tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360662336850359962024-02-19T06:09:03.343-06:00Swift PonderosaSharing thoughts from our Minnesota PonderosaThe Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-13428477354817211202011-06-18T12:56:00.012-05:002011-06-18T13:56:27.462-05:00I love coming home to this...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxSgRx8Lb0v_FSwfNjJ-c9GlSwzNN6Q9mo-WnNSN3oVNwHr7oSWu0DlC8h3vG96eZtcUANy3llmb6IdEneHcrX-xN0Ws7AbG-qia0IfzTfTgiyVuGzLnU4bgJkwolBnRRSJGFmQ7mxkN7/s1600/photo.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZwMBxHJ9QaYmYYCZuKHI9hgzXdmTlT6HMYhm8yAu1cKnHTf__8D_x0w39yfIwm2Zr_4q96MZlAEsMxY1GXvgwKNVv2aul7-CmSqFQppm37ZABJOk5kpPCzxDTCDPVZOhf0izauCSaX5R/s1600/0616111945-00.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyhVMGXSKMT3G0eNXvIcE8UhaHN8gALDPww0RjyQgXyVA15vC4Xd7uwXsXyrOHESwgMUaRVf0X8B0D9yeVTcfx4IXMv87igRWztOtwhqk7zXzo2liMnBF-XoULUAfKb4_5hz3tyh5jtuR/s1600/0615111248-00.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEn_ULHVcKF5SGYrrCX7uXtsVCdJvrFz03ES9hdq_TvIMncqMBWR1xtUYCTGWE42wyARAwoZH5DTdU6O_YLk1QgUOqkd8QuhfOvsEg2OV7mZ0KfqVKa0sAX2Bo3zNAyWcXD85P7MGZ5cI/s1600/0615111247-00.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619621046260889506" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEn_ULHVcKF5SGYrrCX7uXtsVCdJvrFz03ES9hdq_TvIMncqMBWR1xtUYCTGWE42wyARAwoZH5DTdU6O_YLk1QgUOqkd8QuhfOvsEg2OV7mZ0KfqVKa0sAX2Bo3zNAyWcXD85P7MGZ5cI/s320/0615111247-00.jpg" border="0" /></a> The best part about Davis being old enough to babysit is that the kids get creative when I'm gone and do something really sweet to surprise me. I left the 3 boys home and took Sadie to swimming. This sign was waiting for me in the kitchen upon my return.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> (We love you, Mom! Look on back)</span> </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyhVMGXSKMT3G0eNXvIcE8UhaHN8gALDPww0RjyQgXyVA15vC4Xd7uwXsXyrOHESwgMUaRVf0X8B0D9yeVTcfx4IXMv87igRWztOtwhqk7zXzo2liMnBF-XoULUAfKb4_5hz3tyh5jtuR/s1600/0615111248-00.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyhVMGXSKMT3G0eNXvIcE8UhaHN8gALDPww0RjyQgXyVA15vC4Xd7uwXsXyrOHESwgMUaRVf0X8B0D9yeVTcfx4IXMv87igRWztOtwhqk7zXzo2liMnBF-XoULUAfKb4_5hz3tyh5jtuR/s320/0615111248-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619625414885160162" border="0" /></a>Yep, that says we <span style="font-size:180%;">cleaned</span> and <span style="font-size:180%;">vacuumed</span> the house! They were hiding behind the island in the kitchen and jumped out to yell surprise once I read their note...I loved it!!!! It was very sweet because, man, we have had a long week with Carter gone on back-to-back business trips. I felt guilty, because more than once this week I had thought about selling one of those boys at a garage sale :) I will keep all 3 of them for sure now...<br /><br />Their creativity goes up a notch when Sadie joins in the fun. This is what Carter and I pulled up to after a date the other night:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZwMBxHJ9QaYmYYCZuKHI9hgzXdmTlT6HMYhm8yAu1cKnHTf__8D_x0w39yfIwm2Zr_4q96MZlAEsMxY1GXvgwKNVv2aul7-CmSqFQppm37ZABJOk5kpPCzxDTCDPVZOhf0izauCSaX5R/s1600/0616111945-00.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZwMBxHJ9QaYmYYCZuKHI9hgzXdmTlT6HMYhm8yAu1cKnHTf__8D_x0w39yfIwm2Zr_4q96MZlAEsMxY1GXvgwKNVv2aul7-CmSqFQppm37ZABJOk5kpPCzxDTCDPVZOhf0izauCSaX5R/s320/0616111945-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619628195935624722" border="0" /></a>I'm not sure if you can read it clearly, but they wrote <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >Beach Party!</span> in sidewalk chalk on the driveway. They also filled up a bucket full of water balloons that they were planning to launch at us, but we were able to convince them to war w/ the bathing suit wearers only. Ffffewwwww!<br /><br />Their water balloon fight turned into a car washing of the van, which was definitely needed. I had kind of forgotten how much fun washing the car can be for these guys, especially when it is their idea and not mine...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxSgRx8Lb0v_FSwfNjJ-c9GlSwzNN6Q9mo-WnNSN3oVNwHr7oSWu0DlC8h3vG96eZtcUANy3llmb6IdEneHcrX-xN0Ws7AbG-qia0IfzTfTgiyVuGzLnU4bgJkwolBnRRSJGFmQ7mxkN7/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxSgRx8Lb0v_FSwfNjJ-c9GlSwzNN6Q9mo-WnNSN3oVNwHr7oSWu0DlC8h3vG96eZtcUANy3llmb6IdEneHcrX-xN0Ws7AbG-qia0IfzTfTgiyVuGzLnU4bgJkwolBnRRSJGFmQ7mxkN7/s320/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619634601680508738" border="0" /></a><br /> They were having so much fun with the car wash that Carter and I had a second to sneak in a badminton game. I had secretly been training during the day with Mason and Davis, so Carter was completely bewildered when I schooled him repeatedly :) I came away with several titles including, "Champion of the Swift Family", "Champion of Kirkwood Avenue", "Champion of Minnesota", and "Champion of the World". However, Carter still maintained the coveted title <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >"Champion of the Dreaded Point of Doom"</span>. Don't ask!!!!The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-12652785764501265912011-06-14T08:01:00.006-05:002011-06-14T08:31:36.017-05:00Spa Treatment!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdIBujm2UCcMM8SFXVdJbKWYBiWaQIpTaelDgDYlCirLxUPUlDgeATx4agef4qi8sDRpzoZBgP9qRQoaDQMPlgL1h5Pcb4sQHcWIzjuc_8ynu7ljzEcaia2UGss5vpTVqr8H7isYS7CZm/s1600/0603111949-00.