tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77162234278213722182024-02-20T20:58:24.408-05:00SUPERCRUZESWe're Cruzes and we're super.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.comBlogger716125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-77468161389425933002016-03-18T22:04:00.001-04:002016-03-18T22:04:18.667-04:00Smoky Mountain Scavenger HuntDid you know about this? And you never told me? Shame on you.<br />
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So much fun, perfect kick off to our spring break this year.<br />
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About a week prior, I had been searching for 1/2 marathons close to the Smokies, and I landed on a page listing upcoming events in that area. Sure enough, there it was: <a href="http://www.gsmit.org/hunt.html">The Great Smoky Mountains Scavenger Hunt</a>. It sounded like a perfect day of exploring one of my favorite places with my favorite people, and it was.<br />
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Here's the deal: You pay $50 to sign up your team (it's a fundraiser), but it's totally worth it. #1: so much fun. #2: they feed you dinner at the end. For our family of seven that's a bargain. #3: they also have some pretty sweet door prizes. I think we won over $50 worth of stuff after we ate. Win-win-win.<br />
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Thirty-two teams participated this year. At 3:30pm on Friday afternoon, they email you the clues, seventy-three of them. You then have until 4:30 Saturday afternoon to get as many points as you can by answering questions (things like "how many steps up to the old wonderland hotel?"), and taking specific pictures (like "a human pyramid in front of the Roosevelt memorial"). All of these things lead you all over the park, I loved that. When we visit the Smokies we tend to just go to the spot we're going, do what we planned to do, then go back home. We never stay awhile and wander around. Just explore for exploring's sake beyond our planned hike/swim/etc. So we got to visit places we'd never been before, and really get a feel for the layout of the whole thing. I loved it. Have I mentioned that already?<br />
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The kids loved it too. We could tell because the whole day they kept talking next year. When we do it next year, let's start Friday night instead of Saturday morning! Next year, let's get up early. Let's stay here overnight.<br />
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Lydia got a camera for Christmas last year and was given the honor of being our official team photographer for all of our hunt pictures. Of course, we took many others as well.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-73332865141731875232016-03-18T20:44:00.002-04:002016-03-18T20:44:38.332-04:00American Ninja Husband: he's 40Scott turned 40 last year. Quite the milestone, but I'm happy to report he still seems like a spry young 20-something in attitude, good looks, and athletic prowess. Here's a perfect example: my gift to him was a day at an American Ninja Warrior training facility down in Atlanta. Since he knows a guy that also turned 40 the same day, I talked to Cally and she gave Conan the same gift. The two of them had a great day of head to head competition with salamander ladders, warp walls, and the like. I requested lots of pictures and footage. He did and it's all awesome. Unfortunately, blogger is a real stinker when it comes to video footage. So I'll leave it with, Scott did awesome. He nailed all of the feats of strength and as I watched all the videos, I felt so glad he's my husband. If he decided to dedicate some time to it, I have no doubt he'd been prime for the show. Here's a picture with their trainer.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-74613595766376645162016-03-15T21:18:00.000-04:002016-03-15T21:18:11.032-04:00Ragnar 2015Catching up months later is totally fun to do.<br />
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The weekend before Halloween was Scott's and my fifth Ragnar. Woo boy, that's a lot of Ragnars!<br />
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The majority of our team from the past few years had moved away over the summer, so we were pretty bummed about that. Luckily, the Picketts were still in (and we found out later that Erin was pregnant for the race, little stinker didn't even tell us!), and of course Emma was all in. The happy outcome of sadly missing everyone else was that the Farragut team was in a similar predicament, so we joined forces and I got to run with Lisa again! Extra bonus: Ben got Ragnar as his birthday gift this year! He was a very speedy addition! It was great to have both Emma and Ben running with us.<br />
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I've put off blogging about it for so long because I STILL haven't made the highlight video. I let it go too long, and now it's hard to get motivated. I finally decided to go ahead and post some pictures, maybe that will get me going.<br />
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Here we go Ragnar!<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-67026032648665145892016-02-09T20:25:00.000-05:002016-03-18T20:26:02.612-04:00Trick-or-treating 2015Of course, the kids all want to dress up as something different for trick-or-treating on the 31st.<br />
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Emma: Pirate<br />
Ben: Ghostbuster<br />
Josh: Darth Mahl<br />
Lydia: Dobby<br />
Afton: Elsa<br />
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As always, the rule is they have to put it together themselves. The only thing I helped with was Josh's face paint. Here they are:<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-3387890939817681992015-12-16T19:32:00.000-05:002015-12-16T19:32:49.450-05:00Trunk or Treat - 2015 Edition, Avatar: The Last AirbenderHave you ever seen the cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender? If you haven't, change your ways right this second. Our kids started watching this series on Netflix several years ago, and after catching a few episodes with them, Scott and I started watching it ourselves after they were all in bed. It's really good, we all love it. It's not on Netflix anymore so we got the whole thing on DVD (it's only three seasons). (If you've only seen the feature film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, forget everything about it and go for the cartoon instead. I'm usually an M. Night fan, but he really botched that one.)<br />
