tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062709857282521162024-03-13T20:24:59.800-07:00Out of Small and Simple Things....Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-90853096078218408052011-12-23T00:53:00.000-08:002011-12-23T00:57:45.779-08:00Family Christmas Greetings 2011<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d6a67334f546b324e6a453d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d6a67334f546b324e6a453d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Customize a <a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows.html" target="_blank">free picture slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-87375254270154701862010-10-24T19:17:00.001-07:002010-10-24T20:39:26.629-07:00Some Autumn events.....<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdMk4IP6GP-h7TiqcrDQM-aR4QjnuUPiszsm0jbZVpw6EakEPm11MKCLJuB-CkYnywDyYoaANNeHdWxkvaHR4yyb-04d-sFovgiCJ5oNOC-Pm7ocJo9X2E1lfz7UOaKHM3VZzU1JiqnQ1/s1600/IMG_1312.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531809007760214354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdMk4IP6GP-h7TiqcrDQM-aR4QjnuUPiszsm0jbZVpw6EakEPm11MKCLJuB-CkYnywDyYoaANNeHdWxkvaHR4yyb-04d-sFovgiCJ5oNOC-Pm7ocJo9X2E1lfz7UOaKHM3VZzU1JiqnQ1/s400/IMG_1312.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">"I Know My Savior Lives"</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left">Today we had our Camarillo 2nd ward Primary Sacrament Program where Hans participated in his very last Primary Program! He and Audrey, Addie and Isaac had speaking parts and sang the beautiful messages of the gospel, as well. Kirsten, our ward Primary President, shared her testimony at the beginning of the program and started it off with a beautiful, sweet spirit as she expressed her love for the Savior and for these precious children. We enjoyed the meeting so much and felt the Savior's love. </div><br /><div align="left">Then, John and I and Hans went to Camarillo 5th ward's program to feel more of that same, sweet spirit as Ditte and Jeremy participated as primary leaders and pianist in their ward and Cozette, Atalie and Wyatt all sang and had speaking parts. We had tears of joy in our eyes many times today as we thought about how much the church has done for our family and now to know that our grandchildren are being blessed with the same teachings and growing opportunities to draw near to their Savior and strive to keep his commandments. We know our grandchildren in Tehachapi, San Francisco and New Hampshire are participating in their primary programs this fall, as well. How I wish we could be there for all of them! I am so thankful to belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to attend a special devotional at the Los Angeles Temple with John. He has been an ordinance worker for a number of years now. Every year, they invite all the ordinance workers to a devotional they hold in the Solemn Assembly room on the 3rd floor of the temple. This room is as long as a football field...huge! The Southern California Mormon Choir sang quite a few numbers and it was so beautiful. Our special speaker was Elder Russell M. Nelson, of the quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It was a lovely experience to spend a Sunday afternoon in the temple. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdqdqzRb24cUFgsoBX7R67rhyg-qiNZ9zFSc2EnAZyeJJnZSo92JSxR6aURrKTr7Hh8VqU4v9P-zDq2hBCtNGPFuKKimFsGj52_tA-7pX95kaUqC_N25W4yzKblk70QwcrVv1r79DG_Xk/s1600/IMG_1303.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531806431195939698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdqdqzRb24cUFgsoBX7R67rhyg-qiNZ9zFSc2EnAZyeJJnZSo92JSxR6aURrKTr7Hh8VqU4v9P-zDq2hBCtNGPFuKKimFsGj52_tA-7pX95kaUqC_N25W4yzKblk70QwcrVv1r79DG_Xk/s400/IMG_1303.JPG" /></a> A Saturday morning walk to one of our favorite Camarillo spots.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHePIiK5nQ4D2ZokjfVhvNbc7_vpaJpCcLu1dYG1tRVZtsJ8Jvnh7OCWggmc4nE86vt91HtGPvFZrtlkXd2Gn0PfUmy-Mwq3sJHa-iyLuKvWrsMwyyKEbMQPJWvzmjzWZ3KBFSdFt_9oO9/s1600/IMG_1305.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531806423026867698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHePIiK5nQ4D2ZokjfVhvNbc7_vpaJpCcLu1dYG1tRVZtsJ8Jvnh7OCWggmc4nE86vt91HtGPvFZrtlkXd2Gn0PfUmy-Mwq3sJHa-iyLuKvWrsMwyyKEbMQPJWvzmjzWZ3KBFSdFt_9oO9/s400/IMG_1305.JPG" /></a> A boy and his dog.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GAE0frOAOMp-c_7xgg34FYjFhstuqML6QJ-Q_akAKqiT0LNMyioTj7MGZhKXBDsrImxxQmcDmmNoGvjoSkEoEUA4LdLBNTDhdlRWk0b5gv3LOdMe6C28Icq5SFW7K1i2_psGHqPNGfCw/s1600/IMG_1301.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531806390416797922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GAE0frOAOMp-c_7xgg34FYjFhstuqML6QJ-Q_akAKqiT0LNMyioTj7MGZhKXBDsrImxxQmcDmmNoGvjoSkEoEUA4LdLBNTDhdlRWk0b5gv3LOdMe6C28Icq5SFW7K1i2_psGHqPNGfCw/s400/IMG_1301.JPG" /></a> Hans and his skateboard<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbu7Ct0Ywgkvu7IKzodcFwaSHVYTHtjVh3_13YnAwsnfNHG68EVk3eLSGyUZag30mrlGZWE_J_Gzz05pkVhV0VU9oKxlZSmzV09ORgc6Es-slG2sC3jrj4xav5NlqD8G6uTB6nLpMzPtz/s1600/IMG_1238.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531805955917395186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbu7Ct0Ywgkvu7IKzodcFwaSHVYTHtjVh3_13YnAwsnfNHG68EVk3eLSGyUZag30mrlGZWE_J_Gzz05pkVhV0VU9oKxlZSmzV09ORgc6Es-slG2sC3jrj4xav5NlqD8G6uTB6nLpMzPtz/s400/IMG_1238.JPG" /></a><br />We recently took Hans and a couple of our granddaughters to the newly remodeled Los Angeles Temple Visitors Center. It is a fantastic place to visit and we had a lovely evening together, ending with a stroll around the temple grounds, singing "I love to the see the Temple" at the front doors of the temple for Gramps and eating matzaball soup at one of Gramps' favorite delis nearby.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlAtZ_a_2oZN_BRbqpfwDfvzutIImei01XYmoUNQId3ktd6-WMAA5TmJnGeMG92iQHPY6hq5Yg8oX-4f4kWqiGlCNQ3B1Uw5Bci9zlE4woORiYf3XMSaVXAjOg5kFYW5mFwVWYCjJ0ywZ/s1600/IMG_1247.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531805951454093810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlAtZ_a_2oZN_BRbqpfwDfvzutIImei01XYmoUNQId3ktd6-WMAA5TmJnGeMG92iQHPY6hq5Yg8oX-4f4kWqiGlCNQ3B1Uw5Bci9zlE4woORiYf3XMSaVXAjOg5kFYW5mFwVWYCjJ0ywZ/s400/IMG_1247.JPG" /></a> Atalie, Hans and Cozette<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcVYzZxZQNCHJZjSk7AT85l9cKznnIdS6ze1RoqHqzH9V9SAayFxqlfYVfj6rw1qLJHYsl9mrts432PQEJHagZNHRPDpf8UJZg6n4yoxsFX1pbm9Kfu7qtUpmA4sPvTpR7hgmBmA1z1xQ/s1600/IMG_1251.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531805949482849506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcVYzZxZQNCHJZjSk7AT85l9cKznnIdS6ze1RoqHqzH9V9SAayFxqlfYVfj6rw1qLJHYsl9mrts432PQEJHagZNHRPDpf8UJZg6n4yoxsFX1pbm9Kfu7qtUpmA4sPvTpR7hgmBmA1z1xQ/s400/IMG_1251.JPG" /></a><br />I love to the see the temple, I'm going there someday.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC4-9GvFAxbkHI19Ke6Riu2CbMt79uXKnf6KNI_sd6jNQJ6LDmvGzuxB93wewJJJpxqYEncc8FJjJbNxRC5-yZV1oRT2M4TAkiDdOMF3Mquex2_pQUw_LiFRwk8vXYTDNICvn4CpetBgR/s1600/IMG_1276.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531804302584433554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC4-9GvFAxbkHI19Ke6Riu2CbMt79uXKnf6KNI_sd6jNQJ6LDmvGzuxB93wewJJJpxqYEncc8FJjJbNxRC5-yZV1oRT2M4TAkiDdOMF3Mquex2_pQUw_LiFRwk8vXYTDNICvn4CpetBgR/s400/IMG_1276.JPG" /></a>Father and son Saturday morning project, building Gretel a dog house to keep her out of the rain. (We've had quite the rain already this fall and more to come.)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdpbu4hWLBu31l12mziBVfE-7zJxndhqZXdzgIy769VcwH1uYtZmjKExiYm66JMdJKGRRLA_cMJZWaC5ltVSFq1XnL9bcb57NmpA-imNRcwVRu5UsZBTNqxIHHaZjGOessIa1UYZwBSaO/s1600/IMG_1307.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531804298734092850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdpbu4hWLBu31l12mziBVfE-7zJxndhqZXdzgIy769VcwH1uYtZmjKExiYm66JMdJKGRRLA_cMJZWaC5ltVSFq1XnL9bcb57NmpA-imNRcwVRu5UsZBTNqxIHHaZjGOessIa1UYZwBSaO/s400/IMG_1307.JPG" /></a> Hans playing "keeper" at one of his soccer games this fall.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFuSjk3NKT50CL3W0SvJyGSqQBzYaAXLg_rDRHJFylKbqlRJ0afsz7kbISJjsnCGMrSpIxv_1ObWhplA499vb_3G0GY3PYUooROmvcdkoMRDSfrFr3_LW8Q6-BtvSivE3eaS1Jf25MPnT/s1600/IMG_1127.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531804293244879970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFuSjk3NKT50CL3W0SvJyGSqQBzYaAXLg_rDRHJFylKbqlRJ0afsz7kbISJjsnCGMrSpIxv_1ObWhplA499vb_3G0GY3PYUooROmvcdkoMRDSfrFr3_LW8Q6-BtvSivE3eaS1Jf25MPnT/s400/IMG_1127.JPG" /></a> Hans ready to go to his first day of middle school this fall. He is a 6th grader at the University Charter Middle School<br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531804282377469074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7koINMTFNbM08RXFNdYIbXuM66voUsG1jn9QZPgcJ8peAm1Dxrr6ArNP4c0iBTWBRnDhLA1nDu7v2E5VgENYSMPLaeDqQ8ls83Zxca-Qn015I6tX95FT_Clul8dkhTJ3Hy13j75siA55f/s400/IMG_1168.JPG" /> Steffen and Emily on September 1st after he officially asked her to marry him and gave her the ring he designed and had made just for her. We had the privilege of going sailing with them and her family that day out to Santa Cruz Island where the event occurred. It was a wonderful day.<br /><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-58843288335488575262010-08-17T12:02:00.000-07:002010-09-21T22:50:57.320-07:00I have no greater joy than this....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4sJiEz3KAcpcNPI-_afF4F_x-WgkXHGkcba7bCS8wLfyGmI_oCXAfOyVjGs-yRpGup-lxFD0vf7bJzIHbulUUobCmROZy2KQKMon5SH8ikxZ0e4yVNyb39_9wpuJpmSODmvF04C3bGi4/s1600/IMG_1453.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506458972550820162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4sJiEz3KAcpcNPI-_afF4F_x-WgkXHGkcba7bCS8wLfyGmI_oCXAfOyVjGs-yRpGup-lxFD0vf7bJzIHbulUUobCmROZy2KQKMon5SH8ikxZ0e4yVNyb39_9wpuJpmSODmvF04C3bGi4/s400/IMG_1453.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have been extremely busy the last month with details surrounding Mette's and Brent's wedding in the Los Angeles Temple, Friday August 6, 2010. There are many things I could and would like to write about so we can remember these special times in the future. For now, until things settle a little more, I will post this family photo that Brent's dad, Joe Griffith, took of our family as Mette and Brent came out of the temple. More photos will come later and more details. For now, this photo says a thousand words....most of all, it expresses the joy in my heart for this precious family of mine and how blessed I felt that day to have them all gathered at the temple to celebrate Mette's and Brent's Temple Marriage. "I have no greater joy than this....to hear that my children walk in truth". John and I rejoiced as we looked at 8 of our 9 children in that sealing room that morning with all their spouses, to witness another eternal family being made. There just isn't anything happier or worth striving for in this life.</div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-59228807929782392342010-07-21T22:25:00.001-07:002010-07-22T22:47:54.368-07:00Our Summer Vacation July 5th-July 12th, 2010Our summer vacation this year was different in that John and I only had one child with us! For years we have vacationed with lots of children and sometimes grandchildren, but this year we only had Hans with us and although we missed and thought about all our family and wished we could share many parts of it with them, it was a very lovely vacation.<br /><br /><br />We headed toward Utah on Monday, July 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> after our 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> of July breakfast and celebration at the church. Since we got a mid day start, we stopped over in St. George at a Marriott Courtyard for the night. It was nice for a change to divide that long drive in half.<br /><br /><br />As soon as we got into our hotel, Hans wanted to try out the pools...they had an outdoor and indoor one.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN8mMfSM-8V78xEN531nJhF4o4UOCRzEVEFFN2-5fMN8TsUQWbvkR3AtfVF_MYOCMF_Xbws9ZLnxYqzOBgfpEZyVYMXETaITc3OxW8hjJzOdNSB7iaTyEziU84-o76riOLVriQnD-mxBy/s1600/IMG_0493.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496614304861613906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN8mMfSM-8V78xEN531nJhF4o4UOCRzEVEFFN2-5fMN8TsUQWbvkR3AtfVF_MYOCMF_Xbws9ZLnxYqzOBgfpEZyVYMXETaITc3OxW8hjJzOdNSB7iaTyEziU84-o76riOLVriQnD-mxBy/s400/IMG_0493.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagAYpR1wSiWx_McEqktmuphnmQxYPIz0NvbtvE3ImcBbAG3K0gUcysDlKAq4QAvwyXo22qST_eOy_C8Z0YSDMna-XZwm9E8w1eZB-VcInm54TExFP7azoE4SsxS6-a2fYJW42KTH5k2m6/s1600/IMG_0496.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496614294468775122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagAYpR1wSiWx_McEqktmuphnmQxYPIz0NvbtvE3ImcBbAG3K0gUcysDlKAq4QAvwyXo22qST_eOy_C8Z0YSDMna-XZwm9E8w1eZB-VcInm54TExFP7azoE4SsxS6-a2fYJW42KTH5k2m6/s400/IMG_0496.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2zYBwAX1LQUcp7tUNHeRjwX9gXzKBqeIdYc_J_r0g8dBCDDVYAz_x3_u292icjgVt7YgpM_AvEjMx7PodTl6lutKhZLcTOOu2iERkH3Ulr1OqC1Pqa1VCz4V9MfSR7WJLWbTDLLmQAFO/s1600/IMG_0497.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496614285334226978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2zYBwAX1LQUcp7tUNHeRjwX9gXzKBqeIdYc_J_r0g8dBCDDVYAz_x3_u292icjgVt7YgpM_AvEjMx7PodTl6lutKhZLcTOOu2iERkH3Ulr1OqC1Pqa1VCz4V9MfSR7WJLWbTDLLmQAFO/s400/IMG_0497.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ahhhh</span>...the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">advantages</span> to being an "only child"...a queen sized bed all to himself!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkL6IlCo-je5g9Q2wHFowbvw0qyW_uck6rR1OCxcrPEbb1BQPqJTl-CnqvBoiwXgsN5vABYjp0RKAKqYRSMaFz73TE5PKetczzj83s417SKqh8ng0z0iEMOIQT_wLEmBIGgTUPEl6jilL/s1600/IMG_0500.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496614273950384194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkL6IlCo-je5g9Q2wHFowbvw0qyW_uck6rR1OCxcrPEbb1BQPqJTl-CnqvBoiwXgsN5vABYjp0RKAKqYRSMaFz73TE5PKetczzj83s417SKqh8ng0z0iEMOIQT_wLEmBIGgTUPEl6jilL/s400/IMG_0500.JPG" /></a> The next evening we arrived in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rexburg</span> and Steffen made dinner for us in his and Brent's apartment. It was delicious. Here's Hans, John, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mette</span>, Brent, Emily and Steffen.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOMXI-Dw0OUFj-6scIGprl4oUxpGztST976zz_iyX3ReexE9nkFk6k8SiLVAP3bi_UzwJB7r5u0bHk_g9VQC17WloUWJPrhqKH5kh9aaeph-F_f7-1xkhD71v0_VwmJeopn7BtcZmEbEh/s1600/IMG_0502.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496614268150467874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOMXI-Dw0OUFj-6scIGprl4oUxpGztST976zz_iyX3ReexE9nkFk6k8SiLVAP3bi_UzwJB7r5u0bHk_g9VQC17WloUWJPrhqKH5kh9aaeph-F_f7-1xkhD71v0_VwmJeopn7BtcZmEbEh/s400/IMG_0502.JPG" /></a> Steffen found out from their apartment manager that we could park right behind his apartment on the street without any problem from the city. We rented this RV in Draper, UT to save on mileage and it sure was convenient to have our own home on wheels!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdh36fc-EgDJeYiJ9HjU2lZUeH-stM9uJdA6VvdvVVt4Qutw8CJa4CUVlCqyR7j9I6UdjaRskQq_Q01cdfMcGyc9ZerVBJORvKqWT2iwR3AqRVI2Lb8VeWmP5nvLvD5_bkDzZFGq9GtJR9/s1600/IMG_0503.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496613671928190930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdh36fc-EgDJeYiJ9HjU2lZUeH-stM9uJdA6VvdvVVt4Qutw8CJa4CUVlCqyR7j9I6UdjaRskQq_Q01cdfMcGyc9ZerVBJORvKqWT2iwR3AqRVI2Lb8VeWmP5nvLvD5_bkDzZFGq9GtJR9/s400/IMG_0503.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5QDUm7RR8xjoJk_f2p5Nle_nRE31CG5aXD21IXxHKIvO0pyXwgdpeDpO5ZuHpIEi1-mVSxbseAcZzQ9xG3op8b38d54UqER2SnIKGmmBmUZIedkzngs74Lg0ZrjuDnBEJirexQ1N5Db7/s1600/IMG_0510.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496613663886713714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5QDUm7RR8xjoJk_f2p5Nle_nRE31CG5aXD21IXxHKIvO0pyXwgdpeDpO5ZuHpIEi1-mVSxbseAcZzQ9xG3op8b38d54UqER2SnIKGmmBmUZIedkzngs74Lg0ZrjuDnBEJirexQ1N5Db7/s400/IMG_0510.JPG" /></a> The next couple of days we spent going all over campus, watching <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mette</span> rehearse in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kirkham</span> Building during her modern dance class.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArGesHd4jGFrHnmKn_tW_GYMJU3EXwvAa4pWUMK0BuiwDuYbrYYM8n2GNQp2HxirIp_PXEvCydxY0HC7roHs7h2EWMdXtVJb9AFVt8LOzAgRPqVAsZeZypXXfgfHvz1Ht1fVkjeqEAokf/s1600/IMG_0513.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496613650501922210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArGesHd4jGFrHnmKn_tW_GYMJU3EXwvAa4pWUMK0BuiwDuYbrYYM8n2GNQp2HxirIp_PXEvCydxY0HC7roHs7h2EWMdXtVJb9AFVt8LOzAgRPqVAsZeZypXXfgfHvz1Ht1fVkjeqEAokf/s400/IMG_0513.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mette's</span> modern dance class. It was fun to watch for over an hour.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa72p-oubwx8POyPJ8WDqCI0fGH2hR_gwGmAasMgqeoAXtDZbAhtvB2Kl7wyXrVrGI6E0tgGLuTQoopf8nuLiVsooOwZRh_hGosQ2tGX_IsOzECozfVs50JD9gjMVOuFrC7F3Pw5IMSsu/s1600/IMG_0519.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496613648388093090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa72p-oubwx8POyPJ8WDqCI0fGH2hR_gwGmAasMgqeoAXtDZbAhtvB2Kl7wyXrVrGI6E0tgGLuTQoopf8nuLiVsooOwZRh_hGosQ2tGX_IsOzECozfVs50JD9gjMVOuFrC7F3Pw5IMSsu/s400/IMG_0519.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mette</span> took us on a little tour of the gardens and the campus between her classes. The gardens are incredible this time of year...lots of student projects and such a lovely place to wander.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlr8mqZcm5A_phtQjKy4wHkUka5XzU70z9PLzsxxRlStU161FIVWNPwgsB_g714smM9P4gHJHYpTjLuyKFXGxKCUemCO0Q037s16M4msDDqs2TnP3dS8R-CulgINkoPfYJKDBicw17-PB/s1600/IMG_0520.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496613635176005122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlr8mqZcm5A_phtQjKy4wHkUka5XzU70z9PLzsxxRlStU161FIVWNPwgsB_g714smM9P4gHJHYpTjLuyKFXGxKCUemCO0Q037s16M4msDDqs2TnP3dS8R-CulgINkoPfYJKDBicw17-PB/s400/IMG_0520.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtD7MRLsLvKrjctRkXs3lNqmGA03ojtnyro56yidrAsyM_IU0go2mmm9UP9H69J4RGZnjd5zjVv_1D_ksDwDZpKzswzB7_ZYLR4MNKFZQt2f0BnrUpIa6ceTYAxBBXXgxS_86udHLXCmAd/s1600/IMG_0521.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612990628468946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtD7MRLsLvKrjctRkXs3lNqmGA03ojtnyro56yidrAsyM_IU0go2mmm9UP9H69J4RGZnjd5zjVv_1D_ksDwDZpKzswzB7_ZYLR4MNKFZQt2f0BnrUpIa6ceTYAxBBXXgxS_86udHLXCmAd/s400/IMG_0521.JPG" /></a> Our walk took us up the hill toward the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rexburg</span> Temple which is right next to the campus.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMRIhJVLO2X9kB1a1q6pHrkJZFygS8v8JURv46CqzHRONHTJ6p9niDGHuopEQWuILq_EFkBdml8TGT_gcZzwMilgk0Zgp4o7aHWl9klKiK4CN1piKA5ldQ458gT1Olf89VIaiq-_o-bXh/s1600/IMG_0524.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612970651421058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMRIhJVLO2X9kB1a1q6pHrkJZFygS8v8JURv46CqzHRONHTJ6p9niDGHuopEQWuILq_EFkBdml8TGT_gcZzwMilgk0Zgp4o7aHWl9klKiK4CN1piKA5ldQ458gT1Olf89VIaiq-_o-bXh/s400/IMG_0524.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rexburg</span> Temple.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExHlokSJS0gczWBQvaf-OplG8unr_fjMQCu6ls_ap2fYzuHMMnUwa0x2yl_IqY5uxixx2XFf3Wu56yXnYG6u3Ixv4mkOWOGgcqswgIIknKMjkraEok1C7f1HNey302D_i8cs_Dd0vjjxs/s1600/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612963885168418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExHlokSJS0gczWBQvaf-OplG8unr_fjMQCu6ls_ap2fYzuHMMnUwa0x2yl_IqY5uxixx2XFf3Wu56yXnYG6u3Ixv4mkOWOGgcqswgIIknKMjkraEok1C7f1HNey302D_i8cs_Dd0vjjxs/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcja5cuc7RiI2_UK7sdS0QCc1lBdGVF8qMX98BGN12IrdSV0K9h_B8euSncE6CDSIEEnq-Y-9vuLz2vQtzwdaIbRT1v1s0SqRBbtvjQZm2ORhTgYJuttY5iO96ixF8Y0co4dvsABPkmMu/s1600/IMG_0526.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612954878107554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcja5cuc7RiI2_UK7sdS0QCc1lBdGVF8qMX98BGN12IrdSV0K9h_B8euSncE6CDSIEEnq-Y-9vuLz2vQtzwdaIbRT1v1s0SqRBbtvjQZm2ORhTgYJuttY5iO96ixF8Y0co4dvsABPkmMu/s400/IMG_0526.JPG" /></a> The view of the campus from the temple.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm0Dyal5nkPAHHrpZdoGakfXMO6S0OSRjNRRxtMIqP-G1Gf991PymHV73mvTc-jJUxGiPpUsaSEIw2rnwKF0z0ljqxfEu49qyqUxBWSMoXWNBpR35BLWnuu-FG6jEMLw25uRQ6L8YYqGI/s1600/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612048002509874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm0Dyal5nkPAHHrpZdoGakfXMO6S0OSRjNRRxtMIqP-G1Gf991PymHV73mvTc-jJUxGiPpUsaSEIw2rnwKF0z0ljqxfEu49qyqUxBWSMoXWNBpR35BLWnuu-FG6jEMLw25uRQ6L8YYqGI/s400/IMG_0530.JPG" /></a><br />The entrance to the campus gardens. I wished I had taken more pictures of this area. It was absolutely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beautiful</span>. We were trying to come back down to meet Steffen in the MC building for lunch.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyV8m6IzOXX4pXu8DzeF30p6IhyphenhyphennB8AkRBU-Omxhht5YINCvzb6TwqIFSbCrmTbfGdHKKfy4jfxlFiNXZR_unPFT6zPEvQnUEB348HecYarKdnTRrMvvOd2U6tSzOVLGBiAe-VUECnIl1/s1600/IMG_0531.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612041843565794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyV8m6IzOXX4pXu8DzeF30p6IhyphenhyphennB8AkRBU-Omxhht5YINCvzb6TwqIFSbCrmTbfGdHKKfy4jfxlFiNXZR_unPFT6zPEvQnUEB348HecYarKdnTRrMvvOd2U6tSzOVLGBiAe-VUECnIl1/s400/IMG_0531.JPG" /></a> The religion building and chapels where Steffen and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mette's</span> wards meet on Sunday for their church meetings. Beautiful architecture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iE1eQieB55okl7MFhOCSIRy0V6PuhK-_ebPqZ6f4a_-1qBo0vbOWgoW3ZZ7Hy7LLlb4B9JSbhd7dZHNP9UZXRl85LGiB6fZ104ySiITIwqc-0bx2tXtOMSK7n_aYxpz39xoZ9PigDsFU/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612030795789426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iE1eQieB55okl7MFhOCSIRy0V6PuhK-_ebPqZ6f4a_-1qBo0vbOWgoW3ZZ7Hy7LLlb4B9JSbhd7dZHNP9UZXRl85LGiB6fZ104ySiITIwqc-0bx2tXtOMSK7n_aYxpz39xoZ9PigDsFU/s400/IMG_0538.JPG" /></a>That night we attended a concert where Steffen played the bassoon with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">BYU</span>-Idaho <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Symphony</span> Orchestra. They performed Beethoven's 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Symphony</span>. It was so wonderful to enjoy this inspiring music and to especially enjoy one of our children performing with them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Yn6VpiEAGItdEfF_SoMhyOCA_aHx2Xgpcby_c-qS1dIW058cFaTGUvLw-v00U839yre_XBUlNa4dWmncrXX78SFUtCzJZ4p3rLDjFqgu6NG34BjmweP1ETq6N9et-5RoJjyEekNLen4G/s1600/IMG_0539.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612022873475202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Yn6VpiEAGItdEfF_SoMhyOCA_aHx2Xgpcby_c-qS1dIW058cFaTGUvLw-v00U839yre_XBUlNa4dWmncrXX78SFUtCzJZ4p3rLDjFqgu6NG34BjmweP1ETq6N9et-5RoJjyEekNLen4G/s400/IMG_0539.