tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78359714540338592322024-03-05T09:37:33.456-06:00The OuderkirksScott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-82769375525186797462014-04-13T22:16:00.000-05:002014-04-13T22:16:02.237-05:00They Are Finally Here!Prior to the bees arrival we made sure the hive was ready. We cleared a place in the yard, made it level, and created a base for the hive (two railroad ties). We are hoping that the greenhouse will protect the bees from the strong winds that often accompany New Mexico afternoon in the Springtime. A water source is a must-have when it comes to bees. Besides the small bird bath, we also have a running waterfall and small pond. <br />
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The hive's location is NOT in a direct path of anyone or anything. The bees are located about 5 feet from a side wall of our property, about 4 feet from a green house, about 1-2 feet from a few sage bushes (back of hive), and the opening faces the back of our property with at least 12 feet of "free flight" before any obstruction occurs. Bees do not require this much space but it was available and ideal to keep "out of site, out of mind" from our young boys.</div>
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Our two year old is very fascinated with the bees and will most likely be the one to be stung (I am really hoping this doesn't happen but considering the fact that I have noticed him multiple times trying to catch the bees with his bare hands ... It's a matter of time).<br />
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Our five year old is very apprehensive and likes to keep his distance. He does ask if the honey is ready every time we go out to the hive and is very anxious to learn more about honey and bees.<br />
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The bees were picked up the morning of April 1, 2014 from Hay Farms about 20 minutes south of Albuquerque. We pre-ordered our bees months in advance for $140 for 4 1/2 pounds of bees with a caged queen. The bees come packaged in a mesh/wood box. The queen has a personal small cage within the large box. Removing and placing the queen into our hive was relatively simple...where the queen goes, the bees will go. It took less than 24 hours for all the bees to leave the box and enter our hive.<br />
I would highly recommend using the buddy-system when placing the bees. Although one person could easily do the little manual labor required to place the bees, it helps to have someone else available if you need an extra hand. My husband, Scott, and a buddy of his from work placed the queen between two frames of the bottom box and then laid the mesh/wood box on it's side on top of the 10 frames of the box below (the second box was completely empty except for the mesh/wood box and some food).<br />
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Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-80410008357571253902014-04-13T20:56:00.003-05:002014-04-13T20:56:59.641-05:00Oh BEE-have<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We are the proud new owners of bees!</div>
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Since it has been over 2 years since my last blog entry, I decided to start blogging about our bee adventure. On April 1, 2014 we received our first-ever bee colony (no joke). Everyone in the family suffers from some level of seasonal allergies so why not try to use the bees to help with our allergies (pollen, honey, etc). We are literally "new bees"so what I share in this blog are truly from a first-timmer's perspective. In the upcoming posts I will share our experiences, knowledge gained, hints or helpful ideas, and just about anything else I think may help another "new bee."<br />
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Bees and their care are very location-specific. We are located in New Mexico (the Albuquerque area) so that means we live in a high-desert. If you want to know more about bees in your area and climate, bee keeper associations are probably the best place to start. If you live in New Mexico, here is the link: <a href="http://www.nmbeekeepers.org/">New Mexico Bee Keepers Association</a>.<br />
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<br />Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-53503919632088827532011-04-02T15:58:00.003-05:002011-04-02T16:12:36.582-05:00Culinary Team<div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who don't know, I have been teaching 2 basic teaching classes at the high school. As part of being a foods teacher, I have also been assisting in the Culinary Team for their State Competition. we have been spending long days at the school, but it has been al worth it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-luzQWhrm0sba5MED5tTP1l2b9VGWGhpXQohQ523wNENJ_xJKKPyjuzeww96Gsmc__K4qIVKsKMb6_oCfnqCgfFkweXdw_1OuYJFQQv9NuJAj1e3dSUVS53v7YNRtcHeA-fbGr7omZFIF/s1600/IMG_9899.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-luzQWhrm0sba5MED5tTP1l2b9VGWGhpXQohQ523wNENJ_xJKKPyjuzeww96Gsmc__K4qIVKsKMb6_oCfnqCgfFkweXdw_1OuYJFQQv9NuJAj1e3dSUVS53v7YNRtcHeA-fbGr7omZFIF/s320/IMG_9899.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591095249919522978" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Schools from all over the state participate in th competition.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP5_5_1o_nfstFoJ5wQ6sDgrggDUpMWHVd_AivPDcAepUZN_cVPlDR9HL1fqdOSx3xQqIlcj69Fffwmt9keAkffWHPJ8coee-ZOTrjywyUsdVfcPlTAuDPTlAUuEbzCx7liD-W1-Ur6v1/s1600/IMG_9870.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP5_5_1o_nfstFoJ5wQ6sDgrggDUpMWHVd_AivPDcAepUZN_cVPlDR9HL1fqdOSx3xQqIlcj69Fffwmt9keAkffWHPJ8coee-ZOTrjywyUsdVfcPlTAuDPTlAUuEbzCx7liD-W1-Ur6v1/s320/IMG_9870.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591094974816476386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I was in charge of helping the kids with the dessert. We entitled our dessert, "Self Indulgence - One Cup at a Time."</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRMWSNjECkIO2kwM-OI3vsZ74c0L1TeSRTF4RVt6mzdL5EFLLX9IrJeTzkVxHYBZ7qn-lY41WEox1px-d-Lb5BGhP5DzBPZmz22QwgUrA7eS4uPpa8HAbd4Dd3MR32KaO0pN4n-VADjlm/s1600/IMG_9894.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRMWSNjECkIO2kwM-OI3vsZ74c0L1TeSRTF4RVt6mzdL5EFLLX9IrJeTzkVxHYBZ7qn-lY41WEox1px-d-Lb5BGhP5DzBPZmz22QwgUrA7eS4uPpa8HAbd4Dd3MR32KaO0pN4n-VADjlm/s320/IMG_9894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591094970615564482" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After the competition we attended a Restaurant Expo at the Convention Center. A famous artist was in attendance so we got our "portraits" done. He is a BUTT artist. In fact, it is called the Original Butt Sketch.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7ISuNRedI7ukG31_0fDCbyRHWsFnIN86zcpAVaEFmyLMN8tq5I6f_yGwnYB5CqYQSKzhlhr7zbugS8k2lYI1ziEZR4c8yYm2UuSFAuq09vFwmhVT2uMbaBr6dnKRV9DnJ5bJzhWy1b6J/s1600/IMG_9919.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7ISuNRedI7ukG31_0fDCbyRHWsFnIN86zcpAVaEFmyLMN8tq5I6f_yGwnYB5CqYQSKzhlhr7zbugS8k2lYI1ziEZR4c8yYm2UuSFAuq09vFwmhVT2uMbaBr6dnKRV9DnJ5bJzhWy1b6J/s320/IMG_9919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591094309397941458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My butt never looked so good (I'm on the far right).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_ur2U0h4FwOeO9KU7x-zPyo2evsmzBl9bhKJoaHbhWlGZEVE-YgK-ed2AKBJjtSpbW1unVF4yXOvq7RHGJJX6rnUc-eu1Kzij7dETovxzPzx0M50CVPOLUnHAeYHPtM0mbv54j0HyAeU/s1600/IMG_9943.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_ur2U0h4FwOeO9KU7x-zPyo2evsmzBl9bhKJoaHbhWlGZEVE-YgK-ed2AKBJjtSpbW1unVF4yXOvq7RHGJJX6rnUc-eu1Kzij7dETovxzPzx0M50CVPOLUnHAeYHPtM0mbv54j0HyAeU/s320/IMG_9943.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591094305820356642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our team won 2nd place in the competition (we lost by only 2 points).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHZM-83wE_FsxpGjbXaJgRYcaAsIQZSOXVmj1PQrP3HYbGjLzuwvgVeK3aS2Xf_RNE6EGWhOhYWyh9bqz0meSRgQrtgHYQE0HSD2GWq2TV7ajqX8Z283dnZcuiNHkhOtNVXgcWC9Ydhop/s1600/IMG_9956.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHZM-83wE_FsxpGjbXaJgRYcaAsIQZSOXVmj1PQrP3HYbGjLzuwvgVeK3aS2Xf_RNE6EGWhOhYWyh9bqz0meSRgQrtgHYQE0HSD2GWq2TV7ajqX8Z283dnZcuiNHkhOtNVXgcWC9Ydhop/s320/IMG_9956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591094300317761762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They are great kids!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOQ2LzE2uWcOQK5aOvhPtYgRTkhAyqLIIMae4wGdRWH95CixUQkSK4f-EBgvwINjm5HwhC9PU0rk-yoSwLhBlXZUemqqYybFZz2s2jvEvnZco1ncR4gW9MrjURCVjC8zqEsd8VLoFlgam/s1600/IMG_9963.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOQ2LzE2uWcOQK5aOvhPtYgRTkhAyqLIIMae4wGdRWH95CixUQkSK4f-EBgvwINjm5HwhC9PU0rk-yoSwLhBlXZUemqqYybFZz2s2jvEvnZco1ncR4gW9MrjURCVjC8zqEsd8VLoFlgam/s320/IMG_9963.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591094297208752146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-57129619346430877442011-04-02T15:50:00.003-05:002011-04-02T15:58:21.613-05:00Being Two is Simply Too Much<div style="text-align: center;">It is official: The terrible twos are alive and well at our house.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FGfMnBUJbeTRCJhTQu38w0q70X7lczqiO1t4evNVVzYXOaGkKOry9HiUAw26Re9VcgWRpOsIYct3kC_Uo4lKyV82RUx5cSFnFL_PCeyPhL3rh8CF9RiEuYzxP8CBTq6I49FMyHGt4YIE/s1600/IMG_9754.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FGfMnBUJbeTRCJhTQu38w0q70X7lczqiO1t4evNVVzYXOaGkKOry9HiUAw26Re9VcgWRpOsIYct3kC_Uo4lKyV82RUx5cSFnFL_PCeyPhL3rh8CF9RiEuYzxP8CBTq6I49FMyHGt4YIE/s320/IMG_9754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591092303593005826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had a family birthday at the house (the day after we got home form Hawaii and two days after Troy got home from Utah).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzY0gLP1LCRuvViEMOf84pXXhAzEOJoU-Pj2wY7cR738zvNima0N3lT_0Kz1R1jbOO0DEJh7rwXAZyR_tHY17WP6qWsVIAdvyzcwi8EriK9avWViNEA0Poi8laLJhcEm3VBNCgApTMn14/s1600/IMG_9761.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzY0gLP1LCRuvViEMOf84pXXhAzEOJoU-Pj2wY7cR738zvNima0N3lT_0Kz1R1jbOO0DEJh7rwXAZyR_tHY17WP6qWsVIAdvyzcwi8EriK9avWViNEA0Poi8laLJhcEm3VBNCgApTMn14/s320/IMG_9761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591092300249532690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I was a little disappointed, he didn't even get messy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWVNQQQ4IQ7jggf58rUvHuFE7UJ9hr6zx32ctdn0YzvtLXlWox-cZHc1eW0UblVtHFB5Up_eDpwvcq0m6-QbQ3iMHjVucOyQiLa7dYmFVriEzhcDXguwfCZA5Xmb-j2bZgu5aC4VJYK-I/s1600/IMG_9766.