tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63434621020693939652024-03-12T23:24:00.862-07:00Chris & Tricia Bevans FamilyChris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-51836888661518511572011-08-23T12:15:00.000-07:002011-08-23T12:15:56.748-07:00State Fair v. Annual Family Campout?For family home evening we were talking about some of the fun things we have done this summer as a family and also discussed some of the things we might do before the summer is over. Charlotte is very interested in going to the Oregon State Fair, even to the point that she was willing to give up Labor Day Weekend at the coast. Hmm, an interesting proposition.<br />
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Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-18624503146279575272011-06-02T14:16:00.000-07:002011-06-02T14:16:48.210-07:00Memorial Day Weekend<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chris & Tricia Bevans Clan at the remnants of Dinosaur Mountain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, I'm cool, and I know it!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-41328066022079996402011-05-26T16:01:00.000-07:002011-05-26T16:01:24.318-07:00Charlottes School PlayLast night we attended Charlotte's 3rd grade end of the year performance. The play was performed first in English then in Japanese. Charlotte was the princess (of Course) and did a wonderful job with her acting. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF27uWV3cFgrlAT9kCGm0E-Abg8g79vI0aUSWjGVwAj8PxxIhHXy2rtDqu_SgfNTq7VGieTWd0-dT4BezQASTndqOjfRlTHdb_jzv-XTaYinPD0df84SLQEPXmv9Oi0V1Q-VbbALtqmEY/s1600/IMG_2257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="134" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF27uWV3cFgrlAT9kCGm0E-Abg8g79vI0aUSWjGVwAj8PxxIhHXy2rtDqu_SgfNTq7VGieTWd0-dT4BezQASTndqOjfRlTHdb_jzv-XTaYinPD0df84SLQEPXmv9Oi0V1Q-VbbALtqmEY/s200/IMG_2257.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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I hate camping in the rain! Tricia hates camping in the rain. The kids do not care. Should we just suck it up and go? I need help with this one.Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-4360040833095002802011-05-11T10:45:00.000-07:002011-05-11T10:45:54.512-07:00Saturday @ Cabela's!!!Mom was off teaching a coupon class at the Church, so Dad decided to take kids to the new Cabela's in Springfield, Or. The store was packed with people. If you ask Charlotte she can name off all the animals (stuffed) that we saw. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaVExJQNJzUbjTezQfaqowSYHB0K3OAqRW3y0kcGC4202HUpJF9VKsoRXMr3QWUzaAvBYsL9Iz8w8nYAwdrbOkq5Elo-DD8WnY9mbTqCoGKCV4HunCvLjxjVMnQ-FQnO8ASSwv9PxsXo/s1600/1304792984551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="112" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaVExJQNJzUbjTezQfaqowSYHB0K3OAqRW3y0kcGC4202HUpJF9VKsoRXMr3QWUzaAvBYsL9Iz8w8nYAwdrbOkq5Elo-DD8WnY9mbTqCoGKCV4HunCvLjxjVMnQ-FQnO8ASSwv9PxsXo/s200/1304792984551.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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The kids and I had a great time. The animal exhibits were cool. Apparently I didn't get a picture of the Grizzly and Black bear fighting over the sheep. Looks like we'll have to make it a regular Dad kid event!Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-1006319080744568042011-05-03T11:25:00.000-07:002011-05-03T11:25:39.348-07:00Johanna Rose Bevans is 4Josey had her 4th Birthday yesterday. Our precocious little girl informed us early in the day that she was not 4 until she had ice cream and cake. Needless to say that put pressure on Mom to create a princess crown cake for her.Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-26511638425769795712011-04-28T11:55:00.000-07:002011-04-28T12:01:02.224-07:00A little Late, But New Child<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-Y77M9efP4-0g1xwr-4zeJhBooqacwCR8S13e5qwHcsfDJInXgdXvMiqDvb0eBgrvLieQgzV22ym_hM8-4pIRrKKl3B6ZwV7NEKrCeBCoKuPD4C_1orHMgpRYxPrhRCos35rhDQrXKI/s1600/1297025699738.