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We took the kids to do archery and they had so much fun!  They shot at  balloons first and then got to shoot the animal targets and got scored on their shooting.  Kyle has decided that he wants a bow instead of a X-Box360 which I am totally fine with. Sammi shoots left handed and Kyle shoots right so we would have to get two. I wasn't sure what Allie was going to

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 We would like to introduce... Chickalita, Heart, Suzy-Q, Candle, Lily, and Alice.  This is our awesome coop.  We've been getting 4-5 eggs a day.  They each lay a little different color egg ranging from white to dark brown.  It's so fun to see them all sitting in the bowl on the counter.  (You don't have to refrigerate fresh eggs if you eat them fast enough.  Which we do.)  Sammi gets up and

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 Allie didn't want to hold still for pictures.  She wanted eggs!  As usual, Kyle found all the eggs and then drove Sammi crazy by giving her hints about where they were.  They are only allowed to gather their own. It's becoming a tradition to have Luke and Rae down for Eastes weekend.  All of us looking our best in the wee hours of the morn. Sammi couldn't find one of her eggs FOR-EV-ER

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 Alli loves her big sister!  We were at the park and the just kept laying down on Sammi and giving her hugs.  It was a perfect picture. Beautiful Sammi  Allie is getting so big.(Well, big to us.)

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 We had a small family party for Allie with just a couple of friends over to celebrate with us.  She took awhile to eat the cake and didn't make a very big mess.  Nothing compared to Sammi!  She didn't even get her clothes dirty. She picked at the frosting on the edges and then finally got a little cake.   The many faces of Allie. Yes, Kyle has on a winter coat.  It snowed today!Sammi read Allie

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Sammi and Allie pretend to swim on the floor.  It's soooo cute! Look at this cute little stink.  I love the hat, it was Sammi's when she was little.  Kisses for Sammi.

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There is a fun website called Wordle that you can create word collages on and I made one for Beau for his birthday.  I had everyone send in little thoughts or memories that came to mind when they thought of Beau and then I added them all to make him a big poster for his Man Room. We got it framed and it turned out really great.  Thank you to everyone who helped me with this. I also tried my hand

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 Kyle has decided that he likes his hair long in the winter because it's warmer (and he hates to hold still long enough for a hair cut) so it's getting pretty long.  Sammi is growing up so fast and Allie loves to wear everything on her head.  She might not leave it on for very long but she love to be "so pretty". This is Allie's favorite cupboard.  It has the Cheerios in it and she can help

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                                The traditional birthday table that they wake up to every year.       Sammi wanted to have a horse cake and we found this cake pan last year and have been saving it for her birthday. Sammi's favorite food is crepes.  We had lot's of crepes with fresh bananas, strawberries, and whipped cream.   It's amazing how much difference a year makes. Last year we had a big

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Sammi was a vampire. Kyle and his friend Tanner were Rangers from the book "Ranger's Apprentice". Allie was a little lion that I made for Kyle when he was little. Two cute girls! I paint my face for work every year.

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Yeah!! We all made it to the corn maze and pumpkin patch this year. Last year Kyle didn't feel well so he and I stayed home. Allie loves to be around people and be outside. She loved this (most of the time).This is an actual pumpkin patch that you have to pull the one you want off the vine.We didn't have an extra blanket for Allie so I gave her my sweater. I was great as a hoodie and blanket.This

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I love this picture of Kyle. He looks so old!

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Beau watched the kids while the girls got to go mountain biking. We ended up going for over three hours. It was a beautiful day! We drove up to Benham Falls and then biked all the way down the canyon and then through town and home. We were exhausted and starving when we finally made it. I think Beau was really happy to see us.He had all SEVEN kids. Thanks babe!Concentrate Michelle, keep

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We tried to get a picture of all the cousins together. It was pretty tough. This is one of the better ones.Too Cute!Kyle finally found someone who appreciated his growling. They growled back and forth and Grady loved to just hang out with Kyle.These two girls are "two peas in a pod". They spent a lot of time going through Sammi's dress-ups.We had so much fun when you guys came out! Thanks so

