Mother Nature's Recipe

2011-10-23T20:40:00.000-07:00

Marana Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-23T20:18:00.000-07:00

Fun little pumpkin patch here in town that we went to with some friends in the ward. Kennedy gets a kick out the animals!

More Football

2011-10-23T19:57:00.000-07:00

Nolan just about got his 1st pick 6! Oh so close.

2011-10-09T10:30:00.000-07:00

Another week of Football!

2011-10-09T10:20:00.001-07:00

Trying to keep everyone updated with football season here in the desert. It was finally nice weather (cooler) to enjoy being outside in the sun.
This is the very modified Marana Tiger version of the Haka that BYU does before their games. It's fun to watch them do it.

Our 1st rain storm in AZ!

2011-09-26T15:25:00.000-07:00

August 18th we finally got to experience a good downpour. The kids and I went outside to run in the rain.

Catch Up

2011-09-26T14:46:00.001-07:00

Easter weekend we stayed the night at Rod and Kami's. Lindsey and Levi were there along with Lindsey and Kami mom, and brother. Mom and Dad came up Saturday night for dinner. Before we headed to their house we colored Easter eggs at our house. Ryan was in Tucson that weekend. The kids had a good time with their cousins. When we got home on Sunday the kids had an easter egg hunt.

Madelyn turned 7 on April 12th. She is growing up way too fast. She is now in 2nd grade and is doing really well on all her school work. She is making lots of friends.

Kennedy is 1! I know she is now almost 18 months but I am catching up the blog and trying to stay on top of stuff. We were still in Post Falls, ID when she turned 1. It is hard to believe that she is almost 18 months and will be going to nursery in a couple of weeks. Ryan is looking forward to this day since I am in Primary she is with him during Sunday School and Priesthood.

1st Tackle Football Game

2011-09-24T22:01:00.000-07:00

Nolan's first tackle football game. He has fun and by 10:15 start time it is already low 90's and hot enough for spectators and even more so for kids suited up to hit each other.

Football

2011-09-24T21:49:00.000-07:00

Nolan's Baseball

2011-06-30T07:19:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Nolan's time in Post Falls playing baseball. He had a great time and was the starting pitcher in each game.....chip off the old block! :) He's living up to his name! He did an awesome job.

Riding in N.Idaho

2011-02-07T07:43:00.000-08:00

Some beautiful country up here to see. Bad thing is there's so many trees its hard to find open areas to climb. The "mountains" up here certainly aren't like riding in the Rocky Mountains. Still had fun - the 2-cycle exhaust wipes out any bad thoughts or feelings! :)

Fall Elk Hunt

2011-02-02T16:31:00.001-08:00

Here are a few pictures of our elk hunt this past fall. The elk was shot by a young guy in our group that was hunting elk for his first time. It was a good trip and the meat is yummy!

Misc Pictures

2010-12-06T21:23:00.000-08:00

Putting a bunch of pics on of what's happened over the past couple of months.

2010-09-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

Yes we are still alive!

2010-09-12T21:18:00.001-07:00

I would hate to back track the past 3 months so we're going to post some pictures to tell the tale of our family!

2 months old!

2010-06-06T21:57:00.000-07:00

After a blink and then another one, 2 months has racked up already and the baby is growing like a weed. Showing signs each day that she's seeing the world and reacting in it. It's fun to sit back and watch.

A few pics of the new one

2010-05-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few picture for everyone of the new little one. She has grown an inch in just 3 weeks and has superceded her birth weight now. She is a good baby!

Pine Wood Derby Days

2010-05-02T21:27:00.001-07:00

Nolan and dad were able to get a car put together (Boise State style!) and go to the Pine Wood Derby at the church. 3 brothers in the stake put it on and they did an awesome job, they built the track, dressed up in mechanic overalls, the cars were also electronically tracked to know exactly what the car time was for each. As you could see dad wanted to make sure that the car was colored without flaw - Nolan did quite a bit of work on it. Out of 4 races Nolan took first in 2 of them! Way to go Polley!

Madelyn's dance

2010-05-02T21:22:00.000-07:00

Madelyn was able to take dance this year and she had a ball. She was amazingly coordinated in the timing and choreagraphy of her dances for her first time in something like this. Sorry the pictures turned out so bad.