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-Y77M9efP4-0g1xwr-4zeJhBooqacwCR8S13e5qwHcsfDJInXgdXvMiqDvb0eBgrvLieQgzV22ym_hM8-4pIRrKKl3B6ZwV7NEKrCeBCoKuPD4C_1orHMgpRYxPrhRCos35rhDQrXKI/s200/1297025699738.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600711401239917954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWD658BEBAWyeRiVzhLeWM-rQZZah15UbKYg7JPPVP9YLZ5d1YqZgPkxp50r9oP8ZfKU4mnizEpiUgM84E31rKo7oLJUhnzTeGGRjtUsv3N-eb99Cnv5KngTl47RXOlHwqLQloL_4SwA/s1600/2010-09-25_14-57-56_263.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWD658BEBAWyeRiVzhLeWM-rQZZah15UbKYg7JPPVP9YLZ5d1YqZgPkxp50r9oP8ZfKU4mnizEpiUgM84E31rKo7oLJUhnzTeGGRjtUsv3N-eb99Cnv5KngTl47RXOlHwqLQloL_4SwA/s200/2010-09-25_14-57-56_263.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600711123202944514" /></a><br />Thought I'd post some pictures of my new child. What I'm really trying to do is get in the habit of blogging. We have a Jorgensen Family reunion coming up in June where we will be visiting Yosemite and southern California.Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-9300926672521452942010-12-08T16:48:00.000-08:002010-12-08T16:49:34.778-08:00<a target="_top" href="http://swagbucks.com/refer/BevansLaw"><img alt="Search & Win" title="Search & Win" border="0" src="http://prodegebanners.sitegrip.com/images/swagbucks-173x63Alt1.jpg"></a>Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-65046766558943807322009-05-18T15:03:00.000-07:002009-05-18T15:18:30.847-07:00National Park Vacation - Day Three . . part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLdgZOoZzjW841Bbvu-uBpZ0-v-7_TaMc9w5HQK_n7xH9qu2LuPbWbw5gz8H-i6bicuPqRabgZWNdYN0MWRZMYKEouxrf6hC6zaLs-R7TFHtA9xjZuFkYX2rGk_YUrlKmp1HGfWxfO6k/s1600-h/PICT0105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLdgZOoZzjW841Bbvu-uBpZ0-v-7_TaMc9w5HQK_n7xH9qu2LuPbWbw5gz8H-i6bicuPqRabgZWNdYN0MWRZMYKEouxrf6hC6zaLs-R7TFHtA9xjZuFkYX2rGk_YUrlKmp1HGfWxfO6k/s400/PICT0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337288995648785858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBcmvddd_vGz1xxQtsDAQx-xsDUgNwfFMRtq_Tfj9ox1L1jI3Agq-SMGMztqU8e1S70gR8hVcLC2FxCOXdxnv_zqqNJABc_rRvSQp86zDvh6M17EGNCR8Ec4ogzGevelWAlRIiaVXPCI/s1600-h/PICT0103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBcmvddd_vGz1xxQtsDAQx-xsDUgNwfFMRtq_Tfj9ox1L1jI3Agq-SMGMztqU8e1S70gR8hVcLC2FxCOXdxnv_zqqNJABc_rRvSQp86zDvh6M17EGNCR8Ec4ogzGevelWAlRIiaVXPCI/s400/PICT0103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337288990686399234" border="0" /></a><br />We left the Grand Canyon sometime around noon the third day and made our way through the Navajo Reservation and drove through Monument Valley (John Ford's favorite movie background).<br /><br />On the north side of Monument Valley is a little town called Mexican Hat (named after a rock formation that apparently resembles a Mexican sombrero).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A9eYLDSldy5MdKa6WUzwgUDJ8CYjB-bZkbS0bB54bx76NFIYm_gVnrxzIMmqFoozNmD-XcbqXZswCU7YzKec7JR2C34PuwG161zbrP8RIMcHef0vvF49JThIXNfTRm80QkihX_A7p_U/s1600-h/PICT0107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A9eYLDSldy5MdKa6WUzwgUDJ8CYjB-bZkbS0bB54bx76NFIYm_gVnrxzIMmqFoozNmD-XcbqXZswCU7YzKec7JR2C34PuwG161zbrP8RIMcHef0vvF49JThIXNfTRm80QkihX_A7p_U/s400/PICT0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337288999627003378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here we ate lunch and continued on to our evening destination of Arches National Park: where we were supposed to meet up with Grandpa and Grandma Bevans.<br /><br />We arrived at Arches and waited at the visitor center until it closed. The kids looked at the fun stuff inside the visitor's center and then enjoyed climbing on the statues of animals outside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEU-YcrxMARsJXVwNQic6eCLoFnryMPxJRcPSa4SR5u6SNySRRDDlm7Nc6dCWBFkCpx3fxqMIXs1Aq6N_yQAJ-6APvWnEjpFOR-ahN_CUIf28RGufZQf2E-ndf-59so2TE6YevKJJCrI/s1600-h/PICT0110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEU-YcrxMARsJXVwNQic6eCLoFnryMPxJRcPSa4SR5u6SNySRRDDlm7Nc6dCWBFkCpx3fxqMIXs1Aq6N_yQAJ-6APvWnEjpFOR-ahN_CUIf28RGufZQf2E-ndf-59so2TE6YevKJJCrI/s400/PICT0110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337290404968973554" border="0" /></a><br />Eventually, we were tired of