAAAAAbA/4VQK7gu2_XU/s320/Jan+Feb+2010+111.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Gang is ready to hit the pool!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34WZC-Y_JI/AAAAAAAAAa4/yil7d_ggE6c/s1600-h/Jan+Feb+2010+095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439810019461233810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34WZC-Y_JI/AAAAAAAAAa4/yil7d_ggE6c/s320/Jan+Feb+2010+095.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nate and his magic wand.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439810007676747250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34WYXEv_fI/AAAAAAAAAaw/zHGQqADDOqY/s320/IMG_7993.JPG" border="0" />The Snelders family in Washington<br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34WX7dk6rI/AAAAAAAAAao/q71GG8ixPhM/s1600-h/IMG_7954.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439810000264686258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S34WX7dk6rI/AAAAAAAAAao/q71GG8ixPhM/s320/IMG_7954.JPG" border="0" /></a> Finally--Mom got in the pool! </div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Great Wolf Lodge Trip:</span></strong></div><div> </div><div>It has become tradition in our family to do a trip when our kids turn 5. When Britt turned 5 we went to Disneyland. So we have been planning to go again when Nate turned 5 but as his birthday approached he didn't seem too excited to go. So we started thinking of other options and when we showed Nate the pictures on his cousins blog of their trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Washington it didn't take him long to decide. This little boy LOVES swimming and so this was the perfect trip for him. We left early Friday morning and arrived at the hotel at 4:00p.m. We were lucky enough to meet Craig, Julie, and their boys and share a 2 room suite! (Thanks Craig for getting us a deal!) So after a quick dinner the kids couldn't find their swimming suits fast enough! So we got in a couple of hours of swimming before the kids were done and wanted to go to story time in the hotel lobby. After story time, Nate and his cousins used the magic wand we got at the "Magic Quest" store to wander around the hotel and make creatures come to life and open treasure chests. Harry Potter...eat your heart out! It was pretty cool!! After traveling and so much action Nate fell asleep almost before his head touched the pillow. Saturday morning we were back at the pool by 9:30 a.m. and swam until about 3:30 p.m. It was a blast. (Hopefully nobody that works at Great wolf will read this next part of my story) Nate was the only one of the kids that was too short to ride the big waterslides so towards the end of our 2nd day I slipped Britts bracelet off and put it on Nate and we took him down the big slides a few times. (Don't judge me--Nate missed qualifying by 1/2 inch). Can we just say...He LOVED the fast slides and it was totally worth the dishonesty. Britt almost made a scene when I asked her for her bracelet by saying "No Mommy, that's CHEATING!! And then again when I went to take Britt down after she had given her bracelet to Nate, the lifeguard questioned us about her missing bracelet and she looked at me in fear. Luckily she kept her lips sealed and after a quick measurement she was allowed to ride down...and go get a new bracelet. Wheww...that was close. OK, so I'm a bad Mom but if you saw the smile on Nate's face after his 1st time down ANYONE else would have done the same thing. Totally worth it! What a great time we had and a HUGE thank you to Craig & Julie for helping us make it happen!! I don't know if anyone will notice but we hardly ever go anywhere without Craig & Julie...and we are more than OK with that!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-15890985898022548732010-01-25T12:41:00.003-07:002010-01-25T13:09:56.543-07:00IT's a tie-dye Christmas<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S135PB64dLI/AAAAAAAAAag/xf1droqSGBU/s1600-h/IMG_0239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430770762287445170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S135PB64dLI/AAAAAAAAAag/xf1droqSGBU/s320/IMG_0239.JPG" border="0" /></a> Inn Keeper Nate and "Wise Woman" Britt in the Navity Christmas Eve.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S135OiLrUbI/AAAAAAAAAaY/xuDAMBZJeoE/s1600-h/IMG_0285.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430770753767952818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S135OiLrUbI/AAAAAAAAAaY/xuDAMBZJeoE/s320/IMG_0285.JPG" border="0" /></a> Britt wants to be just like her older Cousin Tyler and now she can look the part with matching hats from Grandma!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S131sk46sFI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/h_8mUvWxZSE/s1600-h/IMG_0263.