Some Easter Pictures

2010-05-02T21:18:00.000-07:00

We are going to go backward a little in time and catch up on what's been going on up here in Northern Idaho. Easter was a success as you can see.

Another one bites the dust!

2010-02-27T09:52:00.000-08:00

Madelyn had a loose front upper tooth for a little while and the other night we were eating supper and after her first bite into the pizza she declared "My tooth came out!" She was holding it in her hand. The funny part of the story was we were watching the kids of our good friends and they asked her if they could see the hole in her mouth. She showed them, and of course they were commenting on the blood that was coming from the hole. She told everyone how cool that was and after she went into the bathroom to see for herself, the tears started flowing because now she thought that she was going to have this big hole for the rest of her life and she couldn't accept that. After repeated explaining that a tooth was going to grow back she finally went about her business. Funny thing is this was her 3rd tooth that she's lost and she knows the routine - she's a killer!

Basketball Season

2010-02-27T09:47:00.001-08:00

We are on the winding up of the basketball season right now for Nolan. Using last year to build from, he has gotten better this year and is the star of the team. I think that he is taking after his dad - just watch the video! :)

Family Fun Weekend

2010-02-27T09:39:00.000-08:00

Late on getting these pictures posted but the first weekend of this month was a special day for Nolan and the family. He was baptized and confirmed on Feb 6th. Grandma's and Grandpa's from both sides were able to be here for it along with Erin and her kids (Craig had to work). We are so proud of Nolan and his decision to follow in the ways of our Savior. We also thank everyone that made the effort to be there to support him.

Nolan's 8th Birthday

2010-01-25T20:29:00.001-08:00

Today was Nolan's birthday, and to know that it's his 8th is still unbelievable to us right now. In a week and a half he is going to hit his first milestone in his life at his baptism. It is fun and not so fun at the same time to see him grow and develop into a young man. We are excited for the big day to celebrate with him and we're so proud to have him in our family and the "protector" of his younger sisters. We love you Polley!

U.S. Figure Skating Championships

2010-01-19T21:01:00.000-08:00

One of the perks of living up here near Spokane was being able to go watch the Championship Figure Skating this past weekend. The winners are the ones that will represent the U.S.A. in the Olympics here in a few weeks. You really get a bigger appreciation when your 5 rows from the ice of what they go through. It was a neat experience, Roo and I had a great time!

Nolan's Final Flag Football Game

2009-10-24T20:11:00.000-07:00

I know that it has been awhile for us, no excuses to give and none would be good enough anyway. Today was Nolan's last football game. These are pictures from last week. All we got today from his game is live video footage. I was the head coach and it was a good experience to be in that role for different reasons and other reasons I didn't care for. All in all the team had a winning season and I could see improvement from each boy (some more than others) which is what these sports are all about. Nolan is getting more and more confident in his abilities now that he is getting to understand the sport and himself better.

Silver Mountain High!

2009-08-23T14:00:00.000-07:00

We were able to go Kellogg, ID to Silver Mountain ski resort with Gina's cousin and family and take the gondola up to the top and do some hiking and just enjoy the cool mountain air. We all had a great time exploring more of this beautiful area up here.

Summer Swimming

2009-08-01T10:15:00.000-07:00

Gina and the kids were able to go swimming at Aunt Kami's mom's house just outside of Spokane. They had a great time in the pool. This may be a frequent place throughout the summer to go especially with these crazy high temperatures.

and here's our cute little Buddha

He's official!

2009-08-01T09:06:00.000-07:00

Nolan has been bugging us for quite sometime about getting his own set of golf clubs and today they showed up. At night time he takes them out and puts them in the back of the car by his dad's so he's ready. He goes out and tells them good night before he goes to bed and then when he wakes up he goes and tells them good morning (what a little whip!). He is excited to go out and start using them.

Baking

2009-07-25T15:55:00.000-07:00

Vanessa woke up from her nap and lots of fun in the flour!

Getting the pies ready for the oven. We made fresh blueberry and peach pie(they were delicious). The kids also learned how to wash the blueberries.