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdIBujm2UCcMM8SFXVdJbKWYBiWaQIpTaelDgDYlCirLxUPUlDgeATx4agef4qi8sDRpzoZBgP9qRQoaDQMPlgL1h5Pcb4sQHcWIzjuc_8ynu7ljzEcaia2UGss5vpTVqr8H7isYS7CZm/s320/0603111949-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618061634061707618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> </span></span><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> Carter and the boys went on their annual Father-Son Campout in Western Wisconsin and this year Harrison was finally deemed big enough to join them. Sadie and I decided to make it special for us, too, so we threw<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">a spa party</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span>for a bunch of Sadie's gal pals. Sadie</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> </span></span><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">was in </span></span><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">her element as the hostess! I wish I had a picture of all of the girls together, but alas, I was too busy painting fingernails.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkMHxaGt3Btn2d2iJcGE0-YyivLyBYP-DJatgiX08oaDecU1xyrVV8kmTwhYhtacyE12H9ASxJJgSBN-keAhcbF6R5YYQwGhyphenhyphenn8xpUGkht0qHrH1h_JohgCtXLOfaU7NFl_7hHuORJ6yq/s1600/0603111941-00.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkMHxaGt3Btn2d2iJcGE0-YyivLyBYP-DJatgiX08oaDecU1xyrVV8kmTwhYhtacyE12H9ASxJJgSBN-keAhcbF6R5YYQwGhyphenhyphenn8xpUGkht0qHrH1h_JohgCtXLOfaU7NFl_7hHuORJ6yq/s320/0603111941-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618062985975675570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Harrison was sad that he missed all the spa stuff when he was camping, so we put a clay mask on him in the bathtub! The best part is how my bathtub is actually the <span style="font-style: italic;">same color</span> as the sea foam mask. People were just way too excited about all of the fiberglass color options in the 1970's :)</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi0MgnBE_e1cbvsOiyQ4H-3vu2poFSj-_DNMQiYECXuE-khfSGTWndGuMfjN87yjx683QaGRNVflIRpXJbu0RU3qLTcgjjUqTwb7O9foWd0MtEcfj83ov0TTGtsp4cgLygkzQSgPnPtim/s1600/0613111959-00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi0MgnBE_e1cbvsOiyQ4H-3vu2poFSj-_DNMQiYECXuE-khfSGTWndGuMfjN87yjx683QaGRNVflIRpXJbu0RU3qLTcgjjUqTwb7O9foWd0MtEcfj83ov0TTGtsp4cgLygkzQSgPnPtim/s320/0613111959-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618064066923662914" border="0" /></a>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-33657152021234308572011-02-01T18:52:00.004-06:002011-02-01T18:59:37.418-06:00Winter in MN<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6nRQdjzRFVXdosV_EY3X7UKQhPNwdtBda6Q9tFhFg0MKjwt8FEG4pby6koSYb1GmoQ9rn-5Q6lIu9u11xQye2SLhCoyGIS-1Kyn4Ntjbs4q3htyGoDPieH1E4YzGr7gcke1_kxGpQDFG/s1600/127.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568889172523371506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6nRQdjzRFVXdosV_EY3X7UKQhPNwdtBda6Q9tFhFg0MKjwt8FEG4pby6koSYb1GmoQ9rn-5Q6lIu9u11xQye2SLhCoyGIS-1Kyn4Ntjbs4q3htyGoDPieH1E4YzGr7gcke1_kxGpQDFG/s320/127.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Check out Harrison sledding in our backyard and the giant icicles which were hanging from our roof.</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzJvY1csU5tkFBngOPYXQSB01H3SBDBM7AQ5v8I7W87jdD4n0n9EHtHtN0F2YU-xU8mqqzmSWxoBQziLrgyEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-66758381964937760982010-12-10T16:17:00.003-06:002010-12-10T16:21:11.697-06:00Kids' School Christmas Programs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVjYpmSjy4oVsx1oqFXpefbcN0w3kicudHZPLqU04ZqeN13dL2t1ElprZ12GP-xbX8McHeptiyVReHw3miyb_-eyUe-OxG_EWBFpuiM5y5PwNQpNORNuo3ieVHGDEq4V9SXmxePHWf7uA/s1600/SDC10614.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549181747352251122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07F5yxo4xz0APhl7e-tQwaM5c1lydz7AQ22ob1vyWADnkqiV3ifawnygFkZ-SSxbJdoxWj2tC3bPqc3Bdzi5iorb4vMQOZjg-YSvjb9HpgpUW-JaevgWsTR71UXkxkvcMXFb6aOeX2LaD/s320/SDC10606.JPG" /></a> Mason & Sadie had their Christmas music programs at their school today. Sadie was a cutie in her Santa hat and Mason did a great job playing his recorder. It definitely added to the spirit of the season.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-5093936361974524352010-12-06T06:32:00.003-06:002010-12-06T06:35:04.586-06:00Sadie's Birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqI_rDfocGe_XrqC1HaIMHjYfxESG6_4kIpIwOgj1z3o2ozxOI1oAYotO_QhEBe8us0Wnksa-HO1zePEAkDAVSDfGntSlkpzlzP75mMHsu7hnQlTpX35xyNjmhn6VGjp2ws4uApBE8y6R8/s1600/SDC10574.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547546533853957954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqI_rDfocGe_XrqC1HaIMHjYfxESG6_4kIpIwOgj1z3o2ozxOI1oAYotO_QhEBe8us0Wnksa-HO1zePEAkDAVSDfGntSlkpzlzP75mMHsu7hnQlTpX35xyNjmhn6VGjp2ws4uApBE8y6R8/s320/SDC10574.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC3xSImD3q1hKf5I-4i7VJsLnCqW2SlSRdKfiTjWouYggMiVE9mldFItj57A31CDMfo3YBxy06ojqMeYHqvXFIKMLNIqMZEOFR-rMLt0k6N_ZKBwd8uKazZOqrlU5z_EBTqwCoPi9ieHP/s1600/SDC10578.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547546527753388066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC3xSImD3q1hKf5I-4i7VJsLnCqW2SlSRdKfiTjWouYggMiVE9mldFItj57A31CDMfo3YBxy06ojqMeYHqvXFIKMLNIqMZEOFR-rMLt0k6N_ZKBwd8uKazZOqrlU5z_EBTqwCoPi9ieHP/s320/SDC10578.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFl_r3nsD8iOkq8s2pM8IC3r-l2c_GWYZw02b3GL8CIdrEJv_0Y2SgJlmqjv-iOq8TTSPxqUhpay_aTJ_t7pAc3KcHtE_9gO_-j3ys5g5cSZvXAGziUL9ADp3V5wfleD8xFrvg1ZwaQ1U/s1600/SDC10580.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547546523565430402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFl_r3nsD8iOkq8s2pM8IC3r-l2c_GWYZw02b3GL8CIdrEJv_0Y2SgJlmqjv-iOq8TTSPxqUhpay_aTJ_t7pAc3KcHtE_9gO_-j3ys5g5cSZvXAGziUL9ADp3V5wfleD8xFrvg1ZwaQ1U/s320/SDC10580.JPG" /></a> We celebrated Sadie's 7th birthday on Saturday. We had a special birthday dinner for her with candles and chinese food at her request. She sure is growing up and we love her so much!