tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82261188774483800152024-03-20T02:37:08.415-07:00The Boyd 5Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-13770760944298828862012-06-18T08:00:00.001-07:002012-06-18T08:00:08.892-07:00Another school year is gone...I can't believe how quickly this year passed. It felt long at times with all the activities to do with three children. It was a good year, the big boys grew in their learning, sports, piano, art and Spanish. Lachlan is now in 5th grade, Cohen's in 2nd and McKenon is in PreK. I'm excited to have some downtime with them this summer. We have lots of plans and we are all hoping that the weather makes a turn for the better here very soon.<br />
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August 31, 2011<br />
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Mack's first day of Preschool:</div>
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Mack's last day of school:</div>
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Last day of school</div>
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</div>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-54762174541394857852011-08-25T07:22:00.000-07:002011-08-25T21:53:52.730-07:00Summer Memories<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK88CrD6yfjr9xbYphTlhDsvTg0dw_ZJhGE-f3AMXQDZ8Hm0ufiE1kF9TRVHX3QHzcLLv64NeMj6So90HjSVtIysFz5NCoQa2SQhOFMi9br94Me9l_quyjhlDPpl-Qz6fQSwMqmaLnCx4/s1600/P1040476.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644813656779349634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK88CrD6yfjr9xbYphTlhDsvTg0dw_ZJhGE-f3AMXQDZ8Hm0ufiE1kF9TRVHX3QHzcLLv64NeMj6So90HjSVtIysFz5NCoQa2SQhOFMi9br94Me9l_quyjhlDPpl-Qz6fQSwMqmaLnCx4/s320/P1040476.JPG" /></a> Our boys
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<br />Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-43779497674982760132011-04-13T14:20:00.000-07:002011-04-13T19:13:48.181-07:00HomeHome is a wonderful place to be but I will miss Maui. We had such an absolute wonderful trip! Two beautiful weeks spent with my family can make a girl feel very spoiled! The weather was good and we spent a day in Kipahulu where my childhood girlfriend now lives. Wow...what an experience. They live simply and it is quite motivating to thing about slowing down and enjoying each moment. <br /><div></div><br /><div>These last months have held big changes for us so it was so good to have time away. In February we started our own business. Countryside Service, LLC started doing business on March 1st. The middle of March we purchased Blue Ribbon Steel Buildings. <a href="http://www.blueribbonbuildings.com/">http://www.blueribbonbuildings.com/</a> We have been very busy. Drew is so excited to be overseeing these two businesses. Blue Ribbon literally fell in our laps, and I'm sure people will wonder why we bought a business like this in this econemy but they have stayed steady these last 4 years and have had a profit each year. It's a business with a good reputation and name and has been in the valley for over 30 years. So, if you need a residential pole building...call us :). Countryside Service is what Drew has been doing for the last 10 years so when my father offered to lease us the shop we couldn't pass it up. Everything was in place, so we created an LLC, got a license, bought some supplies and are good to go! So cross your fingers that these changes will be good ones for us. We did A LOT of long and hard thinking about all this, lots of sleepless nights and we are hopeful!</div><br /><div>So we are rested from vacation and ready to roll!</div><br /><div></div>I had tons of pictures I just loved but here are some of my favorites! <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE5Nl_qgSVllBPpzMXA-_6PblEb8xgKjymNzqtE-z6EecwnC8_Pr7Yt1gDYK1e6nULUyq5oGj9kg0aVZqaqrKIds7Eo-rJwjVidSqQXdxI5QWmnOGL9wjfRmxSzscv1y_omIvZ4e1NJI/s1600/P1030776.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595185996423421218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE5Nl_qgSVllBPpzMXA-_6PblEb8xgKjymNzqtE-z6EecwnC8_Pr7Yt1gDYK1e6nULUyq5oGj9kg0aVZqaqrKIds7Eo-rJwjVidSqQXdxI5QWmnOGL9wjfRmxSzscv1y_omIvZ4e1NJI/s320/P1030776.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeB4SleSXlpcqCcqgppGs5ZoVJidAeS-5nD6p7ljISc7fxkiD9Qa13_mBCYrgv_nrntpmRQtW6Qwn_xOXR0utdfe3W-kXngEm6qBUhOzuvmCKfRRhfMMeGCcfQNX7Ldn1JS8Fb4-BxMw/s1600/P1030762.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595190715282498690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguRoyWjkxZboTT6bLtst7XK23g7JqBVhF2wjVBkrZLlVD1Dtn1KF29lUwv_ucr3wg6uH4vs3qX5JvUFE0fe0-YL_pIgySu1V_UtEthgAQEx5HpNqyf_8xhVOthPKdfZa4KRxqhEm2tQU/s320/P1030892.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuvE2y8iKODV7JjhplQ6I4L7EC4b-Qte8YTgtmSwpzgqpB8Eo4KZvvR5B2wdxeQZc-u9DQD9xYBgNqukco4ShCjGsBNtzpoV4xoPzz7f8tQWIVOq20FORWPoNQ9D3_dC95uKynEMZptw/s1600/P1030779.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595190705675387730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuvE2y8iKODV7JjhplQ6I4L7EC4b-Qte8YTgtmSwpzgqpB8Eo4KZvvR5B2wdxeQZc-u9DQD9xYBgNqukco4ShCjGsBNtzpoV4xoPzz7f8tQWIVOq20FORWPoNQ9D3_dC95uKynEMZptw/s320/P1030779.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div></div></div></div>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-88873201647074526482011-02-24T14:05:00.001-08:002011-02-24T14:26:41.367-08:00Snow...and lots of it!They said we might get snow but I did not believe them and I told the boys not to get excited. But yesterday we woke up to about 5 inches! School was closed and the boys and I were out in it by 8 a.m. The snow kept coming down...by last night at 10 p.m. we had about 20" and it had stopped snowing! No school today and the boys have been out many times today playing on the wall of snow Drew build for them with the tractor. However, I am sick with the flu today so no fun for me-boohoo- especially when I was hoping to be playing right along with them. Oh well, the view is beautiful from here.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRnwyliJlpTlSJLSGusZfHszuK7RkVMJlxi14_2wXIu3wOH3kdRUrA9vBy6Q3ZA2wjoe9BhY3jGx-yxw8rcC5nVyeUln2ionCIGZlZXLJM8GDQrHqzKYLN75HMU4AlPSFcK7NbvtdsVo/s1600/P1030532.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577385092199488178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRnwyliJlpTlSJLSGusZfHszuK7RkVMJlxi14_2wXIu3wOH3kdRUrA9vBy6Q3ZA2wjoe9BhY3jGx-yxw8rcC5nVyeUln2ionCIGZlZXLJM8GDQrHqzKYLN75HMU4AlPSFcK7NbvtdsVo/s320/P1030532.JPG" /></a> The table outside yesterday morning<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN7asFx3hYgzM3ZZMUQZABNDoucZeLBucbJMn07kM70GhHTBR-Bht9eP8BUNVqg-3eU56pBhUTtnyp2LGeZfgseAzo8DhULxKe2Mw5-DvXdwCar57-fczKtN-5RpOBaG7d1PNwqjnzks/s1600/P1030534.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577385094834882226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN7asFx3hYgzM3ZZMUQZABNDoucZeLBucbJMn07kM70GhHTBR-Bht9eP8BUNVqg-3eU56pBhUTtnyp2LGeZfgseAzo8DhULxKe2Mw5-DvXdwCar57-fczKtN-5RpOBaG7d1PNwqjnzks/s320/P1030534.JPG" /></a>The boys sledding<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQNYCHSrthjuYEoojXJjKjRaxgqLXqSpAFORyEBT1DI0I6AuNMvu5f-mM9RNddcX_7FDqtV0ADpiCMS6bhillN58RtkopD5ZsOP1_XwrthURpmm2F2yW5xg7YNoFT3eUdSraaxeOnJ8I/s1600/P1030566.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577385099325722626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQNYCHSrthjuYEoojXJjKjRaxgqLXqSpAFORyEBT1DI0I6AuNMvu5f-mM9RNddcX_7FDqtV0ADpiCMS6bhillN58RtkopD5ZsOP1_XwrthURpmm2F2yW5xg7YNoFT3eUdSraaxeOnJ8I/s320/P1030566.JPG" /></a>The table and view this morning!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjahOIglO01leVvnSxBEdc-2Z6MTzFnl_Rrkp7AYytCZdZ_P5_7fSlZ8uUDi0lEoJ2lpWzq4o2fcIt87zdZX_KcS1_CLDjwG2XIL8athsNRiAe7oOyL2H2ad4tjkGpGS6JAF46ZIKe5WI/s1600/P1030568.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577385105429545826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjahOIglO01leVvnSxBEdc-2Z6MTzFnl_Rrkp7AYytCZdZ_P5_7fSlZ8uUDi0lEoJ2lpWzq4o2fcIt87zdZX_KcS1_CLDjwG2XIL8athsNRiAe7oOyL2H2ad4tjkGpGS6JAF46ZIKe5WI/s320/P1030568.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F_kQ6UlLsYuMY6p_M9Li_wWMYAYKi9bdeuMX7hXjoy17lluKuDAedLotpF1QuVKvEM1EkwMeiOieZg-su14mAYAF95vwwNJx3D5k_y6SUIo0fo_F22v-ZUxQDHqcHPeVWfrRjFmOvbg/s1600/P1030571.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577385117355052322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F_kQ6UlLsYuMY6p_M9Li_wWMYAYKi9bdeuMX7hXjoy17lluKuDAedLotpF1QuVKvEM1EkwMeiOieZg-su14mAYAF95vwwNJx3D5k_y6SUIo0fo_F22v-ZUxQDHqcHPeVWfrRjFmOvbg/s320/P1030571.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-14303511466317658192010-12-30T14:40:00.001-08:002010-12-30T15:05:53.998-08:009 and 3Lachlan is 9 as of yesterday and McKenon is 3! I can hardly believe it and time seems to be flying. Yesterday I told Lach that in 9 years he will be applying for college ready to leave the nest. He started crying and said "Mom, I will never leave you"! Oh how on some days I wish that were true, but we all know in 9 short years if we have prepared him right he will be ready and so will I (maybe). He's such a wonderful child and I cannot imagine my kids setting off on their own. Makes me want loads more kids-I will miss these special times with them. I love them to bits.<br /><br />Mack spent his birthday morning in the ER after jumping off the ladder of the bunk beds last night. His foot is fine and he told me this morning "Mommy, I will never jump off that again I promise" but I just bet he will. It's actually rather amusing to see a 3 year-old crawling everywhere he wants to go. Boys are active and he is no exception. Oh, by the way the foot is fine just a bad sprain. Mack is potty trained as of about a month ago! He's so ready to start swimming lessons in two weeks! That is what really pushed him to finally train-he's so tired of watching his brothers swim! He keeps telling everyone "I'm potty trained and I get to go to swimming lessons".<br /><br />Winter break has been hard because the kids were sick the entire time. They seem to be better and we are headed to Orcas for a few days! So excited and it looks like the weather will be cold but beautiful!<br /><br />Wishing you all a very wonderful 2011!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpvFUaOAnF7BN37M4wUeSM036n4zg9dy5YsjqVpW-uymWAMKcwCW5f3JNTQ5Q2GCHbK9Rjgvy0fKLT33Q3b1TraIIy9YlmSr772EwmM8xEepJPkhuxn8lWM1KM60aHXcwBgUYSiDcvLM/s1600/P1030458.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556614889364157714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpvFUaOAnF7BN37M4wUeSM036n4zg9dy5YsjqVpW-uymWAMKcwCW5f3JNTQ5Q2GCHbK9Rjgvy0fKLT33Q3b1TraIIy9YlmSr772EwmM8xEepJPkhuxn8lWM1KM60aHXcwBgUYSiDcvLM/s200/P1030458.JPG" /></a>McKenon is 3<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46xnxr3NUEIWCbEfaK2zq-ZK8yV4FyBAEyE6AQS2PORVbrEYATgu8ZE_veyfp1-QRaZ21B3mClgUeK1993oQ73RW3xJttvTiQIb_gnCEU7iuvSwFFJUE2rJbL_Yc0hnRmpcxkNAN9jp8/s1600/P1030442.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556614886411721330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46xnxr3NUEIWCbEfaK2zq-ZK8yV4FyBAEyE6AQS2PORVbrEYATgu8ZE_veyfp1-QRaZ21B3mClgUeK1993oQ73RW3xJttvTiQIb_gnCEU7iuvSwFFJUE2rJbL_Yc0hnRmpcxkNAN9jp8/s200/P1030442.JPG" /></a>Lachlan and all his buddies went to Planet Jupiter<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9xqQHBwuXcDUmQdfCXFQePvIpUXJxURk0GdpaqXfX0PBt22EwrXJSY_weMWfaaopNshUrfFbqOd5s_BgqaqEUg-AWALUQP7bGz9cNeg3M9251mx8WQ-krA9axHFovTXKasmsYruIO10/s1600/P1030446.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556614881499716706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9xqQHBwuXcDUmQdfCXFQePvIpUXJxURk0GdpaqXfX0PBt22EwrXJSY_weMWfaaopNshUrfFbqOd5s_BgqaqEUg-AWALUQP7bGz9cNeg3M9251mx8WQ-krA9axHFovTXKasmsYruIO10/s200/P1030446.JPG" /></a>Lachlan and Keegan his good friends since 1st gradeBoyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-56871804296219600992010-09-08T14:16:00.000-07:002010-09-08T14:29:14.986-07:00Back to schoolBoth Lachlan and Cohen are in school now. They are so so happy to be there! Cohen is thrilled to be in kindergarten, and Lach is happy to be back with his friends and meeting new ones! Mack is enjoying a little time with just me but asks several times every morning where "Lach and Yo" are and when are we picking them up? We've enjoyed doing quite a bit of swinging and reading while the've been at school.