I visited Nathen's house a couple of weeks ago (for some reason that now eludes me) and came away with these three images. I continue to be amazed at how fast children change. Janelle is much more mobile now...OK, maybe these images are older than I first thought. |
Landon continues to develop and is starting to acquire some definite opinions.
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Perhaps it comes from having older male siblings, but Rachel appears to have developed a pugilistic streak. With a countenance like that, you wouldn't want to run into her in a dark alley...
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When I had just about given up hope, it finally happened. Brittney and AJ (aka middle Alan [or "Mid" for short]) have joined the ranks of parenthood. Read their faces and tell me what they are thinking...
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The commonly accepted wisdom is that good things come to those who wait, or in my lexicon, "To everything there is a season..."
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Every now and then things work out just right for me. Isn't this a classic pose?
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Watching her, you may have come away with the idea that Verdean had never held one of her grandkids before...
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But Barbara wasn't far behind...
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Josh (and the rest of us) had to struggle for a turn...
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And, of course, when it was my turn, he decided his lungs needed some exercise...
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Back lighting doesn't make for good photography, but it does produce some interesting silhouettes. Is it obvious who this is?
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AJ appears to be a lot more "hands on" than I was with my first one. I suspect that might be a good thing.
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And the circle of life continues.
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Dave Elliott and I decided it was time for another get together. Dave had never visited Muley Point, although he had lived within 100 miles of it for multiple decades.
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We had planned a four day, three night outing, but forecast rain and high wind (gusts up to 38 mph), coupled with the fact that I've become something of a wimp, turned it into a two day, one night trip.
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In addition to Muley Point, we drove through the, "Valley of the Gods." It is a small scale relative of Monument Valley, and is ranked (by Trip Advisor) as number 86 among 893 attractions in Utah. The seventeen mile loop is unpaved, narrow, and a bit steep in places, but passible by passenger car.
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We also visited Goosenecks State Park. Dave wandered out to a point but the first step on the makeshift trail seemed a bit high to me, so I stayed on the rim. This formation is referred to as an "incised meander," and was formed as a result of geological uplift. I couldn't do it justice given my vantage point and camera equipment, so I borrowed a couple of images off the web.
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Barbara has a soft spot for her pets and recently indulged a whim by purchasing a massive bone for the dog.
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He wasn't quite sure what it was, but figured it out quick enough. To this point he has only been able to break the joint apart and remove the connective tissue.
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I have been a bit disappointed by the response to my request that you establish inheritance claim to some of the junk in my possession. I complained to Ameilia about that and she responded by e-mailing me a dozen or so requests--some even for other people. I don't think making claims for other people is a good idea and so I am going to disallow it (Does AJ, who doesn't know what a logarithm is, really want my collection of slide rules?). Perhaps it was a bad idea and I should abandon this preplanning idea entirely. I could just let you guys deal with distribution of our junk when circumstances mandate that you do so. After all, that is my family tradition as far back as I can remember... |