Yesterday I decided I wanted to make rolls to go with corn chowder for dinner. I don't care that it is 90 plus degrees outside I like to bake. I also decided to make some pies for a church activity on Saturday with we didn't end up going to. So after I layed Vanessa down for her nap I started to make the rolls and of course I have 2 little helpers right by my side. I have a hard time letting them help me in the kitchen because I want to do things right then and I don't want to take the time to teach because I feel like I don't have the time but I tried really hard yesterday to let them help and be calm. They learned how to measure flour. It was hard but we all survived!

Moving

2009-07-25T15:46:00.000-07:00

The kids were so excited to sit in the truck with Ryan. Nolan and Madelyn were even arguing about who would ride with him so they were going to take turns. Nolan started out with Ryan and the next day it was supposed to be Madelyn but she wouldn't ride with him so Nolan rode the whole way in the truck and loved every minute of it!

This is the 26 foot truck that we filled up and we still left some things behind to pick up later. When I first saw the truck I thought there is no way we will fill this whole thing up but we sure had collected a lot of stuff over the past 3-1/2 years we lived in Utah. It was really hard to leave all of our friends but we are excited to be in Post Falls, ID and to have Ryan come home every night after work instead of coming home every 2-1/2 weeks!

Baseball

2009-07-25T15:39:00.001-07:00

Keep your eye on the ball.

It's out of here!

He had a good season and a good coach who happened to be our neighbor in Utah.

Madelyn's Preschool Graduation

2009-07-25T15:28:00.001-07:00

It is hard to believe that we will have two kids in school now. Madelyn graduated from her preschool May 21st. She had so much fun in her school. She made lots of friends and even knows who she is going to marry(Truman he has his hand on his face)! She was always coming home with stories of her and Truman and then sometimes it was Joe but most of the time it was Truman. She just said the other day how she loves Truman and is going to marry him. She is funny! Her teacher Miss Liz was awesome!

Sliding down the stairs!

2009-04-13T12:46:00.000-07:00

I remember when I was younger sliding down the stairs in a sleeping bag and it was so much fun so when Madelyn and Vanessa started doing it I didn't want to deprive them of so much fun! I let them do it a couple of times and it was so much fun to see them laughing and having fun.

The Game of Life

2009-04-13T12:33:00.000-07:00

The kids and I took a trip to Idaho to see family and friends since Nolan was off track for three weeks. We stayed in Kamiah, Boise, Twin Falls and Springfield where we had to cut the trip short because Nolan got sick. We had planned to go Montpelier but headed home a couple of days early. It was fun to see family and friends. While in Kamiah it snowed and rained pretty much the whole time but the kids did have fun being with Grandpa and Grandma Rupp. One day I came downstairs to find Nolan playing Life with Grandpa and Grandma was asleep on the chair. As I listened to Nolan he was moving the cars for everyone which included Grandma. She started out awake and then fell asleep but Nolan kept right on playing for her. He was having fun! After about ten days in Kamiah we headed to Boise and stayed a night with our fiends Larry and Ruthanne. The kids had fun playing with their kids. We then headed to Twin Falls to stay with Cameron and Teresa while there we had cake and ice cream for the April birthdays, Damien April 6th, Madelyn April 12th and Derrick April 16th. The kids loved this! Then we headed to Springfield to stay with Roddlee and Angela. Nolan started feeling sick that night so we headed home. It was fun to visit everyone but it was good to be home. Thanks to everyone who put up with us! We love our family and friends and are very thankful for all you do for us!

Trip to Idaho

2009-04-13T12:21:00.000-07:00

Jr. Jazz Visitor - Paul Millsap

2009-03-14T18:15:00.000-07:00

The finale that the kids got to go to for the Jr. Jazz was a visit from one of the Jazz players. They don't tell anybody who the player is going to be until he shows up. This year it was Paul Millsap. He is a very humble guy and doesn't talk to much which is kind of a bad thing when you throw someone like that in front of hundreds of people. Kids are already excited to see a Jazz guy, so it would have been good to show some kind of excitement for the kids, but I guess you can't be someone/something your not. It was still fun to be there and watch the good time the kids were having.

Nolan's Final Jr. Jazz Game

2009-02-26T18:10:00.000-08:00

Tonight was the end of Nolan's first year in Jr. Jazz. He developed into a pretty good player from the beginning to the end. He scored 2 baskets tonight which is pretty good when the kids at that age aren't really pass happy. Whenever you get the ball you have to fend for your own. He had a great time and we are already knocking on the door for baseball sign-ups - next week!!!

