tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65971063033849290682024-03-05T13:38:05.624-08:00The Newport's NotebookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-80876498723416241092011-01-12T11:30:00.000-08:002011-01-12T23:36:20.258-08:00THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl360AZHpGS4cMMTSqx6609ApgDXy4ULJveSsBVR6iQaaHLIqC6d8TTC-blCbukiIjogCFQCNsuiBZzkXLlGygz9B_XdXARtRUdTwHXJbvtJAfWSO88RJj1qVEv0Hmadqfg0_Gfe01h5E/s1600/jan+12+2011+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561387439522279730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl360AZHpGS4cMMTSqx6609ApgDXy4ULJveSsBVR6iQaaHLIqC6d8TTC-blCbukiIjogCFQCNsuiBZzkXLlGygz9B_XdXARtRUdTwHXJbvtJAfWSO88RJj1qVEv0Hmadqfg0_Gfe01h5E/s400/jan+12+2011+001.JPG" /></a>An Old Piano +</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsa-f-xq_FE1e1Z11XJSQtwOr2Z-8xF9LBKyTctYoXww4nEbSrq5m_PG9RFaNVVlKlsf9PXhRVCauanhZHCAS5XkRsjBbRU709BVpJV-9_m5rECUw8kfwywdXpGLnUQbHbsz4mYasD5Oo/s1600/jan+11+2011+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561387438466011906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsa-f-xq_FE1e1Z11XJSQtwOr2Z-8xF9LBKyTctYoXww4nEbSrq5m_PG9RFaNVVlKlsf9PXhRVCauanhZHCAS5XkRsjBbRU709BVpJV-9_m5rECUw8kfwywdXpGLnUQbHbsz4mYasD5Oo/s400/jan+11+2011+001.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Tuning and Repair +<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8-JNxRaHB49b-BnOVFGK8QxCNdkWcCt6E3rOsXR8uXbldzurlHtlG7WQm9LMAgEwzVw7R6MAaWtNTRcdBjstcKt9aAQ5bkDHDuzbwz5-Tt9L2ZyWPbFYe5t06pmfm7mrOpThjz6xnVo/s1600/jan+11+2011+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561386616605169858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8-JNxRaHB49b-BnOVFGK8QxCNdkWcCt6E3rOsXR8uXbldzurlHtlG7WQm9LMAgEwzVw7R6MAaWtNTRcdBjstcKt9aAQ5bkDHDuzbwz5-Tt9L2ZyWPbFYe5t06pmfm7mrOpThjz6xnVo/s400/jan+11+2011+005.JPG" /></a>2 Beautiful Girls and<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0L_UkTOlmIe94grPnkRKM5Eu60injbnvmBclqNqxfRvS_sJX8ayTp-gB1smyybAZaFLllamEcBXaKPn3RVFKtTfVWXILk1e7usLP0pRWlK30HG6Otgi7iFzjgnAWGLPGUEkoldF6Vgzs/s1600/jan+11+2011+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561386613103814722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0L_UkTOlmIe94grPnkRKM5Eu60injbnvmBclqNqxfRvS_sJX8ayTp-gB1smyybAZaFLllamEcBXaKPn3RVFKtTfVWXILk1e7usLP0pRWlK30HG6Otgi7iFzjgnAWGLPGUEkoldF6Vgzs/s400/jan+11+2011+004.JPG" /></a><br />One Handsome Boy with a Guitar =<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXOVBt9v25pKHZu2E46aPcdxdOgmirD1qOSUhmgAdmYbJd6XIRJbdErMDrsDqP0cjL3Yg0oaVyKsZszXGevjf0j0NPVKQeJY9gcUlWi3GOa2hR_1sBPvO8bGVsXUEDDZXijhue29fJrk/s1600/bryce+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561386601765437202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXOVBt9v25pKHZu2E46aPcdxdOgmirD1qOSUhmgAdmYbJd6XIRJbdErMDrsDqP0cjL3Yg0oaVyKsZszXGevjf0j0NPVKQeJY9gcUlWi3GOa2hR_1sBPvO8bGVsXUEDDZXijhue29fJrk/s400/bryce+001.JPG" /></a>Beautiful music played at our house!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-80419383809894902322011-01-06T14:54:00.000-08:002011-01-12T23:37:18.987-08:00SNOW IN THE DESERT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedzIZ_F8yCPr232GFNIRvsc5Yc6w53f4ENdbEIMCruuJH_WfmoSYkg57Ss5rf7Qlf9tkuilcFa0wenOoH43Jfqv4IXZ5FiSgjFYG1Pyq-L2oS9JZzydS2PfJjSVg-DaMc3ZQeFGTFcaY/s1600/jan2011+168.