{"id":3256,"date":"2023-09-21T18:46:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myjoy.sullybeck.com\/?p=3256"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:10:08","slug":"happy-new-year-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myjoy.sullybeck.com\/?p=3256","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year 2023!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1\/1\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sparkling Cider Toasting In The New Year!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We each made a toast for health, fun and wellness for the new year!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Happy New Year!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1\/4\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday we brought in the new year for our Wedensday night Young Women activity with a charcuterie board by Lizzy and more sparkling cider!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good job Lizzy it looks yummy!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1\/5\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day we got started on our new year wishes of health, well being and fun by playing tennis!:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lizzy and Rachel played each other while Mom and Dad played each other on the adjacent court.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Winner plays Dad.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mom and Rachel played on the other court.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a very competitive game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fun-filled action packed family activity to start off the new year!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1\/7\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we decided toto have a family fun activity mountain biking on a trail on a beautiful day in Turkey Creek Preserve:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Helmets on a ready to go!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Halfway through and Mom and Dad are leaving us in the dust!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rest break!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The water is low, but it is still pretty as the sun is setting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We visited “Mom’s Tree” the big oak that died when the flooding took her out last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dad started climbing right away.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lizzy rested!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not for long. . . time to climb!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rachel joined them too!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Higher and higher!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jumping down . . . it’s a bit of scary!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chillin’ in the tree.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We came back on the roads from the back entrance to the preserve. Mom raced back first, then Lizzy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tired!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That was a fun and tiring adventure!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1\/13\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We went to the temple with the youth. It was a chilly day but the temple is the best place to be!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1\/16\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mom discovered a local park that has a military\/Ninja Warrior obstacle course. So we went to Reserve Park for some more family fun adventuring:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rachel and Dad are trying both sides of the wall.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Go Lizzy!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mom’s stuck there!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looks easy..not!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Monkey climb.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hangin’ out!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Upsidedown…no problem!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That’s a long jump!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Good start!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Good old monkey bars.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rachel was awesome on these!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ninja Warrior run.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Over the top!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Race ya!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Like a flag on a flag pole!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ring the bell!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flipping over is fun!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Over under not too hard.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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He did it!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spin the wheel!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The jumping spider wall!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hang on Dad!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is not easy at all! None of us could complete this one!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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You got this Rachel!!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Harder than it looks!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A little help from your sister!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That was a very challenging obstacle course!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We then stopped at the store and picked up a mystery item for a Chopped cooking challenge. Sullivan and Rachel went head to head and Lizzy and Mom were the sous chefs and picked the mystery item which was yucca. The 3 food items they were given were Tortilla Shells, Yucca, and Tricolored Peppers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time for the Chopped competition:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rachel’s off to a good start!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dad’s adding some spicy sauce.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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She is pretty confident on this one!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They both look pretty good!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Time for judging <\/strong>(by Lizzy and Mom):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was so close!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1\/18\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All that cooking the other day sparked a baking challenge for Dad and Rachel. This time they weren’t in competition with each other but decided to try to bake something challenging together: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wow! that’s a lot of cake!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The filling looks delicious too!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not only did it look amazing but it tasted amazing as well! Good job Rachel and Dad!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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