this is our friends' little girl and she is so so funny. i have about 20 more of these posing pictures and she is a natural. i didn't even ask for her to pose, it is just in her to do it.
i taught them how to make dandelion crowns and the modeled and looked lovely.
stay out of the fire. obvs, some parents needed a little help. way to go helping your friend, l. 
i am like a child in that i can not keep any clothes clean. good thing these were camping clothes!
shalaun, jamie and susanna. to illustrate how long ago this camping trip was, jamie's baby in her belly is now in kindergarten (well not really but practically).
this is scott and mark. i only took this picture to show how awesome their height difference is. seriously. like 2 feet. he is maybe the nicest guy you will meet though so don't be afraid for mark.
the tent community. our tent is not in this picture because we were smart and shunned ourselves way way way fay away and slept in. the end.
although he looks fancy, that is not an good excuse to make fun of the way your wife holds a lens.
again. ps. nice black socks, nerd.
look how elegant he looks drinking. serious. i guess imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery. thanks, hon. 
.....i am shaped like a potato. a potato with carrot legs. and it is sad. but i will sally forth and do something about it so have no fear. thank you for your time. now on to catching up.....
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they were so funny. they were crowding together like crazy
this is what mark looks like when he teaches and they STILL listen to him. I mean, i look like a million bucks up there and i am funny and witty and brilliant but it is mark they adore. boo hiss.
so he got to be in all the pictures with them so they wouldn't cry when i came near them. i am going to ROCK at motherhood someday! oh yeah.
and they love him. what a cute little bunch of hooligans. sniff. they still call us teacher when they see us so that is super rad.
anyhooter. when i was a freshman, i lived in a co-ed dorm. it was a blast. i loved it. for some reason, our apartment of 6 girls got into a prank war with an apartment of 6 boys and mayhem ensued. it was war! and sadly we got completely schooled. i don't remember much of what we did to them but it was harmless stuff like taking their mattresses and such. their pranks were downright ruthless. here they are. 
lovely mei
handsome dave (or scary if you prefer that adjective)
dave and mei embracing
and here are the 4 of us reunited over christmas. do you think mark bears a striking resemblance to this guy ?
that face is so sweet. and her "stork bite" is cute too!
sweet shoes and her legs are starting to get chubby.
getting mad. oh well.
millie did not like me this trip so she refused to look at me but insisted on being in some pictures and holding her little sister. haha. she is such a little spitfire.
still not looking but henry and max were good sports. love these kids.
still ignoring me. she also told me she didn't like me and was promptly told to tell me sorry which she did a little too grudgingly so i know she didn't mean it. i WILL win her over.
she slept the whole day, this baby.
but erica is. she looked so so pretty and she is on her way to taking over ben's spot as favorite cousin in law.
see, so pretty. also she is poser for pictures so we were kindred spirits.
me and my hunka hunka.
mark-sour face but hot sour face. he is going to love this post.
the smith family. there is a plethora of them!
mark and ben had to do this gay hand on shoulder thing. it was awkward and funny to watch because they are not the touchy kind AT ALL! i loved watching them be awkward. go ahead and judge me. 
the groomsmen. nice, gentlemen, nice.
this is wallace. so pretty. see that green awninged building? that is where we partook of lunch and it was delightful.
apparently, wallace is somehow the center of the universe. anyway, i think mark took this picture because i am the center of his universe (obviously).
here is honey, eating lunch (ps. anyone who hang s out with us knows we have the annoying habit of calling each other "honey" all the time. it started out as me trying to bug mark-who hates pet names and has resulted in the honey talk all the time). he's cute.
wallace, pretty wallace.
we wish. how awesome is it that you can win a gold mine!? for maybe $5!!!!
and yes, there is a bordello museum in wallace so we went in and looked around. and guess what?! it only closed in 1989!!!!! is that crazy to anyone else? a bordello! in my lifetime!
and if some of you are wondering why this town seems so familiar? well, it was in the blockbuster hit starring pierce brosnan and linda hamilton duh. so if you come to spokane and want to go to wallace, let us know. but not on our romantic anniversary trip please. 
some other highlights were a trip to sundance fro some hiking and ski life riding and family togetherness which we love love love. max and nash were so dirty!
henry max and nash hanging out outside the sundance shop.
kenz, marg, koley, millie and i rode the tram. millie was freaking us out leaning clear far over. man alive. good thing i had a death grip on her. i let her sit on her own but she scooted way up to the front and it was too freaky so back to the lap she went.
here is the whole gang hanging out. see wondermom and brand new baby? whoa
so there were a lot of fun times. we went to the RODEO. it was boots and chaps and cowboy hats and spurs and latigo. and awesome. here are some of the girls. dan, marg, kole and marn.
the whole group. i have a crush on all of them.
the best part was that when i called mark to say we were going to a rodeo(he was in price) he agreed tocome and he showed up in the SWEETEST outfit i have ever laid eyes on. oh man alive. get us a room. the end. i heart utah and it's inhabitants. and arkansas's as well.
