Springer Potpourri

This one is for Dad! Thanks for your help! Scott left on a business trip and I was left to tie Garrett's tie all on my own. Had to call Dad for emergency tie tying lesson. It is way too short, but there was no way I was going to do it again! These are the kids matching Easter outfits! So much fun!

Our trip to Whistler, Canada (although not FRANCE! WOW to the Pope's!) Was very fun and a total blast. I think our favorite part of the whole trip was sleeping the whole night, without any interruptions, traveling 9 hours in the car without a single fight, or "she's touching me" (well, except the one huff I got into because I thought Scott got into the slowest lane at the border crossing.... hey I didn't say that all 3 year old behavior got left behind =). We skiied, ate great food, enjoyed a fantastic room, and all together celebrated 10 wonderful years of married bliss (well, 98.7% bliss)

Aubrey had a great princess birthday. Mom and Dad, Ty and Adria and Family came down for the festivities. All the kids dressed up in their Princess (or knight in Garrett's case) best. What fun!

We had a leprachaun visit our house on St Patty's Day. It turned all our food green! This picture was just a classic, had to share!

France Trip - Eiffel Tower

The famous Eiffel Tower with the Popes. Plus at Notre Dame.

France Trip - The land of Romance

This is on the boat tour. We heard from Mom and Dad that you have to kiss under every bridge and you get good luck. There were 22 bridges we crossed under and we didn't miss a single one. :-D

France Trip - Cont'd

The first is our tiny, tiny hotel room and the second is us trying to fit into the elevator with our things the first day. And then it is a picture of our first siting of the Eiffel Tower.

France Trip - Mountains, Mountains, Mountains

These are some amzing views from the top of the resort as well as a picture of us in the little village of Chamonix early one morning.

France Trip - French Ski Bums!

This is us actually skiing in Chamonix. This is at the top of the mountain.

France Trip - Hotel in Chamonix, France

This is our little hotel in Chamonix. We started our France trip here and our room was...on the small side but it was all good. As you can see, the mountains are a beautiful backdrop.

Great Grandma

We visited with Great Grandma Gundersen yesterday, and she looked great! Emma loved getting to know her Great Grandma. We sure had a fun time!

Happy Birthday, Misty!

We love you, Aunt Misty! Have a happy, happy birthday!!

 

Windstar

This is what the Windstar looked like from the land in full sail. It was a beautiful ship!! I don't know how they kept it there, because we were the ones taking this picture. I guess they wanted us to see what it looked like.

Cruising Costa Rica

Oh, you are so lucky! You get to see all of our pictures from Costa Rica. Sit down and relax. This will take some time:)

This is the hotel that we stayed at at the beginning of our trip and at the end. Very nice!!

This is what our cabins looked like on board the ship. Very cozy!!

The next two are our big adventure on the ATV's. We all felt that this was the most fun of the whole trip. We rode these for 3 hours and saw some beautiful country.

While traveling through the coconut plantation, we came across 3 little puppies that were scampering along our path. I had to pick one up. There was no mother around. As you can tell, we went along some really dusty roads. We were covered in red dust.

Happy Birthday, Aubrey!

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We're Rolling!!

It's official! As of March 15, 2006, at approximately 3:28 pm, Emma has mastered the roll! Unfortunately, I missed the first one. I had set her down on her back behind me, and when I looked back, she was on her stomach! But I had no need to worry. Once she did it the first time, there was no stopping her. I think she has rolled over at least 10 times since then. Just thought we'd share this momentous occasion with all of you!

Monkey busines in Costa Rica

This is my first blog attempt. This is our pictures of zipping through the tops of the jungle trees. One of the zip lines was 1/4 of a mile long. There were 11 zip lines we went on. It was great fun. But the highlight was the ATV 3 hour ride through the jungle, rivers, villages, waterfalls and coconut plantations. It was great fun. We will have to fill you all in later.

Now I'm Getting This blog stuff

This was our cool Christmas gift for Ty, Dad and Cassi.... INTRODUCING Mellow Blasters (they shoot small marshmellows an incredible distance). Cassi recieved one because she was the 2nd person to send me her pictures for the calendar... (Mindy and Josh being the first, but I had to offer some encouragement to the rest of the gang who weren't quite so prompt. Sorry Dahmers.) So, good to my word Cassi received a mellowblaster for her prize. Please all make a mental note for next year! The early bird gets the Mellowblaster (or other really cool prize)!

OK, OK, I Posted

Our Igloo party, Mom and Dad came for the festivities. We had a great time. Thanks Min for helping me figure out the posting process. Consider me an official blogger!

Mom & Dad's Adventure

Hey guys
I got this email from dad and he asked me to forward it to everyone so I figured this was a good way to do it. We sure have some adventurous parents!

:-D
Cassi

Hi Cass,
>
>Mom and I just finished the jungle zip line. We are all like a bunch of monkeys. It was a blast. We have been having a great time with the Burton group. Seas were pretty rough but fun last night. We tried to dance in a windstorm. It was helarious.
>
>Right now we are in Cocoa del Sur, on the beach at a small cafe with free interenet. Please pass this on to the rest of the family.
>
>Things are great and we are having a wonerfully romantic valentines. Happy valentines to all of you.
>
>Love,
> Mom and Dad

Getting my ski fix

No, no. Don't fret. My ski hasn't broken in any way. I'm getting my ski fix not my ski fixed. Yesterday, after a restless night of sleep, I stummbled out of bed at 6 am. I got dressed and headed out the door to pick up my ski buddy, Mark. We headed into Provo Canyon and then into Vivian Park and were parked there by 7. We put on our gear and embarked on our hike into the unknown (ok, so he knew where he was going, but just to build the suspense). Two and a half hours later, and after Mark had to wait for his slow partner many times, we strapped the skis on in preparation to receive our payoff. With legs and lungs already burning, we made hundreds (more like tens) of untouched turns down the mountain through the trees back to the car. All in all, the long hike was worth the twenty minutes spent skiing down to get our fix.

Pictures of the expedition will be posted at a later date.

The Emma Update - 3 Months

Emma is growing so fast! She is 3-months old, but already fits into 6-9 month clothes. Ashlyn loves to play with her sister. When the picture of Ashlyn and Emma was taken, Ashlyn had joined Emma under her gymboree--then they both decided that the TV was more interesting.

Mom and Me

I've had a lot of people tell me that Emma looks like me. So I thought I'd take a picture and let you decide. What do you think? Is this my daughter? 

My First Glue Job

Well, it was bound to happen...our first big boo-boo. Ashlyn fell off of her high chair and got a gash in her forehead, a black eye, and a bruised cheek. Luckily, it was during regular business hours, so we didn't have to make a trip to the emergency room. However, she did have her first glue job. She's doing fine now and still loves to climb on her high chair. 

Pure Joy

Ashlyn's new thing is to jump off the top of the fridge into Dad's waiting arms. She is fearless. I think these pictures capture how much she loves it!