Nolan's 7th Birthday

2009-02-05T10:31:00.000-08:00

We were able to survive a birthday party for Nolan hosting 8 of his little buddies. He sure had a great time! We thank all those that showed up to support him and brought him gifts. We are sure proud of him and can't believe that a year from now he will be entering the waters of baptism. He is a good big brother!

Ice Fishing

2009-01-03T17:06:00.000-08:00

I was finally able to do some ice fishing. You would think of all the years I spent in Bear Lake that I would have done some of that, but I didn't. I have a friend here in the ward that is very big into fly fishing and ice fishing and this year because of him I have been able to do both for the first time in my life. Maybe the skills or his teaching but I caught fish in both instances :). Here are some pictures of our trip to Strawberry reservoir yesterday with just the boys and then our trip close by at Cozey reservoir with the kids. Both days were good weather and I'm looking forward to more trips in the future. Actually going on the 24th with the Elders Quorum!

2008-12-30T12:01:00.000-08:00

Rub a Dub Dub Three Men in a Tub?

2008-12-30T11:25:00.000-08:00

Roo had to recaulk our bathtub and of course all the kids needed to be in the tub to help. That last for a while until Madelyn feel out of the tub backwards. Roo took them all out and locked the door so he could finish. The tub looks so much better. Thanks Roo!

The kids

2008-11-15T15:05:00.000-08:00

Vanessa loves to wear these sunglasses. This morning I had the dishwasher open and walked around the corner to find Vanessa on the door. She is growing up way too fast. I have noticed that she says "thank you" and please.

Halloween

2008-11-15T14:49:00.000-08:00

The kids had a good Halloween. We took Vanessa just up our street and then across the other side. She then went home to help Daddy hand out candy. He said she liked to answer the door when trick or treaters came. Madelyn and Nolan had a good time but towards the end Madelyn was tired of walking but Nolan could have went longer. It was a nice night to be out.

Good buds

2008-10-25T21:42:00.000-07:00

The other night we watched our friends kids. They have a little boy Jacob that is 3 months older than Vanessa and they have become pretty good buds. He is very laid back and they play well together (at least what their attention spans allow).

New blinds finally!

2008-10-19T17:06:00.000-07:00

Reading the title of this post may sound cheezy, but those people that know about our backdoor this was a milestone yesterday. Putting the blinds up in our windows rather than having a redneck bedsheet covering them is something to celebrate. This simple fix has made the doors look very nice, now the last thing to do will be to finally paint them! Stay tuned in another couple years!

Last flag football game

2008-10-12T17:46:00.000-07:00

This was the Nolan's last flag football game of the season. Grandma and Grandpa Hansen drove all the way down for it, stayed a little bit afterwards, and headed back home. Thanks grandma and grandpa for doing that - Nolan appreciated that a lot! Nolan had 6 tackles (got the kids flags) and scored a 30 yard touchdown. You can tell from one of the pics that he was pretty happy. He is now getting ready to start Jr. Jazz in January. He's a pretty good little player and his mom and dad are proud of him.

Halloween Dresses

2008-10-12T17:07:00.000-07:00

My friend and I made dresses for our girls (yes sisters I actually sewed these dresses myself). Madelyn loves her dress! They were easy and fun. I can't wait to make some different dresses for the girls.

First Snow of the Season

2008-10-12T16:59:00.000-07:00

Today we woke up to 4" of snow on the ground. Nolan and Madelyn were so excited to play in the snow. After church they got dressed and went out and played. Vanessa even went out but only for about 5 minutes. She just stood in one spot and didn't move until I said "come here". She didn't know what to think of the snow. She wanted to touch it but when she did it was too cold.

Too Cute!

2008-09-30T10:46:00.000-07:00

Couldn't pass this one up. We were all getting a kick out of the way Vanessa looked and was acting with her Michael Phelps eyewear. She's a good sport.

Flag football

2008-09-30T09:40:00.000-07:00

Nolan has been involved in flag football the past couple of weeks having two games a week between here in Clearfield and going to South Weber and Riverdale. The first two games he scored the only touchdowns for his team and the last few games he has been doing really well on defense. He was a little hesitant on grabbing the other kids flags at first, but now he is the first person to ball getting their flags. You can see how much more confident he gets with every game - it is fun to watch.