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">BYU</span>-Idaho <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Symphony</span> Orchestra<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSG0gtvsnFYV-VV78Z0wS7gJUsa6kW0cNt_8CyR6tz1QeoM6kvLxWl9te9APbVpRFsd0JqwfAO8idyegTL23vIajznGpZ9ORjYkbURvrhkBSziSNA0gYYrjzkTTknLe_AX6ZnKgJ2Lso2/s1600/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496612015679322898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSG0gtvsnFYV-VV78Z0wS7gJUsa6kW0cNt_8CyR6tz1QeoM6kvLxWl9te9APbVpRFsd0JqwfAO8idyegTL23vIajznGpZ9ORjYkbURvrhkBSziSNA0gYYrjzkTTknLe_AX6ZnKgJ2Lso2/s400/IMG_0547.JPG" /></a> After the performance.<br /><br /><div>It is is about 9:30 pm after the performance. We ate dinner around 10:00 pm or later each night we were with the kids because they are so busy with their activities and classes!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigN9pXTKMM1sJ95foRJPBuL_OKLwgVadqdQdMEdYbZdEgH8-quaiMiSj5z9_HzeO5PhIp3RUG3iByKquIsIE0FDFvE_MOjstRqo2pz6IE4BvDZw_ikIO0ZLvZpi_09-hfdNVxdQNTxCW-6/s1600/IMG_0549.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496611271870019202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigN9pXTKMM1sJ95foRJPBuL_OKLwgVadqdQdMEdYbZdEgH8-quaiMiSj5z9_HzeO5PhIp3RUG3iByKquIsIE0FDFvE_MOjstRqo2pz6IE4BvDZw_ikIO0ZLvZpi_09-hfdNVxdQNTxCW-6/s400/IMG_0549.JPG" /></a> The 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> day in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rexburg</span>, while waiting for Steffen and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mette</span> to attend their classes in the morning, we drove down the road 15 minutes to this little lake in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rigby</span>. It was perfect for Hans for a couple of hours.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_LnBtQK931zQLboGGfKhhzij4lmHniIsYyhFoAmCNR9Xh0V53KfHLSwArEWOqFWI_pXKFhp-cbU3gMT4unNrCFg9wVF2J4GEh1zLLgo4rjfQag50iWUO0quWlkyWu3KPpOMR_AkHUo-6/s1600/IMG_0560.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496611265785369490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_LnBtQK931zQLboGGfKhhzij4lmHniIsYyhFoAmCNR9Xh0V53KfHLSwArEWOqFWI_pXKFhp-cbU3gMT4unNrCFg9wVF2J4GEh1zLLgo4rjfQag50iWUO0quWlkyWu3KPpOMR_AkHUo-6/s400/IMG_0560.JPG" /></a> We came back in the afternoon to sit in on a rehearsal of this chamber music piece. Loved it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck_P1K1u0acaejozPIiVsLC807M1_T5r5eKzvG1-Zz74rYFfHe1XvVKgYC-2kwhafYHhvO__ZPTnxg7emQTntsdFnTDfkZvAY-uomdHlJP3RLfh6d77UG1ogM-9Ul4QcD1ziNxZyyj2Xc/s1600/IMG_0561.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496611255607605298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck_P1K1u0acaejozPIiVsLC807M1_T5r5eKzvG1-Zz74rYFfHe1XvVKgYC-2kwhafYHhvO__ZPTnxg7emQTntsdFnTDfkZvAY-uomdHlJP3RLfh6d77UG1ogM-9Ul4QcD1ziNxZyyj2Xc/s400/IMG_0561.JPG" /></a> Hans following along with the music over Steffen's shoulder.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cyqyFC8wFvEZOB_UBipgWohUysxfmhPrcfHrIaC2gyQ2L0HYx5Y2VwOnAE9vh-QMvIXl9U5tKDuEg7I33aIL2ozC1Zcj9kuyDnlqJmPO_5kiVU6AaRvo-BpqR2VUs4ORRrcLykE01X4l/s1600/IMG_0562.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496611244911144370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cyqyFC8wFvEZOB_UBipgWohUysxfmhPrcfHrIaC2gyQ2L0HYx5Y2VwOnAE9vh-QMvIXl9U5tKDuEg7I33aIL2ozC1Zcj9kuyDnlqJmPO_5kiVU6AaRvo-BpqR2VUs4ORRrcLykE01X4l/s400/IMG_0562.JPG" /></a> That evening we first attended a piano recital that Steffen's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">girlfriend</span>, Emily Thompson, was part of. We got to meet her parents and family that evening and they even cooked us a delicious dinner at Emily's apartment after the recital and after Steffen's Jazz Combo performed as well.<br />We ate dinner well after 10 PM each night we were with the kids....Young Adult hours...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">ughhh</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp6uL7zsOYUP4ZATTxvB-E3jHccnQblQPD4vJaSGxvYfRIz3h4Wi0kpIaTspGNus_LFGAFgWQQbtZ3dnrm-9ZAJQ8qITu-5FlQucYEsr0yvmZkEmitjTUxMaLw6-KoXOoogrVuqWApm-J/s1600/IMG_0566.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496610468498722882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp6uL7zsOYUP4ZATTxvB-E3jHccnQblQPD4vJaSGxvYfRIz3h4Wi0kpIaTspGNus_LFGAFgWQQbtZ3dnrm-9ZAJQ8qITu-5FlQucYEsr0yvmZkEmitjTUxMaLw6-KoXOoogrVuqWApm-J/s400/IMG_0566.JPG" /></a> Steffen playing the tenor sax during his Jazz Combo Performance.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdM1UR9ScIrLhonGCafz497lJ1r9Mv3j2-YQmvnm3Al_rIKV49sALwsWY9KbzeTc8DoxsxAmbFn8LxZefKAjkRNJS_1M0EdvR4voUjv8xMxfc4sdwxFrGh8DTIj5wZ253ysTmCSGIUpt_v/s1600/IMG_0575.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496610460590536530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdM1UR9ScIrLhonGCafz497lJ1r9Mv3j2-YQmvnm3Al_rIKV49sALwsWY9KbzeTc8DoxsxAmbFn8LxZefKAjkRNJS_1M0EdvR4voUjv8xMxfc4sdwxFrGh8DTIj5wZ253ysTmCSGIUpt_v/s400/IMG_0575.JPG" /></a> Next day we got in the RV and after a short visit with a dear friend from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">Camarillo</span>, Steve <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">Broughton</span> who now lives in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rexburg</span>, we headed to Jackson, Wyoming and north to the Grand <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">Teton</span> National Park. Oh what beautiful <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">scenery</span> we enjoyed!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2L57Rt48YBPH3R5WT3cdjgWR5qqULh_p5zbC7OGis2tK0s1d3usr0K0rQP5CBi567f2-yyMHwRkMjZysyPjT0f4iwmdde0kRMLJsWKe-O7UExjXXKtUBfRFTSn-wCE9me3WiG8C4HcDO/s1600/IMG_0579.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496610450921820690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2L57Rt48YBPH3R5WT3cdjgWR5qqULh_p5zbC7OGis2tK0s1d3usr0K0rQP5CBi567f2-yyMHwRkMjZysyPjT0f4iwmdde0kRMLJsWKe-O7UExjXXKtUBfRFTSn-wCE9me3WiG8C4HcDO/s400/IMG_0579.JPG" /></a> Lots of whitewater rafting groups going down the Snake River. We followed and crossed the Snake River so many times on this trip!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2ONBBaXsiA76WOPSnExOuPfxYJy2V3RWjq5gzWPMIrqRDKvQccHzV1aacMLOGVDFOlsK7aiQlXOIwgpC3Xy0puoQmFj1bhrpZcRe0kRdOcoKADcEd6YL64I7iaCrQXULiWDTpxcqlhvb/s1600/IMG_0580.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496610440516182642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2ONBBaXsiA76WOPSnExOuPfxYJy2V3RWjq5gzWPMIrqRDKvQccHzV1aacMLOGVDFOlsK7aiQlXOIwgpC3Xy0puoQmFj1bhrpZcRe0kRdOcoKADcEd6YL64I7iaCrQXULiWDTpxcqlhvb/s400/IMG_0580.JPG" /></a> Hans reading and reading up on his bunk bed in the RV. He finished "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">Eragon</span>" in 3 days after we bought it for him in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">BYU</span> bookstore. We had to keep telling him to look out the window at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">scenery</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKVmnSc5i3qo7WtqKWUxSY90Vmu49SsdH_e0MEWQTnEaQ34FtuXQCmzaOqftYQrpxKmXtXb1cpRnGVg34prAFQKqHdy68NvZChyphenhyphenZNB3I_MOaySwnI9jFCgI_OpaSUSH5uvKLs-hTy9tNZ/s1600/IMG_0582.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496610431079568434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKVmnSc5i3qo7WtqKWUxSY90Vmu49SsdH_e0MEWQTnEaQ34FtuXQCmzaOqftYQrpxKmXtXb1cpRnGVg34prAFQKqHdy68NvZChyphenhyphenZNB3I_MOaySwnI9jFCgI_OpaSUSH5uvKLs-hTy9tNZ/s400/IMG_0582.JPG" /></a> Rain and thunderstorm came on suddenly in Jackson, WY and then it left just as quickly. It was actually a fun part of the adventure.We parked here in a grocery store parking lot to fix lunch before we went in to stock up on some groceries. Sure was convenient to travel in the RV. I loved it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFtxrzrWOfzcS0u3WomqM3MgVMmRFICcJDhnpGgk2UdsgiBJHCyGDDnlNuEavZGB1EuD-JSoka-0vDiDwKGEKSnyiRAs0cpIglaBR7KCH4EviuXCIYfxcvqTvPzCIJsYddbO0Ho6B3Tq8/s1600/IMG_0585.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609559156678418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFtxrzrWOfzcS0u3WomqM3MgVMmRFICcJDhnpGgk2UdsgiBJHCyGDDnlNuEavZGB1EuD-JSoka-0vDiDwKGEKSnyiRAs0cpIglaBR7KCH4EviuXCIYfxcvqTvPzCIJsYddbO0Ho6B3Tq8/s400/IMG_0585.JPG" /></a> What a luxury to be able to have a stove and refrigerator and bathroom and bed and roof over our heads as we traveled along. I could really get into this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">RV'ing</span> thing!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89NKCE5MdQTJ4e8ts91lCMWTQxR0PCBkPYhdRWT5jFdClq_JW3UZ974877YEddRN_TfDmdQ4uYqvHiqD4nCRzNsl-RmNVu_FqgKWJfz1U0bc1iu6zSPJPzVElaSYoT8nVrTGdpgkcjuc4/s1600/IMG_0589.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609551994679442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89NKCE5MdQTJ4e8ts91lCMWTQxR0PCBkPYhdRWT5jFdClq_JW3UZ974877YEddRN_TfDmdQ4uYqvHiqD4nCRzNsl-RmNVu_FqgKWJfz1U0bc1iu6zSPJPzVElaSYoT8nVrTGdpgkcjuc4/s400/IMG_0589.JPG" /></a> View of the the Grand Tetons!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGv4h8U4mD8Qz3YvGKfkXKwg6X-PKZ1aRpB3tVERcIRv_i60JxP4-qLhzsqvn4lmS8Xo7BmlLXT-rluQVEXTB-GBVPqamJrkzIOKc2_jqEBXGMgnsCF5YZI8AJmOezLDuggwrg7Yc25lw/s1600/IMG_0591.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609547476570466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGv4h8U4mD8Qz3YvGKfkXKwg6X-PKZ1aRpB3tVERcIRv_i60JxP4-qLhzsqvn4lmS8Xo7BmlLXT-rluQVEXTB-GBVPqamJrkzIOKc2_jqEBXGMgnsCF5YZI8AJmOezLDuggwrg7Yc25lw/s400/IMG_0591.JPG" /></a> Beautiful wildflowers all over the place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYwHobnNgbV3yFbs6Mz409YmKH-kPDvOS7Qlik6TsxJ9bKUu-N8URWE74AbXC6xwKn1sfSZvVa9YzUTjCXV3N6v_qhIa2jM31ormjbayMJ0tXGBwnw1GHBmdT6bxPVgr2QzN0u2G2NIVm/s1600/IMG_0594.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609532794227794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYwHobnNgbV3yFbs6Mz409YmKH-kPDvOS7Qlik6TsxJ9bKUu-N8URWE74AbXC6xwKn1sfSZvVa9YzUTjCXV3N6v_qhIa2jM31ormjbayMJ0tXGBwnw1GHBmdT6bxPVgr2QzN0u2G2NIVm/s400/IMG_0594.JPG" /></a> We camped overnight next to Jackson Lake at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">Coulter</span> Bay State Park Campground. I wished we had had more time to stay here longer. This was one of my favorite nights of the week. So peaceful and beautiful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqxQuaGEvfIXi3o8jMAcJCJG8HywACgEI41G8W9Z4ldcdeu-UNQLe_AFCJELB5e1727-wpmhtYHxQVv1tcn9MAOzUdYZINesV5GT0T6Dd3cLQkwGfG7Rt6jL2NTtvTJWmxs5K90tYWA8x/s1600/IMG_0592.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609530055379218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqxQuaGEvfIXi3o8jMAcJCJG8HywACgEI41G8W9Z4ldcdeu-UNQLe_AFCJELB5e1727-wpmhtYHxQVv1tcn9MAOzUdYZINesV5GT0T6Dd3cLQkwGfG7Rt6jL2NTtvTJWmxs5K90tYWA8x/s400/IMG_0592.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitEHzWAcf2Z0tdjTLSNiADyFPhDJ8j1f_ZMVIMMSc6zVLKYvG9Z2zCPFPxj4CK8XFsTh7DaMQmtnFZ6gSqnu2k5e9SL9_3G_SMC-1JWQ2kPCf8xbCmj1Oe4C1R5e_zUoeblkJ2S753Pdt/s1600/IMG_0597.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496608675356071826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitEHzWAcf2Z0tdjTLSNiADyFPhDJ8j1f_ZMVIMMSc6zVLKYvG9Z2zCPFPxj4CK8XFsTh7DaMQmtnFZ6gSqnu2k5e9SL9_3G_SMC-1JWQ2kPCf8xbCmj1Oe4C1R5e_zUoeblkJ2S753Pdt/s400/IMG_0597.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6DgA9e2TMkVrl0YwoTkStWM0TZ3WtDoJngR0O7LyjqqqSYZ26cipRSBkDXJbai6wTLuJAEpNN7H2QLqH3ipjLeWbjKRW5wHGOag8hHmeEQh000HbIVxdVEeFy3rav7lBX_WYreUvONFn/s1600/IMG_0598.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496608656168580450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6DgA9e2TMkVrl0YwoTkStWM0TZ3WtDoJngR0O7LyjqqqSYZ26cipRSBkDXJbai6wTLuJAEpNN7H2QLqH3ipjLeWbjKRW5wHGOag8hHmeEQh000HbIVxdVEeFy3rav7lBX_WYreUvONFn/s400/IMG_0598.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AQNcynUCKgLsLgbaYBjXcFW6tPYrCEAUP7-aH6MYoERHMiSbd7XH1s-0DJ3tSvz_H1ldn45Zp1HE6aRS1M_1KZIbPBzAYLMGe34xArqR866-d5qg_YEqUihEojGzPPmPRajovj-QD8kB/s1600/IMG_0601.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496608649941306178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AQNcynUCKgLsLgbaYBjXcFW6tPYrCEAUP7-aH6MYoERHMiSbd7XH1s-0DJ3tSvz_H1ldn45Zp1HE6aRS1M_1KZIbPBzAYLMGe34xArqR866-d5qg_YEqUihEojGzPPmPRajovj-QD8kB/s400/IMG_0601.JPG" /></a>Our campground at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">Coulter</span> Bay State Park in the Grand Tetons.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveVKuNe0mb21LGW_Kt3oFb3km0vE8q58FlIjLBvZW3mX_7dcShOMVMposogMBcFjvezzCgU8wtmAV7HRKKDfAWpyYZfp9StX3IqvJt7N64Gv82ZIyrwkzYgPX7BqX5rjcckLHomODb2Mi/s1600/IMG_0604.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496608639646131634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveVKuNe0mb21LGW_Kt3oFb3km0vE8q58FlIjLBvZW3mX_7dcShOMVMposogMBcFjvezzCgU8wtmAV7HRKKDfAWpyYZfp9StX3IqvJt7N64Gv82ZIyrwkzYgPX7BqX5rjcckLHomODb2Mi/s400/IMG_0604.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwy8LF2gX6MHPI2o1IfLv0VrT_JEjiLPJ-O_TgNlPglxzv-mBr7_ZdHo7j0glfpCYgbTgtd-IVUa751H_HX1ed6rhN0E_sXb1e4hHfB0eM7Z_IsJ6A1PjIzVQgX3ksl7_ezOW2WyYEHGi/s1600/IMG_0606.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496608631773802098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwy8LF2gX6MHPI2o1IfLv0VrT_JEjiLPJ-O_TgNlPglxzv-mBr7_ZdHo7j0glfpCYgbTgtd-IVUa751H_HX1ed6rhN0E_sXb1e4hHfB0eM7Z_IsJ6A1PjIzVQgX3ksl7_ezOW2WyYEHGi/s400/IMG_0606.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxwC_IyPgbWb8EOzxn6xUcNmxkuztAwrMGfUo9c8JU80rB1BfH44-KKnnYteWKuYAXK3Lz-9p7F4hCf3epPfGkyfXCEXgfTPOLCYjZg6lT1sAkIxEJ34ZUF9KAHzP5Sx1yN2jDTiimgte/s1600/IMG_0607.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496607835551111730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxwC_IyPgbWb8EOzxn6xUcNmxkuztAwrMGfUo9c8JU80rB1BfH44-KKnnYteWKuYAXK3Lz-9p7F4hCf3epPfGkyfXCEXgfTPOLCYjZg6lT1sAkIxEJ34ZUF9KAHzP5Sx1yN2jDTiimgte/s400/IMG_0607.JPG" /></a> Hans practiced and practiced learning to make the perfect roasted marshmallows! Here's the best ones of the night for our s'mores. The three of us also sat around the fire and sang campfire songs for awhile and looked into the fire and the trees (and swat the mosquitos....always some opposition). The sun sets quite late each night because we are so far north.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCY131qVF8bH4OSZ6oMqyqdGlGdTKzwP1xbfXGL6IAnYR0XQO7obSNQ9ou2uriPvwArFQ7IquL_phs36RJC7kbRm2jk2p7IKr9hETuE84w2EFzR13tvl8W-PHV_5iuujMjRIPOhHfThaj/s1600/IMG_0609.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496607827172219954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCY131qVF8bH4OSZ6oMqyqdGlGdTKzwP1xbfXGL6IAnYR0XQO7obSNQ9ou2uriPvwArFQ7IquL_phs36RJC7kbRm2jk2p7IKr9hETuE84w2EFzR13tvl8W-PHV_5iuujMjRIPOhHfThaj/s400/IMG_0609.JPG" /></a> Mmmmmm smore's in the great outdoors!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-hz22sIuyFgYuKIGm5RgaD98iOW6riP4yTYY8UkYWBi4P8wjHNVT6XwXBa9iT5s3AnURoxD6UF9hV_NhoVQRQR6SnbJj9E1SBHRpVenR-qFlrUtrfcFMLp7I9edOmYNJe0XZ1vLSMTfV/s1600/IMG_0612.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496607818038654786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-hz22sIuyFgYuKIGm5RgaD98iOW6riP4yTYY8UkYWBi4P8wjHNVT6XwXBa9iT5s3AnURoxD6UF9hV_NhoVQRQR6SnbJj9E1SBHRpVenR-qFlrUtrfcFMLp7I9edOmYNJe0XZ1vLSMTfV/s400/IMG_0612.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Eq8Swggd-2KqP4ivm8rAsO50QxHGRwmgUZJh2cagLb_Qpmuic_H9YjIydearU4TrlAMIrzhcpRYQjTaI62OCqk_V6Qxddk0sBOryBC0o2voB7RaKBIjIT1Ogdw0XF2JbljQ-OXm7lXWO/s1600/IMG_0616.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496607807630664290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Eq8Swggd-2KqP4ivm8rAsO50QxHGRwmgUZJh2cagLb_Qpmuic_H9YjIydearU4TrlAMIrzhcpRYQjTaI62OCqk_V6Qxddk0sBOryBC0o2voB7RaKBIjIT1Ogdw0XF2JbljQ-OXm7lXWO/s400/IMG_0616.JPG" /></a> Ahhhhhhh!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWniAeiFvBoBz_8l5zg8IYZJAIuE5ZoZ0wDeuo7b-QwVPNUrl-y31_MKc7TBIrSxN83uIpG5-7Wn__J4ilmRmMTlmR30-dSiKKJPfJhlMoPSrGzqW5AQuWM6VrnQUmw8xT1C4olq9ayheP/s1600/IMG_0615.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496607798966173346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWniAeiFvBoBz_8l5zg8IYZJAIuE5ZoZ0wDeuo7b-QwVPNUrl-y31_MKc7TBIrSxN83uIpG5-7Wn__J4ilmRmMTlmR30-dSiKKJPfJhlMoPSrGzqW5AQuWM6VrnQUmw8xT1C4olq9ayheP/s400/IMG_0615.JPG" /></a> Hiking around the woods to the lake to skip rocks. Small and Simple pleasures.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfgfgKUh-yIOLhVMTM71UntkuWhWSWkryfI6HwliWgo07q2nJTDGUdpzTT_ZjKzEunfxJDdkn7bOOJyQkUJGb0GS5Ue3LEb4GKMIlO4D-OXajPWDbGJBSUZMd9AHLftppaQnA8M22pAX0/s1600/IMG_0617.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496606994631685762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfgfgKUh-yIOLhVMTM71UntkuWhWSWkryfI6HwliWgo07q2nJTDGUdpzTT_ZjKzEunfxJDdkn7bOOJyQkUJGb0GS5Ue3LEb4GKMIlO4D-OXajPWDbGJBSUZMd9AHLftppaQnA8M22pAX0/s400/IMG_0617.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5Fo4He4KlibUHGRtEePwiySO1FC344zGoYMma954b_I056w8QPD8OC8pg5iMVvjByGoFkPuP_-u58Vn-jJnQCe7P7AqlgqlFvl-Nks0q27lAOXwQ0uYavAw0EltVUMPe4qFEiPuVl8lf/s1600/IMG_0627.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496606990786968642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5Fo4He4KlibUHGRtEePwiySO1FC344zGoYMma954b_I056w8QPD8OC8pg5iMVvjByGoFkPuP_-u58Vn-jJnQCe7P7AqlgqlFvl-Nks0q27lAOXwQ0uYavAw0EltVUMPe4qFEiPuVl8lf/s400/IMG_0627.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9eYy1zzEuFvV18dOjEfaQOAa4FJY5cW8qzcuI6D6uHoBspN4u0yZQwZ_t9hq_aWQK_3ZqMMm4lemGSrqjSZE6HYLXjF7D02Q6Faacty-Td3MUjc5crc-_F0gtFinBsoOomP5jLFrV0hb/s1600/IMG_0629.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496606980365943314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9eYy1zzEuFvV18dOjEfaQOAa4FJY5cW8qzcuI6D6uHoBspN4u0yZQwZ_t9hq_aWQK_3ZqMMm4lemGSrqjSZE6HYLXjF7D02Q6Faacty-Td3MUjc5crc-_F0gtFinBsoOomP5jLFrV0hb/s400/IMG_0629.JPG" /></a> Self-timer photgraphy...there was no one around but us....not bad, huh?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnkNnU-uoqcUvl0WFsRQskhD0jJnqXR9YXfcXvMUtnbkwov6z7gP06dvVc2bgpr-nEqqRLa8WV2QQAKNWyhDbHApYZunn8kC0l2f4yDEtTblEOO78KB9eQreJwgYQgj4rQUCecNsD3hU2/s1600/IMG_0635.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496606966897114642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnkNnU-uoqcUvl0WFsRQskhD0jJnqXR9YXfcXvMUtnbkwov6z7gP06dvVc2bgpr-nEqqRLa8WV2QQAKNWyhDbHApYZunn8kC0l2f4yDEtTblEOO78KB9eQreJwgYQgj4rQUCecNsD3hU2/s400/IMG_0635.JPG" /></a> The dump, the dump, the dump...dad's favorite part of using an RV! It wasn't so bad though.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VsXdxhzL0VBFy-36QMuJfUftciF3qIiy3OHDXqsz8rUDwHKaVLuL1G2CaL433IKeu8yTiegTgcuC67EhcfHqvJWd_LdBzbDOi8gjR5pEVdgfOXk0Yl8Y8ClJCUgf3nJ_aMKuRN5UFk9c/s1600/IMG_0636.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496606966646675362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VsXdxhzL0VBFy-36QMuJfUftciF3qIiy3OHDXqsz8rUDwHKaVLuL1G2CaL433IKeu8yTiegTgcuC67EhcfHqvJWd_LdBzbDOi8gjR5pEVdgfOXk0Yl8Y8ClJCUgf3nJ_aMKuRN5UFk9c/s400/IMG_0636.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_ySkf0gY81pJ10pSBEbCwemWpdInsUU9LPMsgkYWHosgiRw-giBv0hktACY3MMhw2vBGzM525Zper7kfZxKcyCm6T-RZr63_IVC0wt4Hxy_MgG4_k6SkNsdfakaiSVarHWghWMhQ_D_-/s1600/IMG_0641.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605986606519666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_ySkf0gY81pJ10pSBEbCwemWpdInsUU9LPMsgkYWHosgiRw-giBv0hktACY3MMhw2vBGzM525Zper7kfZxKcyCm6T-RZr63_IVC0wt4Hxy_MgG4_k6SkNsdfakaiSVarHWghWMhQ_D_-/s400/IMG_0641.JPG" /></a>Yellowstone National Park<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HezMrqeXlIpPIIbvUWiCWY341FtWL8tKpJiRx4zfz3aZs_iZiOev1_dGiD_IC3pixyGH_PuCuyjhlxo2pL5uRUBiDCYZUWCCaP5U48dbIpYliVoC5-vbM20uFrhxsVmB_bOgTXoGgTpV/s1600/IMG_0645.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605976679881970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HezMrqeXlIpPIIbvUWiCWY341FtWL8tKpJiRx4zfz3aZs_iZiOev1_dGiD_IC3pixyGH_PuCuyjhlxo2pL5uRUBiDCYZUWCCaP5U48dbIpYliVoC5-vbM20uFrhxsVmB_bOgTXoGgTpV/s400/IMG_0645.JPG" /></a> Mud Volcano in Yellowstone<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzcwL6gAkntPDuJCc4VHO4ghwsOjIsjjHRgv1F3vyFLMj9xoA34Oz3NsZkg5O4-nIz_AJ9s-5XWfYHjpAuglUxGoIHQDBltR-FWxZgYQ706YzmX2El_YdgyqQCns0WitzOhV15GHQwNCg/s1600/IMG_0649.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605973389731314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzcwL6gAkntPDuJCc4VHO4ghwsOjIsjjHRgv1F3vyFLMj9xoA34Oz3NsZkg5O4-nIz_AJ9s-5XWfYHjpAuglUxGoIHQDBltR-FWxZgYQ706YzmX2El_YdgyqQCns0WitzOhV15GHQwNCg/s400/IMG_0649.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmuZFjijHEbcoc-9PWmVUx9qmB5ztgq81jNIPt11Ih_DIpIorEFOav6qmIUBrGLSBbn9M8ZxHe4aJMfEJYF8HW561tjPyLmdYbtUaNlS6WRbYawvsYiK0SsVTWpI_7QulbzH9nv3Fep98/s1600/IMG_0648.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605964788747778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmuZFjijHEbcoc-9PWmVUx9qmB5ztgq81jNIPt11Ih_DIpIorEFOav6qmIUBrGLSBbn9M8ZxHe4aJMfEJYF8HW561tjPyLmdYbtUaNlS6WRbYawvsYiK0SsVTWpI_7QulbzH9nv3Fep98/s400/IMG_0648.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUTEnOFf2SC9952neGIYCgmBlNiqyKU9lddtEiiLSLNSxE7TJ2YdHwS4kP184VidK4Qia0BlC_jSD_8_c7Wnk7FkdupYAOH2lmNY6_tT1MmGgxHQiktKuo9zgbMAyTScr04RdwN9e2S0B/s1600/IMG_0657.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605955851310434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUTEnOFf2SC9952neGIYCgmBlNiqyKU9lddtEiiLSLNSxE7TJ2YdHwS4kP184VidK4Qia0BlC_jSD_8_c7Wnk7FkdupYAOH2lmNY6_tT1MmGgxHQiktKuo9zgbMAyTScr04RdwN9e2S0B/s400/IMG_0657.JPG" /></a> Our first siting of Bison....up close and very personal! What a huge beast!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-gmdz91Y44eCFTXwYuxFxuHdM-eAR79Ribx-pdC5TiOyVaptmiggKYRszfKJPuuXCBTkbtab4wP-E5iQZPpZtSvs3NdKkEWVHz-L-J2TZf5IKJrkMCNf1v3pMjKClXQduQI0PA09f9_u/s1600/IMG_0661.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496604717123715730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-gmdz91Y44eCFTXwYuxFxuHdM-eAR79Ribx-pdC5TiOyVaptmiggKYRszfKJPuuXCBTkbtab4wP-E5iQZPpZtSvs3NdKkEWVHz-L-J2TZf5IKJrkMCNf1v3pMjKClXQduQI0PA09f9_u/s400/IMG_0661.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofmKCXOmRMaZzc45HfZfwPm9BMTuC6TMW_rUzu3mzT0LfNnLc271BD_fo975sgYblOTqn6vs7LahIDO_omwWXsdv8UxLGyI4wQntfqHYRJJEHUsxs25LraRoRzjrllr-_aYf43T9YqLe7/s1600/IMG_0667.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496604705647991650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofmKCXOmRMaZzc45HfZfwPm9BMTuC6TMW_rUzu3mzT0LfNnLc271BD_fo975sgYblOTqn6vs7LahIDO_omwWXsdv8UxLGyI4wQntfqHYRJJEHUsxs25LraRoRzjrllr-_aYf43T9YqLe7/s400/IMG_0667.JPG" /></a> These trees are all fallen because after an earthquake, the ground heated up to over 200 degrees here and "fried" the roots of all these trees so they died. They call this "Cooking Hill".<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTnfO_WvVZfiwIBAhaKcBY8rxNXNBnk2mCw9S8nDIQYxqfEqB60wMdOTEyH6REm6CPCdkVEvkTTCYpD0EVhu5g6o9Ipwm-Meywq114IegjsfN1thV_p7TJDK4J5Ompm3djm1jhmc26ZSd/s1600/IMG_0675.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496604696572585842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTnfO_WvVZfiwIBAhaKcBY8rxNXNBnk2mCw9S8nDIQYxqfEqB60wMdOTEyH6REm6CPCdkVEvkTTCYpD0EVhu5g6o9Ipwm-Meywq114IegjsfN1thV_p7TJDK4J5Ompm3djm1jhmc26ZSd/s400/IMG_0675.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajb9Nz1gVSJL5wMyZTb0ysS0eDgdvAMzhqEyHOjNNHTuZLSNS2rHCs86JD9waHndq6x6ZFQYrBc5kpqmqaOeirhnCGKOOv75YkCz6ARHJYZ6brwjDlFq5qPkWOS6Kj8R2Xx9G-T2uJOgA/s1600/IMG_0677.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496604690009843074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajb9Nz1gVSJL5wMyZTb0ysS0eDgdvAMzhqEyHOjNNHTuZLSNS2rHCs86JD9waHndq6x6ZFQYrBc5kpqmqaOeirhnCGKOOv75YkCz6ARHJYZ6brwjDlFq5qPkWOS6Kj8R2Xx9G-T2uJOgA/s400/IMG_0677.JPG" /></a> Elk<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAnZvtZwtTuqzMCtxslFIgxUahmzVOwj2vQmxBxkOnaVKB1f3Z6Nx0IcLS5jxHpnQZ_mj0fLZ4XtSZGhqSnE9Cb2SE8Fh5DqM4wsEMQvtCGEpGmd87BSuCX3xAC9nutxvlusn2CnAk6Cp/s1600/IMG_0684.