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559212720254682866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedzIZ_F8yCPr232GFNIRvsc5Yc6w53f4ENdbEIMCruuJH_WfmoSYkg57Ss5rf7Qlf9tkuilcFa0wenOoH43Jfqv4IXZ5FiSgjFYG1Pyq-L2oS9JZzydS2PfJjSVg-DaMc3ZQeFGTFcaY/s400/jan2011+168.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXBdHk7ytEFbcyxMj-7yPDgcyBXFDIVuxeFxHWx4aZuqrLkWBrVKwEH_kUJsBaB3f14mHc_SS09Y60f1q_LlJfszWaHo6p0OX6o44i21MK7qjxtVWuTkhDeGEVOYSG15_icyR7zif7Cg/s1600/jan2011+162.JPG"></a>When the snow came down the kids went looking for gloves. This is what they found~not a match in sight!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EbSsienZ0df1ZLSZaIG4HbYT-lfyWO51985yzFJ5_R-M4JPy1C7MF4jgNPF2nSp7aZmbr0zRdR2ohI2nDDCghWXu0mkNfYpfleMF9wyZsaY3Hnc1YQifGCjhvf85ote64nuqir3Mhy0/s1600/jan2011+148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559212283590056658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EbSsienZ0df1ZLSZaIG4HbYT-lfyWO51985yzFJ5_R-M4JPy1C7MF4jgNPF2nSp7aZmbr0zRdR2ohI2nDDCghWXu0mkNfYpfleMF9wyZsaY3Hnc1YQifGCjhvf85ote64nuqir3Mhy0/s400/jan2011+148.JPG" /></a><br />The neighbor kids made a huge snowman on the side of the road and this was all that was left. The girls thought they could roll it across the street to our house to "start" their snowman!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwAiJH_nrxZRmxIArrNLUpcz_GfxjA0i80QWyc-hLHCL5ibsiofGdRSWrMsYAxM_vC0zOaG7xCIVkqb2JJTMjM3BolOSiwy1LYQc_FDiCUnbwqajQCOp40RSqOi1eG0q4QTdlAu1l5Xk/s1600/jan2011+157.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559212274245735394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwAiJH_nrxZRmxIArrNLUpcz_GfxjA0i80QWyc-hLHCL5ibsiofGdRSWrMsYAxM_vC0zOaG7xCIVkqb2JJTMjM3BolOSiwy1LYQc_FDiCUnbwqajQCOp40RSqOi1eG0q4QTdlAu1l5Xk/s400/jan2011+157.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPivAkI8t4aEDk4Gqpbooih1ddQCYNhBENZiO7CiAD_dW3wvMA5O8tsC3JkJUbcF1BbMtEHJOz7HIYB4lKJ7FUI5F8oG4iJwDUZNJ5SVr5ZytZLeeIOduF93IdhK9UAcKyFnkBAb_yE0/s1600/jan2011+162.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559212271816387058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPivAkI8t4aEDk4Gqpbooih1ddQCYNhBENZiO7CiAD_dW3wvMA5O8tsC3JkJUbcF1BbMtEHJOz7HIYB4lKJ7FUI5F8oG4iJwDUZNJ5SVr5ZytZLeeIOduF93IdhK9UAcKyFnkBAb_yE0/s400/jan2011+162.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfPNzGYnoI5zZxdAxAqZ7EkawbSVhLKILLIIIUtZWwCeK3sQLd35QlzMjUuwUjpiDolrWE-UhahOYXB6y1JoCsAqjOJnT7fTwiYXYmvgJE_Afg6Rd-6I9ILVuI-NAJU3Qq2inSsFVTow/s1600/jan2011+123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559211354101275138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfPNzGYnoI5zZxdAxAqZ7EkawbSVhLKILLIIIUtZWwCeK3sQLd35QlzMjUuwUjpiDolrWE-UhahOYXB6y1JoCsAqjOJnT7fTwiYXYmvgJE_Afg6Rd-6I9ILVuI-NAJU3Qq2inSsFVTow/s400/jan2011+123.JPG" /></a> It started snowing and we thought we should take a picture before it stopped. Little did we know there would be more where that came from!