Swimming Lessons

2008-09-30T09:34:00.000-07:00

Nolan and Madelyn are both involved in swimming lessons last week and they wrap it up this week. They have swimming lessons lined out for kids that are off track like Nolan is for the two weeks. It is nice to have a beautiful indoor aquatic center to have the kids go to with great teachers. They have enjoyed it a lot.

The first trim!

2008-09-25T18:28:00.000-07:00

This was both a good and sad day as far as cutting the luscious locks of Madelyn. It was sad to see the beautiful curly hair disappear but if you asked her it was good so now a brush can pass through it without bringing her to tears. She certainly looks like a little Missy now but she sure looks cute!

1st Day of Preschool!

2008-09-02T15:57:00.000-07:00

It wasn't just hard enough to have a child start 1st grade this year but it also ushered in another 1st for another child. Madelyn started her first day of preschool today - this is the same preschool that Nolan went to a couple of years ago. Our little Missy is growing fast!

Misc Happenings

2008-08-31T14:11:00.000-07:00

Here are some things that have been going on over the past month or so. We haven't been doing very well in keeping things up to date this summer. Sorry about that, but here are some pics to enjoy.

2008-08-17T16:36:00.000-07:00

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-07-21T11:53:00.001-07:00

Vanessa is 1!

2008-07-21T10:55:00.000-07:00

This has taken a while because the first time I tried downloading the pictures it wouldn't do it. We went camping the weekend of her birthday and had lots of fun. For those of you who don't remember her birthday is July 5th. Nolan and Madelyn were more excited than Vanessa for her birthday! It was cute watching her try to open her presents and she had to stand up while opening the presents. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Hansen for the presents, Grandpa and Grandma Rupp for the money, Uncle Craig, Aunt Erin and Olivia for the card, the Johnson family for the stuffed animal and the Palmer family for the stuffed animal. She loved eating her cake. Nolan and Madelyn kept commenting on how messy she was and I just remined them that they did the same thing on their 1st birthday. It is hard to believe that the year has gone by too fast.

4th of July Camping

2008-07-05T16:47:00.000-07:00

We were able to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. We got everything scheduled between our family and another in the ward about a month ago. We got a few campsites reserved up at Deer Creek State Park (10 miles south of Heber City). By the time that we ended up going on Thursday we had an additional 4 families come and we had a total of 32 people up there. It was an unofficial ward campout!!! Besides the heat you couldn't ask for better evening/nightimes up in the mountains!

Cheerio Heaven

2008-07-01T17:59:00.000-07:00

If this face doesn't show the excitement when the Cheerio box gets broken out!

Helping Dad

2008-06-17T12:12:00.000-07:00

We finally got a swing set for the kids and of course they needed to be dad's big helpers (Nolan more than Madelyn). They enjoy having the swing set! Thank you Daddy! WE LOVE YOU!

Vanessa's Mess

2008-06-17T12:04:00.000-07:00

Vanessa it at the age where she loves to pull out as much stuff as she can to play. It doesn't bother me that she makes these messes because she is happy and having fun! It is hard to believe that she will be a year on the 5th of July. She growing so fast but I love this stage she is in right now. The kids love to play with her and make her laugh!

Kids outside

2008-06-17T11:36:00.000-07:00

Enjoying the warm weather!

Boys Getaway

2008-06-10T21:39:00.000-07:00

Me, my dad and Cory made a "boys getaway" to Mesquite to do a couple days of golf. It was certainly fun enough to make this an annual thing. Next year hopefully Quinn can make it with us.

Stair Time

2008-05-10T17:08:00.000-07:00

Here is the first go for Vanessa climbing the stairs - we made it all the way up by herself, now she thinks she's pretty hot stuff.

Last measurement of the year

2008-04-27T17:34:00.000-07:00

Here is a pic of the last snow measurement of the year up Home Canyon. There was on average 5 and a half feet of snow still up there. Afterward we went riding the rest of the day on the most beautiful ride of the year as well. Six new inches, not one person up there and not a cloud in the skies. The only tracks we can across were our own. How can anything be better!?!

Late Easter pics

2008-04-06T21:18:00.000-07:00

We weren't very good at getting the Easter pics of the kids on so here they are. It was a good day, Cory/Carolyn and kids came up and we had a nice dinner together and then afterwards we had a little Easter egg hunt. It was fun.