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-80277525961492406402010-12-02T22:17:00.002-06:002010-12-02T22:25:05.437-06:00Oakdale Stake MTC<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTvkJ4dx8jUrL0aICfpy6Khz0ySnYTKWVT93EJo9ZsJxVS5Lzgd2u3ezK0CHIpwEpVlX1UHILleTcVSuxJgiV7vvp8DHsU0ZXjw3tkXX4G4Ab8f6A3Iq9TFE3qcN3xFTPsq4dlh-u5mlY/s1600/SDC10531.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546306119516125506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTvkJ4dx8jUrL0aICfpy6Khz0ySnYTKWVT93EJo9ZsJxVS5Lzgd2u3ezK0CHIpwEpVlX1UHILleTcVSuxJgiV7vvp8DHsU0ZXjw3tkXX4G4Ab8f6A3Iq9TFE3qcN3xFTPsq4dlh-u5mlY/s320/SDC10531.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV85N0dTJT8mi0viEpBWkQ-9Ww3gI7aVUCmvb3YTxVIMZk4wxBCfq-dN15Cl2Sb9_Vvoam1n-iNPMD8SwoUealWyKWACGiwwn2TR0nXduOnRP_zzDRLPnrdtsZLzSxwybHdJAVo5Ce_uJu/s1600/SDC10524.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546306108857381922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV85N0dTJT8mi0viEpBWkQ-9Ww3gI7aVUCmvb3YTxVIMZk4wxBCfq-dN15Cl2Sb9_Vvoam1n-iNPMD8SwoUealWyKWACGiwwn2TR0nXduOnRP_zzDRLPnrdtsZLzSxwybHdJAVo5Ce_uJu/s320/SDC10524.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWNypFKScQEx_7r7sDr2nQuVw_ySotIUwJSKThtNyUSwdhZnr4jHwbJf1ueLfp-_EeFNA82K25WPtT1WF_K7bf2zaSIeGXccGiunTyoa2kytQUsBtt2nACVKMtQ4lI-YYKXytQDYhfTQI/s1600/SDC10442.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546306107164073186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWNypFKScQEx_7r7sDr2nQuVw_ySotIUwJSKThtNyUSwdhZnr4jHwbJf1ueLfp-_EeFNA82K25WPtT1WF_K7bf2zaSIeGXccGiunTyoa2kytQUsBtt2nACVKMtQ4lI-YYKXytQDYhfTQI/s320/SDC10442.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IKcG3mRTVR4eGbcWdv4uKIVY6I2HO9T1Cc67Ih-eOdlNB-FwxVOlo_PFljx4wcomcQLuRI-O7ZhsR5zeh2snbc7QxdI2tMy38FvJINOsK8XnKeuom2AmDcSfdviiqQCDH2l0IMgUaO-E/s1600/SDC10436.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546306098300560210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IKcG3mRTVR4eGbcWdv4uKIVY6I2HO9T1Cc67Ih-eOdlNB-FwxVOlo_PFljx4wcomcQLuRI-O7ZhsR5zeh2snbc7QxdI2tMy38FvJINOsK8XnKeuom2AmDcSfdviiqQCDH2l0IMgUaO-E/s320/SDC10436.JPG" /></a> Last weekend our stake held a Missionary Training Conference for the youth in our stake. I had the opportunity to help to organize the conference and it was an incredible experience. Many times throughout the weekend I felt the Spirit as the youth in our stake got a glimpse into what it's like to be a missionary. It brought back many wonderful memories of my own mission. My parents were also in town visiting us for the first time since their return from their mission to the Ukraine. They participated as investigators and did a great job. It was so nice to see them again and for our kids to spend some time with them. My kids are lucky to have such awesome grandparents!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-6811159827867428052010-12-02T22:13:00.003-06:002010-12-02T22:17:42.102-06:00Boundary Waters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EfClPdDCmnSgabphHRVTuEWSe-MYihg8opqxtJeKRCxbvJEPo5JC7Qs1LoPq0u1Ml6eZv4Fuhs_u2m3ymoXQH9SsQ5ToCoosteRrz13DDEfxlHBUT1BZoZQB-sQxm1wm0tU4KeNsCHIh/s1600/SDC10370.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546304765882093490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EfClPdDCmnSgabphHRVTuEWSe-MYihg8opqxtJeKRCxbvJEPo5JC7Qs1LoPq0u1Ml6eZv4Fuhs_u2m3ymoXQH9SsQ5ToCoosteRrz13DDEfxlHBUT1BZoZQB-sQxm1wm0tU4KeNsCHIh/s320/SDC10370.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjOGJhNJckO37MVNfs06ANcMP3e9yfwyJCAyuLRQC2X0IKbDLhNOIwSTDNJWZ1UAIrKl-86Ye8EA1ds0QxprlJLkPcyIw1kWEyLtYhVDoQupvR_r30-88uD6HLHKyrWjuRHNTsmOGwFKs/s1600/SDC10371.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546304755049529122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjOGJhNJckO37MVNfs06ANcMP3e9yfwyJCAyuLRQC2X0IKbDLhNOIwSTDNJWZ1UAIrKl-86Ye8EA1ds0QxprlJLkPcyIw1kWEyLtYhVDoQupvR_r30-88uD6HLHKyrWjuRHNTsmOGwFKs/s320/SDC10371.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLx0crtHTNsPikAcU9LKZYnMwyXwBJH-BE7IRUFiQWaW5x8NuzilcFDKxsbPABAsqxQc87wN9jtVhK75jTPCbTk1cUKPQqINyllMfNZIN2HuF_D6JlFU-Vp1JMoezv9DchcEdVD73RhHfw/s1600/SDC10361.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546304751344971266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLx0crtHTNsPikAcU9LKZYnMwyXwBJH-BE7IRUFiQWaW5x8NuzilcFDKxsbPABAsqxQc87wN9jtVhK75jTPCbTk1cUKPQqINyllMfNZIN2HuF_D6JlFU-Vp1JMoezv9DchcEdVD73RhHfw/s320/SDC10361.JPG" /></a> At the end of the summer, Davis and I went up north to the Boundary Waters between the US and Canada. We paddled and portaged for 4 hours or so until we arrived at a beautiful lake called Perent Lake where we camped on a small island. We went swimming and fishing and had an incredibly relaxing time. It was a birthday present for the 12th birthday. I'm proud to have him as my son.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-8260801435718266542010-08-13T22:41:00.002-05:002010-08-13T22:44:35.378-05:00Mall of America<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPyCweoUzZ_ET7QcVvxE4OF-QFvsSUWOSz59szPGWIUgp3Aq7jKUGyO4LetymhjbTV5lPJnS9v3j7P8URP1RHzrV-TwyoVQPKe45dGMsci-ASKmyPIOQLpcabdsj0sB7iIYE_7lhE4FrO/s1600/0813102055-00.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505106331321222082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPyCweoUzZ_ET7QcVvxE4OF-QFvsSUWOSz59szPGWIUgp3Aq7jKUGyO4LetymhjbTV5lPJnS9v3j7P8URP1RHzrV-TwyoVQPKe45dGMsci-ASKmyPIOQLpcabdsj0sB7iIYE_7lhE4FrO/s320/0813102055-00.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTMwBDeqqKCrd8_3knukBj6P0THyr75WgdCaXI9ynisMekIVntu3tSfSvIqS8Z6girJwgTHXbHoad_BS_VB0R36IC5dwC9_qs2EDcYwaGfziuyH3PfTEVy44mR0LtYmzRioadr10gbcED/s1600/0813101944-00.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505106322912613458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTMwBDeqqKCrd8_3knukBj6P0THyr75WgdCaXI9ynisMekIVntu3tSfSvIqS8Z6girJwgTHXbHoad_BS_VB0R36IC5dwC9_qs2EDcYwaGfziuyH3PfTEVy44mR0LtYmzRioadr10gbcED/s320/0813101944-00.