<br /><br />Next week I will start working in the classrooms. Cohen in the mornings and Lachlan in the afternoon once each week. I am really looking forward to this time. Mack will be spending one day a week with my Mom or sister which he always LOVES! In some ways it's nice to get back to schedules but I am already missing summer lazy days!<br /><br />I think summer is over here. The weather has been rainy and very cool. Everyone seems excited for fall and winter but not me...give me summer over those two seasons any day!<br /><br />Here are some pictures from the first days of school.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_3plHaLUnDuj33xAAtxkHPBGe5RQ_UkGgqywMdMrZNQ6FnLvAfEsgzYBWF0fSIRBzDkrp8hyOsmLtRc_qYXDscro6yDC59Hb1P1s_8P7TCFyybJgrkugNmfX2rNeZsvD9PdRNFFtfqg/s1600/P1020976_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514657352722886514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_3plHaLUnDuj33xAAtxkHPBGe5RQ_UkGgqywMdMrZNQ6FnLvAfEsgzYBWF0fSIRBzDkrp8hyOsmLtRc_qYXDscro6yDC59Hb1P1s_8P7TCFyybJgrkugNmfX2rNeZsvD9PdRNFFtfqg/s320/P1020976_1_1.JPG" /></a>My big 3rd grader!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBDs02eubUd2UoinH4l6FJH69yQ_3nJu7sFMMcbZJm15r7f0WfLih3t1O1jfjdGFQFTImJUekL6tXMjX1kQ2Eqmnf4-Awe6tqRPf29pRhedD489GomiuMJwRPcrVpusXJgTv2mCRwGG8/s1600/P1020977_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514657344937309266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBDs02eubUd2UoinH4l6FJH69yQ_3nJu7sFMMcbZJm15r7f0WfLih3t1O1jfjdGFQFTImJUekL6tXMjX1kQ2Eqmnf4-Awe6tqRPf29pRhedD489GomiuMJwRPcrVpusXJgTv2mCRwGG8/s320/P1020977_1_1.JPG" /></a>Lachlan's 3rd grade class<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuze5Swih5zQpQPJkRTC4v5qRFaMwfkx_KQBRtWkcfnLQxlJQTGwdDwqd3chhyphenhyphenJ5MODg_yoiSrg-LMFuj934_r17441RWAt7-SNBF__HkcudcwkTnKcVxdzApbIYDRyUqEr6yk1RX2l4Q/s1600/P1020993_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514657338676975682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuze5Swih5zQpQPJkRTC4v5qRFaMwfkx_KQBRtWkcfnLQxlJQTGwdDwqd3chhyphenhyphenJ5MODg_yoiSrg-LMFuj934_r17441RWAt7-SNBF__HkcudcwkTnKcVxdzApbIYDRyUqEr6yk1RX2l4Q/s320/P1020993_1_1.JPG" /></a>Ready for school!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wt9BH-MmEAytXbXw1WYHVWf_r91uSiZBwGXEqAW2VehVyPk3eIm95iN6UPpvA1wEitadra7pgvr-htfpxLkUX4CbHjlYCFOOZtg0s2omEYS4PlbQxCBMn09G0dlCZt6xsSyFjxJPoAg/s1600/P1020996_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514657324296819426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wt9BH-MmEAytXbXw1WYHVWf_r91uSiZBwGXEqAW2VehVyPk3eIm95iN6UPpvA1wEitadra7pgvr-htfpxLkUX4CbHjlYCFOOZtg0s2omEYS4PlbQxCBMn09G0dlCZt6xsSyFjxJPoAg/s320/P1020996_1_1.JPG" /></a>At his desk...Mack wants to go to kindergarten too<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9CGTDWWFrMImidSGrs6ncENJkv1kmIGqOtjaKVqe4NWs-b39KY-FVorV9eno81pN-pUbjpB8iG4PEyQoKYZCIUA3_QZp02OVIBGHTKJMCjVXg8v1NZ1vBWN2O7dA6D-h_6uJtfpWrQM/s1600/P1020997_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514657318052869554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9CGTDWWFrMImidSGrs6ncENJkv1kmIGqOtjaKVqe4NWs-b39KY-FVorV9eno81pN-pUbjpB8iG4PEyQoKYZCIUA3_QZp02OVIBGHTKJMCjVXg8v1NZ1vBWN2O7dA6D-h_6uJtfpWrQM/s320/P1020997_1_1.JPG" /></a>Cohen lined up with his classBoyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-9409430069813572012010-08-31T15:44:00.000-07:002010-08-31T16:14:11.186-07:00Tomorrow is September already!School starts tomorrow. I was a little in denial until last nights school potluck and that got me excited about the year ahead. Lachlan's school program Visions is going to be doing some really fun things so it's something to look forward too. Cohen starts kindergarten in 1 week. He is so so excited! I'm looking forward to working in the kids' class one day a week.<br /><br />We had a fantastic summer. The weather wasn't perfect but we ended up spending a ton of time at Orcas and 4 days at the river, a day at the waterslides, a day hiking and a couple days at the beach (other than Orcas). The boys had a blast, and I had so much fun spending time with them. We ended the summer at our annual church conventions which were unspeakably perfect. We actually took our trailer this year and camped up there which really made it special. Cohen cried and cried when it was time to leave. So many things were shared that made my "to do" list very long, but I am hoping for a great year until next convention!<br /><br />In addition to tomorrow being the first day of school, tomorrow is also September. Cohen turns 6 at the end of the month! I think he will also loose his first tooth this month. A lot of firsts for him! I am hoping for a beautiful September before fall. I always love the vivid colors that start happening in September.<br /><br />We have a new DOG! She's an 11-month old labradoodle and just a dolly. Georgia has been with us for just a few days but I can tell she's going to be a great part of our family! She LOVES the boys and they adore her. I found Lachlan and Mack in her kennel with her early this morning :). I also am training her to run with me and she's so smart and doing really well on the leach. We also got a couple kitties about 5 weeks ago. They are sweet and love the kids. We are hoping they will be very good mousers!<br /><br />Here are some recent pictures: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NSJdqYssSEYj3v8bDsqNFI79-g8yzsgYSZwrojLampnAo2kiaqHSKJKvDD8L63zDJLgHtHneyz167DU0faRVS4xww9iayl2OCcZ1YvCZaPKBp3P5t6MZ2V5MaiDWYfdIRhN_pL0tUak/s1600/P1020820_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511713414655128242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NSJdqYssSEYj3v8bDsqNFI79-g8yzsgYSZwrojLampnAo2kiaqHSKJKvDD8L63zDJLgHtHneyz167DU0faRVS4xww9iayl2OCcZ1YvCZaPKBp3P5t6MZ2V5MaiDWYfdIRhN_pL0tUak/s320/P1020820_1_1.JPG" /></a>The boys at the beach<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2DM6f0KS1731GZvPAxW71tzFcKU7xsWMj9Yh-hsJdzjBgn-ixVrMQz3zqgcYuEWh7sIf0_FKwjblf-cH_BHdubXPAjYBpY16q10pAgI-HKmedsmtKfsWl6jbFass3OdyaI3nTSvy_jM/s1600/P1020866_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511713409540415890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2DM6f0KS1731GZvPAxW71tzFcKU7xsWMj9Yh-hsJdzjBgn-ixVrMQz3zqgcYuEWh7sIf0_FKwjblf-cH_BHdubXPAjYBpY16q10pAgI-HKmedsmtKfsWl6jbFass3OdyaI3nTSvy_jM/s320/P1020866_1_1.JPG" /></a>Our kitties Lucy and Sully<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYI8hok-XGI1p8yGyqxq0Qyjhe2vwiUJ1hTauEi2JZfh7F28xBPD423HiBHt8GPgsdSbTDjeKYkkb6_glbWokCxxBHaI26YVvtn8afe-g88yMhiyZtk1VwLwhukxo69ocozKIfPS_xh8/s1600/P1020946_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511713403741897650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYI8hok-XGI1p8yGyqxq0Qyjhe2vwiUJ1hTauEi2JZfh7F28xBPD423HiBHt8GPgsdSbTDjeKYkkb6_glbWokCxxBHaI26YVvtn8afe-g88yMhiyZtk1VwLwhukxo69ocozKIfPS_xh8/s320/P1020946_1_1.JPG" /></a>Hike up to Lake Ann<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIdjzWWfXiiCEmiZz2Vpkww57GjdHOYTilo1yj3MgVa36Wl1IdjMUAgbp6cziBoZvC6HKxooMRROOsCO7DWOp-JoNndDwBZGfXgnZevCnFJ0Vvfyn3Gsedx1Sd69YKeSyLDzLDdyRCEQ/s1600/P1020949_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511713394920661090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIdjzWWfXiiCEmiZz2Vpkww57GjdHOYTilo1yj3MgVa36Wl1IdjMUAgbp6cziBoZvC6HKxooMRROOsCO7DWOp-JoNndDwBZGfXgnZevCnFJ0Vvfyn3Gsedx1Sd69YKeSyLDzLDdyRCEQ/s320/P1020949_1_1.JPG" /></a>Madeline, Hannah, Lachlan, Landon & Cohen at waterfall on the hike to Lake Ann<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipho3fVvTbSaS7Ky3xywBo8pI-tnLD5oKoifI5wncCYymwowseIboOIPSi22GMe_4uCEy13JA067al8LrPojj3_Y4a_hYeqQNfBBY4lyDM8Xufel5Jo0yRyYYMSLWIjDr9Y6UNBuBCYVY/s1600/P1020969_1_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511713389455581538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipho3fVvTbSaS7Ky3xywBo8pI-tnLD5oKoifI5wncCYymwowseIboOIPSi22GMe_4uCEy13JA067al8LrPojj3_Y4a_hYeqQNfBBY4lyDM8Xufel5Jo0yRyYYMSLWIjDr9Y6UNBuBCYVY/s320/P1020969_1_1.JPG" /></a>Miss Georgia Rain and her boys :)Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-57934935035959668722010-07-17T08:13:00.001-07:002010-07-17T08:36:01.795-07:00SUMMER!As of July 5th summer finally arrived here. I was getting really worried. We had a week of really high temps while on vacation on Orcas. What a treat. We had a wonderful 2 weeks away at our "home away from home". We mainly relaxed, hiked everyday, kayaked, boated and swam in the neighbors pool. We just loved not having any kind of a schedule. Drew got a week with us which was our first vacation this year.<br /><br />The boys are doing so great this summer. I love that they go with the flow with just about anything. They love to go, go, go like their Mom and Dad and everyday I get "what are we doing today?". Lachlan starts sailing lessons on Orcas on Monday so we are headed back up tomorrow afternoon. He is very excited about it. He will learn everything he needs to know to sail his own vessel. I am hoping next summer he will take the next course. Cohen is doing great. He loved sleeping in the tent at Orcas. His grass allergies have been manageable and he's loving swimming, hiking and biking. Cohen is very excited for kindergarten! McKenon is growing like a weed and really looking like a 3-year-old! He's getting close to being potty trained. I'm not real great about being consistant with it or I think he would be all done with diapers. He is talking tons. He's got these words he learns and the way he uses them are just hilarious. One of my favorites is "Mom, turn around" most of the time I am facing him but what he is telling me is "look at this". Everything is "I know" right now :). He, of course, knows everything! "Sorry" is also one of his favorites even though I know he meant to do something naughty. He's a crack up! He wants to do EVERYTHING the big boys do which is very interesting.<br /><br />Here are some pictures from our recent time on Orcas:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD0-uCOeKcOhe84KrAc-lTE3ziP7cdhKxlddXLZkzVxMCpcdkzYYX1y-a-VnLE1PRrhzaHbBrDsiWBJJif5xL8SX4VUr3f4HKWuvcu185w1i5ldt3MwL8IECnz3_XPGH1y6Am8XYlYtg/s1600/P1020578_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494898291433364370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD0-uCOeKcOhe84KrAc-lTE3ziP7cdhKxlddXLZkzVxMCpcdkzYYX1y-a-VnLE1PRrhzaHbBrDsiWBJJif5xL8SX4VUr3f4HKWuvcu185w1i5ldt3MwL8IECnz3_XPGH1y6Am8XYlYtg/s400/P1020578_1_1.JPG" /></a> On our way to Orcas!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOie0QarTCNJ7asWzYSNIAY9wQK0Jj6CNyo8KRkt3EoLXY0TlN6i_-yuLHJQl0djkb1ed_RjN7L2pV6cXVgoBa5xdL4qw2k_QQ8c0AuqMvYEUQmo5Z5WcnLCGbs_fla-Re7w9DoCVAiMk/s1600/P1020589_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494898287746065762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOie0QarTCNJ7asWzYSNIAY9wQK0Jj6CNyo8KRkt3EoLXY0TlN6i_-yuLHJQl0djkb1ed_RjN7L2pV6cXVgoBa5xdL4qw2k_QQ8c0AuqMvYEUQmo5Z5WcnLCGbs_fla-Re7w9DoCVAiMk/s400/P1020589_1_1.JPG" /></a>Orcas 4th of July parade<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsds23DXkM1mqrEOjv0TVBqGPHOZoZ9_3LYoYGBHmc9QgrekzlPSkC2j75mVP5jranZoI1pH5kjsi7NZl14tposSrNDPBxH1wod-ll6TCctsMhx3uIrQKujKwNzKEvTtfKo-PZSf1cI5s/s1600/P1020601_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494898286885583954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsds23DXkM1mqrEOjv0TVBqGPHOZoZ9_3LYoYGBHmc9QgrekzlPSkC2j75mVP5jranZoI1pH5kjsi7NZl14tposSrNDPBxH1wod-ll6TCctsMhx3uIrQKujKwNzKEvTtfKo-PZSf1cI5s/s400/P1020601_1_1.JPG" /></a> Drew's 35th birthday on the 4th!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCY01nY75cyDDs5Nj6KWHiV0yaoBbPsHSKBmRd6Cyty7D-kRLu-KTdJWGLQAOGaepN_RFdB9eQmQR6KSL0WNiZEE4UBzahPo2mvgjKRkhZFW0WwGhRJjgiuACI49y5uk9XTo5_Xq7zxOY/s1600/P1020656_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494898281158614610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCY01nY75cyDDs5Nj6KWHiV0yaoBbPsHSKBmRd6Cyty7D-kRLu-KTdJWGLQAOGaepN_RFdB9eQmQR6KSL0WNiZEE4UBzahPo2mvgjKRkhZFW0WwGhRJjgiuACI49y5uk9XTo5_Xq7zxOY/s400/P1020656_1_1.JPG" /></a> Beautiful sunset from the cabin<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0SLpteiVNhPfOTBY327wWPc2mVU9DO1PHgCIECnytyUEgzW_HEwVkhVxTZj8udWGtGBPW3fgXl_6t13RmyRHvM880Xe_slcl6Vqez-tWWKsJeVtQwX3UImIAIxCZeYm1WPlQtoPACwg/s1600/P1020672_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494897614461130674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0SLpteiVNhPfOTBY327wWPc2mVU9DO1PHgCIECnytyUEgzW_HEwVkhVxTZj8udWGtGBPW3fgXl_6t13RmyRHvM880Xe_slcl6Vqez-tWWKsJeVtQwX3UImIAIxCZeYm1WPlQtoPACwg/s400/P1020672_1_1.JPG" /></a> boating!