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ANYWAY, that's who we decided to dress up as for our family theme trunk or treat costumes this year. We decided sometime in August or September I think, but it was a busy time (as it always is, amirite?). I put off and put off and put off figuring out those costumes. When there was less than a week to go I went though each of our characters and made a detailed list of what I would need to make/buy/find. It was a lot and I wasn't feeling optimistic. It was the Sunday before the trunk or treat Wednesday when I leveled with the kids. I told them I didn't think I'd have time to get our costumes done and we might need to make a last minute change to something more simple. They were understanding, and agreed we could try for Avatar again next year.<br />
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In morning prayers Monday, Afton prayed, "that we would be able to pull off our Avatar costumes."<br />
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Well, that'll do it. With new resolve I took my list to Goodwill that day, and I sincerely believe in direct answer to Afton's prayer I found every single obscure thing I needed there.<br />
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Tuesday evening Afton prayed over our dinner and added in, "And please bless that we'll be able to pull off really great Avatar costumes." And I was all like, "'Really great'? Simmer down, sister."<br />
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Wednesday I spent all day cutting felt, hot gluing things together, referring to pictures online, adding details, and ... I pulled off our Avatar costumes. I don't know if I'd call them really great, but I'm thankful for the example of Afton's faith.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-68576775473223651582015-12-04T20:04:00.000-05:002015-12-04T20:04:37.071-05:00Fall break, day two: Cades CoveRemember how just <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2015/11/clingmans-dome.html">a couple of posts ago</a> I mentioned how Afton pretty much hates hiking? She would probably clarify there's no "pretty much" about it, she just hates hiking. H A T E S. Walking and walking and walking? What's supposed to be fun about that? You have to keep on walking even when you're really tired? More and more these days our family hikes are punctuated with one little voice lamenting, "I just wish we were back at the van."<br />
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This poses a problem for our family, because the rest of us love it. To varying degrees maybe, but I think it's safe to say that it's one of our very favorite activities. There's a fine balance of how often to let six of us have a great time while one of us suffers. So Scott and I have talked about how maybe we just need to take it easy with her. Maybe she hates hiking because we've taken her too far, too young. (Although, to be fair, the past Halloween she also got worn out. Near the end of our route, she opted to just sit by me on the sidewalk and lean on my leg instead of extending the extra effort to actually go up to the last few houses. So, she might just not be cut out for physical endurance activities. :))<br />
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So when we were deciding what to do for the second day of fall break, naturally most of the kids suggested hiking. But having just recently gone to Clingman's Dome and Andrew's Bald (only 1 mile and 3.5 miles respectively, but still) we knew Afton was burnt out. And we really don't want her to hate hiking forever. We're really hoping she'll still come around. So Scott and I strategized that the thing to do was find something that gave us the majestic beauty of the Smoky Mountains, the fun of romping around outside, but without the walking and walking and walking.<br />
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Cades Cove to the rescue!! An 11 miles loop we could drive and get out and play whenever we wanted, but not ever be obligated to keep on walking was just the thing. And it was perfect. There was a lot of traffic, but we knew that going in to it, so everyone had a great we're-in-no-big-rush attitude. We saw deer, some turkeys, and a mama bear with her cub. We got out and explored a few of the old churches and cabins, and spent some time playing around a stream and climbing trees.<br />
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Before we went, Afton was suspicious, not really sure what she was in for. But near the end of the day, she said, and I quote: "Wow, Mom, this is a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be!"<br />
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[Again, some of the photo credits go to Emma, all of the landscape shots for sure. And the first half are just phone pics.]<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-62610944265267609542015-12-04T19:31:00.000-05:002015-12-04T19:31:23.365-05:00Fall break, day one: Oakes Farm Corn MazeThis is one of our favorite fall traditions. (See? <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2014/10/oakes-farm.html">2014</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2013/10/corn-maze.html">2013</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/10/corn-maze.html">2012</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2011/10/everyone-loves-corn-maze.html">2011</a>. I didn't even realize we'd gone that many years in a row.)<br />
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Some Cruze cousins met us there, the weather was perfect, and it wasn't muddy this year. Pretty much the only down side was they didn't have fried oreos. Next time, I suppose.<br />
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Photographic evidence!!<br />
(Bonus: Emma has taken an interest in photography, so some of these are her shots. I'm very proud of her, she keeps it on manual.)<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-11326598175841094992015-11-28T16:05:00.000-05:002015-11-28T16:05:41.111-05:00Clingman's DomeThe kids had a Monday off from school back in September, and I couldn't stand to let it go to waste. Emma already had hiking plans with some of her friends, and Scott had to work, so I packed up the youngest four Cruze kids and let the boys each invite a friend, and we headed to the Smokies.<br />