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So, we started with nothing on the walls (you can still see where the Bob the Builder stickers were on the wall). We really wanted to have the look of paneling without having to pay for beadboard. So...we cut up hardboard and Sammi helped me nail the strips to the wall. It gave the bottom of the room just enough texture.Thanks to all of our friends who threw me a surprise Baby Shower and gave

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I have felt really good for mostly whole pregnancy (After the first couple months and the appendix thing). This baby has been totally different than the other two. I carried the others so low that I felt like I was always sitting on them. This one has been really high and very active! It's not just kicking, it's like feeling like a popcorn popper. She moves all over. I'm posting a video

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I can't remember if I posted pics of the kids rooms and since I'm trying to finish up a few projects before the baby comes here are some pictures.Kyle's room before.Kyle's room after painting the bed, walls and ceiling.Kyle's Death Star. R2D2, and Star Wars mural are still in the plan but no more projects until after the baby. This is above his door and looks pretty cool. We're also going to

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They were supposed to dress up to represent one of the states. Kyle went with Oregon.He loves to play music! I have to admit that the recorder is not my favorite instrument but Kyle is really good at it and it sounds great. We have had a lot of mornings waking up to Kyle practicing.

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Sammi was so excited for her birthday!!!I crocheted some headbands to keep her ears warm and made a bunch of bows for her hair. She also really likes Taylor Swift right know and Beau downloaded one of her songs to her ipod and we listen to the same song, all day, everyday. We decided it was time to help her branch out and got her the whole CD. New shoes, new clothes, jewelery. She had a

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Grandma & Grandpa Eastes made it out for a visit. They didn't get to stay long but we love to have them come! These are the only pictures I got on my camera and Sammi just accidentally erased all of the pics she took on hers. Grandpa taught the kids how to play poker. Yes, that's what they are doing. No more "Go Fish" around here, ok, thankfully they do still like Go Fish but they had a lot

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Our traditional Valentine's Day Breakfast.Sammi made one of these little Valentine's Holders at school and wanted to make us all one to surprise us on Valentine's Day morning. She drew something on each one that she thought represented us. Mine had a garden and plants. Beau's was a cityscape.

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Kyle had a great coach this year! It was so fun to watch him actually doing drills and getting his confidence just because he felt he knew what he was expected to be doing. He really liked the strategy part of the game. If there's a plan, especially one that is supposed to trick the other players, Kyle loves it.Kyle got right in and had a lot of rebounds this year.

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The groomed trails were definitely easier to ski on. The kids felt very confident by the end of the day and they were making their own trails and we took some little downhills.This is the view from the top of the trail by the warming hut. We had our snack and then headed back down since it was starting to get a little late.Kyle loved the hills! He was ahead of everyone the whole time. Beau

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We took the kids out to cross country ski. They did so good! We went to a new area and the "snow" wasn't very good so we skied on ice most of the way. They had so much fun that we decided to keep the skis for another day and went up the next day too. We just went to a groomed trail instead.

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Sammi's first masterpiece on the wheel.Sammi was feeling bad for the hippos that are covered in mud all the time. She thought it felt funny when the clay started to dry on her hands.I helped her get started and then Sammi pulled up the walls and decided how she wanted it to look.We trimmed the top and then she started closing in the neck. She did such a good job! She made a little flower pot

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Our Beautiful Tree!The kids always have so much fun getting out all of the ornaments that have their names on them or they remember and are special to them. I love that our tree is filled with homemade ornaments from different years of school and that we've made at home as a family.This was the annual Rudolph Monopoly game and it was a fight to the finish between Beau and Kyle.I think their

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Sammi was so scared to play softball because they put her on the wrong team and she missed the first three weeks by the time they fixed it. She ended up on a team a year older than her. She was worried about doing the wrong thing and not knowing where to throw the ball. We had to keep telling her that they were all learning and she didn't need to know everything. After a few practices and

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Sammi has decided that in order for her to still have a water cup in the kitchen when she wakes up in the morning she had better label it. They are a little different every time and they are so cute. I think she was in a hurry on the last one she wrote because all it said was, "Don't dump".