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496604681761923122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAnZvtZwtTuqzMCtxslFIgxUahmzVOwj2vQmxBxkOnaVKB1f3Z6Nx0IcLS5jxHpnQZ_mj0fLZ4XtSZGhqSnE9Cb2SE8Fh5DqM4wsEMQvtCGEpGmd87BSuCX3xAC9nutxvlusn2CnAk6Cp/s400/IMG_0684.JPG" /></a> We stopped here to hike down toward the bottom of Yellowstone Lower Falls. Well worth the hike.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXx-f9UIRKDyq9m6cwPV9z_1m6_U4VBDedT8WRHf_-b5AhgQmdyYmQOyL_Nz4n2iJL3kFqSL-_GIbbcd1ilwZ0Zw24UO4xOSfwxtUbjOqhpDEicJM0OLRR885H8kpXmfPvHtUmDVRbJKuT/s1600/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496603203848601842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXx-f9UIRKDyq9m6cwPV9z_1m6_U4VBDedT8WRHf_-b5AhgQmdyYmQOyL_Nz4n2iJL3kFqSL-_GIbbcd1ilwZ0Zw24UO4xOSfwxtUbjOqhpDEicJM0OLRR885H8kpXmfPvHtUmDVRbJKuT/s400/IMG_0688.JPG" /></a> Going back up the stairs we came down!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJaOyt8WoB73iGqtcrOEwWxOxlttza9HGVaxpQVOgURxRZpWs8ytBSlU8qFlIdLxW2jjKjh9m7n60Kj6bPkP1NSFKhnzHR4i2y-JmQQAQdF-3V1YseX26pqTczzNDFTrcjwnycYc4w2a4/s1600/IMG_0689.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496603192952402802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJaOyt8WoB73iGqtcrOEwWxOxlttza9HGVaxpQVOgURxRZpWs8ytBSlU8qFlIdLxW2jjKjh9m7n60Kj6bPkP1NSFKhnzHR4i2y-JmQQAQdF-3V1YseX26pqTczzNDFTrcjwnycYc4w2a4/s400/IMG_0689.JPG" /></a> Ta-Dah! We made it back up to the top!<br /><div>The last step of 328 steps! John and Hans counted them!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKayeAnF-8t4hayJSq4QktZMu6JibvLQCdNj7ik3TGlmUGC4lbgiWKzIwVmHJhK8xjM40hMf7ZJFM2ezUR4Lik66Tt9UMiYU3cLijEuRa649rd9VLSaATBVTrSbkL6De8OiMyNwHRU16b4/s1600/IMG_0694.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496602245741935426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKayeAnF-8t4hayJSq4QktZMu6JibvLQCdNj7ik3TGlmUGC4lbgiWKzIwVmHJhK8xjM40hMf7ZJFM2ezUR4Lik66Tt9UMiYU3cLijEuRa649rd9VLSaATBVTrSbkL6De8OiMyNwHRU16b4/s400/IMG_0694.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxecRaVn6rzPTytxeJuxur6x0S7tnUaKvCLOYspq3u5AHh7yF1tdyBura7BaqFTU9mQuqaJBfLK5h3PTfFIcVhCwcBlXTA8hXL2WeY4I4VHaSBfYZAmSBSpEGjbbwPWe32x-VXtoj6SN94/s1600/IMG_0699.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496602234279798562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxecRaVn6rzPTytxeJuxur6x0S7tnUaKvCLOYspq3u5AHh7yF1tdyBura7BaqFTU9mQuqaJBfLK5h3PTfFIcVhCwcBlXTA8hXL2WeY4I4VHaSBfYZAmSBSpEGjbbwPWe32x-VXtoj6SN94/s400/IMG_0699.JPG" /></a>This is the view of the Lower Falls from what they call "Artist's Point". Amazing and beautiful colors in the stone. They call this the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Park.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5kwxjov81gwuVzW_aLN7LWNdvnwhYBqTstl9n0y6v5EBWW_9cZm_617n1SMe6Z6myD_qzRpHk1ZzgnV5N1p8iAYvdVv3BL8-uxyp78j2tw5XfTRgd94RTKmQv8qFFb9PNNO-eACLfqQQ/s1600/IMG_0708.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496602229367728434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5kwxjov81gwuVzW_aLN7LWNdvnwhYBqTstl9n0y6v5EBWW_9cZm_617n1SMe6Z6myD_qzRpHk1ZzgnV5N1p8iAYvdVv3BL8-uxyp78j2tw5XfTRgd94RTKmQv8qFFb9PNNO-eACLfqQQ/s400/IMG_0708.JPG" /></a> Then on to Old Faithful. We waited for about an hour. They can predict the eruption within 10 minutes either way. It erupts about every 90 minutes day and night and lasts about 3 minutes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnGjWczNJ2INOiMyl6WohyoYHz_YfhnjDcqKW5Qg7OZJZeVcCQ25lYR2Dx7Z-_RI67owJ6qaL-jcdH8DNtUbSigr6m7EWrYCOymdhHEpVr6OxdR8ybqp2BNSFh4Y7l4EG0X7qUoJLmBOp/s1600/IMG_0715.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496602221473353170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnGjWczNJ2INOiMyl6WohyoYHz_YfhnjDcqKW5Qg7OZJZeVcCQ25lYR2Dx7Z-_RI67owJ6qaL-jcdH8DNtUbSigr6m7EWrYCOymdhHEpVr6OxdR8ybqp2BNSFh4Y7l4EG0X7qUoJLmBOp/s400/IMG_0715.JPG" /></a> Waiting....and waiting.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQHL-g-4Ajl121GuUn_lZv5sbhF8duf5PUUtKmY5XG8_gzFYMpNBm9OsQy6JrmT4kpcWOnZQeqBpZZjCkQjQyPBoQjzDUQLHrHpD864chAwionEjcRt3QgBOnmonGo3wKMPrFuU67pfgS/s1600/IMG_0721.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496602215485487714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQHL-g-4Ajl121GuUn_lZv5sbhF8duf5PUUtKmY5XG8_gzFYMpNBm9OsQy6JrmT4kpcWOnZQeqBpZZjCkQjQyPBoQjzDUQLHrHpD864chAwionEjcRt3QgBOnmonGo3wKMPrFuU67pfgS/s400/IMG_0721.JPG" /></a><br />Thar' she blows!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_XaZqOD0pwxryiOsxwX6wynE_pbvgJDMQHrixd05lxozKl7gBJovv0rj73quv2W3jRgu3n0nxfjN5brs_FnruVSxdKUtnAf7CtHSd0Yifpm7VrzC4xKrDTZ9Ceq0jpnJuhy9jReK8DZE/s1600/IMG_0738.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496601139510603826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_XaZqOD0pwxryiOsxwX6wynE_pbvgJDMQHrixd05lxozKl7gBJovv0rj73quv2W3jRgu3n0nxfjN5brs_FnruVSxdKUtnAf7CtHSd0Yifpm7VrzC4xKrDTZ9Ceq0jpnJuhy9jReK8DZE/s400/IMG_0738.JPG" /></a> After going back to Rexburg late Saturday night so we could attend church meetings at 9:00 am with our kids, Steffen and Mette, on campus, we said our good-byes and drove 3 hours south-west to Rupert, ID to visit John's sister, Ida and her husband, Boyd Chugg. They let us park in their driveway overnight and fed us a delicious roast Sunday dinner. We enjoyed their gardens, their home and the nice drive out to see their cattle and farm. Boyd was good enough to saddle up his horse and let Hans have a ride. At one point, Hans let the horse get to galloping a little too fast and we had a bit more thrill than we expected, but all was well. Thank you Boyd and Ida!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDfk8ilOQVHmRulxv-d7tR5iH5fque96_ZP6hrlYuBWR-dWcyDwxIiT3wTvKoMqtfP1020109fuL_lyRO6AWIGzu6Vkz3va6XioNeeU35FgftuoDj92E4WiavKpSR-KKEvuvoq20EKyYu/s1600/IMG_0753.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496601133317972722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDfk8ilOQVHmRulxv-d7tR5iH5fque96_ZP6hrlYuBWR-dWcyDwxIiT3wTvKoMqtfP1020109fuL_lyRO6AWIGzu6Vkz3va6XioNeeU35FgftuoDj92E4WiavKpSR-KKEvuvoq20EKyYu/s400/IMG_0753.JPG" /></a> John and Ida visiting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEarE0QuynW9UC8qQFoARmKcFki1rkIZ02kyNB0zaH9C2PCWEY0T_cy1SvnQLSL-3TtCXj6KF5N9gxZ105u1zp246w8gvNNDMrSwIQe6bn8FWw2ydarODBjbBzwEc_WCn08Jgdzp3hrsr/s1600/IMG_0748.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496601124013383986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEarE0QuynW9UC8qQFoARmKcFki1rkIZ02kyNB0zaH9C2PCWEY0T_cy1SvnQLSL-3TtCXj6KF5N9gxZ105u1zp246w8gvNNDMrSwIQe6bn8FWw2ydarODBjbBzwEc_WCn08Jgdzp3hrsr/s400/IMG_0748.JPG" /></a> Boyd giving Hans a lesson about driving the 4x4.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IZ2IZ8ByLRIC1hRUzn77FoEy-PMATjHzqDnvdy_AXBYiV8_0DTCCV7QpSQ1wAtqs2lYvLmKD-SGQVYT77DoJm8-VPufj8waP5ael9XixbQNrBXJ0x-G2rvgsyU6EIraOiul3ksj2OWtA/s1600/IMG_0756.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496601115417920546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IZ2IZ8ByLRIC1hRUzn77FoEy-PMATjHzqDnvdy_AXBYiV8_0DTCCV7QpSQ1wAtqs2lYvLmKD-SGQVYT77DoJm8-VPufj8waP5ael9XixbQNrBXJ0x-G2rvgsyU6EIraOiul3ksj2OWtA/s400/IMG_0756.JPG" /></a> We woke up at 6am Monday July 12th, drove south to Draper, Ut where we dropped off the RV and got our car again. We called our nieces, Julie and Terri to say hi and asked if we could drop in on them....they gathered at Terri's and Jay's new home and treated us to a delicious lunch before we had to say good-bye and get going on the rest of our 11 hour drive home that day to Camarillo. Thank you for your hospitality, Terri and Julie!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeSvwrjyKitXIW-ZO-8bqko4r4Kexk6Kugy4TXxdhsUHqAyuYYbrOCm53THF5TjDkAmSM7gpoQdixFL2PGW-zBR8RLR8HxodG2ZBCMAGlK7wl9_F8FDgaYLegfPW24d8pHsjwa9P8NhgA/s1600/IMG_0757.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496601102310592594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeSvwrjyKitXIW-ZO-8bqko4r4Kexk6Kugy4TXxdhsUHqAyuYYbrOCm53THF5TjDkAmSM7gpoQdixFL2PGW-zBR8RLR8HxodG2ZBCMAGlK7wl9_F8FDgaYLegfPW24d8pHsjwa9P8NhgA/s400/IMG_0757.JPG" /></a> Terri's family has a tradition of walking or running to the corner to wave good-bye to their visitors....here they are saying good-bye to us.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>We drove all day and evening and arrived safe and sound and tired back in our driveway in Camarillo a little after midnight! It was a wonderful week and we feel so thankful to have been able to see where our college kids attend school, see and hear some of their talents, enjoy beautiful places and sights, visit some friends and family and enjoy a nice time with each other.</div><br /><br /><div>We are grateful! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-38865717969230876732010-03-01T20:51:00.000-08:002010-03-01T21:54:01.921-08:00Dancing with the Stars, Camarillo 2nd Ward Party<div align="left">On Friday, February 19<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Camarillo</span> 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> ward Activities Committee, being led by Wendy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Speakman</span>, organized a "Dancing with the Stars" night for the adults in our ward. John and I got to participate as one of the couples to dance in front of the "judges". It was set up a lot like the TV show of the same name. </div><div align="left">I was very nervous because I am not comfortable dancing with all eyes on us...I prefer to blend in with a crowd on the dance floor, but here we are doing our best swing moves, and we had a lot of fun doing it! (I just wish we were in better shape and didn't get so out of breathe!) </div><div align="left">Thank you to the Activities Committee and the "generosity" of the judges for making it a very memorable evening for us. We laughed and enjoyed ourselves so much after our number was over. The other couples were so much fun!</div><div align="left">The Ah Sue's won 1st place for the night doing a routine called, "Dance Evolution". It was so funny to see Frank's "moves"! They did snippets of several styles of dances.</div><div align="left">Nikki Waller and her dad performed a lovely waltz and won 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> place. Her dad was on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">BYU</span> Ballroom Dance team years ago and led her across the floor so beautifully!</div><div align="left">Everyone got a prize for "best of something" and we felt surprised to get 3rd overall! Not bad for two "old" grandparents!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3UBqEUsAZwYf3778CEE4gNvti0ARaZGFhExMHLDkwaGFGSILseU4p5TTIVSM27zeChz0jw-m9viPwGy2DPtgbpVU_NoTXpWXB2FRFo67kD8dAUlEhYDnHgGFlPlcxPmLbba9pBitb9Dn/s1600-h/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443906645217184050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3UBqEUsAZwYf3778CEE4gNvti0ARaZGFhExMHLDkwaGFGSILseU4p5TTIVSM27zeChz0jw-m9viPwGy2DPtgbpVU_NoTXpWXB2FRFo67kD8dAUlEhYDnHgGFlPlcxPmLbba9pBitb9Dn/s400/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+006.jpg" /></a>Debi and John being introduced by Master of Ceremony, Rex Henderson<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxrHdqPeBvtgRqf0EXpSdkRcz5RLPk6-S6EnzXyvEPhDRzA0PRstheZKhu3bEK07yvsCUhNhqNRoi1MB0awEtBazZEYFBC8aVupm9KtXpnE5YM4i6YTTVrEuz2y8jJeMHy16YCznP7kvq/s1600-h/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443906644034947346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxrHdqPeBvtgRqf0EXpSdkRcz5RLPk6-S6EnzXyvEPhDRzA0PRstheZKhu3bEK07yvsCUhNhqNRoi1MB0awEtBazZEYFBC8aVupm9KtXpnE5YM4i6YTTVrEuz2y8jJeMHy16YCznP7kvq/s400/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+003.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swingin</span>' to "Rock Around the Clock Tonight"<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6oTrTrAlRR1d3ny9IUswgGVWHYZbKn3uAkzxOssWHqhWf1ZCUo4m1NVMcD0b2EbUxq9GM5SeObZg07kbqj78bsEb5OO7X6EDDl53hzt2uMdoETK5oxwc1nnTvHcfnQJiq1T1HeIEthfi/s1600-h/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443906175028114002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6oTrTrAlRR1d3ny9IUswgGVWHYZbKn3uAkzxOssWHqhWf1ZCUo4m1NVMcD0b2EbUxq9GM5SeObZg07kbqj78bsEb5OO7X6EDDl53hzt2uMdoETK5oxwc1nnTvHcfnQJiq1T1HeIEthfi/s400/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+002.jpg" /></a> One of our favorite moves...<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10CAQOH4pLBU_9R-fgyHvpXaJUB8JBz1emPNWZ9yHR6SIVFZD-KcQ8gDogJg3QVawASD5XkXkTkW_4e0qaWwRH-ci8dqEqfoZTuMArU7K1cYRS0fRDheT088pFGvHf-Y5lQGj6wugOm9l/s1600-h/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443906170369322882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10CAQOH4pLBU_9R-fgyHvpXaJUB8JBz1emPNWZ9yHR6SIVFZD-KcQ8gDogJg3QVawASD5XkXkTkW_4e0qaWwRH-ci8dqEqfoZTuMArU7K1cYRS0fRDheT088pFGvHf-Y5lQGj6wugOm9l/s400/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010.jpg" /></a>Still <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swingin</span>'<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj978zdpLiY7HihcrpIOQ7XvTum3zWXMPHbRnvX6LKbXQwp4T1zckWmwRKLzqvSxMNPw89YUNYP8OwJZgg51_qrWbRIzScbbYRGY48MLJfafq4gBe3bOlRT2l2d1vJ4k-UAFWnOoqBe_Jh_/s1600-h/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443906159629693682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj978zdpLiY7HihcrpIOQ7XvTum3zWXMPHbRnvX6LKbXQwp4T1zckWmwRKLzqvSxMNPw89YUNYP8OwJZgg51_qrWbRIzScbbYRGY48MLJfafq4gBe3bOlRT2l2d1vJ4k-UAFWnOoqBe_Jh_/s400/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+004.jpg" /></a> Doing our best at the "Swing"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2j1CSS2x2KgS2oxMdH52nmo1_tY0psOEFMYLZqTnAVvlGyRvjN1FsDwBxrJDiJjnKdRPpFhXgH2cHxsNxMJHxiPkliLTVkvL_ITPhaWGQktjqbPgaF3GXL65CD_DlcnlxavjW3K7etZxZ/s1600-h/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443906157207483410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2j1CSS2x2KgS2oxMdH52nmo1_tY0psOEFMYLZqTnAVvlGyRvjN1FsDwBxrJDiJjnKdRPpFhXgH2cHxsNxMJHxiPkliLTVkvL_ITPhaWGQktjqbPgaF3GXL65CD_DlcnlxavjW3K7etZxZ/s400/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+005.jpg" /></a> All the dancers we competed with this night:</div><div align="center">Frank and Linda <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">AhSue</span>, Ken and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mardene</span> Hansen, Sara and Chris <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Galante</span>, Bro. Zimmerman (Nikki Waller's dad), and Mike Waller, Debi and John Lassen, Laura and Tom <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Penrose</span>, Craig and Heidi <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Nebekker</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOtmzxF41dgVuzYXyCSEsY5ierQg3iVdIlImHZWvKGQFrGsmQatGJ6mf21a2urFSFtO4X31BaJe3qYJPTDlen9K5WMwJdq95cK13GT2WVqXNi17ypP9QBMFrRFzugoRcDA7FP-W3ds3eb/s1600-h/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443906147991900274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOtmzxF41dgVuzYXyCSEsY5ierQg3iVdIlImHZWvKGQFrGsmQatGJ6mf21a2urFSFtO4X31BaJe3qYJPTDlen9K5WMwJdq95cK13GT2WVqXNi17ypP9QBMFrRFzugoRcDA7FP-W3ds3eb/s400/John+and+Debi+Dancing+with+the+Stars+Ward+Party+Feb+2010+001.jpg" /></a> Sui <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wishart</span>, John, Debi, Ron <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Speakman</span>, Eric Daily</div><div align="center">Here we are getting 3rd Place and posing with our judges!<br />(Thank you for being "kind" with your comments, Judges!)<br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-56569143878496157692010-02-24T20:49:00.000-08:002010-02-26T13:30:14.498-08:00Welcoming our new little grand daughter, Elina Jane Kent<div align="center"><a href="http://kkjjkent.blogspot.com/2010/02/elina-jane-kent.html">http://kkjjkent.blogspot.com/2010/02/elina-jane-kent.html<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442046405418204098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfiOULTXEPq_rfv7Tgy48IXnBDNMx-gDPwUDKTgGz8U1zpEQREEnt1OrcubqZ8mXRRbNbw8Pp20cB8sophFgODg45PF5gERH-4NYZ1ate0aNvewdM2m5hoyP8Umu0Dp-0Y2Fkrv6KXf7e/s400/IMG_7710.JPG" /></a> Gramma and Gramps getting their first chance to hold our new little Elina Jane Kent at the Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo</div><div align="center">Born Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 10:08 AM</div><div align="center">Weighed 7lbs 7oz and measured 21 inches</div><div align="center">Lot's of black hair and very PINK!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442045845730351714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFej3Iq4JxVZdp_SUInBDISzuXl-X9tIiXJLO_WS8PbXPJWGY3KakGXRLPtPzzrAXBVNHBpNmmxPGWhAKwQjJ8fskzW0ixywfx6iOp6XamXAfol-OWVUZ300K-Yg4OKY3g80tUS_ncHIw/s400/IMG_7709.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7ktN7LX5bdCe3b16UoIwUSQoHPJeAy8Y7Q6jpvW9_J_hADDmGJHJF6zHZNmeN4uMHh2Yqp4i4pV0Y-bE2P1uTPapHBdyb-ozd-JfkCIMSW1dEL_95Ku75W9EV2qkMZDLk7YakdS4rCGe/s1600-h/IMG_7789.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442044458637737346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7ktN7LX5bdCe3b16UoIwUSQoHPJeAy8Y7Q6jpvW9_J_hADDmGJHJF6zHZNmeN4uMHh2Yqp4i4pV0Y-bE2P1uTPapHBdyb-ozd-JfkCIMSW1dEL_95Ku75W9EV2qkMZDLk7YakdS4rCGe/s400/IMG_7789.JPG" /></a> Elina with her daddy Jonathan, big brother Isaac and happy, but tired mommy, Kirsten<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0j_E0Ur6UoqlrkTcUugrpqvJJFK3PZVPPFB2LNwZH5CmepKf7do7uqjmHinHGSuwlBSdtt2FDnrlOHaUEaxGmVK0KfDaSOJicZyz0xBpCq6JOXP_aFnbYURhPhNiCN1eAMOzy_0Vp6RKO/s1600-h/IMG_7754.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442044444289449682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0j_E0Ur6UoqlrkTcUugrpqvJJFK3PZVPPFB2LNwZH5CmepKf7do7uqjmHinHGSuwlBSdtt2FDnrlOHaUEaxGmVK0KfDaSOJicZyz0xBpCq6JOXP_aFnbYURhPhNiCN1eAMOzy_0Vp6RKO/s400/IMG_7754.JPG" /></a>Daddy Jonathan bringing Elina home from the hospital<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6BXosG9P4YgFppwOZ5FwWDlMWFW4ZRuGHgqNC6kaUaIfo0IeVrDoMbGujYP_CoDZn6KwegBLecPIh99VBn-qX73bD259_3GbzXrQoN5609RSZvAEgY7dRGhfeIMZurceWBo4zc645QEx/s1600-h/IMG_7765.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442043776741160994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6BXosG9P4YgFppwOZ5FwWDlMWFW4ZRuGHgqNC6kaUaIfo0IeVrDoMbGujYP_CoDZn6KwegBLecPIh99VBn-qX73bD259_3GbzXrQoN5609RSZvAEgY7dRGhfeIMZurceWBo4zc645QEx/s400/IMG_7765.JPG" /></a> Big sisters, Audrey and Adalyn get to meet their little sister<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0mPgcgdKWFPEv7JQxbLX99q51XmhXznsOWpYT7Chd1oURKWa_TBTPg3q08k4V5I0j3MvRNbpwtt4HeJLMAgvpOXtiRdoik_tqguEkRbp9yCVLGrSjwKgPPVgjMRjZdX9Et_2ABce_995/s1600-h/IMG_7757.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442043768948533506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0mPgcgdKWFPEv7JQxbLX99q51XmhXznsOWpYT7Chd1oURKWa_TBTPg3q08k4V5I0j3MvRNbpwtt4HeJLMAgvpOXtiRdoik_tqguEkRbp9yCVLGrSjwKgPPVgjMRjZdX9Et_2ABce_995/s400/IMG_7757.JPG" /></a> Elina Jane<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNQi3r4Kwg0nZdmn13nuM7Ay6g2ripF0OkF-AmY4v2Nux6IE1UFbn9bSSi4x0jUNacYPzqE-7pLbPK2VoXnbfc946HS62nJ2A76pn00f0pEjuoJblmHjszQs7qT67igHPg8Gtf5M-hEoH/s1600-h/IMG_7753.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442043756825354434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNQi3r4Kwg0nZdmn13nuM7Ay6g2ripF0OkF-AmY4v2Nux6IE1UFbn9bSSi4x0jUNacYPzqE-7pLbPK2VoXnbfc946HS62nJ2A76pn00f0pEjuoJblmHjszQs7qT67igHPg8Gtf5M-hEoH/s400/IMG_7753.JPG" /></a> Welcome Home Banner from Elina's siblings and Uncle Hans<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6X1Dou5zuvnQkIl8cWgl_VokCRKTzpVuGPOW5-d-BmW8X43VVjcBZxCZUE4etcG3O8bid1d6DdrsWISFamHwjocvkXTYFSZVuqUfTieD4YHR7GNYtKjqgD-LZqg7oyMb-CHRH_K7YU3w/s1600-h/IMG_7745.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442043748938808274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6X1Dou5zuvnQkIl8cWgl_VokCRKTzpVuGPOW5-d-BmW8X43VVjcBZxCZUE4etcG3O8bid1d6DdrsWISFamHwjocvkXTYFSZVuqUfTieD4YHR7GNYtKjqgD-LZqg7oyMb-CHRH_K7YU3w/s400/IMG_7745.JPG" /></a> The kids watching for the car to drive up the street to meet their new little sister<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr8XsELEC51Hlg0JCBFJQMhoqQRdVw_cC3B1OOhSChMKO-o2Tpjp1z1A69xIJQdh6pKvpoUV-jpQNao0txOGwds_bNaf69q7AK1wGJo69917TfthpvrdWelb7OpyRxmTly22R0FuyRrvI/s1600-h/IMG_7744.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442043731608141362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr8XsELEC51Hlg0JCBFJQMhoqQRdVw_cC3B1OOhSChMKO-o2Tpjp1z1A69xIJQdh6pKvpoUV-jpQNao0txOGwds_bNaf69q7AK1wGJo69917TfthpvrdWelb7OpyRxmTly22R0FuyRrvI/s400/IMG_7744.JPG" /></a>Waiting and waiting and waiting......She is worth waiting for!</div><br /><br /><div>Big sisters Audrey, Adalyn, big brother Isaac and Uncle Hans<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUNsmfhgSgzHQXBSBbc6xdOZAaDmG9pcr8IIM3Nh17-BWH7cvKvJaquQi5Bk7wBabUZdIvXlbU1RJ-78f9VDRSmKkW9JaO26yEOiXtsMv4Fu1pmEtQFsAva4m7a-lymnzb9bCVhRZ7Jqh/s1600-h/IMG_7710.JPG"></a><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-15006529284815102222010-02-14T21:37:00.000-08:002010-02-14T22:00:38.078-08:00Happy Valentine's Day 2010<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KGBZeSL8hVCb2na5B4Q_fLrS422RgGlcacR7jv91Zgcbfh6A0IBw3WBYXig5ksJO6o99QFeAj2SaJfsB3uKQ1FA1r9dnHeW-r6mPhzg1NiCK5N8SZ35KIohfESCDz3sZG-na3PJesrax/s1600-h/IMG_7648.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438340912001459010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KGBZeSL8hVCb2na5B4Q_fLrS422RgGlcacR7jv91Zgcbfh6A0IBw3WBYXig5ksJO6o99QFeAj2SaJfsB3uKQ1FA1r9dnHeW-r6mPhzg1NiCK5N8SZ35KIohfESCDz3sZG-na3PJesrax/s400/IMG_7648.JPG" /></a> Dad ordered this flower arrangement from Ditte....beautiful job again, Deetz!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXokjGWqQNAUBRkWWybrSYXvL1d3ihQkvATEzFrTpBbNa9dKkJvIiBQb_zIuBdgCy5LlHOCbMHHwHVrl5AyyXCGpIvwijXbVQPSBYtg9Ke5S2NQyDJtGbMUPMZ6Lhx3xNqG0g0YkTGFL0/s1600-h/IMG_7650.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438340901101496002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXokjGWqQNAUBRkWWybrSYXvL1d3ihQkvATEzFrTpBbNa9dKkJvIiBQb_zIuBdgCy5LlHOCbMHHwHVrl5AyyXCGpIvwijXbVQPSBYtg9Ke5S2NQyDJtGbMUPMZ6Lhx3xNqG0g0YkTGFL0/s400/IMG_7650.JPG" /></a> For those of you who celebrated in other places, Happy Valentines' Day from our home! We enjoyed a homemade lasagna dinner. Ditte made homemade french bread in the shape of a heart, Else made a salad and dad cut up fresh strawberries from the fields of Camarillo to go with our angel food cake and whipped cream. I even made sugar cookies for the kids to frost and decorate, and I don't do sugar cookies usually!<br /><br />Friday, dad and I went to California Adventure and Disneyland for our "Valentine's Day" date. We started out our evening by eating at our favorite Downtown Disney restaurant, Naples Pizzeria.The two of us had such a nice evening together. We enjoyed the Muppet Theatre attraction that we've never been to before. (We love the Muppets and miss those good weekly Muppet TV shows.)We even went on Screamin' roller coaster together and enjoyed Soarin' over California before we went into Disneyland to watch the Fireworks show on Main Street. We ended the evening by going to the newly restored "Great Moment's with Mr. Lincoln" theatre on his 201st birthday. It was very patriotic. Proud to be Americans and of being reminded once again of heroes such as Abraham Lincoln.