Bullough Bunch

Grandbaby #6 has arrived!

2011-09-25T22:36:00.000-07:00

It's raining GIRLS! This makes the fifth granddaughter for us! We were thrilled to have Ivy Rae Taylor join our family on September 15th! Ivy had a bit of a rough start with a fever caused by a virus. She is getting used to the dry air after her C-scection delivery so she is still on oxygen. Even though she has these problems, she is very healthy. Daddy Cade is playing a role as an extra in the New Testament movie, which explains the beard.

Baby Valentine Arrives!

2011-07-10T19:06:00.000-07:00

We welcomed our fifth grandchild to the world on July 7, 2011! Valentine Sophia Bullough weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and 20 inches long. Congratulations Mitch and Heidi! She is a beautiful healthy baby girl.

Spring Is Here!

2011-05-02T07:54:00.000-07:00

Our Ever-Growing Family January 6, 2011

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Congratulations to Bryson and Stephanie!

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We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie to our family! It was a beautiful wedding at LaCaille on the very cold day, January 6, 2011.

Merry Christmas from the Bullough Family 2010!

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I'm really grateful that this is a Halloween costume and not for real!

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Gertie and Twinkie look just about as happy as Bryson does in his sad Emo punk costume!

Happy Birthday Bryson, Mitch and Liz!

2009-09-28T09:16:00.000-07:00

It's a New Look!

2009-09-02T13:48:00.000-07:00

The Caribbean!

2009-06-24T17:07:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun! We loved spending time with our family.
A few great memories were chasing Owen around the ship at midnight and
Addy sucking down the pina colada at the beach.

Great company, good food, shopping for Laramar jewelry, snorkeling, playing with adorable grandkids...that's what I call a fun vacation!

Wild Women Weekend (with Owen!)

2009-05-18T17:20:00.000-07:00

Celebrating 30 - 50 - 70...can you believe that we are so old?

Ashley and Cade's Graduation May 2, 2009

2009-05-03T17:18:00.000-07:00

New Cabinets

2009-04-27T15:04:00.000-07:00

My trusty assistant with extremely long arms was moving the accoutrements

on the top for me and he just couldn't keep his nose out of the photo

(actually the nose is for Brad)

Thanks to Jeff for the new wall and my husband, Randy,

for all of his hard work...

I don't know what I would do without him!

Goin' On An Egg Hunt....

2009-04-14T17:47:00.000-07:00

Easter Egg Extravaganza!

2009-04-14T17:40:00.000-07:00

What Does the Wolf Say?

2009-03-25T17:59:00.000-07:00

Almost a Skin Head

2009-03-25T17:53:00.000-07:00

Update On Elisabeth's Peanut Butter Kabobs

2009-03-18T21:01:00.000-07:00

Elisabeth made it to the finals. She is in New York right now. She is scheduled to appear on the Today show on Thursday. She and her mom, Wendy are staying in a four star hotel near Times Square. She is hoping to win it all with a scholarship. But she has had a great experience so far.

This One's For You, Mandy!

2009-03-07T20:14:00.000-08:00

Peanut Butter Kabobs

2009-02-18T17:52:00.000-08:00

Remember Wendy Lindgren? Her married name is Wendy Hill (she lives in Georgia I think) anyway, she would like everyone to get on the Jif website and vote for her daughter, Elisabeth's Peanut Butter Kabob. The grand prize is a scholarship, but if she gets enough votes she will be able to go to New York! Here's the website
http://www.jif.com/promos/pbsandwich09/

Family Fun in February

2009-02-18T17:30:00.000-08:00

Cade is sportin' his William Taft mustache for President's day.

Ashley and Cade will now be officially old enough to rent a car.

Happy birthday!

Dad is not looking quite as happy to be celebrating his birthday.

We passed out our Valentines.... Addy loved her Valentine present from

Nana and Gramps almost as much as her plastic solo cup from dinner!

Beatboppin' with Addy!

2009-01-19T16:16:00.000-08:00

Magic Hands!

2009-01-19T16:01:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Grandpa Paul! Give him a hand! He's 74!

Merry Christmas From The Bullough Family!

2008-12-26T12:23:00.000-08:00

Great Christmas Moments of 2008

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Rock Band, Amish Autos!

More Great Moments From This Christmas Season!