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFrE89cIFlOWNiYtVaHMmOaWsi4wVd6JtxnT34-nddSjfEsV8QPxzSpspUZMFcWuj5Ka1_BWpsifah-zbrPNrioz5uAzyajzymQLF8xdepSsYhISk08AKhiUDyJ2TXOkOjZxCODZwClQ/s1600/P1020694_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494897605497612258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFrE89cIFlOWNiYtVaHMmOaWsi4wVd6JtxnT34-nddSjfEsV8QPxzSpspUZMFcWuj5Ka1_BWpsifah-zbrPNrioz5uAzyajzymQLF8xdepSsYhISk08AKhiUDyJ2TXOkOjZxCODZwClQ/s400/P1020694_1_1.JPG" /></a> Matia Island<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizk0ps2tkU0-PdgWGvt7ZFD1gQqCLCzUwYpsJ24wlLsqvFRlrLcz0bI5FApTEcaBZbHxcXvKTLArpuzUv0KgZp9JQwjvnUGenfrXRhamr_qt0qWmPR1sK_xLKf96rAD5l15jUg1Nb19AA/s1600/P1020702_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494897601585292290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizk0ps2tkU0-PdgWGvt7ZFD1gQqCLCzUwYpsJ24wlLsqvFRlrLcz0bI5FApTEcaBZbHxcXvKTLArpuzUv0KgZp9JQwjvnUGenfrXRhamr_qt0qWmPR1sK_xLKf96rAD5l15jUg1Nb19AA/s400/P1020702_1_1.JPG" /></a> Captain Mack<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSK-HdLIDYfmN2-rKIotgXsISi11Z4bT8yARL-2EvChfakAwKzadVxBqgvpHPkxc6kFP5a4m7yLv1BppR1g4oMSpM1vz-is0u7ZGFmPBNsi4UNyLZgY2ka8F8mpo4YsHS9GRNLyjoB5A/s1600/P1020718_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494897598453902930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSK-HdLIDYfmN2-rKIotgXsISi11Z4bT8yARL-2EvChfakAwKzadVxBqgvpHPkxc6kFP5a4m7yLv1BppR1g4oMSpM1vz-is0u7ZGFmPBNsi4UNyLZgY2ka8F8mpo4YsHS9GRNLyjoB5A/s400/P1020718_1_1.JPG" /></a> Nicole & David came up for a night<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WRkBxKOIw22unnUX3-J5cawQn5WPa_w4y6czt-2WspIO43E1sWduMYDJtVNQU4-Pwe6WF4O1H3Fxw8bv2dqefKOfWTWXuaYvAjHAQ0lFN76OqF6FbPxRb6QKaGJ-0yaTuC2OvyYxd6M/s1600/P1020723_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494897587704511698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WRkBxKOIw22unnUX3-J5cawQn5WPa_w4y6czt-2WspIO43E1sWduMYDJtVNQU4-Pwe6WF4O1H3Fxw8bv2dqefKOfWTWXuaYvAjHAQ0lFN76OqF6FbPxRb6QKaGJ-0yaTuC2OvyYxd6M/s400/P1020723_1_1.JPG" /></a>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-88623339719108288762010-05-17T13:21:00.000-07:002010-05-17T13:28:41.657-07:00Little crittersLast night we found out why we've had a hole in our firepit. We tried filling the hole with water, we've burned and still we have 4 new baby bunnies that are popping their heads out. They are so cute! 1/2 domestic (from the neighbors) and 1/2 wild!<br /><br />Here are a couple pictures of the little critters.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpn5iXT_oHeRzdeH8bwDLc125-_a7qAEa6ghN98tJO2TjkY8iA7bi8KJApBclyUxhOipTRs1Ko3Wpui8R2Z5VF5-gmNsCl2K4YsUqeRL0-b4mEn1Wz2209PnaVkoBP3wZhNRcVuoov-s/s1600/P1020462_5_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpn5iXT_oHeRzdeH8bwDLc125-_a7qAEa6ghN98tJO2TjkY8iA7bi8KJApBclyUxhOipTRs1Ko3Wpui8R2Z5VF5-gmNsCl2K4YsUqeRL0-b4mEn1Wz2209PnaVkoBP3wZhNRcVuoov-s/s400/P1020462_5_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472338456117952610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzERDcoFKFkRfVfU1wzEauPRQ83BSGVBQHP5VYrYfPpJhwVqDPaDnPLJBX4mrkjs8043Dq6lv3WFRzIOFHHdp1ElFs9V8W4UPtoZ_PA6NJg3C8wKy7Pk2Tdit89-HuIvJ38uUKVEQLAcM/s1600/P1020456_3_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzERDcoFKFkRfVfU1wzEauPRQ83BSGVBQHP5VYrYfPpJhwVqDPaDnPLJBX4mrkjs8043Dq6lv3WFRzIOFHHdp1ElFs9V8W4UPtoZ_PA6NJg3C8wKy7Pk2Tdit89-HuIvJ38uUKVEQLAcM/s400/P1020456_3_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472338449755730530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oC4vHgbOPyaf2VDWvPHSazqX_5GBMCfx9vFULYMlAj9An18hnW1CJCRn6ILwCeAcd-KGBgwrayuWg-_x6Yqn82AHob1EBvhclBzXLxmU2gnj0ViSbqkQEDBrwf2CkJIBTk7l7Oto7o0/s1600/P1020455_2_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oC4vHgbOPyaf2VDWvPHSazqX_5GBMCfx9vFULYMlAj9An18hnW1CJCRn6ILwCeAcd-KGBgwrayuWg-_x6Yqn82AHob1EBvhclBzXLxmU2gnj0ViSbqkQEDBrwf2CkJIBTk7l7Oto7o0/s400/P1020455_2_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472338440398774834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlej2WRUkd_IV-JcBb8ft9SJmHxRLNuv80UQJTTK7i4cNzZ-q1G43WzZqA0avwrIJxh0EE3oMIfUNq299vEDWASeihM3VjemrPk-a-_x4zsP5HwLK_yjC3n7qCKPk_0iAck-u-kE6ntw/s1600/P1020450_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlej2WRUkd_IV-JcBb8ft9SJmHxRLNuv80UQJTTK7i4cNzZ-q1G43WzZqA0avwrIJxh0EE3oMIfUNq299vEDWASeihM3VjemrPk-a-_x4zsP5HwLK_yjC3n7qCKPk_0iAck-u-kE6ntw/s400/P1020450_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472338435122982354" /></a>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-39341251825924785412010-05-06T14:23:00.001-07:002010-05-06T15:02:35.874-07:00May 2010Spring is such a busy time for us! Okay, we are always busy but spring seems the busiest! We are getting the garden ready and trying to get all the things in the yard done so we can enjoy summer. Oh, we are also finishing up the school year which means lots of extra activities.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqfaDKEujwaUkBv58T59L6l-HNGVbni284z9ETZBYwkonfack1FieF_m3vYU2W2LbAlip6wHlg_NkLmpOS36VCTxSZc3-Z9ifgZhHt8QXeNiHriCc97C0cffQZ6HO6F7HLWKc0P93TPg/s1600/P1020313_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468276123349330370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqfaDKEujwaUkBv58T59L6l-HNGVbni284z9ETZBYwkonfack1FieF_m3vYU2W2LbAlip6wHlg_NkLmpOS36VCTxSZc3-Z9ifgZhHt8QXeNiHriCc97C0cffQZ6HO6F7HLWKc0P93TPg/s400/P1020313_1_1.JPG" /></a>This picture cracks me up of Mack...he doesn't know why he's hunting eggs but he found one and is very excited about it!<br /><br /><div>Lachlan's class went on a beach walk last week. It was a blast! The volunteers from WSU were so awesome. I've decided it would be something I would really enjoy when the kids are gone in 16-20 years :)....can someone remind me because I have a feeling my brain will be gone by then! Anyway, off track there, the beach walk was great. Next week we go see the tall ships and a play. The following week it's off to the Aquarium in Seattle. Then there are just a couple more before the year ends! We are all excited for summer!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCj8InydTokje-0eRpBN723lEHZ96onnGRGxp7fy38y3sAy-x1S2o1B66gW8WNN2FgTAN-xzcr_EJn7aOkVoefmBjwneU1i036vn_2tjBFWvsF15c3kk5MRDvCY5b-elwj6XTRlnLAjw/s1600/P1020350_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468277755765668130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCj8InydTokje-0eRpBN723lEHZ96onnGRGxp7fy38y3sAy-x1S2o1B66gW8WNN2FgTAN-xzcr_EJn7aOkVoefmBjwneU1i036vn_2tjBFWvsF15c3kk5MRDvCY5b-elwj6XTRlnLAjw/s400/P1020350_1_1.JPG" /></a>Lach's class on the beach walk<br /><br /><div>VISIONS big yearly benefit auction is this wkend and I will be very happy when that is finished for another year! It's been a lot of work but I think it will be really great!<br /></div><div>The weather around here has been anything but spring-like. It's been very cool and just when the sun comes out I think "okay, I might be able to get some of that Vitamin D stuff" I go outside and it is just too cold...then I get grumpy. I would like some warm sunshine!</div><br /><div>In spite of the weather we've been finishing up the landscaping! I've been waiting 5 years to get it done and now it is so close! All the hard work is finished and I am buying and placing plants. I want it to look just right so it takes time! I can't have anything too tall because it would block our view. So, it's almost there! I think I have most of the main plants in and will fill in here and there through the years. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Nbd4OB47m9eWjUWFS_uT6vDxS1r0yHOd9-npZjaq2rsoZIGSQ5bqRTFxkoZn-gXNuUGPG6AW6f6JYjj-Ryav8A0RDxHP4t07M2LIff_Ds8jLAtkaMHo64J-C9iN9uXj04zkLtPU0gZ0/s1600/P1020337_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468276141042846642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Nbd4OB47m9eWjUWFS_uT6vDxS1r0yHOd9-npZjaq2rsoZIGSQ5bqRTFxkoZn-gXNuUGPG6AW6f6JYjj-Ryav8A0RDxHP4t07M2LIff_Ds8jLAtkaMHo64J-C9iN9uXj04zkLtPU0gZ0/s400/P1020337_1_1.JPG" /></a>Rocks are in!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLtNpExiLjt69gwOhD9AJ8I-j9O6HAft_yb8g-1ryKsfr5TbmcElmMz38SiECNgaCZ2ybPkK9VkZSAESVWsp82oOCUZeKKfVAwznK0xX02jfK-uTsCioXkWkTuqlHOyz0llXoXp19a7c/s1600/P1020343_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468276147160286546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLtNpExiLjt69gwOhD9AJ8I-j9O6HAft_yb8g-1ryKsfr5TbmcElmMz38SiECNgaCZ2ybPkK9VkZSAESVWsp82oOCUZeKKfVAwznK0xX02jfK-uTsCioXkWkTuqlHOyz0llXoXp19a7c/s400/P1020343_1_1.JPG" /></a>Everything done but the plants!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDuGusLDg-gU8muGyJNW3zuJRWnWlcfyubXU2nBj9JZR__ao6i_c9k9w5LjZAh8g5M8HELxlEemjKcd3P4pGK4nX0wQKTYWwibdPvt7UAp352iqWPGaHujDr9LHpw7W-krWggqjMxu2o/s1600/P1020332_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468276126673647714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDuGusLDg-gU8muGyJNW3zuJRWnWlcfyubXU2nBj9JZR__ao6i_c9k9w5LjZAh8g5M8HELxlEemjKcd3P4pGK4nX0wQKTYWwibdPvt7UAp352iqWPGaHujDr9LHpw7W-krWggqjMxu2o/s400/P1020332_1_1.JPG" /></a>Spring color in the front of the house<br /><br /><div>We took our new (old) trailer out for the first time last wkend. What a ball. We went to Deception Pass State Park for just one night. The boys were beyond giddy! Mack was so excited too even though he didn't know why. He just kept saying "trailer"...smile. The night went well and we are excited to use it again next week at Fort Ebey. Cross your fingers for good weather!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9_ZJwaFAf576-EqMcpTZcMnnKsKFUmyGdQfyV9WQPbpK4YgdIc64qupMftADyZfZJAfElMmlBHmETbouccQuAo7thmW19FEAWanWsoyBkK1sUP2wIWKChxdvKxB6yNb3nm-VmYa2TGw/s1600/P1020401_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468277773080796450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9_ZJwaFAf576-EqMcpTZcMnnKsKFUmyGdQfyV9WQPbpK4YgdIc64qupMftADyZfZJAfElMmlBHmETbouccQuAo7thmW19FEAWanWsoyBkK1sUP2wIWKChxdvKxB6yNb3nm-VmYa2TGw/s400/P1020401_1_1.JPG" /></a>Deception Pass State Park<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbILSKR7g54AqUD2MdnrCRex3Bdn4azBxWmThqpbIRZETmYfSxUP8xR5xd43ewTHUFjtYLz6A0hhRJhTvuv1okv7VvOmHWEoVXGXAuu_KZdRl0ik8puCn7yNixXAbCQ_h0yWywsG8NCHY/s1600/P1020398_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468277762010290210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbILSKR7g54AqUD2MdnrCRex3Bdn4azBxWmThqpbIRZETmYfSxUP8xR5xd43ewTHUFjtYLz6A0hhRJhTvuv1okv7VvOmHWEoVXGXAuu_KZdRl0ik8puCn7yNixXAbCQ_h0yWywsG8NCHY/s400/P1020398_1_1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eOkrsdL5EACj2wib2_8Abwb_rr8ZQYXplIyW2ijZdQM5StFSVQbI6SiTOdMIjBvNoP_WAjSJ-JbRUnDaj-aTX5mxvfuANxRzBOFvJtpLoTuVky9LGt333SIWGjEUORPiLewNGL3P1vM/s1600/P1020394_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468277760574404930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eOkrsdL5EACj2wib2_8Abwb_rr8ZQYXplIyW2ijZdQM5StFSVQbI6SiTOdMIjBvNoP_WAjSJ-JbRUnDaj-aTX5mxvfuANxRzBOFvJtpLoTuVky9LGt333SIWGjEUORPiLewNGL3P1vM/s400/P1020394_1_1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XSaw4jpqH8gmrCzABdECFSCnPEY4GBXEKZgsDUblaVUkT6Zrtvo3rgXqV2Yy5BdDw-XuENWqUbkdjfBIE-P1lgl-S6MNN7qMkCdASPytKIK6UEBDG46auyuzmsFF-BqSSzWmn8CV-8k/s1600/P1020405_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468277780524441938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XSaw4jpqH8gmrCzABdECFSCnPEY4GBXEKZgsDUblaVUkT6Zrtvo3rgXqV2Yy5BdDw-XuENWqUbkdjfBIE-P1lgl-S6MNN7qMkCdASPytKIK6UEBDG46auyuzmsFF-BqSSzWmn8CV-8k/s400/P1020405_1_1.JPG" /></a>Beautiful light!<br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>The garden is growing as it should despite the weather. We are eating spinach out of it and lettuce will be ready in a few days. I'm anxious to get everything planted but it's too soon yet. Another 1-3 weeks if the weather warms up. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0Hh7HdWefcTbaL2PzGDKw1l4rDdpfIaBwUk4BliEiucrYsCxuwfQErTy5_1MkFBhI4ETBTjOoFvETlgcTwNvAW3HQun2p4OBEq3P8XyySXJ9PaTm0ottAEWF2Hf8s1ZJ3aPsv8G5OLM/s1600/P1020345_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468276159871835506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0Hh7HdWefcTbaL2PzGDKw1l4rDdpfIaBwUk4BliEiucrYsCxuwfQErTy5_1MkFBhI4ETBTjOoFvETlgcTwNvAW3HQun2p4OBEq3P8XyySXJ9PaTm0ottAEWF2Hf8s1ZJ3aPsv8G5OLM/s400/P1020345_1_1.JPG" /></a>Another veggie garden (we now have 2)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJz94Lz5ekRJKS6blqqW2dxWFqhIj5wjdIlOty_VtVLIuzeGO8cb1Kg2BLHIgHG16g9wvDuK5588wFHh-dLHzRhsr7CwnfJCU4Q0hF1eyknoCMpf6lbKzvObAWraEAUc4FlSTGgL2nZg/s1600/P1020412_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468278752548840386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJz94Lz5ekRJKS6blqqW2dxWFqhIj5wjdIlOty_VtVLIuzeGO8cb1Kg2BLHIgHG16g9wvDuK5588wFHh-dLHzRhsr7CwnfJCU4Q0hF1eyknoCMpf6lbKzvObAWraEAUc4FlSTGgL2nZg/s400/P1020412_1_1.JPG" /></a>Another funny one of Mack<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-51545414063091057112010-04-10T15:48:00.002-07:002010-04-10T16:20:23.756-07:00Hello April<div>Well, it's spring! It's one of my favorite seasons! Summer is around the corner, and to be honest I can't WAIT! I love summer because it means all my kiddos are out of school and all the hard work of the year has paid off...we get a break. Only 2 more months!<br /></div><div>The last couple months have continued to be busy. Lachlan had his 2nd Market Day of the year. We made 70 bags of homemade carmel corn and he made $601 in Market Day money-after he paid his employees and spent a little! It's very neat to see him understanding business a lot more this year and wanting to "put more in the bank". Cohen is loving his preschool. They incubated eggs and on March 17th 5 little babies were hatched. Of course it was very exciting! Can you believe I sign him up for kindergarten this next week! He's so excited! Since he will be going to the same school as Lachlan he already knows his teacher and where his class will be!<br /></div><div>Mack continues to "Wow" us with his toddler talk :). It's so cute. He knows how to say his brothers names and it is hilarious. "Yach" and "Yo" and he talks about them constantly. He's just talking up a storm! He loves to play and everything is "play, play, play" especially outside! He spends hours outside playing with the boys and sometimes just sitting on his John Deere "riding" with his keys in hand. Drew found him 3 old sets of keys and he is constantly asking for his "keys". </div><br /><div>Drew and I have been working quite a bit on the outside landscaping in the back. It is coming right along. I will post some pictures when I finally take some! It's been 5 years since we've been in this house and finally all the landscaping is almost done! I can't wait to be done and finished with it! We rototilled a new garden spot and are leaving the other one mostly fallow this year. I've started putting carrots, lettuce, beets, cabbage and spinach in. I'm having a little problem with my neighbors domestic bunnies so I haven't quite figured out what to do. Drew has some ideas that involve a gun and I hope it doesn't come to that!<br /><br /></div><div>Here are a couple recent pictures:</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7jmBwUrGuC3YgZkVGet0tJ4mQzgrR7ZD4wlDks0mdvZ0kyzSWQqCuHDgvZQr2oCH7I7tO_2vvjyZDZrSqHIrOm2M5lEbK7EIYxZvsIT2M2uKrHeOio1F2V0LQ7CxLespF5uZEJyD7jY/s1600/P1020280_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458651242268559474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7jmBwUrGuC3YgZkVGet0tJ4mQzgrR7ZD4wlDks0mdvZ0kyzSWQqCuHDgvZQr2oCH7I7tO_2vvjyZDZrSqHIrOm2M5lEbK7EIYxZvsIT2M2uKrHeOio1F2V0LQ7CxLespF5uZEJyD7jY/s400/P1020280_1_1.JPG" /></a> Lachlan had a day off school and I took the boys skiing by myself...won't be doing that again soon...Cohen is Heavy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zZY-R17J7AbqcUoksBH9YIo6w3u1QVvyR2WlECkbCmi3Rqnf6bR_y1-bMah-4By75KFR73uZJ1wQ1t5JlOO6UDOPVfssVDKRu-A6OMJMcxtAcrjIbvmJ6OR6HPJnT0TQnfaDm26AD4o/s1600/P1020283_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458651237064157394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zZY-R17J7AbqcUoksBH9YIo6w3u1QVvyR2WlECkbCmi3Rqnf6bR_y1-bMah-4By75KFR73uZJ1wQ1t5JlOO6UDOPVfssVDKRu-A6OMJMcxtAcrjIbvmJ6OR6HPJnT0TQnfaDm26AD4o/s400/P1020283_1_1.JPG" /></a> A common sight...the boys jammin'<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSvLqhNiohDwcB-k2xeTqLJaH5QS5rueiXIw1Hnzi6-wMZE0Lxrt6HO_mT5TazwqmtilCvlQD9uryBhWLWpOHf3PZ32Lin8nk4deJHLrQIjisUonMa4CXRFD0DEYWsxU0F0WLb5ZYhCg/s1600/P1020284_1_2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458651233014289890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSvLqhNiohDwcB-k2xeTqLJaH5QS5rueiXIw1Hnzi6-wMZE0Lxrt6HO_mT5TazwqmtilCvlQD9uryBhWLWpOHf3PZ32Lin8nk4deJHLrQIjisUonMa4CXRFD0DEYWsxU0F0WLb5ZYhCg/s400/P1020284_1_2.JPG" /></a> Spring Market Day<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepyxVQ5lN5Y3NEyiuJrFMnunGU4if7ge9JbqAEq7SsyzUQZISykKIsQLwP575UzHCV3T9mSVgCOI6aHIxxfJ2jAGgdsVMCOtG4H0BPHyCTgRi7jvQWC8AycR2QPIt4mSEZCJpIyQJzNs/s1600/P1020288_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458650875848837762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepyxVQ5lN5Y3NEyiuJrFMnunGU4if7ge9JbqAEq7SsyzUQZISykKIsQLwP575UzHCV3T9mSVgCOI6aHIxxfJ2jAGgdsVMCOtG4H0BPHyCTgRi7jvQWC8AycR2QPIt4mSEZCJpIyQJzNs/s400/P1020288_1_1.JPG" /></a> The boys strangling Drew in a hotel pool<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvSSgZzc1kpegkAwh9SgvpRBbeYZeQRJ4ImgyzlH79HtAXXIcxlCppTVyMl6SJ4tcSbxK7WH0uvGoOm7GXPsUgwYRoap_fmtrwrz56diQPAy6xFuCFnzXk8hoxxjY0dfcQqEYG6jVZVA/s1600/P1020291_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458650868568060930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvSSgZzc1kpegkAwh9SgvpRBbeYZeQRJ4ImgyzlH79HtAXXIcxlCppTVyMl6SJ4tcSbxK7WH0uvGoOm7GXPsUgwYRoap_fmtrwrz56diQPAy6xFuCFnzXk8hoxxjY0dfcQqEYG6jVZVA/s400/P1020291_1_1.JPG" /></a><br />A walk around Greenlake made me very thankful for Lake Padden...Greenlake is a busy place!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5YFrQL53yt0SIHgzqaBx-Do6nnh2_fLPiv6vXk0DlxDhfaYdOGwffmMhtvGeyqZ43Epn2MYFzn4iZETMB5rM4ULTEZtecLzj6DWPqkjrLvYNxSUSJkaJeTFNZmgBkNPebs8syyalUms/s1600/P1020295_1_2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458650863877247362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5YFrQL53yt0SIHgzqaBx-Do6nnh2_fLPiv6vXk0DlxDhfaYdOGwffmMhtvGeyqZ43Epn2MYFzn4iZETMB5rM4ULTEZtecLzj6DWPqkjrLvYNxSUSJkaJeTFNZmgBkNPebs8syyalUms/s400/P1020295_1_2.JPG" /></a> St. Patrick's Day<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q0M0KK1V0e0C3iGMK8mqnb-9_t_RXGOOFjK9N-BytYiPHhAkaGaoBT8OEwhNmMCj1b6a2OsCfe1ID8mLC2ewzEPphlb8jTpstPSfQNuPcFstpt4e6q4S2sbyHy3iv3pUB1J_9_3NxpE/s1600/P1020299_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458650855046580082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q0M0KK1V0e0C3iGMK8mqnb-9_t_RXGOOFjK9N-BytYiPHhAkaGaoBT8OEwhNmMCj1b6a2OsCfe1ID8mLC2ewzEPphlb8jTpstPSfQNuPcFstpt4e6q4S2sbyHy3iv3pUB1J_9_3NxpE/s400/P1020299_1_1.JPG" /></a> Mackie with a MESSY face<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJrbfHtczsoGgJLB2XKlH_XwmExgUDwBfwerUPIT7o898IJ3rIvBaiSWw47HNStx6CDH35WQbzuieWmwp4QuGIsxXnDH3cmZb8nK4c360-0FQF0W4P55kmTDQRfmg2anZQ2U120Je3NA/s1600/P1020301_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458650853283302626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJrbfHtczsoGgJLB2XKlH_XwmExgUDwBfwerUPIT7o898IJ3rIvBaiSWw47HNStx6CDH35WQbzuieWmwp4QuGIsxXnDH3cmZb8nK4c360-0FQF0W4P55kmTDQRfmg2anZQ2U120Je3NA/s400/P1020301_1_1.JPG" /></a> The boys and Auntie Leota making monkey bread...yum! </div></div></div></div></div>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-59123258040009959502010-02-08T14:52:00.000-08:002010-02-08T15:07:34.863-08:002 year picturesMy friend Shannon of Sweetpea Memories Photography came over to capture Mack's 2 year milestone. She chased him all around the yard on a beautiful January day. At the end he was covered in mud from a puddle he found (see collage) but thankfully that was when we were all done. It was a really fun photoshoot. My little guy is growing up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tXQ3Twpmcg7az_ayUO65vAhA32UZGWgBGZCfsmLTJ9mfnoGRxeSrGKsgOQUsSq3TXimoZ1o7CqVZo5ghKy1Qj5k-uLgZhhUtWPj5Gmt2GheePeK3c6-nNVyv-EkL3uGel3wO5wOlpjI/s1600-h/-10b_w+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 293px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436010451453341986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tXQ3Twpmcg7az_ayUO65vAhA32UZGWgBGZCfsmLTJ9mfnoGRxeSrGKsgOQUsSq3TXimoZ1o7CqVZo5ghKy1Qj5k-uLgZhhUtWPj5Gmt2GheePeK3c6-nNVyv-EkL3uGel3wO5wOlpjI/s400/-10b_w+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a> My favorite picture<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS66cw8B2GjUNF5yVn2P6lrmojjNnldh3O9EfsKjRp720BETNbHnB3OYh_XW53qaeZjOh1cHWuTGVhY5HTU6kijJcMDFTArC7pRR0LAJdAdPO-skn3DwGzYFhneMqkmxi6b2p208-2_g/s1600-h/-17+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436011434200921074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS66cw8B2GjUNF5yVn2P6lrmojjNnldh3O9EfsKjRp720BETNbHnB3OYh_XW53qaeZjOh1cHWuTGVhY5HTU6kijJcMDFTArC7pRR0LAJdAdPO-skn3DwGzYFhneMqkmxi6b2p208-2_g/s400/-17+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AFIeXBK_Vqv28Csx7C_3B_I6b7kWZ4lbhaSLV7uvyGLmM1vX3E-eir6cd2zHuZMBPUkdd7dYko20u0RcSXl0CKZ7gZFvqPP95gtZ3wyRKbdHeKEVeThT48PFAyLNI03EMkph0PCYBNU/s1600-h/-9+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436010473659657362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AFIeXBK_Vqv28Csx7C_3B_I6b7kWZ4lbhaSLV7uvyGLmM1vX3E-eir6cd2zHuZMBPUkdd7dYko20u0RcSXl0CKZ7gZFvqPP95gtZ3wyRKbdHeKEVeThT48PFAyLNI03EMkph0PCYBNU/s400/-9+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a> Cohen getting in on the action<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA8iTf3coNsxkFKfMipUKllsX8N5ApKXhO0ZtLY7zHuQ1N78VaaVnbC1luUizVS4cCqELJQvODlEHyR51T0nJYFybQnGCvXQ9zdf3oI1ZF-bu6Nr_fhSj1-eT0Pb_d3S7Ot2lD7rpHl8/s1600-h/-5+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436010470456207218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA8iTf3coNsxkFKfMipUKllsX8N5ApKXhO0ZtLY7zHuQ1N78VaaVnbC1luUizVS4cCqELJQvODlEHyR51T0nJYFybQnGCvXQ9zdf3oI1ZF-bu6Nr_fhSj1-eT0Pb_d3S7Ot2lD7rpHl8/s400/-5+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a> Working hard with the shovel<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaabH6LFiCEzeLWVbcSUo1FC8QvbQdr8k4KtrNJIzYwlmEYNn5uYAswvydGlHRoM7slNRnLeJXtis65layS-Kgow0TStGzDc6rC4kOXcTRV87u7IkXWKXP1gCvNgaSrUjX_cD2g0bU6o/s1600-h/-3+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 257px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436010463068143010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaabH6LFiCEzeLWVbcSUo1FC8QvbQdr8k4KtrNJIzYwlmEYNn5uYAswvydGlHRoM7slNRnLeJXtis65layS-Kgow0TStGzDc6rC4kOXcTRV87u7IkXWKXP1gCvNgaSrUjX_cD2g0bU6o/s400/-3+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a> His hand is in his pocket...so cute!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiuepEoopWIEGT1JpH_SZe978SIcKQcm5oY152KFK-XFzOjHXFw_j95txW7HMBYb7aSi-iKVrc8EsUJLGGx-cElY6he5xOvrNFSUpWRu2lytEei5sQiu2_PXacjpMPTTOop7wEnQ-kNM/s1600-h/-2+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436010459955208162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiuepEoopWIEGT1JpH_SZe978SIcKQcm5oY152KFK-XFzOjHXFw_j95txW7HMBYb7aSi-iKVrc8EsUJLGGx-cElY6he5xOvrNFSUpWRu2lytEei5sQiu2_PXacjpMPTTOop7wEnQ-kNM/s400/-2+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a> Again, check out the hand in his pocket<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCMdTsIPRqCFsPc8cAxVYXoX7How4Dka35bEtQAzdUDUfanYMPGHJQ1ntxPjNFTmaxCmcBb11K9upIAJhrm3lfd8jt0S5O9H8a_Aeu-5mJY3C70nEd7-VRHisgsB4hdIO4jQxpoumQuE/s1600-h/-26b-w+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436011446631219698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCMdTsIPRqCFsPc8cAxVYXoX7How4Dka35bEtQAzdUDUfanYMPGHJQ1ntxPjNFTmaxCmcBb11K9upIAJhrm3lfd8jt0S5O9H8a_Aeu-5mJY3C70nEd7-VRHisgsB4hdIO4jQxpoumQuE/s400/-26b-w+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a>Off and running<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguazPRc_HEq8LQ4wzOfj8KP0QLFroFGNh6n6M3vcZlKq4fSKmAxTTxSo-7T1JXCk-ukD0q_YVkIs57oX-HnRI2Sv_b8pTdlVdg3TU6To-UtfWwiF0_hIvsfLNJTVDfzIXT99MsW0hXjOc/s1600-h/-25+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436011440965946098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguazPRc_HEq8LQ4wzOfj8KP0QLFroFGNh6n6M3vcZlKq4fSKmAxTTxSo-7T1JXCk-ukD0q_YVkIs57oX-HnRI2Sv_b8pTdlVdg3TU6To-UtfWwiF0_hIvsfLNJTVDfzIXT99MsW0hXjOc/s400/-25+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a> Action shot!