Moss and Stone http://mossandstone.net Job 42:5 posterous.com Mon, 07 May 2012 08:52:00 -0700 And so it begins... http://mossandstone.net/and-so-it-begins http://mossandstone.net/and-so-it-begins Silas at his first ever baseball practice yesterday! Quinn and I went to watch and cheer for our pal Si! Big stuff :)

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Big tournament this weekend, 4 neighboring cities host hundreds of teams from across CO, UT, MT, WY, NE. Hope we play well! Go Phoenix!

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Kinard Middle School Choir singing the national anthem at Coors Field, before a Rockies game against the Dodgers on Monday April 30.  Quinn is in this choir, even though the video is too far away to see him :).  They did a nice job!

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:38:00 -0700 Champs! http://mossandstone.net/champs http://mossandstone.net/champs

Way to go Quinn! The Rocky Mountain Phoenix won their tournament this weekend.  They swept through the bracket yesterday going 3-0 for a composite score of 29-7.  Great hitting and defense carried the day.  By my unofficial scoring, Quinn batted .667 with an on base percentage of .714. He had a 3 run HR and a bases loaded triple for a 7 RBI and 3 Runs scored day.  Great weekend for the Phoenix!  I happened to have the camera in my hand for his home run, if you look at the pictures in sequence you can see the swing and its fun to look at all the peoples heads in the sequence as they look up to follow the ball, and then his teamates greeting him as he came in. Fun weekend.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:44:00 -0700 Mongolian Countryside http://mossandstone.net/mongolian-countryside http://mossandstone.net/mongolian-countryside


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We drove 1.5 hours cross country in LandCruisers to get to this families home. They hosted us in their ger (Mongolian house), serving us traditional food and playing traditional music for us. Memorable. These are really great people. 

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Flying Mongolian Air tonight from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing. The sun setting over the desert outside my window.

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I'm in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the ELIC 20th Anniversary celebration of our Partnership with the government and people of Mongolia. A great evening with about 60 guests including the US Ambassador, the Chairman of the Ministry of Education, the head of all Police countrywide, and all our wonderful teachers. :)

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But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said...."

Matthew 28:5-6a

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:11:09 -0700 Relaxation! http://mossandstone.net/relaxation http://mossandstone.net/relaxation We are having a great week.
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The kiddos and Joy were off school a few days last week, and I took a couple days off work.  We hiked, fished, ate, shopped, ate, watched March Madness, went to baseball practice, crossed things off the "to do" list, and had a great family fun week.  

One of the things we got is a.....drum roll please...a NEW CAR!!! (cue the brass fanfare music). Actually, NO. Just a new camera :)  In some ways it's more fun than a new car.  So, without delay here are some pics of our family fun taken with the new cam, and hopefully you see some nicer quality pics on this phlog (photo log) :) from now on. 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:50:40 -0800 The Ugly Side of Jetlag http://mossandstone.net/the-ugly-side-of-jetlag http://mossandstone.net/the-ugly-side-of-jetlag 4:45AM Chiang Mai, Thailand. A cup of coffee in a deserted McDonalds...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:59:38 -0800 Sunrise Fort Collins http://mossandstone.net/sunrise-fort-collins http://mossandstone.net/sunrise-fort-collins Took this picture behind our house this AM.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:23:23 -0800 Merry Christmas! http://mossandstone.net/merry-christmas http://mossandstone.net/merry-christmas The stockings were hung from the chimney with care...in the hopes that St. Nick soon would be there!

Silas and Lily in the Christmas spirit :)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:52:45 -0800 Christmas Eve in Phoenix http://mossandstone.net/christmas-eve-in-phoenix http://mossandstone.net/christmas-eve-in-phoenix A fun Christmas Eve day including the traditional movie expedition (The Muppets) and lots of family fun times, food, relaxing with coffee, hanging out and enjoying the Arizona sunshine.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:41:00 -0800 Travelin' Fam http://mossandstone.net/travelin-fam http://mossandstone.net/travelin-fam En route from Fort Collins, CO to Phoenix, AZ for Christmas with Joy's family. Left at 4:30AM, beautiful morning crossing the New Mexico state line :)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/532825/2010-04-11_06.28.45.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ewZybkMNXHj Joe Stowell Joe Joe Stowell Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:31:00 -0800 First Time Skiers and Thanksgiving Fun http://mossandstone.net/first-time-skiers http://mossandstone.net/first-time-skiers

Thanksgiving with friends was wonderful. Three families from Chicago made the trip west, and we made the quick drive from Fort Collins to join our friends for the holiday festivities. There were twenty four of us in total including kids (8 adults, 16 kids). We made for quite a group! Although it's early season, there was plenty of snow for us to have a blast skiing, especially the kids. The Ritz Bachelor Gulch is an amazing property, it has to be one of my all time favorites.  We were thankful to be staying there through the generosity and connections of one of the families. The Bachelor Gulch lift is right outside your door and the ski valet makes it fun and simple to hop on the boards and hit the slopes of Beaver Creek. Silas and Lily had their first ski experience- a full day lesson and then 3 days of skiing with us on some nice cruising runs.  Our little grommets were stellar. Despite some early trepidation, they were soon bombing the hill and Silas was looking for "off road" skiing opportunities (anything ungroomed and bumpy). Here are a few pictures and a short video. 

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Silas at ski school.

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Joy and Quinn enjoying a slope side lunch.

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Fun on the mountain.

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Quinn and Joy at the Bachelor Gulch base.

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View from our room.

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Friends from Chicago we joined for Thanksgiving.

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Riding the lift.

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The Olders. :)

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The Littles. :)

And lastly...some cool panorama pictures! Full 360 view from a new iPhone app, 360 Panorama.

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Ritz Bachelor Gulch village area

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Mid Mountain 

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