tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17711488657116446512024-03-13T03:09:59.412-06:00The SkeensThe Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-26124426417561710652011-06-19T21:24:00.002-06:002011-06-19T21:38:04.113-06:00Kaili Don't Cry Over Spilled MilkHere is a video that Andrew taped while I was away at my sewing class. You need to watch it to the end. Pretty classic:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2fVHWTCx_oM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-48716196758795750802011-04-19T17:51:00.005-06:002011-04-19T19:41:28.314-06:00Tulip FestivalI went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point for the first time. I took Kaili and went with my good friend Tasha and her boy Locke. Kaili loved all the flowers and insisted on smelling almost every one when we started on the path. She loved all the space to run and explore. For most of the trip she was sporting a shirt that said "I am a true princess" that she got for free from one of the booths. She refused to wear a jacket over it :). She climbed the many stairs up the Vista Mound Garden and when she got to the top she stood in the middle and proclaimed "I did it!". She looked up and saw the 3 large pillars and said "scary...". She is such a funny girl. The tulips were a bit late to bloom this season, but the daffodils and pansies were gorgeous! We will definitely be going again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildtKWrZI6U4FRmubb-71UjEMsxC7P1qcTD8pcN8ZSw4ZbT4xWFZAXg-P8UGWVZtVeaIfIcMwwxdngwxT3JXEtrHMkJOloy2E8AKPotN3BDFqLxuOGoiNP5Yp0la19AEOej2MM-B2l88BF/s1600/P1110713.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/AVvXsEildtKWrZI6U4FRmubb-71UjEMsxC7P1qcTD8pcN8ZSw4ZbT4xWFZAXg-P8UGWVZtVeaIfIcMwwxdngwxT3JXEtrHMkJOloy2E8AKPotN3BDFqLxuOGoiNP5Yp0la19AEOej2MM-B2l88BF/s320/P1110713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597467429716701746" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlb_HqOnVCQ1KtJDpvPh6yesMFCZJSrBqe9vxrxr846kkuEArWhcSd8wvEicfN9ckesy0K00Yubc_59nWh1ESio1WgSv8VuoZAe5mR7MuMmWetoY51sgQn_HV-8qSiy3HKZuvMxsJImd9/s1600/P1110711.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/AVvXsEjhlb_HqOnVCQ1KtJDpvPh6yesMFCZJSrBqe9vxrxr846kkuEArWhcSd8wvEicfN9ckesy0K00Yubc_59nWh1ESio1WgSv8VuoZAe5mR7MuMmWetoY51sgQn_HV-8qSiy3HKZuvMxsJImd9/s320/P1110711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597467436315447602" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhJvk2bXV4_aKO3onchVIje1RZRQk2G0Gza3lC0Tgr5Q6vsOlRSQk2wdJtZs6aX2aGGRr48hfK6jfsjFh81hiRfrx2FZHe3KCIqFktCZNa71T7TZ_23nRO960Iu5NYRSJ0GznerEWw5u0/s1600/P1110720.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/AVvXsEiVhJvk2bXV4_aKO3onchVIje1RZRQk2G0Gza3lC0Tgr5Q6vsOlRSQk2wdJtZs6aX2aGGRr48hfK6jfsjFh81hiRfrx2FZHe3KCIqFktCZNa71T7TZ_23nRO960Iu5NYRSJ0GznerEWw5u0/s320/P1110720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597466343901055650" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaXXMdQW6b0GJGe8aAHYRDAEWp3weuRyrW6PlfEgUz8d5Fp0-uMKuFwas0tUzqq4hx6n1ydFLgq8aoKsRqmSVWDh4RLTUgCl_UtJ2Y0nMjk8gDFbH1eR7lfWxrIWf9w6Ka3D6fEhD-0gI/s1600/P1110726.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/AVvXsEjoaXXMdQW6b0GJGe8aAHYRDAEWp3weuRyrW6PlfEgUz8d5Fp0-uMKuFwas0tUzqq4hx6n1ydFLgq8aoKsRqmSVWDh4RLTUgCl_UtJ2Y0nMjk8gDFbH1eR7lfWxrIWf9w6Ka3D6fEhD-0gI/s320/P1110726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597466340765966482" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL19yVYUwToXzQMvhmOhUszqoUY8a1O0rMWa36XF_ELZ0Ur0-GQcnZDAQZE1UBECxm5s2WytuVEmTZ2r8j6iwiPQ6YxQ6JFMLbr-mnVthq8HztXAtO_cQ1NoehXITaeln6cuG7aEKn5gKQ/s1600/P1110717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL19yVYUwToXzQMvhmOhUszqoUY8a1O0rMWa36XF_ELZ0Ur0-GQcnZDAQZE1UBECxm5s2WytuVEmTZ2r8j6iwiPQ6YxQ6JFMLbr-mnVthq8HztXAtO_cQ1NoehXITaeln6cuG7aEKn5gKQ/s320/P1110717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597466347455703794" border="0"></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4qQMvDv6xUuH9trRrq53cTDupLBVrJVx7vhA26KChoC_CG5U6ql2kePvwS5OTFlu0UBpTNY-FEQi9NH3ORg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-5594381483356638712011-04-19T17:00:00.000-06:002011-04-19T19:50:18.438-06:00I was feeling crafty :).I saw a similar idea on the front page of a magazine. It looked easy, yet cute enough for me to want to give it a shot. I had fun creating this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pGKh8MVXrFyGUdkRbdSVcXeS5lEdg0A-9Uwo4zu9IsurAMwqbpSwt92Imy9IIe0QUAJc1UP6oExiiDpoPDHOGPZhzo6Bn6hIZYgCDHSTA_VIE1UemXtmv8VUX90-IgaVLqL8nBtWpats/s1600/P1110683.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/AVvXsEg3pGKh8MVXrFyGUdkRbdSVcXeS5lEdg0A-9Uwo4zu9IsurAMwqbpSwt92Imy9IIe0QUAJc1UP6oExiiDpoPDHOGPZhzo6Bn6hIZYgCDHSTA_VIE1UemXtmv8VUX90-IgaVLqL8nBtWpats/s320/P1110683.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597476923303772594" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-24034956368468727502011-03-22T22:04:00.001-06:002011-03-22T22:04:08.183-06:00Kaili's baby book<object width="425" height="425" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshowphotobook/slideshow_pb.swf"/><param name="flashvars" value="xmlURL=http%3A%2F%2Fws.shutterfly.com%2Fpsdata%3FprojectGUID%3D0Absmzds5bOWauaA%26uid%3D003096967627%26size%3D0%26ts%3D1300853036000%26height%3D425%26width%3D425&size=0&ob=0&fc=0&ss=0&sb=0&ft=0"/><param name="menu" value="false"/><param name="quality" value="best"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><embed width="425" height="425" align="middle" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="wrapper" quality="best" menu="false" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="xmlURL=http%3A%2F%2Fws.shutterfly.com%2Fpsdata%3FprojectGUID%3D0Absmzds5bOWauaA%26uid%3D003096967627%26size%3D0%26ts%3D1300853036000%26height%3D425%26width%3D425&size=0&ob=0&fc=0&ss=0&sb=0&ft=0" src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshowphotobook/slideshow_pb.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0Absmzds5bOWbmI&eid=115">Click here to view this photo book larger</a><img width="1" height="1" border="0" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=photobook&c2=blogger" /></p>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-29045395581404061432010-10-03T10:44:00.017-06:002010-10-03T20:29:05.289-06:00Washington Trip - Summer 2010We had an amazing trip to Washington this year! We extended this year's trip and stayed from August 6th-15th so that we could go to Andrew's 10-year reunion and spend more time with our new niece, new nephew, and Andrew's friend's brand new twins. It was a blast and Kaili loved playing with her cousin Madison and Joey (Andrew's family dog) especially. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiGGwaABZfhd3OhMPkGqP7IdpyWqnrKSACkcH4S9sFHbSzYOeKV88oazgAvitY6r8GkfzBpeW0iSLcon_owbIbB1FPIhujQi9FsMRaagPTF9HrlB260LYEu37Xb25PyCSr9qUkq-aCG16/s1600/P1090897.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiGGwaABZfhd3OhMPkGqP7IdpyWqnrKSACkcH4S9sFHbSzYOeKV88oazgAvitY6r8GkfzBpeW0iSLcon_owbIbB1FPIhujQi9FsMRaagPTF9HrlB260LYEu37Xb25PyCSr9qUkq-aCG16/s320/P1090897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523892775235770018" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILqty_0DbVvsQuXUf3PYYTLyqIt8rmVm5dgZBx0-8FNj44jmlcfBroLANQ1J8NSwOxb4gKnr4EYsvxbNov1Pk0-IYDhpmmNlTWLxBoaWWcLIRnAg9Kga5rl0NNgV2CdKYEh5XotPSuopq/s1600/P1090689.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILqty_0DbVvsQuXUf3PYYTLyqIt8rmVm5dgZBx0-8FNj44jmlcfBroLANQ1J8NSwOxb4gKnr4EYsvxbNov1Pk0-IYDhpmmNlTWLxBoaWWcLIRnAg9Kga5rl0NNgV2CdKYEh5XotPSuopq/s320/P1090689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523899118733601282" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBaGt6Hgc7O8YXa6Wx0diaz_18g3FCOL7BGDWsQhDERyUgOpZdlfVSNpyLVKh2d6xV7VrxJ-HZjuC8hPZ8v9qhI7pTHVYsptDaox8W_uEbSZHNwcvJIhrOIM55Knomax24N_2F8pk-r_D/s1600/P1090719.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBaGt6Hgc7O8YXa6Wx0diaz_18g3FCOL7BGDWsQhDERyUgOpZdlfVSNpyLVKh2d6xV7VrxJ-HZjuC8hPZ8v9qhI7pTHVYsptDaox8W_uEbSZHNwcvJIhrOIM55Knomax24N_2F8pk-r_D/s320/P1090719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523892770230038162" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqB2EbdRF71qI-hoRHfCruop0x-J3kI32Os55j0nJxTFbpu0Cc_mNLdJJlPxHImKdAsvfz0EhBq5gxNX_VA2ODvTYHLFJwpAQB6JKH-2VYywNL66GiuJasAnEbrJX0RNy5gaULvtzvJZ_z/s1600/P1090888.