John and Nancy's Blog

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NEW ENGLAND IN THE FALL

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OGDEN MARATHON
MAY 15,2010

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John invited anyone in our family to run in the Utah Marathon and this was the group that took him up on it. Before the big race. We did not get much sleep and this is us at 3:30 in the morning, right before we left.

This is us after the race. After we had recovered some. I think we we all pretty excited that we had done it.
This was the relay team minus, Katie's friend McCall. Kai is standing in for her. They only had to run a leg of the marathon, but they ran the whole thing. Their poor feet, I don't think I ever want to run a marathon, maybe a half. I only ran the last eight miles.
These are the half marathon runners. They both did great. Natalie has lots of blisters on her feet. She ran it twenty minutes faster than John and he was quite a bit faster than his last race.
It was really fun to be a part of it. Thanks everyone for encouraging me!! I think I am hooked now.

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After the big race.

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I went to Melinda's and watched her kids while she, Dave, and Isla went on a trip. I had a wonderful week with them.
Gavyn at his Jujitsu class. He tried to teach me the seven swords before I went home. I did ok on the first three or four but I can't remember all seven.
Mabel takes her backpack with her everywhere she goes and she has lots of things in there. It could pass for her 72 hour emergency kit.
She wore her pretty skirt for me the day I got there.

2010-05-10T16:14:00.000-07:00

We had a fun Easter in Logan and enjoyed conference. Kai was too interested in the candy to look at me for a picture.
Gabe was baptized by his dad, Callin.
Gabe's cousins. They have fun playing together. Ty and Brax think they are related to Wes and Miles because Gabe and Avery are.
At Gabe's baptism.

2010-05-10T15:46:00.000-07:00

We went to Teton Village with John and the boys had fun swimming and playing.

Dory and Rachelle the night before Dory left of his mission. It was nice to see Rachelle and visit with her. She has two cute little boys, Eli and Jonathan.

2010-03-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Our first fishing trip of the season. John just gets spring fever and has to go fishing. It was lots of fun even if it was only about 35 degrees and the wind was freezing cold. Tyler and Braxton says they are ready to go again.

2010-03-17T12:18:00.000-07:00

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY !!!!!!!!!!!

2010-03-17T10:55:00.000-07:00

This is my last little project. I should have taken a before picture but I forgot to. I thought it turned out quite well.

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More pictures of winter fun.
I almost got a picture of Natalie after she fell, but she got up to quickly.
Tyler LOVES to go cross country skiing. They all had a good time.

Kai was afraid to get on the 4-wheeler with this strange man.

2010-02-23T15:01:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from when we went to the hill climb.

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This cute clown came home from school like this.
He wanted to stay like this forever, but I talked him into washing it off the next day.

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Get ready!!!!!
Get set!!!
Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Done at last and so much fun!!!!!!!!

2010-01-22T18:14:00.000-08:00

They look pretty natural at this, don't they?
What a cute baby. I love to just sit and hold him.
January 16th and swimming outside!!!
The kids loved swimming and it was nice of the Hadfields to let us swim with them.

2010-01-10T14:55:00.000-08:00

Josh and the boys had a fun time in Logan and got these cool shirts that are autographed by a pro. They are sure excited about them and say I can't wash them or the writing might come off.
John and Natalie with Governor Butch Otter and First Lady Lori Otter. We had a great time in Boise and visited with people that we hadn't seen in many years. The remodeled capital is awesome.
State Capital of Idaho.

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Handsome little boys in their Sunday clothes.

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Tyler had a fun birthday on Saturday. His cousins came up and everyone that wanted to went sledding behind the four-wheeler.

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Santa did a great job this year. He visited with each child. Notice the bruise on Tyler's cheek. He ran into a little girl at school.
Braxton was a shepherd for the Christmas program. He was a little dangerous with his staff.
Tyler was a wise man.

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Sweet little Isla.

Natalie and Emily's Graduation!

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Snowmen

2009-02-01T19:20:00.000-08:00

Last week, Tyler Braxton and i made a snowman...

