tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351783955861894552024-03-13T10:25:02.160-07:00Adventures with the Hunsaker'sLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.comBlogger766125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-66731412192447238572012-07-26T14:00:00.002-07:002023-10-13T17:38:56.712-07:00Yummy NummersBefore Grandma and Grandma could leave, the boys had to have more baking time with Grandma, this time a Grandma special, Yummy Nummers! (Single serving apple pies) They got to make these for the first time <a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/07/baking-with-grandma-b.html">last year</a> and they were such a hit that Grandma did them again with all the kids when we visited at <a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/12/thanksgiving.html">Thanksgiving</a>.<br />
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Roll the dough<br />
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Cut circles and "paint" the edges with egg (or enjoy getting your hand all slimy and just slap it on the whole round.<br />
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Filling<br />
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Top it and press the edges.<br />
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More egg and then don't forget the cinnamon and sugar on top!<br />
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Poke (stab) the top for a vent and you're ready to bake.<br />
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Here's a few of Carson's turn<br />
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And Avery's turn<br />
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Oooh, can't wait!<br />
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Golden brown goodness.<br />
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YUM!<br />
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When we got to the trailhead, this lovely, an American Finch I think, was pecking away at some seeds someone had put out.<br />
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And with all the van doors open as we got ready to head out, this guy snuck in.<br />
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Finally, we got on our way. Here, you need a leaf hat.<br />
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Emmett has a rock to hold his leaf hat in place.<br />
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Now what did Emmett find? (and yes, he's wearing a Spiderman glove)<br />
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After a little research it looks like this is a Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea principis) and thankfully the boys didn't get bit, considering it looks like that's not uncommon!<small><span style="color: green;"><br />
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We had to prod and prod to get Emmett to leave the little guy alone. Finally he put him down on the concrete edge of the bridge over the lower Shellburg Falls. Sadly, we didn't get them to leave it alone soon enough and in the last moments he was holding him, the lizard got injured.<br />
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Playing on the bench near the lower falls.<br />
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Crazy driver!<br />
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The easy way through?<br />
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Shellburg Falls from the lower view<br />
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In the cavern underneath<br />
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And around the other side<br />
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Getting wet<br />
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Ugh, more creepy crawlies, slimy ones this time. Ugly slug.<br />
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And now a snail.<br />
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It was a fun hike! A little while after we got home my Dad came to me and asked what I wanted to do with the dead lizard on the bathroom counter. WHAT?! Oh dear, apparently Emmett picked up the damaged lizard on the way back out and pocketed him. When it comes to critters, that boy is still a little too like Lennie Small (Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck). He just doesn't know his own strength and proper handling.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-24422303378504112802012-07-24T21:02:00.001-07:002023-10-13T18:10:26.124-07:00Baking With Grandma BenjaminGrandpa and Grandma Benjamin came to visit this month! The boys getting to bake with Grandma Benjamin is a big deal, so the first project of the trip was Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread. YUM! This definitely isn't a make-with-Grandma-only kind of recipe as it's my favorite bread, it's pretty much cake it's so moist and sweet. Emmett didn't help because he was still asleep, but they had to get the bread going if we were going to get it out of the oven before the day's adventure (more rafting!)<br />
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First time they get to crack eggs ever! <br />
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He's so impressed.<br />
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So is Avery.<br />
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Oil<br />
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Baking soda<br />
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Vanilla<br />
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Flour<br />
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Zucchini! First time using the peeler too.<br />
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And first time shredding something too.<br />
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Time to beat!<br />
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Very tragically, there are no pictures of the bread. I've failed as a food blogger! I guess we were just too excited to eat it and then ate it too fast.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-81156878925707864562012-07-23T13:20:00.001-07:002023-10-13T18:12:30.563-07:00Rafting Take 3It's a month full of rafting! My parents came to visit and we decided rafting would be a great activity to take Grandpa and Grandma Benjamin on.<br />
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This is the first time I'm sitting up front with Avery.<br />
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The whole crew. Carson was still freaked out so he sat really close with Grandma.<br />
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Avery gets to give the oars a try.<br />
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Carson's turn<br />
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Emmett's turn.<br />
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This video is just 1:30 and lots better than the last two rafting trip videos as far as showing what the rapids look like and steadiness!<br />