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqB2EbdRF71qI-hoRHfCruop0x-J3kI32Os55j0nJxTFbpu0Cc_mNLdJJlPxHImKdAsvfz0EhBq5gxNX_VA2ODvTYHLFJwpAQB6JKH-2VYywNL66GiuJasAnEbrJX0RNy5gaULvtzvJZ_z/s320/P1090888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523892767691047634" border="0"></a><br /><br />Potholes is a reservoir near Moses Lake where Andrew's family has been going with the McDonalds to camp and ski since he was 9 or 10 years old. When the trip first happened with just the immediate McDonalds and immediate Skeens there would be 11 kids and 4 adults, but since then, several of them have married. So every year the pack seems to get bigger, but this year was crazy due to a surplus of children being born. If I counted correctly, there were 21 adults and 11 children under the age of 3!<br /><br />What an adventure! We created two napping areas on the campsite, had tons of sunscreen and floaties that we passed around, and everyone who wasn't on the boat or cooking was likely on baby duty. 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After talking to the mission president, we were not permitted to see him, but decided that we could tour Othello and drop off a care package. The family that hosted the elders ended up being home when we went to drop off the package. They invited us in to take a quick tour of their apartment and leave a note on Mitchell's desk. We ate at a Mexican restaurant for dinner (one of two that were side-by-side in the town).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8nMcdEE3xOZ7KhsmcXClAqv2z9rYs0OROzOxzs7W41qrvB-BCCL4mQWHbQCl7NMjz_77BWtKF7n8HiU0aLSYUswOA7KHJ2vkRhMMRqoXOCGPvH0VFu2b2tNpczNDT8cyuRLPfOlZgU-8/s1600/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8nMcdEE3xOZ7KhsmcXClAqv2z9rYs0OROzOxzs7W41qrvB-BCCL4mQWHbQCl7NMjz_77BWtKF7n8HiU0aLSYUswOA7KHJ2vkRhMMRqoXOCGPvH0VFu2b2tNpczNDT8cyuRLPfOlZgU-8/s320/IMG_0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523917258622943938" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTbeYPYXHviDR4mU7S6yldsCqW7BpUbEiPwMkozQi2E4Uxma8xh2XofnAyNQu0nJISXMQjkFbZs-YnwRX0cEZ9P_JEFESJlPBoKvLJbHbqYL7Os2wTpQfLqSgmdw-iFENMJiZ6n9qMlXS/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTbeYPYXHviDR4mU7S6yldsCqW7BpUbEiPwMkozQi2E4Uxma8xh2XofnAyNQu0nJISXMQjkFbZs-YnwRX0cEZ9P_JEFESJlPBoKvLJbHbqYL7Os2wTpQfLqSgmdw-iFENMJiZ6n9qMlXS/s320/IMG_0089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523917254764593634" border="0"></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-85728907011800006782010-08-22T21:15:00.010-06:002010-08-22T22:21:24.508-06:00Our first gardenThanks to the home's previous owners, we have 5 raised garden boxes, which made it almost impossible to pass up the whole gardening adventure. In preparation last fall, I either pulled or sprayed everything that already existed to get rid of any weeds and so that we could plant what we wanted to enjoy. We planted in 4 of the boxes and at the last minute I decided to try out my version of square foot gardening in 2 of them. I strung string to form square foot boxes and tried to figure out how many seeds to put in each square. My problem however was that I never planned it out so I started to forget what I had planted where and eventually I was forgetting which squares I had already planted in. Besides the chives and rhubarb that somehow resurrected themselves this year, here's what we added:<br /><br />Carrots<br />Lettuce (3 types)<br />Snow Peas<br />Broccoli<br />Green Beans<br />Red Peppers<br />Green Pepper<br />Jalapenos<br />Red Onions<br />Green Onions<br />Yellow Onions<br />Corn<br />Cucumbers<br />Tomatoes<br />Watermelon<br />Basil<br />Oregano<br />Cilantro<br />Chard<br />Yellow Squash<br />Zucchini<br /><br />So far we've enjoyed the green beans, peas, lettuce, broccoli, chives, and carrots. The jalapenos, peppers, chard and tomatoes are growing very slow; the cilantro flowered very quickly and I must have planted the herbs too deep because I haven't seen them yet. No sign of the cucumbers or the melon. The onions are just starting to take off and the corn is just about ready to harvest! <br /><br />The only problem is I used one whole garden box to plant 2 squash, 2 zucchini, and 2 cucumber plants. I way over did it on the squash and zucchini. I swear I am picking out 10 of each a week and there is only so much you can do with them! Well, we won't be planting those next year.<br /><br />I also learned that adding compost to the soil makes a huge difference. We added it to the corn and melon box and I think our corn is the healthiest, tallest crop in the neighborhood. <br /><br />I think we will be a little less ambitious next year and plan things out a little better. And it will help now we know how things grow and what we actually enjoy harvesting. It has been fun nonetheless!<br /><br />Here are some pictures that we took on July 5th:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXsTn9JdYlFFhnKjgDPC_2yEAelsIViv9q93xNShapogetOO75WQnREnaGemj65LQE5ZK10Y1zi1IsY9W-oECFsZbFzjI_2777cdBg2pMiHTnAN599LMcFS9f-yPTcNg584AhxoKjFY2E/s1600/P1090592.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/AVvXsEhoXsTn9JdYlFFhnKjgDPC_2yEAelsIViv9q93xNShapogetOO75WQnREnaGemj65LQE5ZK10Y1zi1IsY9W-oECFsZbFzjI_2777cdBg2pMiHTnAN599LMcFS9f-yPTcNg584AhxoKjFY2E/s320/P1090592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508454465619383330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoWNvHhiqb57k3viaqY0820kmr-Ox-GZH6_rNP1Yfwtlk_5Vd3cKKsePEEZRrqprDDNf2YeSDTabfgl6_eMsmkdJzp7Yvrmo-_1awzQ_J6bpAIdLg4RpJ3P2d6lcFcddvAKwU-1OO9eJ9/s1600/P1090593.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/AVvXsEgOoWNvHhiqb57k3viaqY0820kmr-Ox-GZH6_rNP1Yfwtlk_5Vd3cKKsePEEZRrqprDDNf2YeSDTabfgl6_eMsmkdJzp7Yvrmo-_1awzQ_J6bpAIdLg4RpJ3P2d6lcFcddvAKwU-1OO9eJ9/s320/P1090593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508454016844579458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpFX0hSejgEwl-NtGiZyp1ctxKkIduEgme52ecrL4LBcyWYnIagYmPd1ufBx_gRhIb9-x5bvz78zrFtrR1V1G82cn_AAcV9kQbWO3a-4P1JJh83K3SYFaaOlclbl5sgJDGoTfW-S-DebO/s1600/P1090594.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/AVvXsEhJpFX0hSejgEwl-NtGiZyp1ctxKkIduEgme52ecrL4LBcyWYnIagYmPd1ufBx_gRhIb9-x5bvz78zrFtrR1V1G82cn_AAcV9kQbWO3a-4P1JJh83K3SYFaaOlclbl5sgJDGoTfW-S-DebO/s320/P1090594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508453565154069442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo7U_EmsbgxmPV-Z_lZtn9Fd23K3V9REitRjfQx5krD8jZNrbk7BBF0g46MGZcyCSfc7GQbsJZWlyqW_1f4eeZLTNI_mwTlu8ONQGU2TU7aJjU3rEQr10ks-_QRi8667fc6RMuxFFkaNM/s1600/P1090595.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/AVvXsEhJo7U_EmsbgxmPV-Z_lZtn9Fd23K3V9REitRjfQx5krD8jZNrbk7BBF0g46MGZcyCSfc7GQbsJZWlyqW_1f4eeZLTNI_mwTlu8ONQGU2TU7aJjU3rEQr10ks-_QRi8667fc6RMuxFFkaNM/s320/P1090595.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508453107328810962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF6df40DbY5M5NNL3i4XAGv3saw_G37B7ka9iMzYk3ythssn0RmHcdzbO63aJa-LQMIfjfnOe9loaf1_dYGgKdPmP8y_FhTComxsJMp5e2VzV3GTrUDHC2I7cPP7x1hq3aX4vmoZAd8KB/s1600/P1090596.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/AVvXsEgsF6df40DbY5M5NNL3i4XAGv3saw_G37B7ka9iMzYk3ythssn0RmHcdzbO63aJa-LQMIfjfnOe9loaf1_dYGgKdPmP8y_FhTComxsJMp5e2VzV3GTrUDHC2I7cPP7x1hq3aX4vmoZAd8KB/s320/P1090596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508451685886888498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuS1R576BdOp2qwpomimJXcCrP706M64QPcSohUHqkUxRHdtxKa93oHMM4Usbq7hZoEhcqsp9zjrVNIM13n61qd70Nmzsv1mltrZxX1azPRff0wrOCVOTaCUusBJiO2JNTdzZ0zH8yq1y/s1600/P1090597.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/AVvXsEiOuS1R576BdOp2qwpomimJXcCrP706M64QPcSohUHqkUxRHdtxKa93oHMM4Usbq7hZoEhcqsp9zjrVNIM13n61qd70Nmzsv1mltrZxX1azPRff0wrOCVOTaCUusBJiO2JNTdzZ0zH8yq1y/s320/P1090597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508455137125863778" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-13033785227414623622010-08-22T20:39:00.008-06:002010-08-22T21:03:56.881-06:00Friday Visits at Grandma'sAlmost every Friday this summer I've tried to take Kaili to Grandma Smith's house to enjoy some time at the pool and to visit. Andrew's mom got Kaili this "puddle jumper" to try out and after maybe 2 times, she was ready to fly solo. We've missed a few Fridays because of summer travels, but hopefully we can make it back over to Grandma's again this week. We love it! <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CMigHvKb1_0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CMigHvKb1_0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Chillin'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6Q1ignw7Gwbdog_6ld3f8547RtSHF9WRb1Wdmc8uNGTmI9Z13fSJ_EVJmBi6Edg7lykYfuIVIA3_tfKOGdjFTKZ05V_8221P4nMYv5w0WYmSmPMXCPgewHm5V4FNT5LcrmfHCPJ9z72m/s1600/P1090624.