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfdzRhvS5M3D1TPS1C-eLurtx247-1GXASt_mmsbXzL3eRHHQ9eKAXKCJbHUJ6jiv8PcNYdgJroc69rwzKXqH7aOyaIXh6xuC1UkvqtS2bLc2535gJcG3nA1UvDSQuQsUSRGH36ak_tyu/s1600/0813101904-02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505106318061111250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfdzRhvS5M3D1TPS1C-eLurtx247-1GXASt_mmsbXzL3eRHHQ9eKAXKCJbHUJ6jiv8PcNYdgJroc69rwzKXqH7aOyaIXh6xuC1UkvqtS2bLc2535gJcG3nA1UvDSQuQsUSRGH36ak_tyu/s320/0813101904-02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEPrBKHYStUxMG1DbHd6LuMUArqzmGv0PorAIY3CLf1g9J-REFHOk_8TTDU6iivEDdk2PODBGA90XFdEi1hsfCsRu7RdA4KN3MGWAY8UTGf1AcH3wEOSCk1sGwSUYCYcF5pFS2QM85y6o/s1600/0813101904-01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505106313145377394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEPrBKHYStUxMG1DbHd6LuMUArqzmGv0PorAIY3CLf1g9J-REFHOk_8TTDU6iivEDdk2PODBGA90XFdEi1hsfCsRu7RdA4KN3MGWAY8UTGf1AcH3wEOSCk1sGwSUYCYcF5pFS2QM85y6o/s320/0813101904-01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Meredith, Anna and Travis are in town this weekend. After picking up Travis at the airport this evening we headed to the Mall of America, went on some rides, had dinner and did a little shopping. Our kids sure do love Meredith and Travis - they are great with kids!</span></div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-77590870227800687832010-08-10T09:47:00.003-05:002010-08-10T09:50:26.000-05:00County Fair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtH67DOilCtEKEkV4sYe92q2PCqBD5aVGll7TUzaPwjdRP4bGe3JrNpfLiwVgZe1aEGROyea0wZMwKI9gRftkanNIWGxA30pEhxvXHvM16rlHKRo3ER-re0DKq0MIEBuqgtLizjIYhAU0/s1600/Fair2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793405882034834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtH67DOilCtEKEkV4sYe92q2PCqBD5aVGll7TUzaPwjdRP4bGe3JrNpfLiwVgZe1aEGROyea0wZMwKI9gRftkanNIWGxA30pEhxvXHvM16rlHKRo3ER-re0DKq0MIEBuqgtLizjIYhAU0/s320/Fair2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieCxBhI5ytJt4-9Weo-ipA5cyM7HrokaJdit0YnVTgiQCnBj4aDPcmBA4JNXi7zvk-_SPJT86-AwHK-qSxOkSAzMMp7a0p4zI9CTNX6uhpgGPbHd19otuUPyW1wnsXeO5Zwy8wpVwTptZ/s1600/Fair1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793396941094210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieCxBhI5ytJt4-9Weo-ipA5cyM7HrokaJdit0YnVTgiQCnBj4aDPcmBA4JNXi7zvk-_SPJT86-AwHK-qSxOkSAzMMp7a0p4zI9CTNX6uhpgGPbHd19otuUPyW1wnsXeO5Zwy8wpVwTptZ/s320/Fair1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8XRWxTz1dDKp5_KRkqvPS4kEQIFFkxpSgVhizhPjScu3pmgqi8bA8yta9c_ywdB4W1b9676NtoUvzC-kSBvO3Ufmp14mf9_ffh8TABIomuEpmf1rkjiNrOebAgyoBeEzXTXXdhpbsJH0/s1600/Fair3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793394254382978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8XRWxTz1dDKp5_KRkqvPS4kEQIFFkxpSgVhizhPjScu3pmgqi8bA8yta9c_ywdB4W1b9676NtoUvzC-kSBvO3Ufmp14mf9_ffh8TABIomuEpmf1rkjiNrOebAgyoBeEzXTXXdhpbsJH0/s320/Fair3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxNWIPwHnoctPeYqU-fzM7sOkwIfeJUttW7I2TWheuNphA-gZUCgtEg1_SvCcVdmtUkAcXEb7au39dXWeBAx-ioKL_1eE3CfeCQn4OsVHn5EOxmZhdfKX7cXAJKHbj1xl0eMWdDAaWmnQ/s1600/Fair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503793387735181986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxNWIPwHnoctPeYqU-fzM7sOkwIfeJUttW7I2TWheuNphA-gZUCgtEg1_SvCcVdmtUkAcXEb7au39dXWeBAx-ioKL_1eE3CfeCQn4OsVHn5EOxmZhdfKX7cXAJKHbj1xl0eMWdDAaWmnQ/s320/Fair.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Washington, MN county fair has become an August family tradition for us. We have a great time seeing the animals, riding rides, watching the lumberjack show and eating heathy fair food. Although Mason doesn't look too happy in this photo - he must have just been told no more rides.</span></div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-30043428931978947422010-08-08T21:35:00.003-05:002010-08-08T21:39:23.221-05:00Spotlight on Sadie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHzdwWuQeNAmzybKbU7RDSNq2DaxpgxTk2trKnOLx2OjPpUay3Gymr15uCyYxTqyoa8bsb6K9cU4WSwaVrSDfNZhx941j3iBjp9WE8yOxy1NmrmOyieWARm3fjIX3LYH2zF54roQ1V9kc/s1600/Sadie7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503233951474576258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHzdwWuQeNAmzybKbU7RDSNq2DaxpgxTk2trKnOLx2OjPpUay3Gymr15uCyYxTqyoa8bsb6K9cU4WSwaVrSDfNZhx941j3iBjp9WE8yOxy1NmrmOyieWARm3fjIX3LYH2zF54roQ1V9kc/s320/Sadie7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcN1dJVx0UoOXQS82IhWEpjhiVjq5cpRTtni-sQG83Ue2zgT956e6-y1EMrR3s3SzBGRjBIP60-axbY071uW6XwiwHD8T9wOxeNDqYe5_CQGr0jqUJRenQ8gV8ntEZqI2xQcR9MHTfKyM/s1600/Sadie3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503233950751176130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcN1dJVx0UoOXQS82IhWEpjhiVjq5cpRTtni-sQG83Ue2zgT956e6-y1EMrR3s3SzBGRjBIP60-axbY071uW6XwiwHD8T9wOxeNDqYe5_CQGr0jqUJRenQ8gV8ntEZqI2xQcR9MHTfKyM/s320/Sadie3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzMuNgZFnWXsO8mdnl6edop-sBtYWdG0aqymhQv7JSQjOVRBxD7jNVqyYwkKW3dFzQfOgzz9gxCeOEqRtZuVa4_BR8HGg0R0ZwUMS9cZ_4Wno-_f9_6tWRiziOhF3BSyM2I8kCAKqV9xd/s1600/Cheercamp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503233939023604562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzMuNgZFnWXsO8mdnl6edop-sBtYWdG0aqymhQv7JSQjOVRBxD7jNVqyYwkKW3dFzQfOgzz9gxCeOEqRtZuVa4_BR8HGg0R0ZwUMS9cZ_4Wno-_f9_6tWRiziOhF3BSyM2I8kCAKqV9xd/s320/Cheercamp.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sadie's has been having a fun summer. In early July she got her ears pierced while she was out visiting family in CA. She was a little nervous about it but also very excited. After she got back from CA she attended cheer camp and had a great time. She's a cutie!</span></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-35745786239769823412010-07-20T16:09:00.004-05:002010-07-20T16:12:46.365-05:00Summer B-Day Parties<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgmxMw_5PELGKX8GujzbQAHGMts0-GAaj_CZ0v7ymXv6LYB0GSpwCXT_4FhHC2JbBe_2qf26ch7lP9vxYMiKAjqm8EOIJcAnUB42Sj1hSoafZh_h__z_QC50WXdPcidAglyp58DE0bWm0/s1600/Buzz.