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On the way there I was squeezed in the back with the boys. Emmett's cranky because he thinks he's not being included in this picture.<br />
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Chill Emmett! You're in it too!<br />
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Travis and Justin kayaked. Wahoo!<br />
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These geese were enjoying the rapids too!<br />
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We stopped at the little beach again so Avery could try the kayak again.<br />
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And Carson<br />
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Avery has no fear. We had to make sure to tell him to get back in whenever the rapids started up again.<br />
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Here's 4 minutes of video including Justin tipping twice and Travis once. The camera is in the waterproof housing I use for diving so the rubber gears the run it make a lot of noise (sorry). The other thing you'll hear is that Carson, who loved it last weekend, decided he was terrified this weekend. Ugh.<br />
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This rafting business is exhausting stuff!<br />
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Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-86248594323269832262012-07-14T14:38:00.001-07:002023-10-13T18:23:25.288-07:00Why Do They Laugh?What are those laughing boys doing under there?<br />
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Oh, of course, they stole Mom's phone!<br />
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Carson with Jordan<br />
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I don't know what he was yelling here, but he was having an awesome time!<br />
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And some of the big rides that they satisfied the height for the operators honored the unlimited rides even though their band wasn't for them.<br />
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Carson with Audrey<br />
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The haunted house was their absolute favorite and they did it over and over and over.<br />
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Petting zoo!<br />
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Back to the kiddie rides<br />
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Out to the 4H areas. The owners of these big ol' pigs was awesome and for each boy who wanted he took them in the pen to feel the pigs' bellies.<br />
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Back out to the rides<br />
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Audrey stayed with us when her Mom needed to take her younger sisters home, and we stayed a long time. I wore these kiddos out! They had such an amazing day!<br />
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Emmett found a critter right away. <br />
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So slimy and awesome!<br />
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It looks like a little eel.<br />
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I convinced Emmett to put it back in the water.<br />
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And it swam around his foot<br />
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Then he wanted to pick it up again...<br />
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One of the fun things about Cape Kiwanda is the dory fleet that launches from there. When the come in they come screaming at the beach and slide up the sand.<br />
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When we got back we watched Travis try out the little kayak.<br />
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Making it out<br />
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Although it looks very precarious.<br />
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The boys found some pools warmed by the sun to play in.<br />
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Moving back up the beach after the surf had carried him down a ways.<br />
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Riding the wave<br />
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The nose always slid into the water and sprayed Travis in the face<br />
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That doesn't look all that enjoyable to me, but he was making it in straight.<br />
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And then he started to turn...<br />
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And this animation shows what happens when you turn sideways to the wave<br />
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But still he goes out again and again<br />
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Well, at least he had lots of fun!<br />
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Sand in your mouth Carson?<br />
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Another great, fun day in the sun!<br />
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Travis took his kayak, Kevin and Avery hopped in the little raft and the rest of us were in the big raft.<br />
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Launch!<br />
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Travis is way too big for this little kayak, but he found it cheap at a garage sale and it's a fun, squirrely thing.<br />
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Hey handsome boys!<br />
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Through a portion of rapids<br />
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Yup, still handsome<br />
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Avery loved working that little raft<br />
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More rapids coming<br />
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Feeling awesome<br />
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Wahoo!<br />
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ROCK!<br />
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Rapids are AWESOME!<br />
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So how was the first leg of the journey, Avery?<br />
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Travis tied a rope to the front of the kayak to keep hold of and then let Avery give it a try. He had great motion and looked really natural! He was great!<br />
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It was a little more awkward for Carson.<br />
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Emmett's turn!<br />
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Whoa, what's that!<br />
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A little cave that apparently has had some human visitors...<br />