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6Q1ignw7Gwbdog_6ld3f8547RtSHF9WRb1Wdmc8uNGTmI9Z13fSJ_EVJmBi6Edg7lykYfuIVIA3_tfKOGdjFTKZ05V_8221P4nMYv5w0WYmSmPMXCPgewHm5V4FNT5LcrmfHCPJ9z72m/s320/P1090624.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508435016481898754" /></a><br /><br />A book Kaili found at Grandma's :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E655Sva2fSd2ng94IVSUjK7oHQSGVRfFIM8dXa9jULaCiZtsbDz0m2525IvAH9VdcQG35Ntn2jwF511_ltlms-0bcZpHsdT0ATz5JjMs3gc3k7hdbYKGvKiBvt8Wt1lwq3bxTjAwDnnb/s1600/P1090617.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E655Sva2fSd2ng94IVSUjK7oHQSGVRfFIM8dXa9jULaCiZtsbDz0m2525IvAH9VdcQG35Ntn2jwF511_ltlms-0bcZpHsdT0ATz5JjMs3gc3k7hdbYKGvKiBvt8Wt1lwq3bxTjAwDnnb/s320/P1090617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508435014680021810" /></a><br /><br />Grandma showing Kaili her new piano<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH_xf3T5EZphvM_g7yZ6GWJm3GIAXND8Q32ciiYlC8ZYX5tQJINNKPDHhtaUpWBWLbsEbRiU2w2mTGl1MJLL0s7GNIBsiXKmxNTmfyByUWZlviFs9aqg240WXYbm6ZPdocTg0NoCYwaih/s1600/P1090609.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH_xf3T5EZphvM_g7yZ6GWJm3GIAXND8Q32ciiYlC8ZYX5tQJINNKPDHhtaUpWBWLbsEbRiU2w2mTGl1MJLL0s7GNIBsiXKmxNTmfyByUWZlviFs9aqg240WXYbm6ZPdocTg0NoCYwaih/s320/P1090609.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508435002857930226" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-29526463592052271122010-07-04T23:34:00.012-06:002010-07-05T13:54:10.913-06:00Gorgeous Silver Lake HikeWe hiked to Silver Lake in American Fork Canyon yesterday and we had a nice time. We started the hike at 11:00 and got back at 2:45. Kaili was a rockstar! We stopped once to snack on the way up and then she just wanted to play in the water when we got to the top. We had a picnic there and on the way down she konked out on my shoulder. Such a fun hike! 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I actually had two gift ideas in mind - a softball bat or a workout set (pull-up bar, push up handles, dumbbell weights). Because he guessed I was getting him a softball bat, I purchased the rest of the gifts, wrapped them and put the workout set behind door number one and the softball bat behind door number two and made him choose. It was a fun way to add a surprise to what Andrew thought was not going to be a surprise. He had no idea what was going on when I led him downstairs. In the end, he chose door number 2 with the softball bat. After he gawked over the bat, I showed him what he could have had behind door number one and I actually gave him a chance to choose the workout set if he wanted to, but he stuck with the bat. 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He rushed downstairs and I swear, it took only 10 minutes from when I said yay until Andrew and Steve had that wall removed. Pretty fun having pops in town! He even went to Home Depot and put one coat of spackle on it for us. <br /><br />This was my contribution:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUN-JyQfabKZQRa1o_WLoOh6Nw0vJAxAdVYWuIEFShJKDkN10XVwEadG0N3yxuP2s5qGbWeBYMaWylgVbLj2IdnOqpL1vf5M6TjODmiTEbPtnPwc2SjXsGleivyTZFLM398ZKUpbi6BPHf/s1600/P1090418.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUN-JyQfabKZQRa1o_WLoOh6Nw0vJAxAdVYWuIEFShJKDkN10XVwEadG0N3yxuP2s5qGbWeBYMaWylgVbLj2IdnOqpL1vf5M6TjODmiTEbPtnPwc2SjXsGleivyTZFLM398ZKUpbi6BPHf/s320/P1090418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490278831548638370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmn8JloHOevVeZdKn5P1lSY3Rn1dT8Xu8CQnJUnUkpCSxxrCKO9fShkohf5ucJchN0tVpEQA9hIPO-8tdim6yc_13WOHovrZiPb51XJoHdeV55KlRetoP5EupJ2dIOXQHbrcEwUMyAWyc/s1600/P1090422.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmn8JloHOevVeZdKn5P1lSY3Rn1dT8Xu8CQnJUnUkpCSxxrCKO9fShkohf5ucJchN0tVpEQA9hIPO-8tdim6yc_13WOHovrZiPb51XJoHdeV55KlRetoP5EupJ2dIOXQHbrcEwUMyAWyc/s320/P1090422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490278842638818834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5_u5DgBu36EaBUALqV51OOgeVm1oPFmbNunFyaPr4pom5at7-JShLv8N-ITsowinPHH5gNCo2Pjr6bA9_RPWCz_O9ojiFqIhe_J-pBCAOq-F_5dR0F2glrnhDNHDxOChuozAs56DOcjr/s1600/P1090425.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5_u5DgBu36EaBUALqV51OOgeVm1oPFmbNunFyaPr4pom5at7-JShLv8N-ITsowinPHH5gNCo2Pjr6bA9_RPWCz_O9ojiFqIhe_J-pBCAOq-F_5dR0F2glrnhDNHDxOChuozAs56DOcjr/s320/P1090425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490278851850451122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQvZYLpXQdrRtZaXUnbRksrWYMXUZjHnZHZViqb3Zx41RxR1oraKTgAOCnKHlPZUuH-LdVFX1y0ggadO6hCfWNJmCNMWhKhOeGqtuk_RNKeGlpyidHrz_y8EU8ShoRsEaIX-8um6SsUOy/s1600/P1090426.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQvZYLpXQdrRtZaXUnbRksrWYMXUZjHnZHZViqb3Zx41RxR1oraKTgAOCnKHlPZUuH-LdVFX1y0ggadO6hCfWNJmCNMWhKhOeGqtuk_RNKeGlpyidHrz_y8EU8ShoRsEaIX-8um6SsUOy/s320/P1090426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490278859102879762" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-633362072098280012010-07-04T21:41:00.006-06:002010-07-05T00:51:26.805-06:00Truck=stuckKind of a funny story to tell if you haven't heard it. It had been a while since Andrew and I had been on a date together and we wanted to try something a little bit different so we booked a sitter and decided to take our truck up Provo Canyon on a pretty wet day (May 13th if you remember) to site-see and maybe find some mud. Well, we took the road that forks East off of Squaw Peak Road and drove about 3 miles near Rock Canyon Campground. Although we were on a dirt road most of the way up, the dirt was pretty packed and the steep incline was no trouble. However, there was one spot were they had just re-cut the trail and the fresh dirt had turned into some very sticky mud. We should have got the hint seeing a truck just like ours parked to the left of the trail because when we started going down hill we tried to turn the wheel to the right and we slid left, we tried breaking and we slid left. Everything we did made us slide closer to the edge to the left of the road, even being in 4WD. After several attempts go reverse back up the hill or go to the right, we decided to abandon the truck and start walking. <br /><br />I was somewhat dressed up in red pointed flats and I couldn't even lift my leg without them getting stuck in the mud and my foot coming out. We held hands and made it up the hill and started our assent down with no real plan in mind. It was me who decided to approach a bunch of guys target shooting to let them know what had happened and to see if they caught up with us to give us a ride. As it turns out, they were about through and we hopped in the car of two total strangers and got a lift to the Riverwoods Mall where we enjoyed carmel apples from Rocky Mountain Candy Co. and chips and salsa from Bajios. Wonderful Grandma Smith picked us up and we dropped her back off to borrow her car to get back home. We drove it back to her that night. <br /><br />We hoped the next day would be dry and sunny so the mud would be easier to handle, but it turned out to be even wetter and more muddy. We decided to take the trip up with our Corolla and park it just below that spot to check on Champ and to see if we could get it moved. Trying to brainstorm, I wondered if Geico could offer "roadside assistance" and tow us out for free. After talking with them for 30 mins and explaining where we were (since we were off the map), they agreed to contract with Larry's Towing and send us their "offroad rescue vehicle" to get us out free of charge. That was all wonderful since Andrew's attempt at moving it was unsuccessful, but this time we had Kaili with us and we had a 90 minute wait with pouring rain outside and too much mud to even want to step foot outside. Well, we made it through, every single minute of the wait and eventually our rescue vehicle arrived to winch us out. <br /><br />Two things we learned: We love Geico and Grandma and we will try to enjoy more simple dates in the future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpHtSKyqydF2GtHeRTAIT12v3jgvnkUScGSt4AOnQxf62rMVTQuAAzZ_CawTFFh9k3WLNo52uecd6753YoaljUZ7f1ZVGpVYvKXLHoRPi-jcjr7f8p5xuA3-LIeewgluOX-imyd9rvC6C/s1600/P1090370.