tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048187449859113812024-02-18T21:40:54.352-08:00Crazy Cluff CrewWhat a Wonderful Life!The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.comBlogger1362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-88725028528603187792023-04-06T22:40:00.001-07:002023-04-06T22:40:37.317-07:00Some days…..<div style="text-align: center;">you find out the local pond (Frye Mesa) got stocked with trout and your 17 year old convinces you to check him and his younger brother out of school all day so they can go fish. And some days you say, “ABSOLUTELY!”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1GTaEKHD9JyVF0C8cco5wsWVNhDoT03AZ" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1GTaEKHD9JyVF0C8cco5wsWVNhDoT03AZ" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well today was a someday for these boys! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1mXWvFTsQ6_nWUJk4xpX87bAqlulvYm6c" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1mXWvFTsQ6_nWUJk4xpX87bAqlulvYm6c" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">They ditched school and fished for several hours! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1EHug-x02HpKyA8GGslm8wObPLIAHIJ1V" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1EHug-x02HpKyA8GGslm8wObPLIAHIJ1V" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful day and one they will never forget. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1MLKoHRQeAIZbrMy9Jqcxy_0X0XjkqPGd" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1MLKoHRQeAIZbrMy9Jqcxy_0X0XjkqPGd" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">In those few hours, they caught over 30 trout.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They just did catch and release so others could enjoy the well stocked pond for Easter weekend. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1hJxiAoIKDByqt-LyxlY0Et_fJbLdxlU7" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1hJxiAoIKDByqt-LyxlY0Et_fJbLdxlU7" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">They kept sending me text telling me how many fish they were catching and telling me, “you have to get up here and fish with us.”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1DsQS9Uq3wlz63vw865b9iVPW7tbS0hIW" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1DsQS9Uq3wlz63vw865b9iVPW7tbS0hIW" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I ditched my adulting, work responsibilities, stopped seeing kids at the school for therapy and drove up to Frye Mesa in the early afternoon. When your teenage sons ask you to come fish with them, you simply LISTEN AND DO!!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was only there for an hour and I caught 7 trout! </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a day I hope to never forget! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great day at Frye Mesa! Love my boys! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take advantage of moments when your teenagers ask you to do something with them! Priceless moments! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-70710949073146415042023-03-26T08:28:00.000-07:002023-03-26T08:28:48.358-07:00Making History <div style="text-align: center;">For the first time ever, the boys and me got a gym membership so we can workout together! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ddEJAmC8tVjg9rsYxpDmqp_S1RUj_q78" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ddEJAmC8tVjg9rsYxpDmqp_S1RUj_q78" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">These fools know my weakness. They start talking about spending more time together and I cave at their request. Haha…. The years or raising kids is going by all to fast! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=14HvjTVW13jmNc0DmM3flfF2k8bB1YucW" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=14HvjTVW13jmNc0DmM3flfF2k8bB1YucW" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh how I have missed the gym and especially these hip adductors! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=12sVo-3tIX7mjvHwC0h-R6zV_XHHUsxO4" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=12sVo-3tIX7mjvHwC0h-R6zV_XHHUsxO4" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant is especially happy to be joining a gym! He follows Logan around and does his workout. Logan is being a wonderful big brother and seems thrilled to have Grant there with him!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BGUFRlp-NJdaY_i13mmcuezm3n7WTF7U" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BGUFRlp-NJdaY_i13mmcuezm3n7WTF7U" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">The only part I am not sure I can handle is this guy and his need to constantly take 200 pictures of him flexing during an hour workout. LOL! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18S5jw056HRYnnPRC3qwDwkSg2LzigGmw" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18S5jw056HRYnnPRC3qwDwkSg2LzigGmw" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">No really the struggle is real…. And this is constant! </div><div style="text-align: center;">This kid makes life fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are all excited about getting fit, making memories together and of course the SAUNA!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish we could talk Justin into joining us but so far no success. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-39783701991757829762023-03-25T23:02:00.000-07:002023-03-25T23:02:39.467-07:00Watermelon or Pinewood Derby Car?<div style="text-align: center;">Ella went to a ward event where they helped the kids cut out their pinewood derby cars and get weight in them. Ella didn’t care how it was cut so they cut it in a wedge. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">She decided it would looked better either like cheese or watermelon…. Lol. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1KVOKX0VJz3HpsUBrssNHXgJnO6Rzjj-G" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1KVOKX0VJz3HpsUBrssNHXgJnO6Rzjj-G" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We decided a watermelon slice would be easier to paint and would look brighter. So that’s exactly what she did! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">How cool is that?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1l_n_AsLyk1MjrHo2HC9FUbqGIbWczSpa" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1l_n_AsLyk1MjrHo2HC9FUbqGIbWczSpa" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">She was having so much fun painting that she got carried away with the watermelon seeds. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VKhelgiaJLxsC24Oyp-gJDTQVjIztmQc" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VKhelgiaJLxsC24Oyp-gJDTQVjIztmQc" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ella is very creative. She decided to paint a watermelon plant on the back of it! And she even added a little sun! Such a great artist! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17CiDMEuAm1NQfBqq9cgR4wb0peuqGFnY" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17CiDMEuAm1NQfBqq9cgR4wb0peuqGFnY" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">To our dismay, Ella took 1st place at our ward level of the Pinewood Derby. She was pretty freaking excited!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jmnUUn3rdcscVOYjbC2u2ZxyD_9qDE1Q" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jmnUUn3rdcscVOYjbC2u2ZxyD_9qDE1Q" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were a little less excited because it meant staying for another hour or more for the finales with the stake winners from all the wards. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well we were all super surprised when Ella took 3rd at the finales!!! So 3rd place out of 200 cars! Wow!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17yY3lL-4yZ4nzCzwaMZx_53ZP9cjLT2I" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17yY3lL-4yZ4nzCzwaMZx_53ZP9cjLT2I" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="display: inline !important; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3">Well we have ourselves a 3rd place champion! Ella took third place out of the whole stake!! That’s third out of 200 cars 😳 🏅</font></span><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1bsra9SIVTX8ebqAnS9YdxwluXT9kcIDn" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1bsra9SIVTX8ebqAnS9YdxwluXT9kcIDn" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">Crazy part is she went to a ward activity where they cut the car, put the weights in and got the car all ready except for paint and putting the wheels on! So we didn’t even have to do much and her car was so fast. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">They even drilled different holes for the axles based on the weight and balance of Ella’s car! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1w1VYiIwmsPmeGw2-atj_nr-nk2SWSAS1" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1w1VYiIwmsPmeGw2-atj_nr-nk2SWSAS1" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found out it was Brother French from our ward that did all the help building Ella’s car. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We owe him a BIG THANK YOU! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, it was a day full of surprises! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-18744028189143748642023-03-24T13:52:00.000-07:002023-03-24T13:52:32.175-07:00“Hey Yooouuuu Guuyyys!”<div style="text-align: center;">Halloween 2022 was one of my favorite costume ideas </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=154Bjr1xCszFU8JYoPzp0svLZ8NEXvSeM" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=154Bjr1xCszFU8JYoPzp0svLZ8NEXvSeM" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Goonies movie has a special place in my heart. I grew up fairly poor and my parents didn’t have money to take us to the movies often. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1sLJRY_tnUKR8MSkYQxavnSsB8yyVo9n2" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1sLJRY_tnUKR8MSkYQxavnSsB8yyVo9n2" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">“Baby Ruuuuuutttthhh!” </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">But in <span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">June of 1985, while my mom and older sister Marla were away at girls camp, my dad took me and my younger brother Quincy to watch The Goonies! I instantly fell in love with the movie. One it’s just a rad movie but what made me love it even more is that my dad thought to take us cause he knew I was missing my mom! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1RfZCfjPl5l1p4IqxX54lvq0zp5x0TOpI" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1RfZCfjPl5l1p4IqxX54lvq0zp5x0TOpI" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was fun to gather pieces to make the costumes look authentic. Hardest part was holding a “mean face” for pictures. Haha. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=12QLdWXXYoVc--eEGlX-OY4p0xnXJyeYt" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=12QLdWXXYoVc--eEGlX-OY4p0xnXJyeYt" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love that Justin is up for any costume ideas I have. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1NFaUYTh-NiVvqLIgmO1kQC9qXjV3UCC1" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1NFaUYTh-NiVvqLIgmO1kQC9qXjV3UCC1" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan was the perfect “Brandon” and Ella was a beautiful “Andy.” </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">When Ella saw her outfit she said, “this is so 80’s!” Haha…. I love that Ella as an 8 year old in 2022 knew the style of these clothes looks like the 80’s. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VcF8xNyWDr2uW9rNH7nMorjrSCwJR4Kd" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VcF8xNyWDr2uW9rNH7nMorjrSCwJR4Kd" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant wasn’t too happy about being “Chunk.” But I promised him Chunk was the funniest character he was a little on board. But then before Halloween we watched The Goonies Movie as a family. Then Grant was excited to be Chunk. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant said, “I’m going to have to cuss a little if I’m really going to be Chunk!” I say, “Sure Grant. But only when you are dressed up!”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a little shocking to hear Grant say “Sh💥t!” And we laughed every time he did, which was only a handful</div><div style="text-align: center;">of times. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=19zh-Bt8FvbdW0cSceLOs6kEwkQbOy9-M" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=19zh-Bt8FvbdW0cSceLOs6kEwkQbOy9-M" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I said Logan was the “perfect Brandon” I meant it. Logan took this selfie when he was holding my phone and I had asked him to take a picture of me and Justin. When I looked through my pictures later I found this gem. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could not have found a better character for Logan to dress up as this year. Logan makes life fun! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1L_lXAwZYvieitXY2gCOopc0lGMfhQtyz" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1L_lXAwZYvieitXY2gCOopc0lGMfhQtyz" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So glad Kiersten and Alec were able to come down for Grandma Cluff’s Halloween Party. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1WDwJyYStKHrWBo4dTLS6SHGDgU4mBYLT" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1WDwJyYStKHrWBo4dTLS6SHGDgU4mBYLT" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don’t they make the perfect Spider-Man and Mary Jane. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1YkN2WrJQlUWXfdMOuW7zuR490izKbsOq" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1YkN2WrJQlUWXfdMOuW7zuR490izKbsOq" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">DeJavu was the theme to grandma’s party. So the food and games were all taken from previous Halloween parties. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=19T3GdxP12z2IgBfZs76if1Yf20x9eYPm" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=19T3GdxP12z2IgBfZs76if1Yf20x9eYPm" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We look forward to Grandma Cluff’s party every year! So fun to dress up and see everyone’s costumes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1S7zxxNLVxDJJVY84LLRGizsdwOQ7bdbu" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1S7zxxNLVxDJJVY84LLRGizsdwOQ7bdbu" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1nmCZ1vOTuO7b9fEQzDfZb0GP4xpfnUrW" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1nmCZ1vOTuO7b9fEQzDfZb0GP4xpfnUrW" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We let orange butterflies go in honor of Doyle’s birthday! I hope he was smiling down from heaven as he watched us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=16yg5c4D8_3Tlmw4UOgLO4pFsyhCzwZh0" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=16yg5c4D8_3Tlmw4UOgLO4pFsyhCzwZh0" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">A scavenger hunt was part of the party and we took Emma and Nina on it. Those two made it quite the adventure!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1YCowKKzFegGw5bcO-OPlNlV36qocm-Um" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1YCowKKzFegGw5bcO-OPlNlV36qocm-Um" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was fun to have Kiersten and Alec on our team. They were constantly laughing at what Emma would tell us. She is hilarious! And I hope she stays as spicy as she is as a three year old! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Zq4BK6Q-nnRrCDdtr8OoJmrdeBwF48nS" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Zq4BK6Q-nnRrCDdtr8OoJmrdeBwF48nS" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love these girls! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ycvghfXBAiznodR8jsNdXpMoPJ6U5JGk" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ycvghfXBAiznodR8jsNdXpMoPJ6U5JGk" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">They had us laughing the whole time and it took us three times as long as anyone else… haha! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18tsvSy4GroczilOIwEzTQHnp3NbKrrh4" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18tsvSy4GroczilOIwEzTQHnp3NbKrrh4" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma Cluff is a rockstar and so creative throwing these Halloween parties for the family. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY HALLOWEEN! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-40885656585143878432023-03-15T09:13:00.001-07:002023-03-15T09:13:59.365-07:00The Right Way to Tube on the Snow<div style="text-align: center;">Just ride the magic carpet up hill and tube down in your lane, no trekking up a short hill just for a 10 second ride down where you are likely to hit some trees, like on Mt. Graham. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17KdIPzw-fgCQW7N3Rf0J142lsMK9rHLZ" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17KdIPzw-fgCQW7N3Rf0J142lsMK9rHLZ" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so much fun and you really got going fast especially if you never drug your feet behind you. They had you go down on your stomachs so you could use your feet to slow you down if you wanted. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a good time! So fun to race each other down the hill!!! It did start to really snow on us and got pretty cold but it was too much fun to stop! Next time doubt layer of wool socks and Ella needs snowboots!! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-73356117562565181072023-03-15T09:03:00.000-07:002023-03-15T09:03:12.836-07:00If You Let One You Have To Let Them All<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even when your kids are ranging from 9 to 17 years old, sometimes you just let them all do the thing you actually didn’t want any of them to do. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bad parenting? I’m not sure. I’m going to chalk it up to making memories! That’s a great way to justify some bad parenting moments right?!? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1WYbE1BrzFoESA-uR-xZTxkbRSf3R4mua" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1WYbE1BrzFoESA-uR-xZTxkbRSf3R4mua" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We made the 17 year old try it out first…. I mean come on people we aren’t that horrible of parents. LOL! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Funny story behind Logan’s experience in the luggage elevator….</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>So there is a little elevator at the condo that is for sending your bags and groceries up. There is no regular elevator so we have to walk the floor flights is stair to get to our condo. Today Logan decides he is going to ride the little elevator up even though of course you’re not suppose to.</div><div><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">So Logan gets in and Grant has to close the doors and push the floor button for Logan to go up. Grant decides to play a trick on Logan and sends him to the third floor instead of the forth floor. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=10nQh-jr_QjKgEAvYvu33u4pvwTjGPQnh" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=10nQh-jr_QjKgEAvYvu33u4pvwTjGPQnh" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1hrBaHoU_sOHuhM3MQqZKQpZQ_pIixPM1" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1hrBaHoU_sOHuhM3MQqZKQpZQ_pIixPM1" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1HwdetJi90_gT21F7aE75MO0pZQnuGqUu" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1HwdetJi90_gT21F7aE75MO0pZQnuGqUu" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1c-OomKRzley9ONTvBVhGgwwd0spKKjK3" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1c-OomKRzley9ONTvBVhGgwwd0spKKjK3" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><span style="display: inline !important;"><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><span style="display: inline !important;">Of course, none of the rest is us know this. So Justin and I start to get a little concerned when we can hear Logan but it's not letting us open the elevator door. Grant mischievous smile says it all! </span><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VPL8nntLysEGs8ZYpucNPbpUlfB78mxi" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VPL8nntLysEGs8ZYpucNPbpUlfB78mxi" style="font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div>Later that day Grant begged for his turn and we said why not. Logan didn’t get stuck so why not see if we can get Grant stuck in an elevator that has clear rules of zero people or pets using. </div><div><br></div><div>Logan was mostly mad that we wouldn’t let him send Grant to the wrong floor… haha. </div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1grYjiWMWk6PGqWZmuqlhbAvAAvQl5elJ" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1grYjiWMWk6PGqWZmuqlhbAvAAvQl5elJ" style="font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Lastly, tonight as we got back from Hawaiian food and German desserts with Marla, Ella was dying to have her turn. To be honest, it was a little more nerve racking to send the 9 year old up then it was the 17 year old. </div><div><br></div><div>Regardless, all three kids got their wishes and all three survived their trip up in the luggage elevator that sounded very much like a trap elevator that might fall to your death every time it moved. </div><div><br></div><div>So bad parenting or making memories…. </div><div>You decide…. </div></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-11823361653083561132023-03-14T21:54:00.000-07:002023-03-14T21:54:37.490-07:00When the Universe Aligns<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">…. And you’re only nine years old! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Kx9OyI6cfbmvhgUD6H5p1Z9NlRUu9Ttq" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Kx9OyI6cfbmvhgUD6H5p1Z9NlRUu9Ttq" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">We are in Utah for a ski/snowboard trip and to visit Marla. After dinner at a Hawaiian place, Marla took us to a German Restraunt for Gelato and Macroons! </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Ella was so excited as she loves macroons. When she saw all the tempting flavors she declared she was having five macroons. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Marla said, “ you might want to check with your mom on the price first.” Just letting us know they aren’t cheap. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">They were $3.50 each so Ella wasn’t getting 5 for sure. I told Ella to pick two flavors. Hard to decide when you want all five of these certain flavors. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">So Ella chooses her two flavors. Next thing she knows Grant doesn’t want his second macroon so he gives it to her. THEN, Justin’s ice <span style="font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important;">cream actually comes with two kinds of macroons and of course he only wants the ice cream. </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important;"><br></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important;">So the Universe totally aligned and Ella got her FIVE MACROONS! She hit the kid lottery tonight and she was thrilled!! </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important;"><br></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important;">She’d already eaten one by the time I thought to take a picture. Now she has four more to savor tomorrow!! </span></span></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-31620507039231677762023-03-13T18:57:00.000-07:002023-10-06T16:06:29.917-07:00A Good Day
<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a beautiful day it was on the slopes at Sunrise today! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VCSL3vXn6IhuUYEKUe6Asaca2_gfXSG5" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VCSL3vXn6IhuUYEKUe6Asaca2_gfXSG5" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took Grant and his friend Kendall up to Sunrise to snowboard for the day. We came the night before and stayed at a hotel just so we wouldn’t have to get up super early. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took a private lesson so I could learn how to parallel ski and get better at traversing. It was money well spent!! But the end of that 3 hours I was 100% better and felt more comfortable with my parallel skiing. It was so much fun! And I had no pressure of anyone else. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant had Kendal. I had them take private snowboarding lessons as well just so they could improve their skill level. They LOVED it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UunPa1V8VtO3a2JDayD8cEGde2Ghh6V5" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UunPa1V8VtO3a2JDayD8cEGde2Ghh6V5" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anytime you ask Logan to take a picture for you, you are guaranteed to get a selfie of him! Lol…. This teenager! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan was up at Sunrise with some friends as part of their day date for Thatcher’s Morp! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ko6z8eL9u1Eq3H4syV59LhrzGQkH_wSc" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ko6z8eL9u1Eq3H4syV59LhrzGQkH_wSc" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some might think spending a day by yourself skiing would be horrible. But for me I found it so peaceful! There was no pressure to go a certain speed and I just got to spend time practicing my skiing and not having to take care of everyone else like usual. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1DyV6ccpsC3yudFI7ahegocBGuSamaqZA" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1DyV6ccpsC3yudFI7ahegocBGuSamaqZA" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant looking pretty dope in all his snowboarding gear 🤘🏽</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant and Kendall were great because I knew they had each other and that they would call me if they needed me. Other then that I didn’t have to worry about them. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Tecc7mqWwpk_p1dZJcjYCulTVih9uvUo" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Tecc7mqWwpk_p1dZJcjYCulTVih9uvUo" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed some clam chowder in a bread bowl with some cheese curds with ranch. It was the perfect treat for lunch to refuel before heading back out to the slopes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-30870997212743966722023-03-13T18:39:00.001-07:002023-03-13T18:39:05.744-07:00Lantern Festival<div style="text-align: center;">Mac and I took the kiddos to the Lantern Festival. It was so cold but we had a great time! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UjOLMjd0RAoZohQLUdJ3o2boKThPlEkl" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UjOLMjd0RAoZohQLUdJ3o2boKThPlEkl" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ella and her counsin Claire enjoyed sending the lanterns off into the air. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=13tTWPSC6W0pClykyD3RpjjeffZZGd-Qi" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=13tTWPSC6W0pClykyD3RpjjeffZZGd-Qi" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s a magical scene seeing all the lanterns lighting up the nights sky. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Ouv5jIpdXXz5m4_TWObF1snEN5mk7-2h" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Ouv5jIpdXXz5m4_TWObF1snEN5mk7-2h" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Deke and Millie had a blast! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jZVNVAaJiJ_9JHytumSFidT5xN9Fdej_" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jZVNVAaJiJ_9JHytumSFidT5xN9Fdej_" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just adore Mac! She has always been a great friend to me! I love getting to hang out with her. We always laugh a ton when we are together. </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-23577697835009714862023-03-06T15:10:00.000-08:002023-03-06T15:10:47.571-08:00Love this Teenager! <div style="text-align: center;">My heart is grateful that when this kid has an opportunity to spend a day with his mama in Gilbert he takes it!! Teenagers are seriously so much fun and </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. Grant is especially fun! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18Ibr3m8n6C7441k7Szm7EadYVC1tXh8n" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18Ibr3m8n6C7441k7Szm7EadYVC1tXh8n" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">He is just fun to visit with and always up for anything. We enjoyed a day of some shopping, lunch with Kiersten and Alec, Dutch Bros Christmas morning iced chai latte with the works. That was like a sip of heaven! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1osu36iIFdfCsuzgQEEGG93KXh-7k99yx" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1osu36iIFdfCsuzgQEEGG93KXh-7k99yx" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">And of course he is also the typical 13 year old boy who thinks dumb things are hilarious 😂 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Priceless time spent with my favorite 13 year old!! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-86092557477824663962023-02-14T20:50:00.000-08:002023-02-14T20:50:13.873-08:00Nacho Season
<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1EsgZiUWCr3SfhpoPklwjBR5HEOCb-Gmr" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1EsgZiUWCr3SfhpoPklwjBR5HEOCb-Gmr" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">And by Nacho Season I mean Basketball season… lol! I get my years worth of nachos packed into 3 1/2 months while it’s basketball season! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a fun season with plenty of wins. This JV A team only lost once to a private school from Phoenix. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UImPFU5xXbITkMiPM4ELHZFr4YI-wMlq" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UImPFU5xXbITkMiPM4ELHZFr4YI-wMlq" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sure love these boys! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1V8kKxcXc8Xj3iAwJhD8I4krGWZPlF7mS" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1V8kKxcXc8Xj3iAwJhD8I4krGWZPlF7mS" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan is the best! He always has a good attitude. He is grateful for any playing time he gets and he doesn’t pout! Those characteristics mean more than points scored in a game. I am so proud of who his is in the court and off! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=183g1B0OcEKJSS5KqEphL5uXPRnGxjHqc" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=183g1B0OcEKJSS5KqEphL5uXPRnGxjHqc" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So happy Uncle Quincy and they boys came to watch one of Logan’s games. </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-22373754744956270412023-02-12T18:50:00.001-08:002023-02-12T18:50:44.818-08:00Daddy Daughter Dance <div style="text-align: center;">Justin and I were out of town the weekend of the Daddy Daughter Dance so Logan stepped up like a good big brother and escorted Ella to the dance! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Zw1E2qojVVNfPmyZ-5foF13VG4qUXkpo" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Zw1E2qojVVNfPmyZ-5foF13VG4qUXkpo" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan was a good date and cut up the dance floor. These two share a special bond. I’m so grateful to have such good kids! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-57054111021241324702023-02-12T18:35:00.001-08:002023-02-12T18:35:18.657-08:00Happy Valentine’s Day
<div style="text-align: center;">Had a great weekend with Kiersten and Alec down visiting! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1KHNhKq8IZqcFwF8rKMLaPoh2uTAtQyN7" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1KHNhKq8IZqcFwF8rKMLaPoh2uTAtQyN7" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated by getting Valentine dresses!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1n3qlu9TeWI-OzPXLhQr-CY83QV6f-QXN" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1n3qlu9TeWI-OzPXLhQr-CY83QV6f-QXN" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh how I love my Kiersten girl! She is in her second month of her six month extership and she is killing it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=182bj_Mmql3KwSbg911ewE0TD4gC7NYNt" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=182bj_Mmql3KwSbg911ewE0TD4gC7NYNt" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love my girls❤️</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1aZuDA_F4Gtet_7wVs6di0v_orkc-CKYH" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1aZuDA_F4Gtet_7wVs6di0v_orkc-CKYH" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is so much fun to be Ella’s mom! She is sweet, smart and can hold her own!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1CYM4lzXGa_Kx4Vl2NJuM03KjQXxcylRA" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1CYM4lzXGa_Kx4Vl2NJuM03KjQXxcylRA" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s been a beautiful weekend! Loved the time spent with my girls! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-39136467187754401172022-08-22T14:37:00.001-07:002022-08-22T14:37:46.622-07:00I Had To<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zIpYp1B65UCIo3Gh5oICXO9f-3ODvQbJ" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zIpYp1B65UCIo3Gh5oICXO9f-3ODvQbJ" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">This morning Alec and I went golfing at the Shamar golf course not far from their apartment. And when you drive farther than your son-in-law…. Well you have to document it!! Cause it doesn’t happen very often! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mine is the pink ball! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Great day on the golf course! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-50544804328222615882022-07-30T22:30:00.001-07:002022-07-30T22:30:23.023-07:00Such Ambition in Such a Small Body<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1PS44KkM8Md_YxYEnKAhwZs5njeo224It" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1PS44KkM8Md_YxYEnKAhwZs5njeo224It" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I got up this morning around 6:50 I found a note on my phone. It had obviously been written by Ella. It said, “Mom, I went for a 5 minute run.”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I see this list she made this morning of what she wants her morning routine to look like now that it’s going to be school time. Quite the ambition for a cute little 8 year old! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Miss Ella doesn’t even know it but she has inspired me! Love my Ella Jane! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-50382802429520885262021-12-14T18:42:00.000-08:002021-12-14T18:42:04.797-08:00Christmas Time at the Lake<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=147WqE3Zqmf6qEEp8EiEZgPUJp5iTGMYl" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=147WqE3Zqmf6qEEp8EiEZgPUJp5iTGMYl" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">First time to visit the houseboat at Christmas time and was so happy to see this lite up Christmas tree! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1SHLv5aXxzhlgryPA8WP9tTpJsc-S_HaN" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1SHLv5aXxzhlgryPA8WP9tTpJsc-S_HaN" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ella and Warner loved kayaking around the marina. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zlj1Q14v6rFwQzWRsjzjzZiJQhriyGOq" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zlj1Q14v6rFwQzWRsjzjzZiJQhriyGOq" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Within 10 seconds of placing this RC boat in the water, Warner managed to run it into Logan’s fishing line. Warner thought it was hilarious…. Logan…. Not so much!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1XzyiwSGLUNaDjvInpn-AB7CJONTCVvau" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1XzyiwSGLUNaDjvInpn-AB7CJONTCVvau" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ella and Grant had a blast with the little RC boats. So glad the batteries still had a charge since we hadn’t charged them since summer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1JThcgcVgC0Q4Mm6ZGJlVSlmeFykTEdEg" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1JThcgcVgC0Q4Mm6ZGJlVSlmeFykTEdEg" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was no keeping these kids out of the water. With wetsuits it wasn’t that cool according to these kids!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1gK3DH_KgFluNPUVUNJ8ZKTmTGbhGE-AA" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1gK3DH_KgFluNPUVUNJ8ZKTmTGbhGE-AA" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">They even enjoyed the slide!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=11RAlaKjPVBvx73-KtylXaGl5fXHyUDRc" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=11RAlaKjPVBvx73-KtylXaGl5fXHyUDRc" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So much fun!! We didn’t pack clothes or food. Haha… we ate breakfast and dinner at the marina Restraunt and snacked a little in between. Such an easy trip when you lieterally pack nothing and just go!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1pS8Kj6MDI8LmwniAiv1pqkcOXheuE2sY" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1pS8Kj6MDI8LmwniAiv1pqkcOXheuE2sY" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan is always catching fish!!! It’s a carp but still it counts if you reeled it in. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ouNwXoWDjBPWlQbXghZftg64wH0jK34j" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ouNwXoWDjBPWlQbXghZftg64wH0jK34j" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Christmas movie, “A Boy Named Christmas” and and warm fire at the houseboat really makes wanting to go home hard. I would love to stay for a week right about now!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">The weather was chilly in the morning and evening but wow so perfect during the day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas time at the lake was even better than I had imagined it to be! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-15370951109467230262021-11-25T17:32:00.001-08:002021-11-25T17:32:42.901-08:00Thanksgiving 2021<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UdJdxaqaQIBM-dyjvA4ai9WCnsEpHs2V" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UdJdxaqaQIBM-dyjvA4ai9WCnsEpHs2V" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of us, not me but others, participated in the Turkey Trot this year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brooke, Hunter, and Hannah </div><div style="text-align: center;">killed it at the Turkey Trot! </div><div style="text-align: center;">57 minutes flat… hehe</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Est6w7EXL45h5YQ5LYwKfdZJ67wq1lfF" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Est6w7EXL45h5YQ5LYwKfdZJ67wq1lfF" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some ran the whole thing and others walked the whole thing. But no judgement from me because I did neither. I did however prepare a delicious dinner for these turkey trotters so that counts for something! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1RjiD1aIcAqErx-HoFvTCGZsXePMzVUpg" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1RjiD1aIcAqErx-HoFvTCGZsXePMzVUpg" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love these kids! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1gmFNgLwZd_0xSUpupcmF7dBfPHHxLECo" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1gmFNgLwZd_0xSUpupcmF7dBfPHHxLECo" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a sweet couple! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1T7mNZt1ueBWajNscVwpiMY_iHDTbv7n1" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1T7mNZt1ueBWajNscVwpiMY_iHDTbv7n1" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We usually spend Thanksgiving sitting on the beach in Mexico and eating Chicken Hut for dinner but Hunter requested being home for Thanksgiving and eating a tradition dinner. He gets to choose since we won’t be having Thanksgiving for the next two years as he leave in January to serve his mission in Oklahoma. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1mKkW61mvFOx8HpnsEzpQL2Vo-1igjBHR" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1mKkW61mvFOx8HpnsEzpQL2Vo-1igjBHR" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was just us and grandma Boswell and Jeff. Delicious food, fun company and relaxed atmosphere. Counting my blessing for sure! </div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-81462747391244027402021-11-25T17:24:00.000-08:002021-11-25T17:24:25.450-08:00Prep Work for Thanksgiving 2021<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=128FwS_dNOTzwumF60_AQVHuIkqhXl00K" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=128FwS_dNOTzwumF60_AQVHuIkqhXl00K" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Making pecan pies from scratch, pie crust and all, with my momma was the highlight of my Thanksgiving! I love this woman with my whole heart! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1eUxK3A5ecjFAqY5YnlnkoaQwH3auLc4P" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1eUxK3A5ecjFAqY5YnlnkoaQwH3auLc4P" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=121EkeTyfctqyBAZlFpA4NrIrxVqFeAuT" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=121EkeTyfctqyBAZlFpA4NrIrxVqFeAuT" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pecan pie is my</div><div style="text-align: center;">Favorite!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1umS9D4h7knTKUO4B3Wgag05C9aRz6V-8" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1umS9D4h7knTKUO4B3Wgag05C9aRz6V-8" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. Grant was such a stud helping me prepare the turkeys for the pit. He even turned down going with friends so he could help me. He’s just the sweetest! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1plOhxlMsbMbRPXMdAzv07PeJ3hBPZpHV" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1plOhxlMsbMbRPXMdAzv07PeJ3hBPZpHV" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bet this years turkey tastes a little better just by having his touch added! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1V_V48R7-YSNiolQqYmV2VEv16LSGV8-F" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1V_V48R7-YSNiolQqYmV2VEv16LSGV8-F" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a beautiful sight!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jTv3yr2ixV6o5c0z2Qgq8KMhCHGPjkYy" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jTv3yr2ixV6o5c0z2Qgq8KMhCHGPjkYy" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">So grateful for the Bingham’s always being so good to us and letting us out our turkey with them. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1pOqy83kdDM6L66xetUytiYDEs94aCP-w" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1pOqy83kdDM6L66xetUytiYDEs94aCP-w" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-91869184472793427282021-06-02T13:12:00.000-07:002021-06-02T13:12:20.217-07:00Deep Sea Fishing<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1t2AsCth94LWbCJ_oa2X6VBpf7sTukhZ0" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1t2AsCth94LWbCJ_oa2X6VBpf7sTukhZ0" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a great morning we had deep sea fishing in the Sea of Cortez. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=16YDFeLWlPMD4mebDaIzKCwuCXMqFAw4X" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=16YDFeLWlPMD4mebDaIzKCwuCXMqFAw4X" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ella was a trooper! She was happy to reel in one fish but could have went back to the beach after that. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1V9wycjbaeR3lbYGgQCSKwsYz7BAdAHGw" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1V9wycjbaeR3lbYGgQCSKwsYz7BAdAHGw" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hunter’s fish got eaten by a seal before he could get it reeled in. It was pretty funny watching Hunter have a tug of war with the seal. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1nFO3iB6Wqw99bl94YSFzIbEAa_aNTFIv" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1nFO3iB6Wqw99bl94YSFzIbEAa_aNTFIv" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant is quite the fisherman. </div><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of the trip the fish count was...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom - 5</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dad - 10</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hunter - 15 and by far the largest fish! And he caught two fish at once. This guy was on a roll!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Logan - 14</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant - 8</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ella - 1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not bad at all for 3 1/2 hours of fishing! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=13FdiYFEQgzT8da2Czr2tFUq8Qy7lRGv-" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=13FdiYFEQgzT8da2Czr2tFUq8Qy7lRGv-" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way back to port the captain let Grant drive for awhile. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1oHSsAfACNa-2ULVFG7Dh-bG7-mYqhQxc" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1oHSsAfACNa-2ULVFG7Dh-bG7-mYqhQxc" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sure love these boys of mine!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Awqrlgp8iEJuPjmg6z8NXH6Bn2XZcsyl" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Awqrlgp8iEJuPjmg6z8NXH6Bn2XZcsyl" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hunter’s two for one cast! Way to go! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1bl0EpcBnXeg6uvr12ivL-VDstme1ujcw" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1bl0EpcBnXeg6uvr12ivL-VDstme1ujcw" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Hunter’s big catch!</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Our captain was pretty excited about this one and he showed it to every boat we came close to. Guess this type of fish is really yummy and they can get huge! </span></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-6193695114309582852018-07-15T23:43:00.000-07:002020-07-07T08:19:46.631-07:00Not a Coincident! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ella Jane is such a character! Her favorite thing to do is pretend to be a puppy or a kitty! She has a style all of her own! She has such funny expressions. She is strong willed but funny at the same time! We sure are glad she made it to our family! We had about given up and our lives would no<span style="display: inline; font-family: "helveticaneue"; font-size: 12pt;">t be the same without her!</span></span></div>
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<br />The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-3800862327155415672018-05-24T23:34:00.000-07:002018-05-26T07:33:46.933-07:00Such a “Helper”<img id="id_413c_62cf_c0ec_d78e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zVTG2IAK3Vk/WwlwSc6DFTI/AAAAAAAAaow/jpQwst4A_8o-aSDgPKcDVtHI6hYRFvTlQCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br> <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Helvetica">I took Hunter shopping with me late the other night to get food for our Rocky Point trip. He decided we needed 10 boxes of Gushers!!!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Helvetica">Such a help and I was too tired to talk him out of it! So he won this time....haha...</font></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-21618522854333845602017-06-23T09:52:00.000-07:002017-06-27T09:52:42.341-07:00Mt Graham Frye Fire<div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">A strike of lightning sure can do a lot of damage if not contained right away. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_e6e5_928b_7ec4_38ef" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AvsJIHUCNyw/WVKNVrbTIcI/AAAAAAAAah0/IhI_jvXyUUQsJGA59fvIAd2GTCWghng6gCHMYCw/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Our beautiful Mt. Graham has been engulfed in fire for about 15 days. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_52dc_40dd_620d_9618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbBLjhrVIw6Ed69OwPGo0MUAhKbOEBr8K5LIdJd4lA3qRswLbs7oYZQQ-KrPUN9TLEchWJnW4vcerIbwRRTwQM42mO0H4Hi1q0VusllgTA1YPZ4Sy0W-b-LVJHRSrCPp24gvFghCr1fgk/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Seeing it at night time is heartbreaking! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_3630_1966_902a_392a" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEyHoINJ8_N7BjwarGXKkG-4kRnisTNxo2s16uDlA0dJRCYmoY0IsvjWG-yEYIGN3i1sD78LH5jTyfiqCixBmCVaoAP6QwizQjPmjU2P1vNd4C96k7fVm6SOtqaqBEuj9b06Dl-n1J_RD/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">I love the contrast of this picture! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2246_5bf7_a3ae_4426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J377W1lA51s/WVKNWIy4pxI/AAAAAAAAah4/RIPwNukT69A-4X8gEWYhPKBHN6of8bEYwCHMYCw/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_5673_b653_ff7c_20ee" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ef1IsAgAGvw/WVKNWYKTGxI/AAAAAAAAah8/Ju20bKdoDDI21M7eusHokH2KszObZRozACHMYCw/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">So grateful for brave fire fighters working hard and long hours to get this fire under control. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_7479_1fef_b433_4ec8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj7C3a2EnsNRhOvbGBnNzQ_al2D9nFaC0MreBRgg5TZKCf_GBZ3Qn8dC7KdZCh_7yGON-dJKEkpTvmEebYQJjgAX6so35wYZTWT567u93QYALPkHILQLAG3-Z_FmBF2V5jfvLUbIx-5TG/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Sunday evening we finally received the much needed and much prayed for rain! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">We continue to pray for the moisture necessary for assist the firefighters in containing the fire 100%. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Going to be very sad when we take a drive with the mountain and see all the fire scars. </font></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-20806531078920146242017-06-22T09:50:00.000-07:002017-06-27T09:51:35.165-07:00Strong Guardian Angels<div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">So Brody Brown was staying a couple of nights at our house while his dad was at girls camp and his mom works nights. On Thursday afternoon the boys wanted to go get Brody's 900 4 seater RZR to go out for a ride. I told them if he could get ahold of Blain, his dad, I would be fine with it. Brody reassured me his dad wouldn't care but that he would call him. I said it was fine then. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">They rode a little, then had to go work the consessions at the little league games for student counsel. They called me when they were don't there, around 8:30. I was at the gym and had Grant and Ella playing in a he kids area. Justin was still at work. He's been pulling 18 hour days to make our trips workout. Anyway the Brody and Hunter go out riding. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Brody is driving and they are headed home, about 1/2 mile from our house and Brody rolls the RZR over 2/3, so not back onto its wheel. Thank heavens the boys were wearing 5 point harnesses. They don't always wear their seat belts. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Needless to say the boys were scared out of their minds!!! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">They could not get the RZR flipped back over so Hunter ran the 1/2 mile home to get out Ranger and a rope. He got back and pulled Brody's RZR right side up. It was able to drive home but has some obvious bent wheel axes. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8e8f_a84e_177a_fd74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS_PWlcN0YrbdWgTtfsMawHXoj37QEHdkV04V-jCd675atUsNuuix5Zd70JyGIedAzY3sJWQwbJmaXm5uhFb-s7X5OScWmHWZBAPDOF_zZf73P6Qpkc0xkdgWVfXnfuTwO1yY2rs1ovdX/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">When I got home from the gym they were covered in dirt and she left me the whole story. My heart skipped a beat thinking of what could have easily been the outcome. The next day Hunter started finding bruises all over his body. His bicep and inside of his shoulder took some impact. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4c65_492f_171e_34b3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hCxDAmdHEAE/WVKNEu_9LSI/AAAAAAAAahc/BczOL6MGtH8seUJT-TzyLiiF1QwW1OZ5QCHMYCw/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Nice bruise on his thigh. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_fc63_51f4_a705_9aa1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgSwh4secStEEKfO7swdhszc_tZXMZzHpj1JzgUdgT6m5PYi304rQA15BOcW8q1RvrUBa4nc1B3K0SmThsN4lb4XPIT-h44FvYhKBczyyYwRws6TtPa5pOstAa5pjxpBVlZmDAncPWtca/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Ouch!!! They look so tender. Hunter feels really sore from the wreck! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_cf5f_cce9_87e5_a957" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IMcfSAqlomg/WVKNEvTfg8I/AAAAAAAAahk/J6NNEBLz93U8dI5BCfWjcZ_N--DIaALOACHMYCw/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">He even has bruising across his jaw. Over the past couple of days Hunter keeps finding more bruises. He had several bruises on his lower back and a couple on his hands. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">What a blessing that these boys were protected. They could easily have been hurt bad and even died, especially if they hadn't been wearing seat belts. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">I told them both that their guardian angels worked hard tonight!! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">My heart is full that the outcome was good. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Hunter plans to earn money to pay for half of the repairs even though he wasn't the one driving. He can up with that all on his own. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">I my Hunter boy and Brody!! </font></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504818744985911381.post-8524678291144009542017-06-15T09:53:00.000-07:002017-06-27T09:53:59.374-07:00Bad Timing<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">I started feeling sick on Wednesday when I was painting Kiersten's bedroom. She was gone with her Grammie Cluff to Mesa for a birthday sleepover and I wanted to get her room all painted as a surprise. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">I worked my butt off! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_50e9_76fc_417_738c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rbQWPxDe8JM/WVKNpndsI6I/AAAAAAAAaiE/6Vo-vj7RLHwoQzZETfBInV22609W6tdJQCHMYCw/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Woke up the next morning feeling even worse and I knew I needed to go to the doctor. Especially because Justin and I leave for Cancun, Mexico tomorrow for a couples trip with the Rogers and the Earp's. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Go to the doctor.....</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Sure enough I have strep throat and an ear infection. Awww....NOOOOO! I do not have time to get sick, let alone get well before tomorrow morning at 8:00 when we are leaving from Phoenix to catch a flight. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Well I had all my packing done for Justin and I, as well as for the kids. They are going to go stay with Grammie Cluff, except for Kiersten she will be going to girls camp as a YCL this year. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">My kids could see how sick I was and Grant insisted on giving me a foot massage! It was the sweetest thing ever! Ella had to massage one foot as well. She actually did a good job, minus the part that she used a TON of lotion.....hahaha! Still the foot massage felt great! </font></div>The Cluff'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12039155228691580162noreply@blogger.com0