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWVNQQQ4IQ7jggf58rUvHuFE7UJ9hr6zx32ctdn0YzvtLXlWox-cZHc1eW0UblVtHFB5Up_eDpwvcq0m6-QbQ3iMHjVucOyQiLa7dYmFVriEzhcDXguwfCZA5Xmb-j2bZgu5aC4VJYK-I/s320/IMG_9766.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591092291851629186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Mickey Mouse Club House is a favorite at our house so we picked up Mickey on our layover in California.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqemq5Lq2ph4OH9wNI5QRM71IQ86f0jo6X8yK85P9E-d_pf6Hm1xpv0xo1MSU7f-CjSidS9hHPT3KdD5bNogEXTAlV0SbNvoPJ23IDjba-sJ5CjlJ5bRTwY8AefltodKfMXq0P4-WuDgzc/s1600/IMG_9784.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqemq5Lq2ph4OH9wNI5QRM71IQ86f0jo6X8yK85P9E-d_pf6Hm1xpv0xo1MSU7f-CjSidS9hHPT3KdD5bNogEXTAlV0SbNvoPJ23IDjba-sJ5CjlJ5bRTwY8AefltodKfMXq0P4-WuDgzc/s320/IMG_9784.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591092291189760882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy birthday Troy! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next day he came down with strep throat and the remainder of the week was filled with lack of sleep, tantrums, and crying.</div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-51595306771533155932011-03-20T13:13:00.005-05:002011-03-20T17:35:23.657-05:00Panoramic Photos of Oahu<div style="text-align: center;">After 5 years of marriage we thought we needed another honeymoon, so we took a trip to Hawaii. My sister, Holly, and her husband and baby came along and we had a fabulous time. Since I lived on Oahu for 8 years and am very familiar with the island I think we will all need a vacation from our vacation because we literally saw EVERYTHING.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR AN ENLARGED VIEW.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hanauma Bay - Best snorkeling on Oahu</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznStZ0nzUaxwuqupabBaB4oWaJ4FhbB00rnWanPdn-A6VHDMIf6djO6vAa4zBTJ7yD1QwSNpavPjfaWF0jlvtG53P1dUIVSrzEVMav-96lMuKvZNk0MJnc03L5n42EdaRLxBJAy_mydui/s1600/Hanauma+Bay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 62px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznStZ0nzUaxwuqupabBaB4oWaJ4FhbB00rnWanPdn-A6VHDMIf6djO6vAa4zBTJ7yD1QwSNpavPjfaWF0jlvtG53P1dUIVSrzEVMav-96lMuKvZNk0MJnc03L5n42EdaRLxBJAy_mydui/s320/Hanauma+Bay.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586227908730526770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERrToN0r8SiWaDmvmq1arEGbfT4OUlv4XsX_D3JVcOg0ghCrebnZWY50LtwcU2LxdnX98i9iuaqFeZe0chcbDMJQFAroIQpxMLLIT7nqLCgrpXsUYd8NglzZFSz2Xha4YD9BB_R5VaNUE/s1600/Hanauma+Bay+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 52px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERrToN0r8SiWaDmvmq1arEGbfT4OUlv4XsX_D3JVcOg0ghCrebnZWY50LtwcU2LxdnX98i9iuaqFeZe0chcbDMJQFAroIQpxMLLIT7nqLCgrpXsUYd8NglzZFSz2Xha4YD9BB_R5VaNUE/s320/Hanauma+Bay+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586227899614606018" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Laie Point - Scott and Jeremy</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7pAZPLYbftV2qt-CzBrVOOnxTyLcNIRdtxEOyQLrw6JYWyNbwnCdbx7rHGXhIRPwFcbFKSUnxesXeEFVxy0zmJtJsHXS5y-1WWbrKs98ECB-59HE8XRBue7Buja7IeUvRJnicZJmYJ_i/s1600/Laie+Point.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 42px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7pAZPLYbftV2qt-CzBrVOOnxTyLcNIRdtxEOyQLrw6JYWyNbwnCdbx7rHGXhIRPwFcbFKSUnxesXeEFVxy0zmJtJsHXS5y-1WWbrKs98ECB-59HE8XRBue7Buja7IeUvRJnicZJmYJ_i/s320/Laie+Point.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586227889573534066" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from our room.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BFU6DOfUl50TWZitORksjMdbf9r-CiqjiUFt_IXuteeRQx_1BhqlurIJMNNvA9QSQkoJDKmGiS0wECLBPx7jyIpeS9Yugm9arEBD9-lMByIoNuz6vw2cjHZKUNCNF8dMpeIeHlK-722x/s1600/Mountains+from+Makaha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BFU6DOfUl50TWZitORksjMdbf9r-CiqjiUFt_IXuteeRQx_1BhqlurIJMNNvA9QSQkoJDKmGiS0wECLBPx7jyIpeS9Yugm9arEBD9-lMByIoNuz6vw2cjHZKUNCNF8dMpeIeHlK-722x/s320/Mountains+from+Makaha.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586227272317994690" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Waikiki from the top of Diamond Head</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsJb6nbVnLv7lyDO6DaLR7WECWsgrN3Gq29yWCD5xQvYLH5LPnJKDihkPkSpFUedrpwOVXQv7o3-eWyAX8VHnGml6f7-yjMN6dzqH1Z8ZkAG_jW8gfpLgqsqXR7p0422NJ1a87fMwsDxs/s1600/Diamondhead-+Waikiki.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsJb6nbVnLv7lyDO6DaLR7WECWsgrN3Gq29yWCD5xQvYLH5LPnJKDihkPkSpFUedrpwOVXQv7o3-eWyAX8VHnGml6f7-yjMN6dzqH1Z8ZkAG_jW8gfpLgqsqXR7p0422NJ1a87fMwsDxs/s320/Diamondhead-+Waikiki.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586227265281889762" /></a></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-70334300152528721392011-02-05T22:10:00.005-06:002011-02-05T22:23:36.917-06:00TROY<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">There is something magical about having a toddler in our life. Nothing earth shattering, just magical. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Although I really like the way I organize things, I still love finding Troy in the Pantry reorganizing every single can into a pattern that he approves of.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGaVYgHKrBTgt-BccFtw7OVhMODv38W37s9TqAPrDw41OYTEVWM7Wydoxix9dK2Wt4DL-FX3kf9-RjNtIM1xicge_1ZAdBT7RadjIzlX6pTskZsdEF__vlLpL5H0gj_gnNE8K2YsGXhDc/s1600/IMG_8217.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGaVYgHKrBTgt-BccFtw7OVhMODv38W37s9TqAPrDw41OYTEVWM7Wydoxix9dK2Wt4DL-FX3kf9-RjNtIM1xicge_1ZAdBT7RadjIzlX6pTskZsdEF__vlLpL5H0gj_gnNE8K2YsGXhDc/s320/IMG_8217.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570426673402082818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH30JwSGbY03Anml01kA4Lj7g-ZfImnOHCWxBgQNC7c7T2kadA0tBSKf6oUVeKPHzTDb9sa6xhucIVZfEoYCrK6ZPH0sW1_yoZJDy-q8YKmNcaxpcv0ivtWHPij0y7wwsKDJpe_Znoyuw/s1600/IMG_8216.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH30JwSGbY03Anml01kA4Lj7g-ZfImnOHCWxBgQNC7c7T2kadA0tBSKf6oUVeKPHzTDb9sa6xhucIVZfEoYCrK6ZPH0sW1_yoZJDy-q8YKmNcaxpcv0ivtWHPij0y7wwsKDJpe_Znoyuw/s320/IMG_8216.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570426664519941394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Coming home from a long day at work and being able to sit at the computer making faces at ourselves - Priceless. You really can't buy that kind of fun.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJW2EuPsPil1VQHBRwWm5lZZ49YDcvnufd5ABZODnfGaUx4aTGnNefoSWb_vtkZD7GUevvV5DppIvHPcW9QMUkMyx1xt49pvhrDagneHG3jq4320CVjMGH5Tne6FIcC_7e3Yea1FXbcYGf/s1600/Photo+35.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/AVvXsEhJW2EuPsPil1VQHBRwWm5lZZ49YDcvnufd5ABZODnfGaUx4aTGnNefoSWb_vtkZD7GUevvV5DppIvHPcW9QMUkMyx1xt49pvhrDagneHG3jq4320CVjMGH5Tne6FIcC_7e3Yea1FXbcYGf/s320/Photo+35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570425104046212962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3QXr4Nf_og1ux1jMlpu2JcdOYL-qvh5Rdq28Cfpb42Jp6EBHNm3Xy0PgE7H6Q65iCcAeQqA6OVeZ0ui8X_62XMceQ7hRoSVzXAiv09kzqjDM_kVvQotn6qyx3-1z29GFUsgis6MBL46Y/s1600/Photo+18.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/AVvXsEgB3QXr4Nf_og1ux1jMlpu2JcdOYL-qvh5Rdq28Cfpb42Jp6EBHNm3Xy0PgE7H6Q65iCcAeQqA6OVeZ0ui8X_62XMceQ7hRoSVzXAiv09kzqjDM_kVvQotn6qyx3-1z29GFUsgis6MBL46Y/s320/Photo+18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570425099227281682" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; ">Thanks Troy for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">being</span> a part of our family.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-89019583397041174442010-12-24T10:28:00.004-06:002010-12-24T10:34:04.384-06:00We're Still AliveYou might not know it from looking at the blog, but we are still alive. Like has been really crazy since school started. Our house is still for sale, I'm still working, Troy is as active as ever, and Scott still loves being a firefighter. We had a great Thanksgiving at my brother's home even though Scott had to work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2FzqPJ4A2BJCrxOX-Gppbiwqlg1nTRMFSfDDSJJAjlpPBd3HAaOSaO0pRuPXvni2bfuOb_d14AiVaToUXOmaXgyiRZiD8t_CIvLh5wCqNnYePWOzSEcpPXoh_gTMlZZOH8W_TBhpSucE/s1600/IMG_8028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2FzqPJ4A2BJCrxOX-Gppbiwqlg1nTRMFSfDDSJJAjlpPBd3HAaOSaO0pRuPXvni2bfuOb_d14AiVaToUXOmaXgyiRZiD8t_CIvLh5wCqNnYePWOzSEcpPXoh_gTMlZZOH8W_TBhpSucE/s320/IMG_8028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554287598543070866" /></a><div>We hope everyone is having a fabulous Holiday Season and wish you a fabulous new year.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLa19Hfm8jV3Svy48RBHeFiceM5webJh2MvYp32IhiUYFUINOGDe-VN6b4TSZyBP1hwv-mceqnSrqI82mwyJiE5oCdcuugNiGz-K_VJpMiXCWUgcUHW3F_glkBe7KUZKAYr3MaJPVIKmgR/s320/IMG_8052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554287604219723970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-40707973282930643482010-09-07T22:13:00.003-05:002010-09-07T22:21:52.321-05:00Darla's Wedding<div style="text-align: center;">Scott's youngest sister, Darla, got married last week and we got to attend. The weekend was filed with lots of adventures and excitement. Troy got to fly in an airplane, Scott got to go golfing 5 times, and I got to take a lot of fun pictures.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFO15y0feEFGdXJHekR_bhcrTA1vQMBZkNigS3Ra0ZzzlgDkaaHyeIJCWy-hbPQ57w6UPEaRUb3eGKsMQmKQbQUcxoRaLCgEJS0U3v4K3A-iGhduCRk6Lb1WIf3VeuTHSLdughAaJ__Z77/s1600/IMG_7122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFO15y0feEFGdXJHekR_bhcrTA1vQMBZkNigS3Ra0ZzzlgDkaaHyeIJCWy-hbPQ57w6UPEaRUb3eGKsMQmKQbQUcxoRaLCgEJS0U3v4K3A-iGhduCRk6Lb1WIf3VeuTHSLdughAaJ__Z77/s320/IMG_7122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514377207779339170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Joe - Chausse- Darla- Luke - Scott- Dutch</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfYtRAcjPfUQ0Ettpkex0MeZIuIouUqua_tqaz3mDw0RZ9cnVrFGPwasEuVks0tne5S8vIIOK4zYx8fP5jGbw_dIGOojZ-5wU2FSMf8ThPQmmFlOEMZ5ouOr8On75EbbB3DFuuziMMS3N/s1600/IMG_7153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfYtRAcjPfUQ0Ettpkex0MeZIuIouUqua_tqaz3mDw0RZ9cnVrFGPwasEuVks0tne5S8vIIOK4zYx8fP5jGbw_dIGOojZ-5wU2FSMf8ThPQmmFlOEMZ5ouOr8On75EbbB3DFuuziMMS3N/s320/IMG_7153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514377197546829138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was so nice to see everyone.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will post tons of pictures on Facebook soon, but for now this will have to do.