waiting so we headed out to Delicate Arch to see if we could climb to it before we ran out of daylight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEvjJqBiy9eKbmCNuwOmjaMvwEOXWunDMTmoIUgoDhCEjR2fZyBL41XLNRsmmYM1kFw2JQxXdYNMDeDkO293sf1rerg_bLxI7ViywBriJrq66j640n-U8yrPlGTlUgTjBjw2N7IY2VvE/s1600-h/PICT0115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEvjJqBiy9eKbmCNuwOmjaMvwEOXWunDMTmoIUgoDhCEjR2fZyBL41XLNRsmmYM1kFw2JQxXdYNMDeDkO293sf1rerg_bLxI7ViywBriJrq66j640n-U8yrPlGTlUgTjBjw2N7IY2VvE/s400/PICT0115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337290414016263522" border="0" /></a><br />We made it to Delicate Arch and back before it became too dark to see.<br /><br />The funny thing is that Grandpa Bevans was taking pictures of Delicate Arch from a different lookout and ended up taking pictures of our family at Delicate Arch. Weird.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTpOp9JEAfvPJ2Dw3Uh6bw7WKYj2q-F6fgwQIMtJXyRKeiC9dyAK_QdlK9RbHL7JNVYdGV78gvE1V6WKS5uYz5yxvzMRFuL1irVKliIuueteEhuvC3hldmZwpAobSR8GPW7CqQZKnVVg/s1600-h/PICT0119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTpOp9JEAfvPJ2Dw3Uh6bw7WKYj2q-F6fgwQIMtJXyRKeiC9dyAK_QdlK9RbHL7JNVYdGV78gvE1V6WKS5uYz5yxvzMRFuL1irVKliIuueteEhuvC3hldmZwpAobSR8GPW7CqQZKnVVg/s400/PICT0119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337291679786138994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAyHDa1Qw2Xs3xynDHZ4NzmUKWcI9CYgLQ6itRKieUEph7rYdtuq5EBPuSG9M0Nm-oSqXMM8f1-XNT-uvOdksxtYNe9xJ7qgbg8GHJsAydfyxUvxpShYVcWqF7c2opmkIz4gGjvN5aSY/s1600-h/PICT0141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAyHDa1Qw2Xs3xynDHZ4NzmUKWcI9CYgLQ6itRKieUEph7rYdtuq5EBPuSG9M0Nm-oSqXMM8f1-XNT-uvOdksxtYNe9xJ7qgbg8GHJsAydfyxUvxpShYVcWqF7c2opmkIz4gGjvN5aSY/s400/PICT0141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337291687511477858" border="0" /></a>Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-55083320957078898882009-05-14T12:19:00.000-07:002009-05-14T13:42:42.045-07:00National Park Vacation - Day Three . . part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzya2SfhBVeV4pc9mcpTmzusHMfq1AbLWFR0N1uE4Ne7OA6FHZWSxJept9OrpU3ODGUMQdzUf3uOmJnqYL5uzppJekHu5z0qFO_4rO7ZTv0I362v8oJCjUhMWDswSYPRb2Jf8LFuSElk/s1600-h/PICT0056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzya2SfhBVeV4pc9mcpTmzusHMfq1AbLWFR0N1uE4Ne7OA6FHZWSxJept9OrpU3ODGUMQdzUf3uOmJnqYL5uzppJekHu5z0qFO_4rO7ZTv0I362v8oJCjUhMWDswSYPRb2Jf8LFuSElk/s400/PICT0056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335764470813482242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVuXjuA7ve-EqTKrWE1lTUIAo2jOxQi2-EzcbKWTYIWLICPowkSlV_gkWKoPYGxgLxJpua_EWpZSCNz2BUubXsziAnR2e3K7QXBAzLIx_DSGNUHD-mFJ_uS6xPBWymDolQetENtgySrc/s1600-h/PICT0053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVuXjuA7ve-EqTKrWE1lTUIAo2jOxQi2-EzcbKWTYIWLICPowkSlV_gkWKoPYGxgLxJpua_EWpZSCNz2BUubXsziAnR2e3K7QXBAzLIx_DSGNUHD-mFJ_uS6xPBWymDolQetENtgySrc/s400/PICT0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335764466378943826" border="0" /></a><br />Day Three we woke up on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and spent the early morning cleaning up camp and eating before we made our way to the rim. Tricia and the kids had never been to the Grand Canyon before and Shirl had not been to the South Rim, so they all had something great to look forward to.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElrFevtCXloNQHfiymZSLjYG4KUwoCrFBj35j2n6CGC0aeNsP-v5RlbtRrbTrhYMmHdHRqXNOlMBf7o2WIAJU79G4y3LPmeuRzbm2STQHV6LTNUjKmvy7ehyphenhyphenCypI4w0qzI28LjAQs0NE/s1600-h/PICT0059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElrFevtCXloNQHfiymZSLjYG4KUwoCrFBj35j2n6CGC0aeNsP-v5RlbtRrbTrhYMmHdHRqXNOlMBf7o2WIAJU79G4y3LPmeuRzbm2STQHV6LTNUjKmvy7ehyphenhyphenCypI4w0qzI28LjAQs0NE/s400/PICT0059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335764473038070786" border="0" /></a>We spent the Morning driving along the South Rim and stopping at all the overlooks. The kids particularly liked the "tower."