tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91627073704916764142024-03-19T13:59:22.127-07:00The Montours and The CarothersThe funnest family ever and we have room for more:)The Montours and Carothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16411754193817136930noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-8685936945595228732014-11-17T08:35:00.001-08:002014-11-17T08:35:55.745-08:00November 2014<p dir="ltr">Visiting Grandma Marilyn and Grandpa Chris was so much fun. We celebrated Thanksgiving early this year because we were all together. Phillip and Lydia, Megan and Robert, Ryan and Yvonne, Marilyn and Chris, and all our kids: Liam, Alice, Dylan, Brady, Catcher, and Lola. Everyone played so well together, endless fun with cousins!<br>
We sure missed the rest of the family that couldn't be there!</p>
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Went to Discovery Park with Mekelle and Dylan. Even though it was wicked hot, they boys didn't play in the Splash pad much! Mekelle and Dylan snuck some pics with Megan's camera:</div>
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Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-89577382937581175202012-11-28T13:16:00.003-08:002012-11-28T13:16:52.924-08:00Mini Reunion in SLC<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malone, Brady, Averie, and Dylan in Santa's chair at Trolly Square in SLC after we ate at the Spaghetti factory.</td></tr>
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<br />Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-76305842949056392292011-07-18T15:57:00.000-07:002011-07-18T15:57:52.648-07:00Spokane Hoopfest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XQM8gUsLJOzxWebuGjHnnEK2sYBrqjxKni9T5J2eX08JiBOtuFQ9jHJ-yILUFCwinBsz2GH75XUtwXcePmUNOyBqTRwUTPbtP0tuAIfWMx4I73TO-P3xjMHXokBY8a3HY9InbaJOgIUk/s1600/hoopfest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630830370605668530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XQM8gUsLJOzxWebuGjHnnEK2sYBrqjxKni9T5J2eX08JiBOtuFQ9jHJ-yILUFCwinBsz2GH75XUtwXcePmUNOyBqTRwUTPbtP0tuAIfWMx4I73TO-P3xjMHXokBY8a3HY9InbaJOgIUk/s400/hoopfest.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>"Manager's Corner - from Scott Jones, CEO<br />Part of our Fidelity culture is that we encourage our teammates to give back to their communities as often as they can. One of those events that a number of us at Fidelity have volunteered for is Hoopfest, the largest 3 on 3 basketball tournament in the world, held the last weekend in June in Spokane. Yes, the largest in the world! Ben Lyman and I are on the Site team, which consists of over 200 people that build the 40 block site on the streets of downtown Spokane on Friday night. Forklift drivers drop the basket structures with the Court Sponsor's name on the backboard in the exact spot on the map. Our crews put the pads around the structure and set up a table, chair, and trash can at each court for the weekend use of the court monitor. Other volunteers are laying down the tape on the street that surrounds the basket with the out of bounds and free throw lines. It is pretty amazing how working together we can 'build' 458 basketball courts in about 4 hours on Friday night. By 8 AM Saturday morning the 7046 teams and 27,876 players have started to arrive downtown to play over 14,000 games of basketball, watched by over 250,000 spectators over two days on the 458 courts that we had set up on Friday night. Craig Jones, Tom Schweifler, and Chris Carothers are three of the over 90 court marshals who supervise the over 600 court monitors who make sure the games are starting on time and the players are following the rules. Craig, Tom, and Chris are busy all weekend making sure things are running as smoothly as possible. Patti MacDougall manages a group of volunteers who get water and food to the court monitors."