</div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-2744044762590914542010-08-12T20:25:00.002-05:002010-08-12T20:28:05.426-05:00My most recent grant . . .<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, Verdana, Geneva, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="328" align="left" border="0" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" height="550" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Geneva, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Geneva, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div class="textOrangeLgLt" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Geneva, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">2010 ING Unsung Heroes Award Winners</div>Congratulations to the 100 winners of the 2010 ING Unsung Heroes awards program. Each of the 100 finalists has won $2,000. Three of them will be selected as Top Winners to receive additional grants of $25,000, $10,000, and $5,000.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Geneva, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><img src="http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/it/documents/image/5106005.gif" /></td><td style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, Verdana, Geneva, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div class="textOrange" style=" color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Geneva, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style=" color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family:Verdana;font-size:8pt;"></span>Michelle Ouderkirk</div><div style="margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px; ">Rio Rancho High School<br />Rio Rancho, NM<br /><br />Ouderkirk's "Healthy And On Your Own" winning program, is a cookbook project for independent young adults in grades nine through 12 at Rio Rancho High School. This project will help students create a tangible reflection of the students' knowledge of nutrition and the needs of independent young adults in the form of a nutritional cookbook. Students in her food science classes will research nutrition as a means to open their eyes to healthier options in eating and cooking. Instead of simply learning the basic cooking techniques, students will be able to display their acquired knowledge in collectively creating a cookbook. According to Ouderkirk, the first several months of independence after graduation are critical in creating lifelong healthy habits. Ouderkirk, who lives in Rio Rancho, believes that if young adults are taught easy ways to eat and cook healthily while sticking to a minimal budget and major time constraints, they can ideally turn into health-conscious adults.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-60341361325253140722010-08-04T22:12:00.005-05:002010-08-06T08:14:03.171-05:00Last Minute, Fabulous Vacation<div style="text-align: center;">Scott called me from work last week and said, "We are going on a trip when I get home, so make sure you and Troy are ready to go." So I started packing for our secret, last minute vacation . . . And it was fabulous!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scott's mom has a cabin in Pine Valley, Utah which is located in the Dixie National Forest and we had a fabulous time visiting and site seeing. The weather was perfect and the views were amazing. Troy loved all our little adventures.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGYgVfzK0relocpcksCF_UF9ObYVh3R43ngPtoMtUi0Tx7mGe45nvPY5eP7H74O4Tdkcs9DflDhEOuDQux3AGouIpEXBKiPdBFZAovr-y2ylAT1Lb6Js2o8hOqmU88zZc_P5WrVau3_-u/s1600/IMG_5744.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGYgVfzK0relocpcksCF_UF9ObYVh3R43ngPtoMtUi0Tx7mGe45nvPY5eP7H74O4Tdkcs9DflDhEOuDQux3AGouIpEXBKiPdBFZAovr-y2ylAT1Lb6Js2o8hOqmU88zZc_P5WrVau3_-u/s320/IMG_5744.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502280378958436274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hiking at Zion National Park.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAq79GgiysEb2wA21i6l1G9N1YAqo8B8MywLCn7QUAv8q5gFyedi0DgnFpg7S_e3okO2aAIdS94Cve-g8ANnUiDvDGgyd-W-gTQQEIZPXtrYOJo6e9ahFFmGd6jU4ywenveafj9cBgdZw/s1600/IMG_5747.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAq79GgiysEb2wA21i6l1G9N1YAqo8B8MywLCn7QUAv8q5gFyedi0DgnFpg7S_e3okO2aAIdS94Cve-g8ANnUiDvDGgyd-W-gTQQEIZPXtrYOJo6e9ahFFmGd6jU4ywenveafj9cBgdZw/s320/IMG_5747.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502280370031988898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gA5kKSHAVb43_1Ia2u0REt3jw87zBOpEwphfi8HOL5NYOxdkqrZl93ABPhHqLhRDUd25nmMI4Kd5v20dKfPb0VpbaeY0wImjsroSJSanPhht1_Mk7eE95RSN9TN6dRqmaVTF1bbW-qg-/s320/IMG_5755.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502283312479006770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Famous Pine Valley, Utah Church. It is the oldest Mormon church that still functions.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_TjyIkrJKestKS9xEp88pZ1RlLhFnSbLYFQ_fheLryw8cDEqlsonGKoIiRzwcEk6PRyiakzVz7uubBW7JUJ8NGou754rrdvxumkwjXJFHd6pgBBOpnKpF3w8z_-Bic60bmTZjgOPqfzA/s320/IMG_5782.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501768924854025314" /><div style="text-align: center;">Scott, Korrie (Scott's Mom), and Troy</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yDWICsdEOeb4OVjo0sP8Ey1rGTgbcQ7kJCSsyim_3y0XaD7W3bgyHkDJmZtkATfQR2BIvwEsJfhIlP-avJY4lShBd498wVTBmcFmugKxPPgogqliW65amgiXKHZGPpC4EwLV4k70aPDa/s320/IMG_5786.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501768919203827810" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our adventure in Dixie National Forest.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDXvVgVUKuWN0rkBfCNvApz2daHE_AgA0oHBF6DBPDt-ZvwjlAeSvWQ7qcdYmM2lrZT0UuHYlDULGIy9yee3dRrhLf4jBpb_yndSlOw5nSnmXDafc-AhlbpvFYDhJTS7vwByRMndwD4bu/s320/IMG_5809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501765912348258866" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIm9cus2uNrF4XQ91Y3rYFqtWkMmCGp-qgV2YbWG2Lz6yHO77UziSzf05Af8Jo4Zln64SIv-v40OrwpMvuRr-23fnmiQanbB_cZCHVUcyKraJIizMfXOVfxFAGmpbeTtXJs2sfW7CJd6Hu/s320/IMG_5802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502280356258230930" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G8fHmIDI82xUZGMrQzPSW0RSIyVqrDdGxlup-LK4k40hSVyAhhOTpTnV50VxxgXHGjYmLklqSRbzgEUtclWLUUDfCLWbRsppWynFHTcxcyVW4FPYlOCO10dAVTiCLVKH0ejJ2_6h2k-C/s1600/IMG_5821.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G8fHmIDI82xUZGMrQzPSW0RSIyVqrDdGxlup-LK4k40hSVyAhhOTpTnV50VxxgXHGjYmLklqSRbzgEUtclWLUUDfCLWbRsppWynFHTcxcyVW4FPYlOCO10dAVTiCLVKH0ejJ2_6h2k-C/s320/IMG_5821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501765896947902306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Snow Canyon was so beautiful</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpFC5K_o7VHWBTkYlH_IYfKMfduU85ZFYD5LNY0Qg543Fvc2jHT6AJfghrAEYVwRnCky4UvTzPIkeYUtmrhJmDjjkDNzDBbxfzJuVYzIU6bGiXHKWhOkRl9RFIHHTQPojvJb2sWTjPpbR/s320/IMG_6158.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502283300152168290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3rbdv0vxUfJGNSv4stp6JSMHS7zCLaYBJTiqYS-QvPol5spL4Dpgd7cqXx-xgMXtbxwOQNNN701E08ECqeVdyRQK0MbJFhMpnSS_JKqf1Vx_EKJkZTCnE-5LBOhHAzsxCWTWxRYfcdX0/s1600/IMG_6137.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3rbdv0vxUfJGNSv4stp6JSMHS7zCLaYBJTiqYS-QvPol5spL4Dpgd7cqXx-xgMXtbxwOQNNN701E08ECqeVdyRQK0MbJFhMpnSS_JKqf1Vx_EKJkZTCnE-5LBOhHAzsxCWTWxRYfcdX0/s320/IMG_6137.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501765886605682226" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa2jIIpIv7_31YaxsDJfAmkCbHb8jQwndhCZWHjLuYNzD890Uzz54sJRzJeEmKdPOVDXPVnmfVN4tjsY9yPd3XNdSj8f_iiR7rl-jhA20-PslBRveCLwBSvq9A-cX4iMc_TOdPAvvn8uC/s1600/IMG_6165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa2jIIpIv7_31YaxsDJfAmkCbHb8jQwndhCZWHjLuYNzD890Uzz54sJRzJeEmKdPOVDXPVnmfVN4tjsY9yPd3XNdSj8f_iiR7rl-jhA20-PslBRveCLwBSvq9A-cX4iMc_TOdPAvvn8uC/s320/IMG_6165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501762309126649378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We all loved 4-wheeling, but Troy REALLY had a great time.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIt83BgBJxmI1JcTBXQIssH6LT3_b8YNl8JX2ughbiCfMEK0pDswVzxZaOx21lJdzaN3zdUplWhc-f0qPDE5wnWN-tO-lvZsGDIb2R-HrfwgUxVkSzb8DH7TprWyMMQ9bojdkphLEsjrv/s1600/IMG_5769.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIt83BgBJxmI1JcTBXQIssH6LT3_b8YNl8JX2ughbiCfMEK0pDswVzxZaOx21lJdzaN3zdUplWhc-f0qPDE5wnWN-tO-lvZsGDIb2R-HrfwgUxVkSzb8DH7TprWyMMQ9bojdkphLEsjrv/s320/IMG_5769.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502280366627098946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pine Valley is such a small, little town we could even ride the 4-wheelers down main street with Troy, a 16 month old without a helmet, and no one even cared. </div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2GjtnvdMiYThyphenhyphenodUL-g63hImpvorTl81aEuSDnqZiKKmOfMy2SMOwo7rBEwG3nRzoAxwa68hp2LCjwzp2FSOmJeQlEMAemacM1dP49zgCiWfRYjT3eiu_3XiflDAmLRO5KDMxQh6YV65/s1600/IMG_6170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2GjtnvdMiYThyphenhyphenodUL-g63hImpvorTl81aEuSDnqZiKKmOfMy2SMOwo7rBEwG3nRzoAxwa68hp2LCjwzp2FSOmJeQlEMAemacM1dP49zgCiWfRYjT3eiu_3XiflDAmLRO5KDMxQh6YV65/s320/IMG_6170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501762297174063138" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJKeAwiwdQdY7aiSYpq3wux71SNsiU10D4KypcRsPFpMiFYmYfo-V_vBHQLaKr5sU1n0wBRjGc5A-oohygQGSd4N3NT3c399eLLF4dMuiZ28v4sxBspkos0PBRBzIZ60ar0cSxnIevSWf/s320/IMG_5776.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501768934033273586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way home we stopped at The North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I had never been to the North Rim and it was AMAZING.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpIQQjulkXLhH7-MnMyIF9gaUe8rBWNTT3FWPsMvoJfxuhnIn9vs3NFE6ICF2iJ4Z4oqAVhd5g_2Qy8K7B3z4r3M6udxjlG5bJza7pUn78VuoL4AKDRKZH7LJZGGF61pk13Xa_3S8REYG/s320/IMG_6194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502283295371441042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMw78CRFZBhsDNWFa2IFJ8jQlnEoV-QmsNE0QGQotzdMMFfjPcY1hJu16ioAEYA7lHtaWnoiEs3DvQCWct42OUzvFqXMldMi7uaAwlU71oTm9ZdxpknW1d7Bch8sdkZ9SNFNtG_6m7qYRf/s1600/IMG_6193.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMw78CRFZBhsDNWFa2IFJ8jQlnEoV-QmsNE0QGQotzdMMFfjPcY1hJu16ioAEYA7lHtaWnoiEs3DvQCWct42OUzvFqXMldMi7uaAwlU71oTm9ZdxpknW1d7Bch8sdkZ9SNFNtG_6m7qYRf/s320/IMG_6193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501762286059414978" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jUDazfldg2VK3ORGjKc8xTpZKmmaGJLp2YU38P0frwiEngW26aS8Ndv-AA6gY16FcL_cVH-Gy-UmnB7QeH-OJUTZhodxV3yYjCtQaFkQYAGjw5ETpbFk1EIIiP7J_hKWmGWJDbL2wVfA/s1600/IMG_6198.