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Sweet Siblings

2008-12-26T11:09:00.000-08:00

Family get-togethers bring out the best in us! As a mom, I couldn't be more proud!

Buddhist Temple

2008-12-07T20:27:00.000-08:00

Sunday, day four, the afternoon in Seoul: This Buddhist temple is an active temple. There were people praying to Buddha and lighting candles and going into the prayer rooms.

"Missionary Mitch" thought about proselyting to the Buddhists!

Seoul Korea and DMZ

2008-12-06T16:15:00.000-08:00

We only had rain on our first day (Thanksgiving). We found our way to the Seoul Temple and met Elder Bullough there! We went through a session, we had to wear the English translator headphones.
Then we picked up Grandpa and ate Korean food for lunch. Grammy was appalled at how stinky and spicy it was.
That night we had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at the mission home prepared by Sister Burton, the mission president's wife.

On day two we went and visited a very impressive palace called Changdeokgung. It was built in 1405 during the Joseon dynasty. This palace tour took a few hours to walk through to see all of the buildings and grounds.

We brought a male model with us to pose by the palaces.

At the palace we found our name. Bullough means "eternal youth" in Korean.

Walking through the secret garden meant a lot of stairs. Grandpa Paul needed some help to make it to the top.

This is one of the gates that was an entrance to Seoul it is called Dongdaemun. There is a huge wholesale shopping area there. It is blocks and blocks of stores, markets and vendors. Everything from textiles to pigheads.

On day three we went to the demilitarized zone (DMZ). This area is very well guarded. We had to have our passport checked before our bus could drive into this zone. It is the closest you can get to North Korea. They wouldn't let us take pictures at most of the places in this area. We climbed through a tunnel that the North Koreans made during the Korean war trying to invade South Korea. The U.S. stepped in just in time to save South Korea from an invasion.

This is a fence at Freedom Bridge. It has a rolled barbed wire fence several feet wide at the border. Peace ribbons and messages are tied on the fence.

On day four we went to church at a ward where Mitch had served. They were so happy to see us that they wanted their picture taken with us (just kidding, they were taking a ward photo for their Christmas card and they wanted us in it). During Sacrament meeting, the bishop called Elder Bullough up from the audience and asked him to speak to the ward. After the meeting, several people complimented Mitch on his perfect Korean. Then we had a ward potluck dinner. It is a tradition in their ward to eat together after the meetings every Sunday. Notice how I stand out in my gold outfit. Most people in Korea wear black. If they wear color it is usually pink or tan.

After church we went back to the hotel and picked up Grandpa (who was resting his weary legs) we decided to add some contrast to our sabbath so we went to visit a Buddhist temple.

I will include those pics the next time I blog!

We're so happy to have Mitch home. We love his "freshly home" missionary spirit. He served an honorable mission. He was a great translator for us as we toured Korea. Most of the places that we visited were out of his area, so it was his first time to see them too!

Paris!

2008-11-19T02:26:00.000-08:00

We had a fabulous two and a half days in Belgium and Paris! Ashley and Cade were wonderful hosts! Cade drove us to all of the sights as Ashley was navigating on the GPS. They get an A+ for being our guides!
When we arrived in Paris we were starving! So we went immediately to Ashley and Cade's favorite street cafe for Crepes! Yum! They were so delicious!
This trip was definitely filed away in the "Great Memories" file in my brain!
It was a blast to see Ashley and Cade living like Europeans in their "flat". I loved spending time with them! I also loved being with my good friend Mar.

The Louvre

2008-11-18T19:41:00.000-08:00

Is it Owen?

2008-11-18T16:55:00.001-08:00

Ashley and I were so happy that we had finally made it to the Louvre. It had been a crazy day and we were ready to be inspired. It was a little distracting at first because we were surrounded by statues of naked men. But the naked men statues were soon replaced by paintings of nursing mothers, many depicted Mary nursing baby Jesus. The paintings of all of the babies were so chubby with large thighs and I thought of Addy, but their faces weren't as cute as Addy, so I refrained from taking pics of the chubby thighed babies. I must have had my grandchildren on my mind because then we walked down another hall and I looked at this painting, you have to realize that these are huge paintings...and the baby (who is Jesus) looked like Owen did when he was a little two month old baby

So I took a few pictures of the painting, and I took a photo of the name of the painting so I could translate the French words later.......it turns out, it is a painting of the Jewish tradition, circumcision....sorry Owen, I didn't mean to bring up bad memories!