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We decided on Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Smoky Mountains, because we'd never been there before, and the "hike" was an easy one mile up a paved path. We have been trying to be careful not to make Afton hate hikes forever, because right now she pretty much does. She'll go along with it, but gets very tired very easily, has plenty of complaining to contribute, and doesn't really see the point of all that death-march-esque walking. So, one mile seemed like a good compromise.<br />
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If I'd checked the weather though, I probably would have opted for a different destination. It was chilly, but not too bad. The main bummer was that it was cloudy. And at that high elevation we were smack dab in the middle of the clouds. Which was actually kind of cool in and of itself, but it left us with a lame/nonexistent view. We'll have to come back on a gloriously clear/warm day in the summer.<br />
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After walking all the way up to the observation tower we decided to hike down to Andrew's Bald since the trail head was right there in the parking lot. The views were slightly better from there, but not a lot. Still, everyone but Afton enjoyed the extra venture.<br />
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Here's our photographic evidence...<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-68718663283602858602015-11-28T15:30:00.002-05:002015-11-28T15:30:16.671-05:00Cruze Reunion 2015Er, yeah, back to summer!<br />
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The last weekend before school started Katie and Noah and the kids came in town and that makes the Cruze family complete. So Conan and Cally planned a full Saturday of reunion activities together, and we had a blast. We started with a huge reunion breakfast at Cracker Barrel, then came back to Grandma's house to work up a sweat pulling weeds for her. The kids were greatly rewarded with a ginormous water slide in the field which they spent the afternoon wearing out. We finished up with a delicious cookout and an outdoor movie. It was so much fun I made a movie about it.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k8hKh_rQZno?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-25345385792685495452015-11-28T13:32:00.000-05:002015-11-28T13:32:24.091-05:00And then there was soccerI've written a lot about Lydia and soccer before. This time I'll leave it at: she still loves it, she's still really good at it, and I hope she always plays.<br />
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This fall was Afton's first go at it. She really enjoyed playing and would like to sign up again in the spring. She did great for her first season, and her best skill was probably listening to the coach.<br />
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Parenting fail: I didn't take any pictures at their games. I'm going to go with it was because I was so intensely watching and cheering. Luckily one of the dads on Lydia's team is a photographer, so he took plenty and shared them. I need to get Afton in her uniform for a little photo shoot out back before it gets too cold.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-17267596990046131742015-11-21T16:58:00.000-05:002015-11-21T16:58:23.075-05:00Cross Country seasonEmma, Ben and Josh all ran cross country this fall. And they were all awesome.<br />
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Emma skipped her freshman year of cc as she acclimated to high school. She got to know some cc girls when she ran distance on the track team last spring though, and was excited to join in as a sophomore. It was a really great experience for her. There is a good group of kids on the team and they made a lot of fun memories together. Emma showed marked improvement, getting PR after PR after PR for much of the year. And she looked good doing it. See?<br />
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Ben and Josh both ran on the middle school team. It was really impressive to see Ben take somewhat of a leadership role on the team as an 8th grader and one of the fastest runners this year. He did a good job of encouraging the younger kids and being inclusive. We were surprised Josh wanted to run this year since he didn't seem to really love it in elementary school (and the middle school races are twice as long!). But the surprise was quite pleasant, he was really impressive with stick-to-it-tiveness and steady improvement as well.<br />
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I'm glad our kids run. Going to their races was one of my favorite things. Bonus: We were treated to a lot of beautiful scenery.<br />
Lydia and Afton had fun at them too.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-6086783895659245942015-11-20T21:35:00.000-05:002015-11-20T21:35:02.444-05:00The last post with really old pictures -OR- Family photosI think after this we'll be mostly caught up, at least to things that have happened in the last couple of months instead of sharing a family photo shoot from way back in May (like I'm getting ready to do right now). But I just this minute realized I'd never blogged these pictures, and I really love them. Our good friend Brianna agreed to book us for a session just before she officially retired from the portrait business. We were extra, EXTRA lucky because she was willing to meet us at Cades Cove. The longer I live here the more I love the Smoky Mountains. I want to go there all the time. Hiking is my favorite. Playing in the streams is my favorite. Just driving around is my favorite. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is my favorite. Thanks Bri!<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-70546854118012266562015-11-20T21:08:00.000-05:002015-11-20T21:08:30.401-05:00Random photos, trying to catch up hereThere is nothing particularly special about this collection, nothing that even binds them together. I just want them here for posterity, but lack the motivation to do a full witty write up for each one. So here you have it, odds and ends from the summer and fall with nowhere else to go.<br />
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Right after school got out for the summer, Scott, Emma, Ben and I ran a 10k together. The Expo 10,000, billed as the oldest race in Knoxville, is one that I remember Joel running when he was a young teen. It was a lot of fun, and I was so proud of those kids! I ran a good time for me, but everyone in this crew beat me! I'm okay with that.<br />