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We usually make a birthday poster but Sammi couldn't find my butcher paper roll, so she made her own and taped together a bunch of regular paper. She had pencils spread out and ready for us all to draw.Sammi set the table with a cute bouquet of flowers and decorated daddy's newspaper with stickers and stuffed animals.And yes, the frosting is a bit lop-sided but it tasted GREAT! (Ignore the

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It has been so long since I've updated our blog I'm going to add a few at a time. I love some of these pictures and wanted to share. Sammi loves to play with my hair. She sat and played with it while I read to them one night and at the end she was so proud. She said, "Mom, you look so cute you could even go back to college!" What do you think of my college girl hair?

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I just have to share a couple little things that I thought were so cute! We've had a busy weekend with Kyle's last basketball game, ice cream party, daddy's birthday, two friend's birthday parties, and another one tomorrow. Anyway, I was driving Sammi to her party and she has really been trying to expand her vocabulary and try out new words for things. I have never been to thing particular

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We finally got Kyle's basketball pictures. There was a little confusion with the pictures so there was no team picture. But I think Kyle's look GREAT!! Beau and I had to laugh because Kyle saw the picture and said that he liked it and that if you looked at his left eye it kind of looked evil. He was so proud that it made him look tough. We just found out that he is going to miss his last

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Taking a self portrait for three isn't as easy as it looks. Third times a charm!!That's the new warming shed in the background. It's a big building with a wood burning stove in it.I love this picture!!Man, I remember hiking up lots of sledding hills.Strike a pose!! The kids are out of school for a few days for parent

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This is what the girls did as they arrived. They all got to help make Sammi a birthday banner. While they were coloring I painted their faces. Sammi wanted a "nothing party", that means that she didn't want a theme. She said, "I just want a plain party". We went to the big party store and left with light pink table cloth and forks and dark pink napkins, plates, cups, and balloons. We

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Sammi was so excited for her birthday this year. She started waking up at 4:00 am to see if it was time yet. We kept telling her she had to go back to sleep and after a few more yells from her room at 5:00 and 5:30 saying, "Mom, is it time yet?" we finally made it to 6:30. I was sooo tired because I was up wrapping presents and getting it all ready for her to see in the morning when she woke

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Beau came home with roses and movies for us. I love that he brings me flowers (what girl doesn't ?) without an occasion. They are sooo pretty. They opened up perfect and are huge so I had to take some pictures and then I decided to share them. I hope everyone enjoys the beautiful flowers.

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Yes, Beau's birthday came early this year. He really needed a new SUV that was big enough to haul the whole fam damly + the dogs. We've decided that we do pretty good for our 30th birthdays. I got the scooter and he got a Trooper.Sammi wanted to help out. I have to admit, it melts my heart to see her with a power tool. :)

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I love this cute picture. It's the day of the kids Valentine's Day parties at school and they wanted to look nice. Sooo, we got up at 6:30am to give Kyle a hair cut and then braid Sammi's hair. I thought they both looked great. They are quite the pair. This might not look good but the kids love to have this and they expect it every year. Sammi asked me if I could do green clover pancakes for

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I just have to share a proud mommy moment with you all. Sammi and I got up on Saturday morning and made some sugar cookie dough and then I had to go to pick up Kyle from a sleep over. We wanted to have pancakes for breakfast and Sammi said she could do it while I was gone. I wrote down the recipe on a little piece of paper and gave her the basic instructions of adding all the dry ingredients

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Our car has been in the shop for a couple days so we have been bundling up and scootin' around. It's a good thing that we haven't had much snow this year, I'm not sure how this thing would handle on the ice. It's been a big perk living close to town and work so we could just walk where we need to go. This pic is of me and Kyle going to basketball practice. We've put 1,000 miles on this baby

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Kyle is jersey #1.Kyle is #1. I'm not sure why these pictures didn't turn out really well but I'll get more. Kyle practices twice a week and has games on Saturdays.

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Sammi and Kyle have been doing their laundry. They separate it, wash it, dry it, fold it, and put it away. They my best little helpers!! I know that this video is sideways but I don't know how to rotate it and I think it is so cute.

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Kyle was so excited to sleep over at his friends house he was packed up and waiting outside for them to pick him up. It was sooooo cold outside but he didn't care. He just put on another layer. It was so cute!