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430766871844139090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S131sk46sFI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/h_8mUvWxZSE/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our tie-dye family!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S131sBWRp3I/AAAAAAAAAaI/X4kaqWaH644/s1600-h/IMG_0227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430766862303602546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/S131sBWRp3I/AAAAAAAAAaI/X4kaqWaH644/s320/IMG_0227.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>We made sure Zach wasn't left out and dyed one of his onesies!</div><div> </div><div> "tis the season to be tie-dying???" Well it was if you were celebrating Christmas in Wayan. This year I was in charge of decorating some t-shirts that our Uncle brought out and I thought tie dying sounded like fun. It was really fun!! Little Britt fell in love with it and made 2 shirts for herself and helped make one for Zach and Nate. I think this will be one of my favorite christmases when I look back at all the pictures and see all of our family wearing their shirts on Christmas Eve! I wish I had gotten more pictures of our aunts, uncles and cousins wearing them because every shirt was unique! We had a wonderful holiday with our family in Wayan and on Christmas eve we drove to my sisters house in Utah and spent Christmas morning there. Since I didn't have church responsibilities to run home to I stayed for another 5 days while Scott came home and worked. It was SO fun to spend more time with my sister and brother-in-law and then a few days with my parents. I wish I could do that every year!! Thanks to everyone (my mom and Craig) for shuttleing me from city to city!! I had a blast. We wrapped up the holiday in Pocatello to celebrate New Years and Scott came back from Boise to pick us up. Now we are back to "normal" and have been spending our days running to and from gymnastics, ballet, work, mutual and our all important family Saturday Activities. I can't believe how fast life is going but it sure is a fun ride!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-57646194113920824962009-12-01T11:27:00.004-07:002009-12-01T11:50:36.153-07:00Nathan's 10 Seconds of Fame<div>We needed a little actor for our Toys for Tots campaign for Albertsons in Boise, and our Advertising Director asked if my son would like to be the tot. Nathan was pretty excited about the whole thing. He was great for the photo shoot in the store for the posters. He had a great smile and was willing to try about anything. When shooting the video for the advertisement, Nathan was a little more shy. I couldn'g get him to show the same big grin he had for the photo shoot and he was definately hesitant about giving the Marine a hug. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The ad is currently playing in Boise on ABC:</div><br /><div></div><br /><p><br /></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxVeNvhjMAQjguvb9WJLPs7lz2tjOs6iJMP2vvW-hXYlle8F5d96vrI6_vORJPXGPrgkRjPTyBj2Z_11ZIRnQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p>Here is the poster that is at our Boise Albertsons locations at the toy bin drop-off area:</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410341772032235330" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SxVlLStwV0I/AAAAAAAAAj4/X8YqVPefxro/s320/Toys+for+Tots+Poster.JPG" /><br /><p></p>Do you think he has a career?<br /><p></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575497500143194560noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-3025625992337171982009-11-21T17:37:00.003-07:002009-11-21T18:14:00.106-07:00Time flies when you've got 3 kids! Am I right Ladies?<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKbwpfxRI/AAAAAAAAAaA/aapOtyljOwk/s1600/IMG_7482.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406723562178331922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKbwpfxRI/AAAAAAAAAaA/aapOtyljOwk/s320/IMG_7482.JPG" border="0" /></a> Zach is almost 3 months in this picture!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKbT6TH7I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/mgXa0reDUIo/s1600/IMG_7541.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406723554464178098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKbT6TH7I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/mgXa0reDUIo/s320/IMG_7541.JPG" border="0" /></a>Hannah and "pepe" go trick or treating.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKawgfFlI/AAAAAAAAAZw/7F8Dhl4uqcw/s1600/IMG_7520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406723544960669266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKawgfFlI/AAAAAAAAAZw/7F8Dhl4uqcw/s320/IMG_7520.JPG" border="0" /></a> Isn't Nathan the cutest Super Hero Ever?