However, just a few hours after we finished he melted and tipped over.

Twins

2009-01-06T18:18:00.001-08:00

Thanks for letting me take your pictures; you are both beautiful! Cordie

Natalie

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Emily

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A few pictures from prom.

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We had a fun little trip to Jackson last weekend.

They fed the geese at this park.
John fed the dog part of his sandwich.
Brazton has a death grip on Josh. He went under the first day and then he didn't like it anymore.
Grandpa's boat. We did a little fishing Friday. It was so fun!

Braxton's new face for pictures. Notice the ears sticking out?

2008-04-24T13:39:00.002-07:00

They are building a bridge across Hoover Dam. It is quite impressive.
John, Amelia and me. We had so much fun playing with her.
The colors were quite pretty in Death Valley.
Idt looks like a lake with water, but there is no water there.
Lowest elevation in North America.
Inn in the middle of Death Valley. Rooms start at $200 something.
No vegetation for miles around here. Felt like I was on a
different planet.
Las Vegas Temple. I loved it. It was so pretty.
Braxton just can't make it through a movie in the afternoon.
Bridge in Charleston,SC. We walked half way across it. It is 2 miles long.
Myrtle Beach from our hotel room.
Just outside our hotel in Myrtle beach.

At an Abby in SC. WITH DAVID.
YYou might be a red neck if you have this in your yard!!! Place in SC.

2008-04-24T13:39:00.001-07:00

Finally an update!

2008-02-19T19:51:00.000-08:00

John bought himself a new truck and so far is really enjoying it. The kids say it's definately a step up from our little Tacoma.

We had quite a snowstorm as you can tell. This happened the night before Valentines Day and we were snowed in the next day. Natalie and Emily ended up missing their first few classes because we had to wait for the snowplow to come get us out. The problem was the snow plow kept getting stuck.

2007-12-10T13:22:00.000-08:00

I finally got my little quilt done and
decided to use it as a wall hanging.

David, this is for you. It looks
better at night with the lights on it.

It is finally winter and we are enjoying
the snow and cold. We will enjoy it until
Christmas is over and then we wish spring
would come.

Braxton had fun blowing his candles
out. Jeni made the cake and it was
really good.

He had a fun day and got lots of presents.
Now he is excited for Christmas to come.

He really is 3 and there are 3 candles
on his cake. It will take a while for him
to hold up the right number of fingers without
thinking about it. He really wants to be five!

We went to Salt Lake on Saturday
and had a fun day with Nat and Em.

It was cold and snowy and just a perfect

day to shop for Christmas presents.

Our trip to Salt Lake.

Emily slept the whole way there.

Tyler and Braxton

2007-12-10T13:06:00.000-08:00

I told Ty and Braxton to give me a good smile. This is it!
This is Grandpa Great. Tyler and Braxton love to go visit him for about five minutes and then Braxton is out of grandpa's room and visiting everyone else.

Tyler's Halloween Costume

2007-10-12T21:15:00.000-07:00

While we were in Sun Valley, I got the cutest little Halloween costumes for Tyler and Braxton. Tyler just loved his and wore it all around the house.

Sun Valley Trip

2007-10-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

This past weekend John, the girls and I went to Sun Valley. We had a great time up there! Here are some of the pictures we took while we were there. I hope you enjoy them.

Mostly Ohio Trip

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2007-09-22T17:43:00.000-07:00

These are some of the pictures Kimberly took while she was up here this summer. Aren't they just the cutest pictures?

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Today we all went up to the basin and had such a fun time. The leaves are changing colors right now and they are so beautiful. Natalie rode the four-wheeler down while the rest of us hiked down. Tyler and Braxton sure had fun too!

2007-09-22T16:49:00.000-07:00

These are the girls all dressed up to go to homecoming. Don't they look pretty? John and I were gone so we made sure they took plenty of pictures so we could see them. They said they had a really fun time on their date, but the dance wasn't so much fun. Kim Hulme later told them their dates sure had a fun time and Emily's date sure had a crush on her. Emily went with Josh VanDerran and Natalie went with Denton Hulme.