Playing in the snow again.....

2008-04-06T21:09:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we were able to get up in the mountains and burn up some of that new powder that had fallen during the week. There weren't many people up there which was surprising so that left plenty for us. Gina's brother Rod came down from Northern Idaho and he was taught the way of the land. This was the first time that he had ever come down to ride. He was impressed. We put a good 50 miles on and covered a lot of terrain ranging from the warming hut all the way over to Bloomington Lake and over to Red Pine. Here are a few pics of Rod and the rest of us parked on top of the lake (6 to 7 feet of ice underneath us). The rope in the background is the one that we swing off of into the lake during the summer.

Evening at the park

2008-03-21T20:39:00.001-07:00

It was a little brisky this evening as we went to the park a half block a way. The kids have been itching to get out and hit the park when dad has been home, you can see that Madelyn hasn't waited for the warmer weather with her skirt and flip flops already. Sir's (Kevin Anderson) house borders this park and he was out for a minute. The big whimp didn't stay out to long because he said it was to cold. He leaves Bear Lake and he is already a pansy!

Nolan's Tight Squeeze

2008-03-16T21:13:00.001-07:00

Nolan's First School Bus Ride

2008-03-13T11:48:00.000-07:00

Today Nolan rode on the bus for the first time. I asked him if he was excited to ride the bus and he said "yeah." His kindergarten class went to the Tree house museum for a field trip. Nolan said he went inside a tree house and under a tunnel, he saw trains, fish, firetruck and a castle. He said he only played in the tree house which was his favorite thing. He had a good time!

Relaxing Sunday

2008-03-02T17:04:00.000-08:00

The kids were able to enjoy a nice relaxing Sunday.

Happy lil' hummer

2008-03-01T09:09:00.000-08:00

We had to get a good shot of her enjoying being thrown in the air by her dad. This is after effect of getting some good air.

Up playing in the snow

2008-02-23T22:28:00.000-08:00

Today was another day in heaven being in the mountains and playing in the snow. There were a bunch of us up there today and I got to play "tour guide" since none of the guys there had ever been up in the Paris mountains before. You can see Scott having a good time during our quick lunch break.

I was trying to get a good picture of some air I was getting as I was putting my horses away in the garage. I guess I was going to fast for the photographer to get my incredible air I was getting. Thanks Scott!!!!! Dat's a good boy.

Feeling the blues

2008-02-21T19:30:00.000-08:00

Nolan started to feel sick today while he was in school and as you can see it has carried over until tonight. He told his mom today as he was laying down on the couch that the reason why he is sick is because "I'm allergic to school". I'm now sure how that excuse is going to hold up in our family court.

Pack Mule

2008-02-18T21:10:00.000-08:00

Nolan has learned how to use his sister as a pack mule to have some fun around the house. This little activity can keep them busy for hours.

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T16:46:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a good day!

Almost Crawling

2008-02-14T14:57:00.000-08:00

As you can see from the pic our little one is getting closer to taking off on her hands and knees. It is amazing that she is getting big enough to be doing that. She is such a good baby.

Bear Lake Hillclimb

2008-02-13T16:15:00.000-08:00

Over the 2nd and 3rd of Feb it was fun on the mountain once again helping the racers as they were quickly climbing the hill in Geneva. I didn't get any help from dad up on the hill along with his buddies (they were down in the trailer "selling" items). I have made friends with the official timer over the past couple of years and we hung out sharing stories of what has happened since last year. It wasn't near as cold as last year, but that isn't to say that it wasn't chilly. It is always good to hear the motors, watch the speed, and breath in all that 2 cycle exhaust!!!

Nolan's Birthday

2008-01-27T17:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had Nolan's birthday party at McDonald's. It was a day later than his birthday so that way most of his friends would be able to make it. It was good to have it somewhere where the kids were able to run around and have some fun - someone else had to clean up!!!! ;) It was a good time and Nolan had fun.

Welcome

2008-01-02T16:57:00.000-08:00

Here is our first shot and creating a blogspot where we can post pics, share stories and do all the other things that these websites allow you to do. We are certainly rookies at this so be patient with us as we embark on uncharted waters. Hope you enjoy!!!