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3-a3QJq3D-zA3by9I12ukeU7JhO2gxOyTki_gDMHUrGQfgDzysfghHgeYcHBL1zBfdopZcAp8zqAWqDHfjwVulOh1HOqc8ZKB0cLKt5mFx5cjVeK73afltCRL_E4HEeYe8Gl3DKOHrU/s1600/jan2011+196.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-59055887599087149102010-11-06T11:38:00.000-07:002011-01-12T23:37:53.131-08:00CHLOE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cMGr4woc2_7Tp7FeFKp1UpN7AY6N4u0LoxBbOY9uR_mpLPUSp1992rQdZRcV7VHy0_kAUiNm5l0lAEJ9MzcPrVRH8RRGuYkJ4NKUQcfw7LwaTY5qrS0S8dkFHAGkPLqBtA6WxmrhGkg/s1600/misc+pics+440.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536509000209970754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cMGr4woc2_7Tp7FeFKp1UpN7AY6N4u0LoxBbOY9uR_mpLPUSp1992rQdZRcV7VHy0_kAUiNm5l0lAEJ9MzcPrVRH8RRGuYkJ4NKUQcfw7LwaTY5qrS0S8dkFHAGkPLqBtA6WxmrhGkg/s400/misc+pics+440.jpg" /></a> Having a dog means there are more chores to be done at our house!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9n20rGmxcsumnZJNYm_7ot00Ok4a-JCKDI1-lAP6mdhhFLj7B8QyMLzIORiFo4vnOssQUuVOiz2s3cI94Zpa1RKzWbPX5Og5y-8BCPkad-xB8qq0Pnlenn6PF85gGU9GYFLpsOv3uP0/s1600/misc+pics+487.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536508994590085106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9n20rGmxcsumnZJNYm_7ot00Ok4a-JCKDI1-lAP6mdhhFLj7B8QyMLzIORiFo4vnOssQUuVOiz2s3cI94Zpa1RKzWbPX5Og5y-8BCPkad-xB8qq0Pnlenn6PF85gGU9GYFLpsOv3uP0/s400/misc+pics+487.jpg" /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUbfqOuxRtn2loCj5zqzhO7l-EZnwX67ZPj8JhbXV0KSAAdsGxkWPK6iDPJgiwnRdO2DeWP_qPUPM5bG-mNMz0x7dP7pMiXvwFEp9ophyz1jzGY1UgI4sxfBDOut7dXMlSdwU4fh9TJc/s1600/misc+pics+486.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536508989709864370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUbfqOuxRtn2loCj5zqzhO7l-EZnwX67ZPj8JhbXV0KSAAdsGxkWPK6iDPJgiwnRdO2DeWP_qPUPM5bG-mNMz0x7dP7pMiXvwFEp9ophyz1jzGY1UgI4sxfBDOut7dXMlSdwU4fh9TJc/s400/misc+pics+486.jpg" /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacxPDshEX4AwxMRTPTJzdUZ4gx7ckd0q-66bTxpBaUmY1iBchuRJdsi1F79oAxaV412dWX6DG6WJW1T9u_-BYVzIGXcVb9cgOO4mSeFsNewcgv3GCzLBuhN02yBWx-Fh_RXSJrMCAOHE/s1600/misc+pics+485.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536508986539092802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacxPDshEX4AwxMRTPTJzdUZ4gx7ckd0q-66bTxpBaUmY1iBchuRJdsi1F79oAxaV412dWX6DG6WJW1T9u_-BYVzIGXcVb9cgOO4mSeFsNewcgv3GCzLBuhN02yBWx-Fh_RXSJrMCAOHE/s400/misc+pics+485.jpg" /></a> And, some of those chores aren't very fun!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-22446318607363982152010-11-06T11:22:00.000-07:002011-01-12T23:38:22.324-08:00A VISITOR FROM THE MID-WEST<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU26bc11M79OuBfBaL3xfTaMCPq86VMGgTcEiNlxN3trgWLN7L3xKwpekD3dQcbrW6vdkVC3n2rjVDtLOCu6wjPIK3N5aTE_ObQKBnMZiSZ224X3o7mRnlyXefdNJOr_vTDoPaHpOGH2A/s1600/misc+pics+475.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536504322778868450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU26bc11M79OuBfBaL3xfTaMCPq86VMGgTcEiNlxN3trgWLN7L3xKwpekD3dQcbrW6vdkVC3n2rjVDtLOCu6wjPIK3N5aTE_ObQKBnMZiSZ224X3o7mRnlyXefdNJOr_vTDoPaHpOGH2A/s400/misc+pics+475.jpg" /></a> We all had a nice (but short) visit with my Grandma. She turned 90 in July and decided another visit to see her great-grandchildren would be a good idea. She is trully an amazing lady! We love you Nana!