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKauzTZ9I/AAAAAAAAAZo/Oa4YyA7IMfg/s1600/IMG_7498.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406723544502724562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKauzTZ9I/AAAAAAAAAZo/Oa4YyA7IMfg/s320/IMG_7498.JPG" border="0" /></a> Scott wore Britt's Hannah wig for a last minute costume to run the Fun Run here. We added the Bandanna and called him Brett Michaels! Rock ON!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKaAebS_I/AAAAAAAAAZg/UOi8Wjnb_F4/s1600/IMG_7416.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406723532067130354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SwiKaAebS_I/AAAAAAAAAZg/UOi8Wjnb_F4/s320/IMG_7416.JPG" border="0" /></a>Scott ran the St. George Marathon and did GREAT!</div><div> </div><div align="left">So you may have wondered why can't Nat get a new post more often and here is a glimpse at what is keeping me busy these days! I can't believe how much faster my day goes since we brought home little Zach! Halloween seems like yesterday but here we are already Christmas shopping today! We had a blast having almost all of Scott's siblings here to celebrate Halloween with us! What a Blast!! It is one of our new family traditions that we look forward to. Scott decided an hour before the Great Pumpkin Race that he was going to run so we scrambled for a costume and this is what we got! I think he looks pretty sexy with that long blonde hair! He came in 2nd place and won 3 months at the gym w/ personal training--that he gave to me! So reaaly we were bith winners! That is the other thing that has kept us busy is running around to watch Scott run races this month. He ran the S. George Marathon in early October and another 10k race here in Boise 2 weeks later. He had his fastest 10k finishing in 41 minutes! So other than racing I stay busy shuttleing kids to and from school, preschool, and gymnastics. Oh, and just to make sure I don't get bored I went back to work 1 day a week starting November 5th. </div><div align="left">I always love to post a funny story and so I'll finish with my favorite Halloween story. I had gotten this sombrero at DI and thought it would make a fun costume. Half way through trick or treating Britt was at the door and the adults were asking her about her costume. She was very proud that they could tell she was Hannah Montana. I guess she must have felt bad for me because they didn't comment on my costume so she drew their attention to me saying, "And look at my'Mom, She's a (pause)...Chinese thing!" The neighbors got a kick out of that! I think I laughed until the end of the block! Britt wasn't trying to get a laugh but she really enjoys making a good joke!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-24829505540931433282009-10-18T21:53:00.003-06:002009-10-18T22:26:51.748-06:00New Family Pictures--Hurray!<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvoOy26F7I/AAAAAAAAAZY/UTiYyKlU5Os/s1600-h/IMG_6114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394160319574185906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvoOy26F7I/AAAAAAAAAZY/UTiYyKlU5Os/s320/IMG_6114.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just the Girls!<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Stvmq8RyOLI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/eKVcZkaE408/s1600-h/IMG_6064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394158604115916978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Stvmq8RyOLI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/eKVcZkaE408/s320/IMG_6064.JPG" border="0" /></a> What a cute toothless Smile.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmU6DHArI/AAAAAAAAAZI/SE9tuCM7nDk/s1600-h/IMG_6102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394158225560371890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmU6DHArI/AAAAAAAAAZI/SE9tuCM7nDk/s320/IMG_6102.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just the Boys!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmUFXX2kI/AAAAAAAAAZA/eYKRezG0-eY/s1600-h/IMG_6028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394158211418282562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmUFXX2kI/AAAAAAAAAZA/eYKRezG0-eY/s320/IMG_6028.JPG" border="0" /></a>Just the OLD people!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmTg6cq7I/AAAAAAAAAY4/KGa1G4X7quQ/s1600-h/IMG_5970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394158201633287090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmTg6cq7I/AAAAAAAAAY4/KGa1G4X7quQ/s320/IMG_5970.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Snelders Family<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmTNnC3nI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Z7Cr0s6mZLE/s1600-h/IMG_5948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394158196451630706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmTNnC3nI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Z7Cr0s6mZLE/s320/IMG_5948.