<br /><br />We've had a nice weekend. Hope you have too, wherever you are celebrating it!<br /><br />We are waiting for our new little granddaughter to be born any time now....Kirsten has had labor pains off and on for several days. Excitement to come!<br /><br />We love you all!<br />x0x0x0x0x0x0x<br />mom and dad/gramma and gramps<br /><br /></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-57689680457225644342010-02-02T12:08:00.000-08:002010-02-02T12:29:14.090-08:00Cub Scouts and Pinewood Derby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTepi6GWQCqlCLQzZPvj9NxOoIBIIwK1b7WR1dKJ3vcWpE0oy0IcKefpz8_lbdxBhpr8GwqTlDeQdVfwu9ApRQ9ZVBwyZv0_1ZxPGvQVpflFNoHHbtWTdgEbHXhndHVg6lWyZ4rK30Qhb/s1600-h/IMG_7577.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433741779190064754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTepi6GWQCqlCLQzZPvj9NxOoIBIIwK1b7WR1dKJ3vcWpE0oy0IcKefpz8_lbdxBhpr8GwqTlDeQdVfwu9ApRQ9ZVBwyZv0_1ZxPGvQVpflFNoHHbtWTdgEbHXhndHVg6lWyZ4rK30Qhb/s400/IMG_7577.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Iq9H76YggXQagRVgW8bRebbF2ORjo4tOhYPaW3x59He8o4BuwE1nzeTLIk_nOSmUPB49M6YVx4cmtoNknJ_8ANX-JPpV7moQ8B3hx2piPumA4nvVdmMWLruyYQkyIUNKMiPwPR8ot6a/s1600-h/IMG_7587.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433741767012068274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Iq9H76YggXQagRVgW8bRebbF2ORjo4tOhYPaW3x59He8o4BuwE1nzeTLIk_nOSmUPB49M6YVx4cmtoNknJ_8ANX-JPpV7moQ8B3hx2piPumA4nvVdmMWLruyYQkyIUNKMiPwPR8ot6a/s400/IMG_7587.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0J_0mgK3FTVtF_4LBSlQ5yMJ1peCmHYU5N4ZgXcrzZktHyewtREYOU6H50nzHrdEbLvkynsbVLyXY1f2QuXKxZURMGnv5TGFlublybwPGcAnkjp3lg0zrkQEWH4KHiPHnml75Vk7ZkI7/s1600-h/IMG_7622.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433741758924783970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0J_0mgK3FTVtF_4LBSlQ5yMJ1peCmHYU5N4ZgXcrzZktHyewtREYOU6H50nzHrdEbLvkynsbVLyXY1f2QuXKxZURMGnv5TGFlublybwPGcAnkjp3lg0zrkQEWH4KHiPHnml75Vk7ZkI7/s400/IMG_7622.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMB-d7yoiTSQvKg2rUXSiViDoq4zIo7DYKQHJagULjrrVO-g53aVZsFrToaClw6f9t3HHuAy4SWoy0LiOcNIvLKeKQVKgNTHthzgJg_9eXK21fj-GTJCbw81hCvC1-OdVq7Q-QbyNinN_B/s1600-h/IMG_7615.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433741750822661986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMB-d7yoiTSQvKg2rUXSiViDoq4zIo7DYKQHJagULjrrVO-g53aVZsFrToaClw6f9t3HHuAy4SWoy0LiOcNIvLKeKQVKgNTHthzgJg_9eXK21fj-GTJCbw81hCvC1-OdVq7Q-QbyNinN_B/s400/IMG_7615.JPG" /></a><br />We just came through Pinewood Derby time once again! Hans had a successful experience as he got to go with our Pack to Chuck Stevenson's wood shop to trace, cut out and sand with the other boys, his own car.<br /></div><div>We had a lot of fun with the whole experience. He drew his design and wanted the back end to be higher. He wanted the weights on the back to help "push" it down the track faster. He chose gold color and painted it himself and added BSA 2010 100 Years of Boys Scout stickers to decorate it .</div><div> </div><div>He did really well and had all 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> place and 1 first place wins. John was relieved it did as well as it did. There was a little glitch in the computer program Jonathan was using to keep track of the derby and Hans was honored to be in 2nd place overall for the whole night. But, even after he was told that another boy actually got 2nd place, he was okay with it and said he just had fun. We were most proud of him for that attitude.</div><div> </div><div>I remember when we found out Hans was a boy and when he was born, John said, "oh, great....more pinewood derby cars !" Well....we've arrived....Hans just finished his last pinewood derby car since he's been in Cub Scouts 3 years now and will move onto Boy Scouts next year.</div><div> </div><div>Sweetheart.......it came and went so fast, didn't it????</div><div> </div><div>Now we can relax and enjoy our "grandson's" pinewood derby cars and let their dads and moms do all the worrying! Can't wait to attend Pinewood Derby's for Wyatt, Isaac, Luke, Charlie, Leif, and Scotty's races!</div><div> </div><div>We love the Boys Scouts of America! Happy 100<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Birthday this week on February 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, 2010!<br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-18236704451478488382010-01-07T15:01:00.000-08:002010-01-07T15:27:49.804-08:00Family Photos from Christmas 2009<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDINjEz80tGB18LiTUwLomWAztj0ztoBBGyOIXeIuWyMwyF396kiHlXA_VKRRa8Pjh2VoeR3nJmLe-ZOHpHVtLWzwRHSeQNiy1c0Bsrq_MtejlgpeIbep18FiuR-AcBA7G5p8xcR-EaoVM/s1600-h/IMG_7402.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424141530961966338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDINjEz80tGB18LiTUwLomWAztj0ztoBBGyOIXeIuWyMwyF396kiHlXA_VKRRa8Pjh2VoeR3nJmLe-ZOHpHVtLWzwRHSeQNiy1c0Bsrq_MtejlgpeIbep18FiuR-AcBA7G5p8xcR-EaoVM/s400/IMG_7402.JPG" /></a> Christmas Eve Photo</div><div align="center">Newly returned missionary son, Steffen, Mette, Hans, John and I<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_0Ro2HlY6XhLQuY0UH7lI4XEjjrY-iXEoAIZ7tQzlho78i9Lq47zzPlIzVGlYpqwCRxLM2ACTE27kL7dZWX-tE8oJg4qFv1TX5elyt1ktI0EPkfxOB8tKFvIf9DsyWem0n2Ou0LKcZZ6/s1600-h/IMG_7422.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424141519827671362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_0Ro2HlY6XhLQuY0UH7lI4XEjjrY-iXEoAIZ7tQzlho78i9Lq47zzPlIzVGlYpqwCRxLM2ACTE27kL7dZWX-tE8oJg4qFv1TX5elyt1ktI0EPkfxOB8tKFvIf9DsyWem0n2Ou0LKcZZ6/s400/IMG_7422.JPG" /></a>Mette received things needed as she goes away to college<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJzS7XbAAO1JL-knAcy0Z6aQFPWkORD6Fy6RCkGFwa4CZ57vVSX1Z97-jDKMBze7S6ruLT7kgvz_Y1z2kZcRCimAM_jwVP-Cc9Iv98PxaV1ZaZvCC-_vQ3ZFYrfHeoGMPcgGW6GiM23k6/s1600-h/IMG_7408.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424141514562926322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJzS7XbAAO1JL-knAcy0Z6aQFPWkORD6Fy6RCkGFwa4CZ57vVSX1Z97-jDKMBze7S6ruLT7kgvz_Y1z2kZcRCimAM_jwVP-Cc9Iv98PxaV1ZaZvCC-_vQ3ZFYrfHeoGMPcgGW6GiM23k6/s400/IMG_7408.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWAjDX9sXbYEaNPW9O-nvGXzaIYFABcPjlcugzSaOWk0fX5tLdO6Fg1SA9U7F_o_znbQTWuHz-08XoilgkecQcZz9PiLpGZ2iv2RgxBZZB4rV2dPsOa9p25XZ6LHhyphenhyphenopSC9adBNKknMTs/s1600-h/IMG_7436.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424141503103852146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWAjDX9sXbYEaNPW9O-nvGXzaIYFABcPjlcugzSaOWk0fX5tLdO6Fg1SA9U7F_o_znbQTWuHz-08XoilgkecQcZz9PiLpGZ2iv2RgxBZZB4rV2dPsOa9p25XZ6LHhyphenhyphenopSC9adBNKknMTs/s400/IMG_7436.JPG" /></a> We enjoyed getting Beatles Rockband from Santa this year!<br /><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxmnleQ0N0roR5qokGdun-xnbs5xR4Mg4GlY3ioHavWe1hPNMbGEL_wyA0BmUs1V25wC7Gdb1euSRFUAKAFutfJDT_QOyLfCCg3IxmVUEBdCLORiWXNA6PpOlk4AZdr86dqGl3zCzmQOJ/s1600-h/IMG_7412.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424138261518649522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxmnleQ0N0roR5qokGdun-xnbs5xR4Mg4GlY3ioHavWe1hPNMbGEL_wyA0BmUs1V25wC7Gdb1euSRFUAKAFutfJDT_QOyLfCCg3IxmVUEBdCLORiWXNA6PpOlk4AZdr86dqGl3zCzmQOJ/s400/IMG_7412.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7LEQgp-y_d_a8F_ld0lPUmVIbMOvvmxS6y-SrGPv7k98hzgvv9LKb-yMcBerSNsJZ_KkiStx0LeDSBoy1A-S-5tZYjKiqorp0JJMoyTUfq5DaeMAD5106TvzO9oxsuumaMDQ0g75Dj4g/s1600-h/IMG_7430.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424138252343212946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7LEQgp-y_d_a8F_ld0lPUmVIbMOvvmxS6y-SrGPv7k98hzgvv9LKb-yMcBerSNsJZ_KkiStx0LeDSBoy1A-S-5tZYjKiqorp0JJMoyTUfq5DaeMAD5106TvzO9oxsuumaMDQ0g75Dj4g/s400/IMG_7430.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDuxXJf5wzrmy8bZmBqT-TYMzgQn5K4FAz4qu8F0hNOud4VSX2NjN-qI1SYl9VhCtsqJUVKdM1ajSphJlNcMr-aqVU0BqLKdRdUZVbeC4Tx7Lpx8JS1ZlB_swiY2DW08NBg5Q9sLSQvMX/s1600-h/IMG_7433.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424138243878055426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDuxXJf5wzrmy8bZmBqT-TYMzgQn5K4FAz4qu8F0hNOud4VSX2NjN-qI1SYl9VhCtsqJUVKdM1ajSphJlNcMr-aqVU0BqLKdRdUZVbeC4Tx7Lpx8JS1ZlB_swiY2DW08NBg5Q9sLSQvMX/s400/IMG_7433.JPG" /></a> Lots of fun for the whole family<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWl9_Grcr5D78ZXEYUjdf9TKRM7YSejKt-rF8PA3Uz91MBeyxRMb476mFdXkVuN3vbTNPNS2emgRNm5HyeVlhjT40-6K3e_Q5gFoGD4W1FknvDD2Ci_hSEc0LhlWBmNU1UpiVe7uW3DGC/s1600-h/IMG_7446.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424138233299589682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWl9_Grcr5D78ZXEYUjdf9TKRM7YSejKt-rF8PA3Uz91MBeyxRMb476mFdXkVuN3vbTNPNS2emgRNm5HyeVlhjT40-6K3e_Q5gFoGD4W1FknvDD2Ci_hSEc0LhlWBmNU1UpiVe7uW3DGC/s400/IMG_7446.JPG" /></a> Enjoying John's birthday gift on a beautiful day after Christmas<br />Hans and Grace on this ride<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-7980728478181416892010-01-05T11:43:00.000-08:002010-01-05T12:24:47.449-08:00Happy New Year in 2010<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDAKHEQpgmM3hlrXzsF6KWST8nrOMISOvbGjlOD_wRnD8cuwl9UIuuD7Bnpv5u3qcCepExAzeAwo4Z9qNV1Tj-RwWYgoxpaBSYi_UwvNZMfSJRDYUueuu-ub3NfKwWRFRB-bkmYDwdBrD/s1600-h/IMG_7462.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423352850785497250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDAKHEQpgmM3hlrXzsF6KWST8nrOMISOvbGjlOD_wRnD8cuwl9UIuuD7Bnpv5u3qcCepExAzeAwo4Z9qNV1Tj-RwWYgoxpaBSYi_UwvNZMfSJRDYUueuu-ub3NfKwWRFRB-bkmYDwdBrD/s400/IMG_7462.JPG" /></a>Beautiful sunset walk with the family on Leo Carillo Beach on New Years Day 2010</div><br /><div align="center">saying good-bye to 2009 and welcoming in the New Year!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNEy7w9iN8xFFt7UnSYG7QiDlKsI1oohXO1G4SFtYt8Bjzz3cRrtemr1VvN7NmaZUhyDLPSok9DRO-HTXFlkCCFok3K8lURpIvDdrtnUEn4zZsyN0KqwsBkit4cR4uU2VrCmjFNd8gufj/s1600-h/IMG_7514.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423350275148784770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNEy7w9iN8xFFt7UnSYG7QiDlKsI1oohXO1G4SFtYt8Bjzz3cRrtemr1VvN7NmaZUhyDLPSok9DRO-HTXFlkCCFok3K8lURpIvDdrtnUEn4zZsyN0KqwsBkit4cR4uU2VrCmjFNd8gufj/s400/IMG_7514.JPG" /></a> Hans getting picked for Jedi Training in Tomorrowland...one beaming little boy!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6HS0jG_ToUv9HkIMlEUEIx7PtFIwGUQzgdMpr1ozd_pRest50C3rDrYiBC70864mrbf69KuicVi_g9P35OpbBZTl48x9H1uD0MLRtkuBGItKLeUt05R8bdZtBvXFvnb-mPB-LVN6XfNj/s1600-h/IMG_7540.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423350269963701074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6HS0jG_ToUv9HkIMlEUEIx7PtFIwGUQzgdMpr1ozd_pRest50C3rDrYiBC70864mrbf69KuicVi_g9P35OpbBZTl48x9H1uD0MLRtkuBGItKLeUt05R8bdZtBvXFvnb-mPB-LVN6XfNj/s400/IMG_7540.JPG" /></a>Hans on Main Street Disneyland<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH2KZayWBMwL-L655wxoR5s1ZdvQ_yNIAlbHQKfw6Yg7mSIGq6BmwcX3CkDJHw2CtDF6F0WpOxV6D1AqQb8ygH3MyxSTrSlPBVA8aplIaYHanz1m-HePTiqnZnNNpJ2GuDo79CwlNAvDV/s1600-h/IMG_7486.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423350261719991362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH2KZayWBMwL-L655wxoR5s1ZdvQ_yNIAlbHQKfw6Yg7mSIGq6BmwcX3CkDJHw2CtDF6F0WpOxV6D1AqQb8ygH3MyxSTrSlPBVA8aplIaYHanz1m-HePTiqnZnNNpJ2GuDo79CwlNAvDV/s400/IMG_7486.JPG" /></a> Some of the gang moving through California Adventure<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBu1i_foliPAhJgJ-fhCIqBGkOZwPYCCYYOjwF1ZmNSleVtS7xOfJZUfdfXv-0gr2Cr5MXaHl6ZT1W9Lm7MWHYYKa1ahU-eafGMlpqZldF7700c0oZCrfMqlIeb53qCPWgMoEsQfqB0oY/s1600-h/IMG_7562.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423348109270604290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBu1i_foliPAhJgJ-fhCIqBGkOZwPYCCYYOjwF1ZmNSleVtS7xOfJZUfdfXv-0gr2Cr5MXaHl6ZT1W9Lm7MWHYYKa1ahU-eafGMlpqZldF7700c0oZCrfMqlIeb53qCPWgMoEsQfqB0oY/s400/IMG_7562.JPG" /></a>Some of the wonderful "goofy" children in my life!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8e2V8Np2-45mUZlnPX3TdphfTAuBIRi64BRgMnBJy6lehR31baj90tlDDV5WcNvmAusUAc97kAd2NHLDfp4KvfdMW-9UJm6L0WQ_o7GZMRgG99LV90MvQ-r-m7gyyGAohmwghDYcUbYLi/s1600-h/IMG_7523.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 2px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 6px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423348101562879842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8e2V8Np2-45mUZlnPX3TdphfTAuBIRi64BRgMnBJy6lehR31baj90tlDDV5WcNvmAusUAc97kAd2NHLDfp4KvfdMW-9UJm6L0WQ_o7GZMRgG99LV90MvQ-r-m7gyyGAohmwghDYcUbYLi/s400/IMG_7523.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZln9GU45udCQ3vk-V6F1zBF4rsSoaoqz-sMtsXjKUvH_RrnGbVhVZBv8ZAu4m2Ghz25P72nicm3okOWvhvTEnl30M-ABm6BU2FdqoopOH-QaZNIP50lYbGm4y3l4LvMx50l7XEZqxH99/s1600-h/IMG_7485.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423348094762772578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZln9GU45udCQ3vk-V6F1zBF4rsSoaoqz-sMtsXjKUvH_RrnGbVhVZBv8ZAu4m2Ghz25P72nicm3okOWvhvTEnl30M-ABm6BU2FdqoopOH-QaZNIP50lYbGm4y3l4LvMx50l7XEZqxH99/s400/IMG_7485.JPG" /></a> Heading for Screamin and Toy Story Rides<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK18EskQObfytd3fzCQQOvj_Fv4Sa3WCaQOapvXu8or5QbrBmPiwxBaBQk2r9V8pKcH7J_iW0r7GQuKZx5LFiTzpUm52Tv0DNbqDKccP-BLhfnG-umWIJfNEbiXq38jCWHsKl3-txqCYOi/s1600-h/IMG_7477.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423348090276358018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK18EskQObfytd3fzCQQOvj_Fv4Sa3WCaQOapvXu8or5QbrBmPiwxBaBQk2r9V8pKcH7J_iW0r7GQuKZx5LFiTzpUm52Tv0DNbqDKccP-BLhfnG-umWIJfNEbiXq38jCWHsKl3-txqCYOi/s400/IMG_7477.JPG" /></a> Me, Else, Jeremy, Ditte, Cristin, Kirsten and Isaac</div><br /><br /><div align="center">(<span style="font-size:85%;">Jeremy was able to take the day off work...the rest of us missed our husbands who were hard at work supporting us)</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2svJGcZIdK78v6Ll3Egot09xXUQOwLBVxLQkm66oiVm3_sZvwRQDn5bueEoJ_diYItx56WZZW4tDtW7aX2gN2H6Fdxt-_Mmx7CSWL13ZR582KmPfBejfqpoE9hUdxu7FCKxcRynQoVGpz/s1600-h/IMG_7474.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423348079604662466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2svJGcZIdK78v6Ll3Egot09xXUQOwLBVxLQkm66oiVm3_sZvwRQDn5bueEoJ_diYItx56WZZW4tDtW7aX2gN2H6Fdxt-_Mmx7CSWL13ZR582KmPfBejfqpoE9hUdxu7FCKxcRynQoVGpz/s400/IMG_7474.JPG" /></a>Some of our grandchildren (front row) Charlotte, Audrey, Scotty, Cozette, Issac,</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Wyatt, Charlie, Luke, Addy, Atalie</div><br /><br /><div align="center">and up top, our son, Hans!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Wow...I haven't been posting to my blog for months and it is because of several things. I got behind and then didn't know how to take time to fill in, mostly!</div><br /><div align="left">From the end of November through now I have enjoyed preparing for my son Steffen to come home from his mission on December 18th, helping with my sister in laws wedding, enjoying Thanksgiving and many get togethers in December and having children and grandchildren visiting our home. It's been a full couple of months.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">So, now the New Year is here. Today Hans went back to school, John is working at the stores to support us, bless his heart, and Steffen and Mette left for BYU Idaho Saturday morning. We said good-bye to Christian and Emily and their family Saturday morning, also, as they had come down from San Francisco and stayed for 2 weeks. We have had a lot going on around here and now it is quiet in our house. I won't like it for very long, but for today, it is nice :-) </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Yesterday, to end it all, I went to Disneyland and California Adventure with some of the family again to use our Annual Passes for the last time from 2009. It was sad to think the passes are expired now, but many trips and memories were made all throughout last year. </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Here's just a few pictures for now and then I better get busy taking down Christmas decorations and cleaning the house! </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Happy New Year!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-9529020068699156532009-09-18T08:00:00.000-07:002009-09-18T08:12:21.904-07:00The joys of little boys and their toys.....<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VX8bJHmCFEAh04An68a238bitgL0nni7s-jiLoHY3My3ZvX347EeGx6Y7DZnsRCQgWiaL6Bz7EEbH0GHGlrbGQ-4lOLeWC6VqadHbhgNlUyhQL_BBbTegYcAaJ8uG1Jx3TcvZEeNYBbv/s1600-h/IMG_6129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382824301456690690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VX8bJHmCFEAh04An68a238bitgL0nni7s-jiLoHY3My3ZvX347EeGx6Y7DZnsRCQgWiaL6Bz7EEbH0GHGlrbGQ-4lOLeWC6VqadHbhgNlUyhQL_BBbTegYcAaJ8uG1Jx3TcvZEeNYBbv/s400/IMG_6129.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grandson, Isaac Kent, playing with trains<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWwM3BONO0RISSicmFfTaxD18IK3Y3qRHS16k4FhUFCD-6eB1faekbgLXKX1VWnRMEWdm5L4zv0LyOX9fsmFX0drLdRiphZoT0zA9H5hsLOVYVHwx8XLhXq4ssaVkE6EKoCFZoIXtXjX1/s1600-h/IMG_6126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382824289156282418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWwM3BONO0RISSicmFfTaxD18IK3Y3qRHS16k4FhUFCD-6eB1faekbgLXKX1VWnRMEWdm5L4zv0LyOX9fsmFX0drLdRiphZoT0zA9H5hsLOVYVHwx8XLhXq4ssaVkE6EKoCFZoIXtXjX1/s400/IMG_6126.JPG" border="0" /></a>Isaac playing before he goes off to preschool<br /><br /><div align="left">While Luke and Charlie came to visit us, we were introduced to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Geotrax</span> by Fisher Price Toy company. Luke has such a love of trains and these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Geotrax</span> are perfect for little ones ages 2-7 years old. He talked non stop about his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Geotrax</span> set at home, so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">gramma</span> had to go to the local store and get a couple of sets and set them up in our family room.<br /></div><div align="left">Luke and Charlie have gone home now, but Isaac came to stay a couple days and nights with us while his mommy and daddy went to Utah this weekend. Now he is enjoying the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Geotrax</span> train set, too. Yesterday, cousin Wyatt and a friend, David Martin came for lunch with Isaac and they played with the trains. Uncle Hans enjoys them, too, and has set up some great layouts. He and Isaac have fun playing tag with their two remote control trains<br /></div><div align="left">Thanks Luke, for teaching us about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Geotrax</span>. We enjoy them now, too, but we miss you!</div><br /></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-41567734082509579042009-09-14T17:45:00.000-07:002009-09-14T18:22:26.849-07:00Our lives are full of little boys.....The best part of Luke and Charlie coming to stay with us for 15 days has been that Uncle Hans has learned what it's like to be a "big brother". That is a good thing!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdZVy0MZ3GMaEuUiVRUrWNpIEjDzbvGI8oOXdGmQSBEFNR_YY-uBSHtRYSiFTKs3f5bkzc-cMWWIsKVZvPcd8Y7cjG87vDJnQmoVB15cnmNqRjQEOTMDvwDgWlHzCm_sVWXYyB6M04gwL/s1600-h/IMG_6105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381493474396391906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdZVy0MZ3GMaEuUiVRUrWNpIEjDzbvGI8oOXdGmQSBEFNR_YY-uBSHtRYSiFTKs3f5bkzc-cMWWIsKVZvPcd8Y7cjG87vDJnQmoVB15cnmNqRjQEOTMDvwDgWlHzCm_sVWXYyB6M04gwL/s400/IMG_6105.JPG" border="0" /></a> Luke and Charlie soaking off the dirt and food from the day<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8f6-rlCHdEJBHGRDPRUxjl_L_p876rD9gEW8KrEmA_s_aXvTl_nBY3JOCvK-x4CKlQaBgNXb0lFO4IT3dQjS99dIOVRGlAZz8rNnXLEbVLm3-LugdKj7dzPp8uHKsntppWko356VEy0A/s1600-h/IMG_6062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381493459686553634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8f6-rlCHdEJBHGRDPRUxjl_L_p876rD9gEW8KrEmA_s_aXvTl_nBY3JOCvK-x4CKlQaBgNXb0lFO4IT3dQjS99dIOVRGlAZz8rNnXLEbVLm3-LugdKj7dzPp8uHKsntppWko356VEy0A/s400/IMG_6062.JPG" border="0" /></a>sign of little boys at play<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiklyVvDY5QnqBC4qSgvxfC7bxWcNpscvpKewZ8Y0X_qFN6nlbrBKSLkahjZZq0O-E0B7lCMN-7uAZP60jXz0QTcamfwrb671z9EmmzPY2yBKwONtIjku5rnc8cZevf4bDIm-KgeTbill-/s1600-h/IMG_6067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381493454583776530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiklyVvDY5QnqBC4qSgvxfC7bxWcNpscvpKewZ8Y0X_qFN6nlbrBKSLkahjZZq0O-E0B7lCMN-7uAZP60jXz0QTcamfwrb671z9EmmzPY2yBKwONtIjku5rnc8cZevf4bDIm-KgeTbill-/s400/IMG_6067.JPG" border="0" /></a> Charlie putting on his hat<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45XyMdMOtBBPkYLrMozn4x8isZH1ad9NEQLs8JSnHw4sRNrSBC79FC2Xq_wzZmt2gq52ov2uhCo2e58J4PffzM36siCNHM-L_0DIv9JlBanrVSt9BzuUnfeEK3M8LQHlq1hJAkhHuvwBr/s1600-h/IMG_6049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381493441376442306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45XyMdMOtBBPkYLrMozn4x8isZH1ad9NEQLs8JSnHw4sRNrSBC79FC2Xq_wzZmt2gq52ov2uhCo2e58J4PffzM36siCNHM-L_0DIv9JlBanrVSt9BzuUnfeEK3M8LQHlq1hJAkhHuvwBr/s400/IMG_6049.JPG" border="0" /></a>Luke getting to "play" with cousin Wyatt<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pLm8itfQ57qbD8P-WTdE0YUxlPbwFN5bBvJ0iZk-JnecyE3ymP1pOKBRqsZVfs3b-8gVjcdKmxi0agNE-tYlSLYuQ6cBNqhUST1eHM5mqOzCk66UJafkt-nz-WPHXcPQdw45qnZEWI5P/s1600-h/IMG_6045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381493426848413138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pLm8itfQ57qbD8P-WTdE0YUxlPbwFN5bBvJ0iZk-JnecyE3ymP1pOKBRqsZVfs3b-8gVjcdKmxi0agNE-tYlSLYuQ6cBNqhUST1eHM5mqOzCk66UJafkt-nz-WPHXcPQdw45qnZEWI5P/s400/IMG_6045.JPG" border="0" /></a>cousin time<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyqJiibS2omgAZiFcZoZRNx_KG_MMtVOvMi7il-xwPV8LGYYTUjUi2GWk8Lwg8DvJHq4wyndVnHcfEGoi5fyPualbyz9flZAjgpWx68z7QvzIkLYUkVUD9qg3Lv6h9dw0hv8PMMUfBZ9I/s1600-h/IMG_6113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381491486282851330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyqJiibS2omgAZiFcZoZRNx_KG_MMtVOvMi7il-xwPV8LGYYTUjUi2GWk8Lwg8DvJHq4wyndVnHcfEGoi5fyPualbyz9flZAjgpWx68z7QvzIkLYUkVUD9qg3Lv6h9dw0hv8PMMUfBZ9I/s400/IMG_6113.JPG" border="0" /></a> Charlie and Luke come to cheer Uncle Hans on at his soccer game!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEfcuIWfFhUZJ5ReMrDlvBeXMm3F8f8hGD2UIFCA-Tok-wE_9hovYGd6ohyphenhyphenQVyisYBSRvkPv8-hmwQBy1LBcf9CO1kOqru4q7MXVAyHdUCpb9DBEGoHCaRLueZCWjCOjhdgKdtFHmkHpa/s1600-h/IMG_6124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381491476094161426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEfcuIWfFhUZJ5ReMrDlvBeXMm3F8f8hGD2UIFCA-Tok-wE_9hovYGd6ohyphenhyphenQVyisYBSRvkPv8-hmwQBy1LBcf9CO1kOqru4q7MXVAyHdUCpb9DBEGoHCaRLueZCWjCOjhdgKdtFHmkHpa/s400/IMG_6124.JPG" border="0" /></a>Yogurt lovers Charlie and Luke<br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt7U7AgGx9bh3Ozs3YdAFC05yhtUUksHnsgC4inyaybpVggpuWZKLf57L7ZN0_ovUTVWs2SKQlXOGBgaLTYdIYUSEseew_sd8xgRIP_p8sOo97yBC4g8Ih6anYAek2PSftUdHAQc92w6e/s1600-h/IMG_6123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381491470139015682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt7U7AgGx9bh3Ozs3YdAFC05yhtUUksHnsgC4inyaybpVggpuWZKLf57L7ZN0_ovUTVWs2SKQlXOGBgaLTYdIYUSEseew_sd8xgRIP_p8sOo97yBC4g8Ih6anYAek2PSftUdHAQc92w6e/s400/IMG_6123.JPG" border="0" /></a> We are coming to the end of our 15 days of taking care of our grandsons, Luke (3) and Charlie (16mo) while their parents, Erik and Cristin, have traveled in Tonga and New Zealand.