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Then right after that Josh went on the 5th grade safety patrol trip to Washington D.C. He had a great time with some of his very best buds, I'm really glad he was able to go!<br />
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Emma has been very into all things outdoorsy lately. It was great timing for her 4th year of Girls Camp, where they get to go on a 10 mile backpacking overnighter. She loved every single thing about it. </div>
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Loved it so much in fact, that Scott took her backpacking again the very next weekend with a friend and her dad. She would do it every weekend if she could I think.<br />
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Always the reader. This is how Josh spent a lot of his time when it wasn't his turn for swim practice.<br />
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Asleep at Grandma's house.<br />
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In 2013 I gave Scott scuba diving lessons for his birthday. We took the intro class, then it got cold, then we got busy with life and put it right on the back burner. Time passed and a year and a half later we finally finished our certification! This is us holding hands 30 feet down. I don't think I'll ever feel tempted to go any deeper, it scares me just a bit.<br />
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One day in August I checked Lydia and Afton out of school early to go check out this bluff with the sisters and Allie. We may or may not have done a little bit of trespassing to get here. <br />
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Scott's dad was released after serving 9 years as the Stake President in the Knoxville Cumberland Stake, and we drove on over to their stake conference to share in the event. Josh became the happiest boy alive, being right in the middle of a grandmother sandwich.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-18901390646890101722015-11-20T20:42:00.001-05:002015-11-20T20:42:29.991-05:00Hold up, totally skipped swim teamWith all of that traveling this summer, I forgot to mention when we weren't on the road we were at the pool. Four out of five Cruze kids were on the swim team summer 2015. It wasn't as poetic as <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2014/06/lydias-on-swim-team.html">last year</a>, but still definitely worth spending a post reminiscing over. Ben, Josh, and Lydia were all old pros. Blue ribbons and PRs all over the place. Afton began the summer at about the same skill level where Lydia was at the beginning of last year. Afton did not have the same huge fear to overcome, she was pretty comfortable in the water, just hadn't ever mastered getting around very well. I'll admit, I was basically assuming Afton would have the same incredible breakthrough that we saw Lydia experience the summer before, but hers was more of a slowly but surely type of improvement. There was one time when Afton made it all the way across without stopping, but most meets she swam at...a very leisurely pace (highly assisted by frequent breaks to hang onto the wall or the lane rope). But what counts is she <i>did</i> improve, and what's more, she really loved it. She had a great time getting to swim every day and had fun with all of her friends. Like every year I had moments where I thought this would be the last time, I didn't want our summer days to be so busy, but then I looked around and saw the incredible vehicle for growth (physical, emotional, social) that swim team is and decided it wasn't so bad after all. Go Tidal Waves!<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-51591509185576290872015-11-02T19:47:00.000-05:002015-11-02T19:47:00.142-05:00Afton's listsI don't ever want to forget lists like these...<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-68541187169368178822015-10-30T19:44:00.001-04:002015-10-30T19:44:46.881-04:00First day of school 2015Getting a bit behind around here. The whole blogging thing seems to have come and gone as a fad, and I'm not nearly as motivated as I used to be to record every activity and every thought and every detail all the time. But I still feel it's worthwhile to keep a record. For the past few weeks, one of the kids' favorite Sunday afternoon activities has been to read though the blog. They need new material, and there's plenty to provide from this fall. Let's start with back-to-school pics...<br />
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Here are the elementary school girls. They both still love school unreservedly. Lydia feigns dislike now and then, but I can see right through that. 4th and 1st grade.<br />
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This one cracks me up. I can't remember why she had such a surly, angsty teenager look on her face, but it's not really like her so it makes me laugh. Maybe it was because it was the first day of school.<br />
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None of them could be accused of loving school, but they don't hate it altogether. There are good parts they recognize that balance out the lameness of homework and such.<br />
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Eighth, tenth, and sixth graders. Stop! Stop it already you stinkin' big kids! Emma will be out of fingers next year, not sure what we're going to do about that.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-38180344537620948932015-08-05T19:59:00.002-04:002015-08-05T19:59:54.917-04:00The one where the whole thing is put to music, 2015 editionI finished the road trip movie. I loved making it and getting to watch all of the footage and look through the hundreds of pictures. (It was super hard to choose what to include!) I'll say it again, I'm so thankful for this family time we got to share exploring the great wide open together. Already planning the next trip...<br />
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After a full day of Yellowstone, we decided to take a break from so much time in the car and tried something new. Have you heard of the St. Anthony sand dunes? Right smack in the middle of Idaho, there is a 10,000+ acre sand dune wonderland. It's the craziest thing. And it's tons of fun. We all rented an array of 4-wheelers and dune buggies and tore it up for about half a day.<br />