<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-18985637116255231062010-10-30T09:44:00.000-07:002011-01-12T23:38:50.547-08:00CARVING PUMPKINS<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXklpWC0v8A47B9o5kv-2WnCOHUBznssg1E_hVThf2j3dSOKdDeouSD8emXr_5d_tufKseuTUn4iEygo1kDTZYI-ePkOWtub-08gQ9FTsuQ18esbWeTJMrIYqerbOLi7YcAh3lFmfnwHI/s1600/misc+pics+467.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533882475626256434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXklpWC0v8A47B9o5kv-2WnCOHUBznssg1E_hVThf2j3dSOKdDeouSD8emXr_5d_tufKseuTUn4iEygo1kDTZYI-ePkOWtub-08gQ9FTsuQ18esbWeTJMrIYqerbOLi7YcAh3lFmfnwHI/s400/misc+pics+467.jpg" /></a>Independent children + carving templates = Loads of family fun!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5LAsJtrHk7kXijAzopKKg46klu_VOt8uHUqh__5uZnN4tCPkGUKesmrIh4cPnUL_nAE7baQPlZ719xUfHmuEx7o4TIMVPA6H7J1HqFN80LLtS6PKE0eNsFK78zGzq-GwG2F5BY8-4v8/s1600/misc+pics+472.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533882471065281490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5LAsJtrHk7kXijAzopKKg46klu_VOt8uHUqh__5uZnN4tCPkGUKesmrIh4cPnUL_nAE7baQPlZ719xUfHmuEx7o4TIMVPA6H7J1HqFN80LLtS6PKE0eNsFK78zGzq-GwG2F5BY8-4v8/s400/misc+pics+472.jpg" /></a> Bethani's Bat!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIafuJvzS0dTETmg3Lyi6V24cvHYbwTIMr0fqEz-iMQe3V7T6jKDIlBICSx_KBA9fJhwMTDbkdRsyKVWk7uJwOpKSuIu-Iv2EOHncrgDpmIYrFk_8162euzHWUzZZdwCA46F2ZNZ_IoM/s1600/misc+pics+471.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533882458743010242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIafuJvzS0dTETmg3Lyi6V24cvHYbwTIMr0fqEz-iMQe3V7T6jKDIlBICSx_KBA9fJhwMTDbkdRsyKVWk7uJwOpKSuIu-Iv2EOHncrgDpmIYrFk_8162euzHWUzZZdwCA46F2ZNZ_IoM/s400/misc+pics+471.jpg" /></a> Samantha's Smirk!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgSnA9hPU6iFtdfLdDgUJS4NJJAZb1DvJsk4HN7Bi8ZpUoFOHQ44Yt-ocHOn1Srx4lSHemolkFL6QQFa4oVqOkY9iars7b5RgpFGzYkJQqTRMRFVyUeq5PfbD4mIZv746YnIrYHEON4M/s1600/misc+pics+470.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533882452023747554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgSnA9hPU6iFtdfLdDgUJS4NJJAZb1DvJsk4HN7Bi8ZpUoFOHQ44Yt-ocHOn1Srx4lSHemolkFL6QQFa4oVqOkY9iars7b5RgpFGzYkJQqTRMRFVyUeq5PfbD4mIZv746YnIrYHEON4M/s400/misc+pics+470.jpg" /></a> Bryce's Beast!<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-83066219210372655322010-10-30T09:30:00.000-07:002011-01-12T23:39:22.139-08:00FIELD TRIP TO LOMBARDI RANCH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIRDjHXhTp6FwH7a4gfsC-HZsBHx2vqE4Owa-6o9JiY8ApoGE2nGDTZU6OpiQ00WXeEzJoysCSl4K3iqYX0YmI0Ilub-u3bNyw5Pn58Vb6ceKXYF7PBbSiNnXJEryVl7KuE31uJtf-bY/s1600/misc+pics+449.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533880230466862066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIRDjHXhTp6FwH7a4gfsC-HZsBHx2vqE4Owa-6o9JiY8ApoGE2nGDTZU6OpiQ00WXeEzJoysCSl4K3iqYX0YmI0Ilub-u3bNyw5Pn58Vb6ceKXYF7PBbSiNnXJEryVl7KuE31uJtf-bY/s400/misc+pics+449.