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Now to try out the snorkel and kid sized flippers.<br />
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Carson trying them on<br />
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Carson didn't really try the snorkel<br />
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Emmett didn't really try out the snorkel either<br />
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Time to head back out!<br />
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There are rapids right at the little alcove we stop at which means you have to know where it is and prep ahead to be able to get in. When coming out you hit the rapids sideways... which means in a round bottom little kayak you're likely to topple!<br />
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Good thing it's a warm day!<br />
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When we got to a slow stretch, Travis hopped in just to float in the cool water.<br />
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And another flip for Travis from the rapids!<br />
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Here's 3 minutes of video clips from our fun day. It's not easy taking video on a bouncing raft!<br />
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When we made it to the take-out spot, Avery found a little shell.<br />
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The kids enjoyed a snack from half the lunch we had available to us. The other half was locked up. Because Travis left his keys for safe keeping in his Dad's glove box back at the launch! Travis had to go for an unscheduled run... 1 mile uphill out of the park to the highway, 3 miles along the highway to the launch park, and a half mile in from the highway. All in sandals. Ouch. Despite that, we had a great day and vowed to take the boys out again before the summer was over.<br />
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No more traipsing through mud and spiderwebs in the trees to get to the picnic shelter for family BBQs.<br />
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The kids got creative in robbing the cherry tree.<br />
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The tree was loaded!<br />
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Time to play! Actually, when we first arrived I joined DeAnna and Molly in a game of girls against guys and we kicked butt. After 4 total games during the evening, all guys against girls, it ended with each team winning 2.<br />
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Mostly we kept the kids off the court so they didn't get trampled, but sometimes they got to come on and help. Go Emmett!<br />
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Finally it was time for some fiery fun.<br />
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Oops.<br />
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Roman candles!<br />
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Avery loves Roman candles<br />
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And he loves these too. And all fireworks for that matter.<br />
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Carson's quite a bit more cautious.<br />
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Emmett's pretty gung ho too though.<br />
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A big debris field of firecracker wrappings - but wait! - this one didn't go off! Better light it with a torch!<br />
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After a bit Emmett tucked himself up in a chair...<br />
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And shortly thereafter he was out. So much fun and excitement will take it out of a little man!<br />
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Mortar finale, and a happy 4th of July!<br />
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Or one of your accomplice?<br />
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Here's another of the random shots I found the boys had taken yesterday that wasn't just of carpet or other pointless bits. In fact, the fish have always featured in their clandestine photo shoots.<br />
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The boys LOVED catching salamanders in the lake.<br />
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Bye!<br />
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We drove around to a few spots and it's really incredible to see what the melting snowpack can expand to fill!<br />
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We stopped at Timberline Lodge, which I had never been inside.<br />
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It's a cool lodge!<br />
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After the lodge and some good food at a local joint in Government Camp, we returned to the lake to wait for sunset. I loved this bright red canoe standing out on lake.<br />
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Apparently, decent sunset shots are extremely hard to come by here, and I don't have the proximity to come night after night to get one, so I'll take what I can and be happy with it and a great day.<br />
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Later the reception was at Travis' parent's house. More pictures were there so, courtesy of Facebook, I grabbed this picture of our family that the photographer took.<br />
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The backyard went through a major transformation before the big day. What was a wild, way overgrown Christmas tree farm (see the four inline trees in the middle of this picture?) became park-like.<br />
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I arranged <a href="http://www.lauriemariephotography.com/2012/04/nick-megan-engagements.html" target="_blank">Megan's engagement pictures</a> into a guest book and we played her pictures on the digital picture frame on the table.<br />
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Such cute thank you gifts.<br />
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Angela made all the yummy cupcakes.<br />
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The boys and cousin Damon enjoying a bit of the spread. As I took this shot Carson said, "I can't wait to try this mouse cheese!" (holey cheese!)<br />
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Mouse cheese or swiss cheese, he likes it.<br />
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Catch!<br />
<img alt="Megan" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-09IMG_1644ss.jpg" /><br />
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Sparklers, Hunsaker style.<br />
<img alt="sparklers" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-09IMG_1647ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Emmett" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-09IMG_1653ss.jpg" /><br />