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rZKsY1NgwcY3rG0XR74aM4w_Cg3TrIqAVMqdpH7Xf9t8vwp2g2AtfTEkjmNq6NqRDgGpCVK0mkMApdbWZ5KaT6bfwTAe44VGxzg6qIIzUl8a3Fvi4ud-XFlVeR8CY-N6MKEVz7usr_c/s1600-h/PICT0098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rZKsY1NgwcY3rG0XR74aM4w_Cg3TrIqAVMqdpH7Xf9t8vwp2g2AtfTEkjmNq6NqRDgGpCVK0mkMApdbWZ5KaT6bfwTAe44VGxzg6qIIzUl8a3Fvi4ud-XFlVeR8CY-N6MKEVz7usr_c/s400/PICT0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335781685073598866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9znukBcQmBYw-X3fyJbs7X7mYBynBOc_HP2CwUeE_5HP9-vXjNZRKhKFM2oibz2bGZA0bhyphenhyphen1BpOX1I_7BLmePOgXB7bZ4n2Nv4UsaXPuRXGCt_F20CDeiUQF_83jUv6_IYm60V8oNX6Y/s1600-h/PICT0096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9znukBcQmBYw-X3fyJbs7X7mYBynBOc_HP2CwUeE_5HP9-vXjNZRKhKFM2oibz2bGZA0bhyphenhyphen1BpOX1I_7BLmePOgXB7bZ4n2Nv4UsaXPuRXGCt_F20CDeiUQF_83jUv6_IYm60V8oNX6Y/s400/PICT0096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335781681821354610" border="0" /></a><br />Tricia and Shirl were able to use their command of the Spanish language to visit with some people they met from Colombia. <br /><br />On our trip the family decided to see how many different state license plates we could see. By the end of the trip we saw every state except Hawaii and Rhode Island.<br /><br />One of the rules for the kids at the Grand Canyon was that they had to stay behind the rock barrier. As you can see from the pictures, we had a struggle getting Kyle to obey. Tricia lost some hair that day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUgeSsijICPnipRFNvbf6HmPFX6ZrzbIC4iLYg6BK1bt2Z2XUBoK_6W8lmAg0b2JJGB7SXsEcTfgnBmoS0zYsVhnXhDbZr9X4h9stYA-Z8Vr3lPgaHNxDYbhmiosG25qUCaLwVzPwnWA/s1600-h/PICT0062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUgeSsijICPnipRFNvbf6HmPFX6ZrzbIC4iLYg6BK1bt2Z2XUBoK_6W8lmAg0b2JJGB7SXsEcTfgnBmoS0zYsVhnXhDbZr9X4h9stYA-Z8Vr3lPgaHNxDYbhmiosG25qUCaLwVzPwnWA/s400/PICT0062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335781689461059650" border="0" /></a>Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-196998815500860932009-05-11T16:08:00.000-07:002009-05-11T17:38:50.662-07:00National Park Vacation - Day Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeoiH4tZMgBPs80Qmts6huU-MxGmrVl0sXxO5g-ofKGKX4Ewi6kctTIE8SNNAzoXZn-6ntVu2o3modWp6FEHFnGpnIXLejUYAl3wUNMvvpCT8wocJ9MKbgk4AjQY2FuocWXz1rbaj-B4/s1600-h/PICT0012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeoiH4tZMgBPs80Qmts6huU-MxGmrVl0sXxO5g-ofKGKX4Ewi6kctTIE8SNNAzoXZn-6ntVu2o3modWp6FEHFnGpnIXLejUYAl3wUNMvvpCT8wocJ9MKbgk4AjQY2FuocWXz1rbaj-B4/s200/PICT0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334711922515895858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpR1raWYr_jEERoDs991PNRw6QkKzphPO1TgoOfKdLqjvYD6d9C2co_Syth_FSIDscUiwk5TrJBH7pJHOumXprvQ9mKvWSJWvDqXqkVrKHp9c-NcXsVsxGjUXviwL8GlZSaqgHcQveC0/s1600-h/PICT0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpR1raWYr_jEERoDs991PNRw6QkKzphPO1TgoOfKdLqjvYD6d9C2co_Syth_FSIDscUiwk5TrJBH7pJHOumXprvQ9mKvWSJWvDqXqkVrKHp9c-NcXsVsxGjUXviwL8GlZSaqgHcQveC0/s200/PICT0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334711909165015826" border="0" /></a>Day two started with breakfast in Woodland Hills, CA with Grandpa and Grandma Jorgensen.<br /><br />Grandpa and Grandma love fresh citrus and have many citrus trees in their yard. As you can see from the photo, the trees were full of fresh fruit.<br /><br />After leaving the Jorgensens, we headed out East toward our first National Park destination: Death Valley. 90 degrees was all we endured in "the Valley" and we were able to see some great scenery with very little traffic. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hTFv2ZrJ4_VsrCWP5s8HWXg89LuNwHcI0QRCwPw9kxYPopczE1cTK8G1NfzHURf6DvsSNMSdtAn_BaXHg9xPMur6eUn_ZYHoMN9jMh_wr4A0vvedap_B84TEYLaFDodPaMX-vVYyKW8/s1600-h/PICT0034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hTFv2ZrJ4_VsrCWP5s8HWXg89LuNwHcI0QRCwPw9kxYPopczE1cTK8G1NfzHURf6DvsSNMSdtAn_BaXHg9xPMur6eUn_ZYHoMN9jMh_wr4A0vvedap_B84TEYLaFDodPaMX-vVYyKW8/s200/PICT0034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334716276772354514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHcTf3zzNPsMwgVETrDKCdBRRK-J3QpRJxNh9aV20bjKZ4x3MMixgD-oNbIz7T9d5Zx1CWBcRinCXe6XnzHZNTRDvvwEqgE1r9SNmw0-NKPTO7_UYsl_8YdKGUiyaL50abOyn7zrORtc/s1600-h/PICT0031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHcTf3zzNPsMwgVETrDKCdBRRK-J3QpRJxNh9aV20bjKZ4x3MMixgD-oNbIz7T9d5Zx1CWBcRinCXe6XnzHZNTRDvvwEqgE1r9SNmw0-NKPTO7_UYsl_8YdKGUiyaL50abOyn7zrORtc/s200/PICT0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334716268033358754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of my favorite pictures shows how independent Johanna was on the trip. She always wanted to do what Charlotte and Kyle were doing and wouldn't be held back. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfJ2ecPU9jCSQvzp3lKkYXE0VQ3t1amJzrRl_Ci9HLLub2qfZgbrOnmv7HDSoeGyifRWcH9FEaJ3iQDPmX3H7WmSVJTbTGJpTktSxhywBnKu9zs1_HDpvEOujBQKWbzxaAubLwsrq4aM/s1600-h/PICT0036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfJ2ecPU9jCSQvzp3lKkYXE0VQ3t1amJzrRl_Ci9HLLub2qfZgbrOnmv7HDSoeGyifRWcH9FEaJ3iQDPmX3H7WmSVJTbTGJpTktSxhywBnKu9zs1_HDpvEOujBQKWbzxaAubLwsrq4aM/s200/PICT0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334716280132132082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Death valley was very interesting, but I can't imagine visiting there in the summer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLsnnJbabJAodWEPXdLKsB1UBD4VgvkuhVd1fRGwd_g6vcwH-kYjYSM1-orlpxzelPcINtNbrloz8MoK3eWq-05BEa9V90g_nQs4xequDaUAGAvDo65AtxLGOSUETE5ephURcMt9YP7w/s1600-h/PICT0041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLsnnJbabJAodWEPXdLKsB1UBD4VgvkuhVd1fRGwd_g6vcwH-kYjYSM1-orlpxzelPcINtNbrloz8MoK3eWq-05BEa9V90g_nQs4xequDaUAGAvDo65AtxLGOSUETE5ephURcMt9YP7w/s200/PICT0041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334718196382111874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjG3ycSBcvlLxwjRH88DnlC48bdUPvPhEl9fAuoopbfjONXXjpPfB9K7H0QgdYJ2oCR35vUS4U1WjmKeB87S5ulZMliOdGGCUshMEShdu7-RBHzSkB-sG9xFmrhSYzjG5vJ2w6ebM-AMs/s1600-h/PICT0029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjG3ycSBcvlLxwjRH88DnlC48bdUPvPhEl9fAuoopbfjONXXjpPfB9K7H0QgdYJ2oCR35vUS4U1WjmKeB87S5ulZMliOdGGCUshMEShdu7-RBHzSkB-sG9xFmrhSYzjG5vJ2w6ebM-AMs/s200/PICT0029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334718189411049090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb27Rb538hGl4kM55aOslaRkQhdDfUBMw7OAJ9gimUShNkKTB8PSAdnhT62KhzbciH0jxT96X1whvf_gLp-OxeUACiz0KnMOhfrPaqzpKUXqkKzgcemaOlplBt7HW-ChLcIlGJrTORyI/s1600-h/PICT0039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb27Rb538hGl4kM55aOslaRkQhdDfUBMw7OAJ9gimUShNkKTB8PSAdnhT62KhzbciH0jxT96X1whvf_gLp-OxeUACiz0KnMOhfrPaqzpKUXqkKzgcemaOlplBt7HW-ChLcIlGJrTORyI/s200/PICT0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334721943644809106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After Death Valley we headed further East through Parhump, NV and then on to Las Vegas, with the goal of visiting Hoover Dam. Visiting the Dam was fun - It's HUGE! The kids all loved running around and before we knew it all three were climbing a steep culvert (So of course I joined them).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjpfGzl8Fef_aixzPWnLfZXFEGiAX2CQjjZhAli6Exyf5D1ZS6m7ziNhmxPUbCLqBiGpaGbGk2-Hvh4z0HZJLAu1ZUkdOc9n5M5BUPQiaKWbpyrNNk9tgbIAJJIyHH5OD1zGgCjVc5nQ/s1600-h/PICT0045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjpfGzl8Fef_aixzPWnLfZXFEGiAX2CQjjZhAli6Exyf5D1ZS6m7ziNhmxPUbCLqBiGpaGbGk2-Hvh4z0HZJLAu1ZUkdOc9n5M5BUPQiaKWbpyrNNk9tgbIAJJIyHH5OD1zGgCjVc5nQ/s200/PICT0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725811662105298" border="0" /></a> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8E3WgHju-VOGWpTXeVENVVqYTy8zgMRz8sYy3QWZ3W2QV6Ik9RHBjm9J937o2tV5SMzweOOA7Snoiv5_EZvrqlYVYDscOakrCZXq973FVZFZgIwxcB-rrLUujwWLkUoOlutg3YiQa9lw/s1600-h/PICT0044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8E3WgHju-VOGWpTXeVENVVqYTy8zgMRz8sYy3QWZ3W2QV6Ik9RHBjm9J937o2tV5SMzweOOA7Snoiv5_EZvrqlYVYDscOakrCZXq973FVZFZgIwxcB-rrLUujwWLkUoOlutg3YiQa9lw/s200/PICT0044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725805593134802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBJVNQGThpo_szzsR4RtJZntRRUcpLO5dYXHOi21FXdipEZBxxBecX5ytikVC47gsME9-t-1XA9orrPh3eXFmD4lX6je9d5k81IRnigxig5-Bxx68J5Lek9zumMODpa1ZPvGa9IW0Jek/s1600-h/PICT0043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBJVNQGThpo_szzsR4RtJZntRRUcpLO5dYXHOi21FXdipEZBxxBecX5ytikVC47gsME9-t-1XA9orrPh3eXFmD4lX6je9d5k81IRnigxig5-Bxx68J5Lek9zumMODpa1ZPvGa9IW0Jek/s200/PICT0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725804735012898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the