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyww1Xk0gcEVi4pjkm4sDjYatlvjIXPbn0WIwKuqFHP7uFrsEXmoMYhskKAQ-iEjceWwSqROh6LesMeCjG-AF4J21_VgKePRSd553Qu34Cy6k9U1dSjsVUsC81rFJTuxAxR2Wn-S1RSU/s1600/misc+pics+441.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533880225285492882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyww1Xk0gcEVi4pjkm4sDjYatlvjIXPbn0WIwKuqFHP7uFrsEXmoMYhskKAQ-iEjceWwSqROh6LesMeCjG-AF4J21_VgKePRSd553Qu34Cy6k9U1dSjsVUsC81rFJTuxAxR2Wn-S1RSU/s400/misc+pics+441.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xkuM-x7k6UpLzEG6jI8AlOyPxmZNNKDvWV82hoaZ-ZNm5KjcbESQGJQ3pOhl55e2XVfhphumqZB4d1BJTe_4_EfGsmm01jLaT-HDXMVgJMdoWPi3ugiYn0VmOU3gneQy6lUKKgsOxHE/s1600/misc+pics+456.jpg"></a>Bruce had a day off work so we decided that would be a GREAT day to take a field trip to Lombardi Ranch. Of course, that day it was in the high 90's. Oh, well, we all had a great time!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO68DBL5FfeR48luEq5J3H8FqdB6HJSm-EiwyNTqGNkSSbMlv48Xn93sML_ge2en_NNwI-7klQP-IHvJ_t_dKQoNpB2AN5TIFJPUVDVYJZFpo347svfTRVHI-ItdltSj0ZMsU5k_FxQhk/s1600/misc+pics+455.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_jCBz2Uhh9ImTdUWaUBFo4-u9HIZqBUjlI69NrJeDKgBXufURh2juxxTiVJth0MpYsKF-KwN7AYxkJGJy7y3eeYZPA4aS0vLXMmKJ2rtpnM0t1CpF8FhU-H5opsyFQ8LpCOMN8v8STk/s1600/misc+pics+454.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyGjYkFE3azaFPDnb879DzwI5gSMIUhxjrqUipa8KFVXoWRPDl2arFenu0DSZVVZ2KiZneqyI7bm4_m2zzEsS_JeC6SyQQw2gOhnHFTRR5Pnc5Q3Ochuol2rteF_wGv2x-BTVwm07Weg/s1600/misc+pics+441.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-76241668868819922402010-10-30T09:25:00.000-07:002010-10-30T09:29:51.517-07:00A Year Has Passed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvNJI7tNfEd4jCiLMbaeCrVsryK_bE636OzhTs4PNBQ0foIk2B-dSJjUp336sRO7QcJ1IyZyq-r4jkkU37cRKwXVGKGnQjQm1p9mSmt2q5vygZZxZ_YcCogIhzLr0XcX4Housgiomxpo/s1600/misc+pics+448.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533876590744253778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvNJI7tNfEd4jCiLMbaeCrVsryK_bE636OzhTs4PNBQ0foIk2B-dSJjUp336sRO7QcJ1IyZyq-r4jkkU37cRKwXVGKGnQjQm1p9mSmt2q5vygZZxZ_YcCogIhzLr0XcX4Housgiomxpo/s400/misc+pics+448.jpg" /></a><br /><div>A year has passed and the few of you who have followed my post may have noticed that I have not added to my blog. For those of you who have been worried, we are all fine just lazy! So, here we go again! I'm ready to share with all of you the exciting times we have in the Newport household.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-26613094678205292792009-10-30T14:04:00.000-07:002009-10-30T14:11:32.820-07:00The Queen at Work<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobRUqUv30UGwN99aDTI3trhbRJIUTCcoP0iQcWYLd2jrkvf_MpK8CfHFcXD_625Kmz4g6TMoYKGs1a4HQLEl8UHLrzIbcYexoINZ6vahbh8HRF1dYZozHzgajapf1JT-OPgOgDUFskkw/s1600-h/101_2573.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398503282414312498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobRUqUv30UGwN99aDTI3trhbRJIUTCcoP0iQcWYLd2jrkvf_MpK8CfHFcXD_625Kmz4g6TMoYKGs1a4HQLEl8UHLrzIbcYexoINZ6vahbh8HRF1dYZozHzgajapf1JT-OPgOgDUFskkw/s400/101_2573.JPG" /></a> Bryce and Samantha went to the pumpkin patch too. Sometimes having as sister who is a queen isn't so bad!