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jUDazfldg2VK3ORGjKc8xTpZKmmaGJLp2YU38P0frwiEngW26aS8Ndv-AA6gY16FcL_cVH-Gy-UmnB7QeH-OJUTZhodxV3yYjCtQaFkQYAGjw5ETpbFk1EIIiP7J_hKWmGWJDbL2wVfA/s320/IMG_6198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502283283458958786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jUDazfldg2VK3ORGjKc8xTpZKmmaGJLp2YU38P0frwiEngW26aS8Ndv-AA6gY16FcL_cVH-Gy-UmnB7QeH-OJUTZhodxV3yYjCtQaFkQYAGjw5ETpbFk1EIIiP7J_hKWmGWJDbL2wVfA/s1600/IMG_6198.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A little vacation toddler humor:</b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who don't know, Troy loves to read. He finds words everywhere and wants me to read them . . . so I do. I read, "Plastic, Glass, Aluminum" several times and then Troy ran into the field behind the trash and came back with grass in his hand and threw it into the garbage and said "Grass." He did this for several minutes, trip after trip of grass into the trash can. It didn't even dawn on me until I read the sign again that Troy thought I said "grass" and not "glass." </div><div style="text-align: center;">Troy is so smart . . . Mom may need some work!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4D2B263-tt8e-NDZLGU4tCWgoQA1t-QztHRXqKAB5TV63XV3eBGJyJ6oaZZttSoV-qY82yN0HBRD3ySt3rQ_Ce7O_94jcvu7iP0yT232eHsxDkMYfX7TovE5egxIKHwRD3IZAiu-SV8f/s1600/IMG_6201.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4D2B263-tt8e-NDZLGU4tCWgoQA1t-QztHRXqKAB5TV63XV3eBGJyJ6oaZZttSoV-qY82yN0HBRD3ySt3rQ_Ce7O_94jcvu7iP0yT232eHsxDkMYfX7TovE5egxIKHwRD3IZAiu-SV8f/s320/IMG_6201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501762278802566258" /></a><br /></div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-29620124755014707322010-07-26T09:56:00.004-05:002010-07-26T11:59:42.995-05:00Don't Judge Me<div>What is a mom supposed to do on a Sunday evening when it starts raining for the first time in a long time????? Toddlers are waterproof, right? Living in the desert, Troy didn't even understand why water kept hitting his head. It took awhile, but eventually he truly enjoyed the moisture.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r-6QJZIBm0jxRCOZQ6NQx7sy2MJFdFJNX2CP8bbG4eyOSmWcFw_mfwbWaoeiPlWhCl-3xXhwtFapkzsdD6-gfqbkCQUrCMxcUmciePnlAFabBK1zgp4KxLncepMD1cqbPuQRUIORBN8h/s1600/IMG_5693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r-6QJZIBm0jxRCOZQ6NQx7sy2MJFdFJNX2CP8bbG4eyOSmWcFw_mfwbWaoeiPlWhCl-3xXhwtFapkzsdD6-gfqbkCQUrCMxcUmciePnlAFabBK1zgp4KxLncepMD1cqbPuQRUIORBN8h/s320/IMG_5693.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498232084846024786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieKbZXq4iWNd4RujujoSnBsOtObtskTKB2rzHUjreX4Y4GuJyrWtjikP6jtt7pxgt9TGu1-oo0B36dEOCcet-bbCCvaEafr8h8dcv2rO450OY-FbxPlCitcz_6y-kjMw-zwwS5vZ-M2Zz/s1600/IMG_5682.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieKbZXq4iWNd4RujujoSnBsOtObtskTKB2rzHUjreX4Y4GuJyrWtjikP6jtt7pxgt9TGu1-oo0B36dEOCcet-bbCCvaEafr8h8dcv2rO450OY-FbxPlCitcz_6y-kjMw-zwwS5vZ-M2Zz/s320/IMG_5682.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498232077070281570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicX_ST_4UOIEI328bfOmnlgnC1TpVoJme5xgWkvdgeLCRCPVvVfzC8PRjYnABgSUWAUPe2mKmvilcbSbLmBzHmvgfuAK7UxUrnT8UiR1gxcMOARTOUj5ZmrTIDnnz_KVkrhnqoErGSzM-i/s1600/IMG_5691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicX_ST_4UOIEI328bfOmnlgnC1TpVoJme5xgWkvdgeLCRCPVvVfzC8PRjYnABgSUWAUPe2mKmvilcbSbLmBzHmvgfuAK7UxUrnT8UiR1gxcMOARTOUj5ZmrTIDnnz_KVkrhnqoErGSzM-i/s320/IMG_5691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498232067229155538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love the raindrops dripping down his face.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWqH11obuVKCRyCzpiMiBvCKG8OGL5_zrleccM8rhr5zQmxApyLIKpWsUymBtPTRZ7BBBv4voG8v6K3wRP03Iq8YjsyBAaoIiWecCbXdqYlrX_EyMoMnHKjkmZfvW5AZGbAgbfWsXgHX2/s1600/IMG_5680.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWqH11obuVKCRyCzpiMiBvCKG8OGL5_zrleccM8rhr5zQmxApyLIKpWsUymBtPTRZ7BBBv4voG8v6K3wRP03Iq8YjsyBAaoIiWecCbXdqYlrX_EyMoMnHKjkmZfvW5AZGbAgbfWsXgHX2/s320/IMG_5680.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498232060288858626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycNkdRyuJbp5pebQEykuHSJ9a13cOxMFkzlUfvGZbOePcCK6qNEpaB7wXOJHb40Nps5Vx-JiXk8hCGRGk9Jqg9ivD-jH0BntjmF26085WUkx2t7PLJYmU5U0M-fvKw-WSIrxsEi4Gvr3L/s1600/IMG_5684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycNkdRyuJbp5pebQEykuHSJ9a13cOxMFkzlUfvGZbOePcCK6qNEpaB7wXOJHb40Nps5Vx-JiXk8hCGRGk9Jqg9ivD-jH0BntjmF26085WUkx2t7PLJYmU5U0M-fvKw-WSIrxsEi4Gvr3L/s320/IMG_5684.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498232046400675394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had to give him a bath immediately afterwards since he smelled like rotten rain water (STINKY).</div><div><div><br /></div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-38394676293082932852010-07-09T18:05:00.009-05:002010-07-09T19:05:59.427-05:00THE RUSHTON REUNION<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0q9sJMdVqpiKjmhjYYcYFcsYWjEEeDn8HInfkgAg-Sns-jWhXTjtY_bXIpvjka9h-8xIXESJBCJU6XdF8OtoLvRuHO171JDyMrvP-StczQor-3dQVHYCLf0SVPseZdkALSTKWiVo0tCvs/s1600/IMG_5172.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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height: 214px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mzZ6HyNbCqQ3yk794bzOZ1EaP6L-aMNxXDCYu8qN0aKTuKfS4YiL3ZMB6vDPPtKii2GgFLuTxQn6RCheU2_7LtV5hTq15weEJWGK7wHndEEOYkuCqFRu1RMMro95WrVfMM_OHc6mwkeJ/s320/IMG_5392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492055070736200658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqHGsDzdW44j9PM-2Z1y39bOSLaxxMV6JZShcReucRbXbAI-l7gd-3qqJMfqebkV5miIp1IOg9JQ67-A_OdGo6IigIAc_wFK7n4Z9rMK3AIzUeht8_7Ur4_sklLG-O-iQO84zkW09JEHf/s320/IMG_5374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492055085758364674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle John & Aunt Candy</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMxz3ty93Ty2j2aceLpQHd1n69I54fxrRtTVZWQyRyM3OdxVqx7AlsxxJC_lQiQ1FfrlglXZC_2OAHhU9mP9kI6MvSduoc2XHN1QoSctwjnFYzJn2iE5h6oFDd8WMNzZTRIHWzjYPTu51/s1600/IMG_5395.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMxz3ty93Ty2j2aceLpQHd1n69I54fxrRtTVZWQyRyM3OdxVqx7AlsxxJC_lQiQ1FfrlglXZC_2OAHhU9mP9kI6MvSduoc2XHN1QoSctwjnFYzJn2iE5h6oFDd8WMNzZTRIHWzjYPTu51/s320/IMG_5395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492055108851515426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Troy played with that stick for almost 30 minutes - most of the time he was sucking on it. </div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXqsCIxqwSUxo_SC6tHV_zSIXeo1ADsqiKIUc5_Hbu78x1CLQn_UjFMMoAvI3lbFPq_I27tNdjVDQQ9h64fDp6V3kjl2120AjWt_qwWC2R9BnpYBprTa4XONun8bFG8plb14kDoqvlGis/s320/IMG_5153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492047954121030994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWbXpsNGcWwGrjmzzu-YSxQrD-n_gHGrEGqJigXMY9n2TbNlvEMrTAqRVtVbhyphenhyphenzD2oLWCu4Tnzivonhb-xZrq89VJ31AT5Hzi2I9rH-obV7chUhQ9NIYUj-H9kjvEKo11N7tO_tiLKCrL/s1600/IMG_5141.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWbXpsNGcWwGrjmzzu-YSxQrD-n_gHGrEGqJigXMY9n2TbNlvEMrTAqRVtVbhyphenhyphenzD2oLWCu4Tnzivonhb-xZrq89VJ31AT5Hzi2I9rH-obV7chUhQ9NIYUj-H9kjvEKo11N7tO_tiLKCrL/s320/IMG_5141.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492058734870812210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A cool driftwood fort someone made on the beach.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS3SqmN_jk5jtCD9x-YQ-ITWAEZI5ZlAwMMdSMb32Zqy4y9M0OMSDcCzaagYlxKbaruPbkXSu2lU6x9bfSh8xO0Iw-fClMGjHHNpNIM-99q2g2ZN0AqS6hqilTFF8TZW8Ica0mcLSyGvP/s1600/IMG_5272.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS3SqmN_jk5jtCD9x-YQ-ITWAEZI5ZlAwMMdSMb32Zqy4y9M0OMSDcCzaagYlxKbaruPbkXSu2lU6x9bfSh8xO0Iw-fClMGjHHNpNIM-99q2g2ZN0AqS6hqilTFF8TZW8Ica0mcLSyGvP/s320/IMG_5272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492058721735287330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0q9sJMdVqpiKjmhjYYcYFcsYWjEEeDn8HInfkgAg-Sns-jWhXTjtY_bXIpvjka9h-8xIXESJBCJU6XdF8OtoLvRuHO171JDyMrvP-StczQor-3dQVHYCLf0SVPseZdkALSTKWiVo0tCvs/s1600/IMG_5172.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUhC2n32Zk1tBRG-pp4QCgKy3JUqIuApWpRPjOZz2migg8I_TJgA67WCAJ-Emo4nw-xKp7jitjQSlmEVmJRjeqvbKdVUCnHW73uMzym7_2uKmO2VF4bhKeFkIhEaGDdqVwSXBnAZWzLvy/s1600/IMG_5138.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUhC2n32Zk1tBRG-pp4QCgKy3JUqIuApWpRPjOZz2migg8I_TJgA67WCAJ-Emo4nw-xKp7jitjQSlmEVmJRjeqvbKdVUCnHW73uMzym7_2uKmO2VF4bhKeFkIhEaGDdqVwSXBnAZWzLvy/s320/IMG_5138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492060216407647314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tUeHd8bNxWSIL7FZL-V_0VFanXdLJKNI4qVZDKaqY4JHVdwarEukYPpwV5xVS4eVJHSriC4vAL45rScHcqenUKiqa0Bb_FY8PySh5eqJiafgkGXKcLT1yQkwYyUSGZhOIf5G92ruj_vR/s1600/IMG_5199.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFpoTV4za9R7jGhdqBfkCS8wc5moeRe_cnUHSPtSL4n63o7Pqrrlpn-iqubDwSa5dVWtnBs95FVhDBbx-8KQNJOiguuhiYG7UTz4oU22VuuJSaWNEHQ1JhQNnrvTo52SklS7_IWPeq6I6/s1600/IMG_5239.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFpoTV4za9R7jGhdqBfkCS8wc5moeRe_cnUHSPtSL4n63o7Pqrrlpn-iqubDwSa5dVWtnBs95FVhDBbx-8KQNJOiguuhiYG7UTz4oU22VuuJSaWNEHQ1JhQNnrvTo52SklS7_IWPeq6I6/s320/IMG_5239.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492060195717884162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; ">By the end of the 3 days we had so much fun Troy could hardly handle anymore.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWbXpsNGcWwGrjmzzu-YSxQrD-n_gHGrEGqJigXMY9n2TbNlvEMrTAqRVtVbhyphenhyphenzD2oLWCu4Tnzivonhb-xZrq89VJ31AT5Hzi2I9rH-obV7chUhQ9NIYUj-H9kjvEKo11N7tO_tiLKCrL/s1600/IMG_5141.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_lUTXPqwYRFY_Y8aeDIlDQrhekrftDXS4zFatPr6pd224-FhTpBQefmvEiNkq-hbG9wtV5J35em091fXQc0KcZJpjaH9aSHhvciAX-ZRLUoIHZPyT6CQnhlaYKmFmmS0vrrUDTS-ed6M/s1600/IMG_5275.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_lUTXPqwYRFY_Y8aeDIlDQrhekrftDXS4zFatPr6pd224-FhTpBQefmvEiNkq-hbG9wtV5J35em091fXQc0KcZJpjaH9aSHhvciAX-ZRLUoIHZPyT6CQnhlaYKmFmmS0vrrUDTS-ed6M/s320/IMG_5275.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492058716621208402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was a fabulous reunion and I am so glad Troy and I got to attend - Maybe next time Scott can come too.</div></div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-89419429861897734652010-07-09T13:43:00.005-05:002010-07-09T13:59:52.409-05:00The Clyde Rushton Reunion<div style="text-align: center;">Clyde "Gramps" and his kids with their spouses.