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpHtSKyqydF2GtHeRTAIT12v3jgvnkUScGSt4AOnQxf62rMVTQuAAzZ_CawTFFh9k3WLNo52uecd6753YoaljUZ7f1ZVGpVYvKXLHoRPi-jcjr7f8p5xuA3-LIeewgluOX-imyd9rvC6C/s320/P1090370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490269501272840434" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPc6lciy9APzEbpvQo_OFst8fEy61Ei_lV3YQqz2kWCdUDTxQh60EIisWSbQps5DijmC11Xz_KlbAzS80M71DIK8vz1RzrJx6Ue48LSlhcSCGQfxKcS24hkh0B52gWBC-dX2vPJlcv3k5-/s1600/P1090375.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3a4X5t6FLPogrDwLZuswtjaAJxsK4DcceGyhhBB8GgR9kcq-ScAgAcBcaTmSe9mu4t5U_NimzkE-ld7U-vb9_rWxyGPf8bk2EjXnogQDqninkjXLNczYieUrRK2EmwXDIARQS6hWZRT5/s320/P1090184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469145895429993538" /></a><br /><br />Here's the Chevy Malibu that's Andrew's had since college.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh961ckhP9v0yyZxpYfLkITdl8NjnsBK1l9Hm-O2iD9pAsIugedfXwHn7DHHPnXFoy2atp9N5E3Py1hFncOdMCBn1uMbcWquM0YqUVAcPLGIq7Nv8xAeWcadxU_dsZ0SHfN_AC8-DhWi129/s1600/P1090185.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh961ckhP9v0yyZxpYfLkITdl8NjnsBK1l9Hm-O2iD9pAsIugedfXwHn7DHHPnXFoy2atp9N5E3Py1hFncOdMCBn1uMbcWquM0YqUVAcPLGIq7Nv8xAeWcadxU_dsZ0SHfN_AC8-DhWi129/s320/P1090185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469146446988469362" /></a><br /><br />Now, meet Champ (pronounced shamp, as in champagne). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQ4DqjlB-ER6tCWRwxlFrbwns5Ci2dPxWTUhnaSterOqfAP6MKR-xvtniyXvZeCtsY7GPAR-qx8aORNaspEY4H8TqVDO9Aa-Oe6U4nK5hImktblpY7bez4f3np6btrFwQYnZLx54E3tGA/s1600/P1090181.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WRQaUoZ-Ji5vat_DoAMt7ZekqnHwGzPFpwwSTcHpR_CN-SBJgMhSjTyEaPLDBJJ7AdIZOcOt6k7NgNv_7nZlbn7WtN3tB3G5eGXyRGKuRBx5dwg3mUIbJ5bw5n4PqMC8SAsX3xOKnjEu/s320/P1090179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469147605026834466" /></a><br /><br />Because the Malibu is actually the Skeen family college car, we needed to give it up to his sister, a freshman at UNLV. Andrew and I both work in opposite directions so we knew we would need to get another car to replace the Malibu. We started looking at trucks halfway through our car search process. We looked at a few Tacomas and some F-150s and Andrew really wanted a CNG (natural gas) truck, but we settled on the 2004 Dodge Dakota with a V-8 engine. It was well below blue book, had a back seat, and drove nice so we went for it. It has more miles than we would have liked (112,000), but hopefully we'll be able to upgrade to Andrew's CNG F-150 in the near future :). We are excited about Champ and feel lucky to have him.The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-67830572915955855662010-05-08T23:03:00.002-06:002010-05-08T23:31:00.903-06:00Going on 16...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/22arfiea5Cw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/22arfiea5Cw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-31255921007404013382010-05-08T22:43:00.003-06:002010-05-08T23:01:29.432-06:00Sunday Bike RideA couple of Sundays ago, we were feeling cooped up so we decided to take a bike trek. No real destination or distance in mind, but in the end we biked about 5 miles and made friends with sheep, goats, horses, turkeys, cows, and beavers! (I swear I saw one pop it's head up in the canal). <br /><br />We don't have a bike trailer yet, but I LOVE watching Andrew pack Kaili on his bike rides. Often when Andrew gets home from work or while I'm making dinner he likes to take her on a ride. He started out just holding her with one arm on his lap, but for the longer trips, it works great with the baby front-pack. Check this out:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzz6qIA16On1xacgFBFf5tkv6wIbN8NdffQ7_Ke6DIicEhREazFSjGQNPvOLQoglJOFT72YNnjbaxUtPJL8Lw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n2yfbvCsFOardFgOJIkm9bD_bI7fo3XXNGCZ7_RKE7Jock4_yeH_uqoSHNTJd1SrKqk07OkIIYTuWAHCt_leznKaPO7EHocC8FclZaUoN6IpX2UOrs4P5lnOvw-X8N0w8NSgqdXliy3U/s1600/P1090096.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n2yfbvCsFOardFgOJIkm9bD_bI7fo3XXNGCZ7_RKE7Jock4_yeH_uqoSHNTJd1SrKqk07OkIIYTuWAHCt_leznKaPO7EHocC8FclZaUoN6IpX2UOrs4P5lnOvw-X8N0w8NSgqdXliy3U/s320/P1090096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469129971414164322" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJqIHqkqXtkvCgO9MVALnIBa4_-U2PunOkdwbq39lS6zLSiNXnOx4uo7bTs1SZ0tZYrPVqjXusFfbVjrTNF6_yc3GlUGo83YTQEGfoImMltvEJ7ShQlZyVwVHSDrOWHYXOPD-OlKDWPP_/s1600/P1090103.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJqIHqkqXtkvCgO9MVALnIBa4_-U2PunOkdwbq39lS6zLSiNXnOx4uo7bTs1SZ0tZYrPVqjXusFfbVjrTNF6_yc3GlUGo83YTQEGfoImMltvEJ7ShQlZyVwVHSDrOWHYXOPD-OlKDWPP_/s320/P1090103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469129978661604226" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnngjnfrqY6mmuajp1oBpMqL3hJhGfMCT-FWa-28E_-amYrPLtQ6LTC9N0scn-YjTX2SJqfpFNY1M29IUyGnHl2aED4lx8as0r3I3XV7Bk4VlguiRFCU0Ihf0UPJCtq7MY722ZBmWdo8gV/s1600/P1090107.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnngjnfrqY6mmuajp1oBpMqL3hJhGfMCT-FWa-28E_-amYrPLtQ6LTC9N0scn-YjTX2SJqfpFNY1M29IUyGnHl2aED4lx8as0r3I3XV7Bk4VlguiRFCU0Ihf0UPJCtq7MY722ZBmWdo8gV/s320/P1090107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469129992361492434" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0YHlkk7VezH8M_p0-UTIvkF4SEq-4ZpFq-v6GAtnBLD6oGU_OutXyjXD6FnW9TneaaKWVa1IpT4JhlBtTJSjtCMcFbYQcK-Xkir35iFq5Hg_IlzdE7nFtVPF2MWuKia9uj8UIweDd47c/s1600/P1090109.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0YHlkk7VezH8M_p0-UTIvkF4SEq-4ZpFq-v6GAtnBLD6oGU_OutXyjXD6FnW9TneaaKWVa1IpT4JhlBtTJSjtCMcFbYQcK-Xkir35iFq5Hg_IlzdE7nFtVPF2MWuKia9uj8UIweDd47c/s320/P1090109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469130001170250546" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKW_GpCBTmo5V18voJGOI94tlO6aDinkVbLNrPfQdNALGxqh1J0_ZDVZcNU7mu6D22TcJyuHxDQp0muAXri1ayRvmqsBjl3SUOuVtwJQ62JYGojXB8gOcFgh5ynfyg-B8Ry34W3F1744E/s1600/P1090116.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKW_GpCBTmo5V18voJGOI94tlO6aDinkVbLNrPfQdNALGxqh1J0_ZDVZcNU7mu6D22TcJyuHxDQp0muAXri1ayRvmqsBjl3SUOuVtwJQ62JYGojXB8gOcFgh5ynfyg-B8Ry34W3F1744E/s320/P1090116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469130015428943138" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMsjyz_u7Fc7K9eJTeMTuGt1AwLaSQCiKvaV-tzZI3czJCLKrgVVYOwumjMj2xGi75xnjVYnZYxnbpnKdQrkYKLfoJZjcxi_dTegaDIFvlI-Y6bo5ZLbw7814MgMnvNZr51UbCluuqhqe/s1600/P1090117.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMsjyz_u7Fc7K9eJTeMTuGt1AwLaSQCiKvaV-tzZI3czJCLKrgVVYOwumjMj2xGi75xnjVYnZYxnbpnKdQrkYKLfoJZjcxi_dTegaDIFvlI-Y6bo5ZLbw7814MgMnvNZr51UbCluuqhqe/s320/P1090117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469130784576789586" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-63347818169850265202010-05-08T22:21:00.003-06:002010-05-08T22:41:07.677-06:00Provo 1/4 MarathonI decided to try out being a runner this year. I really don't like running all that much (probably because I could never get past the out-of-shape grind), but I wanted something to work towards. After a few weeks the runs got easier and I could add on miles. I enjoyed having a routine and being able to get away a few times a week. <br /><br />My first race was on May 1st. Luckily, I have a good friend who was willing to step up to the challenge with me. We teamed up and split the 1/2 marathon and had a blast. We actually did fairly well overall. I ran a 59 minute split and she ran just over an our, putting us in 6th overall for the relay division.<br /><br />The bad parts about the race: <br />#1. I ran into my big fear during the race- a sidepain that lasted about 2 1/2 miles. I couldn't run comfortably and I had to stop every once in a while and walk a bit to try and kick it. I pushed through and eventually it got better, but oddly the only thing that was sore after the race was my abdomen area just below my ribs.