Busy in Belgium

2008-11-14T15:06:00.000-08:00

Waffles...
(This is the famous "Peeing Boy" statue called Manneken Pis ...)

And Chocolate...

And seeing the sights, oh my!!!

We miss you all!

We're Scarey Skeletons!

2008-10-26T12:15:00.000-07:00

Our story begins with our precious little witch preparing for an evening of parties. She had already had a busy morning at the mall, shopping for a new Christmas outfit. Even though she was already feeling tired, she put on her best face and good attitude as she headed to daddy and mommy's party with their friends....

by the time she got to Grammy's she needed a rest, but when she got up from her little nap, she was ready to dish... she told Lexi all about her adventures of the day...she also told her how delicious the carrots were that she had just dined on,
but she had to admit that she would like a taste of the frosting on those cupcakes!

Here's Addy's daddy, carving up a storm!

(notice the sweat on the brow)

There was a lot of mess and commotion!

Bryson's girlfriend, Diana, had never carved a pumpkin before! No...not ever...
Diana's mom is from Venezuela...but that's not the whole reason...her mom is also Pentecostal, and feels that Halloween is evil.

Speaking of evil......

Bryson carried on the tradition of carving a pumkin head that was started

by Mitch four years ago.

Our numbers were fewer this year, but we still had a good time...

and we made some great lookin' jack-o-lanterns...don't you think!

and now we return to our precious little witch!

She just wants that costume off, so she can EAT

(and it would be nice if everyone would quit yelling

and making so much noise so she could sleep!)

The Mighty Hunters

2008-10-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

Dad, Jeff, Bryson (or Byron as Patrick kept calling him), Grandpa, and Grandpa's friend, Harry Patrick are still smiling at the end of the weekend even though they didn't get a deer.

Nana and Gramps Visiting Addy On Her Own Turf

2008-10-06T17:43:00.000-07:00

Combined Mission Conference with Elder Bednar

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This is a Zone Leaders Meeting at the Mission President's home.

Celebrating September Birthdays!
These pictures are on the Korea Seoul West Website, posted by

President and Sister Burton for the missionary parents to see and share.

Addy's Adventures at Gramps and Nana's house!

2008-09-28T23:30:00.000-07:00

Gramps is doing his balancing tricks!
This is how Addy feels about balancing tricks!

Gramps feeding Addy her cereal.....
This is how Addy feels about Gramps feeding her! (Have you ever seen a cuter pouty lip?)
"What is this thing?" Addy says, as Gertie is trying to lick the cereal off of her face!!!!!!!
Next time Addy goes to Nana and Gramps house, she will try to prepare in advance by taking a Loooooong nap first!

Bryson's Birthday Party!

2008-09-28T23:18:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Liz and Bryson's Birthdays on Mitch's Birthday...weird!

Bryson's opening his gifts ....here's a peek at his new girlfriend, Diana, at his side.

50th Anniversary Celebration

2008-09-28T22:56:00.001-07:00

Before entering the party, Grammy and Grandpa were instructed to don the party shirt apparel! Then Surprise! We sang Happy Anniversary to William Tell Overture. Then we sang "It's Been 50 After All" to Small World tune. They would have been 100% surprised....but yesterday, Grammy found a list at Lori's with scheduled events for the party (with a little guidance from Lexi)
Great Group! Grammy and Grandpa were the beginning roots of this mob! Our T-shirts said "50 Years of Magic!" The picture on the shirt was hilarious...Grammy was sitting on Grandpa's lap at about age 30....Grandpa Paul was looking all muscle beach macho!
Anniversary Cake
Dig In! Yummy Food! Dutch Oven Chicken and such...

Zone Conference pics from KSW

2008-09-22T11:53:00.001-07:00

Elder Bullough conducting zone conference.

Kang Seo Incheon Zone Conference.
Okay....there's the Mitch we know and love!

Happy Birthday Owen!

2008-09-22T11:06:00.000-07:00

Owen wasn't sure he was a "party hat" kind of a guy..
he wouldn't even wear it for his new best buddy, Uncle B.

