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. . .

Jan-Apr 2009

January

I miscarried at 16 weeks and received
a lot of support, flowers, and love to
help me through it - thank you!

Okay, so Zachary was ready for church early

and wanted to play Wii - since it was still so new

and too enticing, we let him play while we got ready.

Playing at the University Mall play area with our friends

Celebrating Cordell's birthday at our house

February

Happy Valentine's Day!

Zachary's 4th birthday!

Zachary loves his Leapster game from us

and other fun presents from us and friends.

He loves the tools for his tool bench from Pop-Pop

And a fun bike from Gramma and Grampa Copa

Zachary had a party at Kangaroo Zoo -

he had fun playing with his friends and family.

Zachary sure looks tired!

Megan, Zachary and I went to the Draper Temple

Open House - it is beautiful!

After his cousin's baptism and

luncheon, we went to a nearby park

and played some ball.

His aunt is so nice to help Zachary

swing the bat, while Pop-Pop umpires.

March

Joshua's favorite sport is basketball -

to watch and play. He really enjoyed

his Jr. Jazz season with his dad as

a coach, and had fun going to a Jazz game.

Megan and her friend enjoyed gymnastics

together at the Center in Provo

Playing in the snow up by Park City, while Eddie

retrieves a toy left at his dad's cabin a couple

weeks earlier when Pop-Pop was here.

Eddie had to cross-country ski to the cabin.

Joshua's 12th birthday!

Joshua wanted his party at the CLAS Ropes

Course near Utah Lake.

The kids had many fun adventures

And enjoyed a zip line

Birthday dinner at the Brick Oven

Zachary enjoyed soccer - mostly just the practices,

but not the games so much.

Megan sold a lot of girl scout cookies to friends,

neighbors, and people at stores.

Joshua at his first Scout Court of Honor -

he earned 5 merit badges, Tenderfoot, Second

Class and First Class badges.

April

We enjoyed a Utah Flash basketball game on

the front row - Eddie got tickets at an auction.

Kimberly especially loved the music that

played during the entire game! (and all the dunks)

These guys both got Flash t-shirts thrown to them.

An early Easter party with friends which included

decorating eggs, egg hunt, water games, etc.

At the annual Countrywide Mortgage Easter

Egg Hunts - for all ages, even adults!

It rained a little, but not very long.

This was Eddie's first time coming with us.

Easter dinner at our house with Honeybaked Ham

Spring Concert

Eddie gave me an early birthday present - an

overnighter at the Hines Mansion. He got this

through an auction, too. Before we stayed there,

Eddie had to perform a marriage in Spanish and

English for a couple in our stake - his first time.

Victorian Rose room - not as fancy as the

Anniversary Inn in Salt Lake, but just as fun.


Late April snow!

We loved seeing our new niece and

nephews!

At Cordell's graduation - we hosted Mom and Dad

at our house and had some fun times! We sure

will miss Cordell when he goes to Houston!