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAa2S2Pi_h1lq791fjJrFab-LJehf_qC5y-vkk1W7BSGvzJ9Q7w1T89gDgIpHdqhAEtI705e8RaaprNeQvhtP9vZqDFzGs6UFJSCchbkXsHlFH1PHmXOe01i1p_EvnD0Xk6lpcYtF7saA/s320/IMG_5114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491980253371146226" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OahAEjetZaMsG8bx11Lc0osJv7erm2Z5Sagmc2tHcTJI1rGkiMcRwaJ6xQy3qrIw4CQEspGz7Bi0XgMro8ls6GjulTyTWJdbBXG8fxLQsv_p-r-VskhmE7yfzMFUqSRCSmmT8lcccwx8/s320/IMG_5089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491981075311945762" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">A rushton gathering wouldn't be complete without great food!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfv1TWmqU_aGUWgZAHu1enGoLabu6EJ8nBJUxDgwj0dlaN86MAPLAopHu0hTdilWz9iloZZzlUGPSt7C2_ZaPeuUg_vPgp8ADF1XlMhuX94b8K9G0ZrRMWoKLdZ16W1bdnyaNrKS6_rPA/s320/IMG_5093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491981081128136962" /><div style="text-align: center;">Mom and Aunt Candy</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1KQ2lm6TOsjhOVlgN_yyfosezB-6g4nZU5iREtOV4Cc6dFQfxWieO_-1zIXlQStGbdVvq2ggELhPDcedLPMPJ0lHPX02lFZ1GyfTzapqjkN5rzPUVZQAVUrLPbX01QJ7_bofccVh_OCk/s320/IMG_5087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491981063441142482" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The big tires and the sandvollyball court were a huge hit!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmTLkpLHKyun1R5n7kYqdfL46gBjGIxHqYBNXPUs4ZoiP2LEBMDvv9t5DHcJ9alPa6r69SqYfIcWaLgMvHvcpKYty9swT4-iEkc5-UVYVRJiRypc4SDQoOXt9_r9ZgWTj0KHLcd_dfdWh/s320/IMG_5119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491982577673536498" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGNtru7eHOqSBRDn0yLHuLINWK_ZTGWpCyggEW1L68zZPUqg5hB-_-fIdkbCDIDtFeYWuuyRtfZntwd7MXabATAWRHUCxR8g_l4T3ooICIyZCnAcgyihxKhboM6zMtMqbfbdB6CcMv87r/s320/IMG_5095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491982480251144498" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMNV7iIZEJ-c5FUB_kqUx8RSw9RhCt5EPfZQ_6cXtf0G6f5zHFQNT_7GdR_6xPHuI61slTFmp-kFYqQVxTgxmHd_8v_0UqY0i_rs9Bl482okGtWflgeE0oGKOLdcopOhJTPY_5L2FLbTT/s320/IMG_5100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491982505543367970" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh3WinWfpZQYjfsxdS3Lgw2wzqPmDnjTm1z1mzDWoGJONY3HnkLhq_3uJVist9oxxC6Kk-loxvN6PbGwNGddh17Ms8IdLCus5oWyohIriK0jiArDSwsTKr78_OqOElN-RaG-pCAa602Q7/s1600/IMG_5123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh3WinWfpZQYjfsxdS3Lgw2wzqPmDnjTm1z1mzDWoGJONY3HnkLhq_3uJVist9oxxC6Kk-loxvN6PbGwNGddh17Ms8IdLCus5oWyohIriK0jiArDSwsTKr78_OqOElN-RaG-pCAa602Q7/s320/IMG_5123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491980245541030082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Molly had fun activities planed for the kids.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGo_BFhv0aSWsAB4z2PJTtRXqhBW998jwB4vuTwnq9czK7RN4Jl0Loz2n8CkHWTgjwWn-L_9k-_cFgUQxYZa-eyXcq1n7wBX0dMJVHqDQck273JWqUN3KtKdnSDln3urbj7ovnDmjksG3/s1600/IMG_5124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGo_BFhv0aSWsAB4z2PJTtRXqhBW998jwB4vuTwnq9czK7RN4Jl0Loz2n8CkHWTgjwWn-L_9k-_cFgUQxYZa-eyXcq1n7wBX0dMJVHqDQck273JWqUN3KtKdnSDln3urbj7ovnDmjksG3/s320/IMG_5124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491980222092224674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Rushtons!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDUBgjSThPJe5FCI5q-dstyc4K5sP3e4LhKgUy-nEz-nHgPND1-jYkCAuf13VggCGzCCuvusGvxvveT-AohMXagvBNP_w8ZOPLIhYsxXbJHoyA3sbBfMb0ieL57MjqeyS9oqnMaoGC5h7/s1600/IMG_5103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDUBgjSThPJe5FCI5q-dstyc4K5sP3e4LhKgUy-nEz-nHgPND1-jYkCAuf13VggCGzCCuvusGvxvveT-AohMXagvBNP_w8ZOPLIhYsxXbJHoyA3sbBfMb0ieL57MjqeyS9oqnMaoGC5h7/s320/IMG_5103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491980204011504210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We really need to do these kinds of reunions more often. </div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-2554418779745690822010-07-09T13:08:00.007-05:002010-07-09T13:43:45.444-05:00Visiting My Sisters<div style="text-align: center;">On the way to our family reunion we visited two of my sisters who could not attend the reunion. It was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SOOOOO</span> much fun to visit and Troy loved playing with his cousins.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Visiting Angela:</b></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTv0TtvEqocgmos-IZ4ndPmOtWk76YNg_0h8nOMAyWAb1ILskme9-zUAWk7NTLWiPFgDpz_3gwVGGD3X2iIiQLB4lV2Ls0zWSgDIppxHIvRmx_9Jt_rpw_KWsxQfkJ9Hl4xvVNh4JPfsb/s320/IMG_5001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491972592970867586" /><div style="text-align: center;">Heather and Troy are only a few months apart and they are adorable together.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDLoRqRRZvibLhK9yGCKnCozNedk82MZMwEm8ohJSbebZ9EQ4PAFCwh7lpyipRyVyXjqj0cVDgOCaKZNyu5cPy6yR6xfo8iAOvvj8z2uWpQolqTz3BrDzwPB-IYoy0noQ4Zh0oJi8bJQu/s320/IMG_5028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491972531999971122" /><div style="text-align: center;">All the kids loved spending time on the blow-up mattress, especially with Grandma still in it.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK1yZ-2Nc2EI9jo05UyAQwOFgwGTVD5IF3-0i4I8zPh5EZt7zwTWWrgOhZJxSMPslMAhyphenhyphen-_X0qp6XQJRuRwlcAF9jLH8dE1DXbirI2bHzydvct5166ZAquidbw8SULxzbUNKinbe629Kr/s320/IMG_5005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491973985884989682" /><div style="text-align: center;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Grand kids</span> and the Grandparents. Angela has the cutest house it reminds me of a perfect little doll house with beautiful flowers, a picket fence, and a bench on the porch - SO Cute!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbaFw9cpnh1y0VZyEJVHqbE0MWNKuwSY4V2OOd0HKBul75zqH4c0k5SJxUlIJL3-0VZZ_m512oKGA7snV9Qq_7KGfYTt6SWwVXfKD069uWG3HgXyt7xfaoXUXBVa536gwyc9PnuFuJhk-/s320/IMG_5033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491971094385692306" /><div style="text-align: center;">(How did I NOT get a picture of Angela & Alan???)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Visiting Holly:</b></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9pVuGmFF-OUcgHR7ikr-IFJ7_rMaqfEndxD-OzFWfR_eh7y-XAfp75Q6adZb_ySPTGZ44Dnj2hihYLvQYGmbE_12NRMGLTjJQp9ZiBbROqvGqkAYn1nC8-VfYxLKs2qJsIUBZdiT0hYr/s320/IMG_4977.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491972584400580850" /><div style="text-align: center;">Joshua and Troy are a year apart but they are exactly the same size and fun to watch together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Holly's boys introduced Tr0y to a trampoline. Troy had so much fun it was hard to get him off of it.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuHpavOQ0estJmFLqRBRw9US8iDWxLRkK5SB62MdYCnSG0fWUcFDgPhuHHyN-oI4nP0jZImaeE41gfwo1xOR5kSSMi_PjPvHyUxkpj4YjBYGDyrhO9xbC4qMmxIGUqeH5KMbptPIeICuX/s320/IMG_4997.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491975489771714658" /><div style="text-align: center;">Sewing Central: All of us spent the morning we were supposed to leave frantically finishing quilt blocks for the reunion quilt exchange. Using three sewing machines, one iron, and several cutting boards and scissors we eventually finished all the quilt blocks. Holly, Elizabeth, and Emma all participated in the exchange.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElWiZVkYpt99rFaExMtP70H37T42qHHhpnRrFBLOtFQtovJEHsc0kr0aD8nBRXTF0rTXiBKcvAYMF3tAOheJC119nFqgHSa8NIRFOllCX_pp3gy2gA_5lXdpFq-sdDOZd1YK6PilWbGOA/s320/IMG_4975.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491975475769646818" /><div style="text-align: center;">The little guys: Micah, Joshua, and Troy.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZxRDyDR0tv6dQG9T78uPycY4hUUR0kU-qXd9co2IAXqin9HqbzIKxubzjw8-xGA8AgL9G4-fR-4o8Gv5qHAqU305frVUJB6oa5cHC4X2OZsrViVWD-vIMZX17uwaE-qm99j-Af3NgptQ/s1600/IMG_5398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZxRDyDR0tv6dQG9T78uPycY4hUUR0kU-qXd9co2IAXqin9HqbzIKxubzjw8-xGA8AgL9G4-fR-4o8Gv5qHAqU305frVUJB6oa5cHC4X2OZsrViVWD-vIMZX17uwaE-qm99j-Af3NgptQ/s320/IMG_5398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491971055685030706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This isn't everyone but it is everyone that was home. Micah, Daniel, Joshua, Elizabeth, Troy, and Emma</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLtrAQal6GKB2McS03Zd5AbU55MR6z2voAjP_gNc8jNdENOs49aSsMdjhVOvlfZ-qsMqJnahnUhLQzOXzAYGyJYB2i_-0WRvp1lzQBfgPA7m9vBSFBiuA1S5NMVBvc66dJPRUOn-c3xHZ/s1600/IMG_5402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLtrAQal6GKB2McS03Zd5AbU55MR6z2voAjP_gNc8jNdENOs49aSsMdjhVOvlfZ-qsMqJnahnUhLQzOXzAYGyJYB2i_-0WRvp1lzQBfgPA7m9vBSFBiuA1S5NMVBvc66dJPRUOn-c3xHZ/s320/IMG_5402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491970983201071010" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">THANKS FOR THE GREAT TIME HOLLY AND ANGELA!</div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-3976361233588864072010-06-16T07:17:00.006-05:002010-06-16T07:31:14.054-05:00State Firefighter Academy<div style="text-align: center;">Scott has been working his regular shift for the past 3 months plus working with the new firefighter cadet class. This basically means he has been gone the majority of the time. It was great to be able to go visit him at the fire academy where the cadets are taking their fire "tests."</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2h607oqdBz_gk1Ss21VRi8lJhoKMfNW8owEYfY8TZaHBvzJh0rroAObjopLFRi6suzGaHssj17BOjS_L4eb-w9jVRC3JPjWUrrxeKM6pzPx1pQtBOQJkl-fADvNQZfgT_nJZCNTHh_Q2/s320/IMG_4851.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483346137535775602" /><div style="text-align: center;">This is Scott's group (he is in the black helmet).</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxjhaqv_SLOFob7jMatwVZP0RiwxmTSOgHTPRz-jbZrb3RWLxfYZUaUddcs8bggo2vUSojyreCE4USANPGjoy_8KIV5ilT88HYp76NEmSIQmoBs7NUGQ0acBH3FBvwfzynyaKAxCYVM1F/s320/IMG_4874.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483346126099233202" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdHnY8l5s1AmDg5aNhpEd2SHleUV-r3uJ6f8fxRAGWKSQ6azx1z2GWoFw_2hZS1JaL-aH72HfC3Z95muEBee7zjvQh_8ZByyHT3v0yJOAqvkAQzBuNM5JDE02uEWYIUTK8d6BLfYZ1V0i/s320/IMG_4847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483345378097163218" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RVRixA0Quz_OfL-Tdh7cmmefvyg-TobZNWkKM73YY_UW526MsKpF5HEbmdi2_689LHkmwvrvso1Cvo2f7GYoEsnmg02oBrqzuZEe79bEmxgsXgF8CA0jXo_UQf9v7Eof-AlWW-4Uvp0Z/s320/IMG_4830.