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The Arches!

These pictures are of a trip Josh just took to the Arches last week with a bunch of buddies from Utah. It was awesome and from what he tells me plus all the pictures, it sounds like he had a total blast. On their last day there, they took a grueling ten-mile hike that just about tested everybody to the max, literally climbing straight down (and back up) through the rock structures without any foot or hand holds, having to use their backs and arms to brace themselves as they climbed up and down through the rocks....sounds like a blast (NOT!) for us armchair adventurers! He still can barely move from the hike! One of the pictures in the slide show is of a lady who was tucked away among the rocks, playing Indian music on some instrument, similar to the flute. Josh said it sounded so cool to hear her play that beautifully haunting music among the rocks. It's so beautiful here....just another trip I have added to Maddie's and my "Must Do" list in the not-so-distant future!

Josh at the Arches: May 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

Princess Maddie






Well, I finally got around to washing the princess dresses Maddie got for Christmas. They were too scratchy for her to wear so they've been sitting next to my washing machine and every time I did a load of laundry, I always thought to myself, "one of these days I have to wash these". Well, that day finally came. It only took me 4 months to do it (but who's counting?)! So, once the dresses were ready, Maddie pulled out all her princess gear and started dressing up like all the different princesses (I won't mention the fact that we played hookey from church today because she woke up sick...you'd never tell by looking at these pictures!) and then asked me to take pictures....lots and lots of pictures. I'm only putting a few of the pictures on the blog so here we go...

Introducing, your royal princess... Madelyn Grace Allred.....
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  1. Grandma MaryMay 7, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    So cute, I hope they have blogs in Heaven! Grandma Mary

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Justin and Erica in beautiful Gettysburg: February 2009

When Justin and Erica traveled back east for a few weeks in February, their favorite stop, by far, was Gettysburg. They absolutely fell in love with it and sent me, literally, hundreds of pictures. They were fascinated by its rich history and captivated by the sheer beauty and quaintness of the town. Though I've never visited there, my sister tells me that as pretty as Gettysburg is in February, when these pictures were taken, it is absolutely breathtaking in the spring when everything begins to turn green and the flowers begin to bloom after the long, cold winter. I literally had to go through several hundred pictures to select some for the blog but the few that I have chosen do not even begin to tell the story of Gettysburg. I hope y0u enjoy them as much as I have and please ask Justin and Erica if you have any questions...they have become experts on the area and would love to pass on their knowledge (especially when it comes to the ghosts!)