tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75539532024-03-13T04:34:42.158-07:00BrawlersLivin' the good life.la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.comBlogger1332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-28683295062301256922013-09-26T06:30:00.002-07:002013-09-26T06:30:45.484-07:00GF Pumpkin Corn Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was searching for a corn muffin recipe to go along with our soup last night...the flavor on these were amazing, but they did end up a little dry. I adjusted the pumpkin and milk *hopefully* next time they will be just right. (recipe adapted from <a href="http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2013/01/gluten-free-corn-muffins-spicy-new.html" target="_blank">www.glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com</a>) Oh, and don't forget the xanthan gum....a mistake made once upon a time, I'm not naming names, </div>
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1 C sorghum flour</div>
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3/4 C GF cornmeal</div>
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1/2 C potato starch (not flour)</div>
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1/2 C light brown sugar</div>
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1 1/2 tsp baking powder</div>
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1 tsp xanthan gum</div>
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1 tsp sea salt</div>
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1 tsp chili powder (surprise!) or pumpkin pie spice</div>
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1 tsp cinnamon </div>
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Combine above ingredients and whisk well. </div>
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2 eggs, beaten</div>
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1/2 C grapeseed or coconut oil (melted)</div>
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3/4 C warm milk, or non-dairy milk </div>
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3/4 C pumpkin puree or winter squash puree (a little grated carrot would be grate, too--haha)</div>
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Mix well with whisk and add to dry ingredients. The best part about gluten free baking is you can't over mix the batter...there's no gluten to ruin your muffins or pancakes by making them hard and stiff.</div>
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Line or oil muffin tins and pour batter on in. </div>
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Bake at 375 for 18-20 min. </div>
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Slather on the butter or coconut oil. </div>
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My two littles ate all their borscht so they could dive into these. </div>
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We woke up to some wet ground this morning....so of course, in order to celebrate what could potentially be the onset of fall, I lit some candles and made some muffins...after searching long and hard online (and on Pinterest), I finally found a recipe that looked worth converting to gluten free. </div>
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(revised from Joy the Baker)</div>
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<u>Brown Butter Maple Raspberry GF Muffins</u></div>
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7 Tbsp butter</div>
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1 large egg</div>
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1 egg yolk </div>
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1 tsp Mapleine (I was out of vanilla)</div>
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3/4 C sugar (I used a bit less)</div>
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1/4 C Flax meal</div>
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1 1/2 tsp baking powder </div>
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3/4 tsp sea salt</div>
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2 C berries (recipe called for blueberries which I love with browned butter but when I opened the freezer the blues were almost gone and all I had was raspberries...they still tasted amazing in here!)</div>
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Brown the butter in a small skillet by melting then after it foams it turns nutty and brown very quickly...don't walk away! Remove skillet from heat and let cool while you mix the other ingredients. </div>
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Whisk together the milk, eggs, maple or vanilla, and sugar in a bowl. </div>
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Slowly pour the browned butter into the liquid ingredients, whisking all the while. </div>