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I wish I could have moved fast enough to get Nick's pointing arm.<br />
<img alt="Megan, Nick" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-09IMG_1659ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Emmett, Alli, Avery, Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-09IMG_1671ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="sparklers" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-09IMG_1680ss.jpg" /><br />
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Congratulations Megan!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-20745019695633723512012-06-15T16:04:00.000-07:002012-12-05T16:05:00.968-08:00Carson's Big HaircutCarson has great hair. It always looks good no matter the length, whereas Avery's only works super short or he starts looking like a puff ball. So Carson has been wearing his hair longer for a while now because I love how it looks with his bit of curl on the end.<br />
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Normally I keep it trimmed to a certain length, but knowing we were going to chop it all off for his Aunt Megan's upcoming wedding (that was last weekend) I didn't bother so these "before" pictures shaggier than normal.<br />
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But come on, he's so handsome!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_0658ss.jpg" /><br />
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Carson, on the other hand, was DONE with this look!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_0647ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_0650ss.jpg" /><br />
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But you're so cute, Carson!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_0654ss.jpg" /><br />
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Time to chop!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_0662-ss.jpg" /><br />
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Yikes, do not stop there!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_0668-ss.jpg" /><br />
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Emmett and Avery each got their hair freshly cut for the wedding too, although I didn't take any pictures of Avery.<br />
<img alt="Emmett" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_0673-ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Emmett" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_0679-ss.jpg" /><br />
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And the after! Sadly, I didn't set him up like the before pictures for an official "after" shot, but this works, and of course there'll be plenty of pics of the new do from now on.<br />
And you're still so dang cute!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-08IMG_2012-ss.jpg" /><br />
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And this is just a very quirky Carson-esqu shot I thought I'd add too.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-21IMG_2092-ss.jpg" />Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-46375037772575934702012-06-14T13:33:00.000-07:002012-12-05T15:18:07.791-08:00SportsAvery has been involved in sports since Fall 2011, but I never posted about them! For my own sake I've added the posts back in time nearer when they happened. Here are the links to the posts:<br />
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<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/12/soccer.html">Fall Soccer</a><br />
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(and a quick <a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/09/almost-run-away.html">one of Emmett</a> I added from during the soccer season while we were at a game) <br />
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We started <a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/01/swimming-lessons.html">swim lessons</a> in December and are still doing them, but here's a post of pictures from when it was convenient to take pictures at the end of December last year.<br />
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<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2012/02/basketball.html" target="_blank">Winter Basketball</a><br />
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A quick <a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2012/03/diving.html" target="_blank">video of diving</a><br />
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<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2012/06/avery-in-baseball.html" target="_blank">Baseball</a> and <a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2012/06/carson-in-t-ball.html" target="_blank">T-ball</a> as Carson has started sports too. Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-9196535568612148742012-06-13T14:59:00.000-07:002012-12-05T15:02:34.368-08:00Avery In BaseballAvery was in Little League baseball for the first time this year. It was a good season for him. He definitely needs work on his fielding skills, or maybe it's more his attention that needs work... But he was a good hitter. His swing was unorthodox and we worked on that a lot, but he had the timing down better that everyone else, so he was pretty good for getting on base. All around, baseball has been better than soccer or basketball for him so we're excited for him to keep up with it. <br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-23IMG_0544ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-23IMG_0545ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-23IMG_0539ss.jpg" /><br />
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Strike! Second game, still learning, but this was impressive that the catcher caught the ball since that was rather unusual throughout that level of the league.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-14IMG_0037ss.jpg" /><br />
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Foul! But he made contact.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-21IMG_0083ss.jpg" /><br />
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And then Avery had his first go as a catcher. At first he thought that would be cool, until he got the gear on and realized he hated all the gear.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-21IMG_0091ss.jpg" /><br />
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Plus, moments like this didn't inspire joy in the position either.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-21IMG_0092ss.jpg" /><br />
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So after that he really leaned back.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-21IMG_0094ss.jpg" /><br />
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There it goes! High five Avery!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-23IMG_0559ss.jpg" /><br />
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Around to third!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-23IMG_0572ss.jpg" /><br />