</div>Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-40589440766480341352011-07-18T15:51:00.000-07:002011-07-18T15:51:21.578-07:00Hoopfest cont."When the last games are over around 4 PM on Sunday, Ben and I meet our crews and we begin the task of tearing down everything that we had built on Friday night. The baskets structures, pads, tables, and chairs all get put back in storage for next year. All the tape on the streets is removed. And Riverfront Park is left as clean as we found it. By 10 pm, people are driving on the streets of downtown Spokane where 7 hours earlier there were hundreds of thousands of people of all ages enjoying street basketball on a sunny weekend in June in Downtown Spokane. Hoopfest is a big economic boost for Spokane and Hoopfest donates a portion of what it makes to a number of non profit organizations including Washington Special Olympics. Hoopfest would not happen without the thousands of volunteers. Craig, Tom, Chris, Ben, Patti and I are all proud to be a part of this great event."Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-77439280489443968192011-07-18T15:41:00.000-07:002011-07-18T16:01:59.280-07:00Hoopfest Employee Spotlight!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEVctrANomZT9qb6uCkaJG0T2Ac_OvKcl1HN1G96h2SLASsizjOMc00l5Y4tg31yZi6vO9OdTtBdn549xn2itcZ1vSo3LkuObUUDeY22OobicZdfZZ2JHXHDPyK6hA3tpo99PCezxBCz5/s1600/Chris+hoopfest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630826429567357442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEVctrANomZT9qb6uCkaJG0T2Ac_OvKcl1HN1G96h2SLASsizjOMc00l5Y4tg31yZi6vO9OdTtBdn549xn2itcZ1vSo3LkuObUUDeY22OobicZdfZZ2JHXHDPyK6hA3tpo99PCezxBCz5/s400/Chris+hoopfest.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>"In this photo: Chris Carothers, Tom Schweifler, Craig Jones<br /><br />Employee Spotlight - Chris Carothers Chris has hung his hat at Fidelity Associates since May 2002. He has worked in the Personal Lines department the entire time as an account manager. His goal is to provide great customer service to every customer he comes in contact with. Prior to his time with Fidelity he spent 12 years working for Safeco Insurance in various positions including personal lines underwriter.Chris feels that every day at Fidelity is a new experience. 'No matter how long a person is involved in the insurance industry, there are always new and interesting situations that pop up. It's these kind of situations that keep you on your toes.' Chris has to stay on his toes to keep up with his busy schedule. His free time is spent in many different pursuits. He just completed his 19th year as a Spokane Hoopfest Volunteer. Hoopfest just held its 22nd annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament in downtown Spokane. He has been a high school wrestling official for 20 years. He has also volunteered his time and energies for 12 years as a Boy Scout leader. His most recent volunteer adventure is with the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System as a Master Composter. He volunteers his time teaching principles of recycling through composting. His knowledge of composting lends itself very nicely to his love of vegetable gardening. He is also a certified beekeeper and raises chickens."</div>Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-50413376062317188022010-12-27T23:18:00.000-08:002011-01-01T22:53:09.204-08:00Year Review 2010<div align="center">We've had a good year! Here are some pics from the year 2010. One of the most recent events which is unfortunately not pictured is Phillip and Lydia's wedding!! They got married in the Rexburg Temple on December 18, 2010 and went to Mazatlan, Mexico on their honeymoon. They had their second reception here in Spokane after their honeymoon which was amazingly planned by Marilyn!! It was a Peaceful Winter Forest theme with lots of TREES in the cultural hall of the church making it a beautiful indoor FOREST! Phillip and Lydia are very happy and had a beautiful temple sealing. We all made it home alive after traveling in all the snowstorms over the holidays. Phew! Enjoy these few pics:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwMQARvIGbYAvNhdyUbjsEoTu_uSBF6Ed6MxiURMShKFFYo4_iiyT5o4OfD2xhGXs1761NNFZWo2bC3vh_ElmLdMg707J3VXWuYMbKv3hi9SLo4jn2j6gczfPk_SRvPmaAvSrrsWiNX4/s1600/IMG_1845.