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Sammi and I got out all of my make-up and put it on each other. She got to do all of mine and I got to do hers. We had a lot of fun. I think Sammi tried it all. She would ask what something was and then on it would go. It took me awhile to scrape it off later.A few days later Sammi decided to do her own and this is what she came up with. She decided that too much make-up is a scary thing!

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What would Christmas be without a little gingerbread house decoration. The kids look forward to this every year. I haven't decided whether it's because they get to sit and eat candy or they like to make the houses. It's fun to see what everybody does.The kids were in the Christmas Eve play with Graydon, Hunter, and Dillon. They sung and had a visit from Santa. Sammi took a good long look at

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We even got all of the Taylor Cousins together for a group photo. It's amazing how fast they all grow and how many of them there are. It was fun to see the new babies even though they aren'tso little anymore.We went over to Steve and Michelle's house and the kids did a not-so-short version of the "Three Little Pigs". It was so cute. Izzy has a great imagination and the background props were

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While the kids and I were at Grandma and Grandpa Lambert's house daddy was home with the dogs. They have a big rug that they stay on when they are in the house and they only get off of it when someone comes to the door (something I'm trying to train them to stop) or when you ask them if they need to go potty. They know that Beau isn't a real enforcer of the rules and he let them in on the rug

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This is a really late post but I had to get my photos off of my parents computer. I still don't have them all but at least this is a start.This is our favorite time of year to play Monopoly. Our version is of the Rudolph Cartoon with the misfit toys that is on TV every year. We play it year round but it's just more fun when it is Christmas. Sammi was trying really hard to be serious in this

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This is from a night that the kids wanted to see what they looked like with different hair color. We tried all colors but these are the ones we saved.(Notice Kyle's little man hiding out on his collar)

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While we were in Portland for Thanksgiving we wanted to make sure that we got to see the new baby elephant while it was still little. It's so fun to be able to take the kids somewhere that is kid friendly and they can just run around and be excited about everything. They are such best friends and it's so cute to watch them try to show each other everything and try to "teach the other one" how

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Our friend Katie let us take over her house while we were in Portland for Thanksgiving. It was in such a cool old building. I'm mad because I forgot to take a picture of the outside. It even had one of the old buzzer systems for the lobby door that still worked and was painted gold.This is the elevator. We were on the fourth floor so we got to use it every time.It was a double studio with

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Beau loves being able to celebrate Thanksgiving at the Hoyt House. It's a great old house that he lived in with roommates while he was in Portland. The Hoyt House roommates have changed over the years but the different people that have lived there are still close. The circle of friends that has been created from either living in the house or knowing someone who lived in the house is constantly

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Beau had to go to Portland to cover a state tournament so the kids and I headed to Drake Park to play in the leaves before they were all blown away or covered with snow.Addie was the lucky dog of the day and got to go with us.

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Grandma & Grandpa Eastes sent the kids some glow sticks in a Halloween package. Thank you Grandma & Grandpa, we had a blast with these.We played with these for at least an hour one night. We have a huge mirror that was perfect for the kids to watch themselves with the lights off. We finally went outside to give ourselves more room to swing the things without hitting each other. The camera

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We have adopted the practice of dressing in layers. Great-Grandma Lambert however, has thinner blood than when she lived in Cache Valley and froze the whole time. I told them it was cold but they both showed up with a little sweater and nothing warm to wear. Great-Grandma sat with her blanket, hot water bottle, and the space heater.Even though it was cold we did get out and see Bend & Sisters.

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While the kids were gone we went to Eugene & Portland. I forgot how easy it is to travel without kids. The drive was beautiful and the trees were fall colors along the whole drive. I have never seen so many different kinds of leaves in so many colors!! I kept picking them up and sticking them in the nearest available book. Poor Beau didn't get to read his book because I had it full of leaves.