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483345367678958658" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7_O3WH6rkRqaAXXIyh96rPXCT3tWbZ6Q4J3GOjuVuXzcNymeAyZZHS8ZvcGyOf00e8UlIpNWkosMYFX3jEbnDbNPh0LwjqfxnDyofqC6XUg2wNLPpxXwPoR4o3MFK60L9BuCexTQzHvC/s320/IMG_4822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483345359279186194" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1IuQGXrTNbWR8lvPOWKz42LKg74eCHHBjkxNbJbgR-5vXHLFakZA2hBX7ECXGjhtgJK8pzxRjVQAvIVUcCiW3bO9WMKK13lCloHRJdl4Cy21FgG8xH7ONksPkET7UDO7sPT4uQInpcCY/s320/IMG_4876.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483345345341071362" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">My nephew, Daniel, is staying with my parents and he got to come with us to the fire academy. Troy and Daniel had lots of fun.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rnLSe_WEPxkHBAs04LpCxY-PTwXn5cWO5syZhtJYJROneHvyxJudBnPsf9-rEmJgEWbTVdW31RUbMzRpzq_PAvkgbXdv5OhO_I6rdV8i4hNb5iBAIrXMY0H_RR2KWA0eE1bZoHARNqD6/s320/IMG_4823.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483347307164823490" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-57592005024589725642010-06-16T07:14:00.002-05:002010-06-16T07:17:11.329-05:00Scott's Dad Visits<div style="text-align: center;">Scott's dad was passing through last Friday and he had some time to visit. It was a great, quick visit.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVNrCUeqew5F1US3htBf0Nr1GBv8s0-wmEMJlwr5xfacnuKUQK2IuiMUhf42aoOD9Ycir1gHC5ktgIRU7yrUIwd4mmsUz1TzkVDF2SVtjPP7VD7Clsq86nAQGaSFOO00UlgxC4xnRl4vh/s1600/IMG_4818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVNrCUeqew5F1US3htBf0Nr1GBv8s0-wmEMJlwr5xfacnuKUQK2IuiMUhf42aoOD9Ycir1gHC5ktgIRU7yrUIwd4mmsUz1TzkVDF2SVtjPP7VD7Clsq86nAQGaSFOO00UlgxC4xnRl4vh/s320/IMG_4818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483344230506005362" /></a>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-5958164544322871922010-06-01T19:33:00.003-05:002010-06-01T19:44:48.046-05:00Quilt Blocks for a Family Quilt Exchange<div style="text-align: center;">This was a fun little project I have been doing during Troy's naps over the last couple days. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Troy and I will be leaving for my family reunion in a few weeks. We are having a quilt block exchange so I thought I better get my quilt blocks done as soon as possible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Step One: Choose a Pattern</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvOqdXvOiP7DnAdd6bqBBKzDjsexZ5pvTStgkYBkvaN8HBoaAnQhlCAZeKe1xazJUO36sQ-qqJGY4IXh-hzb9mkqI3tv-fz_oGCV0mIFDYcRZmMrJnrPpHRnQ84raGcLHTr16Ffetg5eY/s1600/IMG_4630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvOqdXvOiP7DnAdd6bqBBKzDjsexZ5pvTStgkYBkvaN8HBoaAnQhlCAZeKe1xazJUO36sQ-qqJGY4IXh-hzb9mkqI3tv-fz_oGCV0mIFDYcRZmMrJnrPpHRnQ84raGcLHTr16Ffetg5eY/s320/IMG_4630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477968748422283378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Step Two: Do a practice block out of scraps to see if I could actually do the pattern successfully.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS5By2c5ykLdsqt3331p9df-n0rJ9LgUZoLdrfp6PMzIrDVUKWeKhqtWYl9Rpss5Q2nHp9hmAeVsnrdUb-tECR6i6828LAjT0nEgpjunlmnYmWpm43uONRfl6sMap72YNWGi4YhIeo2Sv/s1600/IMG_4631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS5By2c5ykLdsqt3331p9df-n0rJ9LgUZoLdrfp6PMzIrDVUKWeKhqtWYl9Rpss5Q2nHp9hmAeVsnrdUb-tECR6i6828LAjT0nEgpjunlmnYmWpm43uONRfl6sMap72YNWGi4YhIeo2Sv/s320/IMG_4631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477968737925081154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Step Three: Buy the fabric and cut it out.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjWdO4vvgmKa-lZTxV2xXW3gCTG3GG4Zu0JijHKin4VYJXmqkKvpV8rZzvb2EnGbU-D1PpyQZmi4vGKQx3mvZ1XKBTuqw7X4HXdo9MSLsbUnYdrOKlsFD_5B9dZw-zE9JvBaAHU-cdLaR/s1600/IMG_4632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjWdO4vvgmKa-lZTxV2xXW3gCTG3GG4Zu0JijHKin4VYJXmqkKvpV8rZzvb2EnGbU-D1PpyQZmi4vGKQx3mvZ1XKBTuqw7X4HXdo9MSLsbUnYdrOKlsFD_5B9dZw-zE9JvBaAHU-cdLaR/s320/IMG_4632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477968732047895010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Step Four: Make the block</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaSse0X2uV_vc2RE3VhItYP6Xn1b0SA1xCKsI3kLpxwG9OorU5d4EQP10j5ysRdVLQFLN8eQNt40xm8EL4EGsqdUoXE7MZVCmg9JWfXP5V5zOiOCEXhyBkiqWs44-AHIdaLofEVjQTft-/s1600/IMG_4634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaSse0X2uV_vc2RE3VhItYP6Xn1b0SA1xCKsI3kLpxwG9OorU5d4EQP10j5ysRdVLQFLN8eQNt40xm8EL4EGsqdUoXE7MZVCmg9JWfXP5V5zOiOCEXhyBkiqWs44-AHIdaLofEVjQTft-/s320/IMG_4634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477968721743060498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Step Five: Repeat 11 more times (I only have 8 done so far)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1iYROnf52_ZyqvTynVxs1UbZliG5FnCL-Eqy62LAkp2TjVg1lxOoKr1K3xUrHl2c9_bFxigm1qKto_aGG4pY05anCQitdE50zWzPE2kiw_OFBRAaV1hrbhPRgO1cbIYEgwL0MZUVMv7_/s1600/IMG_4635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1iYROnf52_ZyqvTynVxs1UbZliG5FnCL-Eqy62LAkp2TjVg1lxOoKr1K3xUrHl2c9_bFxigm1qKto_aGG4pY05anCQitdE50zWzPE2kiw_OFBRAaV1hrbhPRgO1cbIYEgwL0MZUVMv7_/s320/IMG_4635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477968711855218754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I would have all 12 blocks finished but I need more blue fabric so I have to head to the fabric store before I can finish.</div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-76531249908151209922010-05-29T18:10:00.003-05:002010-05-29T18:23:56.065-05:00Starting off the summer right<div style="text-align: center;">Scott has been working around the clock so Troy and I have been trying to enjoy our Spring and Summer together. Recently we went with Grandpa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rushton</span> on a train ride. Troy loved it.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRIUlD963NXimJEUeuVaYaFY518ZW1yD0UmOtjblCyZDwGbl9ViW9mJRcetWzA7XL6N535nz09jG4mPjT3s0cc7nYd6apQA6r1AfSl_1PpIZDIlYYNd0RADvEJZNl6JxBLPMlZCq3iNeO/s320/IMG_4567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476834317700855938" /><div style="text-align: center;">Troy really doesn't look happy in either of these pictures but he did have fun.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHyy0gra5ZBqTP_CwbZEPyoj7HHsRs3R51VVxhNa1B9Tho2KGAZGAgdJXkGAoNXma1ErdKQjiHHoAa3vdRHKw5MDego1U8OdLPuEb0Tq6eOVhY132xxYUj9vs65HNR7VqEK1TqmvqOAkD/s320/IMG_4555.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476834301792372450" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we bought a year-long pass for the Bio Parks we are trying to visit as often as we can. I just love windmills!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q2IffFIflSDsK1WiLDdbFsOTVrHgMK0AbAz9b9KMevcVd-dcTQZEoGeP5gMukuADaGq9O3krPSO6LBFWP9tENbrNMcZXK5HsPquZVLw59RaGct0q2ShZp5Aa7Q3SXpGjhpiEevWAtTuH/s320/IMG_4504.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476834309364148610" /><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to pick the flowers (which I don't think you are supposed to do at the Bio Parks).</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ysr_y28xOgAfwG0_NLX0Bk44l724g98F3LeT1T8ILgWXRRNAXZgQvPlPnDKNwwjb3eNzNbTDbTVM9UH_WtmS4XkY-tO0Pq3d-kNHgFr8otKaf9ZKmgkAMhsABbsAgR_Bhc7Fbwd1NZLy/s320/IMG_4606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476834289488266018" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lily pads</span> are beautiful!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb_NzCZ48yp_HJRTgEZvsGn5yEcLXtnDPsxWLfn7TaHFYQv9Wj781yVZBiJ_vy_FShi7SB7d_qYrb47_b3V3uSjTvfou8nQoIFmUpaM3sFeNc_LoWGmYhQB1obX4Fr7EsUC4zhsTJoS1Y/s1600/IMG_4607.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb_NzCZ48yp_HJRTgEZvsGn5yEcLXtnDPsxWLfn7TaHFYQv9Wj781yVZBiJ_vy_FShi7SB7d_qYrb47_b3V3uSjTvfou8nQoIFmUpaM3sFeNc_LoWGmYhQB1obX4Fr7EsUC4zhsTJoS1Y/s1600/IMG_4607.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb_NzCZ48yp_HJRTgEZvsGn5yEcLXtnDPsxWLfn7TaHFYQv9Wj781yVZBiJ_vy_FShi7SB7d_qYrb47_b3V3uSjTvfou8nQoIFmUpaM3sFeNc_LoWGmYhQB1obX4Fr7EsUC4zhsTJoS1Y/s320/IMG_4607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476834890000419714" /></a><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kwETGc9xrztt8jm8sVTxe0FyxDSojeXhKFP5uFV8-7of_EwiS3_C6DWAlL6gMZES6nebIFBv6SDAB74dqOuhbnSAQsjLTQbCr_3gVYRkJWE301NAE5cQCxUwwc27NA9meI2Hdf-OS3oG/s320/IMG_4618.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476834881126935570" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-30904262915890427932010-05-07T16:36:00.004-05:002010-05-07T17:05:40.862-05:00Broken bones, Surgery, and Visiting<div style="text-align: center;">My niece, Elizabeth was playing softball earlier this week and shattered a couple bones in her foot. Although she lives in Utah with her mom, her dad just happens to be a pediatric surgeon and lives in New Mexico, so she flew here with her mom so her dad could perform the necessary surgery.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0R0l4e-I6t-CTHAyjjqHnTng-HapcuOXWNVE6jXZLwqwv5vQx3By2xyxwMs95rAHHT_oaZAz14X6MIJIrZZC6iinqUxRf4RGQ8rgFbvHqmvcVWNTLfK5ZJLAbmAL8fCW6Rg_liDky7y_6/s320/IMG_4143.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468645970234967362" /><div style="text-align: center;">1 surgery, 8 screws, 1 pin, and 1 metal plate later . . . Elizabeth is almost back to her silly self. </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMozzavsVIun7j8rOIaR7tifWFs8ESrFoqG9x4_5l0VVpt5Ga8dvqpCDx8R6eUIkQiS3lgxNMbOJCW1gJQmsqjArWEHz_lBnSg5COEnrGQlmw9QPGPhnc5o6mNyXdI3noWhKtCjbYm9odE/s320/IMG_4149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468645981670622834" /><div style="text-align: center;">Troy was very happy to visit Aunt Holly and Cousin Elizabeth at the hotel next to the hospital.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09hyH4c77T-GGMlVZb1LyTUSJ6bdOpTTWeFAzsO-sV_OoEXgU08w0ZgS5GjjU_JrvWCgK20ES2inlg3LiohcDkcTkWNfSW3TObVm0pcjAmaizQWkQhE6W_5elt62ZKAlTtw5qaLI9KBkk/s1600/IMG_4172.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09hyH4c77T-GGMlVZb1LyTUSJ6bdOpTTWeFAzsO-sV_OoEXgU08w0ZgS5GjjU_JrvWCgK20ES2inlg3LiohcDkcTkWNfSW3TObVm0pcjAmaizQWkQhE6W_5elt62ZKAlTtw5qaLI9KBkk/s1600/IMG_4172.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09hyH4c77T-GGMlVZb1LyTUSJ6bdOpTTWeFAzsO-sV_OoEXgU08w0ZgS5GjjU_JrvWCgK20ES2inlg3LiohcDkcTkWNfSW3TObVm0pcjAmaizQWkQhE6W_5elt62ZKAlTtw5qaLI9KBkk/s320/IMG_4172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468646977472494690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was fun visiting with Holly even if I couldn't talk very much ( I have laryngitis).