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496099029062474082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgmxMw_5PELGKX8GujzbQAHGMts0-GAaj_CZ0v7ymXv6LYB0GSpwCXT_4FhHC2JbBe_2qf26ch7lP9vxYMiKAjqm8EOIJcAnUB42Sj1hSoafZh_h__z_QC50WXdPcidAglyp58DE0bWm0/s320/Buzz.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55NMCmIrG914aLzoutMVQvK34SxJtuoTWhsX5jCN9SeMu2iKOS5kaLFGdm08YtOqoZRIdqI2B748R529fd0OxtZgHGmXT0Lnd7nDbYnwjHrAwxWiozU8jJBrivs1s6ic8wbmXuCRivglf/s1600/Sadie+Slip+%26+Slide.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496099020298119218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55NMCmIrG914aLzoutMVQvK34SxJtuoTWhsX5jCN9SeMu2iKOS5kaLFGdm08YtOqoZRIdqI2B748R529fd0OxtZgHGmXT0Lnd7nDbYnwjHrAwxWiozU8jJBrivs1s6ic8wbmXuCRivglf/s320/Sadie+Slip+%26+Slide.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Harrison and Sadie recently had a blast at their friends' birthday parties - Jake and Annie. Harrison makes a great Buzz Lightyear!</span></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-83086843259026005492010-06-20T08:32:00.002-05:002010-06-20T08:36:27.431-05:00Strawberry Fest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-Gbw28wlPVS1SIaDq0qZtdkQqSoJODiot_SBSvzihjFAzlT1yl4pcia1x6UnXs-7bXSyo5pSw-6CGfGqmZo4yoE9WMiUU1ttkHDb5Tro4NO0IcYchVYdqs95ly2A95AlQWZLN06Au6th/s1600/Fest2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848986728443618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-Gbw28wlPVS1SIaDq0qZtdkQqSoJODiot_SBSvzihjFAzlT1yl4pcia1x6UnXs-7bXSyo5pSw-6CGfGqmZo4yoE9WMiUU1ttkHDb5Tro4NO0IcYchVYdqs95ly2A95AlQWZLN06Au6th/s320/Fest2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51k9cKA-Ph4D5MDlZePfyhPvIaM6qiZ-hruwMUcKPjnjOEb_yg58JuZorat9sqU48FXsRpcdFIuNVQG1o9ZnwnjmbNfN2pa5Pbpylt-b0beT1Mp8rInXjiH9oL165Low0GI5ljfo92nQt/s1600/Fest.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848970292228722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51k9cKA-Ph4D5MDlZePfyhPvIaM6qiZ-hruwMUcKPjnjOEb_yg58JuZorat9sqU48FXsRpcdFIuNVQG1o9ZnwnjmbNfN2pa5Pbpylt-b0beT1Mp8rInXjiH9oL165Low0GI5ljfo92nQt/s320/Fest.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnu66jXVae8gv_eYindk17tk7DvAlxyNHP56kYbNyY0o4VmFFah8EFfq2_QgdeMuUc6giTI_uMyeyC3rv5Y4r8JcEptDVIgGe9L83gla3RPXXas87L2jWHV7aijWaVO0SjiRKFR-PFI76/s1600/Fest7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848961590795346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnu66jXVae8gv_eYindk17tk7DvAlxyNHP56kYbNyY0o4VmFFah8EFfq2_QgdeMuUc6giTI_uMyeyC3rv5Y4r8JcEptDVIgGe9L83gla3RPXXas87L2jWHV7aijWaVO0SjiRKFR-PFI76/s320/Fest7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2SBzV4umaCPAQlO0ci0G28-qDyw6-oLNrDA2NfQOiVo8LLKXZgdCICZe1hV5CT3hySeepCFJAvPqyUeg6ifCBdJ7collaFsqpNicekPJDs2rAAi4I08nIguwYW_RyjCftJtCIEw5etsU/s1600/Fest5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848957183813650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2SBzV4umaCPAQlO0ci0G28-qDyw6-oLNrDA2NfQOiVo8LLKXZgdCICZe1hV5CT3hySeepCFJAvPqyUeg6ifCBdJ7collaFsqpNicekPJDs2rAAi4I08nIguwYW_RyjCftJtCIEw5etsU/s320/Fest5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkKISSqDSwqcCuo2Y_Ua6uiyWwBoQ7OwBGrngrwUjR8M6U0CcJb9W_QT0Z1AZhmSQs95pZjednVCgN8AAYsQMELzQWjZgpjM5SX8St-qARvucEuVxl6_kurWaJOyLcZl3sVFFXpHN6BIT/s1600/Fest3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848949612664946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkKISSqDSwqcCuo2Y_Ua6uiyWwBoQ7OwBGrngrwUjR8M6U0CcJb9W_QT0Z1AZhmSQs95pZjednVCgN8AAYsQMELzQWjZgpjM5SX8St-qARvucEuVxl6_kurWaJOyLcZl3sVFFXpHN6BIT/s320/Fest3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We spent a few hours yesterday at our town's Strawberry Fest watching the parade and going on rides. The kids had a blast.</span></div></div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-6018402237740559452010-06-05T12:53:00.003-05:002010-06-05T13:02:28.644-05:00Atlanta Airport<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last week I was flying back from a business trip to Florida and was connecting through the Atlanta airport. As I was walking through the airport I ran into a good friend of mine who I hadn't seen in about 8 years - Christy Smith. Christy was one of my seminary students in Texas when I taught New Testament when we lived down there. She was also in Young Women's with Brooke. She was one of those youth who always had her act together. It turns out that Christy is teaching seminary herself and has been for a few years now in Utah where her husband is going to law school. In fact, a year or so ago when I was teaching Old Testament seminary here in Minnesota, Christy was teaching at the same time in Utah. It was great to see Christy again!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As we briefly talked in the airport we also discovered that her husband and my parents recently had dinner together in Kiev, Ukraine. My parents are on their mission there and Her husband, Chase, is doing a summer internship with a lawfirm. It's a small world.</span>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-12125774072289959892010-05-26T20:01:00.002-05:002010-05-26T20:05:34.495-05:00Harrison's B-day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPohAClYChqprPB7CoTEUc6dJnFWukF7Pz__dtqmXqU7pZBzTuMOpk3SRLtYZRtP3dje-7VyS9B7Ef1KVXKeXGUNpvMoIq09P3koCzC5gqDHH7X8IU7zzPRiUpTcfDyt8kFQG_Zo3Xg4y/s1600/Bday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475749455082333682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPohAClYChqprPB7CoTEUc6dJnFWukF7Pz__dtqmXqU7pZBzTuMOpk3SRLtYZRtP3dje-7VyS9B7Ef1KVXKeXGUNpvMoIq09P3koCzC5gqDHH7X8IU7zzPRiUpTcfDyt8kFQG_Zo3Xg4y/s320/Bday.