<br /><br />#2. The weather was TERRIBLE. Rain, wind, and hail almost the entire way. Andrew insisted he bring the bike so that he and Kaili could chase me, but after they started Kaili was pretty frozen, so they turned around.<br /><br />I actually really enjoyed it and am looking forward to August 21st when I take on a half marathon in Springville!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2CVjM09nX9z9Ty7y9cAPcnGgxOgQW_Cd0iNOwtftlnSlax96mrm8C_Rhz8rBPlRvHnA2ZcWE9t8hLLQrszDkgLLENLNmCM4ky_XJ_AZNXhT3of3_9UhBrkGDCG8srfccXIyDT3SP4n4-/s1600/P1090125.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2CVjM09nX9z9Ty7y9cAPcnGgxOgQW_Cd0iNOwtftlnSlax96mrm8C_Rhz8rBPlRvHnA2ZcWE9t8hLLQrszDkgLLENLNmCM4ky_XJ_AZNXhT3of3_9UhBrkGDCG8srfccXIyDT3SP4n4-/s320/P1090125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469125054541992914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5_WnQgan7-r6pP_j4Tsa8Rfuky5MqzoJEtFdsQu2wWwqZKweJ0vSCzvs-gwjpTt-UFPceGS_pbfQo0MSISr2ct3LQ-mL9xmkqtN9xy-YU1OEboiPCfcC-uSCEk06cdLf1BW6SWyZaem4/s1600/P1090126.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5_WnQgan7-r6pP_j4Tsa8Rfuky5MqzoJEtFdsQu2wWwqZKweJ0vSCzvs-gwjpTt-UFPceGS_pbfQo0MSISr2ct3LQ-mL9xmkqtN9xy-YU1OEboiPCfcC-uSCEk06cdLf1BW6SWyZaem4/s320/P1090126.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469125068821418370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1N-5kl01FORNwvIGJufIvWHi7cFCw5y3e96-pBuBSwHNNHRIUhYI0jKkYBRwQra7l-xuDow9ZFzHaqhKOoYkNucroJvhnrYjiVm2jUgSzuiQwNjeziY3eohi2lVmNxZWJMlKD2o_Pm5T6/s1600/P1090131.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1N-5kl01FORNwvIGJufIvWHi7cFCw5y3e96-pBuBSwHNNHRIUhYI0jKkYBRwQra7l-xuDow9ZFzHaqhKOoYkNucroJvhnrYjiVm2jUgSzuiQwNjeziY3eohi2lVmNxZWJMlKD2o_Pm5T6/s320/P1090131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469125074403464162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuPJhSkPNcLEVTD9MYKzJHPcJ34H62CBOVos6hprlsiGawbXyx71fzr6HaPNLYAomRcRUTQIe52VfAmF0gI3ub0Qd5TnDxtEo4bFRpOxYotFWE-3AxNZ86kjoriH_F_2dIFEr8GU22prE/s1600/P1090132.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuPJhSkPNcLEVTD9MYKzJHPcJ34H62CBOVos6hprlsiGawbXyx71fzr6HaPNLYAomRcRUTQIe52VfAmF0gI3ub0Qd5TnDxtEo4bFRpOxYotFWE-3AxNZ86kjoriH_F_2dIFEr8GU22prE/s320/P1090132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469125088073722754" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-21966601592752583152010-04-11T16:57:00.006-06:002010-04-11T18:25:23.429-06:00Easter Egg Hunt!For Easter Weekend we had the Gadd's over with their baby boy who is just one week younger than Kaili. Jamie was my mission companion and BYU roommate and we get to see each other every once in a while. We thought it would be fun to send Kaili and Kale on their first easter egg hunt together. It took them a second to figure it out, but once Kaili figured out that she didn't have to carry all the eggs in her hands and that there was candy in each of the eggs, she had a heyday. I'm pretty sure Easter baskets and plastic eggs are her new favorite toys.<br /><br />Kaili and Kale hashing it out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmtxToutV2k1u7-oaJV-qC-9UXLjrnsS13LLcRo3E8WVvwU9rkGbSyF68aQ5JYrTl1-YpuTaerOJhyk7XH0Tc_JA_o9AS2hvMWtcTs_9pqt-QuSai8Zm4HYTNgEYGUR9L2V7iyBhUIfbC/s1600/P1080919.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmtxToutV2k1u7-oaJV-qC-9UXLjrnsS13LLcRo3E8WVvwU9rkGbSyF68aQ5JYrTl1-YpuTaerOJhyk7XH0Tc_JA_o9AS2hvMWtcTs_9pqt-QuSai8Zm4HYTNgEYGUR9L2V7iyBhUIfbC/s320/P1080919.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459029904833136898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe-AyWWfKsn9thOs7GATn-M-FgFgytp_6A-eRYq_xumraQU4r4lwtctgwRzqrUSjgmzFljgWH6_0cq5kYKIDiQZ53mmJjOZ89J27wxN6Z15_Q5LHInX21tAY2nJ9xZd0b3nbzu8U4aypv/s1600/P1080920.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YoPoaSTPuXq9n7CSzAK6W1yoF59sKV5ycY-GJFTc9bT2gCxJXnpcCSQg2XldgZPEyZiUYn3KwdFd1N0MG9GPelwwwzqJ8wQBUyP37pzIhMOpExR1s_kxJVjFEHNJh7nJOg9B1vdQTGzL/s320/P1080935.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459029936026697250" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J7_22NSOefw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J7_22NSOefw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This is where it gets messy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEB6za-MVaayJ0Wzbyq6GPHG3f8TNuOQfoc0Ocfr2lcJ-xsvgSe4FMi0m6WoJfHbGeOX1V9_afw-PUceQKz2JWaa8zNck8IiHGsgI6paXdzEn5Gn0ebYcsUsXbo1To9tL5q249lcpQFNuI/s1600/P1080946.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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So there are some people who are blessed to have a child that will sit on their lap for more than 5 minutes, or who will play daintily in one spot with one or two toys, but I feel lucky to have a daughter with a personality that is far from that. I like to think of her as my little Wall-E. It is not uncommon to find my mascara in the laundry room, a spatula in our bedroom, or my mail mixed in with her toys. She has to have something in both hands most of the time, and almost all the time she is on the hunt for something new and interesting -- It definitely makes church and grocery shopping very interesting, believe me. I snapped a couple of shots over the past few weeks that should give you a better idea of who our little girl is. Kaili's taught us that a computer mouse can be a phone, a guitar stand makes a great seat, and a bowl is an excellent hat. 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Needed to put it in here for documentation purposes. It was actually my very first snowman as well. Apparently this is a larger sized snowman... I had no idea. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKB9QFFd_39lqeAFTj8Ui8eyeWaFcU45jSkUO0hn6txvLduO50G7HZ5m51oGeaGaW17Eywod6KLWjVgAlSRR6rPqzZOyurnkww5eCfJEe4O3ix8hQI3fd5h2tEg0OzDht_8xS1lIDPtHY/s1600/P1080697.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKB9QFFd_39lqeAFTj8Ui8eyeWaFcU45jSkUO0hn6txvLduO50G7HZ5m51oGeaGaW17Eywod6KLWjVgAlSRR6rPqzZOyurnkww5eCfJEe4O3ix8hQI3fd5h2tEg0OzDht_8xS1lIDPtHY/s320/P1080697.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459035778803272706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhVEReWNS7AlJNsRJMOdBAz067yrfKcTiwUIQQfWJomXPAnMletPhlGIYVjryS4zzUqeQWRFhyc9aSG4cMFE9DkI_in6nLqL38gJKX-pFQisOJgRA3mC6iiWIGlXtqHwAqshrcLYrAHAs/s1600/P1080693.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhVEReWNS7AlJNsRJMOdBAz067yrfKcTiwUIQQfWJomXPAnMletPhlGIYVjryS4zzUqeQWRFhyc9aSG4cMFE9DkI_in6nLqL38gJKX-pFQisOJgRA3mC6iiWIGlXtqHwAqshrcLYrAHAs/s320/P1080693.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459035770647292818" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-54492188636957355042010-01-24T20:29:00.015-07:002010-04-11T16:53:45.349-06:00Tribute to my two little hawaiian girlsIt's probably been a couple years since I made a post on the blog...But, desperate times call for desperate measures :)<br /><br />Rachel and Kaili flew off to Hawaii on Thursday for a 10 day trip. We drove to the airport at 4:30 am. It was awesome. But, we can talk about that some other time. Rachel was pretty anxious about the 10 hours of flying, as our last flight from Washington consisted of Kaili wailing the entire flight until she finally fell asleep - as the pilot announced we were descending to land. Fortunately, it sounds like Rachel and Kaili's flights went pretty well. <br /><br />How am I doing without my two favorite girls you ask...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislaHCK6WoXHhG-inSrysXCJp1J7vyPrDjnWenVovfC3z1vvLNgbMNzZ5UUBtjcmsmQZJ-lcx_xmcKqhPheb3aw74TaDpZZIsCGD4Jnsrrr7Dbue9bBqptmaLfaKZ9NDeGxyP_Hq_KN8Ov/s1600-h/Loneliness.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislaHCK6WoXHhG-inSrysXCJp1J7vyPrDjnWenVovfC3z1vvLNgbMNzZ5UUBtjcmsmQZJ-lcx_xmcKqhPheb3aw74TaDpZZIsCGD4Jnsrrr7Dbue9bBqptmaLfaKZ9NDeGxyP_Hq_KN8Ov/s320/Loneliness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430517842655712290" /></a><br /><br />Need I say more? ...actually, this picture is pretty fitting as we've gotten a ton of snow in the last few days, starting w/ the day they flew out. (so I've done a lot of shoveling)<br /><br />Despite missing them so much, I have enjoyed cleaning up the house, staying REALLY late at work, and catching up on a bunch of projects around the house.