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Add the wet to the dry ingredients, then stir in the berries. </div>
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Spoon into greased muffin pans and bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes. </div>
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*Sorghum is a sweeter GF flour and works well in baked goods. If you don't have it, just sub in a GF flour blend. The original recipe did not call for the sorghum, but I think it makes a lighter crumb on a GF muffin to add it in. Neither did the original recipe call for flax meal...I just like it.</div>
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**I use a very easy and inexpensive GF flour blend. Here is the recipe:</div>
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1/2 C tapioca flour </div>
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Blend well with a whisk then a spoon to make sure it incorporates fully. Store in an airtight container (some people store in the fridge, and I probably should, but don't...)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We gather at Cannon each summer for some good times with family from B.C. </span></div>
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Ava blowing some bubbles at Arcadia State Beach</div>
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Jonah with Auntie Heather</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was the second time it landed on Abram's birthday. He turned 4!</span></div>
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Sweet sisters</div>
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Abram tells Jon "Hey Bubble MAN! Blow! Your! Bubbles!"</div>
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These little cousins had an instant connection. Princess games will do that for you!</div>
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Photo by Jonah (12)</div>
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Astoria, Oregon...and this is how our family photos go these days</div>
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Poppops burying Ava in the sand on a hot day at Arcadia Beach</div>
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Uncle Greg & Auntie Dawn with Nana & Poppop</div>
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Erin sharing her salt water taffy</div>
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After everyone left Cannon our little (big) family headed 20 minutes north to Astoria...this is before the wooden airplane debacle...you don't want to know.</div>
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The next day we went south to Tillamook and visited the cheese factory for the first time ever! Yum!</div>
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Okay, so these photos got mixed up...but here we are waiting for the trolley in Astoria. It was about an hour guided tour and only cost $1 each. So fun & time for everyone to veg out for a bit.</div>
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Bathroom break made fun at a fort somewhere in Washington...check out Ava in this photo!</div>
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Vacation wears you out...and sometimes you sleep with one eye open.</div>
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These are just two of a million images I've pinned....</div>
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I love kitchens that are clean and bright but warm and have a sense of history. </div>
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Dark countertops and a farm sink combined with subway tile and <i>some</i> open cabinets...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> So thankful for this incredible man...</span></div>
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la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-61005033928111256342012-11-02T15:31:00.001-07:002012-11-02T15:31:26.094-07:00Blog GuiltWell, my friends....It's been a while. A year? Nearly? I'd say that's long enough, wouldn't you? <br />
I thought I'd break my silence with these cute things Abram (3) has been doing/saying lately:<br />
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-I've been singing songs to the two little kids to help them learn to spell their names (Boo already knows but won't be left out). Here's Gooey's: "A-B-R-A-M that spells Aaaaaabram with no ham." But I caught him singing "B-R-Y-N-N-E that spells Boo-Boo with no ham."<br />