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrBXObu5A0HCIYPA9fMxqU4PCKzreInus01787oPsTP0NcSIDkowmLl_3WC9Ot6AfM030yQpdReQJp7vsXJ7oWEyxVNW1-8KGEjwJtHEhdNjQhVXZpWe06RYT4wXvTCkBPyksoj1DYZeg/s1600/Bday2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475749454424013682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrBXObu5A0HCIYPA9fMxqU4PCKzreInus01787oPsTP0NcSIDkowmLl_3WC9Ot6AfM030yQpdReQJp7vsXJ7oWEyxVNW1-8KGEjwJtHEhdNjQhVXZpWe06RYT4wXvTCkBPyksoj1DYZeg/s320/Bday2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We have a great family party for Harrison yesterday. He was a handsome little man who was very excited! The other kids did a great job celebrating with him. He is such a wonderful part of our family.</div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-79357557485863414382010-05-02T21:55:00.001-05:002010-05-02T21:57:15.659-05:00Cute Kids<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJP8fBiVC-cB2Gtb_775Xqv4KNhtU8euQxQOlMD4a_nKgZVtP8WDZ1NzzbQJ3H_6OvOb1vlvytZMZueYRvG1aeoXxJDIzFvKJLjX_yFxyC_Xly74fwX_VxEtnAt4EH5AtpTn45L0FYjQa/s1600/Harrison1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466872409480193314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJP8fBiVC-cB2Gtb_775Xqv4KNhtU8euQxQOlMD4a_nKgZVtP8WDZ1NzzbQJ3H_6OvOb1vlvytZMZueYRvG1aeoXxJDIzFvKJLjX_yFxyC_Xly74fwX_VxEtnAt4EH5AtpTn45L0FYjQa/s320/Harrison1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQKcrU2-T_xM7Zxb9eca96qprTd2Hkf7QI0LD26mNX72uHw2xkQJbl6fEzf6HTSW77jlgc1LLMZBx4NMrc0K56QlCt7HI7a-Gy8NTZdFhVYSF50KDcrsBN4XZfeihPrFo51ze-outF8fi/s1600/Cowgirl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466872402345339682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQKcrU2-T_xM7Zxb9eca96qprTd2Hkf7QI0LD26mNX72uHw2xkQJbl6fEzf6HTSW77jlgc1LLMZBx4NMrc0K56QlCt7HI7a-Gy8NTZdFhVYSF50KDcrsBN4XZfeihPrFo51ze-outF8fi/s320/Cowgirl.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are a couple cute shots of Sadie and Harrison.</span></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-31191221968929802922010-05-02T21:50:00.003-05:002010-05-02T21:55:48.433-05:00Our house...in the middle of the woods<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlDikgKOgleI9zYCa3yoZc_xOYOkiaJBbJQ_DNswA7O18kIduonYp9SronK9l9-k6AEP5JHwm7HhHNB86nPdHx-Tf6K7JXpfGvn8Gsc7YaDMwZvNjIxYuhoND4TD0ND1ENeODPAV5P54o/s1600/Backyard.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />We've had a great spring here in the north country. Brooke shot some photos of the yard last week. The leaves are almost all on the trees.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> View from the Back Deck</div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXcugChPC_0GaNoafL7DL7csvIVjFAYpmHrFLncr5pm3JbWx3GDk4FJZPgWkoKF_Olt_Oom-2qAsz8xcYfAWjxq4RQY82NTcbSjU3rgQnXkBigmb6Vj5apPlXXN0uWvGYfJKMF22XOsOb/s1600/Backyard+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466871460220939714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXcugChPC_0GaNoafL7DL7csvIVjFAYpmHrFLncr5pm3JbWx3GDk4FJZPgWkoKF_Olt_Oom-2qAsz8xcYfAWjxq4RQY82NTcbSjU3rgQnXkBigmb6Vj5apPlXXN0uWvGYfJKMF22XOsOb/s320/Backyard+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Side Yard<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTMwG4-5r1UX3fvK4WumNiz-u1ahfo6duo8fdYMB8kohlDIMDFpnOM9oc1fVwaTUBHfvc5S2dqIz9J1zMoV61N4uN6_ALXNgGUVuP_XNq_bbFRJmMjImgHE7EmkhG4akva3CU52DinNmm/s1600/Sideyard+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466871454653428050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTMwG4-5r1UX3fvK4WumNiz-u1ahfo6duo8fdYMB8kohlDIMDFpnOM9oc1fVwaTUBHfvc5S2dqIz9J1zMoV61N4uN6_ALXNgGUVuP_XNq_bbFRJmMjImgHE7EmkhG4akva3CU52DinNmm/s320/Sideyard+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Swing in the Front Yard<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL7JnOnX5rCQWToLRKCIekl-XFjWkc7zB0x6G7S2CMOedkLkYB7d7KdQfGaG0udJA_NOAzNIUcJfnN74bmJvNpsCEOFN0pk14k6I2_DpZrzuquxQ5Ppn9vf6VSwm4sfVZw2YhaTUB4xCg/s1600/Swing+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466871449147145346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL7JnOnX5rCQWToLRKCIekl-XFjWkc7zB0x6G7S2CMOedkLkYB7d7KdQfGaG0udJA_NOAzNIUcJfnN74bmJvNpsCEOFN0pk14k6I2_DpZrzuquxQ5Ppn9vf6VSwm4sfVZw2YhaTUB4xCg/s320/Swing+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Swing Again<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3VAHsqtfAxDlVBthpiHtkNG5Bl3pllTGqIcYu1fKlvu43PHA7kJameke3r1kXYrCWK3J1HIauGUqQYiYGfnQ2u0sFY_PYi2Us8uMWSRSTuv4T7AYfxz-wXkzb-Lbfd0_ZuX1I2JiSKK7/s1600/Swing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466871438847404914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3VAHsqtfAxDlVBthpiHtkNG5Bl3pllTGqIcYu1fKlvu43PHA7kJameke3r1kXYrCWK3J1HIauGUqQYiYGfnQ2u0sFY_PYi2Us8uMWSRSTuv4T7AYfxz-wXkzb-Lbfd0_ZuX1I2JiSKK7/s320/Swing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div><br /></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-9685293090465178262010-04-18T22:11:00.002-05:002010-04-18T22:14:52.000-05:00Pinewood Derby Gold<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY0MlfSHkPu8nWK9_xiSmGJnQbQZPdUQ1CoTh2qFr7IXDz_GIs3Q-4zmK1OhOdsGUw_b1RJB-C9Cc-MQgS49_9vWFBTwsbxu_KkGHusBjNr-4WDiyHcKdLzBh8rjIH_A-pV_b5bzY4K9c/s1600/100_2693.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461681613014942226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY0MlfSHkPu8nWK9_xiSmGJnQbQZPdUQ1CoTh2qFr7IXDz_GIs3Q-4zmK1OhOdsGUw_b1RJB-C9Cc-MQgS49_9vWFBTwsbxu_KkGHusBjNr-4WDiyHcKdLzBh8rjIH_A-pV_b5bzY4K9c/s320/100_2693.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNSjLmQNdujzrNMoBymETDq1cZhKDcwiSTDa5kfzh5MAH8q15q_Nok3FF5D3UJYE-hxngCLROl6khDJEiHs1aCXiBr0KhA8qCjLVVXJG-TqnJ8KYdlqzdzQuI5NKmYWBtRO8RrPR4HQsx/s1600/100_2686.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461681611565881874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNSjLmQNdujzrNMoBymETDq1cZhKDcwiSTDa5kfzh5MAH8q15q_Nok3FF5D3UJYE-hxngCLROl6khDJEiHs1aCXiBr0KhA8qCjLVVXJG-TqnJ8KYdlqzdzQuI5NKmYWBtRO8RrPR4HQsx/s320/100_2686.