<br /><br />Anyway...I was super anxious to see some pictures of all the fun they've had. Rachel finally sent some pics last night, including a trip to beach, Kaili's luau, and just hanging around the house with all the fam. Here are a few of my favs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQ7xA51nGMXIjQsaqMHBhWD5HfUcqq7576iJ3S-tfwuLCI5JNIZ51F4XNUpa9Fp9UX1br4JtQtS_P85wzeQOTk6KIZEvnJFGA6Qvy3JxHj641gWpqqEWKjZk3-iPcUrjeZTamxd6LUEkU/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQ7xA51nGMXIjQsaqMHBhWD5HfUcqq7576iJ3S-tfwuLCI5JNIZ51F4XNUpa9Fp9UX1br4JtQtS_P85wzeQOTk6KIZEvnJFGA6Qvy3JxHj641gWpqqEWKjZk3-iPcUrjeZTamxd6LUEkU/s400/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430527467869280226" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnrPrfmfH0WH4-_CiaMMFHCLL1nJVL8SHyEZubMgSMkY7a17t3qWdDkpnIin599D4mExj89u5GbR3nZG-vTSkDgBqu1C8DjESgFXAopZNASO2vP2T3kfYqT4s8dR2sEr0L5C0r6ZTUjl5/s1600-h/7.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnrPrfmfH0WH4-_CiaMMFHCLL1nJVL8SHyEZubMgSMkY7a17t3qWdDkpnIin599D4mExj89u5GbR3nZG-vTSkDgBqu1C8DjESgFXAopZNASO2vP2T3kfYqT4s8dR2sEr0L5C0r6ZTUjl5/s400/7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430528345920015442" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaaMzQVKgmJ2vvioXHGDYzGzrKqMx3G1bV9xJx-WXM5pZVlSytITTsc4JR-_-0gcl1uVrkq5t2gAKDbKnxuW2HMnaqU-UMMegcb7bb-iU6ot6QfpUdRbmcdVnTjUbV42dm_j8ySJ2iX__/s1600-h/5.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaaMzQVKgmJ2vvioXHGDYzGzrKqMx3G1bV9xJx-WXM5pZVlSytITTsc4JR-_-0gcl1uVrkq5t2gAKDbKnxuW2HMnaqU-UMMegcb7bb-iU6ot6QfpUdRbmcdVnTjUbV42dm_j8ySJ2iX__/s400/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430528224991310450" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaJp3krAgzNSQXoZcrdLQLqI7ye6oSmpEXqV60HyQSHNDCsItht_0AlBujC8wCZ3dOZVGofufWzMiyxfto-N4Zn6T5_dlT5lD0mmkflFJTzC79sAJ0Y1ML3aOiPs7eribsg3eZPf3GQbX/s1600-h/3.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaJp3krAgzNSQXoZcrdLQLqI7ye6oSmpEXqV60HyQSHNDCsItht_0AlBujC8wCZ3dOZVGofufWzMiyxfto-N4Zn6T5_dlT5lD0mmkflFJTzC79sAJ0Y1ML3aOiPs7eribsg3eZPf3GQbX/s400/3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430528122029420162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnRpG9-t0UWj2FaltbycZrUmZOD0mg-u6MI9mUNzo1AvOceABJ4-FBPU25WDFdHZRIHenNo8be3xL_kY0KjICAwbkYS2Wr4PH0K_TmIMmE_aR1bmnPubYDxAi9FvXs1QzUvRDjQFXUGEZ/s1600-h/2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnRpG9-t0UWj2FaltbycZrUmZOD0mg-u6MI9mUNzo1AvOceABJ4-FBPU25WDFdHZRIHenNo8be3xL_kY0KjICAwbkYS2Wr4PH0K_TmIMmE_aR1bmnPubYDxAi9FvXs1QzUvRDjQFXUGEZ/s400/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430527978504430018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeQXGv5WJ7t2zRDJMmyW_2pCX_7mR4hUC8PzCmm7zrC3g9-5hm0n3WWCbLddX5sKp9VrWFWJ5tne0QGhMsmmA_-hvZKJXHuZ2n7IS193ePe3FoTc6Ugar_cnMbTdw5Npg9NEbiDIIcXpY/s1600-h/6.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeQXGv5WJ7t2zRDJMmyW_2pCX_7mR4hUC8PzCmm7zrC3g9-5hm0n3WWCbLddX5sKp9VrWFWJ5tne0QGhMsmmA_-hvZKJXHuZ2n7IS193ePe3FoTc6Ugar_cnMbTdw5Npg9NEbiDIIcXpY/s400/6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430527863686675682" /></a><br /><br /><!--<object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KZGB7gfO6yo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&autoplay=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KZGB7gfO6yo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&autoplay=1" hidden=true type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object>--><br /><br /><b>LOVE YOU GUYS!!!</b> Wish I were there with you.The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-42982566990313955452010-01-10T20:42:00.003-07:002010-01-10T21:53:28.291-07:00She's almost 1!It's hard to believe, but our little Kai Kai is growing up! She'll be 1 on the 20th and she's already acting like she's 14 :). Here's a clip of her getting her "walk" on. Also note: she has hair since the last time you saw her. It actually works into a ponytail! <br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_qZtm-Ksv9mUCJ4RuxGBLv-Xu59nivG1HWzKQqYj198w3fh_2YXEbYTrCbqgz3WPfIBfrd4rZxDSSTZRhqA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Kaili and I are on our way to Kona on the 21st to celebrate, and to get some Kaili-grandma/grandpa time in. We are lucky to be able to skype and talk with Mom and Dad almost everyday, but it will be so nice to actually be together. Plus, Susan and Clayton and Grandma Smith will be there too! We can't wait!<br /><br />Here are some more pics of our big girl for you to enjoy! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS8lRxC3_DRq8-O94Ji3fJ4eaxl5NF6iy1slix6TARMXNVUTdFMvecWS9-ryWGLuELmFVQK_wg-JaaIcz8h4zSIwb8K1kjFF7NJXWR8n6fPapXjGHzPIyfKzv0hdMlduQyLzL46JnjoSj/s1600-h/P1070929.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/AVvXsEjwS8lRxC3_DRq8-O94Ji3fJ4eaxl5NF6iy1slix6TARMXNVUTdFMvecWS9-ryWGLuELmFVQK_wg-JaaIcz8h4zSIwb8K1kjFF7NJXWR8n6fPapXjGHzPIyfKzv0hdMlduQyLzL46JnjoSj/s320/P1070929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425335498272245298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkn-74R0EXyZgpJNpdP7WGAHAf95yuBDcCachS8w5YVf30sjgcp5NY6wEVhjrPF06vitD-SNLC9VjRWh4Q4Prtw2_meTsKVW_f-6ueY88QARQl1UCsIc3y_p7KL1B9_x1b9GwR9om_qOk/s1600-h/P1070943.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/AVvXsEhMkn-74R0EXyZgpJNpdP7WGAHAf95yuBDcCachS8w5YVf30sjgcp5NY6wEVhjrPF06vitD-SNLC9VjRWh4Q4Prtw2_meTsKVW_f-6ueY88QARQl1UCsIc3y_p7KL1B9_x1b9GwR9om_qOk/s320/P1070943.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425335492125727154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tZBJECZTtdhThwGbfps9z9AJkWMEC8sw1thdNxdQtXUjSOl9IWdEGD0xTYYaBDCSurR31xu-u0Oa3J3hqDcSXn4AeupeMZ5SVl5Nxi5YNyUSVchKQNusHJ9DuXD7kUySlfpbKyLE8V8D/s1600-h/P1070944.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/AVvXsEj9tZBJECZTtdhThwGbfps9z9AJkWMEC8sw1thdNxdQtXUjSOl9IWdEGD0xTYYaBDCSurR31xu-u0Oa3J3hqDcSXn4AeupeMZ5SVl5Nxi5YNyUSVchKQNusHJ9DuXD7kUySlfpbKyLE8V8D/s320/P1070944.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425335485878687426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_R78Py8FKTjvDI6MhqoMHhO8gSL8syQn78_a8AGt7gn53q1DAEH3_q40krdKTvaPm7GR5BqjbSOJHCygXPD-AnJmh4pnFiD8WGonnAeOAenv_de2HFcm8O73dmqWW4JkR7ggnTF826OxQ/s1600-h/P1070947.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/AVvXsEi_R78Py8FKTjvDI6MhqoMHhO8gSL8syQn78_a8AGt7gn53q1DAEH3_q40krdKTvaPm7GR5BqjbSOJHCygXPD-AnJmh4pnFiD8WGonnAeOAenv_de2HFcm8O73dmqWW4JkR7ggnTF826OxQ/s320/P1070947.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425335478314457282" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-33865396701836097862010-01-03T22:58:00.008-07:002010-01-03T23:46:46.945-07:00An Awesome Christmas in BellevueFor Christmas this year we left our home in Utah to visit the Skeens in Andrew's hometown, Bellevue, Washington. We had a great time. <br /><br />On the way over, we almost missed our flight:<br />It was a direct, but we got there at 5:20 and the plane was scheduled to leave at 5:55. We had luggage to check and a car to park. Andrew left me in the "Sky Cap" line outside and he took Kaili with him to park the car and take the shuttle back. Unfortunately, the line was rediculous, and not to mention, I had lots of luggage to move for the three of us. When I made it to the front of the line to check us in it was 5:45 and realized they required ID for us. Luckily I had packed our passports (don't ask why). As I started running inside, Andrew got off a shuttle. Our gate was at the very end of the terminal so we were sure we'd miss it, but we thought we'd give it a shot, so we started running. We didn't even bother to put our belts or jackets back on. Luckily, a man in a car stopped us and asked where we were going and if we needed a lift! We hopped on his buggy and made it to our gate at 5:56... Everyone was aboard and ready to go, but luckily no takeoff yet. phew!