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<br />la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-37188342918705136212012-02-11T09:51:00.000-08:002012-02-11T09:52:10.451-08:00A Little Jam<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8Ngz-k_JjlE/TzaqyxLTANI/AAAAAAAAVUc/OVNBa52hgkE/s1600/photo-730452.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8Ngz-k_JjlE/TzaqyxLTANI/AAAAAAAAVUc/OVNBa52hgkE/s400/photo-730452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707937366909583570" /></a></p>With your toast...?la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-703304120960819122012-02-05T22:05:00.000-08:002012-02-05T22:06:21.283-08:00A Hike<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eEP72B-vlF0/Ty9t3o9HdjI/AAAAAAAAVTY/t4le4rkR1ac/s1600/photo%2B1-781284.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eEP72B-vlF0/Ty9t3o9HdjI/AAAAAAAAVTY/t4le4rkR1ac/s400/photo%2B1-781284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705900055555700274" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZvCz0hX_VY/Ty9t3glxejI/AAAAAAAAVTg/h7dd_SDWTqI/s1600/photo%2B2-782613.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZvCz0hX_VY/Ty9t3glxejI/AAAAAAAAVTg/h7dd_SDWTqI/s400/photo%2B2-782613.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705900053310306866" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S-MVzoiPBAY/Ty9t33YQpLI/AAAAAAAAVTw/fZsv41zNqEM/s1600/photo%2B3-783555.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S-MVzoiPBAY/Ty9t33YQpLI/AAAAAAAAVTw/fZsv41zNqEM/s400/photo%2B3-783555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705900059427644594" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sNQ3A5v7K3I/Ty9t4qhf1WI/AAAAAAAAVT8/YddGfEVyslM/s1600/photo%2B4-786594.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sNQ3A5v7K3I/Ty9t4qhf1WI/AAAAAAAAVT8/YddGfEVyslM/s400/photo%2B4-786594.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705900073156597090" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Htc2UGdzmRE/Ty9t46phEII/AAAAAAAAVUI/yxmdDsQOkQY/s1600/photo%2B5-787362.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Htc2UGdzmRE/Ty9t46phEII/AAAAAAAAVUI/yxmdDsQOkQY/s400/photo%2B5-787362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705900077485199490" /></a></p>A little family outing on an urban hike. It was fun and the kids did great. We got to the top then Jonah, Ava, and I (Elisabeth) ran 2.5 miles back to the car to drive up and get the other three. The big kids were troopers and I was thinking the entire time as we ran about how fun it is to have older kids as well as young ones. How fun it is to laugh with and raise kids I enjoy being around. How I, like Mary, will treasure up all these things in my heart. How it's days like this one that make the hard ones worth having. <br>It's true: children are a blessing.la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-23476911938684279742012-02-02T15:42:00.001-08:002012-02-02T15:51:32.462-08:00Supr Spellerer<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zBgKT-iSCTk/TysfiELQftI/AAAAAAAAVSM/rIZVn8UNlhM/s1600/photo%2B1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zBgKT-iSCTk/TysfiELQftI/AAAAAAAAVSM/rIZVn8UNlhM/s400/photo%2B1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704688023091838674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jonah made it to the School Spelling Bee this year! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Each class grades 3-8 sends two students to compete against each other, for a total of 14 competitors. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The winner of this round goes to the Regional Spelling Bee somewhere in Portland. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Does he look nervous...?</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QKqgRyrd69A/Tysfh6YVn5I/AAAAAAAAVR8/ZxIs1VjixzA/s1600/photo%2B2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QKqgRyrd69A/Tysfh6YVn5I/AAAAAAAAVR8/ZxIs1VjixzA/s400/photo%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704688020462346130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">His first round...I think he's looking at me for support...and for letters? </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Just kidding, I would never do that...</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dn9M5LiOpK4/TysfhtBaUrI/AAAAAAAAVR0/yqJVHI3fbk8/s1600/photo%2B3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dn9M5LiOpK4/TysfhtBaUrI/AAAAAAAAVR0/yqJVHI3fbk8/s400/photo%2B3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704688016876524210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He did so well. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Made it to the last 3, with two 8th grade girls...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Got "schooner" but alas, missed on "romaine"</div><div style="text-align: center;">We think he's one heck of a guy...and so smart. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I asked him if he was pleased with his performance, to which he said,"Yup."