Happy 28th Birthday NATE-dawg!!!!

We're due 4 another pedi nate!!

Allllways a blast hang'n w-nate-dawg:)

I LOVE YOU NATE!!!

Happy Birthday Nate!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Documents and photos from an amazing life so far; and so far to travel still. Much love.

Dad

As much snow as Ingrid is tall

She was only breastfeeding last week and now she's a telemarker. We thought we'd get our little polar bear ready for Fairbanks so we went to "The Beav" this afternoon after Sam, Tim and my grueling practical logic test. After barely making it up Logan Canyon, Rache had some hookups and we got up the lift for free. Once on the lift I realized there was a lot to hold on to and I lost a glove into the two feet of new powder. On the bright side I still had the baby there in my arms. The snow was as good as snow has ever been. Rachel got so excited about the whole thing that when we went back to the lodge she yanked her pants down to her knees (she was actually trying to strip down to feed Ingrid but the thirty people in the lodge didn't know that--maybe that's how we got in for free).

International Car Rescue Video Sequence

Here finally are the videos of Sam and my efforts to load the fully loaded Subaru onto a Uhaul trailer after it broke down in Canada last year. The affect is most powerful when the videos are watched in sequence.

Ingrid's Spring break and Blessing and stuff

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=108133&id=719002526&l=4d57c75bc6

Here's the site of a more complete compilation of contemporary depictions of Ingrid's cuteness. Here are a few snaps though.

The first one is of all the known Abbott girl cousins. The second is her grin on her blessing day. The third is her tucked in an alcove of St. George sandstone at the Turtle Wall.

Zion

I got back from Zion on friday night. I sat on the couch as soon as I got into my apt. I was still in my coat and sweats. Logan is SOOO cold. It snowed 14 inches in the valley over the break! When it was my turn to get in the shower I rushed in and stripped. I hadn't seen my naked body in a week, and it was kinda wierd. I got in and washed my nasty hair, and the water ran dark with the dirt that had slowly replaced my clean skin over the week. The work we did wasn't as hard as I had expected and even hoped. We were originally going into the backcountry to cut out Tamarisk, but because of the weather, the Park Rangers cancelled the trip. We worked everyday except for sunday and friday, our two free days. We pulled up Mullen in a canyon the first day, easy work, but it took all day, and we got the whole canyon. I didnt even know it was an invasive species. Tuesday we pulled and cut Tamarisk. It was a hike to get to where we worked, and then we hiked up the stream destroying any Tamarisk that we saw. The stream caused some problems for my not waterproof shoes, but I figured it out and worked in the dry spots. Wednesday we picked up trash on "KT" road. 8 mile strecth, with two people per two miles. It felt like a lot more than two though. There were so many pieces of trash, bed frames, tires, millions of beer cans/bottles, and lots of various things. We hiked to some petroglyphs for lunch, very cool. Thursday we re-built rabbit proof fences for a re-veg site. I decided that I hate working with wire. I got to know our crew of 8 much better throughout the week. We had a great time! We hiked Angels Landing, Observation Point, The Watchmen Trail, and Weaping Rock, all very cool, but I liked Observation Point the most.

go Aggies!!!

remember when.... :)

shake shake shake that booty

we were havin a little dance party the other night and i thought pieman had some pretty sweet grooves. hope everyones happy and enojying life and its trials. there's always a little juice left in the bottom of the cup.

The Fall

I saw this movie recently, and thought that you all should see it. It is rated R, but only for a little blood, I hate blood and gore, and I made it through the part easily. This movie is ultra funny, ultra sad, and just plain awesome. It is super wierd, like in a way they change scenes. At one point it shows a close up of a mans face, and then the next scene melts from his face into a top view of a landscape. I can't describe it well enough. You should all see it, itis worth your time.