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555633045774586882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwMQARvIGbYAvNhdyUbjsEoTu_uSBF6Ed6MxiURMShKFFYo4_iiyT5o4OfD2xhGXs1761NNFZWo2bC3vh_ElmLdMg707J3VXWuYMbKv3hi9SLo4jn2j6gczfPk_SRvPmaAvSrrsWiNX4/s400/IMG_1845.JPG" /></a> Brady and Dylan play so well together. (Megan and Brady's visit to Spokane for Phil's reception.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BtxKGI_IV9QxmM7lTZ8eEy0xT9nldoS2pcHqNi9XniX55BbXGWui9f6QLRRCrEXlIN6MO7PNmRdguuKfrsJP5jir2QFVhwszUN9zWrJRYJXjTKh_VwyZJmINYQpIpsLTY8WHPu_DVwY/s1600/IMG_1834.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555632592451396802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BtxKGI_IV9QxmM7lTZ8eEy0xT9nldoS2pcHqNi9XniX55BbXGWui9f6QLRRCrEXlIN6MO7PNmRdguuKfrsJP5jir2QFVhwszUN9zWrJRYJXjTKh_VwyZJmINYQpIpsLTY8WHPu_DVwY/s400/IMG_1834.JPG" /></a> Liam and Alice bustin a move with their new pajama pants Grama made (Christmas Day 2010).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcqtvn8jj6bvGixm4aNiFLKSkjbw2y_3lEtAL_gR4iZ91IZ8UhQ0DRE8tOp8ZsAyLX8JBIsLgn-P475ejfeGH9_V4VhyAi1IPRgy-FIm-aImSxfVyid045424VRjRV8X3XP0_6vaxjj4/s1600/IMG_1827.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555632329772733266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcqtvn8jj6bvGixm4aNiFLKSkjbw2y_3lEtAL_gR4iZ91IZ8UhQ0DRE8tOp8ZsAyLX8JBIsLgn-P475ejfeGH9_V4VhyAi1IPRgy-FIm-aImSxfVyid045424VRjRV8X3XP0_6vaxjj4/s400/IMG_1827.JPG" /></a> Dylan Christmas morning with his new Monster truck!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRXlg5dEdfllECZaoOGg6n5Cz80mxZUkd8jqP007n4QHn4kQjaFS9SOmxJJ6HxImqn4bK9_5GJ6bMNymgHsXwnNlv6Kqzcf54p4J-nRwOecyDDoQukqee1ft-Jf1yYwnDOwOypkRPlso/s1600/IMG_1706.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555631630759156226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRXlg5dEdfllECZaoOGg6n5Cz80mxZUkd8jqP007n4QHn4kQjaFS9SOmxJJ6HxImqn4bK9_5GJ6bMNymgHsXwnNlv6Kqzcf54p4J-nRwOecyDDoQukqee1ft-Jf1yYwnDOwOypkRPlso/s400/IMG_1706.JPG" /></a><br />Corn patch from out 2010 garden<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwg3wo7SP1VfnXGxBPB_W1I3bSwG6u9Ykjwvr_QzNTxD_0TjrTi4jzZU9B6Z3EFIcrBUog2Nl1XxYA6RQ8Xxk8rbjA645C2klo8YiRkIpkENLEzVtiqxWLj2es_wCIaDzW2wSdEnQfA8/s1600/IMG_1708.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555631493982088674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwg3wo7SP1VfnXGxBPB_W1I3bSwG6u9Ykjwvr_QzNTxD_0TjrTi4jzZU9B6Z3EFIcrBUog2Nl1XxYA6RQ8Xxk8rbjA645C2klo8YiRkIpkENLEzVtiqxWLj2es_wCIaDzW2wSdEnQfA8/s400/IMG_1708.JPG" /></a>2 new raised bed gardens<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNyPX21YZPZ09N3VtEQgRBdQSuspk9HFasuRAfA9LVg0tieMrkZ6BESBICW9o06oB2m5Ob3V2JOJBdppVCH9y_jE24yvLUQmfeT53ZfoqGrzXwsCgMI4mA1OL4bxFxiZ1vI98o5D7-UQ/s1600/IMG_1749.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555631162168662050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNyPX21YZPZ09N3VtEQgRBdQSuspk9HFasuRAfA9LVg0tieMrkZ6BESBICW9o06oB2m5Ob3V2JOJBdppVCH9y_jE24yvLUQmfeT53ZfoqGrzXwsCgMI4mA1OL4bxFxiZ1vI98o5D7-UQ/s400/IMG_1749.JPG" /></a><br />Glen Squires taking Dylan for a ride<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH17uMwDQbIfdZOpirtzIFJrLwe-TBNQoyClimEPOVCXmLJnPfeH5BeY6vYJXiyViDPyoEc31PjV2HTgHB0YzVo5JOrJ9eCCUGhKMUtSl9ID0821_VJyD6QIF-4jHYx-0087wSKhLy4wI/s1600/IMG_1735.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555630888236899170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH17uMwDQbIfdZOpirtzIFJrLwe-TBNQoyClimEPOVCXmLJnPfeH5BeY6vYJXiyViDPyoEc31PjV2HTgHB0YzVo5JOrJ9eCCUGhKMUtSl9ID0821_VJyD6QIF-4jHYx-0087wSKhLy4wI/s400/IMG_1735.JPG" /></a><br />Chris and Kevin Flosom loading up Compost to take to the Spokane temple for landscaping.