Hoover Dam we stopped at the side of the road in Arizona and Tricia & Shirl made dinner while the kids and I played (as per usual). Our final destination for the day was going to be the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. We finally made it to the Grand Canyon sometime before midnight. We sent up our tent and put the kids to sleep and called it a day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl5zWMCzxmkZ-9tz6L8NE20qTCq-5SHwy6c5KSxt3MRryDbKxkS5NJbTJHLqU32ui-NZcBFfhfY2WYDF4FU8IwWqwinG4SE7UXWBvwZcCoHCA6EeTMK29eGo6u7ccSxF6MucSlW-MvzM/s1600-h/PICT0050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl5zWMCzxmkZ-9tz6L8NE20qTCq-5SHwy6c5KSxt3MRryDbKxkS5NJbTJHLqU32ui-NZcBFfhfY2WYDF4FU8IwWqwinG4SE7UXWBvwZcCoHCA6EeTMK29eGo6u7ccSxF6MucSlW-MvzM/s200/PICT0050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334729922525231202" border="0" /></a>Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-13987320376979496362009-05-08T17:05:00.000-07:002009-05-08T17:22:57.356-07:002009 Family Vacation to National Parks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcxNagEtpqZykRGOMJXRQExal6X5RZ8IvhjaCsjlY3WrUhBrL8KqnCyHBLF2qL5twmsUkCchG35_OF7uhf12JixFz_pIySGS2cGfZXqvvMytoUELlAYrBhLXUaZ9kYh5cBR80roO_B08/s1600-h/PICT0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcxNagEtpqZykRGOMJXRQExal6X5RZ8IvhjaCsjlY3WrUhBrL8KqnCyHBLF2qL5twmsUkCchG35_OF7uhf12JixFz_pIySGS2cGfZXqvvMytoUELlAYrBhLXUaZ9kYh5cBR80roO_B08/s320/PICT0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333612827784086786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sc634trgl6D2f9xZ9W_5LAQVrR2o5IRWIHfHOoCH-46hvExF5Tk1NLGe4hT75mpynCCVCfqCNG9l7ks7CpijZtft8P6vTv-MrrIxKxroavtIVfDYPPCeFW3QCL70KdTHlZQJzGx9EgM/s1600-h/PICT0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sc634trgl6D2f9xZ9W_5LAQVrR2o5IRWIHfHOoCH-46hvExF5Tk1NLGe4hT75mpynCCVCfqCNG9l7ks7CpijZtft8P6vTv-MrrIxKxroavtIVfDYPPCeFW3QCL70KdTHlZQJzGx9EgM/s320/PICT0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333610829549805010" border="0" /></a><br />Recently our family returned from a 10 day vacation through several states and multiple national parks and monuments. I'm in the process of compiling some of the pictures to show you a day-by-day photo log of our "incredible" journey.<br /><br />Day 1 was spent traveling from Eugene, OR to Los Angeles, CA. Shirl Hendrickson (Tricia's Dad) wanted to go on the trip so we rented a mini-van.<br /><br />We ate lunch at a rest stop and the kids played around in the grass and California sunshine.<br />My father agreed to lend me his spare camera, so I was able to take some quality pictures.Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-25785831160016261972009-02-09T15:07:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:12:02.481-08:00Somewhat Daily RamblingsI've decided to follow the modern trend and keep a somewhat "daily" (yeah right) journal/thought/discussion blog in addition to this family blog. My other blog will likely be updated more often than this blog and will focus more on random thoughts or experiences that I have had recently. Lol, I do not expect a large following, but if your interested in hearing or responding to my ramblings please visit. the address is: http://cbevans-thoughts.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><br />ChrisChris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-71532299520187274932009-01-20T13:16:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:22:10.824-08:00Hanging the door on the scout shed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6YfgANnNqB7EoMsCGZAtnZijPJbAmRySd8jZyT3GOPbRTHJKvnsVk0a71_YNQQ9aNpjdVF3dhjLDBD3dQCzltKRAlDd36FPTz5MA71kg72OaZzRrWqrs_gv9xyxRZGaEH83PWg_gHyE/s1600-h/shed5.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6YfgANnNqB7EoMsCGZAtnZijPJbAmRySd8jZyT3GOPbRTHJKvnsVk0a71_YNQQ9aNpjdVF3dhjLDBD3dQCzltKRAlDd36FPTz5MA71kg72OaZzRrWqrs_gv9xyxRZGaEH83PWg_gHyE/s200/shed5.