<br /><div></div><br /><div>We've had some good times, some sweet times, some happy times and a few frustrating times, if truth be told. This "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">gramma</span>" is getting a little tired and looking forward to being "off <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">full time</span> duty", but I wouldn't have traded this opportunity for anything.<br /></div><div></div><div>We are going down to LAX tomorrow afternoon to pick up mom and dad! Prepare yourself, Erik and Cristin....enjoy your last moments of your "me time" ! </div><div>Love you!</div><div></div><br /><div>mom/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">gramma</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lassen</span>/Debi</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-27734064984164287252009-09-14T17:16:00.000-07:002009-09-14T18:20:40.045-07:00To add to the adventure of taking care of two little grandsons....<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f6AxHHsV64gYq7sTg4qNuXFhr_SbGkusO76YB9Rhl9Gb8IvG2XbUOW8eXBpu2UjEXTUFPSKZ5JrGj_C0Bq-lMzWSw2YH0GBNzn1V5UALvJSq3rZ65MhTG7YPTcaspRitPGVsihGa9WUn/s1600-h/IMG_6125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381497099089695426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f6AxHHsV64gYq7sTg4qNuXFhr_SbGkusO76YB9Rhl9Gb8IvG2XbUOW8eXBpu2UjEXTUFPSKZ5JrGj_C0Bq-lMzWSw2YH0GBNzn1V5UALvJSq3rZ65MhTG7YPTcaspRitPGVsihGa9WUn/s400/IMG_6125.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our Washing Machine Died this weekend, adding to the adventure</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">I'm thankful for Craislist where I found a 1 year old Maytag to replace it for a fraction of the cost of a new one!</div><div align="left">I did 4-5 loads of laundry today after John installed the replacement! Back in business...especially nice with all the dirty, messy clothes little boys generate in a day!<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-61842745702951816182009-09-07T22:33:00.000-07:002009-09-07T23:05:13.247-07:00Labor Day and officially ending of our summer!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQGisQo-o9ZX9MCmQf0S0Yf0SqJpGb8TI5AEthpQxtOrPuPTG0nbS-C-Tcg3VfXcn1ZjOHcsUjM1h029XqN79kpZB1lhfpFkvyVApEOSBQ8t40A_8gPkoLRS5n4jpFzvNAosjQHo29E0o/s1600-h/IMG_6092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378966635105967346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQGisQo-o9ZX9MCmQf0S0Yf0SqJpGb8TI5AEthpQxtOrPuPTG0nbS-C-Tcg3VfXcn1ZjOHcsUjM1h029XqN79kpZB1lhfpFkvyVApEOSBQ8t40A_8gPkoLRS5n4jpFzvNAosjQHo29E0o/s400/IMG_6092.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hans and John going down the slide today on a boogie board </div><div align="center">We had a Labor Day Barbeque/Swim Party and Family Home Evening at Peter and Gayle Lassen's home<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-vuqtXpO4lplWzRczBFXkha-vNrl-1PS6Qj-btcbCG9Iu7CLR82BGZKcucAzaHaJ_16S8-6PVnQny9WPMNQBGq9eKMj_QOULZGcTHiB6_w4FwYpdsxlnYvP6K8ewirFyaUEco9SG0KKM/s1600-h/IMG_6091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378966619274383874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-vuqtXpO4lplWzRczBFXkha-vNrl-1PS6Qj-btcbCG9Iu7CLR82BGZKcucAzaHaJ_16S8-6PVnQny9WPMNQBGq9eKMj_QOULZGcTHiB6_w4FwYpdsxlnYvP6K8ewirFyaUEco9SG0KKM/s400/IMG_6091.JPG" border="0" /></a> Luke going down all by himself<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-URyxcM_BXMlpoZ7haDaknXLRBF7Mu_9L9TtRZmJ1jXPKT9YiytsrE609NihnjHuYSohnD3SinAtOCG1H_NnlnOUlDpAVWHD0Xv1iNU3KPzxboAPGesyWMLRsnZV7PTuZx4YHnM4YjqZ/s1600-h/IMG_6085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378966611625270722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-URyxcM_BXMlpoZ7haDaknXLRBF7Mu_9L9TtRZmJ1jXPKT9YiytsrE609NihnjHuYSohnD3SinAtOCG1H_NnlnOUlDpAVWHD0Xv1iNU3KPzxboAPGesyWMLRsnZV7PTuZx4YHnM4YjqZ/s400/IMG_6085.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gramps Lassen and Charlie<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaFl9YADOFuHfXmj3fjon32xZ6e_qGNw-S2AqoXineF4dUlDD-Slj1IjXpspqRJDk8O3oPnQ7sV891NxdOyAu1IZk-Wr_riBgvd9nOyzJdieXG4laTL5X7pxFu-4RL4FfLfA5hUoETGG3/s1600-h/IMG_6077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378966603338698882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaFl9YADOFuHfXmj3fjon32xZ6e_qGNw-S2AqoXineF4dUlDD-Slj1IjXpspqRJDk8O3oPnQ7sV891NxdOyAu1IZk-Wr_riBgvd9nOyzJdieXG4laTL5X7pxFu-4RL4FfLfA5hUoETGG3/s400/IMG_6077.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sunday dinner at the children's table<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ44YW_6l-GbkDZ_CqsClYvXvMfMNAWzQ4uhxAvGXhesqHT5yf7p0tB9KfNb38xmEMKlkqm0WegS8dYRoXLnj39REB4D_FtdYFefkYuOiP0M2_sq5nRZgiLSLAFIXG3-ea5rqW6fB_F8cE/s1600-h/IMG_6081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378966596963235602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ44YW_6l-GbkDZ_CqsClYvXvMfMNAWzQ4uhxAvGXhesqHT5yf7p0tB9KfNb38xmEMKlkqm0WegS8dYRoXLnj39REB4D_FtdYFefkYuOiP0M2_sq5nRZgiLSLAFIXG3-ea5rqW6fB_F8cE/s400/IMG_6081.JPG" border="0" /></a>Gramps taking Charlie on a walk today </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I have not taken the time to post on my blog since June! Summer has been very full and I hope to add more about that later.</div><div align="left">Today we enjoyed our last official day of summer with the Labor Day Holiday. School and soccer practice, Cub Scouts and piano lessons started for Hans 2 weeks ago though, so we are in full swing for the coming school year.</div><div align="left">Our Mette is packing up her room and preparing to leave our home for the next 3 months to travel to Europe and stay with her Aunt Anna Lassen Flanagan in Frankfurt, Germany. She is planning to travel to Denmark and stay with family and friends there as well as travel to other countries that she can arrange to visit. Our family is changing once again. After Mette gets home in December, in time for Steffen, our missionary son's return from Washington D.C. South Mission, she and Steffen will probably leave for college at the turn of the New Year. We will miss Mette so very much as she has never been away from home for so long! We are so excited for her, though, and know this is her season to leave the "nest" and grow on her own.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">John and I are at present, taking care of two of our grandsons for 15 days. Our eldest son, Erik and his wife, Cristin had the opportunity to travel to Tonga and New Zealand and asked us months ago if we would take care of Luke (3) and Charlie (16 months), which we are happy to be able to do.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Here's some cute pictures of the boys from today. I've been e-mailing Cristin and Erik every day and adding photos to go with our emails so they know their children are doing well here in Camarillo with gramma and gramps Lassen.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">At times it is very tiring, but we have never really been out of the mode of taking care of children since we first had our eldest, Kirsten 33 years ago! We just celebrated our 34th anniversary last week on September 2nd. </div><div align="left">Mette, our eighth child, turned 20 years old in August and our youngest, Hans, turned 10 years old in July and so we are still raising a son while we have moved into the era of being grandparents to 14 grandchildren. I hope I can keep up my energy so I can enjoy children all of our lives. John and I still serve in the nursery in our ward each Sunday for 2 hours. We have 10 little toddlers to teach and love each Sunday, so this keeps us in practice, too.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I won't paint a perfect picture here....there are times with all these little ones in our lives that it gets very stressful and exhausting, but children are really amazing. I try to remember how the Savior would love them and it helps me a lot.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I'm so thankful for a wonderful husband that enjoys little ones, too! Happy 34th Anniversary Sweetheart!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div><br /></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-67071166872747028962009-07-02T16:05:00.000-07:002009-07-02T16:20:20.122-07:00Talk given by Hans Lassen in Primary, June 28, 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfLaIJkaedtBRoYtQG7oQyb6VpnlHUI50r1_u1Agu4CyfPXN76qBcxQl4OSvpjguHRUk6zfuL24jfTDGh7Nl3FXTuSMXJPc-MV7gsOTkjY6wwOwKjJYGd8ZcHYIdEV-2BAU2f59AmnQEM/s1600-h/IMG_5518.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354003725192701474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfLaIJkaedtBRoYtQG7oQyb6VpnlHUI50r1_u1Agu4CyfPXN76qBcxQl4OSvpjguHRUk6zfuL24jfTDGh7Nl3FXTuSMXJPc-MV7gsOTkjY6wwOwKjJYGd8ZcHYIdEV-2BAU2f59AmnQEM/s400/IMG_5518.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAiEv0UjGPaCRzYwl7Tps-SEiRGsRFriHfvHyjkiqpqh8oBqMi7ohyphenhyphen5PUlm4dobVRqTghRvRodBtpg4_HV6oH_jLfAYFR_YSc9X8U4P4eFugLOsnc5ylb96_X1a90bMRUaXI3y0Cfoucv/s1600-h/IMG_5519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354003720929279810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAiEv0UjGPaCRzYwl7Tps-SEiRGsRFriHfvHyjkiqpqh8oBqMi7ohyphenhyphen5PUlm4dobVRqTghRvRodBtpg4_HV6oH_jLfAYFR_YSc9X8U4P4eFugLOsnc5ylb96_X1a90bMRUaXI3y0Cfoucv/s400/IMG_5519.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong>Sunday, June 28, 2009 Primary Talk by Hans Lassen<br />Our Theme this year in Primary is about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">strengthening</span> families.<br /></strong><br />There are many things we do to strengthen ourselves and our families.<br /><br />One of these is to try to pray and read our scriptures every day. We do this in our family. Just the other night, I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">wasn</span>’t feeling well and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">couldn't</span>’t go to sleep. I had faith that if my dad could give me a blessing, I would feel better and be able to sleep. My daddy is our Stake Patriarch and he gives lots of blessings in our home to other people when they come for their Patriarchal Blessings, but I know that all of our dads that hold the Priesthood can give blessings to their children any time we need them to. So, my daddy gave me a blessing and I was able to fall asleep and the next morning I felt all better again.<br /><br />Another thing we do to strengthen our family is to work together.<br /><br />Our Heavenly Father put us here on this earth to learn to work. This life <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wasn</span>’t meant to be all about playing all the time. As members of a family and members of His church, there is lots of work to do and we must learn to be hard workers.<br /><br /><strong>Pres. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hinckley</span></strong> said this about Work:<br /><a name="25"></a><em><strong>“Nothing happens in this Church unless you work. It is like a wheelbarrow. It <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">doesn</span>’t move until you get <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ahold</span> of the two handles and push. Hard work moves the work of the Lord forward, and if you have learned to work with real integrity it will bless your lives forever. I mean that with all my heart. It will bless your lives forever”</strong></em> (missionary meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 6 Aug. 1998).<br /><br /><strong>Pres. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Hinckley</span></strong> also said this:<br /><em><strong>Most of us are inherently lazy. We would rather play than work. A little play and a little loafing are good. But it is work that spells the difference in the life of a man or woman. It is work that provides the food we eat, the clothing we wear, the homes in which we live. We cannot deny the need for work with skilled hands and educated minds if we are to grow and prosper <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">individually</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">collectively</span>. </strong></em></div><div><em><br /></em><strong>Our Prophet today, Pres. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Monson</span></strong> said this:<br /><em><strong>Let each of us cultivate a willingness to work. President J. Reuben Clark, many years ago a counselor in the First Presidency, said: “I believe that we are here to work, and I believe there is no escape from it. I think that we cannot get that thought into our souls and into our beings too soon. Work we must, if we shall succeed or if we shall advance. There is no other way.”</strong></em><a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=1258ee9ba42fe010VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD#footnote13#footnote13"><em><strong> </strong></em></a><em><br /></em><a name="45"></a><em><br /></em>Yesterday, my own family had a big job we needed to get done in our backyard. We had 3 big <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">bougainvillea</span> bushes that needed to be cut down because they were taking over our yard. My dad asked me to come out and help. My mom and dad worked with me. We put gloves on and used cutting tools and we worked for a couple hours together until the bushes were cut all the way down. My job was to clip the long, thorny branches into smaller pieces so they could fit in the trash cans. It <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">wasn</span>’t fun work. I got poked in the hand and in the arms a lot. I had to wear safety goggles to protect my eyes from getting scratched or poked by the thorns. Even though the work was hard, and I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">didn</span>’t really want to do it, I stayed out there and helped my parents finish the job. We talked a lot while we worked and my dad showed me that it was probably a plant like this that was made into the crown of thorns that the Roman Soldiers pressed onto our Savior’s head. After we finished our work for the day, we went swimming together and that was a lot of fun.<br />I know that even though work and chores are not my favorite thing to do right now, our Heavenly Father and the prophets have told us it is a good thing to learn. I need to be a hard worker to do well in school. I will need to grow up and be a hard worker to earn a good living for my future family. I will need to be a hard worker to be a good missionary and to serve in the Lord’s church. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Missionaries</span> learn to work hard and serve other people. They give up 2 years of their life of things they want to be doing and work for the Lord. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Missionaries</span> who do this receive a lot of blessings from the Lord.<br />Being a good worker brings much happiness and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">satisfaction</span> and I am thankful to be part of a family which is teaching me about work.<br />One of our great hymns in the church is about work. We sing it a lot in our morning family scripture time:<br /><strong>“The world has need of willing men, Who wear the workers’ seal,<br />Come help the good work move along,<br />Put your shoulder to the wheel.<br />Then work and watch and fight and pray<br />With all your might and zeal,<br />Push every worthy work along,<br />Put your shoulder to the wheel…<br />Put your shoulder to the wheel push along,<br />Do your duty with a heart full of song, We all have work; let no one shirk, Put your shoulder to the wheel.”<br /></strong><br />I pray that we will appreciate being in families and the things that we learn help to strengthen us and help us to return to our Heavenly Father some day.<br />In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.<a name="46"></a></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-17573018570560862712009-07-01T15:21:00.000-07:002009-07-02T16:04:39.956-07:00Visit from some dear friends, Ray and Joanne Linford<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0YXf1U8UTVCJaHgtnCmW45WvNehty2r7fKTiXhzfrciQ7pr-zzIcXc1s-XYMDek6g4ZWtXUaoHWVGZhyphenhyphenP5fRZAdEo4BVROu0LfXe43bi9wpNEk9LSLVXDEsmxw_pI-8jnXFuRqgKLfXW/s1600-h/IMG_5515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353995980047675202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0YXf1U8UTVCJaHgtnCmW45WvNehty2r7fKTiXhzfrciQ7pr-zzIcXc1s-XYMDek6g4ZWtXUaoHWVGZhyphenhyphenP5fRZAdEo4BVROu0LfXe43bi9wpNEk9LSLVXDEsmxw_pI-8jnXFuRqgKLfXW/s400/IMG_5515.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Photo taken by Hans in our front yard</span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><div align="left"><br /></div></span><div align="left">This past Friday night, I was waiting for John to get home from work and fixing a light dinner for us when I got a phone call from Joanne and Ray Linford. They were passing through Camarillo, after visiting one of their sons in Southern California, heading back up to Utah. They wondered if they could come by and say hi and of course we were excited to see them.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">They came over and were so kind to sit down to dinner with John and I and Hans. I felt bad it wasn't much of a dinner, but they were so gracious. At least we had some delicious fresh strawberries to serve them for dessert! We had such a nice time with them and so many memories of things we've enjoyed about them raced through our minds. We enjoyed hearing many good stories from Ray and could have enjoyed them all night if they could have stayed longer. </div><div align="left">We talked over the time they let us use their swimming pool to have our son, Christian, baptized there. It was during a draught, like we are having again in California, and so the baptismal font wasn't being filled as often. We scheduled the use of their home and pool for the special occasion and the morning of the baptism, Ray's dear father passed away there at their home. Despite the emotions of that, they told us to come on ahead and hold Christian's baptism there that evening, which we gratefully did.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">We remember the many gatherings we enjoyed at their home when Ray was serving as Bishop of Camarillo 2nd ward. After Know Your Religions, we would get together for homemade soups and bread there. Joanne was always so kind to open their swimming pool up for anyone in the ward to come on Wednesdays for a free swim! Our children loved that and we took advantage of that so many times. We especially enjoyed seeing the tiles at the bottom of their pool that were designed with the covers of favorite children's literature books! So fun!</div><div align="left">One favorite story Ray loves to tell is when they were fairly new to the (then) Ventura Stake. He was serving on the High Council and would come to speak now and then in the Ventura 3rd ward. He would see a single sister with lots of children sitting alone in church near the front of the chapel and kept wondering if she was married to a non member, or if her husband had died, or what? He later came to find out that this sister was the Bishops' wife! I was the eldest of all those children and it was my mother he was talking about! Fun stories like that only endear us to the Linford's more.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">In 1996, John and I went over to the Holy Land as part of a BYU Travel Abroad trip and we got to visit them several times as they were serving there at the BYU Jerusalem Center. Our eldest daughter, Kirsten was there as a student at the BYU Center for 5 months at the time and she grew especially close to them. That was one of the highlights of our lives to be there at the Jerusalem Center and it made it even nicer because they were all there, too. They were still serving there when our son Erik went to the Jerusalem Center to attend the next year before his mission to South Korea. They had sadly gone back home when Ditte went to attend there the next year, though.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">We love Ray and Joanne and have appreciated their good examples to us and their influence for many years. We love their wonderful children and the posterity they have.We miss them as they have been serving mission after mission and have moved from Camarillo to live in Utah between those missions. They let us know they have turned their papers in once again to serve yet another fulltime mission...we'll have to see where they are headed this time!</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Love you, Ray and Joanne! We are so thankful and honored you stopped by!</div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-10973875939243975432009-06-26T13:32:00.001-07:002009-06-26T14:21:28.801-07:00Father's Day Weekend<div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351745873347820130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnv84vTQY6Yy7p0PNMk0vlOujczWjguEwymrjnSqtzamO2UmPEZtO-gcKFsLYYh44zBUlOQMTiT2wuXgQrbUmRzyidVQJkEFupuqflkcFRDqQ2CCLvOqnZTDVpAd_AaD_rHC8GbwkJxxh/s400/IMG_5392.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Beginning of our Family Bike Ride near <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ventura</span> Pier</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351737951355275106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Vcmbuv1amN-JgtiXJZQlyKuNzRoALKPW_4tKQflXLXytR_vur9xaaXw2t_4mZuCAhQEMC2BC6Cg4w95Kn9K0ZXdBfmK63oDiSU6xSnQrV74xtAnPj7cGpmHYT1REMOcZIS6PIo-_19KL/s400/IMG_5397.JPG" border="0" />Rest stop overlooking Emma Wood State Beach<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351745881329637810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzEITXu3_V_L8i7atltA81TiLdUY2dmmhitUe-oRBJZi9vhL21rBKsRufiBxoHnpyDLPxm6xzyaKM6lYYE3ybLSJvID6BJINXKTKizhmsOS3Dqh-3Zf5YvgCJpMxN0pakGgYF3r93Bwar/s400/IMG_5422.JPG" border="0" />John riding along beautiful coastline toward <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ventura</span><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kU3amtRWpTPdkRPgS71vFajyvrkfD-gPGeJvscgpDrKhyHhkbFwmQMoSwfNid1EgB3vj6k8XV8p8FEEVuMMo9XJeMDrEu_-V5_zeqK9lFkdWojWXIwz6IBfg5WwxCrb1DnFxl3DfVGfU/s1600-h/IMG_5427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351745869234625154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kU3amtRWpTPdkRPgS71vFajyvrkfD-gPGeJvscgpDrKhyHhkbFwmQMoSwfNid1EgB3vj6k8XV8p8FEEVuMMo9XJeMDrEu_-V5_zeqK9lFkdWojWXIwz6IBfg5WwxCrb1DnFxl3DfVGfU/s400/IMG_5427.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bike Riding break to watch the Kite surfers at the Point<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351737953398580674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqqX0s-mHsROHb3MfFIEQtz4-iPitn-YrsNavkJ8xrDrC5-UzM87I3CfFKdSoBFRLZKqI7ZbZaAYwuqvZUWX4uyHK8xlMj3HqhIsjimdt7AsC1mFcUb3FNZAyUPAKDQs3KMFnaRvPAiwb/s400/IMG_5437.JPG" border="0" />Breakfast in bed tradition<br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351738806215653202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-O1lMHcKxU61YJW5IbmRg2D3nDQkX5CFM_bJ_1uDWat4K7lUlnRnH8paWFmKo9cjM2rI1LIWQ7ENkvVeRNL3t1RIgrhJyv4NWDbRdf2enTWd5vo_aZ-zaNc0MLZxzZCQBRcOfJvuAANB/s400/IMG_5454.JPG" border="0" />John visiting on the phone with kids from out of town with Kirsten and Scotty looking on<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNXCzHG97uvu1PtCmPKGoOod5qtRhDWf7iowmBsCOMUneUyr6YB6i4SW66Xkxct6rP0nBCuFbhyphenhyphenJnpTsXA8b3ErHIG6ZySxVgwq4LIEYR8-np7r3SNn4qUpAqeT8XRzmIevMpAmBzneu8/s1600-h/IMG_5474.