<br /><br />Christmas Eve we did some final shopping for eachother, played some guitar hero, wrapped presents, and bathed the girls. Madison is 8 months older than Kaili. It ws so fun to see them play together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC1Vy1K3RuQgz1O8iX5h_JEk2vcvqdyyvuCc6Ts6kqZmaF5XIRsLb_dukDnJW-X2xjRfQZmIS12MHIN-m-Xj9ontvoi2mocQZhUh9LUv4gtQGTRLGVjDgYu9XsAn-jDM_JZC9DzbXENsl/s1600-h/P1070647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC1Vy1K3RuQgz1O8iX5h_JEk2vcvqdyyvuCc6Ts6kqZmaF5XIRsLb_dukDnJW-X2xjRfQZmIS12MHIN-m-Xj9ontvoi2mocQZhUh9LUv4gtQGTRLGVjDgYu9XsAn-jDM_JZC9DzbXENsl/s320/P1070647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422772020838073650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Oq88oB7sxH8tcOGZ6grO3-r4n7DdICcdRi6R27DQ8v-Hnx96J8LcQsQN-KntlnUyvbacbmGCW7AhPxk4Q5Qlb6faSXz0hyphenhyphenv9XW94zzqNYnGp5gQ-tW6n_XRficqXnYKxrN6uUF_4PuMY/s1600-h/P1070670.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/AVvXsEi5Oq88oB7sxH8tcOGZ6grO3-r4n7DdICcdRi6R27DQ8v-Hnx96J8LcQsQN-KntlnUyvbacbmGCW7AhPxk4Q5Qlb6faSXz0hyphenhyphenv9XW94zzqNYnGp5gQ-tW6n_XRficqXnYKxrN6uUF_4PuMY/s320/P1070670.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422772012697452226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtEq6sL7kYs8Atn4PSXmRBKnwyzrrcbht_6kYbyswaufjCRHmy60EjH88HqxVaYvhVvFjCxCCUSkzN5n9fslvsxZlzfZPAVJBEYMD_A8XLfHOxeo3W30qEH4ULhiU-beJRJ12DIMmgyhY/s1600-h/P1070694.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/AVvXsEiKtEq6sL7kYs8Atn4PSXmRBKnwyzrrcbht_6kYbyswaufjCRHmy60EjH88HqxVaYvhVvFjCxCCUSkzN5n9fslvsxZlzfZPAVJBEYMD_A8XLfHOxeo3W30qEH4ULhiU-beJRJ12DIMmgyhY/s320/P1070694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422772004434735458" /></a><br /><br /><br />Christmas morning we had "fluffy bacon and eggs" a traditional Skeen breakfast on Christmas morning and then made our way to the gifts. Kaili and Joey (the skeen's dog) worked together on opening a few of them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoqrzxlp5H1Xyd7MLgSSCQyTg8ZxYSHgPU9dRs2rxgRrR7oG4CyEcrbYNllwd6FaAw-rWeDySE78qTa6edJK_M0kRD6pn33MAnLWwReLQAyxfMwYW5ET3PdZY2uxAupW496Z9XwJFh9cv/s1600-h/P1070769.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/AVvXsEghoqrzxlp5H1Xyd7MLgSSCQyTg8ZxYSHgPU9dRs2rxgRrR7oG4CyEcrbYNllwd6FaAw-rWeDySE78qTa6edJK_M0kRD6pn33MAnLWwReLQAyxfMwYW5ET3PdZY2uxAupW496Z9XwJFh9cv/s320/P1070769.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422767893878686434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr7BwOJqKCHbm-kuFWpisSzM_QgU6NVlxnbLsMDCRU1pxYjfJz5ZIRXSLgI0ZEgVco78Jc73zMs9wMGA-xiTqfGSlqDltmDT50vdYhyphenhyphenVZiqZo7YGtZQ2AxcUwf2A1uLfXckJLFNvW_pmq/s1600-h/P1070816.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfUk7sC9B1Dd0pjXh6Uw-aiXPrL5KbXYnwwnU-b4TMeAxL8pCSJwG_Zch6huYHeNpPpr-4DjPLd4yn0XVhHmyJlH1v-6cJUHRgjYi9km0MVA2Vs3uXPUUJ3PmcXzIJVchDyxqPe2-7TKB/s320/P1070747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422769122962392146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibH-il4Rx0v34GZcJvtiX9l2QSULAwazmPYlMukZXPpXzE72MutH2x2VgqTfXyLN-qsiqM15RI_y7kthyphenhyphencb3bQGfPLFeMzLH9LomEG0xGLqBFICKcG98u2T0Ret_6NGn-bt4WVNo82pFy/s1600-h/P1070824.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/AVvXsEhibH-il4Rx0v34GZcJvtiX9l2QSULAwazmPYlMukZXPpXzE72MutH2x2VgqTfXyLN-qsiqM15RI_y7kthyphenhyphencb3bQGfPLFeMzLH9LomEG0xGLqBFICKcG98u2T0Ret_6NGn-bt4WVNo82pFy/s320/P1070824.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422769629278839698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNwQ1hgEbAo3_fZltT3RDYFqaLFechZUn_ElQ8cTqJoBaacvZH5LbLZYsj7rcr2hyphenhyphenp-dxeoskGA11Iv7uRAoCyU-rF74HzP31ZFLWOmqqs3hPq868PmaAZxfpHzyNS20ZyzZM7rI7REpH/s1600-h/P1070801.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/AVvXsEicNwQ1hgEbAo3_fZltT3RDYFqaLFechZUn_ElQ8cTqJoBaacvZH5LbLZYsj7rcr2hyphenhyphenp-dxeoskGA11Iv7uRAoCyU-rF74HzP31ZFLWOmqqs3hPq868PmaAZxfpHzyNS20ZyzZM7rI7REpH/s320/P1070801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422769624786218882" /></a><br /><br />On Christmas Day the boys played Wii Resort - a new game Kevin got for Christmas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBy_kCJrsLj2OVddE-mzcwMejCwufxiGRXUES8Bz_GTaFudfmCmv1zKTLw6kkJJ7u46KScJ3tdfLHksMnuAn6-b9WACBEHnGaS7shJO3kt3bB5qwD2wxjUz5q-fu6kHXUF-9_0bl1032bR/s1600-h/P1070841.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/AVvXsEhBy_kCJrsLj2OVddE-mzcwMejCwufxiGRXUES8Bz_GTaFudfmCmv1zKTLw6kkJJ7u46KScJ3tdfLHksMnuAn6-b9WACBEHnGaS7shJO3kt3bB5qwD2wxjUz5q-fu6kHXUF-9_0bl1032bR/s320/P1070841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422771226102835602" /></a><br /><br />For dinner on Christmas we had an awesome meal with Dungenous Crab, potatoes, shrimp, and garlic green beans. They put brown paper on the table and just spread it all out. The crab was amazing (as always) and it was so fun just to literally "dig in."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaBMiOV0MwIMw_AqibNZxdy6Bk-b7HZN_qnOUdfxdco6IA9QF_3qeU-SHDyCSmPxTdI2xRSskKJ65Jf6LkfN2f4P90UAW1UoohxB5yVT6i0KJIM4F_9fUL-CTMwpdSF-5eqH_Kkz8BguO/s1600-h/P1070875.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/AVvXsEisaBMiOV0MwIMw_AqibNZxdy6Bk-b7HZN_qnOUdfxdco6IA9QF_3qeU-SHDyCSmPxTdI2xRSskKJ65Jf6LkfN2f4P90UAW1UoohxB5yVT6i0KJIM4F_9fUL-CTMwpdSF-5eqH_Kkz8BguO/s320/P1070875.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422767351525058354" /></a><br /><br />On Saturday, Andrew and I went and got massages at the YMCA (thanks to Mom and Dad Skeen). Then we all made lunches and took them to a Bellevue park and distributed them among the homeless. After that, we went to JC Pennys and used my photo studio membership to get Skeen family photos. It was fun to coordinate everyone and to try to get Madison and Kaili to look at the camera at the same time.<br /><br />That night, we went to Andrew's favorite local mexican restaurant Terreros, but it relocated and was now named "Ricardo's." <br /><br />When we got home we watched Julie & Julia and 4 of us got hammered with what we thought was food poisoning. I was throwing up until 4:30 in the morning.<br /><br />The next day Andrew and most of his family went to church while some of us stayed home to recover. That night we met up with some of Andrew's friends for pie and chit-chat. It was fun to see everyone and to get to know them better.<br /><br />On Monday, there was more Wii and playing at home until we made it over to the church gym to play Dodgeball with some friends. I was not very versed in the art of dodgeball, so needless to say, I got worked, but it was fun.<br /><br />We flew back on Monday night and have enjoyed the rest of the week here at home. Thanks to Steve and Teri for spoiling us and letting us invade your home!The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-5560114145646002662010-01-03T22:10:00.007-07:002010-01-03T22:28:57.069-07:00Wii are nerdsSo, if you recall this image from our blog post two years ago when Andrew and I jokingly declared ourselves "gamers": <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoEt1E1uMaOxp-3OZ99qwBUHCZnExeTyPdyb_vQ2N-8zCfQ7IpQDa-W-2DHCK9-k1CqMja3YIjGMDfXn-yCMACACAitcIv-I38p6D2VV3E1F-ApHNxL6HO6fXj4biLEFrQRG3Eljw3MzD/s1600-h/Dec+1+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoEt1E1uMaOxp-3OZ99qwBUHCZnExeTyPdyb_vQ2N-8zCfQ7IpQDa-W-2DHCK9-k1CqMja3YIjGMDfXn-yCMACACAitcIv-I38p6D2VV3E1F-ApHNxL6HO6fXj4biLEFrQRG3Eljw3MzD/s320/Dec+1+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422749987676683410" /></a><br /><br />Well, thanks to Andrew's work party last month and winning our current Wii system in their annual raffle, we have the opportunity to redeem ourselves as "gamers." (The funny part is, one week after we won it I had a birthday and Andrew decided that it would be a great gift to stock up on Wii games and extra remotes, so now we are all "geared" up with Wii Sports, Wii Play, and Mario Kart.) Woo hoo! Come on over and play :)!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3uhyFAnJP89EaLSP6F8qZ_Or4nCgnffmaQiQ0V8Vu-I0-XstYk0GX8l3Q_ewFN6iZ4Hvi20VXhk0f5cOVycay98NYXpHMhW0Fa6JSVXn6xLOzxD5vuAEroE8M5Nsai5ErCQYmYfRuLTe/s1600-h/P1070913.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/AVvXsEhm3uhyFAnJP89EaLSP6F8qZ_Or4nCgnffmaQiQ0V8Vu-I0-XstYk0GX8l3Q_ewFN6iZ4Hvi20VXhk0f5cOVycay98NYXpHMhW0Fa6JSVXn6xLOzxD5vuAEroE8M5Nsai5ErCQYmYfRuLTe/s320/P1070913.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422748090406499938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qlQFC3_nCQF7BIvtxopLYoWeDxZuWJ78amFfNik2JRUmrkRlWfDoDyCYyhMuKPbg-50zerEX0hDYN6bQAmZ4KPpOfY6LkxDPRm7M5MJFV8F-mOijX5IKC7pNlQ7SHyLT3nZgzJhZ4sob/s1600-h/P1070925.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/AVvXsEg1qlQFC3_nCQF7BIvtxopLYoWeDxZuWJ78amFfNik2JRUmrkRlWfDoDyCYyhMuKPbg-50zerEX0hDYN6bQAmZ4KPpOfY6LkxDPRm7M5MJFV8F-mOijX5IKC7pNlQ7SHyLT3nZgzJhZ4sob/s320/P1070925.