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yyiote2wJTPRd7AIFoX9qXKI5hPSviAokEHtzavdlQNTvF2jRaFziutIWEYusqxtyKTdw0b39LDyusUh_wBWVFJ6pi81W_jSaPzuKo125RRsSQm414X3BXGA2n_MFrZy9QUHc2fzHtE/s1600-h/101_2567.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398502701865766834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yyiote2wJTPRd7AIFoX9qXKI5hPSviAokEHtzavdlQNTvF2jRaFziutIWEYusqxtyKTdw0b39LDyusUh_wBWVFJ6pi81W_jSaPzuKo125RRsSQm414X3BXGA2n_MFrZy9QUHc2fzHtE/s400/101_2567.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>One of Bethani's duties as queen was to work at our local pumpkin patch. I'm not so sure it was really work, but she had a lot of fun!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-66671482959448582522009-10-30T13:52:00.000-07:002009-10-30T14:02:20.662-07:00Edwards Air Show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9P0jxmoZ5bPsVLZq-Os1YqtN7GSZYpkz9uNF5vr4WfiIT19jFPT8Yv-mxLrzLcPJqhZtyEwu1aolNm4Kv4f00utITt2LesnXB6AopOy3I98RmMUQT_sYgYj1_A9l0EwNvm8FCTR-CVs/s1600-h/101_2556.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398501249455554322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9P0jxmoZ5bPsVLZq-Os1YqtN7GSZYpkz9uNF5vr4WfiIT19jFPT8Yv-mxLrzLcPJqhZtyEwu1aolNm4Kv4f00utITt2LesnXB6AopOy3I98RmMUQT_sYgYj1_A9l0EwNvm8FCTR-CVs/s320/101_2556.JPG" /></a><br /><div>It took us 2 hours to get into the gate (it normally takes us 30 minutes). It was incredibly hot and the kids were hungry. It was not Mommy's favorite day! The kids had fun for the little time we spent at Edwards.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-78892073275500868032009-09-06T16:28:00.000-07:002009-09-06T16:40:11.942-07:00Is it Bobby Flay?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFwj6jLOsUesDIxSoeaEi_y1XTiOUhc9gV6dtE8by7DCzeF8r2ttnRQcyDnNJA-8EYYkM0c6jwA8TMN61gpvnSMQ_7eaIQeuou-jB906oKcDBkzyZfE7FSUBUfVw6cYjcYeoPkQyCn0s/s1600-h/misc+pics.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378502285629770978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFwj6jLOsUesDIxSoeaEi_y1XTiOUhc9gV6dtE8by7DCzeF8r2ttnRQcyDnNJA-8EYYkM0c6jwA8TMN61gpvnSMQ_7eaIQeuou-jB906oKcDBkzyZfE7FSUBUfVw6cYjcYeoPkQyCn0s/s320/misc+pics.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>No, it's not Bobby Flay but with that nice new range who would know?! After not having a working oven for many, many months, my new range was delivered yesterday. I'm so excited to finally be able to bake cookies for my family! Bruce was even excited about the new range! He was so excited that he offered to cook breakfast this morning!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-28023636924380401292009-08-30T12:40:00.000-07:002009-08-30T12:51:22.407-07:00My Grocery Store AdventureAfter church today I decided I would go get groceries. I usually prefer to do this without the kids, but since Bruce has been working security at the fair he wasn't home. So we headed to the store. While I was shopping I realized that I couldn't use my ATM because it had been "compromised" and the bank was sending me a new