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3j3e0CunqLMir89gUtCazh4h6j7hA20ZssyXw6BNhavW_ybwf3PzZ_6GeqUgytXqU5OUCBsyL4-5V8DXnX3kSL0A9f2_8dk3qra1KwWZ5qqadK5lrIqwastpkrrU8jU93XO4EH4A7JRgf/s1600/100_2687.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461681601130968098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3j3e0CunqLMir89gUtCazh4h6j7hA20ZssyXw6BNhavW_ybwf3PzZ_6GeqUgytXqU5OUCBsyL4-5V8DXnX3kSL0A9f2_8dk3qra1KwWZ5qqadK5lrIqwastpkrrU8jU93XO4EH4A7JRgf/s320/100_2687.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGDIHpZrBHkWfM77qjK0dvmc7p50MURLLBvtztO3MhG3OTUfBHZP2TAQawkIGWDMO4QZqxboe8X5vw-yNHgeSYOzH5G5OIPO2ucEQRIaIHUvtErxrIbgjk7W65N3SLP5pJwvSuhbEd_Vd/s1600/100_2690.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461681595302801202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGDIHpZrBHkWfM77qjK0dvmc7p50MURLLBvtztO3MhG3OTUfBHZP2TAQawkIGWDMO4QZqxboe8X5vw-yNHgeSYOzH5G5OIPO2ucEQRIaIHUvtErxrIbgjk7W65N3SLP5pJwvSuhbEd_Vd/s320/100_2690.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We had a fun Pinewood Derby this past Saturday and at the end of it all Mason stood atop the podium claiming first place! He had a great attitude and cheered for all the boys from his pack. His good friend Alex Coutu came in second place.</div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-86503939570871602902010-04-04T19:04:00.002-05:002010-04-04T19:10:12.127-05:00Easter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqO7zus0yeVpd-lXftfW4jlLY4hmZpm_gG9Aaib7WTi13CKr-Ud5X7DsegpTNGodPoXXFBG0XtqtOmqxJYa-xXF1-9jilYO6nGkMc6E4qSbsvLGec_2UXCi4-DUsZrqtnw9MHPkn7U7QL/s1600/Easter+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456438980231722738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqO7zus0yeVpd-lXftfW4jlLY4hmZpm_gG9Aaib7WTi13CKr-Ud5X7DsegpTNGodPoXXFBG0XtqtOmqxJYa-xXF1-9jilYO6nGkMc6E4qSbsvLGec_2UXCi4-DUsZrqtnw9MHPkn7U7QL/s320/Easter+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj658QcO41Ac5C2u3xP1mvp4Px6pz_z-cCwQw3uNDK04ATWU6lSQ5rffP9RVHjRKlJfp0kAro7nFW3PODz3XoSGYqO7cUdpZOaXUomic7Yz512-o0AJu9JS2E0W-INL_qcnT8010RADwWEw/s1600/Easter+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456438972132597490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj658QcO41Ac5C2u3xP1mvp4Px6pz_z-cCwQw3uNDK04ATWU6lSQ5rffP9RVHjRKlJfp0kAro7nFW3PODz3XoSGYqO7cUdpZOaXUomic7Yz512-o0AJu9JS2E0W-INL_qcnT8010RADwWEw/s320/Easter+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8nOj2kBABSAiJIurV54abnqkjJgC5oigjaYSZVMq_ErBn7qhUJ9Ii-ZOKIqiJM7CrJ5xDUbefn56bVi0ABwdF0ZFV7zoEEoSVex8ay4pTUU73gF8IKztxqaJQaKoFrWVUguZON2hmJYt/s1600/Easter+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456438965045623522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8nOj2kBABSAiJIurV54abnqkjJgC5oigjaYSZVMq_ErBn7qhUJ9Ii-ZOKIqiJM7CrJ5xDUbefn56bVi0ABwdF0ZFV7zoEEoSVex8ay4pTUU73gF8IKztxqaJQaKoFrWVUguZON2hmJYt/s320/Easter+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We had a beautiful Easter day today. It was about 74 degrees and we had all the windows open. We had a fun Easter egg hunt this morning. The kids found eggs hidden all over the yards and in the woods. We dyed them yesterday between conference sessions. We were very excited to learn yesterday that Brooke's dad has been called into the 2nd Quorum of the Seventy. He'll find out on Tuesday what his assignment will be - we're predicting Eastern Europe based in Moscow.</span></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-33868047763416188032010-03-30T08:20:00.002-05:002010-03-30T08:24:13.335-05:00Family Bonfire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU8yqVgCBmKarcZdj1RWSk2JVHQofXp82iGgixxGwYN9TKYETTGYzDERKxJP24BnStGaXLWYQ6BnwZubpGRdggHBrCYV_s4fK2Y6Xi3M4LEHZqmRxEy4R40suVS6rJgCj5XrMHJ2NLuIN/s1600/Harrison.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454417041355747186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU8yqVgCBmKarcZdj1RWSk2JVHQofXp82iGgixxGwYN9TKYETTGYzDERKxJP24BnStGaXLWYQ6BnwZubpGRdggHBrCYV_s4fK2Y6Xi3M4LEHZqmRxEy4R40suVS6rJgCj5XrMHJ2NLuIN/s320/Harrison.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ez51Z5JeSafcRbRLmdpakqgJsTC7PVbtO8DYoCALvKm5wzNdDbJmhH2umcp-2t5oMgwnCxTnwh6Yge991QNtJsXLh3jWAxGG89zCseH3fOZpO7IxI1zigdp8UBsmrZarhM5IGVtTxsI2/s1600/Mom+%26+Sadie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454417038025649538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ez51Z5JeSafcRbRLmdpakqgJsTC7PVbtO8DYoCALvKm5wzNdDbJmhH2umcp-2t5oMgwnCxTnwh6Yge991QNtJsXLh3jWAxGG89zCseH3fOZpO7IxI1zigdp8UBsmrZarhM5IGVtTxsI2/s320/Mom+%26+Sadie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIeSb99d1rsV8ZAZdUmNmbQ3UpvNJpScjtgLKkIBumUmKU1ATxdH3gAMJVlXuGI_LssgoEtwVFlS3yzCTrtkVkwN6XoyF7xwNfBnJfMFDaWCA4n9O9kl_15fX2BpN5boR6_Kvmw0wE2d3/s1600/Davis+%26+Mason.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454417031547217330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIeSb99d1rsV8ZAZdUmNmbQ3UpvNJpScjtgLKkIBumUmKU1ATxdH3gAMJVlXuGI_LssgoEtwVFlS3yzCTrtkVkwN6XoyF7xwNfBnJfMFDaWCA4n9O9kl_15fX2BpN5boR6_Kvmw0wE2d3/s320/Davis+%26+Mason.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We had a great family bonfire last night. The weather was perfect (about 60 degrees) and we had a beautiful full moon. We roasted hot dogs and marshmellows and played "Ghost in the Graveyard" with the kids. A perfect Minnesota evening!</div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-61957297423406089392010-03-29T16:15:00.002-05:002010-03-29T16:17:53.591-05:00On the Roof<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Eum9pPixAu8N8Lqkq-c0aRu3kuAlcJYl8c0c-jwru_OWarX0x6DYcXmU3QWAoTcW8oMOWDT0XJMYV669Q8sPcnXFYwNgAbrDHzzkdmgii1t3Zg3yrT9Qras5h8dcElCpmhMQSbpNU6on/s1600/On+the+Roof.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454168074255590530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Eum9pPixAu8N8Lqkq-c0aRu3kuAlcJYl8c0c-jwru_OWarX0x6DYcXmU3QWAoTcW8oMOWDT0XJMYV669Q8sPcnXFYwNgAbrDHzzkdmgii1t3Zg3yrT9Qras5h8dcElCpmhMQSbpNU6on/s320/On+the+Roof.