</div><div style="text-align: center;">By the way, every kid in his class was pulling for him, and after he got out he had to give </div><div style="text-align: center;">24 high-fives :) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Great job, Jonah! </div><div><br /></div>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-72689489817736919472012-02-01T09:45:00.000-08:002012-02-01T10:00:00.784-08:00He Makes All Things New<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TVPqz4vGUn0/Tyl6kUXH45I/AAAAAAAAVRI/kE4IzmtWz5Q/s1600/image-716333.png"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TVPqz4vGUn0/Tyl6kUXH45I/AAAAAAAAVRI/kE4IzmtWz5Q/s400/image-716333.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704225167401018258" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TDyy3bPVR-4/Tyl6l4ciUaI/AAAAAAAAVRY/r1Tqe8ts_VI/s1600/photo%2B2-723611.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TDyy3bPVR-4/Tyl6l4ciUaI/AAAAAAAAVRY/r1Tqe8ts_VI/s400/photo%2B2-723611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704225194267267490" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J7igqLy0uUI/Tyl6nEVDudI/AAAAAAAAVRg/TlXsjDMd1Ig/s1600/photo%2B3-727832.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J7igqLy0uUI/Tyl6nEVDudI/AAAAAAAAVRg/TlXsjDMd1Ig/s400/photo%2B3-727832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704225214636997074" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">This morning I am thankful for </span></div><div>Camellias</div><div>Budding </div><div>Returning from death to </div><div>Life </div><div>Newness</div><div>Constant </div><div>Bringing forth hope. </div><div><br /></div><div>Children<br /></div><div>Giggling</div><div>Running in sunshiney rays of happiness </div><div>Bubbles </div><div>Reflecting light </div><div>Not darkness </div><div>Shadows poured forth from a soul </div><div>Into newness of light and morning. </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br /></div><p></p>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-84228166948714531552012-01-28T10:07:00.000-08:002012-01-28T10:13:56.416-08:00What It Means<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ob1GO_VAys/TyQ5y6MZHSI/AAAAAAAAVNo/TnEPWlPvTnI/s1600/Scan%2B4.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ob1GO_VAys/TyQ5y6MZHSI/AAAAAAAAVNo/TnEPWlPvTnI/s400/Scan%2B4.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702746574935366946" /></a>These babies (and a few more!) have been in our lives for 13 years now...<div>each one special...</div><div>each one different...</div><div>each one a love...</div><div>each one dear to me as their mother's are...</div><div><br /></div><div>We said good-bye to our dear friends nearly a month ago now. </div><div>Their absence is sorely felt and while they go to a new home and a new place and to new friends, we go with them...we pray for them...we send them off with love and hope. </div><div>Hope that while they grow and change and while we grow and change, </div><div>we will not grow and change separately.</div><div>My friend.</div><div>Her heart remains in my heart. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fellowship.</div><div><br /></div>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-86239879443239794602011-10-22T11:50:00.001-07:002011-10-22T11:50:39.963-07:00Fall=Apple Tasting Time!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2WlR1Mgptqw/TqMQgND9ViI/AAAAAAAAVE4/lZeP3jRNj_E/s1600/photo%2B1-739964.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2WlR1Mgptqw/TqMQgND9ViI/AAAAAAAAVE4/lZeP3jRNj_E/s400/photo%2B1-739964.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666390901610337826" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LYSi29r6CL4/TqMQgsyMd8I/AAAAAAAAVFE/MzE4XxVXOqw/s1600/photo%2B2-741626.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LYSi29r6CL4/TqMQgsyMd8I/AAAAAAAAVFE/MzE4XxVXOqw/s400/photo%2B2-741626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666390910125766594" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hij2PkAl07o/TqMQhLEzyQI/AAAAAAAAVFU/-A3_jlqJX-4/s1600/photo%2B3-743801.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hij2PkAl07o/TqMQhLEzyQI/AAAAAAAAVFU/-A3_jlqJX-4/s400/photo%2B3-743801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666390918256904450" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dVioUfwPV9A/TqMQh8sHXgI/AAAAAAAAVFc/tO2RaN9GUe8/s1600/photo%2B4-747536.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dVioUfwPV9A/TqMQh8sHXgI/AAAAAAAAVFc/tO2RaN9GUe8/s400/photo%2B4-747536.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666390931575102978" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wVVxDLos5cs/TqMQiaE4YbI/AAAAAAAAVFo/oJ9I1gYKPOI/s1600/photo%2B5-748688.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wVVxDLos5cs/TqMQiaE4YbI/AAAAAAAAVFo/oJ9I1gYKPOI/s400/photo%2B5-748688.