Dad's Bloggin Now!

Dad is really wanting to start blogging and he's wondering why the last post was May 25th!! Come on guys! Time to start updating! It's so nice to see what's going on in your lives. Get busy! Here's a few pics for ya'll! We've had a great summer!

Geoff at Sectionals jumping a personal best at 6'2". He came in third and easily qualified for Regionals, which is this Thursday. Brian says Geoff jumps higher as a Sophomore than he did way back when. It's extra exciting for Geoff to beat his "old" man.

Spring walks in the cool trees.

The local Redwoods make for a great family walk. A beautiful example of nature-inspired courage is boldly displayed everyday in Santa Cruz. Two magnificent groves of ancient redwoods give powerful evidence there is hope for humans in their interface with nature. At State Parks in Felton, the Cowell Redwoods and at Big Basin we can experience a natural wonder. These old growth marvels were spared man's rapacity, and that is a great story. We are great to be apart of this wonder.

Keepin Up!

So, I'm not posting hardly at all on this blog, but I'm checking it so keep posting! And check out our family blog for updates on the Higbees. It's hard enough to post on my own much less both, so click on our link! I wish we could somehow get Pauls family updating. It really closes the super big gap between us! So, keep taking a moment to let us all know how things are going! Love ya!
Lori

A " Glimmer" that summer is here.

It is Payback time for that beautiful Friday and 80 degree Saturday we had in the Midwest as the storm that dumped snow on Colorado moves in tomorrow. We got yard work done, Started getting the pool up and running, Worked on the boat, Drove around town with the top down, Geoff had a Track meet and Stephanie had a Tennis Meet. Morgan and his Friends rode 10 miles on their mountain bikes. . Ahh --Im a summer person.

Morgan Geoff and Brian at Natural bridge State Park in Lexington KY. Cool Arch, eh?

Steph at the Library.

Steph at Prom with Levi.

Jessica with one of those cool kid from Utah.

Another Good pic of our Scout Trip to The Red River Gorge. Thats an arch that is the only one in the world that bridges over a river.

Hearst Castle

Casa Del SolCasa Del Sol is an 18-room guesthouse facing the majestic Pacific Coastline. Amazing what a few billion dollars will get you.

Stephanie playing in one of our rare snowfalls.

Brian and kids playing before the rink melts.

Face Off!

A Wild Kingdom NEW YEARS

A little holiday kicking up some dirt in the outback. We did the wild ride through wild kingdom and we were just a little bit nervous about the huge horns on almost every thing there along with big teeth and claws. Luckily we had our trail guide Spike to protect us. He took our picture so you don't see his weathered outback face. It was a fun filled couple of days in Napa, Ca. Grape juice country. Besides the New Years celibration at the Peanuts museum (Charles Shultz), we stayed up until midnight to see the SLV fireworks. What a way to end a year.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

The year has turned its circle,The seasons come and go.

The harvest all is gathered in

And chilly north winds blow.

Orchards have shared their treasures,

The fields, their yellow grain,

So open wide the doorway~

Thanksgiving comes again! ~Old Rhyme

The family has been busy with so much homework and more. We still make time for beach fires and cool fall walks in the gold and red leaves. Wishing you all the best. Love ya

Missing the Fam!

Well, thanks Brian for keeping us updated on your fam! Rachel has an amazing blog and it is so fun to be caught up on her family too, but Scott and Paul!! What happened to you? You guys still alive? I was showing Vienna past posts and she was loving seeing all the pictures then she said, "Mom, how come they don't post anything anymore!" So, get busy! Some of us enjoy seeing how ya'll are doing! Don't forget to check out the Ohio Halversen's blog and my blog too! (link is on the sidebar if you don't already know!) Holidays are coming and as usual, we probably won't see too much of each other, but the internet helps bridge the gap!

Vienna and I were going through an old album and I remembered how great it was to have 4 fabulous older brothers! Love you guys! Thanks for helping me become the person I am today! I am a lucky girl! Here is a little trip down memory lane!

Geoff with the gang. Geoff had a great game this week at defensive end. I saw him, on one play, push through the blocker one arm and and make the tackle on the running back with the other arm. It was awesome. I need a camera that will take these night pics/videos.

Jess at one of Steph's games.

Morgan is the goalie getting charged on by the other team. He is fearless and he was the instant fit for goalie when he joined the team this year. Big fun to watch.

Steph got another block in the final game of the season. I like watching her because she can play anywhere on the court.

Things will get a lot quieter in the winter because no one will be playing any organized sports. Whew! Have a happy Fall.

Wrap up on summer.

Morgan, Geoffrey and the scouts went to the Big South Fork river and did some white water canoeing.

Then I flew out and had a good time hanging with Mom and Dad. Dad still plays a mean round of golf.

I got a crazy good deal on a car I found on Craigs list and so I drove that home from Utah. Stephanie was glad to see me.

We went and saw the Cincinnati Reds play the Chicago Cubs. Thats always a good one.

I cant remember a more busy summer.. Now everyone is playing their sport and trying to hammer out the grades.

Fishing with Papa!

While dad was here alone I decided to take him out fishing with the boys. It wasn't anything big, we just went to a little urban pond here in the valley, but we had a good time! We are planning a trip up to Strawberry to do some "serious" fishing with him this next month. Thanks Papa! We love you! Here are some pics of the outing!

New look!

Hi Halversen Family! I just went to add links on the sidebar for both Lori and Bryce's and Mark and Rachel's blogs, and it made be upgrade our template, which is why it looks at bit different from before. Hope you all like it and if you want to add any more fun links go ahead and do it!

Now it'll be nice and easy to check up on us!

Luv ya'll!

Rachel

Summer Vacation in Shell Lake Wisconsin

We had our Summer Vacation in Shell Lake Wisconsin. I was very nice weather and good to see Roxanne's family again. Roxannes Parents recently got back from their mission.

It was nice to see Mom and Dad and spend some time at Taylors Falls. The next day we all went Tubing down the Apple River.

I showed the kids all of the places we grew up jumping off the cliffs into the Saint Croix River.

Star Came with them and it was great to see her. I got pictures of her rock climbing in her splint. Great to see Ron too. Thanks for all the Driving around you did for Pat and Kent.

This is the 80 foot ledge we used to get the nerve to jump off, man it would smack the ____ out of you when you hit the water.

One of Morgan's many fish he caught on our dusk trolling expeditions.

Geoff gettin Zo all set up to catch some fish.


Jessica and I found Crunch Cones at The Dairy Qween in Spooner WI. We have never seen them outside of MN or WI. What the heck!

This pic is of Geoff tell us all that he was a big Wiener!

Have a good one. Brian

Everyone is in Trouble!

So, I have been looking and I have realized that no one has been keeping up with this family blog thing! Scott, where have you been?? and Brian, get busy will ya?? One or two posts a month isn't going to kill you. It's nice to see what you guys are doing but it doesn't work if you don't do it!! Mark and Rachel are off the hook because they keep up on their own blog. Also, we need to figure out how we can get Paul's family to post too. It would be nice to see how they are doing as well. Oh wells, maybe I am the only one who thinks it's pretty cool to know how everyone is doing!

We had a fabulous 4th and I hope all of you guys did too! Check out our pictures and stories on our blog http://www.higbeesinreallife.blogspot.com/

It's funny to think it was last year that we were all together up in Midway! What a fun time that was! Here are a few pictures for a trip down memory lane! My favorite part was finally being all together again. I remember how great it was to hear what dad had to say after the slide show that last night. Hopefully you guys all remember what a memorable thing that was! Love you guys!