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351738807118321778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNXCzHG97uvu1PtCmPKGoOod5qtRhDWf7iowmBsCOMUneUyr6YB6i4SW66Xkxct6rP0nBCuFbhyphenhyphenJnpTsXA8b3ErHIG6ZySxVgwq4LIEYR8-np7r3SNn4qUpAqeT8XRzmIevMpAmBzneu8/s400/IMG_5474.JPG" border="0" /></a> Charlotte and her mommy, Else<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBruCn7J-i7hUPiKsg0wnZC3orAFsEbTxg-RsR_83OX5QRdhcK7hPlYKDtd70MYWuPKIfHOmizGmahvkpqFkBdjwk8-G6OTRPwB-6xsqCMs3WQ3JkIAVji6YdWoy0s7_QOuYp7B3u90Wc/s1600-h/IMG_5472.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351738800373904402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBruCn7J-i7hUPiKsg0wnZC3orAFsEbTxg-RsR_83OX5QRdhcK7hPlYKDtd70MYWuPKIfHOmizGmahvkpqFkBdjwk8-G6OTRPwB-6xsqCMs3WQ3JkIAVji6YdWoy0s7_QOuYp7B3u90Wc/s400/IMG_5472.JPG" border="0" /></a>Isaac, Wyatt and Uncle Hans watching the croquet game<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28191pn_fmQ5iNXIZt3adeNibgDJdE5slIzd0rizKf1f1NiGD3jZId0rFhave3Vf6PqEpXdG2kVKYtgT0iBdJ7g7MMNyPdExbLG4JMD5lNVem1GwcZ7DfG0GiGX2Bh1VwEWYyHy2yQhgv/s1600-h/IMG_5470.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351738791599533890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28191pn_fmQ5iNXIZt3adeNibgDJdE5slIzd0rizKf1f1NiGD3jZId0rFhave3Vf6PqEpXdG2kVKYtgT0iBdJ7g7MMNyPdExbLG4JMD5lNVem1GwcZ7DfG0GiGX2Bh1VwEWYyHy2yQhgv/s400/IMG_5470.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ditte</span>, Tyson, Jeremy, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mette</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Haans</span>, Jonathan playing croquet<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRU1jGtvtNq85owDhuxOS63oq9Fzrr14yM00p2-zKm8Z9vf6dfbP_GVwzOcDRU4nK7m3iVzYrm8nk_VbBAIBrNy5uAXAurTxaVQus5Rf4QgrhRUJhZYUl_rPKVY1sZ0Wu4ZdPEHAGTHOm/s1600-h/IMG_5473.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351738788511615810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRU1jGtvtNq85owDhuxOS63oq9Fzrr14yM00p2-zKm8Z9vf6dfbP_GVwzOcDRU4nK7m3iVzYrm8nk_VbBAIBrNy5uAXAurTxaVQus5Rf4QgrhRUJhZYUl_rPKVY1sZ0Wu4ZdPEHAGTHOm/s400/IMG_5473.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Atalie</span> and Addie<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYY3uiInWAwq9kgRkAVH-k_Jnm3PZ-PRTOq5uK3dzqQbBlrlzRch2Ezk83oIOCT9aaECMhEyQXW4C-hnisG04Bndnx75wGVfc9NFjLVPBi_vcxqc9beVOFfyp2N9_QG9y6RDRE1O5KJl0/s1600-h/IMG_5460.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351737974973258562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYY3uiInWAwq9kgRkAVH-k_Jnm3PZ-PRTOq5uK3dzqQbBlrlzRch2Ezk83oIOCT9aaECMhEyQXW4C-hnisG04Bndnx75wGVfc9NFjLVPBi_vcxqc9beVOFfyp2N9_QG9y6RDRE1O5KJl0/s400/IMG_5460.JPG" border="0" /></a> Audrey and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Cozette</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid37S5WU9-YPzY90sFd2ipqMAGyKIoOJxdIsRDACXKv1WaQRHVu2ulvdmyTrBlhbaV7GD3-yBiJTncExi7zgARfjvUBNbntolE5LWTMazEg84xILrkGevz11VQv0883dFJuSzXmNjt_a9O/s1600-h/IMG_5465.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351737965921568546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid37S5WU9-YPzY90sFd2ipqMAGyKIoOJxdIsRDACXKv1WaQRHVu2ulvdmyTrBlhbaV7GD3-yBiJTncExi7zgARfjvUBNbntolE5LWTMazEg84xILrkGevz11VQv0883dFJuSzXmNjt_a9O/s400/IMG_5465.JPG" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mette</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Haans</span> "eyeing" this great shot Jonathan is setting up for!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL709G94owNi50L9PV689eXXBLQ_JHiU96stCsqeUiH7LmMmNwDFzs2lEX27N7j81wB45WEIpAKVqCUI9h-4hVNHphqJibtwWHl3gChivGizdv4Qt-TlEZKlfC8T3kuO4Yxx6UEoBiq12p/s1600-h/IMG_5445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351737960117405986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL709G94owNi50L9PV689eXXBLQ_JHiU96stCsqeUiH7LmMmNwDFzs2lEX27N7j81wB45WEIpAKVqCUI9h-4hVNHphqJibtwWHl3gChivGizdv4Qt-TlEZKlfC8T3kuO4Yxx6UEoBiq12p/s400/IMG_5445.JPG" border="0" /></a> You can hardly see John back there....he is surrounded by love!<br />Happy Father's Day! June 2009<br /><br /><div><br /><div align="left">Our Father's Day Weekend was full of family time and John..... several times..... got a lump in his throat and would say to me, "I sure feel blessed!" We spent part of our Saturday with our kids and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">grandkids</span> that could join us, on a bicycle ride from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ventura</span> Pier, north along surfers point and fairgrounds up to Emma Wood State Beach. It was such a lovely outing. The little kids were great at not giving up and trying so hard to peddle up some of those hills on the bike path going toward the ridge over Emma Wood where we paused for a snack and water break.</div><br /><div align="left">Sunday morning <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Mette</span>, Hans and I enjoyed fixing John breakfast in bed...our long standing tradition! </div><div align="left">And then, after our church meetings, some of the kids and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">grandkids</span> again gathered at our home for a nice dinner, game of croquet and just hanging out together. </div><div align="left">John got to talk on the phone or by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">skyping</span> with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Trine</span> and Larry and family in Utah, Erik and Cristin and family in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Tehachapi</span> and Christian and Emily and family in San Francisco. He got a very nice card from Steffen on his mission in the DC area, too.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">All in all....it was a nice weekend and we are so thankful as a family for our wonderful "dad", "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">gramps</span>", "sweetheart" and "patriarch" of our family. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">Monday night after Father's Day, John and Hans and I took a drive in our convertible for Family Night to watch the sun set at Pt. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Mugu</span> rock along the Pacific Coast Highway. We listened to some of our favorite soundtracks from John Williams....Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Superman and others....as we drove with the wind in our hair. Nice ending to a good weekend!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351742772468614210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MTUBV-7nSBborD45HWUl4yzmCXztpxQyrPOtAyO1kqi2ALavstb3OBq4tbT4h-y3C7D0p7gaokULv7bvPvyauwtKmDLpzdVlM6Y3W3pZxABX6AcolgFQdUWeWxLY3rirz0dmFA1gIsfE/s400/IMG_5484.JPG" border="0" /> Waves near Pt. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Mugu</span> Rock<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351742771600457650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7iUjUSVsxEHjD_oc_rEwa0Cw8EBSeoBYHTwQRky-3ffIb6xH2xUmix-fpPbq8CTzH8j0I2I8329TuunPQRGSmAhj45uNvQKs3ZoL_hxU4MeuzS2DRlb5Hbayq0Gt4s2V4PKRbJPfCDzOO/s400/IMG_5489.JPG" border="0" /> Sunset<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351742762352099202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsg9REHd7q8Cbq0_RvGAoFgMLe2i7ArIjH1V4VZv2CJuJ4njCSScStg5jUnrAWRF5rlymuf2VZJv_JV6eUS6Sy_4kzFDsVdc9YCysSZYyx8O9sC0_z-AutMwhiA_hjYmH_6B-3k1whbFL/s400/IMG_5486.JPG" border="0" /> Hans and John watching sun go down Southern California style!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-30252232354195726952009-06-17T15:06:00.000-07:002009-06-17T21:49:27.658-07:00Working in the yard....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjDAZkktoJStSM9CK_2jcVP6yKQ_MBBIUeFUOG7QgqZ9dUjKTdql8LuH-MLobr2jFlY9IMjpGkCyA4ngGV-nS_XfYEaWNgPOYlSXmPMoSWxynXTX_aCw53Q4X0w_PNANQjM1d30qDx5A_/s1600-h/IMG_5380.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348429460011235458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjDAZkktoJStSM9CK_2jcVP6yKQ_MBBIUeFUOG7QgqZ9dUjKTdql8LuH-MLobr2jFlY9IMjpGkCyA4ngGV-nS_XfYEaWNgPOYlSXmPMoSWxynXTX_aCw53Q4X0w_PNANQjM1d30qDx5A_/s400/IMG_5380.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_OCaHPJVnTuo3nrkzNqdVAESGglep0wx3crLpTOT40RY_MSla0e2ncH1ND27g9yWoW5BWkzjGKDMG-ser5pppgxypq3_sFJOye4GU8UbFQmaC376fGDq3hHGlO3RZDOMhprzYpNOIO3N/s1600-h/IMG_5381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348424317901301730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_OCaHPJVnTuo3nrkzNqdVAESGglep0wx3crLpTOT40RY_MSla0e2ncH1ND27g9yWoW5BWkzjGKDMG-ser5pppgxypq3_sFJOye4GU8UbFQmaC376fGDq3hHGlO3RZDOMhprzYpNOIO3N/s400/IMG_5381.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz663j9zAVjWPC6xD9f90b1v7NsPI5Qr-9o-ILpUOb-SJbDb9a1Xs5CBD8Nm5uQaTUHRFmtnV50vTUwpQxIY2ETxMPBq7vFblnBw1s0Q2wCMlvHsChFjKbv3UmXXl-bJxrOXgb0DzMOCJ4/s1600-h/IMG_5379.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348424310963430722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz663j9zAVjWPC6xD9f90b1v7NsPI5Qr-9o-ILpUOb-SJbDb9a1Xs5CBD8Nm5uQaTUHRFmtnV50vTUwpQxIY2ETxMPBq7vFblnBw1s0Q2wCMlvHsChFjKbv3UmXXl-bJxrOXgb0DzMOCJ4/s400/IMG_5379.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOZAHHd-eZTCgrOI5OV6n8Efw1dTGBXFz0XXD7EAgLW0MWeG3iFyUlD-lOjtf3stxWl3DGHhKaM5fe6UHgeDR49iuYVWxAIjfJ3FoP3s8cHz1OYetTyoDrk64ipky9odTuKpoOw0f2PnZ/s1600-h/IMG_5373.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348424306871309250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOZAHHd-eZTCgrOI5OV6n8Efw1dTGBXFz0XXD7EAgLW0MWeG3iFyUlD-lOjtf3stxWl3DGHhKaM5fe6UHgeDR49iuYVWxAIjfJ3FoP3s8cHz1OYetTyoDrk64ipky9odTuKpoOw0f2PnZ/s400/IMG_5373.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Springtime is a wonderful time to work in the yard and to get the whole family involved (when you can)! The last two Saturdays, John and I worked a good part of the days trying to clean up weeds, fix the fountain, trim bushes and plant some flowers.<br />This last Saturday, a palm tree needed to be removed that has grown too big for our little backyard and was also blocking a sprinkler head so some of the lawn was not getting watered.</div><br /><div></div><div>So....John started digging around the roots with a shovel and pick. I took a few shovel fulls of mud and dirt out myself. He was working so hard at the ball of tightly grown roots that he had to stop now and then to get his breath. Then..... he called for reinforcements.....our "little" but strong <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mette</span> came out to help and Hans did his share of what he could do, too.</div><br /><div></div><div>After more digging and back breaking pushing and shoving, John tied a big yellow towing strap with a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cinching</span> devise to an apricot tree across from this palm tree. When he cinched it tight,we all grabbed onto the strap and pulled it sideways, toward and away from our bodies to get the most leverage and after a few attempts, cinched it again and repeated the process until roots finally gave way and the thing really moved. My husband is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">soooo</span> smart!</div><br /><div>The next challenge was to get the heavy, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mud filled</span> root ball out of the hole onto our little red wagon, which we finally managed to do but broke a wheel in the attempt. Time to get a big, hefty yard wagon anyway!</div><div></div><br /><div>The Palm Tree now has a new home at Kirsten's and Jonathan house and has much more room to grow there!</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348424323837456578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZembxKTe8h1AhrSJ8Q0UWs20c2hCcZcW7liO-IdxtSolevoAFAWBWVUMC4aapFvxCZBg2vKpcQA18GEMLiMiKYjbrU0jyIYtmczgL_qJ1S87X84AR7of32HIhe5kUS9d-HKbIuVuwbEH/s400/IMG_5383.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I love family yard days.....it reminds me of working in the yard with my dad and mom when I was growing up. We did that a lot and I'm so grateful I learned to work hard. I would much rather work pulling weeds for hours than be in the house all day, but when I spend all day outside, I come inside and and see all the mess that didn't get cleaned up in there and I get a little grumpy! Oh well...I'll take these family yard work days when I can get them!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-47082492832507829902009-06-11T17:21:00.001-07:002009-06-11T18:27:35.415-07:00Hans and his new upcoming summer hobby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubB_pipfeNxGEc1Jr-Dx-vdJhENs27vXU_IEVIspxIXjHNIkhGr7dwQXhjtBBEQV8YMe_ezYqX9M7Kpg3o0dCBaqMmkdINDeDymspID5sclg9jVV48B20VsrGPGLHYwO06m_XiL0QeHcP/s1600-h/IMG_5371.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346237715091361794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubB_pipfeNxGEc1Jr-Dx-vdJhENs27vXU_IEVIspxIXjHNIkhGr7dwQXhjtBBEQV8YMe_ezYqX9M7Kpg3o0dCBaqMmkdINDeDymspID5sclg9jVV48B20VsrGPGLHYwO06m_XiL0QeHcP/s400/IMG_5371.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIehNTuwUsaTGsHJ24d3KWbivf5iU6X8_1Sx7rCNTomKgzu-fXoVaV27WxubqJeRCpLtIzgnLKh2aulWqe65B0Qs0bQMKChnw6LPh7evBdWvNWpdpU5NcEym7m9IKBu30VUCEO23fniep/s1600-h/IMG_5365.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346237712154610402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIehNTuwUsaTGsHJ24d3KWbivf5iU6X8_1Sx7rCNTomKgzu-fXoVaV27WxubqJeRCpLtIzgnLKh2aulWqe65B0Qs0bQMKChnw6LPh7evBdWvNWpdpU5NcEym7m9IKBu30VUCEO23fniep/s400/IMG_5365.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hans picked out this board because it had a "sword" in the design....of course!<br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1ain6F72eWdORHQ-ZCuyiIUnzrq3Ars0xAqfcpd3IxTF3D68AM0OQ538OnyTpKZ6GTxa6VvvXJptX6D2WrisLy5X0W-2DqgpewbaEP0QZYKPsO4ujVDZ0hBqyVsg6JQlug5PI9JgW2pR/s1600-h/IMG_5372.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346237708670759362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1ain6F72eWdORHQ-ZCuyiIUnzrq3Ars0xAqfcpd3IxTF3D68AM0OQ538OnyTpKZ6GTxa6VvvXJptX6D2WrisLy5X0W-2DqgpewbaEP0QZYKPsO4ujVDZ0hBqyVsg6JQlug5PI9JgW2pR/s400/IMG_5372.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="left"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Camarillo</span> Parks and Recreation has a skateboard park that reopened today after it had been shut down for a few months for improvements. I noticed that the district was offering skateboarding lessons for kids Hans' age, so I signed him up and got him some equipment and we are ready for a summer of a new outdoor hobby!</div><div align="left"></div><br /><div>So...... today at 4:00pm, they were having a grand re-opening party at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">skate park</span> and Hans wanted to go. He took his board and his safety gear in his backpack and we drove over there to check it out....<br /></div><div>it was interesting....</div><div></div><br /><div>The skaters who used to normally hang out there for free and without many rules or regulations for the park, were pretty upset. The district, for liability purposes, now has everyone under 18, fill out a waiver with parents signatures and you must wear at least a helmet to skate or bike inside the park. (Hans has elbow, wrist and knee pads, too, which are required for taking the classes).</div><br /><div>I walked up to the sign-in table with this little 9 year old boy of mine, noticing that there aren't very many attending this "party". Hans is all ready to try his first day at the skate park with his new stuff and there are cookies and drinks and it was supposed to be a nice grand opening party....music and all. Just before we arrived, however, we found out that some of the skaters had cut the electrical wires for the music and started boycotting the park and yelling at anyone coming up to the table to not support these new rules. It was a little uncomfortable, I have to tell you!</div><div></div><div>So, Hans still wanted to try it out and he and one other older teenager who had his helmet on, enjoyed this brand new skate park all by themselves for about 15 minutes with about 30 skaters hanging on the outside bars of the fence, taunting them and making fun. After a few minutes, about 3 young men over 18 years, took turns using someones helmet and came in to check out the changes to the park. They seemed to really like it. </div><div>I am sitting in one of the chairs watching all of this and all of a sudden, about 15-20 or so of those skaters decide to "storm" the gate and push past about 6 adults who were set up to guard against this. They rode freely in the park for just a few minutes to get it out of their system, while the district employees made phone calls for backup. </div><div>I had Hans come sit down by me until the "revolution" was over and these skaters left before the police arrived. Then Hans went back to what he was doing, practicing dropping down into the bowls and trying to skate up some ramps. He and the one teenager just had a great time for about an hour. The older boy(who had one whole side of his face covered in a wine-stain birthmark and was obviously <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">acquainted</span> with being made fun of ) even showed Hans some tips and encouraged him as he got over some of his fears of dropping down some steep places. I was so grateful for his kindness. Hans fell down a few times, brushed himself off and tried again. You should have seen the smile on his face when he tipped the skateboard over the ledge and dropped down without falling! It was worth it all.</div><div></div><div>I talked with the district people about what was going on and they said they really expected some rebellion but they didn't know how bad it would be so they were somewhat prepared, but they are hoping that all these kids will get over it, except the changes and rules and put a helmet on and adhere to the new things set up for the good of everyone. There are new hours for skaters and bikers separately, there are days and hours set up for 12 and under only as well as 18 and older only...things like that. Once they have their parents (if they are under 18) sign the paperwork, they are able to buy an annual pass with their photo on it to the park for $20.00 a year or pay $5.00 each use....the pass is such a deal, but they were protesting that too, of course, since they have had it free all these years.</div><div></div><div>Another dad came with his 10 year old son while I was watching Hans and he said he never liked the influence there before for his children with all the cussing and the smoking, etc. He was hopeful, with these changes, it will be a fun place for all kids who want to enjoy the sport but not have to deal with those negative things.</div><div></div><div>Just as it was time to leave to come home...the boys outside the fence, started throwing handfuls of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hotdogs</span> and liters of soda bottles filled with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">barbecue</span> sauce and ketchup over the fence into the park. Hans picked up some of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hotdogs</span> and threw them back over !!! The district employees went and gathered the items and put them in the trash and just laughed at the immaturity of these youth. As we walked back to our car Hans said, "mom, I promise you I will never be mean like those boys when I get older." (I've put it in writing for all of you to see). </div><div>I'm sure the majority of those boys were nice boys....I told Hans that it only takes a few to be a bad influence on others. I think it was a good learning experience for him. He's so excited to go back again soon and especially to attend his first lesson next Tuesday night at that park! </div><div> </div><div>I'm hoping I've done a good thing as a mother in exposing him to this activity....we'll see!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-22500798125160859602009-06-02T15:20:00.000-07:002009-06-05T12:46:24.720-07:00Where Did the Month of May go????<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqhUP7E7SNsAhTh67pHGrdyHBc7G5wLtQKyJjf4gA1u-OgcuN5Y6NCKhT8_22ywSXNndEgAih6mUi6g9Hoka38KpbRDvADiR-nc0ThCdgCObEIF4zLqKJYlAjK6cXFVGWb6rahvRilh3c/s1600-h/IMG_3915.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342887857684589938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqhUP7E7SNsAhTh67pHGrdyHBc7G5wLtQKyJjf4gA1u-OgcuN5Y6NCKhT8_22ywSXNndEgAih6mUi6g9Hoka38KpbRDvADiR-nc0ThCdgCObEIF4zLqKJYlAjK6cXFVGWb6rahvRilh3c/s400/IMG_3915.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">On May 5th, John and I flew to Copenhagen Denmark, traveled by train with our Eurorail Passes south to Frankfurt, Germany and down through Bavaria to Southern Germany where we toured medieval towns such as Rothenburg and into Schwangau where we toured the famous castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. We next crossed the border into Austria where we visited Salzburg and Vienna...two very beautiful, historical cities that we enjoyed very much. Then we turned around and went north again to visit his sister, Anna and take a cruise on the Rhine River for a day before traveling by train again up through Denmark. We visited his cousin Freddie and his family in Aalborg, the city where he was born. Freddie took us north to his summerhouse in Skagen for a night and then we went south again to Odense, Denmark where we visited several days with our dear friends, Finn and Inge Kreiberg. We ended our trip by going back to Copenhagen and enjoyed attending the temple there with Finn and Inge before we flew home again on May 21st.<br /><br />(<span style="font-size:85%;">I only have 950 pictures to share, so be grateful I'm only putting up a few here on the blog!)</span><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342864556242494162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA1BpI0Y8NETu9PgaWJEcoVaHdtYk_d7rQyf_flM789qynm0KfAkJdhtPdboB1aOrVvGiNhVO1_Jt9KqA9dtGwFbe__rBvfj65idDmVOHbbXbPvByDp8nOgXZF-eLcLGhyphenhyphennbGRIdS_Q3A/s400/IMG_3868.JPG" border="0" />I had to get my photo with the famous "Little Mermaid" We enjoyed a sightseeing tour of Copenhagen the first day we arrived.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342866017960616514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjthS9Pni9RA9ZQosZ4r4ImNt1CwTzO3AyywV8fXyop657yqvBqbYbSjHL95TV9s2wVsC3tl9rjnp3_COQxoeryibz7UkOt0_Drx7SEqwwEys0D0d_6A2E-eKNj7K_Ynxy_nhS9sc77ZM/s400/IMG_4412.JPG" border="0" /> Happy husband on the train as we traveled into his beloved Denmark<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9jc923eDp4T_MkQCzcQp6oVVg_bOSK5V_-JVhf5T6cZY5HsYIbAsb9FNTSwZbSSyvt2y7IsAAJCVhHS5YgIMLgh2TeiABtAYI6YrvfzoM-SKb5tsk8zle3Bc4_I6X7coQbznAyE7oIBR/s1600-h/IMG_4352.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342864989012429426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9jc923eDp4T_MkQCzcQp6oVVg_bOSK5V_-JVhf5T6cZY5HsYIbAsb9FNTSwZbSSyvt2y7IsAAJCVhHS5YgIMLgh2TeiABtAYI6YrvfzoM-SKb5tsk8zle3Bc4_I6X7coQbznAyE7oIBR/s400/IMG_4352.JPG" border="0" /></a> Day Cruise north on the Rhine River with Anna <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342879209655210722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T1IQLrd4Zb9WOKV77sOmgMSEUxrsSjjEqjaCXT4zRfsMbI4s8DiGRCNWP8oiryHwdDuMuHzCRN2f91lcRmc9flW3MiPHV2ipS_Lv2LVGMOLCPz7cu5HNONAACp-6PyIaBj4e-clclRRm/s400/IMG_4398.