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666390939463606706" /></a></p>While we got a surprise visit from Gammie and Papa Mel this week we figured it's a good time to visit Portland nursery's Apple Tasting! It's was fun to try all 50 types of apples and about 7 types of pears. The girls had their faces painted, we got free popcorn and apple cider (pressed right there) and the hit of the day was the scavenger hunt the kids ran around to, deserting us elderly folk...Overall it was a great morning!!la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-4456470708094078622011-10-21T15:50:00.001-07:002011-10-21T15:50:42.806-07:00Someone's Watching You...!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SQLSMV4H3Z4/TqH3RHOq7_I/AAAAAAAAVEs/PwygKDarPwU/s1600/photo-742808.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SQLSMV4H3Z4/TqH3RHOq7_I/AAAAAAAAVEs/PwygKDarPwU/s400/photo-742808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666081679579213810" /></a></p>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-10746741237976032672011-10-03T21:20:00.000-07:002011-10-03T21:23:27.500-07:00Looking back...You might think this would be a post about how I've been flipping through photos on the blog, flipping through photos in our home, watching home video of our wedding (hey, we were on a budget)...and you would be correct. I have been reminiscing lately and am loving it! This Mama needed a reminder of the basics in life and love. We got rid of a ton of stuff and are consolidating. I'm branching out and even tried a Zumba class at the gym. You would have died to have seen me. I am coordinated but have NO rhythm in any bone in my body. Anywho...this post was going to be about how I should get a good camera, so there. I rambled.la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-54380770483997202812011-09-26T21:37:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:38:24.526-07:00Family Times<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2DCLUqd0CNc/ToFTQdS3y8I/AAAAAAAAVDk/VgxGXSreqxc/s1600/photo%2B1-704527.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2DCLUqd0CNc/ToFTQdS3y8I/AAAAAAAAVDk/VgxGXSreqxc/s400/photo%2B1-704527.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656894149160848322" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JgOp9qoCk0g/ToFTQ54ZAaI/AAAAAAAAVDs/4et1ElXb7bk/s1600/photo%2B2-706450.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JgOp9qoCk0g/ToFTQ54ZAaI/AAAAAAAAVDs/4et1ElXb7bk/s400/photo%2B2-706450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656894156834406818" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k3pP9kQXB8I/ToFTRAbSKLI/AAAAAAAAVD0/5qFTTqS-DaM/s1600/photo%2B3-708571.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k3pP9kQXB8I/ToFTRAbSKLI/AAAAAAAAVD0/5qFTTqS-DaM/s400/photo%2B3-708571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656894158591371442" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BhkdrvozEHI/ToFTRo_xyzI/AAAAAAAAVD8/15xE8CKHRwc/s1600/photo%2B4-709849.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BhkdrvozEHI/ToFTRo_xyzI/AAAAAAAAVD8/15xE8CKHRwc/s400/photo%2B4-709849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656894169481857842" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WZaLLoPWVRU/ToFTR3RssPI/AAAAAAAAVEE/O9btKdfzHZM/s1600/photo%2B5-711453.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WZaLLoPWVRU/ToFTR3RssPI/AAAAAAAAVEE/O9btKdfzHZM/s400/photo%2B5-711453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656894173315117298" /></a></p>We bought an old house. 100 years old, in fact. No, this post is not about our house but about the fact that it seems like every Monday we (Jon) end up workin on the old old house. Replacing windows, painting, fixing dry rot, fixing the porch...the list is a mile long. So, finally this momma had enough of the every Monday is another work day routine and suggested that the last Monday of the month be family day. This Monday we ran into a few problems in the form of a needed chiropractor appt and a parking lot where the freeway used to be, but we FINALLY got downtown and were ready to use our friends' tram passes then we were going to head home for pancakes. Well, it was kinda late and if you know the Brawley's you know we eat at 5. So we hit up the very first Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown which also happens to be like 5 blocks from the tram station and filled up our bellies first. Then we rode the silver bullet that is the OHSU sky tram. The kids loved it and were so surprised! Yay for some family fun!la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-37323348805563488982011-09-26T21:28:00.001-07:002011-09-26T21:28:56.541-07:00Ballet Brynne<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q6h594GG17Q/ToFRCbaaNmI/AAAAAAAAVDU/leq1s1kYXwY/s1600/photo%2B1-736542.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q6h594GG17Q/ToFRCbaaNmI/AAAAAAAAVDU/leq1s1kYXwY/s400/photo%2B1-736542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656891709114168930" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WevWPFEXI_4/ToFRCg3fLmI/AAAAAAAAVDc/1wdpWZjs4io/s1600/photo%2B2-738093.