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| New plants and plant stand |
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Dave's Birthday
We spent Dave's birthday at our friend's (Chris and Leanne) house. We sadly forgot to bring the camera, but we all celebrated over a delicious Korean meal followed by chocolate cake.
Jamie's Birthday
Dave baked Jamie a delicious cake for her birthday. Matt and Rachel provided a crazy Chinese candle that completely surprised Jamie with it's noise and vigor when lit. She was completely caught off-guard (as is evident from the look on her face in the photos).
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| Jamie's Birthday |
Thursday, March 25, 2010
In late January we hiked at Silver Falls. It was Dave's first time doing the hike and we had a beautiful day. The falls were full of water this time of year!
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| Silver Falls |
Washington Coast
On Martin Luther King Jr. weekend we headed to the Washington coast with friends!
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| Weekend on the Washington Coast with friends |
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Post-hike chili dinner
After the hike at Silver Falls, we convened at the Petts/Stalter residence for a chili dinner, lots of shooting of nerf guns, passing around the table of Clara, and complete with two dogs running and playing. Good times!
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| Chili dinner after Silver Falls Hike |
Silver Falls Hike
Back in Oregon, Jamie and some girlfriends went on an eight mile hike at the beautiful Silver Falls State Park. There are 10 waterfalls!
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| Silver Falls Hike |
Driving back to Oregon
Our 27 hour drive back to Oregon was long, but uneventful. Here are a few photos documenting the hours.
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| Driving to Oregon |
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| From Driving to Oregon |
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| From Driving to Oregon |
Grandma Loretta
Jamie's Grandma Loretta flew in from Colorado over the New Year and we got to spend a couple days with her before heading back to Oregon.
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| Grandma Loretta (Christmas 2009) |
A day at the Hansers
A day at the Hansers with Amos the trooper in full cast and big cousin Amelia helping to make him more comfortable.
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| A Day at the Hansers |
Christmas with the Petts
A fun day with the Petts - including Santa!
The boys with their new dueling helmets!
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| Christmas with Petts' 2009 |
The boys with their new dueling helmets!
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| From Christmas with Petts' 2009 |
Christmas Eve
We enjoyed Christmas eve playing with our nieces and nephews at the Hanser household, followed by the Christmas Eve church service and the exchange of a couple gifts next to the warm fire.
The Nelson Family Tradition of a Christmas Eve Family Photo
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| Christmas Eve |
The Nelson Family Tradition of a Christmas Eve Family Photo
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| From Christmas Eve |
A day in the life of the Nelson's
The cold Iowa weather also kept us indoors, cuddled up next to the fire and busily putting together puzzles. I think the final count was three!
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| A Day at the Nelson's |
Iowa - Brown's Woods
We had a reality check heading back to Iowa for the holidays. We were greeted by lots of snow and much colder temperatures than we were used to. However, that didn't stop us from getting out and being active. We bundled up and went with Jamie's mom and sister on a hike in Brown's Woods. It was was fun tromping through the glistening snow.
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| Winter Walk at Browns Woods in Des Moines |
Beazell
On a beautiful December day, we went on a hike at Beazell with Rachel and basked in the glorious sunshine and beauty surrounding us. We took a break at the top of the hill and did some yoga to celebrate the wonderfulness of it all!
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| Beazell Hike |
Thanksgiving
While we neglected to take any photos of our actual Thanksgiving dinner festivities (full of good friends and good food), we did manage to take a few photos of our hike at Beazell County Park the following day. I think we have started a new tradition, as this is the second year we have done a long hike on the Friday after Thanksgiving. It's a good way to work off all those calories from the day before!
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| Post-thanksgiving hike at Beazell |
Random things
Here are a few random things from our house: 1) Indie sleeping on Dave's backpack and getting caught...so he had to strap her down! 2) The last of our roses from the front yard. 3) An enormous spider taking up residence right outside our window - eww!
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| From Random things |
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| From Random things |
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| From Random things |
The animals of the house
Indie and Chike have a thing with sitting on people -- in odd positions! What are we going to do with them?
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| From Animals of the house |
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| From Animals of the house |
Redwood Forest
One weekend in October we drove down to the Redwood National Forest in Northern California. Our first night we only drove part of the way so that we could really enjoy the beauty of southern Oregon. We spent the night along the Rogue River in a yurt. The next day we enjoyed a fun tour of the Oregon caves as we headed south. We then camped on the coast in the shadows of the Redwoods for the next two nights with our friends Susanna and Elizabeth. We took an eight mile hike on a trail through the Redwoods that finished by walking us through a fern gully before dumping us out on the sunny beach, where we ran into a huge elk! On our drive home, we stopped at a fun pull-off and enjoyed a picnic lunch between two rocks on a deserted Oregon beach. It was a fantastic trip!
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| Redwood Forest |
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Fall Fun
We truly apologize for being such terrible bloggers - how easily time slips away!
Jamie has added a line to her "to-do" list to update the blog...the goal is to post one new photo album a night until we're caught up.
First on the list: fall fun at the farm. These photos were taken at our CSA farm the weekend after Jamie returned from Ethiopia.
Jamie has added a line to her "to-do" list to update the blog...the goal is to post one new photo album a night until we're caught up.
First on the list: fall fun at the farm. These photos were taken at our CSA farm the weekend after Jamie returned from Ethiopia.
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| Fall fun at the farm |
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