</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSp_oL6nmIijvxY46OltgyVZdjZq-C_khlB-TcftBne2paNwLb-hKa-y9X6DG3EcbrpimHBU88WXZcPDq3lC08LNPJcJTdyXzRB4sFjy0ilBEi6Y8x3utGFkgdg2cyrjXpsV9SCOejLe4/s1600/IMG_4164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSp_oL6nmIijvxY46OltgyVZdjZq-C_khlB-TcftBne2paNwLb-hKa-y9X6DG3EcbrpimHBU88WXZcPDq3lC08LNPJcJTdyXzRB4sFjy0ilBEi6Y8x3utGFkgdg2cyrjXpsV9SCOejLe4/s320/IMG_4164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468646972550963458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth and I played around a little by taking pictures of ourselves. We both HATE this picture, but I finally understand why one of my college professors thought I was part Chinese. Apparently Elizabeth is part Chinese too. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlgGU89F0yronUWSV3hpK8uQtKFXgdn7Mvoe3Xfy7dMwPWHyRIV8zW2mCn0xsTvpJQGKZpTPOsTJ16ii_Fznx8Tkfgaty-HUg1vjCPs_FClT2TzFRc2qU9D1vDbBtriYAQU2xypjjODUI/s1600/IMG_4162.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlgGU89F0yronUWSV3hpK8uQtKFXgdn7Mvoe3Xfy7dMwPWHyRIV8zW2mCn0xsTvpJQGKZpTPOsTJ16ii_Fznx8Tkfgaty-HUg1vjCPs_FClT2TzFRc2qU9D1vDbBtriYAQU2xypjjODUI/s320/IMG_4162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468646964856312290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth was on some pretty heavy drugs so I can understand her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sillinesss</span>, but I don't know where mine came from.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATXv0D2HKag163bWRaWxXEBQryOyBb8CbPdBZpzzpgdWksw0rpTyBvI-D7GNntWPO8obDhYRDDrQ8f_-tRl2fMHkK4qLA1ljwLie7US5OY2qP2HniqJpxBy-3euCzaB7glPFkkPrh3kjn/s1600/IMG_4161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATXv0D2HKag163bWRaWxXEBQryOyBb8CbPdBZpzzpgdWksw0rpTyBvI-D7GNntWPO8obDhYRDDrQ8f_-tRl2fMHkK4qLA1ljwLie7US5OY2qP2HniqJpxBy-3euCzaB7glPFkkPrh3kjn/s320/IMG_4161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468646957708790978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Troy and Elizabeth practicing in the wheelchair. 6 weeks without walking is going to be a long time.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRSfM5SMir1nroUpUmJx_RoDZOrnAfvpP5QsDMMlV5f98sKqqh429n3RYRWRhGC1d6pIDfLjnRqHtUmoG2fSctrUjdBi-zhcNqvckqpwzd2mLVOLKdrjoBZuty0RkgfFYM2wEXimiYazu/s1600/IMG_4180.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRSfM5SMir1nroUpUmJx_RoDZOrnAfvpP5QsDMMlV5f98sKqqh429n3RYRWRhGC1d6pIDfLjnRqHtUmoG2fSctrUjdBi-zhcNqvckqpwzd2mLVOLKdrjoBZuty0RkgfFYM2wEXimiYazu/s320/IMG_4180.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468646448374392882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More fun with the camera</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCjT6LHVzI0uvXun-ExQobzdw6PetEAOoFfza8E_WMLuH00yurqIzFbmMH9XPCWJqJpPzTsck5nvwYJdivCP5-5P9WJGDSogg7StM0oFnKcZTXKwyaJeaSQs2jRX2q37shu-xVdh2GCaJ/s1600/IMG_4170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCjT6LHVzI0uvXun-ExQobzdw6PetEAOoFfza8E_WMLuH00yurqIzFbmMH9XPCWJqJpPzTsck5nvwYJdivCP5-5P9WJGDSogg7StM0oFnKcZTXKwyaJeaSQs2jRX2q37shu-xVdh2GCaJ/s320/IMG_4170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468646442667840674" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXXwU5jsxXo9ew5iBFbeBGbavZ5TczdQSKeLUIzIBs9knV75APqoGI5MVeQ5zfDDP2bRtHP8m5d6e_bE2qtK89j-3_vpDhX8gf41ATCMgXzYcoVTIktUt3X9xahFFcbCXM-uPevSyannx/s1600/IMG_4169.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXXwU5jsxXo9ew5iBFbeBGbavZ5TczdQSKeLUIzIBs9knV75APqoGI5MVeQ5zfDDP2bRtHP8m5d6e_bE2qtK89j-3_vpDhX8gf41ATCMgXzYcoVTIktUt3X9xahFFcbCXM-uPevSyannx/s320/IMG_4169.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468646434709048098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyYcsMIjNdgU6Df-lc91HCPhWgQ0CRFVVbHT20br2sajXCTITsW3cHE0iKtnt5tqp_i92p0V6tdRg2RTf9sJCbfeE86KVZsgB0kiTn2q7LOuq1Vz1zjWGyDLcCBuWm7mF5QTC5QnMEvhE/s1600/IMG_4160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyYcsMIjNdgU6Df-lc91HCPhWgQ0CRFVVbHT20br2sajXCTITsW3cHE0iKtnt5tqp_i92p0V6tdRg2RTf9sJCbfeE86KVZsgB0kiTn2q7LOuq1Vz1zjWGyDLcCBuWm7mF5QTC5QnMEvhE/s320/IMG_4160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468645984583150114" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-15881770807898332612010-04-15T21:07:00.003-05:002010-04-15T21:23:58.482-05:00A New Season<div style="text-align: center;">My dad's company got season tickets again this year and we are very gratefully we get to reap the benefits too (at least once in a while).</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Uulh0aqtthrnPxc2_UedaM7TgFf-nLLGNvB-Z6XRs3QZLzBlV7q5SByy0oHsoczb_72wLpUxbw9uqnbr-asrMKOr99PDdP0GzLfMP6FmzMcJ2cP6tzSECsfiwApk1_boYMvnnqKa7KQx/s1600/IMG_4028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Uulh0aqtthrnPxc2_UedaM7TgFf-nLLGNvB-Z6XRs3QZLzBlV7q5SByy0oHsoczb_72wLpUxbw9uqnbr-asrMKOr99PDdP0GzLfMP6FmzMcJ2cP6tzSECsfiwApk1_boYMvnnqKa7KQx/s320/IMG_4028.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460552787665360002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who don't know, the Isotopes name came from the Simpson's show.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgJDv6uc99W0IZ7jt_s2NwJ09a01rjMk7SlBc0_zwd_67ER8nGyonWrjkEI5DvCJkliX_zIBVkne18bxxfw70V2TOTZociR1Y1eeTYBmQeE1vI10fjrp5E4XH7XtydPdGVsuEY-hVXc7d/s1600/IMG_4031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgJDv6uc99W0IZ7jt_s2NwJ09a01rjMk7SlBc0_zwd_67ER8nGyonWrjkEI5DvCJkliX_zIBVkne18bxxfw70V2TOTZociR1Y1eeTYBmQeE1vI10fjrp5E4XH7XtydPdGVsuEY-hVXc7d/s320/IMG_4031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460552785644128626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Troy loved all the clapping.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVWgrdlVQYC-0cZJcQp7oCy5Pwbo92qew3flGjXrZAJ2KskEAzBhaSqIuksiQLWKI4iPX_ayElUYCYX1mMywiasNB64FZRJXYtnfFwsJYo59jie4kUJeQ6CDnRlK3sSO4FzKNXQCVErvp/s1600/IMG_4043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVWgrdlVQYC-0cZJcQp7oCy5Pwbo92qew3flGjXrZAJ2KskEAzBhaSqIuksiQLWKI4iPX_ayElUYCYX1mMywiasNB64FZRJXYtnfFwsJYo59jie4kUJeQ6CDnRlK3sSO4FzKNXQCVErvp/s320/IMG_4043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460552777324984498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Note to self: If I ever want to get a single bite of the ice cream in a root beer float, do NOT have Troy nearby. He did not let go of my spoon until the entire float was gone. Apparently every bite was supposed to be HIS bite. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Troy and I distracted most of the surrounding fans while trying to "share" our root beer float. No one could keep a straight face because it was just too cute. I really do feed him, I promise.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1t23tvxb1MP8_BfVTrwmTrYobJShhpXPc1QC8Mm7J3qgHeZSk-vSX4qC_2pm6X4OgGfyVm5NFDWHJEZcpcmMyN3Yta6rOjIeJKBbwvZDGCz2w8-18uNA7gah__1Wv-GYKN2tr76lhIqg/s1600/IMG_4052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1t23tvxb1MP8_BfVTrwmTrYobJShhpXPc1QC8Mm7J3qgHeZSk-vSX4qC_2pm6X4OgGfyVm5NFDWHJEZcpcmMyN3Yta6rOjIeJKBbwvZDGCz2w8-18uNA7gah__1Wv-GYKN2tr76lhIqg/s320/IMG_4052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460552767748117074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Go team, Go!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-WUCHHXYY7OpbYbc-dmYFB1w_C1KBC1LWc5JCDKY-kANE-CCHO14cfB4Oxhhl_f2sUnF9YbX-Gwqd3u9VEAzzKR_ipC_fWZD8ce4IhekQzNCBQ746mdBPtKAIhDSL0MS1zAsH4je24sp/s1600/IMG_4082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-WUCHHXYY7OpbYbc-dmYFB1w_C1KBC1LWc5JCDKY-kANE-CCHO14cfB4Oxhhl_f2sUnF9YbX-Gwqd3u9VEAzzKR_ipC_fWZD8ce4IhekQzNCBQ746mdBPtKAIhDSL0MS1zAsH4je24sp/s320/IMG_4082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460551745868402402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Troy always has fun with Grandma & Grandpa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rushton</span>, even if he is tired.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYmLhR5AVSugRxC4sRB0lBomknXFPc5rqDv0QeMBIAj2iBIyfM9D4X5FaP7WGCYHiTQqv17ip4WccXwifIMo5Y-eNYW3rzWMWqgd4CH6CMUQTkCYD1GIdpz03hUqGu9FIULK0gdE9_80G/s1600/IMG_4083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYmLhR5AVSugRxC4sRB0lBomknXFPc5rqDv0QeMBIAj2iBIyfM9D4X5FaP7WGCYHiTQqv17ip4WccXwifIMo5Y-eNYW3rzWMWqgd4CH6CMUQTkCYD1GIdpz03hUqGu9FIULK0gdE9_80G/s320/IMG_4083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460551736803294674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What a great adventure!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7F8ATzZEinmfPAxrLuDOeerK8nmzpWls-rTSxxA6I68qSdr4Cp4qxk5berehOBQUvinPsKAoq8IKOrWAE95wZib1h_4iGl3BtyxjqMsSVx-WZNL_ZC6AyqOf54cF_fDr3vliRmgooXZg/s1600/IMG_4090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7F8ATzZEinmfPAxrLuDOeerK8nmzpWls-rTSxxA6I68qSdr4Cp4qxk5berehOBQUvinPsKAoq8IKOrWAE95wZib1h_4iGl3BtyxjqMsSVx-WZNL_ZC6AyqOf54cF_fDr3vliRmgooXZg/s320/IMG_4090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460551734282202562" /></a>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-62659649750028738872010-03-20T21:09:00.006-05:002010-03-20T21:32:42.917-05:00Troy is One Year Old Today!<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday Troy!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFtEx9Xuec1WL3eDJlgdCbaCgyM3OZ_R9e5M2lalFJY_qDvASoy8EwwNIpihq2U4aKREfqXCGbg1sZedrRTuriOAJ7DosskdOfBxmIoiyPTPzNVv1-iW7Bx152Dn4EJpjMlTJuDUVOZty/s1600-h/IMG_3810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFtEx9Xuec1WL3eDJlgdCbaCgyM3OZ_R9e5M2lalFJY_qDvASoy8EwwNIpihq2U4aKREfqXCGbg1sZedrRTuriOAJ7DosskdOfBxmIoiyPTPzNVv1-iW7Bx152Dn4EJpjMlTJuDUVOZty/s320/IMG_3810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450906552422029106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We started the day with a balloon and zoo animal pancakes. Troy was so excited about the balloon I couldn't get him dressed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think this pancake was a monkey.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwupQawP68zckFnXVTdNP0NBwIKs6FC7qRb63954mK0IuwHWJEN0hUlp3utuRGEO06OnAfqZUq_6Di6iNjIIiGL4PDT1qWugWtYFy5ftrm-Phd0oIoEroCpIvRHUYftLufAOR9CNwvXoV/s1600-h/IMG_3814.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwupQawP68zckFnXVTdNP0NBwIKs6FC7qRb63954mK0IuwHWJEN0hUlp3utuRGEO06OnAfqZUq_6Di6iNjIIiGL4PDT1qWugWtYFy5ftrm-Phd0oIoEroCpIvRHUYftLufAOR9CNwvXoV/s320/IMG_3814.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450906550063024866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were supposed to go to the Zoo, but due to cold weather we went to the aquarium.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXYFfsxejW8-82Br9p8XxNginh6aEcasYFvoz3GCyrnYphq_zvqyYGFPHLN7Un6mYBhJevv8WIMlSwr833XaBt7o_i8P3DSq0IzBYHYmeXQXxxYC0FaCqJ3TjG60n78TQOsU5mhIgC06E/s1600-h/IMG_3831.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXYFfsxejW8-82Br9p8XxNginh6aEcasYFvoz3GCyrnYphq_zvqyYGFPHLN7Un6mYBhJevv8WIMlSwr833XaBt7o_i8P3DSq0IzBYHYmeXQXxxYC0FaCqJ3TjG60n78TQOsU5mhIgC06E/s320/IMG_3831.