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGWaYeu7l83TcRJkwPpokTZbUbLn0eXZoneAm0Hse455CWsvI4KC9tVf81MpvbYYRD-I18ki95X6ImmuufTk82jLQkzl0ZiGJcoHm70PsX5c-2lsDX1bovPyNZNV6LKnkjag7Bwj5V8A/s1600/IMG_1739.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555630729933702962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGWaYeu7l83TcRJkwPpokTZbUbLn0eXZoneAm0Hse455CWsvI4KC9tVf81MpvbYYRD-I18ki95X6ImmuufTk82jLQkzl0ZiGJcoHm70PsX5c-2lsDX1bovPyNZNV6LKnkjag7Bwj5V8A/s400/IMG_1739.JPG" /></a> Derek Vasquez and Austin Folsom helping unload the compost at the Spokane Temple.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJFI9Kw4pzrBd96UrCf907iX6gbwjloC8vzDAxn4uaS1PPTdKAMPy25NNkdH6Mnh2l-BYHhobfrPP2DOXz9-TqyGL8XwI47-1peZXpDky4h8cg84XRB7WKo9UPOqAUsQ7j2gR0TAvSrA/s1600/IMG_1790.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555630237006726978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJFI9Kw4pzrBd96UrCf907iX6gbwjloC8vzDAxn4uaS1PPTdKAMPy25NNkdH6Mnh2l-BYHhobfrPP2DOXz9-TqyGL8XwI47-1peZXpDky4h8cg84XRB7WKo9UPOqAUsQ7j2gR0TAvSrA/s400/IMG_1790.JPG" /></a> Dylan Sledding in our yard.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Happy New Year!!!</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Chris Carothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170417191892248691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-85433362621478544752010-11-02T12:30:00.000-07:002010-11-02T20:08:48.692-07:00Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point<div align="center">Uncle Phil showing Brady how it's done.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD83kKfLYByTVXU0VS_fGhoRTak6B0L9j9B5k6BOEx983ebOXRazG53cK8vQiR6ym5LjrB_HKeV-uglo6E5NgZK-3YOjEWAO7BV1VgDYT7UYISM5xGfQ5wArY5bgZXncOEGS_kUIbIZEEv/s1600/PIC_0269.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535038805997490050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD83kKfLYByTVXU0VS_fGhoRTak6B0L9j9B5k6BOEx983ebOXRazG53cK8vQiR6ym5LjrB_HKeV-uglo6E5NgZK-3YOjEWAO7BV1VgDYT7UYISM5xGfQ5wArY5bgZXncOEGS_kUIbIZEEv/s400/PIC_0269.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"> SO FUN! Phil came and stayed with us in Provo while he was running the Mechanical Bull at Cornbelly's pumpkin patch. Brady and I came to visit a lot and play! Thanks Uncle Phil! It was so fun having you stay with us!</div><br /><p align="center"></p>Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-60744053955768703442010-01-11T11:23:00.000-08:002010-01-14T11:21:48.200-08:00Brady's First Birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMfd-O21gMr4Ol2ABq48BRoFiw97gMkK4F4YxTaERvzOYentQ4kuzjmsmcDo-OSIxmAQa1m0NnbytaX2jJy505gHfD1ENOy2h6Wzf6kEpOVeV3DfVHPUUHmjxZwiJv41e452x76s43zlP/s1600-h/DSCN4315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMfd-O21gMr4Ol2ABq48BRoFiw97gMkK4F4YxTaERvzOYentQ4kuzjmsmcDo-OSIxmAQa1m0NnbytaX2jJy505gHfD1ENOy2h6Wzf6kEpOVeV3DfVHPUUHmjxZwiJv41e452x76s43zlP/s320/DSCN4315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426677805253321890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT3nQj0d2pIIvm6sxY9i9ouqiCuVeG8PaAGZ0kUK2NEhfOQKGK9AhN_VcAjq_WmZdMGTWc0IwZ1aR6PHE2vdls5HNYpQ1Qfzq6QpLA2ZhHHLQ0AaKiIW5s3uInqIgXRLjqRQRlQUJLg-W/s1600-h/PIC_0159.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT3nQj0d2pIIvm6sxY9i9ouqiCuVeG8PaAGZ0kUK2NEhfOQKGK9AhN_VcAjq_WmZdMGTWc0IwZ1aR6PHE2vdls5HNYpQ1Qfzq6QpLA2ZhHHLQ0AaKiIW5s3uInqIgXRLjqRQRlQUJLg-W/s320/PIC_0159.