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Chad is finally home from his mission!!I have to tell a cute story. Sammi has a picture of Chad in a locket from when he was two years old that she hauls around with her and looks at all the time. It even made it through the wash once. Anyway, when Chad was here she kept looking at him and finally announced to Chad that he doesn't look like his picture. I had to laugh. It makes you wonder what

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This is a tree that is on our street. The leaves didn't all change at once and gave this beautiful effect. I have never seen leaves change like this. I couldn't dry the leaves because the red part was still soft but the green part was all dried out already. Don't worry though, I'm sure we'll be finding leaves for the next 10 years in all of the books that I randomly stuck the leaves in that I

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We missed the red leaves but we got to see all the quakies when they were bright yellow!

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The view from the top.360 Degree ViewsThis is the view of the 3 Sisters Mtn Range and of Broken Top.This is Mt. Bachelor. You can see the ski slopes from here.This is one of the parking signs at the trail head parking lot. It is ready for the winter season. Notice how high the "No Parking" sign is? It even has another 5 feet above that to be adjusted if the snow gets too high. AHHHHHHHHThis

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We went to a huge pumpkin patch and spent the whole day there. We let Kyle use the force and find our way out of the corn maze and then we got to feed horses and play with goats, rabbits, chickens, llamas, ponies, and frogs. Beau and I found three little frogs hiding under a pumpkin and I think it was the kids favorite part of the day when Beau said they could take them home. (Just in case

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We are now coming into the winter season. Yes, I know it should be fall but the snow has started to fall and there is no denying that the temperature has plummeted. Kyle & Sammi had their first parent teacher conference this year and they both passed with flying colors. Kyle's ReportKyle's teacher, Mrs. Nyden, said that he is above

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Sammi & Kyle both ran their first cross country race.Sammi ran one lap around the track that was marked. I think it's the farthest she has ever ran at one time. She said the next week that she still hadn't caught her breath yet. The track was just over 1/2 mile. She did great!!Kyle's age group ran the track twice and ended up going about 1.12 miles. He did so good! He has been going to the

Kristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05600383431672573791noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633752629718751975.post-3292349754529766882008-10-11T21:49:00.000-07:002008-10-11T22:22:54.263-07:00

Beau and I rode our bikes to Tumalo Falls. The trail split and we both took a different direction. The trail didn't go back together and we ended up trying to find each other for awhile and then just meeting at the falls.Me & Addie made it first!!Beau finally made it. We made the final trek up to the view point at the top of the waterfall.I have to say, this was not my favorite trail to bike.

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We went south of Bend a few miles and rode our bikes on the Deschutes River Trail. We started at "Big Eddy" and went almost to Sunriver. We rode for about 4 1/2 hours. It was so beautiful!! It seems like every hike or ride we go on I'm blown away by how much this area has to offer if you enjoy nature. We took Turk with us and he did great! We even took him off leash for most of it. He

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Kyle is in 3rd grade and Sammi is in 1st. They are both full-time. Yeah! They both love their new teachers and classes. Kyle is excited to play soccer everyday and Sammi is the leader of a "Bratz Club". Sammi is going by Samantha this year, we'll see how long it lasts. She usually gets tired of writing it and switches by Jan.

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The kids were entertained with their own hot tub for hours!! I would occasionally take a pot of hot water out to keep it warm. If you look in the background you'll see a bottle of dish soap, it was full when they started. We had suds everywhere and the kids smelt clean for days.

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This is Paulina Lake. It's in the crater of an old volcano. We hiked through an obsidian flow and the rocky shoreline was amazing. Along the trail, if you know what to look for, you find a little path that leads through the trees to the edge of the lake. There is a spot where the heat from the volcano comes up and heats the water coming out of a spring right at the shore. Someone put a

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We went downtown to Drake Park and got to go to the Munch and Music that is every Thursday through the summer. They have a live band, food booths, vendors, and big kids section. The park is right along the river and is the perfect place to sit on the lawn and spend the evening. Did I mention that we dropped Grandma Eastes of at the airport in the morning and picked up the Lambert group in the

Beauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075928110907721672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633752629718751975.post-16828404911533780652008-08-13T09:29:00.000-07:002008-09-21T22:04:12.412-07:00

Grandma Eastes came to visit the first part of August. Since I (Krista) had to work while she was here she got to take the kids and explore Bend with Kyle and Sammi as navigators. (I wasn't too worried because they had done a pretty good job giving Grandma Lambert the tour when she was here.) Kyle decided to try to help Grandma find the Sun Mountain Fun Center, and arcade that is hard to get

Beauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075928110907721672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633752629718751975.post-73751640853822369962008-08-08T09:17:00.000-07:002008-09-21T22:04:48.562-07:00

Kyle took this pic. Not too shabby.Beau & I played on the "Rock Chucks" softball team. We had so much fun and it was a great way to make friends that we have something in common with.