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WevWPFEXI_4/ToFRCg3fLmI/AAAAAAAAVDc/1wdpWZjs4io/s400/photo%2B2-738093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656891710578306658" /></a></p>Once again the girlie is enrolled in ballet and she is ALL business. Nothing gets in the way of this girl and her dream! Now if we can only find her lost ballet slipper...la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-22419745862884015162011-09-26T21:26:00.001-07:002011-09-26T21:26:46.540-07:00Princess BooBoo<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_DSaVzZLRR8/ToFQh5sGOLI/AAAAAAAAVDM/N-Ov-JmwInk/s1600/photo-706541.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_DSaVzZLRR8/ToFQh5sGOLI/AAAAAAAAVDM/N-Ov-JmwInk/s400/photo-706541.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656891150305736882" /></a></p>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-88395408947038197942011-09-02T10:08:00.000-07:002011-09-02T10:10:48.344-07:00A Day at the Griffins<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gd7yr-tMI4Q/TmEOGhh2G9I/AAAAAAAAVCQ/ZGFdBSpfbZM/s1600/photo%2B1-748345.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gd7yr-tMI4Q/TmEOGhh2G9I/AAAAAAAAVCQ/ZGFdBSpfbZM/s400/photo%2B1-748345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647810912941644754" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9zCA0fIXDbg/TmEOHdcGBLI/AAAAAAAAVCY/8vTxlbF2z6A/s1600/photo%2B2-751328.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9zCA0fIXDbg/TmEOHdcGBLI/AAAAAAAAVCY/8vTxlbF2z6A/s400/photo%2B2-751328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647810929023648946" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v4fylkwhUUs/TmEOH6Mzu4I/AAAAAAAAVCg/ZJl6gNlYZEQ/s1600/photo%2B3-754180.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v4fylkwhUUs/TmEOH6Mzu4I/AAAAAAAAVCg/ZJl6gNlYZEQ/s400/photo%2B3-754180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647810936744164226" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TZb4TITTJrY/TmEOIR5BvnI/AAAAAAAAVCo/rDG8wR0F-AA/s1600/photo%2B4-756642.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TZb4TITTJrY/TmEOIR5BvnI/AAAAAAAAVCo/rDG8wR0F-AA/s400/photo%2B4-756642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647810943103647346" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jw0NXitLI3k/TmEOJAZ8ZPI/AAAAAAAAVCw/2IFsPMoBZvw/s1600/photo%2B5-758574.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jw0NXitLI3k/TmEOJAZ8ZPI/AAAAAAAAVCw/2IFsPMoBZvw/s400/photo%2B5-758574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647810955589739762" /></a></p>Kayaking, berry picking, water fountain, and a BBQ to boot!la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-60215802201245337252011-09-02T09:57:00.000-07:002011-09-02T09:58:20.751-07:00A Baby Shower for Baby Bean<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FpvnxZdUbO8/TmELLE3cuuI/AAAAAAAAVBw/08vnGGWgs_w/s1600/photo%2B1-700752.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FpvnxZdUbO8/TmELLE3cuuI/AAAAAAAAVBw/08vnGGWgs_w/s400/photo%2B1-700752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647807692612090594" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_h6gbWbh3o/TmELLpe62RI/AAAAAAAAVB4/zkY_VLnFzBQ/s1600/photo%2B2-701783.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_h6gbWbh3o/TmELLpe62RI/AAAAAAAAVB4/zkY_VLnFzBQ/s400/photo%2B2-701783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647807702441318674" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LUDWspBW4F0/TmELL1_FRAI/AAAAAAAAVCA/aYRiGRYmhAU/s1600/photo%2B3-702927.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LUDWspBW4F0/TmELL1_FRAI/AAAAAAAAVCA/aYRiGRYmhAU/s400/photo%2B3-702927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647807705797444610" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OkekzB1IWqI/TmELMBMTgdI/AAAAAAAAVCI/oka9WPIbPh0/s1600/photo%2B4-704009.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OkekzB1IWqI/TmELMBMTgdI/AAAAAAAAVCI/oka9WPIbPh0/s400/photo%2B4-704009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647807708805693906" /></a></p>My friend Steph is having her first baby this month and so Emilie and I threw her a shower in our yard. It was a great time and a beautiful dayla femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-4399557995069392922011-09-02T09:45:00.000-07:002011-09-02T09:53:27.735-07:00Umatilla, the armpit of Oregon<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TecS8xfw5Vo/TmEKCKsLq0I/AAAAAAAAVBI/NcFEj7HGiUM/s1600/photo%2B1-707736.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TecS8xfw5Vo/TmEKCKsLq0I/AAAAAAAAVBI/NcFEj7HGiUM/s400/photo%2B1-707736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647806440044997442" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GJ7xTxYeuCY/TmEKCQ_UUtI/AAAAAAAAVBQ/fHxrPcITd0Q/s1600/photo%2B2-709139.