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425566605379770930" /></a><br />Grandma Marilyn came to visit for Brady's First Birthday and surprised us all! She rode down in Ben's car with his friend to SLC and will fly back! Everyone knew but me!! Brady loved playing with Grandma for the weekend and we loved her babysitting!!:) What a good surprise! Brady had a FUN Birthday at Aunt Becky's with new toys and friends/family to play with. He also ate new foods (beans and meat) and...loved it, but changing that diaper later wasn't fun:) Happy 1st Birthday Brady!The Montours and Carothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16411754193817136930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-30461298496378982132009-12-18T09:06:00.000-08:002009-12-18T09:10:24.669-08:00Cousins<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3fZImKu6fX6rX2fMfJ7NBxQqHMdlLl3xvhUYUmMoqHOv25w6f81cbJCaey6XofRIVw24xSmi8xirr6D0KKnqaZ4HYP7MNXS9sArM7AIXUguGh9ET_Op1pO612of5BFA_d_oqG3KHE4ao/s1600-h/phone+pictures+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416624093064917842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3fZImKu6fX6rX2fMfJ7NBxQqHMdlLl3xvhUYUmMoqHOv25w6f81cbJCaey6XofRIVw24xSmi8xirr6D0KKnqaZ4HYP7MNXS9sArM7AIXUguGh9ET_Op1pO612of5BFA_d_oqG3KHE4ao/s320/phone+pictures+006.jpg" /></a> Dylan and Brady playing together at Aunt Becky's during Thanksgiving. Dylan is 6 months older than Brady, and they had lots of fun playing together.</div>Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-41209527843015614582009-12-18T08:55:00.000-08:002009-12-18T09:00:51.395-08:00It speaks for itself<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">You know you're addicted when....:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_oKuoDrY6w422IXMfoHANCyhA3Qkn2seaZfHHg-sYuSfVVbvSsWvxNAolb9d-j50jQy6_9-vt2-NTRL1P6jZ-WzgqZ1g9HMMYZ0tzjVudA7aHq5Ok0YLR21ULeozl33hnlkmSDQRPGtd/s1600-h/phone+pictures+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416621151929204434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_oKuoDrY6w422IXMfoHANCyhA3Qkn2seaZfHHg-sYuSfVVbvSsWvxNAolb9d-j50jQy6_9-vt2-NTRL1P6jZ-WzgqZ1g9HMMYZ0tzjVudA7aHq5Ok0YLR21ULeozl33hnlkmSDQRPGtd/s400/phone+pictures+015.jpg" /></a><br />You have to have your Dr. Pepper in the shower with you.</div><div align="center">Johnathan Derrick is the "addicted" subject. He asked his mom to bring him his already opened Dr.Pepper to him in the shower. I just had to capture this moment that I died laughing. </div>Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-13910287106486321322009-11-21T11:32:00.000-08:002009-11-21T11:38:07.868-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM4Hm1QBuE6OqmylGXKlUBOsRcTSZ8EQsmQM5Ocp6r6w8RpsYyN18bfXlWqr5GGVJqUh0dSUssaEUfkN0Ex2UNPqkyo62hmRmBqhuxer4LbQZp-K2FZ5oExLUz32PQS4MgHRAxer4dBsZ/s1600/DSCN8861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM4Hm1QBuE6OqmylGXKlUBOsRcTSZ8EQsmQM5Ocp6r6w8RpsYyN18bfXlWqr5GGVJqUh0dSUssaEUfkN0Ex2UNPqkyo62hmRmBqhuxer4LbQZp-K2FZ5oExLUz32PQS4MgHRAxer4dBsZ/s400/DSCN8861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406643458188634562" border="0" /></a><br />so we went and helped rake leaves last saturday morning at the temple, i froze my arizona ace off!Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420822294133665116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-52131984010631531252009-09-06T10:47:00.000-07:002009-09-06T10:54:11.746-07:00Out of the LoopSo last night I got a text from Chris that says "How are you...? Have you heard about Carson, Colton, and Cameron?" and I would add "Mekelle?".<br />So I skipped the reply text and just called him cause I knew there had to be some long explanation.<br />Man, I have sure been in my own world and out of the loop lately. So...Colton just had his appendix taken out; Carson just ran a marathon and Cameron and his wife Maggie are Preggie again. And Mekelle broke up with Matthew and he moved out and now she wants to move to Idaho?<br />Sheesh. Quite the news about everyone in one lump sum. I don't think I could handle it. I think because of the internet I communicate less with my family. Blasted facebook and blogs. Although they are great tools, if I get some sort of status update about my family I feel like I know what's going on and I don't need to call. But family, I'm sorry, but I do need to call more often. Sorry we haven't kept in better touch.