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Another hit!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-23IMG_0620ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-23IMG_0621ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-28IMG_0752ss.jpg" /><br />
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I can't figure out how Avery hit this, it looks in a weird position.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-28IMG_0755ss.jpg" /><br />
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But he did!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-28IMG_0756ss.jpg" /><br />
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Look Dad, I'm on third!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-28IMG_0768ss.jpg" /><br />
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This was a rare sight, so Avery was always SO excited to actually make it home. Just the way the line up was Avery would often get on base, but rarely make it around the bases to home plate.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-28IMG_0779ss.jpg" /><br />
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A brief pause to appreciate a hot third base coach...<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-28IMG_0792ss.jpg" /><br />
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Foul!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-28IMG_0794ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-04-28IMG_0808ss.jpg" /><br />
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That's a hit!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-01IMG_0829ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-07IMG_1042ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-07IMG_1043ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-07IMG_1045ss.jpg" /><br />
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Hit!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-07IMG_1063ss.jpg" /><br />
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Ah, that ball's coming right at me!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-12IMG_1121ss.jpg" /><br />
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This one is in though.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-12IMG_1146ss.jpg" /><br />
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A pause for Carson to have his picture taken with his light saber go-gurt.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-12IMG_1154ss.jpg" /><br />
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Picture day<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-12IMG_1888ss.jpg" /><br />
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Nice hit!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-15IMG_1342ss.jpg" /><br />
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Avery was not super on top of fielding (attention problems) so it was always good to see him actually go after the ball!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-15IMG_1345ss.jpg" /><br />
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Mom! Take a picture, I did it!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-15IMG_1364ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-19IMG_1475ss.jpg" /><br />
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Don't swing at those high ones! That's better!<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-30IMG_0102ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-30IMG_0107ss.jpg" /><br />
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Not happy about having to be catcher again.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-30IMG_0111-8ss.jpg" /><br />
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Hit... and they made the play, sad Avery.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-30IMG_0121-5ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-31IMG_0175ss.jpg" /><br />
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And on his last game Avery enjoyed getting hit by the kid pitcher (kids pitched the last two innings in the last half of the season) TWO times. He thought that was a convenient way to get on base. Silly kid.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-05-31IMG_0195ss.jpg" /><br />
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Avery missed the last game of the season for his Aunt Megan's wedding, but we were able to make it late to the pizza party after the game for him to get his trophy and say goodbye to everyone.<br />
<img alt="Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Avery%20Baseball/2012-06-09IMG_2058ss.jpg" />Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-14264513419410639602012-06-12T16:28:00.000-07:002012-12-05T15:01:11.204-08:00Carson In T-BallThis year Carson played t-ball for the first time. He had lots of fun!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-29IMG_0027ss.jpg" /><br />
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He's just so darn cute!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1281ss.jpg" /><br />
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I'm gonna get you, ball!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-04-21IMG_0062ss.jpg" /><br />
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Running takes a lot of concentration.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-04-28IMG_0717ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-12IMG_1098ss.jpg" /><br />
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High fives are great and all... but get out of my way, I'm trying to score!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-12IMG_1101ss.jpg" /><br />
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The outfield was the boring/party place. Carson definitely didn't figure this part of play out very well.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-04-24IMG_0677ss.jpg" /><br />
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And it's hard to participate in plays when you're checking out the inside of your mitt or chatting up an opponent on base...<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1241ss.jpg" /><br />
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Silly boy.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-06-06IMG_0627ss.jpg" /><br />
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As a catcher he did a little better, but I love how they just crouched back against the back, more as a place holder than anything else.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1170ss.jpg" /><br />
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Ready...<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1185ss.jpg" /><br />
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Boom!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1213ss.jpg" /><br />
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This is serious stuff, man.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1225ss.jpg" /><br />
