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Sebi's Piano Recital

This is Sebastian's most recent recital piece. Technical difficulties did not allow me to put up the edited version without the grandparents muttering in front. I'm putting it up because I can't say if we'll ever get a video camera to a recital again. This is to prove that Sebastian did play piano and did practice. There.

Hickman Bridge & Gifford Farm

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It would be an understatement to say that the night was a disaster. The motel was just fine, with beds for six and plenty of pillows; we're just not all meant to sleep in the same room. Joss woke most of us up with coughing at 2:00am and then again at 6:30am singing "Happy Birthday" at the window. I gave him a bath to keep him quiet, but we were out at breakfast by 7:00am. Not quite catching the vision . . . Off on the hike And already trailing far behind! Sebi and Cannon as Robin and Batman These two were better little hikers than many of the older kids. Will spent the hike explaining rocket launchers and pretending to spy on other members of the party Joss was all about finding hiding places and sand boxes We saw this one lone big horn sheep and three lizards who were too fast for my camera Batman and Robin fought against forces of evil Maddie and Sarah were pretty inseparable according to the pictures. I don't actually know because they were always out at the front

Capitol Reef

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After Goblin Valley, we piled back into our cars and drove for another hour or so to Capitol Reef. I admit that I've only ever seen the waistband of the park -- there are hikes and all kinds of interesting places above and below, but they will have to wait for another trip. Even this tiny stretch of the park has beautiful red rock cliffs, petroglyphs, hikes, pioneer orchards and buildings. Will hangs out Happy to be out of the car again Maddie and Kate, ready for spring The minivan brigade at the petroglyphs Petroglyphs The teacher's desk in the schoolhouse. Isn't that kid in the window perfect? This is why I love Capitol Reef Peach orchards and red rocks. Incredible. Carved into the rock by the school The Fruita schoolhouse Working off any more energy in the pool

Goblin Valley State Park

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This year's Spring Break was the easiest yet. On Sunday, Will talked Grandpa into flying up to Utah for a few days. He took kids to the grocery store, the jewelry repair and to D.I. to look for old waffle irons and alarm clocks. He introduced them to James Bond and took us all out to burgers. And Grandpa got to visit his relatives and tour the Provo Tabernacle. Then on Thursday when Rob's classes were over and the weather was better, everybody (and I do mean everybody ) rearranged their schedules so that we could take a trip down south. Our friends and neighbors the H's and the B's came with us, heading first to Goblin Valley State Park. By the time we'd arrived at the park we'd had one speeding ticket, two stops for car sickness, one stop to clean up car sickness, flurries of snow, and it wasn't looking like such a great plan. But we ate a very windy picnic with a fantastic view. The kids were enthusiastic to get going because they'd read that Goblin Va