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Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Mark and His Dog, Blue

My brother, Mark came up to visit us during Christmastime.

He brought his Blue Heeler dog, named Blue with him.

Blue is a good dog and loved our backyard.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

A Nature Walk With Katie

Katie and I went exploring somewhere new to us.

There is a catch and release fishing pond

complete with a sweet pair of lucky ducks.

Next time I want to take the boys with us and do some more exploring.

Katie walked far ahead of me pushing that stroller of hers that she's totally outgrown.

Katie glances back just to make sure that I noticed how she

just walked up a big rocky hill all by herself.

I love that she loves the outdoors like the rest of us!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Ward Family Reunion - Morning at Yellowstone

Photo taken by me on my iPhone while Sam was driving!

On Friday morning, we were up, ready, and on our way to Yellowstone National Park by 7:30am.
Laura had breakfast in sacks all ready for us to grab and eat on the drive.

Kevin and Becky had a CD for each family to listen to as we traveled through the park.

The CD was full of interesting stories and facts about Yellowstone.

Sam and Brian especially enjoyed learning all about the park.

For me, I thoroughly enjoyed taking pictures that day

as well as having some major family bonding time.

Donned in our matching bright yellow Tshirts, we were ready for adventure.
We followed Kevin and Becky that morning.

We heard that Yellowstone's wildlife likes to roam free mostly in the early mornings and evenings.

Our first wildlife spotting was this bison.
This bison crossed the road right in front of Kevin and Becky's vehicle.

Not more than 5 minutes after the elk, wecame across this herd of elk.

Everyone had their own preferred method for viewing wildlife. Some took the timid approach and stayed way back by the road.

Some pointed while standing in place.

Some got right in there and used their fancy binoculars.

And some felt it was best to have a camera in one hand and sunglasses in the other.

Minutes later, we saw these guys.

We were super close to them, closer than recommended.

They were as calm as can be.

Then it was time for a break at the visitors center.

Staci and Kyle with their 8 week old puppy, Bauer.

Zoey was brave and let Bauer lick her hand.

Grandma Ward spoiled the kids with some cool hats and sunglasses.

Tyler was certainly thrilled about it.

We took a hike down to the lower falls.

And here's my favorite family photo I took that morning. Cute and classic!

Baby Kristen, Aaron, Sarah, Simon, Kimball, and Eleanor

A video of us at the visitors center and then some live footage of elk and bison!

720p from Lisa Ward on Vimeo.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Special Trail

My kids and I like going on adventures around the neighborhood.

Our current favorite adventure is going on the "special trail," or dirt road at the edge of our neighborhood.

We travel (the boys on their scooters, and me on foot pushing Katie in her stroller)

to the southeast corner to see the horses.

Then the boys take their scooters to the top of a dirt pile,

down across the overgrown grassy area, to the "two lane" dirt road.

Always, we turn right and make it all the way down to the gate to check out the big field

(which, if we're lucky is grazing time for the big black cows).

We turn around and continue onward to the other end of the dirt road (where it meets the sidewalk). Brian and Tyler are really good about following the rules and stopping at our designated spots to wait for me and Katie to catch up with them.