one. No problem, I thought to myself, I have my checkbook. After shopping for an hour (we had no food in the house) with three kids, I was finally ready to check out. All the groceries are finally unloaded and the kids are helping me put them in the bags. The cashier tells me the total and I write out the check. Then, the cashier says,"can I see your ID?" I reach into my purse to find that I have no wallet. Without my wallet, I have no ID! So, guess who didn't get any groceries today? That's right, ME!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-72578383061828377062009-08-29T15:26:00.001-07:002009-08-29T15:28:59.197-07:00Living with a Queen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JQ2QWiKukI9tmbmxkEvf-PPv4000pkU87T8JUR9I1dyxxJEVfg2qchM68ExNJbR7OCmYBILligtb4MGYALLc1DEf_V6keyVkByQCYCXVMh6_934WNhgMpNtcTkIrvnu7-_KwwtX2fCU/s1600-h/little+miss+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375516342536964850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JQ2QWiKukI9tmbmxkEvf-PPv4000pkU87T8JUR9I1dyxxJEVfg2qchM68ExNJbR7OCmYBILligtb4MGYALLc1DEf_V6keyVkByQCYCXVMh6_934WNhgMpNtcTkIrvnu7-_KwwtX2fCU/s320/little+miss+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Having a queen in the house isn't always easy (just ask her brother and sister)! However, we love Bethani anyway!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-92058210372663688692009-08-29T15:16:00.000-07:002009-08-29T15:42:35.527-07:00An Artist in the Family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgudsLDhFlHh72mVQy0CizPKQT2x7qoMBllXk-ydkUuCsOmC6MK4cwCAowcuW4Qf_2r0Ki7tQfrbozlomW3UbHlM1jHj-YaPDzkCycATrABbcPSJMQT1qvtIueujhUOmsPray5AeiWN8/s1600-h/misc+pics+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375514125677504482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgudsLDhFlHh72mVQy0CizPKQT2x7qoMBllXk-ydkUuCsOmC6MK4cwCAowcuW4Qf_2r0Ki7tQfrbozlomW3UbHlM1jHj-YaPDzkCycATrABbcPSJMQT1qvtIueujhUOmsPray5AeiWN8/s320/misc+pics+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Samantha has a wonderful gift of drawing. I know that this gift did not come from me because I can't even draw a stick person very well. This ability has won her three first place ribbons and one honorable mention at the fair.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597106303384929068.post-51548902452479381932009-08-29T14:48:00.000-07:002009-08-29T15:04:33.699-07:00Homeschooling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAVP7Oz5b0daErL01b2_Qy6XqHW_LBAIpOY9w9X6kBAW-UFiRRwKI16skBBU_WfpfvSejq5mL_qpPZhnu8eRjDc1O2Pctw5giJribJUsz-r6aItBNo1bJXZ7W8mRsw3O4U23vKILYa5k/s1600-h/misc+pics+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375509864098009698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAVP7Oz5b0daErL01b2_Qy6XqHW_LBAIpOY9w9X6kBAW-UFiRRwKI16skBBU_WfpfvSejq5mL_qpPZhnu8eRjDc1O2Pctw5giJribJUsz-r6aItBNo1bJXZ7W8mRsw3O4U23vKILYa5k/s320/misc+pics+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This year we have begun a new adventure with Bryce -- Homeschooling! Although our adventure has just started, we are having a lot of fun!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1