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Anna met us twice at the Frankfurt Train Station, showed us how to use the Frankfurt subway system, fed us delicious meals, gave as a nice place to sleep, shower and do some laundry. We loved our visit with her and we were so glad she got off work one day to go on the Rhine River Cruise with us just an hour train ride from Frankfurt.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343931866445611746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvluAuGTTAeYgHNiN_9zLK8WYlKEZh-t4aESidok9gayjePoeiq5s4QGpiwpE9WfUeFao3XuKESXYk26NjRvPco5fc6rig1tVMJbsRyZtmT2IFcp20kujR0wTKsbze0LG7fIJJMbHwZzNr/s400/map_web_mapquest_com.gif" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342879221510629890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00lRlXj-WUmQQvnLJgvLq0yyDYerfJJQ5myzXC_KC2Hv9TGibxuqAusylXrk352D2k0xHbP2Z_vumFMW3T1uk0a5Pkq84f4oexW4wELsRzn5avS4O2ym4W0U8sq9u_lMnhQPJE2LSzPOh/s400/IMG_4425.JPG" border="0" />City of Aalborg, where John was born and where his parents heard the missionaries and the message of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ over 60 years ago!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342879217826827058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMCWieiIlw-o7RaGaeDvYlLz6-yanCGMbMUXmumLMyOR1vU2EuQO_eLpmRHbYvpYGWdMZji8auGkksfddpzqHv7vAqbv6ueUfUOPEyaC7O5ZNt3qvR86YU23VSFO5ncDkwL6yyHiyrX08/s400/IMG_4419.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">John's cousin, Freddie Larsen and his sweet wife, Jette</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">They had their whole family gathered for a delicious and fun family dinner the night we arrived in Aalborg. We enjoyed staying with them and meeting their children Kristina and Morton again with their families. Kristina even gave birth to her 2nd baby daughter while we were there!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342883494101652786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpql0sGfRIelx5Vmcg68WXjS6slwgvIAzLApNqWKfKwE2gcKtXI8swX_TF4EoTj-eBr9shCVudpF88EddGyt_ogJnOEou9fLXKUzm30k-ticuw4sWIMfqNOSYTLvS7mWyPytneddEysLNt/s400/IMG_4416.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342883498542433682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQUHq3iivYcFBr1FgVL1fvIh1s5n-fugzeydFOoR1dQd54vRDlLGlP2f0_pbcur69RZIVscDKFhTli3BOebsLjtIUNE_Z2rA-mlBkkOG4-LsUrV8ZmK8K8bFoe1LMfsyP2E50JPfiIYgA/s400/IMG_4414.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342884426237971154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIlMi0jMyQlpBRQDteXegJdCflMV-LvdedT9GDK3-R7HtdOrEIDLuum1UNUjTaxxvx3UiFL5UAL_Foef2IdWPtuF-asudaDyQNnYeLb_9ID1_qjN3Ql1-bHo3N7UYw-GYU1z2lzSzae7i/s400/IMG_4500.JPG" border="0" />Freddie, Kristina and baby Marie born in Aalborg Hospital<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPVE7aIBY0R14t9OOc9s6VWTPQWnROsOlUldb_-TW9XnV_nmesJ2Xk8yRX-EcF-Bv8xMTs3L3hTIcHCh9khQRyqwi4LEze1HC8YE8zaCz4i0RfsIdiLtynsoHLnKhwVj7OPPvwZRxg7SP/s1600-h/IMG_4444.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342864563572933426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPVE7aIBY0R14t9OOc9s6VWTPQWnROsOlUldb_-TW9XnV_nmesJ2Xk8yRX-EcF-Bv8xMTs3L3hTIcHCh9khQRyqwi4LEze1HC8YE8zaCz4i0RfsIdiLtynsoHLnKhwVj7OPPvwZRxg7SP/s400/IMG_4444.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bicyling through Skagen with John's cousin Freddie. He treated us to a barbeque and a lovely nights stay in their summerhouse on Skagen.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342884419741782850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJz6NYPHFxLqUbLH-OXhhOkqSKnckEChFsWM744JNRxJqL5QBfBomuoj1cC8jA7aukD2jiJV60bdNuwLlASArPgqqlM3bNtW9YHhEwiwvjx5FC6hCDylJV30GRGuF4GXaCzJv6kYxOGxOg/s400/IMG_4449.JPG" border="0" /> Then, onto Odense...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342879222147137362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQAZIX3pgnhvoPy4MMSoWvz3qno-FeCENeUxt-_uGo-njAgGMkfQgyfXPfRzwFxrAV72uXDCJ_jIfkpZIav_7RMOmBcW9QMCRLWZrqCPuzdyq0fiyTZTp1-z7A0hNZkUqTgI6CGE2n0O4/s400/IMG_4547.JPG" border="0" /> Finn and Inge Kreiberg's home in Odense </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">(notice the Red '67 Mustang in the carport? Finn bought it from us a couple years ago and had it shipped over and he started it right up for us....he seems to enjoy it!) <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342890513347421426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZH0omk4jrwDparhsj8VFhi6hsNzGKCLAANnpIs2mkeffg_pGH2OVLzWIMU0lEE76mqO3VvLFJL8AH0l88OaH4h7qVF2D0BikgrWfOvIxl6LbDry9k6kNmdDNRYBdgkl44HfP9PlNAtYkb/s400/IMG_4544.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342879828083545826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEdkcTvznPltb0jTNTUbZgc-KSu_CQGa01wmMwybkWAgkMvuwdM1DbOA7xN0-xcb7m7rv5CIAs4zfSl_R1sVO-sHXWICtWVDixSOSkDjDLnVB20W-_D_fKsuisUz4eUze1xDT-G-EvOtN/s400/IMG_4713.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Finn, Inge and John in front of Odense Ward Building where he served as a missionary for 6 months and had the opportunity of meeting the Kreiberg family and teaching them the gospel 40 years ago. They had him and his companions over for dinner once a week while he was there. We enjoyed getting to spend some time with their children and grandchildren, too, and it brought such joy to our hearts to be with this great family and to have the privilage of knowing and loving them.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342890517797033058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkVKvE9ESWQfvFJnEWUNxkhhyphenhyphenztGnMR6-164i893X6XTtBFXoQAbCWPfKFFC9gsgXRPK6ha3vrAJwwRGDV9coeLPvINjI6Vz3Vzji1O4U-Uwvbx72ljwyW20D6kK0McRY2qOyzNDHOrmt/s400/IMG_4729.JPG" border="0" />Finn showed us the inside cover of a Book of Mormon John had written his testimony in and given them those many years ago.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342890512078783698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlN32pRGvZpyljGJhhWK6yXhNgXJkDJ_tsVP6a9rMZZ1mTcyTfgjpBVLNwAsJfm7Nhr08H8syWnP8L-Z_-f3Ipj7WgAwWD9nTwenEIyj9FD0WMUJnkznjCjZE5kmvLjHQQbMVqv-4orW_/s400/IMG_4602.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342890505277386610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhnUwue90Dc7OAjxQe0Oztx0edYrKI_lI4ofqkQT5nJVgwwUggnNMpURx-hRSJXi218tigFrm1dU-l7rFLvJqn2VqPFhDO8IwVqGFgB_VH8vSVf9VsTIoR6UPmZBWOy8_NSy-mNYQdBqb/s400/IMG_4569.JPG" border="0" /> They are talented gardeners and have a beautiful garden that we loved sitting and relaxing in!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>They also took us to visit some beautiful sites around their area, including an Old Town and also Vladamirs Slot (castle).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342879832618875714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlQ9v2jNLBWC1-pLfcRy0AjtOi4YkmTtWB88fWLcBxTU_UvMDtGVQofiCgv413ukl4ln-18JWsS34jbj1cR8aRh-aABg07L0VhbJkheePMXrF8AcofezigbrczH_crXIUzZSOQvhRAkUw/s400/IMG_4773.JPG" border="0" />Our first view of the Copenhagen Temple dedicated in 2004</div><br /><br /><div align="center">We enjoyed attending the temple with Finn and Inge, the night before we came home and stayed in the temple apartments across the street with them. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342879835310994402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RPrq5JIWhfcelydviMnDKVnecY0Crxgq4hWe8q7Jz6DvUkjW83s4Kd35MOmAmELglL6SaTQPDI4f9CceBK_IpqUZVxzVESFof9gAyid3ZD_UagF_GQXj3PBuXzKKm_w-VwP6CUdgPWVW/s400/IMG_4806.JPG" border="0" />Mette picked us up from LAX airport and our sweet family was waiting for us when we arrived home with a nice dinner prepared for two weary travelers, banner on the garage door and lots of hugs and kisses! We loved going but we also love coming home! There's truly no place like Home!<br /><br /><br />The day after we came home from Europe, before the jet lag was out of our systems, all our children and grandchildren began arriving and all my siblings on the Beecroft side gathered for the Memorial Day Weekend for our first Carl and Rita Beecroft Family Reunion since both my parents passed away. We attended my niece, Rebecca Beecroft's baptism in Ventura, went to the beach, played games, sang songs, ate meals together, witnessed Christian bless their new son, Leif in our Camarillo 2nd ward, ran in the 29th annual Beecroft 5K Run on Monday morning, went to the beach again, swam at Peter and Gayle's pool (all 76 or so of us), and on Tuesday, many of us went to Disneyland all day. It was a wonderful reunion!!! Let's do it again in a couple years!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342877252161808610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXzZxVOQ9zLuQZAQIz_kQ6r8EDwPcAuDdbXvKkogYXgjxyObXWJzFly1MxVWDl7QeoGOw9WoNe_r9fU5VrmvAFFwnzxZc9VK1IAFAoJ1wtcUpWCmlqbusqG5jcEGvtgwEAhZUdkB9P-Ya/s400/IMG_4622.JPG" border="0" /> My sisters...Julie, Lisa, Pam, Jackie, myself and baby brother, Jon!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJ3JdSays99N_qX-Av09QZwEwXQTp5VlnhzFOVfUDq7QSi4nDtm5z7Dc44rfdmL0_wB0B8q_4pUwWnr_Ti4iB5KMib1XKPBRudNwX9VuhXMVBneuVn_vvZZ4I7Lg5M0taNPtZfWZcpZFa/s1600-h/IMG_5065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342864550442962114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJ3JdSays99N_qX-Av09QZwEwXQTp5VlnhzFOVfUDq7QSi4nDtm5z7Dc44rfdmL0_wB0B8q_4pUwWnr_Ti4iB5KMib1XKPBRudNwX9VuhXMVBneuVn_vvZZ4I7Lg5M0taNPtZfWZcpZFa/s400/IMG_5065.JPG" border="0" /></a> Thank you, Peter and Gayle for letting all of us come swim in your pool!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-7Fs7uLiXExbW_-nlBetpyJSuxS2g1EaGHDySSD0G0ImcVUUcQ_lMsUvhlTPSmt5LsD3bn_24ES-5J1kKF2D2Sjm8YPQGTzvSmtB9FAIRzxKf-tjczWZU4YkV_E_XPseWNJ2v7GqMNf8/s1600-h/blog2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342864546921095458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-7Fs7uLiXExbW_-nlBetpyJSuxS2g1EaGHDySSD0G0ImcVUUcQ_lMsUvhlTPSmt5LsD3bn_24ES-5J1kKF2D2Sjm8YPQGTzvSmtB9FAIRzxKf-tjczWZU4YkV_E_XPseWNJ2v7GqMNf8/s400/blog2.JPG" border="0" /></a> John and Debi Lassen clan....all but our missionary, Steffen....at the Beecroft 5K run<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLQYyrEt24IGMoI23xgdDZI6Nh9kiijE-dSz5qb41idbQVvbkCr3kA2iqUnLOFSUBiKT_kWmPb487XhCkhWPsU0xlHvVTI1CyLJdHMBlguLVyUWVmBLk9um66a1GVzjMRxsQ9JL1JhQig/s1600-h/IMG_5006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342864545032406194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLQYyrEt24IGMoI23xgdDZI6Nh9kiijE-dSz5qb41idbQVvbkCr3kA2iqUnLOFSUBiKT_kWmPb487XhCkhWPsU0xlHvVTI1CyLJdHMBlguLVyUWVmBLk9um66a1GVzjMRxsQ9JL1JhQig/s400/IMG_5006.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gramma Debi pushing Luke and Charlie in the Run<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZek__3VzsTP0cd9ua6N6CwzJTP0qCoAzvdkeLD-MsfPGHmmWn1l2iXuhbJ2WGt1zenF_NNUu5VjUvX6bL16R_ShsL4MfhLiS3LuER6pbjmkaKxEev7nFzFbbTkiHIO-225lx-LzeDXTpM/s1600-h/IMG_5005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342863108402067554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZek__3VzsTP0cd9ua6N6CwzJTP0qCoAzvdkeLD-MsfPGHmmWn1l2iXuhbJ2WGt1zenF_NNUu5VjUvX6bL16R_ShsL4MfhLiS3LuER6pbjmkaKxEev7nFzFbbTkiHIO-225lx-LzeDXTpM/s400/IMG_5005.JPG" border="0" /></a>Gramps pushing Leif and Grace in the run<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343143321585413314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC2NaZKx3jCepqtmLsDgKdNFJm_BUzdB4fbDHsG-EnS2OfuUuLX11XpPGdlYKA0BYT0VDQskwYhOHFL9pTZ756rVGO5eQxLZ5ee-0lrFM2uDY5Ygd3dNXtNDE2Kp4XNQob3CHRkDtGeUT/s400/Beecroft_run_046.JPG" border="0" />We were so happy to have finished the race!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFX8pMQmC2VKj7vAkB7Ih5v3TFGK9ZQGM6bd9MDs8DOakU1h3WHvxChl2fz1M9HZDUdlRNQwGbpViv1H1F0OVlmIJ4OivvHq1nCXukhW2gtSiHJCCnaQBEAbU78K6B7Bhaj_Vz5uxzLB0/s1600-h/IMG_4886.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342863107498572482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFX8pMQmC2VKj7vAkB7Ih5v3TFGK9ZQGM6bd9MDs8DOakU1h3WHvxChl2fz1M9HZDUdlRNQwGbpViv1H1F0OVlmIJ4OivvHq1nCXukhW2gtSiHJCCnaQBEAbU78K6B7Bhaj_Vz5uxzLB0/s400/IMG_4886.JPG" border="0" /></a> All 14 of our grandchildren were here for the reunion ....here are the 5 born this last year, </div><br /><br /><div>Charlie, Leif, Charlotte, Kayla and Scotty</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Then...............</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>after the dust settled from all that.......</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>I chaperoned a field trip that all the 4th and 5th graders at Hans' school got to take on Friday, May 29th. We boarded a bus at the school at 4:30 am, got on a Southwest flight in Burbank and flew to Sacramento, CA. We toured the Capitol building, drove an hour up the American Fork River to pan for gold at Sutter's Mill and eat lunch, drove back to Sacramento to tour Sutter's Fort before going back to the airport and flying home to Burbank. We arrived home at 9:30 pm very, very tired but had a great day!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF_B2mcWG4uhRFTkZGRM49Bu6WniDJXGJCJ34jODnYICSKxXYBoVbdHA2_S6VDI7a7kzHdwb_PeiebOuWdZlTnSY4pNSRhxTgmlTge2J4me8XnXJ9BXpCrHsu9sQkf7abJwiPKjT4q_vP/s1600-h/IMG_5318.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342863101711972722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF_B2mcWG4uhRFTkZGRM49Bu6WniDJXGJCJ34jODnYICSKxXYBoVbdHA2_S6VDI7a7kzHdwb_PeiebOuWdZlTnSY4pNSRhxTgmlTge2J4me8XnXJ9BXpCrHsu9sQkf7abJwiPKjT4q_vP/s400/IMG_5318.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gabriel Martin and Hans panning for gold near Sutter's Mill on the South Fork of the American River<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjVPetTwEYxSAGVCla9BuKZuMNaVdzHtD-wN1l6dj4WgzE2y1HjO1WhE5Otr50KG9tzG5PhMs_3e44yUc5oXJ6wXAzC6K1ioJBINO3o1CmdVp7CQRkYuGOaZeETQ81ozxOYait_sBANwd/s1600-h/IMG_5167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342863097569492050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjVPetTwEYxSAGVCla9BuKZuMNaVdzHtD-wN1l6dj4WgzE2y1HjO1WhE5Otr50KG9tzG5PhMs_3e44yUc5oXJ6wXAzC6K1ioJBINO3o1CmdVp7CQRkYuGOaZeETQ81ozxOYait_sBANwd/s400/IMG_5167.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hans and Gabe getting on the airplane...with over 100 other 4th and 5th graders! Have you ever gone through airport security with 100 children??? Fun!!!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342896534409258914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZda10EWq6uHlPHbZb04PB7NGrNdJwmyPs15wam4FTkWcaOMd_huL0dMpLYveBLbmu5jCKH8EfSAEGgvzw9Nyn6XNtWlQZbTjNfd3JhmiOxscjzCjSlCOWZGyq7vP5aU3_oaDWqSKHEBnM/s400/IMG_5182.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div>We ended the month with John doing a dutch oven demonstration most of Saturday, May 30th for a Stake Emergency Preparedness Fair and then attending a Piano Recital for Hans and other students of Marty Florence, held in the beautiful home of the Trouts here in Camarillo.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtseBbDL8sDm99xir4tAim2jjmPo13wnLVjBYuXGPE9RJyrdbaxaTd_HLL2hg74TKgzUKADN_3fKdQFq3PXFsJPyC6y4hARR5JbAT7pzzWKHicZBqGoMZ7Tr9BBOaPnJpus4V5cCzWa-ND/s1600-h/IMG_5355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342863092188830642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtseBbDL8sDm99xir4tAim2jjmPo13wnLVjBYuXGPE9RJyrdbaxaTd_HLL2hg74TKgzUKADN_3fKdQFq3PXFsJPyC6y4hARR5JbAT7pzzWKHicZBqGoMZ7Tr9BBOaPnJpus4V5cCzWa-ND/s400/IMG_5355.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>That is where our month of May went....in a "nutshell" </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Bring on June and hopefully some lazy days of summer!!! </div></div></div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-16033479478551320422009-04-15T12:40:00.000-07:002009-04-15T15:47:14.266-07:00Catching up with March and AprilI haven't posted for a whole month it seems....time flies by. Since my last post I have been to Mesa and back with Hans to attend my nephew, Dustin's wedding. Hans and I left early on a Thursday morning and met up with Ditte and family at a Marriott Hotel early in the afternoon where we stayed in Mesa. We let the kids swim a little before getting ready to go to the wedding and reception at the "Wright House".<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325027564227870274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhKZGVse2nsdLxrof3MOdY91hfBPGeS351ha5UVsWK8Txf6snu49coXhDUCYVHDNTxR8nIgQntjXb0cwZaMRN-kh1PPPOyVTDuDBi6Tc7fCEkjNEzNd3Mj4lgDyiuwfcylAXPi4zZ3OtG/s400/IMG_3548.JPG" border="0" /> It was so much fun seeing all of my siblings together at once and many of their children and spouses! I had such a great time dancing with my baby brother, Jon and Hans got to dance with his Arizona cousins.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Driving across the desert was quite beautiful as there were lots of yellow and purple flowers blooming this time of year. I will always have a special place in my heart for my home state of Arizona!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325028078669972626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInkubka4tKmJ2Di8fIPBU4Dvg7-p2ZRUMGkMuFzB7LtlRlW-x31rNqRCHnA3I4fataeN_LYRe35IpAZTpwnUQnPKtENYO_WTPYA3Vg2Ak7uiNmvPdLQ3UVZxF5EhQlaiXMJqt4NCa_5Fh/s400/IMG_3527.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325029025946802914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FItYrpehnSrHQeBuogzSIq1BwwB6DdVxflaU9PH1AKT01EZrhezascJOHxJb8zgiMiNEsiDKDOVQ9Q_l_M2pm5eYjNEPZBL14giBPoVrqNx29KTa7WwzN_TOSyFvamQ_bnhqosvFiKJN/s400/IMG_3579.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="left">Before Hans and I drove home Friday afternoon, we stopped with Ditte and her children at the Center Street Cemetary in Mesa to visit my parents' and my brother and sister's graves there. It's still strange to look down at my mom and dad's headstone and realize they are both gone. I feel like they are still with us, just on a mission or one of their trips together...which in a sense, that is true!</p><br /><br /><p align="left">When I got home late Friday night, John was just coming home from an all day sailing trip out to Santa Cruz Island again with our son, Erik and some friends. They had a good time. We enjoyed a weekend of family in town and spent Saturday enjoying walks near the Ventura Pier together.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325032863648503282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4i1XjOf-Z4Y8Z0ktF5raUPhyi8bwaz6mAhwWSau-WPB4PgEtSYqDnvywhIDI5ZJV_kWC45bXsLxu33njqkpMvZzidzla9uudm0thvhU9RjbssTqiXqyRjkBeUegvSFS7cHuyo_yaqWUr/s400/IMG_3618.JPG" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325046271549219090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXF5hrYboEmT1zfAgf5PktdRswDMCwWWXQKP_zElHfx4Z1Mpa0V1YJcoJfSALtksC1AWCXO0ffLrFYm8YjmXPQDU9Y3XA0iEx-y2fEv7mV_d26wpGQ24fRMxfTnz4ipDRBj0KBigTdHNB/s400/IMG_3609.JPG" border="0" /> Jonathan, Haans, Erik, <a href="http://www.kkjjkent.blogspot.com/">Kirsten</a>, Tyson, Hans<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325032869714285666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRq8epW-k3INns-jolJ9-6Ik56c-5vdj1uLbOuA4WKHcAQ_7XE7zA7HH4vTAfjhOlOhYIiKAxvtmIahDgH5Eh7106QqaNH3hi4Przfxp1yTngCqf2s0wuCarubYwcG_k3HsBPGHL-nx21/s400/IMG_3616.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Jonathan, Erik and John watching the surfers at C Street Point<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325032865522769170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY6jLiPzdre3-sLi9fZ1hjutd4ApPDGlBd1NEorwk84FWXtdMx-NkOV8vg-CXSA_yBvNGp0_uh2haLx-XonFCULlscIrSZ6zBFwOXNAc6eGLYexasQ4htmeNVhM-2iFKwffGPbBeioQGP/s400/IMG_3599.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">New mommy Else, and Gramps John swinging<br /><br />For Spring Break, John and I, Mette and Hans, drove up to Utah to attend General Conference and we had tickets for the Sunday morning session in the Conference Center. We enjoyed being there so much and it was Hans' first time actually attending conference in person since he is old enough now.<br /></div><br /><div align="left">We stayed with Trine and Larry's family in Provo and enjoyed being with them a few days, including a day of skiing at Brighton. We had a GREAT day of spring skiing there. It was absolutely a beautiful day.</div><br /><br />This past Sunday, we enjoyed Easter and had 40 at our house for dinner this year. We had a fun Easter Egg Hunt in our front yard, too.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325037522947426786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOfUXwjZrCODWB4jZc0ZEBitzm5JaqSoFBes6Leqzl65YmfA2b8qG53dv_CZeAFe6uKmEcK3oonfZIOFVTskGbGwfW7mL09EwBnanRp2pYKNgtt_Xl4ydD0AEsgWiPNGrHxoaFbXc56Eo/s400/IMG_3723.JPG" border="0" /> Cristin with Charlie....cousin Jacob Lassen<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325037514593626610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GWt4q3uCCgMANbLa1D45VhBwO7ZFGbuYaeFYnmcrOFivsityJSE0K8rGqbHWzcvKAnACSG5Avb-4cYRiN3cNkXjE51C77rDrI15hwrvSTzAFd5IgV7w6MC8R4CjM1GQh1gmLpwhThUWx/s400/IMG_3777.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Cousins, Isaac Kent, Kalob Lassen, Wyatt Wager and Luke Lassen<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325037513969297826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjE0LjszCjBGEH7cnF4uMBAKvAFBDD7JWT2GZLKaSgnb3zQMw7WdMHexVFqTbpNxCk2m9VajZ-Ov9TqqCKKmS8P-PL-sqoVQLvh_M1uzuqZxvWc4guJgtBl0hqnGzIN6p36M1QbcXhmgq/s400/IMG_3762.JPG" border="0" /> Four fulltime missionaries we enjoyed having over for Easter Dinner<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325037502711110018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsBupgbQpbiJJuXwHiTQsODbk1aagUpZeoadTgrtqdN1v3O7lucqQ0v2RcYjZ6uZDm-I6jrDV8lcVFkbccuhixpiNpJo407xG8lslpJBRR4K5tiiNIP9TkJW3hxV-UOFjEV90ZBYr61n_/s400/IMG_3722.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325035658343116114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rbKmFYlE8RoGeilh_a1JP-qhK0MBl31CEzbAqovQePPOkiq2-xmAuHiowoQIw_uS_z_HSdHpM8lHnUJFe5SX6appMOh15K12DxWOyRE8mY9thtt6SOi0mn7WXiq9MHdTTpaxwT_Voayr/s400/IMG_3768.JPG" border="0" /> Hans loaded up after the Egg Hunt<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325035651763145858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9esWjrCUiSBEzupjFskWE_ZZiX7idVwJ6T3zQbpvYs7OX2sqTwOPPLP746Y7ImpdiYJil2FmZsL7HXJeO3vEb9p3l7T-Gd6qn5nTBSIej1ijQ2WAQokvFsCVfZ0xURDLjUtdl7121Jw-7/s400/IMG_3742.JPG" border="0" /> Else with Charlotte on her first Easter <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325035653692984690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TdiudGyZSUl7SjyhOGo02ftYF8do-a99O0AVFK7q_xPx-blnYO05WfK4JfpTQpCxPPQyrnADgHtf5jcusIDL10dEVxbzBmuKn5xX36ZSePeyOekpYZYzdn7SHnItNMr3x5ytkecgwJG8/s400/IMG_3738.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Auntie Doris, Bedstemor and Bedstefar participating in the Easter Egg Hunt</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325035647260884258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5Ets6Cw5_Ld1BO_NFEeAKzyy9Bn6zGNJUnJHDAqLaWb0lPUarynZiOK6KHl4woVS_7um-TbTdELd_sXpFOYd8l8dCgrwJScjDvvLITLI37ru0AkGygswffRSfhXhf9HJNL6WmMe_ZWR8/s400/IMG_3735.JPG" border="0" />Auntie <a href="http://www.greatthingscomeinsmallpackages.blogspot.com/">Mette</a> holding little Scotty Wager....his first Easter, too.