June 2009

I ran a half marathon, but had to get a brace for my

knee after that - I may not run the marathon now -

we'll see if physical therapy helps enough.

Our house after I planted lots of flowers

Happy Father's Day!

Joshua had a great baseball season, only losing

2 games.


More fun with Megan's CA friend - this is Kangaroo Zoo



Fun at the cabin

Fun at 7 Peaks



Fun with the cousins at Jumping Jacks


Fun at the cabin on Eddie's sister's ATV

In the cabin - Zachary loves his new cousin!

Joshua had fun at a BYU Basketball Camp -
his team won the championship!

We had a lot of fun when my sister and cute

kids came to visit.

Zachary loves 7 Peaks - we love having season passes!

On the way to Philmont, NM we saw the first

mini temple in Monticello, UT

Then we stopped to see Mesa Verde with some

amazing Indian ruins.

At Philmont for the Leadership Training camp -

this is the fun playground by our "tent city"

Here's one of our tents with our family banner

we had to make before coming.

By the "Tooth of Time" near our Philmont Camp -

Joshua got to go on an overnight hike there

Megan is watching the blacksmith make

her a bracelet at the Kit Carson museum

near Philmont.

Zachary is in a Tepee at the Kit Carson Museum.

The kids got to ride horses and ponies at Philmont.

Zachary fed some chickens at Philmont.

Zachary also pet the goats at Philmont.

Zachary was a flag for the Patriotic Kids Parade at Philmont

Great face painting at Philmont :)

May 2009

After the Father and Son Campout -
Zachary really loved it! (May 1-2)

I finally have real flowers in our windowbox! Water leaked into

our basement from it in years past, so this year I took out all

the dirt - 7 wheelbarrows full. Then I cleaned it out, sprayed
sealant inside, lined it with plastic, filled it back up with dirt
again, then planted flowers. That was hours and hours of work!

Our old ramp was falling apart, so I took it

down and built this rock wall for the kids.

Joshua got the game-winning ball for

being the MVP of his first baseball game!

We rented an RV and had an awesome trip to Moab

for Mother's Day weekend (and the kids had a Monday

holiday. It reminded me of our adventures from

before we were married - I loved it!

The rafting looks mild here, but that's because the

water was too wild and waves too big to take pictures

during the rapids. We only almost tipped over once
while going up a vertical wall of water! Eddie says this

was the best trip out of 8-10 times he's been down

this part of the Colorado River!

The hike to Delicate Arch wore us all out!

Biking was fun, especially on Slick Rock paths!

The kids loved riding in the RV!

I guess I'm running the St. George Marathon this

year! After running 12 miles on May 30 I started

wondering what I have gotten myself into! The

next week I ran a half marathon, but hurt my knee -

I am getting old!

Another school concert - I'm impressed at

how much they've progressed.

Zachary had a fun preschool graduation.

Joshua and his friend after a track meet. They got

1st place in a 400 meter relay, and Joshua got 2nd

in softball throw and 2nd in the 400 meter run.

We bought a new car - a Toyota 4 Runner. We needed

more space for people and luggage (it has a third row of

seats), towing and off-road capability, etc. - and the

sunroof and TV/DVD are nice, too!

Birthday dinner at the Mayan Restaurant.

Birthday presents for me.

Celebrating Memorial Day with family.

Megan got a special trip with her dad to Chicago,

since Joshua got to go a couple of years ago on a

similar trip. Eddie had conference meetings, but still

had a lot of fun outings with Megan.

He was nice to schedule a luncheon at American

Girl Place with her doll.

They had fun at a White Sox game.

They also enjoyed a boat ride through town, and

many more fun times in Chicago.

Joshua's 6th grade graduation.

Fun at Jumping Jack's with the cousins!

We had fun at the cabin and got it cleaned out.

Megan's friend came for a visit from California on May 31-

more about their fun times in June. . .