<br /><br />Congrats Carson, you are a stud, I can't believe you ran a marathon- I didn't even know you were training or thinking about that.<br />Colton, man I'm sorry you've not been feeling well, but I'm glad you're alive. I hope you have a good recovery and get back in shape for school. I love you and I'm gonna call you today.<br /><br />love Hermana MeganMegan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-8223150007115338182009-08-24T23:29:00.000-07:002009-08-24T23:41:45.484-07:00Sometimes crappy projects are worth it.I'm on vacation this week (Aug 24-28). Got some projects I want to try to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">accomplish</span>. One of them is the downstairs bathroom plumbing. I have procrastinated this one for over a year. So I decide to go get all the parts to do the job. I have to dig out more dirt on the outside of the basement wall where the plumbing is and discover that the septic pipe is broken. What??? Even though this is a "crappy job" (literally) it has to be done and I'm actually glad I was able to discover the break. Who knows how long the sewage had been leaking out into the ground. The pipe is about 4' down in the ground and had I not had the other leak (that was the plumbing problem in the first place) I would never have known our septic pipe line was broken. We have been without water and toilets since 5pm today (Monday 8/24). Hoping I can get it all put back together tomorrow. <br /><br />Thanks to Ben who helped me do some of the digging. It helped me out a lot. Too bad he couldn't shower before going to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FHE</span> . <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lol</span>.Chris Carothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170417191892248691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-27941486044982443612009-07-29T13:33:00.000-07:002009-07-29T13:36:31.589-07:00Phil's CJ7 at Monkey Rock, near Rexburg, ID<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jDfRL4EvI5A&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jDfRL4EvI5A&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Montours and Carothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16411754193817136930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-37286646873017506882009-07-28T23:01:00.000-07:002009-07-29T21:19:26.049-07:00Dylans First Birthday!We celebrated Dylan's first birthday at our family reunion on the Oregon coast. He just started walking about a month ago. He is a great eater and loves food and loved his birthday cake! At his first birthday party we invited the "nieghbor campers" and played Duck-Duck-Goose and had an Elmo Pinyata! He got some new clothes, a pool, and stuffed animals and had lots of fun! Happy First Birthday Dylan July 25, 2009!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0NgdP8xGSk3LqzzM0qB8fbzb6I7js96uqrVvIo30AdNCe9-2GG9C7GUiOKksW8FVwPyG4a4xE_JX4go3leetug12yrk2hWlZX2_lYvq9Me2z4ptmiZZm-VNsDZXs1Q2V0tFELluVbqB9/s1600-h/PIC_0100.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363761039535659842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0NgdP8xGSk3LqzzM0qB8fbzb6I7js96uqrVvIo30AdNCe9-2GG9C7GUiOKksW8FVwPyG4a4xE_JX4go3leetug12yrk2hWlZX2_lYvq9Me2z4ptmiZZm-VNsDZXs1Q2V0tFELluVbqB9/s320/PIC_0100.JPG" /></a>Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-83859996903464756252009-07-28T22:48:00.000-07:002009-07-28T23:19:29.221-07:00race up the sand dune<p align="center">Phillip, Robert, and our cousin Lonie raced up the sand dune on the Oregon coast near Pacific City at our family reunion. Robert clearly won, but Phil did the best dance (wink):). We had so much fun!