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After driving the 30 year old 3-wheeler around the yard in Canada the week before, the kids were perfectly primed for taking it up a notch. I was impressed by the ease with which Emma got the hang of shifting gears and using the clutch, I was impressed at how brave and adventurous the boys were climbing up steep hills, and after spending most of the day as a passenger, Lydia even got to have a go driving at the end of the day and did great. Afton was happy to go on a few rides and play at the side of the small lake where we had set up home base.<br />
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We were hot and dirty after racing through the sand all day, so we were super glad to find a swimming hole in the same town. We were extra impressed that it had a diving board, water slide, and beach area set up.<br />
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The next day we were up early again for one last hurrah around the upper loop at Yellowstone. We saw Mammoth Hot Springs, which looked other-worldly like the geyser area. But the best part of this day was probably a random pull-off that we found on a mountainside covered in boulders. The kids scrambled and climbed and explored all over that place, finding little caves and plenty of peaks to stand proudly atop. We stayed a good long time and probably could have stayed even longer.<br />
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There is not much that we'd change about the Odyssey this year. We liked doing fewer stops but spending a longer time at most of the destinations. Having so much uninterrupted time together as a family with very few distractions was a blessing. Hours and hours in the car gave Scott and I a chance to talk about every single thing there is to talk about. Days spent outside gave our kids a chance to unplug and be creative and have fun together. Cousins and aunts and uncles at every turn made it a great shared experience that we'll remember forever. We'd do it again. We will do it again. We planned out our next Odyssey on the ride home. I can't wait.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-74949430763591729462015-07-23T13:08:00.001-04:002015-07-23T13:08:17.897-04:00The Odyssey: 2015 Edition - Part 5And then, just when normal people would be calling it a good vacation and heading home, we went to Yellowstone. We have never been there before and were excited to check out our nations first national park. (Fun fact: Canada's first national park was Banff, we got to visit them both!) Conan and Cally stayed in Canada to have more time with Cally's family (her other sister and her brother arrived the day we left, party!), but we didn't have to start feeling lonely or anything. We met the Langfords and Sextons at a cabin we rented in Island Park and the party continued!<br />
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Travel story: Montana has edged out Kansas as our new least favorite state. The majority of the driving we did there was on desolate highways that went on for miles and miles and hours and hours surrounded by absolutely nothing but a flat, brown landscape. The ugliness would have been a bummer, but significant portions of these roadways were actually missing the road part. For miles on end we found ourselves crusing down dirt roads highlighted with the occasional constructions vehicle or orange barrel, and wondering why anyone thought it was a good idea to just rip out the highway completely to repair it. This annoyance came to a head on our way down to Island Park from Canada. We came to one of these sections of dirt road, except it had rained the night before and the road had to turned into a muddy nightmare. Luckily, there were not many cars around, because those we saw, like us, were sliding all over the place, the thick mud was as slick as ice. We saw one unfortunate RV that had slid off the side of the road at a perpendicular angle and was stuck in the ditch.<br />
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So it was a great relief to arrive safely at our destination! We spent two days touring Yellowstone, one day on the lower loop, one day going around the upper. We were really glad we got to see everything we'd wanted to check out. We heard numerous horror stories about the traffic and the crowds, but we started our days early and were able to avoid any major delays.<br />
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Day one: lower loop. Geysers, geothermal wonders, and the Canyon.<br />
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I didn't realize there were so many geysers! We got lucky with our timing and saw several go off. And the hot springs were everywhere. So much of the park was like an alien landscape, unlike anything we'd ever seen before. The kids enjoyed seeing the colors of the rocks and held their noses in the stinky zones (there were many). It was all really interesting to see, it still seems crazy to me that such a place exists.<br />
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We got our fill of wildlife as well. Bison were all over the place, as were elk and various deer. We were lucky enough to see a mama grizzly bear with two cubs on our first day, and a black bear with one cub the next.<br />
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Our last stop for day one was the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. That was my favorite thing we saw. While all of the geothermal stuff was interesting, it was ugly too. The Canyon was pretty, and really impressive. We went on just a short hike to a few good vantage points.<br />
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Cute detail story: Trey and Moe came up from Utah to join us too! It was fun to get to hang out and get to know Moe a little better. From the moment we arrived, Afton basically adopted them. Everywhere we walked she wanted to hold one of their hands. Whenever we sat down, she wanted to sit by them. "Because I don't get to see Trey and Moe very often!" she would explain over and over. They were kind and welcoming of their little shadow.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-44884603606398652022015-07-22T10:41:00.000-04:002015-07-22T10:41:16.734-04:00The Odyssey: 2015 Edition - Part 4Banff National Park in Alberta Canada is breathtaking. I'm so glad we decided to spend a day there, well worth the extra drive (what's four more hours on a two-week long road trip?).<br />