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325042129302355330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrZsRThZhijyLiPW48yZZLwBV24wkMi0-_yi6OeTR1GsfgGxZNqDomwLKD4pIG9yqvrem6VX8ll6kEwHdbVmHv1XBYgssrYsEA4sarjtkgYlDBuC1CK_88gnPV2KgFMUss7PLC3cbRv7K/s400/IMG_3786.JPG" border="0" />Uncle Tyson Endecott holding his niece and our newest grandchild, Charlotte<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325042126493478322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEXaOoSNgmoY_gW0lnieRnd7JLOi6O5JA7kWcZhCE6-OLf89KgTY459ULA1ltvsGJ2AQULxpxVT1a3-ADpOXPcIOwItRDTiR4wCj9FrRqSPKMUMFvaFWnHXQpWPKSm4gFLH7MFdT8zFrI/s400/IMG_3769.JPG" border="0" />Erik with his two boys, Charlie and Luke<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325042121527570274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSfcjy-yEBvPShyphenhyphenyhGbikHN96e-mOhOGUM0OrSz3CixUdVL0PnlX-IYFlYNZ0iJ7mVxXBonlhuXWXjOl2zX6IH-pTCpSki_Loze2DfoW-MHWwe_yS9fgPKwxcbkjw4xpZvDmb2-Cfk2Dt/s400/IMG_3783.JPG" border="0" />Kandra Lassen with Brendon, <a href="http://www.talesofanordinaryhousewife.blogspot.com/">Cristin </a>Lassen with Charlie and <a href="http://www.dontwageronthis.blogspot.com/">Ditte</a> Wager with Scotty<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325042117205381234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e1V6puDjPKD6_zGl2_0EZPfKZjePfNnDh0N_bb0JycutXCjQCqj85VBfD4nSHjI0eUw1-gUlcKerDL03DMvlmIKmebPwrA0cBdp05EoZuuNq5Nl2VlNZ8U2Mv1wJIP6oNgbj_6FAL2fO/s400/IMG_3763.JPG" border="0" /></p></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325047054654471378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHXKTQ9bvbkSdBKtw1OXrMdHscZt7euEtCgDttoguYs77pEyDofEIu-LDNMoVK4BDlvEFHNbxgtpTXDDzSvH_-2uj0do22Fz9B2V-UeayqsgtyDl-HCErQS4vv3CpDhU_WWBJPYirwgR_/s400/IMG_3756.JPG" border="0" />We have had some lovely family times. We miss <a href="http://www.lassensurf.blogspot.com/">Christian</a> and his family up in San Francisco and <a href="http://www.kruegertimes.blogspot.com/">Trine</a> and her family in Utah, and <a href="http://www.slassen.blogspot.com/">Steffen</a> on his mission, but are grateful whenever we get together.Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-24733718584620554852009-03-18T23:05:00.000-07:002009-03-18T23:36:00.372-07:00Springtime Photos<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6dFYri3ZdsiXq39K4qKEED5kZigGa2C4pSZcatbjzUeIF0p-Y6BD0YrIl49UQA4Pz16TybMcUyKE_dULJ6eGu2FF0ZArKQuiWBlwedzBt6M-TVuV1P4K4BYkhj7NO-PVnA_tXerO5BmN/s1600-h/IMG_3501.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314782911691321154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6dFYri3ZdsiXq39K4qKEED5kZigGa2C4pSZcatbjzUeIF0p-Y6BD0YrIl49UQA4Pz16TybMcUyKE_dULJ6eGu2FF0ZArKQuiWBlwedzBt6M-TVuV1P4K4BYkhj7NO-PVnA_tXerO5BmN/s400/IMG_3501.JPG" border="0" /></a> John leaving for his weekly drive down to the temple where he serves as a coordinator for the Tuesday Evening Shift</div><div align="center">He loves to drive with the wind in his hair....nice way to get rid of stress<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYkriJ-hmoxe8Fl1UWNvUdRbTQjO30VFxdnlncIKv5VoXHHU991klMRIONVq8lGt2pP0n-vFvVnNpzOblGS7ySBJl2cYayeNci_u9Zd3ralRRyPLOQnxQPo3rUVUmTnoaJ-tOr-EzSHyW/s1600-h/IMG_3499.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314776908516655010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYkriJ-hmoxe8Fl1UWNvUdRbTQjO30VFxdnlncIKv5VoXHHU991klMRIONVq8lGt2pP0n-vFvVnNpzOblGS7ySBJl2cYayeNci_u9Zd3ralRRyPLOQnxQPo3rUVUmTnoaJ-tOr-EzSHyW/s400/IMG_3499.JPG" border="0" /></a> Riding bikes from Hans' school to home in the afternoon<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHQ1OQL5mjKERd2m7sn_gYb2lWbNdOmfx0e-3w9tcUwUzzhwM-U7OeTUUJ3qZJaxEcRl4eDdTcVjL3dajLq9FBW9UzbWLKIrxzvMUkrK5jDrpO8p-tDlWoadaWy8G76i6LOAYK4iPuM55/s1600-h/IMG_3492.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314776898604677026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHQ1OQL5mjKERd2m7sn_gYb2lWbNdOmfx0e-3w9tcUwUzzhwM-U7OeTUUJ3qZJaxEcRl4eDdTcVjL3dajLq9FBW9UzbWLKIrxzvMUkrK5jDrpO8p-tDlWoadaWy8G76i6LOAYK4iPuM55/s400/IMG_3492.JPG" border="0" /></a> Allen Jenkins<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CW1-yI27ZJxMqWHehVsm6Jsysz6wgI3hOQ4Hp2zwGzvF-cQbN8u0BCV68ziuNr-h3UnY4AKDYXJD7lMIshvbIFB5LSf0hyWn8qmF5qV068MlzNdW6oJt31GaggFqEg6-NA-4rCYTQMcK/s1600-h/IMG_3496.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314776895320589394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CW1-yI27ZJxMqWHehVsm6Jsysz6wgI3hOQ4Hp2zwGzvF-cQbN8u0BCV68ziuNr-h3UnY4AKDYXJD7lMIshvbIFB5LSf0hyWn8qmF5qV068MlzNdW6oJt31GaggFqEg6-NA-4rCYTQMcK/s400/IMG_3496.JPG" border="0" /></a> John...working together at Camp Willett on a service project</div><div>repairing a damaged outhouse for the Scouts<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyM9d0KOSE5SHql3YVverW71hNfyg18BJ1lBWf0aMqx9IjrvgZeg7EImvBydvqS_aijXi7qDnfqnndlWg9ZxkSvxCwCWeuC-50Bf5k_2286Du99q9E7uOqWSw4lRTWsB8CUUikumhknLg/s1600-h/IMG_3489.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314776891054791586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyM9d0KOSE5SHql3YVverW71hNfyg18BJ1lBWf0aMqx9IjrvgZeg7EImvBydvqS_aijXi7qDnfqnndlWg9ZxkSvxCwCWeuC-50Bf5k_2286Du99q9E7uOqWSw4lRTWsB8CUUikumhknLg/s400/IMG_3489.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgzwwNeLQhJGXhwbr0wQJyHguRo8PhH8fX6PP5fL1qxUMq5qkdC7Tz1QxA6xbF3eanHYhjY-esjZzctGK7qfEqMFcbYyCO8qd_Ah3JeEeE9CFBQ_ZgeC7KkVrI2gKzp_6R3HBJ6Jd0g2h/s1600-h/IMG_3491.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314776886892783906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgzwwNeLQhJGXhwbr0wQJyHguRo8PhH8fX6PP5fL1qxUMq5qkdC7Tz1QxA6xbF3eanHYhjY-esjZzctGK7qfEqMFcbYyCO8qd_Ah3JeEeE9CFBQ_ZgeC7KkVrI2gKzp_6R3HBJ6Jd0g2h/s400/IMG_3491.JPG" border="0" /></a>Hans went along as a helper<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-50229324793868104592009-03-17T20:39:00.000-07:002009-03-21T12:23:46.142-07:00Welcome to our 14th grandbaby, Charlotte Oda Endecott, born March 12, 2009!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span>Else during labor...still gave us a smile!<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314368282558641042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBLB9_6BKuYhW01TXp9IHPYlRZeHSNnd7B_5IrE9YZlYcx5s_7gfRqqzomUbP6yL0Wo2CFmkBNj3CCDdiUDBTQ1EnCuXGgB9V_RH0-3U4QKaQc6DfhY8oSV1eyBBRCmMLmuq29guXH9X6/s400/IMG_3437.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314368301611915986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUXIZE22qUWRj30lMM5GNSMU7Ack7FHNAlPl3ACUkACopYe27SGVtNxURJoXOp-m7P-wU2LxSD3-P06PKvqP1ZwevHf_TMrSaoc1HwdeH3ij0ZJU2J2Y_HI33u-VKTTzdrTYkEVM9hoU0/s400/IMG_3453.JPG" border="0" /> Where am I?<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314376655473021490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaKJqdn9yIJW5qKBy1bM-2I2yIwMQYRBI6-buBLgCPhugwZoW4tBHvYxkTWgU5K6guBIPS-0R3CydXj7o7I91wCvycT6XEg5F4DegG3kGOftXJzFZOAufrOoeaqGJrIKgQiGZpiRP9D1k/s400/IMG_3460.JPG" border="0" />Gramma Debi loves baby feet<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpS3q4_4R4NfI69y-s9QKpCkAgaBqoI61Xd7abc9_6uJtyG_yaN7PFC1l1EyH0uRqKZEWdB9w6fLXS9vCDmXBKk84HTm0prM0olKsa3koK1_hw7pd4qYy5JR4cPv2T4NdMBI_SzNFWcJI/s1600-h/IMG_3474.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314368291417743938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpS3q4_4R4NfI69y-s9QKpCkAgaBqoI61Xd7abc9_6uJtyG_yaN7PFC1l1EyH0uRqKZEWdB9w6fLXS9vCDmXBKk84HTm0prM0olKsa3koK1_hw7pd4qYy5JR4cPv2T4NdMBI_SzNFWcJI/s400/IMG_3474.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sweet family time<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnes6ZV9oT-W7UKMCExoL5jz6MyPphObMSDAyaC1WHHWMVCocCl-b6-Bioiyg0fpr9F-ciyaA4VpF9mSVlA0ZgBllfJVGjFKSn3nakSV9UYMMHMFpJc1qGYFVxR_et8ZiGG7gmC9vgdMtJ/s1600-h/IMG_3451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314368287125672642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnes6ZV9oT-W7UKMCExoL5jz6MyPphObMSDAyaC1WHHWMVCocCl-b6-Bioiyg0fpr9F-ciyaA4VpF9mSVlA0ZgBllfJVGjFKSn3nakSV9UYMMHMFpJc1qGYFVxR_et8ZiGG7gmC9vgdMtJ/s400/IMG_3451.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gramma captured her first little "pout"<br /><br /><br /><div align="left">My latest joy was to be present to welcome into this world our granddaughter, Charlotte Oda Endecott, born to Else and Haans last Thursday, March 12, 2009.<br /><br />I was so blessed to be with them through some of Else' labor at their home Wednesday, met them at their birth center in Ventura at 2:00 AM Thursday the 12th and then when Else's progression came to a standstill at 6 cm Thursday morning around 7:30 am, she needed to go to the hospital across the street, Ventura Medical Center, where she was able to get the help they could give her so she would progress again until delivering that night at 8:31 PM ! </div><br /><br /><div align="left">She did an amazing job and Haans was such a loving support through it all.......it was very emotional and joyful for us as we were able to hold her little fingers and look into her sweet newborn eyes and ponder on where she just came from....if we could only imagine!</div><br /><br />She already has her daddy "wrapped" around her little finger!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314375590986242578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-DsTi8VODyd54JdA0GV6YBC3FV5uX7SlSHxIAwFQv9ehcYP_Z5k8JXCDfNPMlE7kyEGfUy0nc7RbNYc0eGid-k0HDoiq53AuUNFX_m36CDKetXBPToJVvW9vTOxn-egpDnWUoyAcSdqs/s400/IMG_3455.JPG" border="0" /> Haans has his "pink" little baby girl! All is well and we are so happy she has arrived safe and healthy. Her mommy and daddy are just loving her to pieces.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314376670718669458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4T1whWx2hXInPOUTqqCW0DKATLPdAz9LiGuZMsmogxq5B1HriMoP9e-Y4RUcAoO0KmWRM6vqNxUvVd3Uc6ccAtGr3N0NVJaa_UuQTnFUV-4kRfznnTBctmwDcxRlzdhv3daqQDOZzHo-/s400/IMG_3481.JPG" border="0" />Gramps Lassen gets to meet Charlotte for the 2nd time as we visit the next night, too.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314376675580969826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_KD0t-yLfEyBg5qgXaRZmNWf7YUG291RaebruYMbicdlxC2-BYwBa-o_EanBmCdovNqmApMIk4ocKWaUDcZihX0tUm2JlQLZDDKLPpWDTd9usv8haPCAKiMb31cz9NYUuyeMfm0phtDb/s400/IMG_3484.JPG" border="0" />Gramma Debi enjoying 1 day old Charlotte<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314376663040367874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8xm8eCyauTsd1rgimO4aXersPNvKcFVBxb7FBydpnhz1qGIqMFcDXZ3_f0nOu5X47Fidyosn3rXejWmhUZjjd8zCwbKmQdQ8OtVbu_Q1q6sn5dmXD3D2AwDewHnV1imypwcYMKJeUcfO/s400/IMG_3479.JPG" border="0" />Uncle Hans loves another sweet niece<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314376678108640098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTzbw9eB9esXWCYUoTtFK0Ar9K9bqxY-xqIOrvf0A5TMKbL06BL_VEfRaHVRp_syFLGBNJ5tvE8sls05Acv_sGyiFF8Vi75aWv7RRyOYStrB0ZVJTtKp9yciSOWG1u5jWey7RO03LkkQl/s400/IMG_3485.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p align="center">Else and Haans and Charlotte enjoying each other....2nd night at the hospital</p>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-86154867413349611962009-03-05T16:12:00.000-08:002009-03-05T16:47:23.077-08:00Gramma Debi drives up to San Francisco to meet baby Leif Christian Lassen<div align="left">Monday morning, I drove up to San Francisco to spend 3 days with Emily, Christian and baby Leif. I loved meeting our new little grandson and enjoyed spending a little time with Emily while Christian was at Dental school during the day.</div><div align="left">Wednesday, I took Emily and Leif to the Oakland Airport, where I was allowed to escort them all the way through security and even onto the plane itself to get them settled for the flight. They were flying up to be with Emily's parents, Mike and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kitye</span> Robbins, who had been with them the last 3 weeks and then drove their little 3 year old, Gracie, up to Utah with them. They will be up there until Christian gets through his finals in the next couple weeks for this term and then fly back </div><div align="left">I'm so glad I was able to make this quick trip and enjoyed being <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">gramma</span> to Leif and hopefully a support to mommy, Em.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5G4diabNRcXiWgKt3OZPAXo2ASeSvxIz0VbRs4_ryxfFovlHALrl9YGJFcZIP_lBs-rMt2e05BIfnp9nLMBOjZo-4smQeOB8ajcV181452Cxk90UxUoXhsN-B18VwvoDgfoZ4Q_qWcBK/s1600-h/IMG_3412.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309864382939206658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5G4diabNRcXiWgKt3OZPAXo2ASeSvxIz0VbRs4_ryxfFovlHALrl9YGJFcZIP_lBs-rMt2e05BIfnp9nLMBOjZo-4smQeOB8ajcV181452Cxk90UxUoXhsN-B18VwvoDgfoZ4Q_qWcBK/s400/IMG_3412.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sweet baby boy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4skcSE5uuHX7_LyTq3ikyE3vX5oj9bVv1ECeenXQgX9je93hsKQyBIEyj-8RC1cvbFWDqzZDYFkDvSbbOw1DR-DAtMPemGBRAvwPmVUDwmBhYS51FgcI3uy7sPn6FL9Q-4IfcDW6ThcN8/s1600-h/IMG_3411.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309864377074390866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4skcSE5uuHX7_LyTq3ikyE3vX5oj9bVv1ECeenXQgX9je93hsKQyBIEyj-8RC1cvbFWDqzZDYFkDvSbbOw1DR-DAtMPemGBRAvwPmVUDwmBhYS51FgcI3uy7sPn6FL9Q-4IfcDW6ThcN8/s400/IMG_3411.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvFbkPRLc4qVOKP_zkTR17MO6_oi1DxjjEfWQpmF_w-yECd9M7if7YlltP2O9LvyTtjieDXWuX8RMxU92pCmuIUX5StE9NtE1X0Q1gmTUiDQjltma1z1-16YLbwKg_9BBSHkt5EzL4Bdn/s1600-h/IMG_3416.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309862613628366754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvFbkPRLc4qVOKP_zkTR17MO6_oi1DxjjEfWQpmF_w-yECd9M7if7YlltP2O9LvyTtjieDXWuX8RMxU92pCmuIUX5StE9NtE1X0Q1gmTUiDQjltma1z1-16YLbwKg_9BBSHkt5EzL4Bdn/s400/IMG_3416.JPG" border="0" /></a> Baby Leif Christian Lassen at 2 weeks<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y53WeXEhvs91Z8SU2-JGENwawxwp5hN566rGYUvGu7pkyqqU54VdJmeQPAjykzeXgkhRzI_UItbBPm99-j4Fav8NtbIwwRhxCbPTaSFtyN3HX7fbUtr9acxHrBcepTjYO7MGqdwPWMzw/s1600-h/IMG_3426.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309862607535415922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y53WeXEhvs91Z8SU2-JGENwawxwp5hN566rGYUvGu7pkyqqU54VdJmeQPAjykzeXgkhRzI_UItbBPm99-j4Fav8NtbIwwRhxCbPTaSFtyN3HX7fbUtr9acxHrBcepTjYO7MGqdwPWMzw/s400/IMG_3426.JPG" border="0" /></a> Daddy Christian and new son, Leif<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg_DxecWjomFzmefKTfIlKazOH5YFv0zLpmV8m9HoZOF_Ax046v9VMg3CNQsPvkFyVpViTg_WY0o7cSePlzd9jR2SeDLNWs0pmdPAcBHGzZ_7httvLZ9Nn7JNn3vWgpKxx9m4ZKkEa9jz/s1600-h/IMG_3424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309862599858376434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg_DxecWjomFzmefKTfIlKazOH5YFv0zLpmV8m9HoZOF_Ax046v9VMg3CNQsPvkFyVpViTg_WY0o7cSePlzd9jR2SeDLNWs0pmdPAcBHGzZ_7httvLZ9Nn7JNn3vWgpKxx9m4ZKkEa9jz/s400/IMG_3424.JPG" border="0" /></a>Who is this "hairy" man???</div><br /><div>Christian began growing his facial hair when Leif was due and he hasn't had time to get a haircut, just trim the beard a bit!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JQq1H-CNfaO_KgtPwryIWJv2g50GgMRny9Z_PMhZSuCxrP4prBCNFjKGbh6yWbDVKf47DI7zPQAtIVLfsu40tURlHpQIsCxVlKKh6RrPigaElM3wwGvMH67iLSLV2islMwmNr862U2g3/s1600-h/IMG_3432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309862100944080898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JQq1H-CNfaO_KgtPwryIWJv2g50GgMRny9Z_PMhZSuCxrP4prBCNFjKGbh6yWbDVKf47DI7zPQAtIVLfsu40tURlHpQIsCxVlKKh6RrPigaElM3wwGvMH67iLSLV2islMwmNr862U2g3/s400/IMG_3432.JPG" border="0" /></a> Had to take one of these pictures...he does cry, but mostly when he needs mommy to feed him.</div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309864393868254898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDKok_XzJT24LviJHXvatqWmfGHXNqIXzG12qTasdXo8_GxmIaS9VKS4YOcYEYdl7b7euuH8_7IDnuFjYET4RaQo9xmGMMOYSwSuEIoIXXz7PItXN0sH5PL-tY95b5tq8-l7j0MlzsQP8/s400/IMG_3408.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Christian doing homework assignment in their dining room</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAuY218vNqJ_C0FNoj4dHG0tLXyPPXULz-R2kYMH0QUo5ElciV-NtNAMmAiITaTWWXQLh0-Jr9yUlPgS1Xq9Sqn8TIC1rLg6rOzrljokF7V8Q-MRJYfX81Yw7ikGY_gWTOgZyLRR9tqGJ/s1600-h/IMG_3428.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309862097042887730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAuY218vNqJ_C0FNoj4dHG0tLXyPPXULz-R2kYMH0QUo5ElciV-NtNAMmAiITaTWWXQLh0-Jr9yUlPgS1Xq9Sqn8TIC1rLg6rOzrljokF7V8Q-MRJYfX81Yw7ikGY_gWTOgZyLRR9tqGJ/s400/IMG_3428.JPG" border="0" /></a> View from Emily and Christian's dining and living room. Such a beautiful place to live in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Presidio</span>, near the Golden Gate Bridge! San Francisco is such a beautiful city.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg198BcakpR3ZaaCEr7tn0oQ6J3UxJJbYl82-Nq5L-LVT5IbpCIOh_fFeqy8dHAuYzLf5QniWZW3vtzetQ1B12bP_tKjqWuVnjZuEd8Sgy1TtIl-i_6zKONLVbDBEkh5LHiQZ7CFQhGE02o/s1600-h/IMG_3421.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309862088666634706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg198BcakpR3ZaaCEr7tn0oQ6J3UxJJbYl82-Nq5L-LVT5IbpCIOh_fFeqy8dHAuYzLf5QniWZW3vtzetQ1B12bP_tKjqWuVnjZuEd8Sgy1TtIl-i_6zKONLVbDBEkh5LHiQZ7CFQhGE02o/s400/IMG_3421.JPG" border="0" /></a> Celebrating Leif's 2 week birthday at Cheesecake Factory with mommy Emily, Daddy Christian and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Gramma</span> Debi<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDtEP5jpqVHpi7H9IrT5vdpAhEPV1Qu1PaoFbnXkp-fbUF1fb5GGvkcxz3DQfpFFYUgIZwSA8oGfJj5DGT7B7ZCr6gS-6LkIJNWDvDNhmOuTIbKV6NfMUz75FtCP6iGm4nWUNZgCMuRHq/s1600-h/IMG_3414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309862077675766274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDtEP5jpqVHpi7H9IrT5vdpAhEPV1Qu1PaoFbnXkp-fbUF1fb5GGvkcxz3DQfpFFYUgIZwSA8oGfJj5DGT7B7ZCr6gS-6LkIJNWDvDNhmOuTIbKV6NfMUz75FtCP6iGm4nWUNZgCMuRHq/s400/IMG_3414.JPG" border="0" /></a> Isn't he cute? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Gramma</span> Debi couldn't get enough kisses<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgmT9sxS4Zx-zaDrfhzFq7RBQdndhL0df3lGT9WKmHvudmEGx-0mRtcL0IJbVfnIaquOsMRfS0evvFPJa6K2RcxMlcU2Ni5ZuYfjz2AgeUFV_txolrJRiWYKCkYcHPzif8MhS5Y6XRnZ4/s1600-h/IMG_3417.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309862070636552050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgmT9sxS4Zx-zaDrfhzFq7RBQdndhL0df3lGT9WKmHvudmEGx-0mRtcL0IJbVfnIaquOsMRfS0evvFPJa6K2RcxMlcU2Ni5ZuYfjz2AgeUFV_txolrJRiWYKCkYcHPzif8MhS5Y6XRnZ4/s400/IMG_3417.JPG" border="0" /></a>Leif waiting patiently for a little trip out of the house. He seems to have a very calm, patient personality. What blessed parents he has!</div><div>Missing big sister, Gracie!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506270985728252116.post-58839094570628244602009-03-05T15:52:00.001-08:002009-03-05T16:12:01.084-08:00Haan's BirthdayOur son in law, Haans Endecott had his birthday last Thursday. He wanted to celebrate all weekend...so Friday night we went with Else and him, Mette and Tyson (Haan's brother) and some wonderful friends, Becky and Tyler Garrett and their children to Golf 'n Stuff in Ventura. We had such a good time.<br />Sunday we enjoyed having Ditte and Jeremy's family and Kirsten and Jonathan's family join us for dinner and continued to celebrate his birthday with cake and ice cream! We love you Haans!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309856700390776434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDNbAFZkXHlT9JULxrRZMM0UdyreIH0YfmHby2tITk2rkAsdukKOeybjExQPgVm8U24Qq3An3oVLWOmh-fUQYaVuxZCrqZ_dr3fwj3KXYogPVrmbYTeAFM2Xpl3JnnGijA9o18p15Oof4/s400/IMG_3383.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHSWdHyIbDlzWwBiGIRTDzAp9sKlLuwmIsG-0-ryW8lDJWD7noswkxp4UjiyUa3Ft4vV4ZKpubwWfghkA0nkN4vOapsH90UmAZbFG_fXhPvWrtXL8srPDdYUrFuCFilEjAfNYrZwIpxEL/s1600-h/IMG_3384.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309857373141029506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHSWdHyIbDlzWwBiGIRTDzAp9sKlLuwmIsG-0-ryW8lDJWD7noswkxp4UjiyUa3Ft4vV4ZKpubwWfghkA0nkN4vOapsH90UmAZbFG_fXhPvWrtXL8srPDdYUrFuCFilEjAfNYrZwIpxEL/s400/IMG_3384.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH2OTlZElnuaTWbtojWsNRDMfL_IIIaypvoKwmhyphenhyphenU7vQKiT0WW5lHGeGaK9SBmS09BG05SoOOVy4C15U00ZoSVQtm12Fg7h27lLOt6rrXD0jDl9Jyx-5DoOxFRZeUZ4k2h4B6vW_y4WL1/s1600-h/IMG_3385.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309857365126711794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH2OTlZElnuaTWbtojWsNRDMfL_IIIaypvoKwmhyphenhyphenU7vQKiT0WW5lHGeGaK9SBmS09BG05SoOOVy4C15U00ZoSVQtm12Fg7h27lLOt6rrXD0jDl9Jyx-5DoOxFRZeUZ4k2h4B6vW_y4WL1/s400/IMG_3385.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309856682523908050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x24Q3N2Qp8gH480FxPiMM6Xx1-c1Ejmdz7qXk2c1nMYkYeFrHdlbLxoww4ZBdC-fIurh1pFH6Jp6Dfxxq17Wzcaz8k9N_ABGLHu-kyRLXrz-8sFMik1G9w1B88qZpTCAH1oS1_nN8r1J/s400/IMG_3380.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309856692454506146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUpy8Am7yH2Lszoc5pK_0x-P8NFwbe19Wa1vRXMxwEudAe0USiWn_R1SQIm0P-mHZrMjX47HDFeKEJuMKA-OxFvn-cJ4amBsnXtRx2nQo3YuMM-g4HxUabXR1du7AUeQ-PSlZ7Tm31go8/s400/IMG_3382.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309859057040358882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT4A4ieLsqtFoO6shksnJXqAc3AV6tNtNfqIDx-dQqkB3kqmRyx4jQNSVWv17SUHydzce1TxHHN5lzhXFzJH1xF5_tO4_VNE_fBC6gOOJWYDveYS7N5BuDtfp8Ps5lvomAmTMg2IySTyF/s400/IMG_3386.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr4QGAlkid-S4uh4WF5MqLzDnb3kN4jA3wWlClsKSdf4EecU-W3VkvQjqKyUAjqjm1Rdu7Y2aewbXfqout3J-H4N2K9_k0ZtgyW9nFxDvmNRJ8MZPW46Yw24imph2w85c5-D1WnLvqppe/s1600-h/IMG_3395.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309856721374558258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr4QGAlkid-S4uh4WF5MqLzDnb3kN4jA3wWlClsKSdf4EecU-W3VkvQjqKyUAjqjm1Rdu7Y2aewbXfqout3J-H4N2K9_k0ZtgyW9nFxDvmNRJ8MZPW46Yw24imph2w85c5-D1WnLvqppe/s400/IMG_3395.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gyr6_a2zWMCwdZOY3oPFsN5_VLUE_YiEz1k27CzcGYygSMF2ILqi0B_sWm3R29Ttu2zB1pIkht-R6XAuzpWfQVVQmSSlilXY-Qx7rCpiBShjdKIzC9C2AHt0IhiEpjlaRhD6GQA-3xQM/s1600-h/IMG_3394.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309856707810802450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gyr6_a2zWMCwdZOY3oPFsN5_VLUE_YiEz1k27CzcGYygSMF2ILqi0B_sWm3R29Ttu2zB1pIkht-R6XAuzpWfQVVQmSSlilXY-Qx7rCpiBShjdKIzC9C2AHt0IhiEpjlaRhD6GQA-3xQM/s400/IMG_3394.JPG" border="0" /></a> Birthday boy, Haans! #29 </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br />Hans, Wyatt and Isaac enjoyed "dressing up" for the celebration.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309859953747897570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizd8_W_cY3QXI2fYUlEfyZC9oCX0Nb6gWawpsYOQ3cbREXmsVEfEItbhMkMVbl6N3imLZZLFHuNEQEbcV5ZciX6Ug3ex5WzIsyJZgyeVFkPjSKyWny69S9N9C_W6oom0cmDlOW6b-weg9Q/s400/IMG_3406.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309859940479611698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGWYMYoLV0x1yx-UOQ6ahsCnFiVlbd92ST1XvxJMjwRtiP9annYgH6oEXTrBAY5YrzA2jRszaBk9iRF3mAFlRYKOGBuvRWQQ-egto3j2lGQA9chUmcRkIlAq7jy0H-eYiCoIb0lu5TSR8/s400/IMG_3405.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309859930679759122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8U9UDES-18SSEP4Tx6qeoev1WnDlnV4Li1iV_maN7H5PuFcdwUWacZberOIz2u-Z_SrBIKkydv8HzuACZy_2KLsd4Sni5GDDkEH5FbHOYdUmigWeykOjzm32u6XGqR7Hocc8egOU_0t7/s400/IMG_3398.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center"><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Debi Lassenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044276883972427714noreply@blogger.com1