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I had to get up on the roof today to take down an old tv antenna and the boys couldn't resist joining me.</div><br /><div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-59060177645701413432010-03-07T20:54:00.006-06:002010-03-07T21:13:14.020-06:00It's a Wombat!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRUlDnN1eS8e-DEbVNxrMqovNxk-07RjiL4aqFrQyd6jFcMk2_dnKwdo4C5Hm9xSg4U3xy3r21FhDMZKhb6bG4KenF0FLRQ1hSGsYVRIkm-5BT1SX1MBRt7uVG4uy-GTmXNJKxjJlFqY-/s1600-h/Possum.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446094422613950338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRUlDnN1eS8e-DEbVNxrMqovNxk-07RjiL4aqFrQyd6jFcMk2_dnKwdo4C5Hm9xSg4U3xy3r21FhDMZKhb6bG4KenF0FLRQ1hSGsYVRIkm-5BT1SX1MBRt7uVG4uy-GTmXNJKxjJlFqY-/s320/Possum.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQr9axIryMVaeskjbTGV9zAhOz0_MijFgMD941PTO0pL5Ckc7Wc0PNSdqogsZjirMsiknMrPrWmfMP3VU0C4hUlrfp9b9BlKktbLt56C-szXzOuaztIGVgnSoK0SiORttsCskl8922Rca4/s1600-h/Possum1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446094418967960914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQr9axIryMVaeskjbTGV9zAhOz0_MijFgMD941PTO0pL5Ckc7Wc0PNSdqogsZjirMsiknMrPrWmfMP3VU0C4hUlrfp9b9BlKktbLt56C-szXzOuaztIGVgnSoK0SiORttsCskl8922Rca4/s320/Possum1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, I get a call from the kids on Tuesday this week - they were all very excited that a <strong>wombat </strong>was hanging out in our garage. I had Brooke take the first picture above and send it to me at work and it turned out to be an opossum. By the time I got home from work he had escaped out of the garage but proceeded to show up every afternoon this past week. On Friday afternoon, the boys and their neighbor friends decided to take things into their own hands and started shooting it with their airsoft guns. After it got agitated enough to scare them they left it alone. On our date night on Friday, Brooke and I went by Menards and bought a live animal trap to see if we could get rid of it - a very romantic date! After a few unsuccessful attempt we caught him today after church. Harrison was pretty excited to see him up close. We released him in the woods about 10 miles from our place so hopefully he won't be back again. A very exciting week!</span></div></div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-340283463799722552010-02-28T21:33:00.003-06:002010-02-28T21:37:12.931-06:00Waterpark of America<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwzaE1qMknvJu81UxV-PgT-43DF01WQwxH9RWYoZP2H4eur3sNUkZuyh-KW-VMvLVal7kz-F-9ZTB1XkHSlQl-GVCXsTiuAKV7oim_i8e_Pz6DPBoHjghoFrliebDOPumG1DfojQ9BpiH/s1600-h/SDC10162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443503808292937186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwzaE1qMknvJu81UxV-PgT-43DF01WQwxH9RWYoZP2H4eur3sNUkZuyh-KW-VMvLVal7kz-F-9ZTB1XkHSlQl-GVCXsTiuAKV7oim_i8e_Pz6DPBoHjghoFrliebDOPumG1DfojQ9BpiH/s320/SDC10162.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I took a bunch of the Deacons in our ward to the Waterpark of America a month or so ago. We had a great time! They're a good group of guys.</span>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-72926093150348813732010-02-28T21:22:00.005-06:002010-02-28T21:36:29.419-06:00Winter Sledding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmFT9e7ZypkcvbdJlYH6suIvJr902vX7KIp6DZqB9CLW0gC7DzfaGa6douIjHssad_a0av0FW6NN4gVmp9O6DTprY1vSpKUSHK-2dOZuprgF_-p-e-tFLO6_Mk5Lr9THmLjOrK1qI13Pl/s1600-h/SDC10182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443501513709546594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmFT9e7ZypkcvbdJlYH6suIvJr902vX7KIp6DZqB9CLW0gC7DzfaGa6douIjHssad_a0av0FW6NN4gVmp9O6DTprY1vSpKUSHK-2dOZuprgF_-p-e-tFLO6_Mk5Lr9THmLjOrK1qI13Pl/s320/SDC10182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDS2U2Xx7hxSD4nVNXZBmn7RY0ZpDgTI59AGDKXHNILHQzslv4X9OonCEgLnY1-VE6YgLWMVn1KYAocm9POkKv0LphS_SJoeglngePDeo52thnZ2NZu1L9Vf3dp664jWS5AJDVLBzus9y4/s1600-h/SDC10183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443501509807505090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDS2U2Xx7hxSD4nVNXZBmn7RY0ZpDgTI59AGDKXHNILHQzslv4X9OonCEgLnY1-VE6YgLWMVn1KYAocm9POkKv0LphS_SJoeglngePDeo52thnZ2NZu1L9Vf3dp664jWS5AJDVLBzus9y4/s320/SDC10183.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheedbOWLxMnaf4mJRARrMUyhB9Iz8078tpSe-QRAvZTka3d3JW3tqUKZMvDN2wtsovgMWa5coT5EbRs_G6FyFICDmqax_fRODzrbls2yNg50KK9zYVA_TxLCTmbd7s7dQenFaxYREOhbOv/s1600-h/SDC10185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443501501530824706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheedbOWLxMnaf4mJRARrMUyhB9Iz8078tpSe-QRAvZTka3d3JW3tqUKZMvDN2wtsovgMWa5coT5EbRs_G6FyFICDmqax_fRODzrbls2yNg50KK9zYVA_TxLCTmbd7s7dQenFaxYREOhbOv/s320/SDC10185.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We have an awesome backyard for sledding! Hunter was out over Christmas and the kids had a great time with him!</div></div></div>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536066233685035996.post-55810593873859037702010-02-28T21:18:00.003-06:002010-02-28T21:57:36.221-06:00Busy Sunday<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We have had a busy Sunday today. I thought our church meetings were excellent. I attended the marriage & family relations class today without Brooke because we've been struggling recently. Not really but she was busy with a YW meeting. I did get to talk a lot about her and share many of the great things she does for our family. She's a wonderful wife and mother! I think we balance each other out very nicely. She had new countertops put in this past week. She does a great job keeping our house in order.</span>The Swift Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05123771308159346519noreply@blogger.com0