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVL5u7zjfWNd3H92PEirWckpCQ4vVDMV2MHCQ_0v9Phy6xZjeAAVSXdQ4jvD903cBOiT95luGd5z-y_QTXYN611l5aeffN8CViBb12wx6HoOucqhR1pHwHF5GkKkOqvBX3fgwX_7L940/s1600-h/collage+2+spm_1_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 314px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436011457035392130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVL5u7zjfWNd3H92PEirWckpCQ4vVDMV2MHCQ_0v9Phy6xZjeAAVSXdQ4jvD903cBOiT95luGd5z-y_QTXYN611l5aeffN8CViBb12wx6HoOucqhR1pHwHF5GkKkOqvBX3fgwX_7L940/s400/collage+2+spm_1_1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-82866375624653296422010-01-28T14:24:00.000-08:002010-01-28T14:45:48.883-08:00What's up?Well, really nothing new here but I didn't want to keep you in suspense! Life is busy as usual...school, errands, working at the school, duties for school, homework, reading to the boys, remodeling...you know the norm.<br /><br />Actually, since the earthquake in Haiti my thoughts have been on our friends there, the loss of life, the orphans and the absolute utter sadness. It makes me very thankful for ALL that I have here.<br /><br />Lachlan won a Citzenship bracelet at school and was honored for it yesterday at an assembly. He also had his 2nd Reader's Theatre this year and it was wonderful. I cannot believe what a better reader and performer he has become. Tuesday we spent with his class a the Whatcom Museum, which was awesome. It was a beautiful day so we went to Boulevard Park after for lunch.<br /><br />Lachlan and Cohen have begun swimming lessons again and they are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-5:30. They finish their first session today and start again next week. They love it. Mack, however, does not. He starts trying to take his clothes off as soon as we get there because he wants to swim so bad. So last week we took him to Family Swim and he just loved swimming. But this week he was so mad he couldn't swim at lessons. So, we have our wonderful neighbor/babysitter Stephanie (13) coming to babysit today to make it a little easier on me and him!<br /><br />Here are a few pictures from Mack's birthday and other happenings:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6thQ7sZ_U7HDUXgi76k35NwCOF25xwF3BMQ0vRbCDOW5641xsoFMvSUtJ7ckAC7aa59w2abDBZsQ4Svi4rRjjF94nUD5MlCAQXihSsAtB-YoaKa1FA8eTZYcEC417UC1QZY4A2QJoqI/s1600-h/P1020174_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924254960684402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6thQ7sZ_U7HDUXgi76k35NwCOF25xwF3BMQ0vRbCDOW5641xsoFMvSUtJ7ckAC7aa59w2abDBZsQ4Svi4rRjjF94nUD5MlCAQXihSsAtB-YoaKa1FA8eTZYcEC417UC1QZY4A2QJoqI/s400/P1020174_1_1.JPG" /></a>Beautiful day on Orcas. A blue Heron<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPHTeUci0vcLqlMvqWJ01XJ71I6VdLmSoKOul1wvTaVO_l8j2a6-SALy8hVz-oLpdUctGd86s-jovm-Itvq9FS6x0qhs-1OQtcD1lhdIjvoHn6W5TwnRMMcoc_ztyNa__sPx_oBbLnVA/s1600-h/P1020175_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924272325027602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPHTeUci0vcLqlMvqWJ01XJ71I6VdLmSoKOul1wvTaVO_l8j2a6-SALy8hVz-oLpdUctGd86s-jovm-Itvq9FS6x0qhs-1OQtcD1lhdIjvoHn6W5TwnRMMcoc_ztyNa__sPx_oBbLnVA/s400/P1020175_1_1.JPG" /></a>Drew and Mack walking to Eastsound on Orcas<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgVweEp_Sxu-vUxIe1OdwGFEGJw7_u-__RxoJtwJGPOvfsh0nvOjZaH45jpVivLN0E6yWpJW87GqQZrP00xepEmGBpprZM3JSdO7N0RFxR3-lOWLyyWgfLuLg0OihHW0je3Ckpg-7jRI/s1600-h/P1020215_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924397116090722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgVweEp_Sxu-vUxIe1OdwGFEGJw7_u-__RxoJtwJGPOvfsh0nvOjZaH45jpVivLN0E6yWpJW87GqQZrP00xepEmGBpprZM3JSdO7N0RFxR3-lOWLyyWgfLuLg0OihHW0je3Ckpg-7jRI/s400/P1020215_1_1.JPG" /></a>Lachlan's Reader's Theatre "The Hat" by Jan Brett<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVseYFq4742bKrRYTsTX45vS-xYaXErtqmM-4ggLyyUeeFkRzAGABwOMlm2qI8NELDKD_N4KUTrskjBuwmudaX_BWaz-Fc8I32zImOA-dOi2RWlkG1p6gRnwKUTv8RMtDhecOIBAfmueA/s1600-h/P1020167_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924251160016354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVseYFq4742bKrRYTsTX45vS-xYaXErtqmM-4ggLyyUeeFkRzAGABwOMlm2qI8NELDKD_N4KUTrskjBuwmudaX_BWaz-Fc8I32zImOA-dOi2RWlkG1p6gRnwKUTv8RMtDhecOIBAfmueA/s400/P1020167_1_1.JPG" /></a>Mack's Monkey cupcakes<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq8jzDYUOnQ-3UEbgfrV1eW4oexjfk6XU0X8Z29YVhR1qmf1yrha-9HhyIGfDYdLatvY96Pw0ZmxK3PKHvDUTdCxyNGtaEfrGWRmThN5hwyB1NSf7WETpncBr7v5zGCQ-5GLcUy28wBE/s1600-h/P1020164_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924245505700258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq8jzDYUOnQ-3UEbgfrV1eW4oexjfk6XU0X8Z29YVhR1qmf1yrha-9HhyIGfDYdLatvY96Pw0ZmxK3PKHvDUTdCxyNGtaEfrGWRmThN5hwyB1NSf7WETpncBr7v5zGCQ-5GLcUy28wBE/s400/P1020164_1_1.JPG" /></a> Oh, super yummy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjR94R3hgzii2DPKVSlZCWPTRxjG1RDGGVet9knxaUxHx7HBUkZHL_PBqEY1hkIN-fv9XKqQMkf2Vj9jzLVDLkpEEVdJUNk2SRHEkPiDeo9W0tXqnvFMjG1EP5eS31AooI83DYRvZibU/s1600-h/P1020159_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924240080280802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjR94R3hgzii2DPKVSlZCWPTRxjG1RDGGVet9knxaUxHx7HBUkZHL_PBqEY1hkIN-fv9XKqQMkf2Vj9jzLVDLkpEEVdJUNk2SRHEkPiDeo9W0tXqnvFMjG1EP5eS31AooI83DYRvZibU/s400/P1020159_1_1.JPG" /></a>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-70357525218030217392009-12-30T15:39:00.000-08:002009-12-30T15:50:57.578-08:008 & 2Lachlan turned 8 yesterday...yes 8. I really can hardly believe that 8 years ago today I was holding my 1 day old first baby boy. I had no idea about being a mother-I only knew it was what I wanted so badly for so long. Now, he is not quite so cuddly and I have learned so much. Sometimes I think back to the special time when it was just him and wish I could go back and enjoy it some more. Now I have awesome conversations with him and am amazed at what a respectful, wonderful boy he is! 2 boys have been born since then one 2 years ago today...<br /><br />I can hardly believe that McKenon is 2! 2 precious years ago my labor was just beginning and went very quickly! My beautiful boy was born here at home and it is such a special memory for me! He's also not quite so cuddly anymore but I can still rock him before bed and he lays his head on my shoulder and we sing. It's precious time that I know will pass quickly, which almost brings tears to my eyes. Soon he'll be 8, Cohen will be 11 and Lachlan will be 14! <br /><br />So all in all I am so very thankful for my 3 boys. They have taught me to be a mommy and I wouldn't take one moment away that I've had staying home and raising them. <br /><br />Happy Birthday boys!Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-20155965805839339862009-12-17T14:33:00.000-08:002009-12-18T16:19:59.043-08:00I'm MOMThis is a Mack latest and greatest. He now calls me "MOM", only Mama when he is crying for me or hurt. MOM....okay is it just boys? Or maybe it's me? All my boys have never really called me "Mommy", it's "Mom". It seems only when they are really needing me am I "Mommy". So about a month ago I start hearing this "MOM" from the backseat. I think to myself, that cannot be my 23 month old calling me "Mom"...but alas it is! Now I often hear "Um, Mom"...unbelievable! He also calls Daddy "Drew" copying me, but I think "Drew" is endearing compared to "Mom"...I don't want "Mommy" to already be gone! Maybe it will come back? My sister's 2 daughters who are 11 & almost 15 still call her Mommy! NOT fair I say! I'm putting my foot down! "Boys, you have to call me Mommy for a few more years PLEASE!"<br /><br />Beside the above it's been a wild month so far. Have I mentioned December is NOT my favorite month? 3 birthdays (including mine), countless Christmas things to do, baking that never ends (I'm a crazy baker and actually enjoy it), Christmas programs etc. So it's been a little crazy! I really want to enjoy it all but sometimes I get caught up in having everything perfect and don't enjoy it. We did get some snow the other day so that made up for all there is to do!<br /><br />I do wish everyone a happy holiday and a HAPPY 2010!<br /><br />Here's some pictures to make you smile :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01BJtCVPRsxNYWDOKGee_dJ7ETbfjSPKBh_khDUyZYoErxLb34Em_ZXnZT2kFbBp_8-L62JvVf-TPBb2L8aoYqVcLx97YgZlOE5k4MHfiFQDb3hazGqmtDePtZ-jGaNFCxCy7svODZ5Q/s1600-h/P1010938_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01BJtCVPRsxNYWDOKGee_dJ7ETbfjSPKBh_khDUyZYoErxLb34Em_ZXnZT2kFbBp_8-L62JvVf-TPBb2L8aoYqVcLx97YgZlOE5k4MHfiFQDb3hazGqmtDePtZ-jGaNFCxCy7svODZ5Q/s400/P1010938_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416341215842319842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAbqmQPPE0E_LLy5li-vV6Gp9lPgMvlnMcbCLrDBt_iDIxGrvTZdJOiutlVgk7BQLp99VKxOv0CgNCmwgJ3-u4SIzzwYGgWdwLhNWARitam75oIEhkWa47i3wbknZhDxe9qpqqPcvB9g/s1600-h/P1010973_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAbqmQPPE0E_LLy5li-vV6Gp9lPgMvlnMcbCLrDBt_iDIxGrvTZdJOiutlVgk7BQLp99VKxOv0CgNCmwgJ3-u4SIzzwYGgWdwLhNWARitam75oIEhkWa47i3wbknZhDxe9qpqqPcvB9g/s400/P1010973_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416341210735635730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92NzPkp0A8n2ubz4xzrvzularjKr3biHmkkFD79o3stPSWSKGizB1GA47BhGyiePw6mj-vDkJNfsQCUb9QedwyoDW6rErYXmveUMg03GvQRLiHEEHXD6OIAuAb1qN0ov98xCHUXcCYr8/s1600-h/P1010984_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92NzPkp0A8n2ubz4xzrvzularjKr3biHmkkFD79o3stPSWSKGizB1GA47BhGyiePw6mj-vDkJNfsQCUb9QedwyoDW6rErYXmveUMg03GvQRLiHEEHXD6OIAuAb1qN0ov98xCHUXcCYr8/s400/P1010984_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416341208069096978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-QcexTqgeeHEFp8vUoWjxFh4UbHfmQabfOHcqzpe-zzLNj1Dazq5gDp7C47zZZ56FH2Sio829kuoWqFBp81FpJ2fYBgkuWs4Pj6gb1HqO2DCULBVAAXtrx2E6LGDLjXCYiBzcfVYQzQ/s1600-h/P1010989_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-QcexTqgeeHEFp8vUoWjxFh4UbHfmQabfOHcqzpe-zzLNj1Dazq5gDp7C47zZZ56FH2Sio829kuoWqFBp81FpJ2fYBgkuWs4Pj6gb1HqO2DCULBVAAXtrx2E6LGDLjXCYiBzcfVYQzQ/s400/P1010989_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416341196911138482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQjB9g2IfIuZz89aqj6BORdmxtGBlDi-N_nfUBAhxqMIs6lkssQv04RtyH8x-W0x94l8bASlcYPBKS7Y4ZU_U6O1-CEcsAamwtT6pmP_sV9mTi_1D6O1J2xtLFrvsn95RYxisn3XJdO8/s1600-h/P1010996_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQjB9g2IfIuZz89aqj6BORdmxtGBlDi-N_nfUBAhxqMIs6lkssQv04RtyH8x-W0x94l8bASlcYPBKS7Y4ZU_U6O1-CEcsAamwtT6pmP_sV9mTi_1D6O1J2xtLFrvsn95RYxisn3XJdO8/s400/P1010996_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416341193512268242" /></a>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-45051195409603320202009-11-18T15:34:00.000-08:002009-11-18T16:13:55.178-08:00Bedroom/bathroom remodelI am just really thrilled with how the bathroom/bedroom is turning out. When we bought the house there was a room off the master that was meant to be a bathroom but the previous owners did nothing with it. Drew and I really wanted to have a bathroom of our own but the roof and many other "things" for the house got in the way. Now we have it and we are absolutely delighted! Next Monday we should have a glass door on the shower so we can finally use it. We had new carpet installed on Sunday and now our bedroom is like a new room too...boy what a difference! We have a few little things left in the bathroom to do like the trim but everything else is up and working! Here are some pictures:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPXncrIKZelqDz99uNUGlXuvGb3vHh82RMgsNi7CdJoG4i6reo4oBueSbWk6Bm-1OFm_H64YTIu-gMIIMORa3Wd1N9KlSGNLsVqVOSKmdGu0MwvN9ACj5QNDtIPXCZXtq1lKjhHmkX8Y/s1600/P1010563_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPXncrIKZelqDz99uNUGlXuvGb3vHh82RMgsNi7CdJoG4i6reo4oBueSbWk6Bm-1OFm_H64YTIu-gMIIMORa3Wd1N9KlSGNLsVqVOSKmdGu0MwvN9ACj5QNDtIPXCZXtq1lKjhHmkX8Y/s400/P1010563_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405598163389908962" /></a>Before<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwUxiVSzWV1pHj1AwB4TjrOrb2G0M1WjrF4RvferrpNY4pZsUcTco1sQ1m1nd9_WyZ1cOTa8nUV-n4DptLYaYCFCFm16cdzhpD62dwnkxxGMontgC72g04ifmRPKYWNGz9991MriA4qE/s1600/P1010587_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwUxiVSzWV1pHj1AwB4TjrOrb2G0M1WjrF4RvferrpNY4pZsUcTco1sQ1m1nd9_WyZ1cOTa8nUV-n4DptLYaYCFCFm16cdzhpD62dwnkxxGMontgC72g04ifmRPKYWNGz9991MriA4qE/s400/P1010587_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405598159052932610" /></a>Progress<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmEgD-B7YCFj-72Dglb5YvClK1hM5FRCC2nRu0T10VxofqJHPUVEU5cKsieUbrIrhv6PiHq9bM1epxJxyG0k5Mo5c6OuET2LC38t6AEI3cC5gdO8G4UpctwI8n7v4sR5xRBuWeLkXjU8/s1600/P1010589_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmEgD-B7YCFj-72Dglb5YvClK1hM5FRCC2nRu0T10VxofqJHPUVEU5cKsieUbrIrhv6PiHq9bM1epxJxyG0k5Mo5c6OuET2LC38t6AEI3cC5gdO8G4UpctwI8n7v4sR5xRBuWeLkXjU8/s400/P1010589_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405597133629188962" /></a>We removed the door and extended the wall to have a more open bathroom<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitpIce8wme-FZrFYTk3WZpd9M1RJEae-MNB4lBqvGueqVEa53eeS0C4oXXZVl0WjM2kjsPDPwwSPwpwLZfzyfSZ55NWNDBGIgEJ6HDRZSpD5wo4-3RgBhmjX0jqTvrZtMkm7o76iMDrM/s1600/P1010863_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitpIce8wme-FZrFYTk3WZpd9M1RJEae-MNB4lBqvGueqVEa53eeS0C4oXXZVl0WjM2kjsPDPwwSPwpwLZfzyfSZ55NWNDBGIgEJ6HDRZSpD5wo4-3RgBhmjX0jqTvrZtMkm7o76iMDrM/s400/P1010863_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405598833143448914" /></a>Looks a little different!