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Originally we'd planned to drive there and back all in one day, but as it got closer decided that sounded lame and it would be better to go up after dinner Thursday and spend the night so we could have more time to enjoy it. Unfortunately we made this decision a little late in the game, and with it being the week of Canada Day, there were absolutely 0 hotels to be found. So we got extra adventurous and decided that it might be fun to camp instead. Luckily, there were exactly two open camping spots, so we snagged one of them. So Thursday evening we ate dinner with everyone, then packed up and went north up to Calgary then hung a west over to Banff. We got a later start than we wanted to and worried it would be hard to set up camp in the dark. Silly us. It didn't get dark till after midnight so far north at that time of year. I took this picture at 10:00pm.<br />
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It was not a good night's sleep. Some of us were freezing cold, others could not get comfortable no matter how they tried, some of us suffered multiple mosquito bites on the face, most of us counted down the hours till the sun came up. Not Lydia and Afton though, they fell right to sleep and didn't stir till morning. BUT, totally worth it for the fun we had on Friday.<br />
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First of all, it was our anniversary. Happy 17 years to us! We didn't actually plan it that way, but I was glad we ended up having this one day mini excursion with just our family. It made me feel all happy and loving all six of them extra.<br />
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We woke, dressed, and broke camp right away, anxious to get going, and ate breakfast in the car as we drove to Lake Louise. Pictures don't do it justice. The water color is so vibrant yet serene looking all at the same time. It's hard to explain. It's just gorgeous. (We took our pictures with a variety of cameras and phones, so the color looks a little different in all of them.)<br />
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After admiring it and getting a few pictures we headed off on our planned hike. It was really crowded there, far more than Waterton, so we were glad to get away from all the people. We walked 1.3 miles around one side of Lake Louise, then 1.9 miles up Big Beehive Mountain. That climb was super steeps switchbacks all the way, and tough on our youngest hikers and we took a lot of breaks to catch our breath.<br />
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Near the top we heard what sounded like a long peal of thunder, and were bummed we were still in the trees, because it turns out we missed seeing an avalanche on the neighboring mountain by just a couple of minutes. Once we reached the top we were greatly rewarded with the view down on Lake Louise.<br />
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Next we continued 1.5 miles down more steep switchbacks on the other side toward Lake Agnes, a smaller lake with a different but equally ethereal color.<br />
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For this portion of the trail we passed a couple of snow patches that were full to climb and slide on. On the other side of Lake Agnes was a little mini-restaurant that was set up on the trail. We'd heard this place was so pretty and nice to stop for a meal, so we were really looking forward to it. Plus, we'd been hiking for almost five miles already and we were starving. Unfortunately when we arrived it was overflowing with people, and when we saw the scanty menu I almost wanted to cry. Cucumber sandwiches, chips and salsa, and other such light snacks were all they offered at $10 a pop, and we each felt like we could eat a moose. We waited around about fifteen minutes for a table to open up, then waited a few more for someone to notice we needed to order food (there wasn't a lot of structure), then a lady who was leaving told us she'd just waited a full hour for her peanut butter sandwich. That's all we needed to hear. In an hour we could finish the hike and get real food for half the cost. So on we pressed, 2.2 more miles to end up back where we'd started. It was one of the harder hikes we've done as a whole family, and I was incredibly impressed that everyone finished with no piggy back rides. I hope they remember that hike and it will remind them that they can do hard things.<br />
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We found some burgers in town and spent some time checking out souvenir shops before heading back down to Beazer. I love you Banff. I love you Canada.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-3352705949489750642015-07-21T20:14:00.000-04:002015-07-21T20:14:09.261-04:00The Odyssey: 2015 Edition - Part 3Waterton Lakes National Park was stunning. Majestic beauty everywhere. The first day we spent there was cloudy and cool, but our spirits were undampened. We stopped by a waterfall that Conan and Cally stop to take pictures by every time they visit (I've forgotten the name). Then we headed to Waterton Lake for a picnic lunch. That may have been my favorite part. The picturesque quality was off the charts, and it was so relaxing to sit by the water skipping rocks and eating. Afton loved forging trails through the tall grass, all of the younger kids enjoyed the makeshift tree house just behind our picnic spot. There was a short cliff area just challenging enough to be fun for the older kids to climb up and just steep enough to make it somewhat terrifying to descend for those of us who harbor horror for heights. After the lake we went on a short hike to another waterfall with some beautiful backdrops and some more climbing around opportunities along the way. Next Grandma Jackie and Grandpa Devon met us for dinner, souvenir shopping, and ice cream (always ice cream). We stopped at one more scenic overlook right next to the <a href="http://www.nationalparkcentralreservations.com/hotel/prince_of_wales_hotel">Price of Wales hotel</a>, then went home and cleaned up a bit before driving over to the small town of Cardston to watch their fireworks display for Cananda Day. It doesn't get dark there until about 10pm, so the fireworks didn't start until 11:00. While we waited the kids played on a nearby playground and we got some more ice cream (always ice cream).<br />