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nate is voted most photogenic.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmSnkBOQI/AAAAAAAAAYo/YcGTtaOHI1E/s1600-h/IMG_5945.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394158186238392578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/StvmSnkBOQI/AAAAAAAAAYo/YcGTtaOHI1E/s320/IMG_5945.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our family (in a) TREE!</div><div> </div><div>We want to thank Judy and Kevan for taking time to help us get some cute new family pictures. I think we got some good ones. Our favorite background spot ended up being in the sun and all of us are making weird faces so we didn't post that one. My favorite picture of the day was the one of all the kids that is our new title picture! So cute!! I know all the Grandmas will be excited to get a copy of that one. THANKS to Judy and Kevan now we have new pictures!! Mom--I know you will want to see all 200 but we didn't think everyone else would so we will send you a CD!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-50257905278319527382009-09-28T21:23:00.002-06:002009-09-28T21:54:18.975-06:00Families are Forever<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_n37t7fI/AAAAAAAAAYY/FxlqyO4htbw/s1600-h/Zachary+393.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386726952317873650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_n37t7fI/AAAAAAAAAYY/FxlqyO4htbw/s320/Zachary+393.jpg" border="0" /></a> Little Zach is 4 weeks old on his blessing day.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_nVDXNWI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/GRnu23-sgUE/s1600-h/Zachary+394.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386726942954698082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_nVDXNWI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/GRnu23-sgUE/s320/Zachary+394.jpg" border="0" /></a>This little boys is always moving those hands if he is awake!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_m0tVYaI/AAAAAAAAAYI/N81FbnNyP9I/s1600-h/Zachary+332.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386726934272369058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_m0tVYaI/AAAAAAAAAYI/N81FbnNyP9I/s320/Zachary+332.jpg" border="0" /></a> Who wouldn't want to be together Forever?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_mF-k44I/AAAAAAAAAYA/sHljZ1m9ies/s1600-h/Zachary+358.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386726921728222082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_mF-k44I/AAAAAAAAAYA/sHljZ1m9ies/s320/Zachary+358.jpg" border="0" /></a> VERY proud Big Sister and Big Brother. Now they have something..or Someone new to fight over! And believe me they do!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_lu3s7BI/AAAAAAAAAX4/EvmSqQupbsQ/s1600-h/Zachary+324.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386726915525372946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/SsF_lu3s7BI/AAAAAAAAAX4/EvmSqQupbsQ/s320/Zachary+324.jpg" border="0" /></a>We are very blessed! (Pretty busy and tired but blessed all the same!) Little Zachary has been in our family now for 7 weeks today. Somedays I feel like it is flying by and then other times I feel like it has been a FOREVER since I got a good nights rest! But look at that little face, he is worth every minute. I guess I just feel very lucky today and want to express my gratitude for having such a wonderful family. I think I would feel very lost if I didn't know, without a doubt, that I will live with my family for eternity. Somedays I know the kids would like me not to nag them for eternity but its a risk they will have to take. Recently we had some friends comment on how neat they thought it was that we spend every Saturday doing some kind of activity together as a family. I guess this is something I have just taken for granted. I am very lucky to have a husband that makes family time a #1 priority. We don't always do exotic things on our Saturday family day. Often our family activity is going to Sams Club browsing and getting a hot dog. It's about an $11.00 date but our kids love it because Saturday is sample day so they get more than just a hot dog. So thank you to our friends for telling me that you think the Snelders have a fun tradition because it has made me realize how important family time is and I'm grateful that "Saturday family day" is just part of our life style. I'm glad they shared with us that they have totally changed their previous Saturday schedule to now make Saturday their family day. I hope everyone reading this blog knows me well enough to know that I'm not boasting, I'm just as shocked as everyone else to realize we are doing something that others think is right. </div><div>P.S. We are truly blessed to have THE coolest friends and family in the world...yeah I mean all of you reading this. (Unless your a blog snooper and then I guess I don't know if you are cool or not.