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GJ7xTxYeuCY/TmEKCQ_UUtI/AAAAAAAAVBQ/fHxrPcITd0Q/s400/photo%2B2-709139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647806441735869138" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r9hOkaV06OU/TmEKCiLzCTI/AAAAAAAAVBY/64eR8ShdBiU/s1600/photo%2B3-710243.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r9hOkaV06OU/TmEKCiLzCTI/AAAAAAAAVBY/64eR8ShdBiU/s400/photo%2B3-710243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647806446351616306" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HI6gt-GhtkI/TmEKCzlFmTI/AAAAAAAAVBg/ZeROQpTGoMw/s1600/photo%2B4-711159.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HI6gt-GhtkI/TmEKCzlFmTI/AAAAAAAAVBg/ZeROQpTGoMw/s400/photo%2B4-711159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647806451021093170" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CCvLJS75Rpw/TmEKDAGOlyI/AAAAAAAAVBo/WMsrmfwjjdY/s1600/photo%2B5-712078.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CCvLJS75Rpw/TmEKDAGOlyI/AAAAAAAAVBo/WMsrmfwjjdY/s400/photo%2B5-712078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647806454381319970" /></a></p>The only good thing about Umatilla is meeting exactly half-way with friends from Spokane. Floating on the Columbia River wasn't too shabby, either.la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-57783688563485411432011-09-02T09:17:00.000-07:002011-09-02T09:23:50.116-07:00Canada!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hsNgsxFxTGw/TmEDGGHDPOI/AAAAAAAAVAQ/Q2EuPCAL-FU/s1600/photo%2B1-730117.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hsNgsxFxTGw/TmEDGGHDPOI/AAAAAAAAVAQ/Q2EuPCAL-FU/s400/photo%2B1-730117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647798810953596130" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PC9-6StNmPM/TmEDG217QNI/AAAAAAAAVAY/O1sQA_Zjo8E/s1600/photo%2B2-733230.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PC9-6StNmPM/TmEDG217QNI/AAAAAAAAVAY/O1sQA_Zjo8E/s400/photo%2B2-733230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647798824035107026" /></a></p>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-67201233758324689572011-09-02T09:16:00.002-07:002011-09-02T09:24:08.845-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oD966UQNKA4/TmEDKo_1cAI/AAAAAAAAVAg/KrKNlQGtWqk/s1600/photo%2B1-748848.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oD966UQNKA4/TmEDKo_1cAI/AAAAAAAAVAg/KrKNlQGtWqk/s400/photo%2B1-748848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647798889038049282" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oFb6g9Q2uAw/TmEDLRFtUzI/AAAAAAAAVAo/4orcsUsvY_Q/s1600/photo%2B2-751227.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oFb6g9Q2uAw/TmEDLRFtUzI/AAAAAAAAVAo/4orcsUsvY_Q/s400/photo%2B2-751227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647798899800101682" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pu8fP95El7c/TmEDLxRZKEI/AAAAAAAAVAw/GTZXqBl8qKw/s1600/photo%2B3-754240.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pu8fP95El7c/TmEDLxRZKEI/AAAAAAAAVAw/GTZXqBl8qKw/s400/photo%2B3-754240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647798908439046210" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Is7S_RC3BY/TmEDMwy0QWI/AAAAAAAAVA4/DPa494J0X2w/s1600/photo%2B4-756866.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Is7S_RC3BY/TmEDMwy0QWI/AAAAAAAAVA4/DPa494J0X2w/s400/photo%2B4-756866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647798925490667874" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0BomXa4jB2w/TmEDNlU1A6I/AAAAAAAAVBA/C95uDafqTOU/s1600/photo%2B5-760332.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0BomXa4jB2w/TmEDNlU1A6I/AAAAAAAAVBA/C95uDafqTOU/s400/photo%2B5-760332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647798939591967650" /></a></p>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-7938061122244248322011-09-02T09:16:00.001-07:002011-09-02T09:16:22.655-07:00Canada!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sIOUyzjZ-UU/TmEBV2PNDGI/AAAAAAAAU_k/qT-O4tFnhHs/s1600/photo%2B1-782656.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sIOUyzjZ-UU/TmEBV2PNDGI/AAAAAAAAU_k/qT-O4tFnhHs/s400/photo%2B1-782656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796882547477602" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KNU3ucamorY/TmEBWPERALI/AAAAAAAAU_s/7e9dHA7vVXA/s1600/photo%2B2-784139.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KNU3ucamorY/TmEBWPERALI/AAAAAAAAU_s/7e9dHA7vVXA/s400/photo%2B2-784139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796889212485810" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--oo3jQWL71s/TmEBWSjxzlI/AAAAAAAAU_0/uFelu6Bf4qM/s1600/photo%2B3-784927.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--oo3jQWL71s/TmEBWSjxzlI/AAAAAAAAU_0/uFelu6Bf4qM/s400/photo%2B3-784927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796890149965394" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D4nBIoxWt7Q/TmEBWZETJLI/AAAAAAAAU_8/nv0Q0mGqOYs/s1600/photo%2B4-785801.