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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Sunriver, Pt 1: A Wedding Countdown (feat. Kathy)



Garth’s Blog is back!!



Question:  What could possibly top our previous visit to Brent and Cheryl’s house in Bend for a weekend of Thanksgiving hiking, skateboarding, dancing, live music, great food, and family time?


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Answer:  Brent and Cheryl’s wedding in Sunriver last month, of course, with snow tubing, hot tubbing, hiking, bicycling, dancing, and celebrating!!


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Before we get to February’s wedding in Sunriver, here are a couple of additional Eastern Oregon photos that didn’t make the cut for January’s “Fever for Lena, Pt. 2” (link) blog post:



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From November: Another band gets the crowd moving at Ten Barrel’s music fest in Bend




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From November: A Black Friday “hike” up Pilot Butte for a panoramic view of Mt Bachelor, Mt Baker, Mt Hood, Smith Rock other Northwest landmarks

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Many readers have been asking about my break from Garth’s Blog for the past several weeks.  Work and play have kept me busy, and my personal writing time has been focused on my other blogs.  Now that I’ve finished editing, tagging, and captioning hundreds of Brent and Cheryl’s wedding weekend photos, let’s turn over the rest of this post to my talented wife.  In the words (in italics) of special guest blogger Kathy, the sister of the bride:


It was a weekend every girl dreams of, family, friends, fun, laughter and marrying your best friend.  That dream became a reality for my little sister, Cheryl, on Saturday February 2, 2013, married her best friend, Brent Bishop in Sunriver, OR.  I was excited for many reasons: a road trip, gaining a new brother-in-law, seeing my brother Tony who lives in Kabul, being with family and most of all seeing Cheryl so very happy.

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Jeep road trip to Sunriver with 16 ½ month old Lena




Thanks to Auntie Cher for this picture of Lena seeing Uncle Tony for the second occasion in her life!






We were hoping for some snow while we were there, but all we had was the hard, iced-over snow from weeks prior.

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None the less, we still tried to pull Lena on our new snow disc.

Lena was not a fan.


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Later that Friday afternoon, the three of us walked the trail into the village to enjoy the blue sky, sunshine and fresh air.











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Warming up in the Jacuzzi before the dinner party



Friday night was the pre-wedding dinner party.  Family and friends gathered for great food and company.


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It was fun meeting Brent’s side of the family and having the chance to catch up with my dad’s cousin Eileen and Aunt Ruth.







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The Big Day would be here in a few hours!



Coming Saturday on BlogSpot…


Pt. 2: A Wild Wedding in Sunriver!

And then…

Adventures in Switzerland!!

Friday, February 8, 2013

Fever for Lena, Pt. 2

2/8/13 Note: This blog post is from last night.  A ton of additional pictures were added today!

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Lena's first jam session



As Fever for Lena, Pt. 1 (link) assured everyone, our 16 ½ month old Lena is all better now!  Tonight is another Daddy-daughter night, and Lena is lying on my lap as I type this blog.  We’re thankful that she’s back to her normal, energetic self again.  How energetic is she, you ask?

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Even after just waking up from a nap together with Daddy after work, we could barely keep the camera on her!


However, the rest of us are still burning with a fever for Lena photos from 2012.  Feed a cold and starve a fever, right?  Well, we’re flipping that old adage around tonight to make sure that fever gets fed.  Let’s pick up where we left off at the end of Tuesday's “Garth’s Blog” photo-fest:



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In November, Brent and Cheryl invited us to their house in Bend for Thanksgiving dinner...


The next day...
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...The grandparents watched Lena so we kids could have some grownup time —Hiking, skateboarding, a live music festival at 10 Barrel, and dancing!



As November came to a close…
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….Lena relished Daddy’s final moments of scruff by nestling her face against his “No Shave November” beard.




In December, we made sure to set aside some time for Daddy and Mommy to hit the town…

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… But the most exciting thing about the holidays was celebrating Lena’s second Christmas!


An early Christmas Eve with the Easons








Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at my parents’ house








...And Mommy and Lena drive to PDX Airport to visit Daddy at work on Christmas Day!



Christmastime with Lena was even better this year, with our baby girl becoming more aware of the season!  Still, we couldn’t help but wonder if emphasizing the birth of Christ while pushing Santa Claus on Lena is sending mixed messages…
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Too soon?  Lena, nearly 15 months old, isn’t quite sure what to make of our AChoG Christmas Extravaganza’s Santa Claus.

Maybe Santa will get a warmer reception next year.

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Aside from some recent sleeping problems, Lena seems to be feeling much better these days.  Hallelujah!  In fact, I just took a break from blogging to finish rocking that precious little girl to sleep a few hours ago.

Daddy-baby nights like these are something to be treasured…in sickness and in health!


Coming next week on BlogSpot…


I twist Kathy’s arm for her to blog about Brent and Cheryl’s fabulous wedding in Sunriver!

And then… 

...an E.P.I.C. Student Ministry Update!