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXFbcioTe1Uk4KmCMi8bnoniZML_dVtLs_B3hjGJL2PYp9QZWw-n_BFKh4jUwtIt1lYH_09NqdDFmAO6EohX5y135A2-0pBt65sIuaKAJk4Df_UfYCSIDp1B0WCZ3-b-JWX-lx1BeF6s/s1600/P1010864_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXFbcioTe1Uk4KmCMi8bnoniZML_dVtLs_B3hjGJL2PYp9QZWw-n_BFKh4jUwtIt1lYH_09NqdDFmAO6EohX5y135A2-0pBt65sIuaKAJk4Df_UfYCSIDp1B0WCZ3-b-JWX-lx1BeF6s/s400/P1010864_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405597129483837106" /></a>Shower finished just waiting on glass<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IvmXi0-DcwYNsjbglYSfgsA58-f5AwAJ7wrgPPl7nkJ8JIGc-hnZLlBGHbGX47YKguXNzSK6hie-3Yn6SCz5OpV9RsJ4_mog6GexiENW0wBg33y9FmykgrPDw10jg4nrMIdagFBHrjk/s1600/P1010871_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IvmXi0-DcwYNsjbglYSfgsA58-f5AwAJ7wrgPPl7nkJ8JIGc-hnZLlBGHbGX47YKguXNzSK6hie-3Yn6SCz5OpV9RsJ4_mog6GexiENW0wBg33y9FmykgrPDw10jg4nrMIdagFBHrjk/s400/P1010871_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405597118729398930" /></a>up close of the tile<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaVOC0bbbn0RU9S8Py1ChJtBSyxOXScQ98MxeGKi-x52ITkkhTtTQP8r_c-dVBChExHeP9WrjL86o4tRBVa_UvMcu5SAN4gU7OklGvk-7uJatgmBIhlo2c-YCffK5P9K2iD-Lnfifm9g/s1600/P1010883_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaVOC0bbbn0RU9S8Py1ChJtBSyxOXScQ98MxeGKi-x52ITkkhTtTQP8r_c-dVBChExHeP9WrjL86o4tRBVa_UvMcu5SAN4gU7OklGvk-7uJatgmBIhlo2c-YCffK5P9K2iD-Lnfifm9g/s400/P1010883_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405597115395667858" /></a>New carpet feels like a new bedroom<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZcDZjsaPE7ESvPxXl-IL84Bgm-yJNkIcjZi4xiHXXCFfmyPlkEqhLc3R3TfKgmLz5tgWlewpzyDkYDNoRTxsZg__2TzwHgfJRTdH46WACUhMjfMJ6CQVeooLELdZWKUJn6KQhV4-qJY/s1600/P1010890_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZcDZjsaPE7ESvPxXl-IL84Bgm-yJNkIcjZi4xiHXXCFfmyPlkEqhLc3R3TfKgmLz5tgWlewpzyDkYDNoRTxsZg__2TzwHgfJRTdH46WACUhMjfMJ6CQVeooLELdZWKUJn6KQhV4-qJY/s400/P1010890_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405597106089172242" /></a>Vanity<br /><br />Aside from the excitement of the bathroom, life is moving along very quickly as usual. Lachlan's has had too many 1/2 days to count, which drive me crazy, and the holiday season is drawing very near. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving next week and although business is still dreary there is so much to be thankful for! The weather has been really cold this week so I wonder if we will have snow again this year? We are hoping to go skiing next week too!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8O1DqO_UnccWX_7fxWWEm7ktIdU6U4daNVD0LJA-EKP6U34-WFX369bgHKmxgXL6YrDvJP6xpdY6CRRSJQQ51cUuVvSOeduFrVNFirwbKM_7AjqkhGHGp1FVun1a_1c2Sj1linoUy6o/s1600/P1010881_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8O1DqO_UnccWX_7fxWWEm7ktIdU6U4daNVD0LJA-EKP6U34-WFX369bgHKmxgXL6YrDvJP6xpdY6CRRSJQQ51cUuVvSOeduFrVNFirwbKM_7AjqkhGHGp1FVun1a_1c2Sj1linoUy6o/s400/P1010881_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405599452660611026" /></a>Market Day at Lach's school. He made and sold candles this time...and sold out!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_2dlD-vCb96foQaOoDH3stYK9XA25Vrutj6jQicPdLx0Ab5twVKjmngtyr5aSmfuymqWI5smIMgd_yoB1r4meDE3Degl6bqyW72xZrkhILhH2gRNr8Mdq050e8F3gWvBkqjTim7gHYc/s1600/P1010882_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_2dlD-vCb96foQaOoDH3stYK9XA25Vrutj6jQicPdLx0Ab5twVKjmngtyr5aSmfuymqWI5smIMgd_yoB1r4meDE3Degl6bqyW72xZrkhILhH2gRNr8Mdq050e8F3gWvBkqjTim7gHYc/s400/P1010882_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405599443104204994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Hmv5iLf1eS-csfZQkCS89QWUtzG1qblG1AsjNPpnvj35rqefbBgtA_qjvx0r82QHYY4BOlEz96nQo4l5YFun7NwWKJTvd2-G1FABT0jjcg9yO6jQlEtApqbZWGkmmrXWzwsIgFSp0RY/s1600/P1010877_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Hmv5iLf1eS-csfZQkCS89QWUtzG1qblG1AsjNPpnvj35rqefbBgtA_qjvx0r82QHYY4BOlEz96nQo4l5YFun7NwWKJTvd2-G1FABT0jjcg9yO6jQlEtApqbZWGkmmrXWzwsIgFSp0RY/s400/P1010877_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405599454688961506" /></a>The boys playing in the box that held our new toilet :). Unfortunately, it didn't last long!<br /><br />Mack has been chatting up a storm. My new favorite is "Yah"...love it! He is always so tickled by everything new. He's a load of fun. He wakes up so happy. He is very busy though and I've forgotten how annoying it is to have toys ALL over my kitchen when they should be in the playroom.Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-18218168932629156652009-11-03T14:30:00.000-08:002009-11-03T14:53:18.471-08:00HALLOWEEN!The boys had a ball this year dressing up, going to the schools fall festival and trick-or-treating. We had fun enjoying it all with them. I don't mean to brag but they are just super fun kids to do stuff with. Cohen was a little under the weather last week so we took it fairly easy. On Friday night we went to Lachlan's Fall Festival. He was so into it...going from game to game collecting all the candy he could. I didn't see him most of the time. I love that he is becoming so confident and sure of himself. Cohen still stayed close and Mack was all over the place. Our little school did a great job!<br /><br />Halloween started off with a visit to Terry and Donna's. Terry was dressed as a Knight and when we walked up to the front door he was still as could be. The boys later said "We thought he was a statue" :). Mack was absolutely freaked out about his mask but as soon as he took it off all was well. We did a little trick or treating around their neighborhood with some of the kids from Lachlan's school. After that we headed to Great Grandma's house and saw Grandma and Grandpa too (Drew's mom and stepdad). They loved seeing the boys. Then we went trick-or-treating in our old neighborhood and it was a hoot to see some neighbors we hadn't seen for a while. A lot of them couldn't believe the boys were so big and that we had another baby! Time flies!<br /><br />Mack is 22 months now! He's getting so big and doing such fun things. He's a little ham and loves attention. <br /><br />The bathroom remodel is almost done. The tile will be done this week and then I'll get some pictures posted. <br /><br />I've been making lots of soups and new recipes lately. It's been fun to try some new things. The soups have been a big hit! Soup always tastes yummy in the cold weather. Our favorites have been Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup, Chunky potatoe swiss chowder and potatoe and leek. <br /><br />Enjoy November! We have so much to be thankful for!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lS3ja6tR8GolAyOWpjv0Qz1ilTTsoxxwxWIWyQpksSs_ylTxqGu319XlCqPmw9tEqj7dzGJf10KlFNCLXqVt43__dOhwXv2gURLi-OCHAwWaIeejJnRSfcvDfiPZjSmS9QVh9J00kyc/s1600-h/P1010845_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lS3ja6tR8GolAyOWpjv0Qz1ilTTsoxxwxWIWyQpksSs_ylTxqGu319XlCqPmw9tEqj7dzGJf10KlFNCLXqVt43__dOhwXv2gURLi-OCHAwWaIeejJnRSfcvDfiPZjSmS9QVh9J00kyc/s400/P1010845_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400013809869169090" /></a>The cowboy, the surgeon and the lion<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxR3tHs5Db-Gp4kY74RodDFrjwZ_NBbrUd2X1X1O1AxHDXphFYQ3_4WHIfGfRzWpaMKg_S3qJV9qg7ffRZNYpkVtpdhNwMLloJp_vIw5wYU2fk0nqFfA4m4W9S4HUUH7wUASdaD2BkS_o/s1600-h/P1010848_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxR3tHs5Db-Gp4kY74RodDFrjwZ_NBbrUd2X1X1O1AxHDXphFYQ3_4WHIfGfRzWpaMKg_S3qJV9qg7ffRZNYpkVtpdhNwMLloJp_vIw5wYU2fk0nqFfA4m4W9S4HUUH7wUASdaD2BkS_o/s400/P1010848_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400013803165470626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3XGMpvtp6SbwiCrkQtcqzYO7l5-Pq1h2IUZajWw0oJEjYw83pbGxM45y8XHk7wLANDBrFiDRXQMU-2tycGIdfeqVCfoGap2lt5CwMltUZG-rsgkT9XuezisHqIu_y62EW46QX7e2hSQ/s1600-h/P1010852_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3XGMpvtp6SbwiCrkQtcqzYO7l5-Pq1h2IUZajWw0oJEjYw83pbGxM45y8XHk7wLANDBrFiDRXQMU-2tycGIdfeqVCfoGap2lt5CwMltUZG-rsgkT9XuezisHqIu_y62EW46QX7e2hSQ/s400/P1010852_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400013798272923506" /></a>The lion is escaping!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sbMM1TFktz3aljukoWF-_LcGn4nLtKwuKfpj_nupxgsJmwWIttt26RFdBA7PRXiKbyJ8-XrT_yzf5_0dhnlHgZ6KA6kg79rNpI9dKkainILxze6Ey-_XbpxoElsHa1GcZTaueTOqaus/s1600-h/P1010855_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sbMM1TFktz3aljukoWF-_LcGn4nLtKwuKfpj_nupxgsJmwWIttt26RFdBA7PRXiKbyJ8-XrT_yzf5_0dhnlHgZ6KA6kg79rNpI9dKkainILxze6Ey-_XbpxoElsHa1GcZTaueTOqaus/s400/P1010855_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400013791275139906" /></a>Can you tell Terry's a big hit?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMY94kovoDd29YYKGzKa5FtjO89Vm3dJfgfQFXzn-r29LW9zHEQGrqgYp1JLPuX0Wl0VHifBpZXAcfac9C0cRjAFmN41jjmvJ_QWQzjCjaUbRhm4nedncbREWJcJCid9gflZkSdkLErNA/s1600-h/P1010862_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMY94kovoDd29YYKGzKa5FtjO89Vm3dJfgfQFXzn-r29LW9zHEQGrqgYp1JLPuX0Wl0VHifBpZXAcfac9C0cRjAFmN41jjmvJ_QWQzjCjaUbRhm4nedncbREWJcJCid9gflZkSdkLErNA/s400/P1010862_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400013784554447202" /></a>All these kids go to school with LachlanBoyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-55983843480565826112009-10-26T14:24:00.001-07:002009-10-26T14:36:57.702-07:00SuncadiaThanks to Mom and Dad taking the kids for 2 nights we got away just the 2 of us. It's the first time in over two years since we went somewhere overnight by ourselves and we've never left Mack.<br /><br />I dropped the kids off with Mom and Lachlan takes me aside and says "Two nights seems really long now Mommy". Lach tends to be the one who likes us around the most :). Mom said he got a little sad but did great. Mack and Cohen did too.<br /><br />We had a really nice time. They upgraded us to a Penthouse one bedroom Lodge room for the same price. It was over 1,000 sq feet with a full kitchen and gorgeous view. We left on Wed afternoon, had dinner in Bellevue and then headed to the resort. What an awesome place! We biked around the resort where there are tons of paved trails and just lazed around. It was nice to have a chance to really talk and have fun!<br /><br />It was good for us and good for the boys to have some time with Ma and Papa. Here are some pictures. Not too many because it is kind of boring to just take pictures of us :).