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On his toes<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1253ss.jpg" /><br />
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Go go!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1262ss.jpg" /><br />
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Oops, too early (and golfing, apparently)...<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1293ss.jpg" /><br />
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Go go!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-29IMG_0040ss.jpg" /><br />
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There's that tongue again.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-29IMG_0002ss.jpg" /><br />
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Wohoo! Couple more runs!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-29IMG_0015ss.jpg" /><br />
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Superstar.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-29IMG_0060ss.jpg" /><br />
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That's right ball, I beat you to first.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-06-06IMG_0558ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-06-06IMG_0584ss.jpg" /><br />
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Oops, to late.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-06-06IMG_0570ss.jpg" /><br />
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Oops, too early.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-06-06IMG_0574ss.jpg" /><br />
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Boom!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1292ss.jpg" /><br />
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And, finally, he did in fact decide to go after a ball. Good job, Carson!<br />
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Meanwhile, on the sidelines, important discoveries were still being made and shared.<br />
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Emmett had a hard time letting this find go.<br />
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Snacks after every game were super important to all the kids, but this one Carson had to have a picture of. Who gets root beer floats for a post game snack!?<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-14IMG_1321ss.jpg" /><br />
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Go team!<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-05-12IMG_1892ss.jpg" /><br />
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And GO Carson! I'm glad you had such a fun season. Getting his first trophy was the big goal for Carson all season.<br />
<img alt="Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2005%20May/Carson%20Tball/2012-06-19IMG_2074ss.jpg" />Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-31474571878485328262012-06-11T16:11:00.000-07:002012-12-05T16:12:37.381-08:00Last Day of 1st GradeToday was Avery's last day of 1st grade. They had lots of fun for their field day.<br />
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3-legged race...<br />
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... at which Avery was a terrible partner.<br />
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Tossing a wet sponge.<br />
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Dizzy batting<br />
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Trying to carry an egg on a wooden spoon around the bases.<br />
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And everyone's favorite, the water bottle to the back game.<br />
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With brothers and a friend, they all had a great time.<br />
<img alt="Emmett, Avery, Carson" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-11IMG_1753-ss.jpg" /><br />
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And before we left, Emmett learned a little about how pendulums work...<br />
<img alt="Emmett" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-11IMG_1757-ss.jpg" />Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-79697644354168405192012-06-07T18:36:00.000-07:002013-02-19T15:09:20.357-08:00Kayaking To Dive Haystack RockIt was a three sport weekend! Kayaking, diving and spear fishing. We went to the beach this last weekend for Travis, Justin and some other scuba guys to try out kayaking out to Haystack Rock in Cape Kiwanda at Pacific City to scuba dive Haystack Rock. For early June, when we still get lots of rain here in western Oregon, it was a pretty decent day with the overcast giving us bits of sun, especially later in the day.<br />
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The boys get the toys out.<br />
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The bigger boys get their toys out.<br />
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Hauling the kayaks closer to the water before getting the gear loaded and strapped down.<br />
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Gearing up the kayak. Unfortunately for Travis, his new dry suit hadn't arrived yet when his (also new) dry suit had to be returned.<br />
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Testing the water<br />
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Or more than testing<br />
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Hauling out the bouy. And I immediately began to wonder how they were going to manage that sucker out over the surf...<br />
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Heading in.<br />
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<img alt="Avery, Carson, Emmett" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-03IMG_0310ss.jpg" /><br />
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Debbie always has her camera ready to go too...<br />
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So of course we both got Justin's spectacular flip as he tried to get past the surf. And then there was a big pause as they had to collect the buoy and anchors and rethink their approach.<br />
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Next thing I knew, some nice surfer was letting my boys ride his surf board!<br />
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Pause to watch the guys try again.<br />
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Kurt and Travis see Justin off.<br />
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Back to surfing<br />
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SO much fun!<br />
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Travis had been told over and over how steady the kayaks were, so he said he went out over confident. He may have been able to balance the giant crew boats that are no wider than your rear when he rowed for OSU, but that doesn't help against the powerful waves that easily topple anyone who doesn't hit them exactly straight on. So over he went.<br />
