When Paige is bored...

When I am too sick to go to school, my dad doesn't let me do anything but sit in my room and read and sleep... No TV, no internet (except for blogging to all of you), no friends so today I read all 620 pages of Eclipse, the third book of the Twilight series. I started reading about 10 this morning and finished at about 6 this evening. Beat that, and it is only the 30th time I've read it. I almost have it memorized.



Here's the trailer, let me know if you want me to translate what they are saying.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab28a7Em3DU&feature=player_embedded

When kids get sick...

Paige was feeling a little under the weather today (still recovering from the midnight showing of New Moon) which allowed me the excuse to stay home, clean the house and take Avery over to the park. Like her new tag-a-long bike? She loves it, feels all grown up.

New Moon; the best movie to come

On thursday November 19th we went to see new moon. new moon followed the book extacly. i think it was better than twilight and i didn't know that was possible! i'd recomend it to anyone who asked me.

At around 9:00 pm on thursday the theatre showed Twilight. after Twilight was over a few ladies from our ward held a trivia game about Twilight and New Moon. it was really fun. then at around midnight New Moon started. i won't give anything away (because you have to see it first.) but New Moon was awsome. during the movie all the girls in the theatre would sream whenever they saw Jacob or Edward.

Paige's new puppy

this is my mom's litter of puppies. there are four beautiful puppies.


this is my new puppy Rio De Janeiro Grande. i thought of his name by combining the river and country. he's 4 weeks in this photo. (he's the cream and white one) he's playing with his sister. (the Brown and Black one) he looks just like his father and his sisters look just like Macie. i love him already!!! i can't wait to get him.

We were playing Monopoly for FHE the other day and Tucker came over and sat down next to us and it wasn't for a couple of minutes before we notice he was sucking on a tootsie pop. He had found someone's Halloween candy and thiefed a piece while we weren't looking.

The girls made a teepee out of our cornstalks. Its their favorite little hideout now. And Tucker's too when he doesn't want to go into his kennel.

Our new car

This is our new suburban we traded in our truck for.

Madison's 10th birthday party

Madison had a 60's disco party.
Do you like their costumes?

Tug of war and obsticle course games

Even Edward was invited

Smacking the disco ball piñata

Happy birthday Madison

Craig on ski patrol at Crater Lake

Here are some photos of me on ski patrol up at Crater Lake.

We marked the ski trails with the blue diamonds.

But then our ladder froze so we had to improvise.

It was a perfect weekend up there, 12 inches of new snow, sunny, and no wind.

And you ask why we're up there?

Top Story
Rescue at Crater Lake: Specialized rescue team saves man from icy slope

By JILL AHOH&N Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 8:47 AM PST

CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK — Park rangers are warning visitors to be cautious around Crater Lake’s steep and icy rim after a Kingsley Field airman slid nearly 200 feet down the caldera while trying to retrieve a cell phone.Members of a specialized Jackson County technical team rescued Kevin Harris, 26, of Glendale, Ariz., Saturday afternoon after he lost his footing on the caldera wall.If Harris had continued sliding, he would have dropped off the cliff face and landed in the water 700 feet below.Conditions at the national park were especially dangerous, rescuers said, because the ground was covered with about 6 inches of solid ice topped by a few inches of fresh snow.Park rangers contacted Jackson County Fire District 3’s special operation group for assistance, said Fire District Capt. Mike Calhoun.Calhoun said rangers lowered a rope with a backpack containing a blanket, water and hand warmers about 180 feet down to Harris, a U.S. Air Force member stationed at Kingsley Field.Calhoun’s main safety concern was the fresh snow over ice.It was dangerous to walk even where the ground was relatively level, he said. “I don’t think there was a team member who at some point didn’t slip and fall down.”Harris fell at about 12:45 p.m. near Rim Village and rescuers arrived at 2:30 p.m. Technical rescue team member Pat Haynes was lowered into the caldera and both men were pulled out at 3:30 p.m.Calhoun said Pat Haynes, who rappelled down the caldera wall to rescue Harris, estimated if Harris had slid another 15 feet he would have been unable to stop himself.Fire district spokesman Don Hickman said Jackson County would not normally respond to an incident at Crater Lake, but its Technical Rescue Team is called out to specialized rescues.“They’re very, very skilled at rappelling and going-over-the-cliff type rescues,” Hickman said. “From time to time we’re asked to provide mutual aid to neighboring fire departments.Hickman said Technical Rescue Team members spend hours in training, and the incident gave them a chance to use that knowledge.“They do a lot of intense training throughout the year, and when they can actually go out and apply their skills, that’s valuable,” he said. “The nice thing about this incident is it had a positive outcome. We don’t encourage people to try to retrieve lost items over a cliff, especially into a caldera.”

Steven Colbert Jr was in Klamath Falls over Christmas

Famous bald eagle lands in the Basin
Photo courtesy Jack NollerBald eagle A-46, front, which was photographed by Jack Noller at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge on Christmas Day, has since been identified at Stephen Jr., who has been featured regularly on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.”
Stephen Jr. is named for comedian Stephen Colbert
By LEE JUILLERATH&N Regional Editor
Friday, December 26, 2008 11:25 PM PST
Jack Noller never considered himself a celebrity-seeking paparazzo.He is now.Noller was photographing bald eagles at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge the day before Christmas when he spotted an immature eagle with a tag and a radio. After taking several images, he e-mailed them to Charlotte Ann Kisling of Dorris, a well-known birder.Kisling did some investigating and learned A-46 is actually Stephen Jr., who she calls the world’s most famous bald eagle.“I’ve been waiting 2 1/2 years to see this eagle,” said Kisling, who did just that Christmas Day. “I just knew eventually it would show up here.”From CaliforniaStephen Jr. is named after Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central television’s “The Colbert Report.” He was hatched April 17, 2006, from an egg found on Santa Cruz Island, one of Southern California’s Channel Islands, at the San Francisco Zoo as part of the its California Bald Eagle breeding program. It was released on the island June 8, 2006, after being equipped with a blue tag and GPS unit. Since then, Colbert has regularly reported on Stephen Jr. during his mock newscasts.“I watch the Stephen Colbert show regularly,” Kisling said.GPS trackingThe GPS unit tracked Stephen Jr. on his seasonal travels from California through Oregon and Washington to British Columbia and back south. Based on that tracking information, which is available on the Internet, it appears Stephen Jr. might have previously visited the Klamath Basin.The sightings and photographs have stirred interest in the bird-watching world. Noller has been contacted about using his photos at various Web sites. Kisling wonders if Colbert might do an update on his television show.“I am sure that Stephen Sr. will be happy that his ‘baby’ is back in California, but just barely. It was seen flying off with prey remains when I last saw it,” she said of seeing A-46 on Christmas Day.Looking goodThe eagle has been seen at the exit of the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge along Stateline Road.“He is looking very good,” said Dr. Peter Sharpe of the Institute for Wildlife Studies in Avalon, Calif., which has been tracking the eagle’s movements, in an e-mail to Kisling after seeing some of Noller’s photographs.“It was my Christmas present to see it,” Kisling said of seeing Stephen Jr. on Christmas Day. “Now that I know who it is, I’m excited.”

See the following link for a clip from the Colbert Report http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/215470/january-12-2009/stephen-jr--on-christmas-eve#Scene_1