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Here is the photographic evidence of the majestic beauty...<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-75065184197403632942015-07-21T19:36:00.000-04:002015-07-21T19:45:46.735-04:00The Odyssey: 2015 Edition - Part 2So after about three days of driving and sight seeing along the way, we finally made it to the border. And Afton felt super fabulous about that.<br />
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It's hard to adequately describe our time in Canada. We only stayed there for a few days, but each one was filled with so much beauty. The first two days we went into <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/waterton/index.aspx">Waterton Lakes National Park</a> (the Canada half of <a href="http://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm">Glacier National Park</a>). Then just when we thought that country couldn't get any more breathtaking we spent a day up at <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/banff/index.aspx">Banff National Park</a>. While abroad, we stayed with Cally's parents, and Cally's sister Cassy was there with her family too. We are endlessly grateful for how much we were welcomed and made to feel like part of the family. Grandma Jackie sang the girls songs at night, Grandpa Devon stationed himself at the checkout counter in the souvenir shop and insisted on paying for everyone's t-shirts and trinkets. They fed us many meals and more ice cream than should be legal. Anytime we were at home there, the kids rode the golf cart around in circles for hours, played with the dog, picked strawberries and rhubarb, and explored the old barn. When we very first conceived of this trip, we thought we'd stay maybe a day in Canada then move on. I'm so glad we ended up extending that stay.<br />
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It's too much wonderful for just one post. Beazer and Red Rock Canyon today, the rest of Waterton next post. Then Banff. These Canadian events will not be in order, just trying to balance out the posts so they don't get too overwhelming. (For posterity...Tuesday afternoon: arrived in Beazer and had dinner then a dip at Lee Creek. Wednesday: Waterton Lakes National Park. Thursday: much warmer, back to Waterton to hike Red Rock Canyon. Friday: Banff National Park for just our family. Saturday: Dinosaur Ridge)<br />
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We went swimming at Lee Creek a couple of times (just a short golf cart ride down the road). The water was cold, but bearable. The kids would run upstream then float down on tubes. There was a bridge over the water with a couple of ropes tied to it so they could swing out into the water. There were good skipping rocks, and a dirt cliff on one side that swallows (I think) lived in, inside their little holes. The boys also like trying to throw big rocks and try to dislodge even bigger rocks from the dirt cliff and cheered loudly when they accomplished their goal.<br />
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The cabin where we stayed used to be Cally's grandparents'. The family room and kitchen were huge, and we loved staying there, plenty of room for everyone. When Cally's grandmother passed, and her grandfather moved into a nursing home, her mom started renting the cabin out to a couple in their ward. The only stipulation in the rental agreement was they had to leave for the month of July. That's when all the grandkids (and us!) come to visit.<br />
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There was a three-wheeler. I remember visiting my grandma when I was little and one of the cousins there had a three-wheeler. I guess that's just the kind of thing grandmas like to have around.<br />
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I love this picture. It pretty much sums up the feeling we had the whole time we were there.<br />
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Wild and free. There was also a golf cart. I don't have any pictures of the golf cart, only video. I wish I'd taken pictures as well, because that's what the younger set of kids did at every free moment. The golf cart's muffler broke just before we arrived, so it was really loud. Plus there was one of those big clown horns that you squeeze the black bulb part. I will always remember and smile how each morning when the sun came up and we were just starting to wake up we would hear the engine start putting all over the yard and a steady stream of 'honk-a, honk-a' from the horn.<br />
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Did I mention the three-wheeled bike also?<br />
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We spent one day hiking Red Rock Canyon. I only brought the go pro and took far more video than still picture, but this was one of our favorite activities. We began by splashing and climbing around a little in the canyon area near the road. Then we left the crowd and trekked up the canyon for a good while. The water was COLD. It was like stepping in a big river of ice. Lit-er-al-ly. I never ventured deeper than mid-thigh (and then only when compelled to do so because it was the only way to proceed), but many in our company took the ten-second challenge and completely submerged for the count. Brrrrr.<br />
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We also spent one day playing around on dinosaur ridge, a miniature summit just down the road from Cally's parents. The kids liked walking through the tall grass (we were promised no snakes and no ticks) and climbing around on the jutting rocks.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-55922594117700138242015-07-16T15:51:00.000-04:002015-07-16T23:51:52.539-04:00The Odyssey: 2015 edition - Part 1<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">About three and a half years ago, Scott shared </span><a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/02/adventure-awaits.html" style="color: #222222;">this</a><span style="color: #222222;"> thought. It still makes me love him extra every time I think about it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We took the idea to heart and had ourselves an epic adventure that summer, and I posted about it in six parts plus a movie. (<a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/06/odyssey-part-1.html">1</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/06/odyssey-part-2.html">2</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/06/they-odyssey-part-3.html">3</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/06/odyssey-part-4.html">4</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/07/odyssey-part-5.html">5</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/07/odyssey-part-6.html">6</a>, <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2012/07/one-where-whole-thing-is-put-to-music.html">movie</a>)</span></span><br />