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-83171500637074458182009-09-14T20:01:00.005-06:002009-09-14T21:21:02.729-06:00"Look Dude, No training Wheels!!"<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BXRbClkI/AAAAAAAAAXI/0Iu_EPCldug/s1600-h/IMG_7361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381521579056469570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BXRbClkI/AAAAAAAAAXI/0Iu_EPCldug/s320/IMG_7361.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our little artist!! It is definitly in her Genes!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BW2PgZKI/AAAAAAAAAXA/6U0Ce0me7QA/s1600-h/IMG_7346.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381521571760333986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BW2PgZKI/AAAAAAAAAXA/6U0Ce0me7QA/s320/IMG_7346.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nate is pretty excited about his new skills!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BWUM6AnI/AAAAAAAAAW4/nOYfQjKMo7w/s1600-h/IMG_7343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381521562622624370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BWUM6AnI/AAAAAAAAAW4/nOYfQjKMo7w/s320/IMG_7343.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look at me GO, and GO....and GO!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BV1xZjMI/AAAAAAAAAWw/JvFtCwXOR-g/s1600-h/IMG_7342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381521554454187202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BV1xZjMI/AAAAAAAAAWw/JvFtCwXOR-g/s320/IMG_7342.JPG" border="0" /></a> Britt has been riding for 5 months and shows Nate how a pro does it!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BVSgqVPI/AAAAAAAAAWo/sMdLgbYnw5o/s1600-h/IMG_7357.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381521544988742898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sq8BVSgqVPI/AAAAAAAAAWo/sMdLgbYnw5o/s320/IMG_7357.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nate and Dad at "Art in the Park" building and Airplane out of Cardboard.<br />The fancy term is "recycled art".<br /><div></div><div></div><div align="left">Have we EVER mentioned that we LOVE Boise in the fall? I know we are annoying but Art in the Park is one of our absolute favorite events of the summer. Usually we ride our bikes on the Greenbelt into Julia Davis park but this year with Zach we had to change and walk into the park. Zach can't hold up his own head so he is no where near ready to try out the bike trailer. We did however keep our tradition of packing a picnic and finding a shady spot to enjoy lunch together in the park! Some may think is a little sad that a piece of fried chicken and free art projects makes for such a happy family but that's how we like our Saturdays... SIMPLE. </div><div align="left">Now for our other big news, Nathan can ride his bike. It was amazing how fast he learned. We knew he would pick it up quickly but we had no idea it would be this quick. Just like Britt he decided to learn when Mom was gone to mutual and had nearly mastered riding a bike in a single night. On Thursday he followed Mom around all day begging her to find time when Zach was asleep that she could go help him riding his bike. After a couple of laps up and down the street with him yelling over his shoulder "LET ME GO"(because I was hanging on to his shirt) he gave up and waited for the real bicycle trainer (DAD) to get home from work. Then that night he was well on his way. So the first night he could balance and ride but was scary to watch. The second night he had even better balance and learned how to turn around and stop with out crashing. And then Friday night, he learned how to start all by himself and now is an expert. He loves to show anyone how fast he can go! It amazes me that he chose to have Dad take off his training wheels and learned to ride his bike in one night! He gets that from Scott. I haven't confessed to the kids that I couldn't ride until I was like 8 or something! I just remember being embarassed that I had training wheels so I must have been pretty stinkin' old!</div></div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-30292969700409284222009-09-01T21:09:00.003-06:002009-09-01T21:39:12.540-06:00Back to the Books<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sp3jPIeoq5I/AAAAAAAAAWg/kraoS0lgTGk/s1600-h/IMG_7301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376703379263761298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sp3jPIeoq5I/AAAAAAAAAWg/kraoS0lgTGk/s320/IMG_7301.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lining up after the 1st bell and guess who is 1st in line!!