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293489008500048930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj0ZZg21daTh8u5NTcX3ybmN5g-ZaRM56-v3aeVrrbjV8_aCBHszsx1sQ_NrigVBCGOGnBlU-61n9GAtDQMX95cuGemRqSbXwIHppO30j9D4qdWkyN5vASIwGTmcNKADgjYrpKQPwGdo/s1600-h/shed4.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj0ZZg21daTh8u5NTcX3ybmN5g-ZaRM56-v3aeVrrbjV8_aCBHszsx1sQ_NrigVBCGOGnBlU-61n9GAtDQMX95cuGemRqSbXwIHppO30j9D4qdWkyN5vASIwGTmcNKADgjYrpKQPwGdo/s200/shed4.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293489006751771298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3NRN8ZkBscBQHS5H6I1Xct15pqbLcWExEZYzIs2Gq-jwAoEzPkK9-eVA7twCH8NR1GQWZO8AKTZOpoMSUA_3oDWvHB8hlgcEI-rd6lKl9QJRkJInkS9pMnUtsMzmUrulgHdd5RX5tFs/s1600-h/shed3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3NRN8ZkBscBQHS5H6I1Xct15pqbLcWExEZYzIs2Gq-jwAoEzPkK9-eVA7twCH8NR1GQWZO8AKTZOpoMSUA_3oDWvHB8hlgcEI-rd6lKl9QJRkJInkS9pMnUtsMzmUrulgHdd5RX5tFs/s200/shed3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293489005474573794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICiTryLJ_Ub7KaM4Npcc1p0fk774F-CBVw6ZxcDljJNPb2JEP5qo5KXf9z6kvacfJNjOk4OwDth8rVXUrA9-9EL_l4lAQ6D4wigSfTdth7SOKGWixDwffoMaxwNL_T4CHH-08Ws2F92A/s1600-h/Shed2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICiTryLJ_Ub7KaM4Npcc1p0fk774F-CBVw6ZxcDljJNPb2JEP5qo5KXf9z6kvacfJNjOk4OwDth8rVXUrA9-9EL_l4lAQ6D4wigSfTdth7SOKGWixDwffoMaxwNL_T4CHH-08Ws2F92A/s200/Shed2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293489003434337218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvW0EQh3ISiSAIqwt_FlHdqDStPIq89YuUf8PsLvMYj5BGO0h6bvdkqo7Xr27g2KVPD-1YNMGcfqrKd1eGRPNjNVp40DUKVaPrjkL_fk1Ri1Vx7L3RIobuJnxJrvKsjLCZNGOcfbr_f4/s1600-h/shed1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvW0EQh3ISiSAIqwt_FlHdqDStPIq89YuUf8PsLvMYj5BGO0h6bvdkqo7Xr27g2KVPD-1YNMGcfqrKd1eGRPNjNVp40DUKVaPrjkL_fk1Ri1Vx7L3RIobuJnxJrvKsjLCZNGOcfbr_f4/s200/shed1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293488996563362210" border="0" /></a><br />Mondy was a holiday: Civil Rights Day in Oregon? or Martin Luther King Jr. Day? it was one or the other, I know Oregon calls it something different than many other states. Regardless, Kelly Weber and I decided to hang the garage (type) door on the scout shed that we have been building at the church. I took some pictures and decided to post them here since the scouts do not have a blog yet.<br /><br />As you can see it was quite a project and we figured it out as we went along.Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-83947406154489442032009-01-12T13:44:00.000-08:002009-01-12T13:54:47.658-08:00Kyle's 4th Birthday!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG3rOH4ekJurA5Di-JfwF2RBXkUqMC8a3RzC69Hc6k12nxDgAiKOzO-fZZE7I-hAMC1Aj768oTGp5ikkwsqGnSOqmUFUPWT2ON5ljhLf5xu_3YDIdJz6cpJWIf-u_60wv_LuiRZEwmW0/s1600-h/IMG_0458.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG3rOH4ekJurA5Di-JfwF2RBXkUqMC8a3RzC69Hc6k12nxDgAiKOzO-fZZE7I-hAMC1Aj768oTGp5ikkwsqGnSOqmUFUPWT2ON5ljhLf5xu_3YDIdJz6cpJWIf-u_60wv_LuiRZEwmW0/s320/IMG_0458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290527410642132626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrvqfV1So6OH4HFwXpndtBoRn5GlWe2kvkpusB5xtlHYNqMwogu6-yk6nAI66eNmWNrROYEmInp-aPtWpLbk25KRnlE_j6-dC1Alfinz9BrMRpDUmkB8Ra8zMS6Pp7gwlG4Q0QGqUikQ/s1600-h/IMG_0457.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrvqfV1So6OH4HFwXpndtBoRn5GlWe2kvkpusB5xtlHYNqMwogu6-yk6nAI66eNmWNrROYEmInp-aPtWpLbk25KRnlE_j6-dC1Alfinz9BrMRpDUmkB8Ra8zMS6Pp7gwlG4Q0QGqUikQ/s320/IMG_0457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290527403475343362" border="0" /></a><br />Kyle had his fourth birthday on the 7th of January. His cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents came over for pizza, cake and Ice cream. <br /><br />Kyle was very excited that he got a bunch of cars, cloths, and military vehicles; he ate his can of Lightning McQueen spaghetti-O's the very next day for lunch!! Tricia spent many hours making Kyle a cake that was in the shape of a backhoe (digger). <br /><br />Grandma Bevans made sure that before she left for Kentucky to visit the McRoberts that she had plenty of presents and even an "It's my birthday" shirt for Kyle to enjoy.Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-24731181297946476812009-01-12T13:08:00.000-08:002009-01-12T13:16:35.936-08:00Hanging Christmas Lights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TexISmZVSJ7bltA6xdBA22Hdb_emYREr-4JakmbUUUmC2sJTAzqgw8T97I6_aR6gtkNUnL3ZGeDDbv1y-qY6slePoCO4ZvVFEqt_1J8UVm3w8S2BpiAi-Tix5_V7rWuI4cwUtERNcKs/s1600-h/IMG_0435.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TexISmZVSJ7bltA6xdBA22Hdb_emYREr-4JakmbUUUmC2sJTAzqgw8T97I6_aR6gtkNUnL3ZGeDDbv1y-qY6slePoCO4ZvVFEqt_1J8UVm3w8S2BpiAi-Tix5_V7rWuI4cwUtERNcKs/s320/IMG_0435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290518524950498354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyio1U9jeAG-eZRv00YpoMv6ohbvvADFdaGtBWWjWGwPXkLWF6vzNYJtSJ9VePwOapb-nzeqBdAJHlKtgkzPuLIrA_YO8J7uSmXg3IAaUIDJQ6CZYDDa-Fg7djVoqt6O7tw21tDwa1tw/s1600-h/IMG_0450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyio1U9jeAG-eZRv00YpoMv6ohbvvADFdaGtBWWjWGwPXkLWF6vzNYJtSJ9VePwOapb-nzeqBdAJHlKtgkzPuLIrA_YO8J7uSmXg3IAaUIDJQ6CZYDDa-Fg7djVoqt6O7tw21tDwa1tw/s320/IMG_0450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290518514777490722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwilyjFTVbNdMPtLogJkZtCLogxWxiSUskrBinUU6NO46HE93fEfLLBdlVUROsOnXdTzaQ_Yh-zgIh7dsEFAUBJ5Tj4PnCdhnIKxKa0SPyDFoSJoExhhzeqXV5NSWzNoY0ia10otBlTc/s1600-h/IMG_0438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwilyjFTVbNdMPtLogJkZtCLogxWxiSUskrBinUU6NO46HE93fEfLLBdlVUROsOnXdTzaQ_Yh-zgIh7dsEFAUBJ5Tj4PnCdhnIKxKa0SPyDFoSJoExhhzeqXV5NSWzNoY0ia10otBlTc/s320/IMG_0438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290518507992848130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHcde2_bW-KhsBpRjj3PaNviyQSSd-ZRrsZEfkiT4Tfn5y5lpMsQjuOBvXU_3oXi9YNpHYMVTb4MrEXcXbT0X9fx-_3nPGdNmfBuu67SVxO-1WXuaDEn2Z_Bjx1iPma0b2j8udA9hqCA/s1600-h/IMG_0436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHcde2_bW-KhsBpRjj3PaNviyQSSd-ZRrsZEfkiT4Tfn5y5lpMsQjuOBvXU_3oXi9YNpHYMVTb4MrEXcXbT0X9fx-_3nPGdNmfBuu67SVxO-1WXuaDEn2Z_Bjx1iPma0b2j8udA9hqCA/s320/IMG_0436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290518500585558258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthTlb95hO-BFTCSAUIM1szTmn1Sz1rY_XRBYwJHBiUhItf9EdMaDumHcQLJjo90dR89JKWUaWBcnA264ewIFRKBtaGytgUX1mUCwh63Md2Fy_wREfDVmCco9UwvitplyASn0AcnfxlX4/s1600-h/IMG_0434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthTlb95hO-BFTCSAUIM1szTmn1Sz1rY_XRBYwJHBiUhItf9EdMaDumHcQLJjo90dR89JKWUaWBcnA264ewIFRKBtaGytgUX1mUCwh63Md2Fy_wREfDVmCco9UwvitplyASn0AcnfxlX4/s320/IMG_0434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290518489447414466" border="0" /></a><br />Well, this is late, but early December the family worked together to hang our Christmas lights. Josie, in particular, had a very fun time climbing the ladder and messing with the strands of lights. Charlotte somehow got ahold of the camera and started taking pictures. I obviously had just come home from work and apparently couldn't be bothered with changing into Chritmas-light-hanging-friendly clothes. Oh well, they wash.Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-37176939320414631182008-11-20T14:46:00.000-08:002008-11-20T14:48:28.753-08:00Techie MomMy technologically challenged mother just called me at work (interrupting my progress) to let me know I had a blog. Um, er, duh. <br /><br />She challenged me to update it, so here it is. Now Kari is the worst family blogger.<br /><br />ChrisChris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343462102069393965.post-26898839223866761982007-12-29T08:54:00.000-08:002007-12-29T09:08:58.122-08:00The day Uncle Mike was marriedUncle Mike was married today. Our Family called him twice: once while he was at the temple and then later that day while he was at his reception. He didn't answer his cell phone; go figure! We finally were able to talk with Mike when he called us that evening. Apparently he had some free time while his wife was in the shower (<span style="font-weight: bold;">am I the only one who sees something wrong with that picture?</span>). Congratulations Uncle Mike and Aunt Alicia!! Wish we could have been there, but we're glad we still own our house.Chris Bevanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069090727174351noreply@blogger.com1