Trek 2010

Our trek family!

Val using his mad skills as chef to make some yummy breakfast!

A good shot of our tent. 

Fun life games!

Val coming to the rescue for a broken wheat grinder!

You want us to do what??  Each of us had to go through these holes without touching the rope at all.

I think I forgot to sign my release form!  Luckily, I trusted Val not to drop me.

Crossing the river.  Val and I were excused.  We had the "I'm an adult and this is YOUR experience.  We'll be fine here on the dry bank" excuse.

Our wonderful cart and its family on our last day of trek.  Figures it wouldn't be until the last day that we finally figured out how to tie everything down without things falling off.  Grrr!

Arizona trip 2010

Val and I went to visit my brother and his family in Arizona.  Fun times!

Hiking up near Flagstaff.  Val was very grateful to be here instead of Goodyear.  It was a good 20* cooler-meaning it was only 90*!

Val survived by drenching his hat in water every time we passed a stream.  Poor guy!

This is maybe the cutest dog ever!  She does that tongue thing a lot.  And she snorts all the time.  How cool is that?!!

So cute!

The great Hoover Dam....and me!

Val got jealous.  He wanted his picture with the dam too.  Kids!

Us with my brother and his awesome family. 

Val's Birthday 2010

Playing catch-up.  Here's some pictures from Val's bday

So it turns out we don't own candles.  So matches were the next best thing.  Genious, my husband.

And in one fell swoop, all the "candles" were blown out.

Our adorable niece.  And the guy next to her...no cause for alarm.  He's not in pain.  This is just the 5th picture of the two of them sitting here and his attention span was waning.

The Jacob doll from New Moon??  You shouldn't have, big brother!

Phew!  There's a reciept.  Um, excuss me ma'am.  I want to return this doll....I just wasn't satisfied with it.  Can you say, "Awkward return"????

Thanks to the most awesome wife ever.....and some generous inlaws to help, Val got the TV he had been coveting for a while!

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