Monday, April 13, 2009

Be glad of life, it gives you a chance to love and to work and to play -and to look up at the stars. -Henry Van Dyke



This last weekend we headed south in search of sunshine. We ended up repelling with some good friends of ours Friday, and doing some "canyoneering" Naomi repelled for her first time off a cliff that was about 100 ft. up. :) She is a champion. She was so cute. She kinda looked like a little monkey. It was one of the most coolest things I have ever seen.
We practiced in Zion on Saturday with Naomi and Jonah, off some big boulders and small drops. They are Rock Stars. I wish my parents would have taken me when I was young and brave. I think Aaron is the best dad in the whole wide world. What a great way to celebrate the beginning of the Easter weekend!


Whatever our souls are made of, yours and mine are the same. -Emily Bronte
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4 comments:

  1. Melia PenroseApril 14, 2009 at 6:39 AM

    Very Cool!

    They are much braver than I will EVER be:)

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  2. AmyApril 15, 2009 at 8:24 PM

    Very cute Stephanie.. I love blogging as well! I have a blog, If you would like to be invited please send me an email because it's private. amygrimesutx@yahoo.com. Talk to you later! Amy

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  3. Clark CaptionsApril 16, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    Oh...I love that!! Way to go Naomi! What a great tribute to Aaron. I am so glad you guys got away for the weekend and found some sun! Yay!!

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  4. Adam BuchananMay 8, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    tough peeps!

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Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly to the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.

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Mother of the 2 best kids in the ENTIRE universe. They wear me out of coarse, because they take after Aaron. :) We like the outdoors- ok, mostly Aaron and the kids like the outdoors, I just tag along. We all like vacations and playing. Aaron is just as hard a worker as he is a player and I am so grateful for both. I know it sounds cheesy but life is better than I ever imagined.