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See the waves? That's why I wouldn't touch this dive with a ten foot pole. Or a mile long one, since that's how far it is to the rock. All the scuba women stayed on shore because we're smart.<br />
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That wave is taller than that insane surfer, why would anyone want to go in there?<br />
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But out they go.<br />
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And this time Travis makes it just fine.<br />
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Once they get out to the rock, they were barely visible by eye so I used my camera to see them. They're down to the left of the rock.<br />
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<img alt="Emmett, Carson, Avery" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-03IMG_0435ss.jpg" /><br />
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When they came back in, Travis hit the wave straight and coasted right in without mishap.<br />
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Unfortunately for Justin, he didn't hit it straight. That's why you tie everything down!<br />
<img alt="Justin" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-03IMG_0477ss.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="Travis, Justin" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-03IMG_0496ss.jpg" /><br />
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The catch!<br />
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Travis and Justin both hit the limit for rockfish that day plus Travis got a lingcod!<br />
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Travis and Justin came off the dive with "awesome!" on their lips. The other two guys came away with "that was hard" and "I'm tired!" All the more evidence that I will never attempt this dive via kayaks! This is now Travis' favorite local dive.<br />
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The big boys learned a lot, the little boys had lots of fun and the girls were entertained by all. So another great day at the coast!<br />
<img alt="Cape Kiwanda" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2012/12%2006%20June/2012-06-03IMG_0241ss.jpg" />Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-54357072154028099232012-06-05T14:31:00.019-07:002012-08-13T15:53:40.805-07:00TravelsTravis and I have had four trips that I've completely neglected to blog going all the way back to April of last year! Bad blogger!<br />
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Here are links to the trips<br />
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<b>April 27th-May 1st, 2011: Baltimore, MD</b><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/05/baltimore-day-1-part-1-national-museum.html" target="_blank">Day 1: Part 1 National Museum of Dentistry</a><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/05/baltimore-day-1-part-2-national-aquarium.html" target="_blank">Day 1: Part 2 National Aquarium</a><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/05/baltimore-day-2-part-1-architecture-and.html" target="_blank">Day 2: Part 1 Architecture and Walters Art Museum</a><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/05/baltimore-day-2-part-2-churches.html" target="_blank">Day 2: Part 2 Churches</a><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/05/baltimore-day-3-inner-harbor-war.html" target="_blank">Day 3: Inner Harbor, War Museums and Memorials</a><br />
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<b>October 19th-23rd, 2011: 3-Day Liveaboard Scuba trip in the Channel Islands</b><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/11/channel-islands-part-1-day-1-anacapa.html" target="_blank">Part 1: Day 1 Anacapa Island</a><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/11/channel-islands-part-2-day-2-santa-rosa.html" target="_blank">Part 2: Day 2 Santa Rosa Island</a><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/11/channel-islands-part-3-day-3-santa-cruz.html" target="_blank">Part 3: Day 3 Santa Cruz Island</a><br />
<a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2011/11/channel-islands-part-4-above-ground.html" target="_blank">Part 4: Above Ground Sites and Goodbye</a><br />
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<b>March 17th-18th, 2012:</b> <a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-birthday-in-seattle.html" target="_blank"><b>My Birthday In Seattle</b></a><br />
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<b>May 26th-27th:</b> <a href="http://travisandlaurie.blogspot.com/2012/06/banditos-boat-scuba-trip.html" target="_blank"><b>Banditos Boat Scuba Trip</b></a><br />
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And all posts need a picture, so here's one from one of the trips.<br />
<img alt="Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans)" border="0" src="http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/lmhunsaker/2011/11%2004%20Apr/Baltimore/2011-04-28IMG_7037ss.jpg" />Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-70259465661196334142012-06-04T17:03:00.159-07:002012-08-13T15:45:25.112-07:00Banditos Boat Scuba TripAt the end of May Travis and I went diving with Banditos Charters in Seattle with our friends Justin and Debbie. We dove Z's reef and Point Defiance North Wall.<br />
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We met up the night before the charter with Justin and Debbie for some good dinner and then went to Alki Cove II for a night dive together. Other divers let us know the viability was pretty poor so I didn't bother taking my camera in. The next morning was the charter boat.<br />
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Justin was so anxious to get in the water he was suited up long before the boat reached the spot where we needed to start suiting up.<br />
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Buffalo Sculpin (<span class="st">Enophrys bison)</span><br />
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Decorator crab of some sort.<br />
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Another pinker looking Buffalo Sculpin (<span class="st">Enophrys bison).</span><br />
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Copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinis)<br />
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Another fuzzy crab<br />
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Nudibranch eggs<br />
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This sea star, which I don't think I've seen before, has a lot of common names: striped sunstar, Stimpson's sun star, sun star, orange sun star, and sun sea star<i> </i>(Solaster stimpsoni)<i> </i>hanging out with a crab<br />
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Itty bitty crab on a pale starfish that I think is a short-spined sea star (Pisaster brevispinus)<br />
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These must be eggs, but I've no idea what kind.<br />