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450906540308899954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Troy loved the aquarium especially since this is really the first time we've been "out" since we got sick. He would have ran around there all day if we would have let him.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCZlyYdGxQuvJCORBkGfIw3RXzh3aglncZgkroJT3NURMVQ8GsgYvScgWdzrj_C_Kood6uhnjWKBv42yMzf5rt2jFAcUP1stOFBJJeg-_ae9qo4si44-e912lhzEsmYm0GP0FIz5nQ0Xx/s1600-h/IMG_3842.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCZlyYdGxQuvJCORBkGfIw3RXzh3aglncZgkroJT3NURMVQ8GsgYvScgWdzrj_C_Kood6uhnjWKBv42yMzf5rt2jFAcUP1stOFBJJeg-_ae9qo4si44-e912lhzEsmYm0GP0FIz5nQ0Xx/s320/IMG_3842.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450906534809794194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the aquarium we took a quick stroll around the Botanical Gardens.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The ants were Troy's favorite part. We literally had to pry him away.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rcB7dsrl638Sv1RalCkjl5i2f8oXsDrSxKd-O6WWfr21X3XBsLfsyle6FXHU-PAfqlfBdUj2W29xu1akmcvHFx-Tk-vG_kTY4Bpwv-uxF2YNghzJQwgLJ3npOp18TLmLflV6sVHzQL1m/s1600-h/IMG_3875.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rcB7dsrl638Sv1RalCkjl5i2f8oXsDrSxKd-O6WWfr21X3XBsLfsyle6FXHU-PAfqlfBdUj2W29xu1akmcvHFx-Tk-vG_kTY4Bpwv-uxF2YNghzJQwgLJ3npOp18TLmLflV6sVHzQL1m/s320/IMG_3875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450905496196827122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Go little ant, Go!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYywxwoR5uIF_6JoqUjn9lcFzWjacs96Z_96g3_NbpJ7CdHE5Ps1zArQN5WO9XiHJGnkWp4k4IE87SMRvmuyhsInauWg8-K_XZsxYi0XH6j2UvuAI5L8uVn_1mVWVBzUbXMjRjUfSoBRb/s1600-h/IMG_3880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYywxwoR5uIF_6JoqUjn9lcFzWjacs96Z_96g3_NbpJ7CdHE5Ps1zArQN5WO9XiHJGnkWp4k4IE87SMRvmuyhsInauWg8-K_XZsxYi0XH6j2UvuAI5L8uVn_1mVWVBzUbXMjRjUfSoBRb/s320/IMG_3880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450905484158275730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hatchling</span>.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWOkVMjniniGYY2h2IoG2hthzO_mAVE6-mnB7sgj1vTtdxEoVhMos9unGGJHYNeXmia_Mw19p8DONdMo5-OwzSydFdLffXGLSdQ6CqMUIwSL9Lh10d0c71ovezHLtmMQAz3v-hE4F7Tgi/s1600-h/IMG_3890.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWOkVMjniniGYY2h2IoG2hthzO_mAVE6-mnB7sgj1vTtdxEoVhMos9unGGJHYNeXmia_Mw19p8DONdMo5-OwzSydFdLffXGLSdQ6CqMUIwSL9Lh10d0c71ovezHLtmMQAz3v-hE4F7Tgi/s320/IMG_3890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450905479390790834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a birthday lunch and cupcakes at Grandpa's house. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eJGc4CZw3BP9iwX1mo1iSHkqq_qfoWo-RB3N0K4Qaj3lFY2LixKEk8ioxdaqTfEqBPGXEgKW78tAd91j2Elezwjq22NilsFjCdXQphjhUswk1kB_8jWbaHbdJcYKTE_FpeefV5-PpwtO/s1600-h/IMG_3904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eJGc4CZw3BP9iwX1mo1iSHkqq_qfoWo-RB3N0K4Qaj3lFY2LixKEk8ioxdaqTfEqBPGXEgKW78tAd91j2Elezwjq22NilsFjCdXQphjhUswk1kB_8jWbaHbdJcYKTE_FpeefV5-PpwtO/s320/IMG_3904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450905473751744866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe my little guy is already one year old. Time sure does fly. Troy, we sure do love having you in our family. Happy Birthday.</div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-87652249184509016992010-03-06T15:52:00.004-06:002010-03-06T16:03:46.872-06:00Boys will be boys<div style="text-align: center;">Troy had his first backyard adventure today . . .</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Eating dirt.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0F6zi5hI8EIj_LRPKKULrHubvcTxNPtFoJzS2giSdSQWbH9-XUVYyy40cISmqUYmB556yoCz67N9HcaVGMfnwflIWgpXQ6QY2B2ZNGxolVowOz0VLfjQnd51czIJZwRHsze10egXIcio/s320/IMG_3754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445643651549447298" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Biting rocks.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFYgNjBPjcHAdjmBclhFein6uuJiQR6UXV2c98FjsFA68396Be8rUw04Yy51oz6_fsqKtbOSxQzL44BEanXxzwy_shAl9PK5anL4aktU8l53faUisLVui1wnhW6o-rFnObomSyJ7DXFfA/s320/IMG_3753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445642680102593122" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chewing on the bubble wand.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZySHHBzkque4Lj9qjB2Xu8Xn5AYGUKTudkBO0nWPkMTfvdaJqBJ4mz24m1ywXvAaHRKjlvQrBgPuEw9mvhHHTfe-G1rQDfw7HdBf1ptFXD-9_tpUhjHYCE7jNvIq5ApGQdMetXLaFxYz/s1600-h/IMG_3750.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZySHHBzkque4Lj9qjB2Xu8Xn5AYGUKTudkBO0nWPkMTfvdaJqBJ4mz24m1ywXvAaHRKjlvQrBgPuEw9mvhHHTfe-G1rQDfw7HdBf1ptFXD-9_tpUhjHYCE7jNvIq5ApGQdMetXLaFxYz/s1600-h/IMG_3750.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZySHHBzkque4Lj9qjB2Xu8Xn5AYGUKTudkBO0nWPkMTfvdaJqBJ4mz24m1ywXvAaHRKjlvQrBgPuEw9mvhHHTfe-G1rQDfw7HdBf1ptFXD-9_tpUhjHYCE7jNvIq5ApGQdMetXLaFxYz/s320/IMG_3750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445643654993524898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to get Desert to blow bubbles.</div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPe4U7NeTE6AppV_rK2kv2__E7Ev7Pe5FE9GDw0uRnbD56CvXNVJozOVtU2c7e2sH9cBzBIuxZ3vjuVSRrg3OuU_Zp4oghvcF-5YzXAmY7ZscHg6AsNDMoecrJu875bDGVP_Rw-IlCoQt/s320/IMG_3752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445642664628261618" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-OMyGmY1k_wJl_OeziafiuhyehRhLW6P34308uXcJTigwXp5Ekyc9yxKpmRo0mZZKxdMKgTxhKdaZ22T6lGBFLXhCoNzyWUYoOImHjc9jIo3SfY5YPJqXgawJ_qa-diIr1dHjIc2BF6Y/s1600-h/IMG_3741.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting frustrated with Desert eating all the bubbles.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-OMyGmY1k_wJl_OeziafiuhyehRhLW6P34308uXcJTigwXp5Ekyc9yxKpmRo0mZZKxdMKgTxhKdaZ22T6lGBFLXhCoNzyWUYoOImHjc9jIo3SfY5YPJqXgawJ_qa-diIr1dHjIc2BF6Y/s1600-h/IMG_3741.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-OMyGmY1k_wJl_OeziafiuhyehRhLW6P34308uXcJTigwXp5Ekyc9yxKpmRo0mZZKxdMKgTxhKdaZ22T6lGBFLXhCoNzyWUYoOImHjc9jIo3SfY5YPJqXgawJ_qa-diIr1dHjIc2BF6Y/s320/IMG_3741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445642673049662834" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All in all, it was a great little adventure.</div></div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-73143090664534795002010-03-01T17:56:00.003-06:002010-03-01T18:05:45.053-06:00Troy is a Walker!<div style="text-align: center;">Although Troy has been taking a few steps for over a month, he is now officially walking.</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwOra-qJhEmEDHYaN7PMuER63bM1Ps4SoxlOGQuo5BeCWVN6o6hPAm0sQ6v52v2NE1uqj-P6JmyJMSxWqV-vg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div style="text-align: center;">If the dog would get out of the way it might help. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite part about this video is his frustration at the very end. . . . Humph!</div>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-30508087448889019662010-02-27T11:53:00.003-06:002010-02-27T12:00:53.381-06:00Fire Safety Kids Class<div style="text-align: center;">Last night we had a "Preparedness" activity at church. The adults played Preparedness Jeopardy and Scott and I put on a little "Fire Safety" class for the kids. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZqfVAuy6P8XHilastP0VBnz0FGivz6JRHoxESjzvtSXjFoR83s9UXmfSlwIOCSxwumyWLx6SAaWQm29bzjoa8yG0iqpn4L7ZxM8x8bIRgnxpCI1U6ED8lz5mXoC4T54hQ9txcBUS7utk/s1600-h/IMG_3715.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZqfVAuy6P8XHilastP0VBnz0FGivz6JRHoxESjzvtSXjFoR83s9UXmfSlwIOCSxwumyWLx6SAaWQm29bzjoa8yG0iqpn4L7ZxM8x8bIRgnxpCI1U6ED8lz5mXoC4T54hQ9txcBUS7utk/s320/IMG_3715.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442983261335582242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The kids loved getting to try on the fireman uniform.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRVc12MCunHbFd-gHTPtVz5Ucyfzil9m-iV7El9j3mofET2p5_JxLmYRLPpQukupaG4oSt9KJbugLpqG5g4yWtzUvLmtP8WCbu8tySTvU7uiBHey4aeaUq2IoJLlGYVmAwUh1DkicECu6/s1600-h/IMG_3716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRVc12MCunHbFd-gHTPtVz5Ucyfzil9m-iV7El9j3mofET2p5_JxLmYRLPpQukupaG4oSt9KJbugLpqG5g4yWtzUvLmtP8WCbu8tySTvU7uiBHey4aeaUq2IoJLlGYVmAwUh1DkicECu6/s320/IMG_3716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442983257708786530" /></a>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835971454033859232.post-35644022532796125972010-02-22T20:31:00.002-06:002010-02-22T20:39:41.538-06:00Pudding Face<div style="text-align: center;">BEFORE:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although this may look like something other than pudding, I promise it really is pudding. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLzvwyddSWg4CdbR5qlHC3dtGN-GfdSV0HJHq2OAAsiQJu0H8EkqadoBRTs-488dcZco4tynSxGorWx7Bu8GiSRXtH0hYyjaNVFmwSL-qk-R57BoklW1HkJeaMhXaI4O0Tzaw8lMSipkn/s1600-h/IMG_3701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLzvwyddSWg4CdbR5qlHC3dtGN-GfdSV0HJHq2OAAsiQJu0H8EkqadoBRTs-488dcZco4tynSxGorWx7Bu8GiSRXtH0hYyjaNVFmwSL-qk-R57BoklW1HkJeaMhXaI4O0Tzaw8lMSipkn/s320/IMG_3701.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441261322888302642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Troy had his first experience with chocolate pudding today. He reached his entire hand into a little girl's pudding and the rest is history.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">AFTER:</div><div style="text-align: center;">All clean and ready for bed. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BTRovNqw072rKEMiqsifHDKjvVmN4UDkZEbpOmwvnEPmzgXLWWudwZFY0JxXzfHqK8ORIIlZYn7ghlmCuJ-oN3Ex8Mon_n2Iy4kuXAXjVrTv2aSwugvyJx9DZ5UytUkGXLDe1PKBzjBG/s1600-h/IMG_3703.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BTRovNqw072rKEMiqsifHDKjvVmN4UDkZEbpOmwvnEPmzgXLWWudwZFY0JxXzfHqK8ORIIlZYn7ghlmCuJ-oN3Ex8Mon_n2Iy4kuXAXjVrTv2aSwugvyJx9DZ5UytUkGXLDe1PKBzjBG/s320/IMG_3703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441261320200625490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAkvXe1wh0UsgI8ck8-TDCFURpaTbOJd8Sn_iUxhVmGAB8m-PIGmdWPtgNKFd5HP8HeVVssJiEaEfVSe4t4E7nqwAAMIjTmtVeOcJh6ppg-rCiP4qhmXjt-003BWeXyWHvm_MtjStAHJ7/s1600-h/IMG_3704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAkvXe1wh0UsgI8ck8-TDCFURpaTbOJd8Sn_iUxhVmGAB8m-PIGmdWPtgNKFd5HP8HeVVssJiEaEfVSe4t4E7nqwAAMIjTmtVeOcJh6ppg-rCiP4qhmXjt-003BWeXyWHvm_MtjStAHJ7/s320/IMG_3704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441261310190712850" /></a>Scott and Michelle Ouderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102577442488350932noreply@blogger.com2