Rachael leaves for Florida at 4:30 tomorrow morning. :o( Don't get me wrong I am so excited for her I can hardly stand it, but her being gone for 4 1/2 days is a long time. Tonight Clairissa and Abby started crying and I had to hold back the tears myself. At least this year she is taking a phone with her so that we can get a hold of her. So, she competes Friday and we are so anxious to hear how the team will do. They have an amazing routine and an excellent chance of winning nationals and going on to world championships. Ahh! How cool would that be! So, here she is almost in the middle of the picture. We will have to get some more closer pictures of her. But this will suffice for now.
We had the funnest silliest adventure today. We decided that since Rachael's braces are off and Mark and I have lost a few pounds that it would be a great time to take our family pictures. I have seen some really cool looking pictures done at the salt flats so we took a drive out there. Yep, 2 hours later, after making a 20 min. past our destination detour, having to stop at the only gas station in the middle of nowhere for a bathroom trip, and just as the sun was going down over the mountain we pulled up. The couch was very quickly unloaded and then in a very hasty 10-15 min. We sat, posed, and pushed the button to take our picture over and over again. It was such a good time with all of us laughing and enjoying every minute of the warm light and family bonding. Please note that these pictures are straight out of the camera and I have not edited them yet. Even with that being said, I LOVE them!!! It is just what I was envisioning. Once editing is done I think they will be quite ...
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