</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxaeioEdPt7rpXRVMXsUWMaKESOm5JIdYUNf1il8BuG03rCHLgqBQjjy38RYU2ALxgWt2xL19mzI-Pww45GSA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> </p>Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-91832538344922727202009-07-28T17:20:00.001-07:002009-07-28T17:20:12.732-07:00Carson Quoted in "Pocatello Parents Prepare Just In Case Their Children Go Missing" - KIFI - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Jackson WY - Weather News Sports-<a href="http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10787823&nav=menu554_2_2">Pocatello Parents Prepare Just In Case Their Children Go Missing - KIFI - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Jackson WY - Weather News Sports-</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-85362778806259601462009-07-25T21:26:00.000-07:002009-07-25T21:31:48.662-07:00Skimboarding at the Family Reunion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d8XITxPS49BxBG7jEQrnJ65LflazzT1Yvu507qjgB3jLz5ipd1obRk15T5sQfySsWbSqtg14aqVnLN6vX-ZSPhrTMec6vfA7jrCgvpbjRT5CSy05sKnDHIf3KihojAAKc3vPWAZTJxzG/s1600-h/FAmily+reunion+182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d8XITxPS49BxBG7jEQrnJ65LflazzT1Yvu507qjgB3jLz5ipd1obRk15T5sQfySsWbSqtg14aqVnLN6vX-ZSPhrTMec6vfA7jrCgvpbjRT5CSy05sKnDHIf3KihojAAKc3vPWAZTJxzG/s400/FAmily+reunion+182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362621204069710914" border="0" /></a>This was at our family reunion near Tillamook Oregon July 24, 2009. I learned how to "skim b0ard" on the beach. It was a blast!Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420822294133665116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-81496204125060308522009-07-01T16:09:00.000-07:002009-07-01T16:16:09.328-07:00Hiking with a baby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87SL539Lj9Jk36J09U6cveab4u19DSbukynTOWhZU6qR-p-94Ncnas54JVZ3TDSbbGUJgAWeI6uLAl7kSCOtsE1ySVJnb4eqZB4EdLwGB2jeg9A8UYKLcAZtbia7VyJJxf6HTac7l3opr/s1600-h/DSCN4134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353633376985837938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87SL539Lj9Jk36J09U6cveab4u19DSbukynTOWhZU6qR-p-94Ncnas54JVZ3TDSbbGUJgAWeI6uLAl7kSCOtsE1ySVJnb4eqZB4EdLwGB2jeg9A8UYKLcAZtbia7VyJJxf6HTac7l3opr/s400/DSCN4134.JPG" border="0" /></a> So every time someone invites us to do something, my automatic response is "What will we do with Brady?" I'm always worried he will get hungry or tired or cranky and I won't be able to properly meet his needs, for example on a hike right before his bedtime. But we went hiking anyway. Robert carried him in his carrier and while hiking fed him a bottle. It wasn't <em>ideal</em>, but it worked and Brady was happy the whole time. It was a blast and a great hike! It is so nice to be getting out and enjoying our summer even <em>with</em> Brady.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgwePj4BUNAszt6_sid8zB4LsEEBzAxUzEoyZthUI9h60G2Fl5gUu2ndIzUGEvfexyTk5miJz59lwQwimqKx0OcWqMtlcC2nfU-svA3RPRfQTSLOg32DnbVEhD8-qJF-wDs9o_MHv7DXd/s1600-h/DSCN4134.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Megan Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535105781047807532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162707370491676414.post-29850805445046157972009-06-08T12:31:00.000-07:002009-06-08T12:37:38.964-07:00Bienvenido:)Welcome family and friends! Ok so this is our new blog, its still in the works so let me know if you have any input and I'll make some changes. The URL is www.MontoursandCarothers.blogspot.com. So have fun, make posts often and keep us all updated. Feel free to post pictures, jokes (keep em clean), stories, questions, thoughts, etc. And as Chris said on facebook, lets keep it positive and kind, no jokes about anyone. The point is to keep everyone updated on each of our lives. Yeah! I'm so excited about this and I hope you are too. I can't wait to see your posts. <br />Love Hermana MeganThe Montours and Carothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16411754193817136930noreply@blogger.com1