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sp3jOffGEyI/AAAAAAAAAWY/Y8X80xneuKE/s1600-h/IMG_7296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376703368259834658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sp3jOffGEyI/AAAAAAAAAWY/Y8X80xneuKE/s320/IMG_7296.JPG" border="0" /></a>This was the shirt Britt picked out on our Girls only shopping trip.<br />Thanks Honey, for taking the boys so we could go shopping. It was SO much fun for both of us!<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sp3jNyaR0vI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/YsR7sHZvjIE/s1600-h/IMG_7295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376703356160037618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sq65pEknY68/Sp3jNyaR0vI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/YsR7sHZvjIE/s320/IMG_7295.JPG" border="0" /></a> Now you can see the total look. For all the girls, we know it is all about what you wear the 1st day back to school!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="left">Brittanie started back to school on Monday and could not have been more excited!! She woke up as soon as she heard Scott and she quickly made her bed and put on her outfit she picked out the night before and then to my dismay....she did her own hair. In her mind she thought she was ready and now she just had to wait. But the poor little girl has a Mom who is way to up tight to let her do her own hair on the 1st day of School. After some savy negotiations of "extra baby Zachary time", I talked Britt into letting me do her hair! Sigh of relief!! (I have found these two kids will do just about anything if it results in them getting some alone time to snuggle their baby brother.) After a few pictures, she couldn't stand it anymore and we drove her down to school. Nathan was a little embarassed because as we headed out the back door of the house he asked me if I wanted a jacket so nobody would see that I was in my pajamas!! Looking back now on taking her to 1st grade in my pajama's...I must say I am a little humiliated. I was wearing my Rad Racing t-shirt so at least it was my "cool" pajamas AND I had on sunglasses! I'm still trying to figure out where my day goes, but being home with the two boys keeps me busy but we love it. Nate likes having Mom and Zach all to himself for a few hours of the day, I guess that is as long as I don't take him anymore places in my pajama's!! </div><div></div><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587200876748741679noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931552032703459447.post-25544936062331878952009-08-10T09:26:00.002-06:002009-08-10T09:39:22.631-06:00The Arrival of Baby Zachary<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9ivva5_I/AAAAAAAAAjw/eqoZrjgKYSs/s1600-h/Zack+is+Born+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368358422965839858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9ivva5_I/AAAAAAAAAjw/eqoZrjgKYSs/s320/Zack+is+Born+030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9h-rBCbI/AAAAAAAAAjo/GGwfX4BZfTU/s1600-h/Zack+is+Born+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368358409794030002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9h-rBCbI/AAAAAAAAAjo/GGwfX4BZfTU/s320/Zack+is+Born+032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9havXhbI/AAAAAAAAAjg/v1_tt8Z96f4/s1600-h/Zack+is+Born+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368358400148604338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9havXhbI/AAAAAAAAAjg/v1_tt8Z96f4/s320/Zack+is+Born+068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9hPCGUcI/AAAAAAAAAjY/3p1k89E-P00/s1600-h/Zack+is+Born+060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368358397005943234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9hPCGUcI/AAAAAAAAAjY/3p1k89E-P00/s320/Zack+is+Born+060.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9g3IVseI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/jO4zAbnLbag/s1600-h/Zack+is+Born+054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368358390589665762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2J80568w2xU/SoA9g3IVseI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/jO4zAbnLbag/s320/Zack+is+Born+054.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Zachary William Snelders was born Monday morning at 2:34 am. He weighed in at 6 lb 14 oz and has dark hair. Everyone is doing very well. Thanks to our great nurse & cousin -- Wendy for helping us get submitted, getting things moved along, and making sure we were taken care of. I'm sure Natalie will want to tell the story of the evening/morning so I'll leave that post to her for another day. We are so happy and thankful to get baby Z here!</div></div></div></div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575497500143194560noreply@blogger.com26