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUA2b4UDiT1N96Uc0oaEYNkxIwyerEPJb-lLroH2bdOTRsdheDm9nwW8cwNUR4U28uEsBPX51F0TDF1WDBRPgN9P1uSwI3zh0OPEgBfAxrH09HBepV8aVuYjYWwJi5Wtt6YK7vX1dhPqs/s1600-h/P1010786_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUA2b4UDiT1N96Uc0oaEYNkxIwyerEPJb-lLroH2bdOTRsdheDm9nwW8cwNUR4U28uEsBPX51F0TDF1WDBRPgN9P1uSwI3zh0OPEgBfAxrH09HBepV8aVuYjYWwJi5Wtt6YK7vX1dhPqs/s400/P1010786_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397025320974180866" /></a>The view from our room<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhnCOsIAzRen4CahpXsW8yVdbyRjU6-JvhSvafX6Pj5FJE6t-ImTEvx7Kpw_FD_nlmALTxXTtfPPodO8NdPcgGTQyMVly45s9j19qrR42o8mnjvMG5C7aFOnrjaBWACMIuL7i7P6Tls0/s1600-h/P1010787_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhnCOsIAzRen4CahpXsW8yVdbyRjU6-JvhSvafX6Pj5FJE6t-ImTEvx7Kpw_FD_nlmALTxXTtfPPodO8NdPcgGTQyMVly45s9j19qrR42o8mnjvMG5C7aFOnrjaBWACMIuL7i7P6Tls0/s400/P1010787_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397025318709411410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflpHUPfb4ylzVM8SFoVTp7qGG_9dlRHz2OVfNLhSRp4w1YaE6PnWVXeOK_KwRR6WLevnGBlSZYCoowYR5bjtMstZKK7U-s1APKZHqVdD5SdB5CK5r5335aMU8hyphenhyphenKYvdYDuI99nZY7_S8/s1600-h/P1010788_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflpHUPfb4ylzVM8SFoVTp7qGG_9dlRHz2OVfNLhSRp4w1YaE6PnWVXeOK_KwRR6WLevnGBlSZYCoowYR5bjtMstZKK7U-s1APKZHqVdD5SdB5CK5r5335aMU8hyphenhyphenKYvdYDuI99nZY7_S8/s400/P1010788_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397025308186579026" /></a>The Lodge<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7Y_ob9W6qpLL2CuYAZ3BmJ2iYELv-9ju4Q1Lu7Q5ZcoPlZvy_yCsuT56qvspIgyEfkpFol6WpNWC3yEaJNDCm8XiZoXirCvLficsHf_oKpDm_bh4Qh53iuY36fI2e5kH50Bmfdoetag/s1600-h/P1010791_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7Y_ob9W6qpLL2CuYAZ3BmJ2iYELv-9ju4Q1Lu7Q5ZcoPlZvy_yCsuT56qvspIgyEfkpFol6WpNWC3yEaJNDCm8XiZoXirCvLficsHf_oKpDm_bh4Qh53iuY36fI2e5kH50Bmfdoetag/s400/P1010791_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397025304528536546" /></a>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-8214384178996206582009-10-26T13:53:00.000-07:002009-10-26T14:24:17.141-07:00Fall stuffWe've been busy with the remodel of the bathroom (I'll post pictures soon). It should be done in 1-2 weeks and then we will move everything out of our bedroom for new carpet. It will be so nice to have our own bathroom. On a difficult day I think Drew will know where he can find me...with the door locked :). I'm super excited for the boys to have their own space too...sometimes "Mom, open up I gotta pee" gets old when I am trying to shower, do my hair etc.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqHEzN1qwvJeXtcGcQxixgo1fanFncIASnHGnisxIIQmqWRKLFV8GBgD0G2EsaagFzijyoCw6A7or1EEAzBj-6QJhJtyLqhdWHQGrV9S07qPQGtM5ccs1Dsy10Vd0RXxPdfavWruwErI/s1600-h/P1010802_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397019397912725362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqHEzN1qwvJeXtcGcQxixgo1fanFncIASnHGnisxIIQmqWRKLFV8GBgD0G2EsaagFzijyoCw6A7or1EEAzBj-6QJhJtyLqhdWHQGrV9S07qPQGtM5ccs1Dsy10Vd0RXxPdfavWruwErI/s400/P1010802_1_1.JPG" /></a>5 little pumpkins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRafca5dvivlH90kmy7OeOK30imTWPaRxjCzgaXwDimneSO7Q5h4FuW-Yl_R_QWmr2Z5xZUjv8VVNSY09TncH0mi0NYtGWbHfnAPwaCQWlYNy1SrtPAFtMYH6TIPg7TDHMFFekcqdTF-E/s1600-h/P1010810_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397019395477503746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRafca5dvivlH90kmy7OeOK30imTWPaRxjCzgaXwDimneSO7Q5h4FuW-Yl_R_QWmr2Z5xZUjv8VVNSY09TncH0mi0NYtGWbHfnAPwaCQWlYNy1SrtPAFtMYH6TIPg7TDHMFFekcqdTF-E/s400/P1010810_1_1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lach had his first Reader's Theatre of the year. It was great. He did so well. He's really reading<br />well!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fCGm_I-ztGZzzM32Pj9F2SBw5pOoivYteX44ecHVqOs8t7bO-BKQv2IAU7CN5a-LfznISl2-WqTgII1wfBcQzUAcax9XmOyBIjr6b1imeNuHIleFKRYVkhTFChpKvtjg_15v8jpnYXU/s1600-h/P1010749_1_1.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fCGm_I-ztGZzzM32Pj9F2SBw5pOoivYteX44ecHVqOs8t7bO-BKQv2IAU7CN5a-LfznISl2-WqTgII1wfBcQzUAcax9XmOyBIjr6b1imeNuHIleFKRYVkhTFChpKvtjg_15v8jpnYXU/s1600-h/P1010749_1_1.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fCGm_I-ztGZzzM32Pj9F2SBw5pOoivYteX44ecHVqOs8t7bO-BKQv2IAU7CN5a-LfznISl2-WqTgII1wfBcQzUAcax9XmOyBIjr6b1imeNuHIleFKRYVkhTFChpKvtjg_15v8jpnYXU/s1600-h/P1010749_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397019420221287282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fCGm_I-ztGZzzM32Pj9F2SBw5pOoivYteX44ecHVqOs8t7bO-BKQv2IAU7CN5a-LfznISl2-WqTgII1wfBcQzUAcax9XmOyBIjr6b1imeNuHIleFKRYVkhTFChpKvtjg_15v8jpnYXU/s400/P1010749_1_1.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Cohen is doing great at preschool...he absolutely loves it. I get the question "Mom, do I have school today" everyday. Makes me happy that he has no problem being away from me.<br /><br />McKenon will be 22 months this week...almost 2! He's super most of the time. Last night, when I put him to bed I was in the kitchen making my weekly grocery list when I heard a thump then a cry. I went in and he had climbed out of his bed! Lach and Cohen never did this so this is new for me. He was sobbing and I hugged him and told him he couldn't climb out of his bed anymore. I don't think he will until he learns he can put his feet on the bottom of the crib...or maybe he just won't try again. Have I ever mentioned he still tastes everything...he's by far my most oral child (see picture below). This last week it was MORTAR from the remodel! I didn't know that he could get to it in the garage...but yep he ate some. I was freaking out because obviously it's not good to eat. Cohen happened to be in the garage with him when it happened so he promptly told me but still I wasn't sure how much he got. He was fine though. Then it was sand from the boys' sandbox in their room...he came out with a blue face...at least I know that is nontoxic. I can't figure out why he eats everything he comes in contact with but I keep hoping he will outgrow it (SOON PLEASE)! Otherwise, he's doing great.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTDHpIj2jngoXVG6wLvpqnDUDFI3HDMHSzUIZ5_UrcT3Y1Hw-U859mPJrXzN0EM8LhfDSMYNKdBy7i0vPr6wIJrsRFCjkwunBF2Cr10Lql3CDLScveGODSUL912SGFyRKbjTQBrVSVkY/s1600-h/P1010764_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397019418325591970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTDHpIj2jngoXVG6wLvpqnDUDFI3HDMHSzUIZ5_UrcT3Y1Hw-U859mPJrXzN0EM8LhfDSMYNKdBy7i0vPr6wIJrsRFCjkwunBF2Cr10Lql3CDLScveGODSUL912SGFyRKbjTQBrVSVkY/s400/P1010764_1_1.JPG" /></a> Morning smoothie!<br /><br />So far we haven't got the H1N1 flu but it is sure going around the schools and Drew's work. Yuck...I for sure don't want this stuff and worry about Drew getting it with his heart condition. I won't fret til there's something to fret about though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI4e36jJ48GLB_Ou-lyCc-cF_aj6dT1wFA7vdi_irw9h3BWOUODQ3ttQW3GMyStzykRPTmnR95JaIn_201sYI8hoYXNoax1o9FAEcyciR2GbiazDI3kons2ogKuerpcQ9EBSXD4rgisI/s1600-h/P1010785_1_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397019406543459186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI4e36jJ48GLB_Ou-lyCc-cF_aj6dT1wFA7vdi_irw9h3BWOUODQ3ttQW3GMyStzykRPTmnR95JaIn_201sYI8hoYXNoax1o9FAEcyciR2GbiazDI3kons2ogKuerpcQ9EBSXD4rgisI/s400/P1010785_1_1.JPG" /></a>The boys flying kites in the fall wind!<br /><br />So everything is good...we even got away just the 2 of us. See the next post!Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-20964530926214057042009-10-15T13:55:00.000-07:002009-10-15T14:02:41.614-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaFiKhs8JSNSS3R_iZ2lirx4TocpOUCDIScmg2B5_se_Iaz-yaeWiO09ahmN4qS5E7nInpjsz9PXuJwWNUmXf5nKf6b8rmZpIN8-cthuF_us-ihaieTZkzO3SBjX2ZtDj16ceRaiEmow/s1600-h/P1010782.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392934593278375810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaFiKhs8JSNSS3R_iZ2lirx4TocpOUCDIScmg2B5_se_Iaz-yaeWiO09ahmN4qS5E7nInpjsz9PXuJwWNUmXf5nKf6b8rmZpIN8-cthuF_us-ihaieTZkzO3SBjX2ZtDj16ceRaiEmow/s400/P1010782.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">I LOVE THIS LITTLE FACE....and yes that is dirt he's been eating!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">Mack at almost 22 months</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;"></span> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-9850985042887325872009-10-15T13:43:00.000-07:002009-10-15T13:54:49.891-07:00Fall eveningThe other night it was COLD when the sun went down but we built a fire and had hot apple cider. A great time was had. The boys always love building a fire with Daddy. Drew also did some tractor work on the property and I got some pictures of the sunset. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgps0so2ukKrRz44EBn1EPmcQ23s7wmPT_nc139qY3umOkZNGtgR-kA35lH8SYj_tAOecusSbDhM8N0CY_BxD4SlyPgWXF0YxTNKSttjhcmvK21SDCX_f1mwvFli3lMGnO1I54Ymw7rYuo/s1600-h/P1010767_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgps0so2ukKrRz44EBn1EPmcQ23s7wmPT_nc139qY3umOkZNGtgR-kA35lH8SYj_tAOecusSbDhM8N0CY_BxD4SlyPgWXF0YxTNKSttjhcmvK21SDCX_f1mwvFli3lMGnO1I54Ymw7rYuo/s320/P1010767_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392932868154684338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY19xzxJOxJc57mjz_zaLTfVqFNxDXupTS3GoWJwZ8DcEV_Ly1nBR-lXo0aHNV9nCVdPGAxRQwFboiO5kaN2JwTWuO012iUX1knpKBX3R4LJdf5EQWimXFfAfld_fFsZJophLcd7a0aPk/s1600-h/P1010769_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY19xzxJOxJc57mjz_zaLTfVqFNxDXupTS3GoWJwZ8DcEV_Ly1nBR-lXo0aHNV9nCVdPGAxRQwFboiO5kaN2JwTWuO012iUX1knpKBX3R4LJdf5EQWimXFfAfld_fFsZJophLcd7a0aPk/s320/P1010769_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392932852412970450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zgja9bOP0VOp6uYMNWJM0rJc_9Jh1rxPk5A8a9onVOj_kySRKvXlq4b_atByx8q30YqloI2jO9JpPUjA1e1b0hyphenhyphenwvLVivEDUApJTyl8l-W0ioOeFaOoI7I6IJ6tTr8fRDDO88vvGrpg/s1600-h/P1010772_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zgja9bOP0VOp6uYMNWJM0rJc_9Jh1rxPk5A8a9onVOj_kySRKvXlq4b_atByx8q30YqloI2jO9JpPUjA1e1b0hyphenhyphenwvLVivEDUApJTyl8l-W0ioOeFaOoI7I6IJ6tTr8fRDDO88vvGrpg/s320/P1010772_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392932844837592114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8K47WNqR3W_2r9wdJMV-qlwaVD27HFynt17iVrH-W21-lb-o-2n5ZOSvWOVU1y6ZAO4PXOb9mVPcj6WbscABSL5tDwN3LkA_9DvzuirJLAmCOnsFy3c4hIvy61JWbd0DzJNPNSGjpQo/s1600-h/P1010774_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8K47WNqR3W_2r9wdJMV-qlwaVD27HFynt17iVrH-W21-lb-o-2n5ZOSvWOVU1y6ZAO4PXOb9mVPcj6WbscABSL5tDwN3LkA_9DvzuirJLAmCOnsFy3c4hIvy61JWbd0DzJNPNSGjpQo/s320/P1010774_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392932464396367602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr4YT5FWxiygHAQg32uDrWo8gqRFyX9IkbRZQV6FoL1MkjlQ6zDgD-VYsdOnmEkztuza8RsQnIH0Tvx1rfyESqmlcQ4nxmv-3Hj24eFVHvG501EFAhaYpukUiMnJsgIh2CgNG4nTw9uA/s1600-h/P1010776_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4YaV5Nv7MdycVxe2UpWgiO-37DX11GjZR1yb7iATLSDayoJ10jenOFj-aSc8wzLTaJjs-kwsKVQ5Ny-ceYHsTNHkksaWQfCSg58Exe252BZjq9e8dp2sOiHWOL0ey2Cf1je4ZKEcE_c/s320/P1010779_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392932437886537490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptU7xGjnHuQeHgyNEhkpvF8GJrUQb_Eyw116meRFuV-P1n0bVLCCN6W-1w0oFMkMWejfxijOuD_LRLnh9PyvN9qyVae2LnZqHq_01Vme7ODRUOIDr_E4Tfdr68cfR6ouM6GahkexX88A/s1600-h/P1010780_1_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptU7xGjnHuQeHgyNEhkpvF8GJrUQb_Eyw116meRFuV-P1n0bVLCCN6W-1w0oFMkMWejfxijOuD_LRLnh9PyvN9qyVae2LnZqHq_01Vme7ODRUOIDr_E4Tfdr68cfR6ouM6GahkexX88A/s320/P1010780_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392932431343284962" /></a>Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-38019945503571288622009-10-12T12:57:00.000-07:002009-10-12T13:00:05.677-07:00Observations of CohenCohen, Mack and I went out for our walk today. He was riding his bike when he saw the next door neighbor's hen and her chicks. She has about 10 chicks (how does she do it?) and we saw them maybe a week ago and they were a lot smaller. Cohen says "Mom the last time we saw them they were babies and now they are just kids...they grow up quick" ....priceless.Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-31224431164088814222009-10-06T16:58:00.000-07:002009-10-06T17:09:05.642-07:00Kids say the darnest thingsThe boys crack me up. Right now it is Mack and his toddler talk. To be honest most of the time I find it very sweet, but sometimes VERY annoying! He is obsessed with the moon right now. He loves "Goodnight Moon" and "Guess How Much I Love You" and many other books with moons in them. This last month he has discovered the moon in the sky which is so cute, but also annoying. Annoying because when he says "moon" it comes out "moo". So we are going down the road and he sees the moon (the moons been full too so we've been able to see it all day) "Moo Moo" he says. And if he can't see it for a few minutes he freaks a little. Then comes "Moo Moo" again and alls well...until he can't see it again...over and over. You get the picture. Then today at lunch he's eating and says "Moo Moo"-I'm thinking is he saying "moon" or "more"? So I say "moon Mack". He says "no, Moo Moo" okay it's "more" but now he's heard "moon" and he won't stop with "moo moo" while he is eating more grapes! Also he is on a person kick. He wants "Da Da" when daddy is not here and now that my parents are in Maui he wants "Ma and Bapa" (Ma and Papa) and he is not happy to hear Daddy is at work and Ma and Papa are gone. <br /><br />Cohen is on a egg salad sandwich kick. Can't get enough of them. So he's been getting a lot of protein lately. I just smile and make more eggs.