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422750301987494850" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-77221069019342721112010-01-03T21:32:00.003-07:002010-01-03T21:35:06.505-07:00Some 2009 Fav'sIn an effort to catch you all up on our 2009 year (at least the last 6 months of it), I have created an album of my 64 favorite pictures from the year. I hope you enjoy them!<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fskeenfam%2Falbumid%2F5422735947292247121%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCMv1ybj6-aT8pwE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-89005837532695037372010-01-02T23:16:00.004-07:002010-01-02T23:45:13.456-07:00We are alive, in case you were wondering...Hi all,<br /><br />I'm not sure if you remember us, since we have pretty much been MIA since June when "The Lindon Pool" was all the rage, but after watching Julie & Julia and since we are beginning a new decade ahead of us, I thought it might be an appropriate time to recommit to my blog... I mean our blog :). The one stipulation however is that Andrew gets to watch Kaili for 20 minutes each Sunday so I can enjoy it and not see it as a pressure. So - new year, new blog (at least a new look) and weekly updates! Sound good?<br /><br />Well for those of you who are reading this... first of all, I am impressed. I know my mom for a while there was checking my blog daily for any updates, but now she just calls :). You had every reason to give up on us.<br /><br />Secondly, there have been quite a few newsworthy events that have occurred since I last posted which are worth mentioning. Here's the list (in no particular order, just a brain dump):<br /><br />1. We bought a house in Pleasant Grove, UT and moved in mid-August<br />2. Kaili is now walking as of last week<br />3. We went to Washington for Christmas and had an amazing time with the Skeens<br />4. Kaili dressed up as a flower for Halloween and we had bazillions of trick-o-treaters<br />5. We met up with the Gleeds for Thanksgiving in New York for 10 days and Kaili met Ryan, Becky, and their two dogs for the first time<br />6. I ran a 5k in August - my first since I was 8 years old or something<br />7. Andrew and I both have church callings dealing with kids - Me: Cub Scout Wolf Den Leader, Andrew: Primary Teacher <br />8. We went to a Skeen family reunion in Eden, UT for a weekend in July<br />9. We went on a fishing trip to Fish Lake with some old neighbors over Labor Day weekend<br />10. I went to Los Lobos, Bonnie Rait, Diana Krall, and The Wallflowers concerts this summer at The University of Utah.<br /><br /><br />Phew, now I feel all good and caught up. I'll give you a real blog post tomorrow, k?The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771148865711644651.post-26101459280385215962009-06-14T19:03:00.015-06:002009-06-14T20:10:14.063-06:00Brand New Lindon PoolLast weekend we drove the 2 miles down the hill and arrived at the new Lindon city pool that opened on Memorial Day. We were pretty impressed with how nice it turned out. There was a baby pool that had a shore and a couple of fountains, a lazy river that circled around, a slide or two, a lap pool, a snack bar, and the Flow Rider - an infinite wave deck. The flow rider was the first thing Andrew noticed and needless to say, it was the only thing he talked about the entire time we were at the pool. I knew we weren't leaving until he tried it, so I got the most out of it and he agreed to make himself lunch for the entire week instead of eating out... <br /><br />Here are a few pics of our time at the pool:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiie0bVV4sbLfIh92DfjCBiIU7wztwR4enN62UwMjdeQXoJ2KRskq4hd_i18PF7nUBXnaYPFW0gpcVRmFdul7DWkfk8caeNAu3BMAzLOrpoumt3VH9vTy6iA5fAkWtAn8eD9vFvwuLRRWFs/s1600-h/P1050361.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiie0bVV4sbLfIh92DfjCBiIU7wztwR4enN62UwMjdeQXoJ2KRskq4hd_i18PF7nUBXnaYPFW0gpcVRmFdul7DWkfk8caeNAu3BMAzLOrpoumt3VH9vTy6iA5fAkWtAn8eD9vFvwuLRRWFs/s320/P1050361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347356091549366146" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYHc5t82l91UWMk0MFUJPBQfoQnD5XdPEeBzvl-tmmpniPUm6ycu26XsdLt5sae1Dz0ojQaL6TY4BSCOhyG5OC0wOkgsxc366THeKJQgSSYl2mdHX40Gse3c_MvHfFAszy4BreahfqFso/s1600-h/P1050368.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYHc5t82l91UWMk0MFUJPBQfoQnD5XdPEeBzvl-tmmpniPUm6ycu26XsdLt5sae1Dz0ojQaL6TY4BSCOhyG5OC0wOkgsxc366THeKJQgSSYl2mdHX40Gse3c_MvHfFAszy4BreahfqFso/s320/P1050368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347356094720204386" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc00y9a1BPt_Aqk7Du-cJD2rXjBRDGYApmq8F9OF4yP15A7gUiYyD3jussHAIN7B4GnXwshc9anQCelgQVyl6CIJVPOn3Xvx_Uz5DKW2cxYyk8NhjgcvHqMwr7izyOArGaU1E8M2wXnbRm/s1600-h/P1050369.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc00y9a1BPt_Aqk7Du-cJD2rXjBRDGYApmq8F9OF4yP15A7gUiYyD3jussHAIN7B4GnXwshc9anQCelgQVyl6CIJVPOn3Xvx_Uz5DKW2cxYyk8NhjgcvHqMwr7izyOArGaU1E8M2wXnbRm/s320/P1050369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347356098218944514" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVffD-sgHMxlHQc9PAUCM9Jj6JScbmPuvNicxES-s-oRbKDOwH-2AnoaPYjRiZNvVjMJQSYUIcU8Jz-hwzAK5LKfHy11qDiumGxJCVQXdAHowQ7mzMblo8b7gpc-l45BSv9OMzAZJYTcQ/s1600-h/P1050370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVffD-sgHMxlHQc9PAUCM9Jj6JScbmPuvNicxES-s-oRbKDOwH-2AnoaPYjRiZNvVjMJQSYUIcU8Jz-hwzAK5LKfHy11qDiumGxJCVQXdAHowQ7mzMblo8b7gpc-l45BSv9OMzAZJYTcQ/s320/P1050370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347356105291728274" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZVuMcD9tKMKnrj0lsEkpc2B0fCgTuIM-Laogjn_HrCdaCfc-oxL6d_qSwUVHORhGlkZdFkuXbeDhAQwLoLNtREVfo3Y4cTFYGNYoDMvS0v-bZyRJOKjjP8cLQQWTChedfOcRdKKmeiGo/s1600-h/P1050378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZVuMcD9tKMKnrj0lsEkpc2B0fCgTuIM-Laogjn_HrCdaCfc-oxL6d_qSwUVHORhGlkZdFkuXbeDhAQwLoLNtREVfo3Y4cTFYGNYoDMvS0v-bZyRJOKjjP8cLQQWTChedfOcRdKKmeiGo/s320/P1050378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347356350822972530" border="0"></a><br /><br />And now for the videos... For your viewing (AND BLACKMAIL) pleasure:<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxIXSid-ilv2e-bi5o0WU7oSowXRhrp67JWOIaQuIkX9pSlADycIGg4LsSeV_Wo4mSOWlrM1nxmtfz2vBvy8Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx1pADNeHDgnoGVxJ34A0ltFcx6ROyQjvVvaY1I_YsXVY3YMehbc7Q_CzUH-sO7-3RGzU3kqkGRtVeKAY5pkQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Here are the good ones :)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyiw4J9bAduXNSboCylApbBEyyWBKbcowRACViMN80LPkwzqIeuvH57jD-6aBKk8x6nkeOB74oyBW0Tbr5Ocw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy4_MJLs-Q-ziYSBGaHkKJeblrgUct11ziX8yhZZjlSAued4M2CcR9O_Pl2n7xKazfS5DPptlYb-6xW4o0KQg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzrgBusJdTuxzlD0qkEH5qP4oGGmA5Pv6GPPjeEx_HSJGKdxuyu354YlL5NxDz6pLNdGSk88KHAGCsdVWYKyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />These were the kids that were laughing at him. So funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qnyfqOmmLMzgfxw59-tJhm29w5JKwLJZrMPFKmkuzulFMi4U9rSDResmPKEEbzRQAv_PHuDqXyiZ85jJd91yOkZ4EjzInRTRf3qE9VhkD7fko5gcutRo2xHGpAuFrP8CGYwJ3sDqahzJ/s1600-h/P1050400.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/AVvXsEh2qnyfqOmmLMzgfxw59-tJhm29w5JKwLJZrMPFKmkuzulFMi4U9rSDResmPKEEbzRQAv_PHuDqXyiZ85jJd91yOkZ4EjzInRTRf3qE9VhkD7fko5gcutRo2xHGpAuFrP8CGYwJ3sDqahzJ/s320/P1050400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347370005320445650" /></a><br /><br />I tried it a few times and I'll admit... It's harder than it looks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4end5AROvyOgcSmW16t9Khn4ReBLLycNG4_HL-qDo0doYst2QY11s9VhZI6WpweHZpi63yWr6BdtPFVlW2EFaPZ9RAChNkgt0LNWC_EwqOcZM0WBejloLoZdL4sjVUaewG0u7S40ekiwt/s1600-h/P1050401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4end5AROvyOgcSmW16t9Khn4ReBLLycNG4_HL-qDo0doYst2QY11s9VhZI6WpweHZpi63yWr6BdtPFVlW2EFaPZ9RAChNkgt0LNWC_EwqOcZM0WBejloLoZdL4sjVUaewG0u7S40ekiwt/s320/P1050401.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347370005456158866" /></a>The Skeenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395988929970652866noreply@blogger.com6