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It went so well, we decided to give it another go. When we first started making plans we felt little nags of doubt. Could we really recreate our favorite vacation of all time? Would it live up? Could we catch lightening in a bottle again? Silly us, we needn't have worried. Different itinerary, different Honda Odyssey, same epicness.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">About two weeks before the trip I started making lists and charts. What to pack, snacks to buy, what we needed to clean before we left home for two weeks, maps, travel times, when we would do laundry, what the temperatures we could expect, to do, to do.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I got so happy I wanted to cry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year we had accomplices all along the way. We caravanned out with Conan and Cally and kids, which made for good company for everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We made a quick stop for lunch and posing with the giant Superman on our first day of driving.</span><br />
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Last time we were here (2012), this was how Afton posed...<br />
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...so Emma and Ben tried to recreate it this year...<br />
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Monday morning we woke up in Rapid City, South Dakota and checked out Mt. Rushmore. It really is impressive, I'm glad we made it part of our itinerary. Side note: South Dakota is WAY prettier than I thought it would be. I was totally picturing a Kansas-like wasteland, but not so, it was green and hilly. Ten points to South Dakota.<br />
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Once we'd had our fill of historic monuments, we had ice cream for lunch.<br />
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Then we headed just down the road a bit to Devil's Tower. Another winner! It was such a striking formation from a distance, and totally unreal close up. We googled info and facts about both of the day's stops while we were there and really liked learning the background.<br />
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-70545481000577397122015-07-06T18:41:00.000-04:002015-07-21T18:43:18.955-04:00Shane graduatedA few years ago Scott's dad decided to return to school and get his bachelor's degree. While working full time and serving as the stake president. No small feat! With one degree under his belt, he pressed on to earn his MBA. We are so proud of his accomplishment. Everyone came to celebrate when he finished the program. It was a surprise celebration, so surprising that no one realized he would be on his way out the door to a court of honor. We had to finish congratulating him when he got back later that evening. Kay had ordered him a cap and gown, Scott put together a program that included a good mix of roasting and toasting, everyone hummed Pomp and Circumstance together.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759586121672152426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716223427821372218.post-56973429091510606572015-06-23T20:19:00.000-04:002015-06-23T20:19:11.227-04:00Trey got marriedAnd boy are we glad! His sweet wife Moe is wonderful, we have loved getting to know her, she's such a great addition to the family.<br />
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Trey and Moe got married in the <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/temples/salt-lake?lang=eng">Salt Lake City Utah temple</a>. It was a great excuse for Scott and I to make a quick trip to Utah and spend time with family. As we boarded our plane we realized two things: it had been awhile since just the two of us had a getaway (not counting church things we've chaperoned), and I had not flown on an airplane <a href="http://supercruzes.blogspot.com/2007/08/circle-of-love.html">since Lydia was a baby</a>. We really loved having so much time to be together without work and day-to-day obligations cramping our style.<br />
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We stayed with Brad and Susan (thanks for the hospitality!), and it was so much fun hanging out with them and Andrew and Sammy. On our way there, we stopped by Wymount and BYU. There was a crazy amount of things on and around campus that were different. We were sad about some of the things that had been torn down (DT!), but impressed with the new buildings, and sometimes frustrated that we couldn't even remember how something had looked before. We were relieved however to find our old quad at Wymount was still intact.<br />
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On campus we found Brad and went by his office. Bonus: two Emmys! </div>
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Most of the rest of the weekend was full of wedding festivities. We loved getting to meet Moe's family, and spend time with The Lehi Barber (now living in Salt Lake City) (and whose boys are so big it almost made me want to cry) and Troy and Dan who had flown in.<br />
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I didn't take any pictures at the wedding or reception or luncheon, etc, but they were all lovely and there was a nice photographer there getting plenty of snaps of everything going on, so probably Lisa will share those soon.<br />
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We had one free morning that we spent hiking Stewart Falls with the fam. It was fun and kind of weird because it was just different enough from all the Smoky Mountain hikes we enjoy to be disorienting. Plus, not having our kids with us on a hike felt off.<br />
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Here's a shot of Trey and Moe I lifted from Lisa's Facebook just so you can see how cute they are.<br />
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