Wait... are all of these presents for me? As cousin, Elle, was passing the gifts to Owen, she was trying to decide if she wanted to give them to Owen, or play with them herself!

....are my feet this big?

Owen wasn't sure what to do with the candle....

but he had no problem eating the cake!

About two hours later he was on an extreme sugar high!

We had a great time celebrating with the Hewlett's in Colorado. Owen had a lot of guests at his party. His Aunt Alicia took some great pics, including a big group shot. I'm sure you will be able to view them soon on the Hewlett Family Blog!

Sports Conference September 2008

2008-09-18T07:06:00.000-07:00

Mitch was on the Red team...they were the Lamanites. This is from the conference that he was in charge of, and so stressed out about getting organized. He dosen't look too stressed in this picture..... he looks like he should be in Moulin Rouge!

Zone Leaders Conference in August

2008-09-16T16:41:00.000-07:00

Bryson Branching Out!

2008-09-15T18:24:00.000-07:00

It's a bird, it's a plane....it's Treeman! Able to trim trees in a single chop...or saw...or snip...

Cinque Terre

2008-09-01T22:07:00.000-07:00

I googled Cinque Terre to see where Ashley and and Cade have been. I wish we could all join them on this great adventure. It looks amazing! We love you guys!

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

2008-08-27T16:29:00.001-07:00

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Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

2008-08-27T16:11:00.001-07:00

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Poor Bryson Lost His Head!

2008-08-26T17:12:00.000-07:00

Happy 7th Birthday Chase! Chase is sportin' the new jacket that we gave him for his birthday.
In answer to your question....yes, it was 100 degrees outside!

The party was the night before Ashley and Cade left for Belgium.

Belgium or Bust!

2008-08-25T13:01:00.000-07:00

Ashley and Cade were all smiles as they took off bright and early this morning for their adventure in Europe! They will arrive in Belgium and drop off their large suitcases at their apartment, then they will take off with as many possessions as they can fit in their backpacks and travel around Italy, Spain and Morocco for 21 days! Then it will be all work and no play during the week as they intern at their jobs....but look out on the weekends, they hope to tour as many countries as they can around Belgium!

Canoeing at Legacy Lake

2008-08-16T17:01:00.000-07:00

Canoeing was our last activity at the reunion. The surroundings were beautiful, the lake was smooth. We paddled around for about an hour. Then it was time to leave. We had a great time. It was good to see each other, catch up on family news and see how much the kids have grown up.

Wow! Your Rocket Really Went Up High!

2008-08-16T16:41:00.000-07:00

Everyone had fun launching their rockets. Some of them went on the roof of the cabin and in the trees, Bryson had to be boosted up to retreive them.

Making Air Rockets!

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Even Carter got in on the fun!

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Making S'mores and warming up at the fire.

It got a little chilly at night.

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YUM!

Food!

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New cousins meeting new baby cousins. Randy is holding Rachel's baby, Cade. We were really missing our grandbabies.

Marvin R. Taylor Family Reunion

2008-08-16T16:15:00.000-07:00

This pic was taken too late at night so the photo quality isn't very good. The sun was setting by the time everyone arrived. It was so fun to see everyone! Marvin and Eliza would be proud of their posterity!

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It looks like he still has his smile!

This is at a CPR demonstation with Dr Anderson at a zone conference. This pic reminds us of when Randy was teaching CPR to the cub scouts when Mitch was 8 years old. Randy pushed on Mitch's stomach and it pushed a HUGE fart! We hope the same thing didn't happen during this demonstration!

2008-08-07T23:06:00.000-07:00

Scanning through photos on the Korea Seoul West Website there were many sightings of Elder Bullough! This is at a zone conference in May. He looks kind of grouchy!

Look at Ashley getting all domestic!

2008-08-05T12:45:00.000-07:00

This Is Only the Beginning!

2008-08-05T11:14:00.000-07:00

Okay, it might take me a minute to figure this out, but I'm attempting to start up a family blog!
As you look at the family photo, your expectations won't be too high! I'll be able to get away with being stupid at first.
We do look like a bunch of rednecks, but if you look closely, we have all of our teeth (except baby Addy) Little Addyson is becoming a great camper! This photo was taken at the end of our camping experience in the cabinettes at Cherpaublo. It was a hot time! Twinkie is still burping up an after taste from the beetles that she feasted on!