<br /><br />Lachlan lost another tooth...he was excited the tooth fairy visited even though he hid his tooth-I think it probably took the fairy an hour to find it :).<br /><br />All in a days work. Can you tell I love being a Mommy?Boyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-5120684705282227572009-09-28T13:19:00.000-07:002009-09-28T13:46:47.333-07:00Cohen's 5!I'm saying it once again...I can't believe it! Cohen is 5! Wow....it really flies! He had a super birthday. He was so excited to have the family over, loved his cupcakes and his presents! He wore the crown he got at preschool most of the day. It was a special day for him! I think he knows he is loved. <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREqfT9M6KjOUf0c1fZbUlq_sC0yZO7Qqcsl07-HxIJR43YtJp80u0VSYs7SGyR2S7hYVaFgWoefmx3t8XmuM2MGVrVClGRzPbKyrNaM1vdE2Uhu3twUg1wfGOvu3BSwy94r8GF7qbYhg/s1600-h/P1010685_1_1.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386617262015669602 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREqfT9M6KjOUf0c1fZbUlq_sC0yZO7Qqcsl07-HxIJR43YtJp80u0VSYs7SGyR2S7hYVaFgWoefmx3t8XmuM2MGVrVClGRzPbKyrNaM1vdE2Uhu3twUg1wfGOvu3BSwy94r8GF7qbYhg/s320/P1010685_1_1.JPG"></A>Cohen and his dog Jack <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm8O0Sk71IhwOl-w4lcpMtDboEINo_oGeCl_D9S1GFjnZQM5jhc8vKfEH_Wggkz8yUjNxkv-fk58Pk1hKh-XvhPHGxwr1SbLydidJRyMnwkFEgcf8ORnmeLMMInGLgPD-o9w9rY7qAfE/s1600-h/P1010688_1_1.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386617257407329234 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm8O0Sk71IhwOl-w4lcpMtDboEINo_oGeCl_D9S1GFjnZQM5jhc8vKfEH_Wggkz8yUjNxkv-fk58Pk1hKh-XvhPHGxwr1SbLydidJRyMnwkFEgcf8ORnmeLMMInGLgPD-o9w9rY7qAfE/s320/P1010688_1_1.JPG"></A>Cohen and his herd of dinosaurs <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDwpgLuvfsSaxta_5lE3eitWX5PWvQIn31z_cOTakwVNhW0xGuUdmbUH9ccQcrtAzM6fywAYWbToaseU6k7veBowgJKMckiFclWBXIVxM1ALnWHK1pl2-R9lRpo3osibzWOdyFR0Tl3g/s1600-h/P1010702_1_1.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386617245181561858 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDwpgLuvfsSaxta_5lE3eitWX5PWvQIn31z_cOTakwVNhW0xGuUdmbUH9ccQcrtAzM6fywAYWbToaseU6k7veBowgJKMckiFclWBXIVxM1ALnWHK1pl2-R9lRpo3osibzWOdyFR0Tl3g/s320/P1010702_1_1.JPG"></A>Presents! <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7qMxyf2Lo_mHFyeDxtxYr2MHlxCWbDJIz-MD-yXkgLFRgMZb7t34ShhJGTFG9JHMH6mGgNQSQLf39ftbXuA9yYnn961kYBwngdmnZogrUAnWfe2tlGtTJzKRbJioKeg24tUKi8Qf-ck/s1600-h/P1010706_1_1_1.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386617234976735970 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7qMxyf2Lo_mHFyeDxtxYr2MHlxCWbDJIz-MD-yXkgLFRgMZb7t34ShhJGTFG9JHMH6mGgNQSQLf39ftbXuA9yYnn961kYBwngdmnZogrUAnWfe2tlGtTJzKRbJioKeg24tUKi8Qf-ck/s320/P1010706_1_1_1.JPG"></A>Cohen with GG, Grandma and Grandpa <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyfFFiAlcUqotLJ7R5k70OsSiQn3UG6uSOvNjzsCmn_MYQxdM1xmprLkzZ17uCVyoiMSDXWDRUkd_UbuIQ1CyHLpMkaUA1laGLwGsn8bv6eT8ey7QB0NH3QBQ0Og4M9uRVbO-TuJE6NU/s1600-h/P1010721_1_1.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386617226465161138 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyfFFiAlcUqotLJ7R5k70OsSiQn3UG6uSOvNjzsCmn_MYQxdM1xmprLkzZ17uCVyoiMSDXWDRUkd_UbuIQ1CyHLpMkaUA1laGLwGsn8bv6eT8ey7QB0NH3QBQ0Og4M9uRVbO-TuJE6NU/s320/P1010721_1_1.JPG"></A>Cohen with his Ma and PapaBoyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226118877448380015.post-91028109468466535962009-09-25T19:46:00.000-07:002009-09-25T20:15:52.243-07:00Hiking with my family on the perfect day=perfectionWe had the most wonderful day hiking up to Winchester Mountain and Lookout. It was gorgeous and perfect weather. We pulled Lachlan out of school for the day (okay we are terrible parents) but we called it a "field trip" as he learned a lot about nature, mountains and got to see all the fall colors. I absolutely LOVE doing this stuff with my family and can't wait until Mack is big enough to go too. Today we left him with his Ma (my mom) though and I am really glad we did considering how steep it was at the top and how busy he is! Although I really missed him-especially not having his little smile in our pictures. The views were breathtaking. The trail started out of two lakes called Twin Lakes and they were so beautiful. They have camping right there so we think it would be fun to camp at the lakes one of these years and do some hiking all around the area. There are working mines and it would be really cool to check them out. I would love waking up in the morning to the views too. It looks like the fishing is great in the lakes as well. The boys gorged on wild blueberries (so did I) and the fall colors were so pretty. The lookout was 6521 elevation and the views were really unbelievable and the pictures don't even compare to seeing it in person! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0l8m4gqTXnrgi4A4K09ISA9miBEgLT62dicAona-ANtoeWU3yDYcPEOoW1aT-iGCviEMQ0nE1_LhKmOG1uKgafEQTCNINf5mIn9UjKq_JdlBtHp_BDj9_I6HN_8FuhoB2Sw3NGc4vas/s1600-h/P1010593_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0l8m4gqTXnrgi4A4K09ISA9miBEgLT62dicAona-ANtoeWU3yDYcPEOoW1aT-iGCviEMQ0nE1_LhKmOG1uKgafEQTCNINf5mIn9UjKq_JdlBtHp_BDj9_I6HN_8FuhoB2Sw3NGc4vas/s320/P1010593_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385608080144539234" /></a>Starting out at Twin Lakes<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-DvyWoh9UHxPZo2HW4AkXLOKNLyOXntauPeDul9sT_vek_7wXZQCxkOmYo-gQKDacE-aXV6HwCU-LvDbfu4-eKkwphz7E71O1u9nhnRsMwxxVCNmvRPddlenQr-VAsskCVnbYw4TzgU/s1600-h/P1010601_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-DvyWoh9UHxPZo2HW4AkXLOKNLyOXntauPeDul9sT_vek_7wXZQCxkOmYo-gQKDacE-aXV6HwCU-LvDbfu4-eKkwphz7E71O1u9nhnRsMwxxVCNmvRPddlenQr-VAsskCVnbYw4TzgU/s320/P1010601_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385608070931940050" /></a>wild blueberries<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrVojz4i2rQgVRljLb8ZKw9AVKaFLDOZs426JimIH0Gp0N7RxBegW4hUkXK3mhAGvTSf_LU6YnJqqSUtf7oIG-mH4DnBHXoUy8rFYudwV_z3s3YDjxh39TfmFQs-25CtD7YJHXvN8VJ8/s1600-h/P1010607_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrVojz4i2rQgVRljLb8ZKw9AVKaFLDOZs426JimIH0Gp0N7RxBegW4hUkXK3mhAGvTSf_LU6YnJqqSUtf7oIG-mH4DnBHXoUy8rFYudwV_z3s3YDjxh39TfmFQs-25CtD7YJHXvN8VJ8/s320/P1010607_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385608061628055250" /></a>Mt. Baker and mountains in every direction<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtieXU5zz_2GY9lgP4pcmp1nsydGxCdw9W1zNrsqLpVY0s0zys-MGIFRXE75szHmYAQcgye_xu-nlOwmbHkGMrmsZxBn7Ox0xih6TjVyiHAwtv-Th7k6_BbtPkcsXjeaDNeMzF-o0jlM/s1600-h/P1010609_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtieXU5zz_2GY9lgP4pcmp1nsydGxCdw9W1zNrsqLpVY0s0zys-MGIFRXE75szHmYAQcgye_xu-nlOwmbHkGMrmsZxBn7Ox0xih6TjVyiHAwtv-Th7k6_BbtPkcsXjeaDNeMzF-o0jlM/s320/P1010609_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385608054242904562" /></a>The very tip of this mountain was our destination!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-kmxfZjvFYZN1eVHUgOBce8PCx4C7984X0CdY_8qtZZUZX5kB0LW9R2uJMqLpraM0GQgN-sdBFNf8c8Kr_YARj6JxzNFW61bzCw1wMC_K7c0LWzOEK4t0XCDs6V-pYNPcU79wqJp5IY/s1600-h/P1010614_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-kmxfZjvFYZN1eVHUgOBce8PCx4C7984X0CdY_8qtZZUZX5kB0LW9R2uJMqLpraM0GQgN-sdBFNf8c8Kr_YARj6JxzNFW61bzCw1wMC_K7c0LWzOEK4t0XCDs6V-pYNPcU79wqJp5IY/s320/P1010614_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385607077046721954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrE6v-pZr-cleDYNcIXkZBUME0oqLL9gTuGnpAgUEL97X9fcmfKeRK1YWWCetowpA1VoXoxBKiLBlbXB6irVZVsPUYLaqutbmPQH9b0_KNbDFKKuGKBa6AOaYmBLL-hfZJZRgOsJdr-g/s1600-h/P1010635_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrE6v-pZr-cleDYNcIXkZBUME0oqLL9gTuGnpAgUEL97X9fcmfKeRK1YWWCetowpA1VoXoxBKiLBlbXB6irVZVsPUYLaqutbmPQH9b0_KNbDFKKuGKBa6AOaYmBLL-hfZJZRgOsJdr-g/s320/P1010635_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385607070037721186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pyvZzoGvGixIGZCUHjwR_pugepGS2ySG4iVTeBleeynhQYgxj13rS7c1wok8Kes_nW87jRKqHoQlNpGg_A78egyaILaAyyLOpV8hGLDluP8t1TKLPRQnQGBvkAYGA3KI6mdzTD7v06o/s1600-h/P1010644_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pyvZzoGvGixIGZCUHjwR_pugepGS2ySG4iVTeBleeynhQYgxj13rS7c1wok8Kes_nW87jRKqHoQlNpGg_A78egyaILaAyyLOpV8hGLDluP8t1TKLPRQnQGBvkAYGA3KI6mdzTD7v06o/s320/P1010644_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385607065631630818" /></a>we should have brought sleeping bags!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3I3MstMTspbgV3UFbi00z1ccB1xsbuQ5ZZeqE8K5wtYdosywWCjIDhjcyVASABoMCl0h5eI1WgG8Ay0FDpOz6JvFgEPS6lb2R5fXCu6ydsNgP4HaiYwTEzEFC2ZCteTyH68LjEQRuPg/s1600-h/P1010649_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3I3MstMTspbgV3UFbi00z1ccB1xsbuQ5ZZeqE8K5wtYdosywWCjIDhjcyVASABoMCl0h5eI1WgG8Ay0FDpOz6JvFgEPS6lb2R5fXCu6ydsNgP4HaiYwTEzEFC2ZCteTyH68LjEQRuPg/s320/P1010649_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385607051755381074" /></a>The perfect lunch spot<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseLEBr0VAuBsnKuXcviXhI9ePNfWeWmM7plBSMnyK7Bl8mzfdrSrA3SrCNnuMNieh4grpuYXlHVDYcBfHC1iLjBSjVqsKuzAa_7VQFJ_4RCDVqx4jcBMtlBhi2sz7DYmHQiGwzqijg8k/s1600-h/P1010652_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseLEBr0VAuBsnKuXcviXhI9ePNfWeWmM7plBSMnyK7Bl8mzfdrSrA3SrCNnuMNieh4grpuYXlHVDYcBfHC1iLjBSjVqsKuzAa_7VQFJ_4RCDVqx4jcBMtlBhi2sz7DYmHQiGwzqijg8k/s320/P1010652_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385607046459918322" /></a>Mt. Baker behind us<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYteaJqrmnt0gh1lnlDQQgmg1wXtIDXG_vK4bHIpj01C05JYeXaSoCqEzxJ6pKZmHyPLsIEhR4Mqa_MpiAen9mWXc3RGbn-9GyFfFs8sUohFK5yzqr-oQWmu5ugccSt0rOi6CyE7KC8rY/s1600-h/P1010653_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYteaJqrmnt0gh1lnlDQQgmg1wXtIDXG_vK4bHIpj01C05JYeXaSoCqEzxJ6pKZmHyPLsIEhR4Mqa_MpiAen9mWXc3RGbn-9GyFfFs8sUohFK5yzqr-oQWmu5ugccSt0rOi6CyE7KC8rY/s320/P1010653_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385606227681658818" /></a>6521 elevation<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuxjtYSlsOCm8boN-ak5BpOvb6bwibeA6Sv9DURC25vrXseVbybDLslf7R_16bFFfMf8tWYwN_DUbu-tKYTcMdQgwRTZ47DPtvEpyW_24O4B0kQV5wmYLrhobgMQaFzvywQlz8zItPDE/s1600-h/P1010655_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuxjtYSlsOCm8boN-ak5BpOvb6bwibeA6Sv9DURC25vrXseVbybDLslf7R_16bFFfMf8tWYwN_DUbu-tKYTcMdQgwRTZ47DPtvEpyW_24O4B0kQV5wmYLrhobgMQaFzvywQlz8zItPDE/s320/P1010655_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385606217280939650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv2DkXG56DDkw9GkHWweYq1-qu4lPvhbdA4f4bA9-DRy9N4TWJQoJtW5OSRyxqQjDjRtC7s0rO912OZBa30SDKIkL5L7t6E9Jr5E4bOY2DY64VwobGwtu6LdwKfsyvLyg-7aQjNhnIIs/s1600-h/P1010656_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJv2DkXG56DDkw9GkHWweYq1-qu4lPvhbdA4f4bA9-DRy9N4TWJQoJtW5OSRyxqQjDjRtC7s0rO912OZBa30SDKIkL5L7t6E9Jr5E4bOY2DY64VwobGwtu6LdwKfsyvLyg-7aQjNhnIIs/s320/P1010656_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385606209238421522" /></a>Mt. Larrabee behind us<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonpvKF-SRHfX7wsJxLBkfoI4mJtQjcQdFTmTtI45QZxL5fhgBE2ZKjueKGgeKaqjbNfsER8WWrvZrxByss38Zp2dxoW8G0GaBT9lGaO2e7rauEkE9q5RMJo5EIN2oA2-sv009nnVr0LM/s1600-h/P1010657_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonpvKF-SRHfX7wsJxLBkfoI4mJtQjcQdFTmTtI45QZxL5fhgBE2ZKjueKGgeKaqjbNfsER8WWrvZrxByss38Zp2dxoW8G0GaBT9lGaO2e7rauEkE9q5RMJo5EIN2oA2-sv009nnVr0LM/s320/P1010657_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385606200004102450" /></a>Twin Lakes from the top<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8KzSka809foL-2B_CfUYCOtBJGjX4UaD02mJ8O2xjYDcYElFfASz-65sfcz1WiWCPcsu15AI4vl_fKl9Wx1D_HOwv_6RJ6zE5UbboCPchIF7Hpu6YNhjxaCmTpUJwKkZxzi0KDCrNU0/s1600-h/P1010667_1_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8KzSka809foL-2B_CfUYCOtBJGjX4UaD02mJ8O2xjYDcYElFfASz-65sfcz1WiWCPcsu15AI4vl_fKl9Wx1D_HOwv_6RJ6zE5UbboCPchIF7Hpu6YNhjxaCmTpUJwKkZxzi0KDCrNU0/s320/P1010667_1_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385606187298499554" /></a>hiking downBoyd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702628484040217641noreply@blogger.com1