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Kyle & Sammi were determined to sleep out on the tramp. They got this tent for Christmas and have had some fun nights in it. It really cools off here at night and even though it's the end of July they are in layered PJ's and lots of blankets and bags.

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This was our first drive on the Cascade Scenic Highway and it was amazing!! We passed several other lakes on the drive and all of them were gorgeous. We got our dutch oven dinner started and then hiked around the edge of the lake to a little beach area and Beau and the kids got in. (I, sadly, could not get in that beautiful, clear snow run-off water because I "had" to hold the dogs.)I love that

Beauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075928110907721672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633752629718751975.post-38190522661594487442008-07-27T23:46:00.000-07:002008-09-23T22:15:07.442-07:00

This is one of our digital scrapbooks. Just click on it and it flips through the pages and lets you enlarge different pictures as you go. At the end there are a couple of slide shows. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to the wedding and also to those who have given us their love and support. We love you all!!

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The kids did their first crit this year. For those of you who like me who need to have a crit explained to them it's a fast paced bike race that has a small track (usually a few blocks) that the racers go around and around. Sammi's group went around the block once and Kyle's went around 3 times. At the first corner Kyle watched a couple boys crash into each other and decided that it was much

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Grandma Lambert made a quick trip out to go to the famous Sister's Quilt Show. It's the largest outdoor quilt show in the world and the whole town is involved. The quilts are hung on every business up and down two main roads and the little side roads between.It doesn't take much to give grandma an excuse to come to visit.

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Over the fourth we did some hiking/swimming around Paulina Lake, about 20 miles south of Bend. There's so many hikes we still have to explore. The kids really liked this area because of the natural swimming holes.

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After a brief blogging hiatus, we're back! It's been a busy summer. The kids spent about five weeks in Utah with Grandma and Grandpa Lambert while Krista and I soaked up Bend. If you haven't visited us yet, you've got to come out here before summer is over. Between the hiking, biking, kayaking there is always something happening on the weekend. Summer festivals, free outdoor concerts, races, etc.

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The tramp might be the greatest toy. Ever.The only problem is I come about five inches from drillingmy underside on the grass. Of course that might be an even better video clip.Stay tuned.

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Don't mess with us.

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We went up to a friend's wedding in Portland at the beginning of June and had a blast. Luke and Rae, thank you again so much for letting us crash at your place.After the wedding on Saturday we tore up the town. Kyle and Sammi got their first experience on public transportation - "Why's that man singing to himself?" - and we saw a Beavers' game. Ending on a high note before we drove back to Bend,

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Sammi's class at school had a play about space. Sammi was the sun and her lines were, " I am the sun. I am actually a star and I heat up the earth." Her teacher does such a good job and they do lots of fun things.

Kristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05600383431672573791noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633752629718751975.post-45631632023904352162008-04-21T20:04:00.003-07:002008-04-21T20:38:04.839-07:00

Because we didn't have enough going on with two kids, two jobs and a Boxer puppy still adjusting to her new "outdoor" lifestyle, we figured we get another dog. Ladies and gentlemen, Turk.

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Kyle's class has been learning about volcanoes, so we got out the volcano kid from Uncle Josey. We haven't blown Mt. St. Kyle yet, but here's some pics of the volcanic process.

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Sammi started softball about two weeks, and from the looks of it shouldrepresent the U.S. in international competition by 2020, 2021 at the verylatest.

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The Easter Bunny hit the Eastes house, despite the Arctic-like weather. We also saw one of the Easter Bunny's helpers at the Old Mill.

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In a good way of course. :)Krista busted out the face paint on Saturday for the Procession of Species parade. In one of Bend's many festivals, more than 1,500 people dressed up as their favorite animal or plant. Sammi went as a fairy butterfly princess. (Like there was any other option!)

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