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D4nBIoxWt7Q/TmEBWZETJLI/AAAAAAAAU_8/nv0Q0mGqOYs/s400/photo%2B4-785801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796891896980658" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DklpY6TaBag/TmEBWgpTMKI/AAAAAAAAVAE/AZxADATAHNk/s1600/photo%2B5-786644.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DklpY6TaBag/TmEBWgpTMKI/AAAAAAAAVAE/AZxADATAHNk/s400/photo%2B5-786644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796893931221154" /></a></p>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-78274965463114899882011-09-02T09:14:00.001-07:002011-09-02T09:14:20.948-07:00More Canada Pix<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dnNeGPiMKYI/TmEA3xqfeCI/AAAAAAAAU-8/qhp-QqqexPw/s1600/photo%2B1-760949.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dnNeGPiMKYI/TmEA3xqfeCI/AAAAAAAAU-8/qhp-QqqexPw/s400/photo%2B1-760949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796365923678242" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UOUpsFNCiIM/TmEA6F68LHI/AAAAAAAAU_E/UiTYeCZhqak/s1600/photo%2B2-770358.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UOUpsFNCiIM/TmEA6F68LHI/AAAAAAAAU_E/UiTYeCZhqak/s400/photo%2B2-770358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796405721115762" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7TE1jBx0cc0/TmEA6hpoAQI/AAAAAAAAU_M/RoAykcrmmz0/s1600/photo%2B3-773037.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7TE1jBx0cc0/TmEA6hpoAQI/AAAAAAAAU_M/RoAykcrmmz0/s400/photo%2B3-773037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796413164683522" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGhjQzJtLWo/TmEA7gtv22I/AAAAAAAAU_U/U1H0ZcYMZjg/s1600/photo%2B4-776646.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGhjQzJtLWo/TmEA7gtv22I/AAAAAAAAU_U/U1H0ZcYMZjg/s400/photo%2B4-776646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796430093409122" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KimYgfZ_C30/TmEA8SEvylI/AAAAAAAAU_c/-3G_aYiqc4Y/s1600/photo%2B5-779356.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KimYgfZ_C30/TmEA8SEvylI/AAAAAAAAU_c/-3G_aYiqc4Y/s400/photo%2B5-779356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796443343211090" /></a></p>la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553953.post-81432652625720417802011-09-02T09:12:00.001-07:002011-09-02T09:12:57.778-07:00Canada!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8_DnJIszrzg/TmEAimmYPRI/AAAAAAAAU-Q/pVmkW01uNyU/s1600/photo%2B1-777779.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8_DnJIszrzg/TmEAimmYPRI/AAAAAAAAU-Q/pVmkW01uNyU/s400/photo%2B1-777779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796002176384274" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XRlqn99bzPw/TmEAi6BTJkI/AAAAAAAAU-Y/rFZM2oeGD8c/s1600/photo%2B2-778678.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XRlqn99bzPw/TmEAi6BTJkI/AAAAAAAAU-Y/rFZM2oeGD8c/s400/photo%2B2-778678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796007389570626" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mpPULhrJbLA/TmEAjEvh47I/AAAAAAAAU-g/Q9Ml3FqyzWI/s1600/photo%2B3-779711.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mpPULhrJbLA/TmEAjEvh47I/AAAAAAAAU-g/Q9Ml3FqyzWI/s400/photo%2B3-779711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796010267829170" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GFatiVckuOo/TmEAjAjXZbI/AAAAAAAAU-o/lok-Xx4nho8/s1600/photo%2B4-780631.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GFatiVckuOo/TmEAjAjXZbI/AAAAAAAAU-o/lok-Xx4nho8/s400/photo%2B4-780631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796009143068082" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0ySJuJW7Yak/TmEAjfI2zxI/AAAAAAAAU-w/NWykEW8GfAE/s1600/photo%2B5-781638.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0ySJuJW7Yak/TmEAjfI2zxI/AAAAAAAAU-w/NWykEW8GfAE/s400/photo%2B5-781638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647796017353379602" /></a></p>Here are just a few pictures from our camping trip to Canada. It was so fun to get all the kids together and adults, too. We hadn't been to Kelowna in 6 years, so it was fun to see where everyone was living and to see the relatives who came from Kamloops, too! (Thanks for making the drive!) we camped for three nights, then headed to Stewart and Tobi's for two more. Leire (our Basque exchange student from three years ago) flew in and met us there, then drove home with us and has been with us for a month. She's endured much camping and screaming children and exhausted parents (Never. Planning. Three. Camping. Trips. In. A. Row. Again. Ever.) but it's been a great visit! We are trying to talk her into coming for the entire year next summer and do a year of University here. We'll see if she goes for it!la femme elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963762450761682681noreply@blogger.com1