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A small crab in a hidey hole<br />
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At first I thought this was two sunflower stars either getting frisky or trying out cannibalism, but now I think it's just one big one that's a contortionist.<br />
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A red sculpin of some sort.<br />
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Blackeyed hermit crab (Pagurus armatus)<br />
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Another mystery sculpin.<br />
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I can't even begin to find what this is.<br />
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<span class="st">Janolus fuscus </span><span class="st">nudibranch </span><br />
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Another buffalo sculpin<br />
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Anemone<br />
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Anemones<br />
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<span class="st">Another Janolus fuscus nudibranch</span><br />
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Flabellina Trophina nudibranchs<br />
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What's that bright white translucent thing over there? Oh, it's a bleached out old section of a crab legs. It was weird to see though.<br />
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Bering Hermit Crab (Pagurus ochotensis)<br />
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Bering Hermit Crab (Pagurus ochotensis) with somebody else taking a ride on its shell<br />
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Coonstripe shrimp<br />
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Another sculpin<br />
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Painted Greenling (<span class="st">Oxylebius pictus)</span><br />
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Don't know what this is either.<br />
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Can you see it? This was the most decorated crab Travis or I have ever spotted. You can see a little bit of one of its claws below the center.<br />
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Kelp crab<br />
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Tiny Widehand Hermit Crab (Elassochirus tenuimanus) with a little barnacle dominating its little shell.<br />
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Another sculpin<br />
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<span class="st">Leather star (</span><span class="st">Dermasterias imbricata) <i></i></span><br />
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Another crab with some fancy duds on<br />
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Itty bitty baby star<br />
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Widehand Hermit Crab (Elassochirus tenuimanus)<br />
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<span class="st">Another Janolus fuscus nudibranch</span><br />
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Little jellyfish ran into some kelp on the seafloor.<br />
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That was a good boat charter! The water visibility was awesome too with 40-50 feet on the first dive and about 30 feet on the second dive.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-77014744679227842232012-05-30T16:32:00.017-07:002012-08-13T15:28:51.816-07:00Carson's First Lost ToothCarson lost his first tooth! We went to dinner at McDonald's after Carson's second to last t-ball game last night and his long-time wiggly tooth (that I wouldn't let Travis pull earlier) finally got super loose and obviously only needed to be plucked out. See it sticking up past the other teeth? I don't think it was connected at all anymore.<br />
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And with that, it was out!<br />
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And Travis helped Carson some that day...<br />
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But after that day he didn't help him again for a full three weeks! Poor Carson, (yeah, yeah, I know I could've helped him but I just never felt the need to run behind him, and not be able to take pictures I guess). In the end it turned out to help Carson, although I'm sure he could've been up and going sooner had we helped. During those weeks Carson was still riding his bike but just pushing himself along with his feet on the ground instead of on the pedals. Doing that helped him figure out balance without the added pressure of pedaling so when Travis got back out there with him this weekend all Carson needed was a good push to and he was off! No more help needed!<br />
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Look, Mom! No training wheels!<br />
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And another for Instagram<br />
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Now he's a bike riding machine! Go Carson!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599470346281835985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235178395586189455.post-30563929779764336352012-05-24T16:20:00.001-07:002012-08-07T16:24:09.716-07:00Sock HopAvery's school holds an annual sock hop fundraiser and encourages the kids to dress in their '50s gear for the day and that evening. Avery had baseball practice that evening from which we went straight to the sock hop so instead I dressed Carson as a greaser and had fun taking pictures of him during Avery's practice.<br />
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This was definitely my favorite shot. What a perfect expression!<br />
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But we had lots more fun...<br />
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I took some with my phone too to try for a good one to post with Instagram.<br />
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In the end, I just used my phone to take a picture of the screen of my camera of my favorite shot and posted it.<br />
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Then I gave Carson a break and let him blow dandelion seeds.<br />
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AH! It hit my eye!<br />
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But I'm okay...<br />
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Carson had some pretty good hula hoop moves... for a couple seconds anyway.<br />
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He never took his jacket off, but we did have his sleeves rolled under his shirt too.<br />
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Meanwhile, Avery won one of the drawings! He won "pizza party" and of course was super excited.<br />
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And of course had to capture it.<br />
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