HARTLEY: June 2008

BLOGGING CATCH UP

I KNOW I HAVEN'T POSTING IN A LONG TIME. WE HAVE BEEN SO CRAZY! WE'VE BEEN TO ST. GEORGE TWICE AND DROVE CROSS COUNTRY ON A MOMENTS NOTICE (ACTUALLY A DAY'S)...WHICH WAS SUCH AN ADVENTURE! WE HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME, AND CREATED SOME GREAT MEMORIES. THE ONLY DOWN FALL WAS THAT WE LOST OUR CAMERA THE DAY BEFORE WE CAME HOME. SO ALL THE PICTURES WE TOOK THE ENTIRE TRIP ARE LOST. WE WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP IN OUR MEMORIES OF SAMMY FEEDING THE DUCKS, THE FORMULA INCIDENT, REECE JUST BEING ADORABLE, OUR TRIP TO WINTER QUARTERS, AND DC SITES. I'VE BEEN SO SAD ABOUT THAT. LUCKILY, SHAWN TOOK PICTURES WITH HIS CAMERA PHONE, SO WE DO HAVE A FEW. SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY BLURRY AND MAY NOT BE THE BEST...BUT A LEAST WE HAVE SOMETHING!

SAMMY'S HUGEST MESS EVER!!

WE LOST THE PICTURES, BUT I HAD TO POST SAM'S BIGGEST MESS EVER. IN WEST VIRGINIA, WE HAD A RENT-A-CAR, AND WE STOPPED AT A DRUG STORE AND I RAN IN REALLY FAST TO PICK SOMETHING UP. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE, SHAWN WAS OUT OF THE CAR WITH A FUNNY LOOK ON THIS FACE SHAKING HIS HEAD. I JUST THOUGHT I HAD A DIAPER TO CHANGE OR SOMETHING. AS I GOT CLOSER, HE HAD WHITE STUFF ALL OVER HIM...HE TOLD ME TO OPEN SAM'S DOOR...WOW! SAMMY FOUND REECE'S 64 OUNCE CAN OF FORMULA, AND PRECEDED TO THROW FIST FULLS OF IT ON SHAWN, REECE AND THE ENTIRE CAR! HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO CLEAN UP FORMULA?? DOESN'T CLEAN UP SO EASY...VERY STICKY. WELL IT WAS SURE A SIGHT TO SEE!

TRAVELING

WE GOT REALLY GOOD AT LOADING AND UNLOADING....WITH LOTS OF SAMMY'S HELP OFCOURSE. SHAWN GOT HIS WORKOUT WHEN WE LEFT THE HOTELS, AND ARRIVED. YOU NEED ALOT OF STUFF WITH 2 BABIES!

THANK HEAVEN FOR CURIOUS GEORGE VIDEOS! WE MIGHT ALL HAVE THEM MEMORIZED!

CHURCH BUILDING

THIS IS SAMMY TERRORIZING THE BRACH BUILDING. THE PRIMARY ROOM AND THE CHAPEL ARE IN THE SAME ROOM. BECAUSE THERE IS NO NURSERY, SAMMY GOT INTO EVERYTHING!

TRAILER - SAM

SO JUST IN CASE GRANDMA & GRANDPA MIGHT MISS THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, HERE IS SAMMY BREAKING IN THE GUEST BATHROOM...FOR ALL HIS COUSINS TOO! HE SURE MADE A HUGE MESS!

BRENT & BERNIEL'S TRAILER

BRENT WAS ABLE TO FEEL RIGHT AT HOME. DOESN'T THIS LOOK FAMILIAR?

QUICK LOOK AT THE KITCHEN

DINING AREA

THE TRAILER

THE GUEST BEDROOM

MASTER BATHROOM

MASTER BEDROOM

DC - TEMPLE

ON THE RAINY DAY WE WENT TO THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM (AIRPLANES & SPACE STUFF), AND VISITED THE TEMPLE. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SAY THE LEAST. WE WERE THE ONLY VISITERS AND THEY GAVE US OUR OWN ROOM TO WATCH A CHURCH VIDEO. WHICH WAS A NICE TIME TO JUST RELAX AND ENJOY THE PEACE...WELL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN WITH TWO KIDS.

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DC

SHAWN'S BEEN TO DC BEFORE, BUT THIS WAS MY 1ST TIME. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO VISIT AND I SURE ENJOYED BEING THERE - ESPECIALLY WITH OUR FAMILY! WE HAD ALOT OF FUN. ALTHOUGH IT RAINED ALL DAY THE ONLY FULL DAY WE HAD THERE, WE WERE ABLE TO FIT MOST OF WHAT WE WANTED TO DO ON THE PARTIAL DAY WE HAD, AND ON THAT DAY THE WEATHER COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER!

SAMMY'S 2ND BIRTHDAY - WEST VIRGINIA

BRENT & BERNIEL...OR ELDER & SISTER HARTLEY, ARE ACTUALLY SERVING IN A LITTLE TOWN IN WEST VIRGINIA...SO WE FOUND A LITTLE RESTURANT TO CELEBRATE SAMMY'S 2ND BIRTHDAY...

RAIN

WE STARTED TO HIT BAD WEATHER AROUND OHIO...

RAIN COVER

SO WE DIDN'T WANT BRENT & BERNIELS STUFF TO BE RUINED, THIS IS WHAT WE LOOKED LIKE! (WHEN WE PICKED UP BRENT & BERNIEL AT THE AIRPORT, I THINK BRENT WAS A LITTLE EMBARRASSED TO TAKE IT TO THE MISSION HOME!)

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BALTIMORE

SHAWN GOT US A REALLY NICE HOTEL ROOM IN BALTIMORE (BECAUSE WE WERE ON THE ROAD FOR MOTHERS DAY). THE VIEW WAS AMAZING!! HE TOOK US TO A REALLY NICE RESTUARANT FOR DINNER...WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD, BUT REALLY HARD FOR A TWO YEAR OLD WHO HAS BEEN IN THE CAR ALL DAY LONG.