We've Moved ...

Well, we have found a new place to call home. It won't be for long, at most just 1 year...

Why did we move?

We were living in Orem, and our lease was up at the end of July. Scott is working with Brad in Lehi, it has been about a 20 min. drive back and forth. Brad and Jaime live in Lehi and love it. We found a killer deal... took it as fast as we could... and went with it!

The move went as good as we good have hoped for. I was able to get the keys early in the week, so every day I would load up my car and take a few loads out and unpack it. I wanted to be as organized as possible before all the big furniture came. Thanks to my dad we always have a free moving truck when needed. Thank you Heber Appliance! Friday night Scott, Brad, my dad, Miles and Adam moved all the big things for us.

Mean while, Jaime brought my mom and I dinner (thank you) while we were unpacking boxes and getting things cleaned up. When we finished it was so fun to have a backyard to let the kids play in.... naked! Check out lillies diaper (i think this is why they are supposed to wear swim daipers?), it is easier to let them go free - its just our backyard, no big deal right?!?We love it here and can't wait to get to know more people. Thanks to every one who helped!

Mountain of Death

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Saturday July 21, I accomplished something I never thought I would ever do. I climed to the top of Mount Timpanogos. It was insane! Scott, his brother Brad, and myself all started out together. We started at the base at 8:45 am, arrived at the top at 12:45 pm, and didn't get back to our car until 5:00 pm. It was insane! We all agreed it was the most difficult hike we have ever done.

The hike is amazingly beautiful. The views, the flowers, the waterfalls... it was incredible. We saw 3 moose, the first one was so close we were all a little nervous it would start to charge. We survived. As we got closer to the top the difficulty increased. We had to hike through rocks that just radiated the heat and switchbacks up to the saddle that made you feel like you wanted to turn around and quit. Of course I had two very motivated men with me that would never let me do that. The saddle is the first breaking point where you can see the entire Utah County valley. But of course not quite the end. From the saddle you have to "climb" up these rocks that are incredibly steep, its like doing a stair climber after already hiking for 3 1/2 hours. Not at all easy! But we got to the top and it the view was undescrible.

We took a different way down that allows you to slide down a glacier. It was soooooo fun! At the base of the glacier is Emrald Lake. As we were taking a break there we heard a helicopter, looked up and realized it was Life Flight. They landed right behind us and we went up to see what was going on. We saw a shack and people inside, as I looked closer I realized it was the Scout leader from our old ward in Provo. Scott used to be the Scout leader and Jared was the Young Mens president. Last year they did this hike together with all the boys. This year we were hoping to catch up with them at the top but got started too late. Anyways, what we soon learned was one of the Scout boys lost his balance on the rocks just above the glacier. He tumbled down the mountain until he finally hit the snow and slowed down a bit. Amazingly, he had no broken bones just a bunch of huge gashes some of which were down to the bone... his head, elbow, side, and knee. It would have been too difficult to carry him down the mountain, so Life Flight was called to bring him down. We are all glad that he is okay.

The hike down was hard. My whole body was starting to feel the work it had been through. My feet were so tired it was hard to pick them up over the rocks. We were all so releaved to be done! I am very proud of myself for doing it, although as of now I cannot say I will ever to it again.

July 16, 1983

HapPY
bIrTHdAy
mCcAlL !!!

Monday was my 24th Birthday. The celebration started on Sunday with an amazing dinner at my parents house. My mom is quite the chef. Here is the menu... Grilled chicken marinated in a bohemian sauce, marinated shrimp with an amazing mango sauce, sweet corn on the, and watermelon and berries glazed in a creamy sweet sauce. Dessert was an elegant rich choloclate cake, from one of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks (all of which are amazing). Thank you mom for such an amazing dinner!

Monday started off great. Jackson slept in until 9:30 !!! I think he knew it was my birthday. I decided to dedicate my day to shopping... that is my kind of birthday! We went from store to store and just hung out. Jackson would nap inbetween drives to each place. He did great and we had so much fun. I had a billion and one phonecalls from family and friends. Thank you to all of you who remembered... it was so fun to talk to everyone and have so many messages from people I love! The day ended with dinner at Applebees and bowling at FATCATS in Provo. I am not much of a bowler but thought the kids would love it. They did! Jackson loved seeing soooo many balls, Abbie beat both Jaime and myself, and my dad proved he still has hie special touch and outscored Miles by hitting to strikes at the very end. Thanks for such a fun day!

Goodbye Gym... Hello Provo Canyon

Jackson has recently hit his "stranger anxiety" stage. Since he was born I have been taking him to my Gym daycare so that I can get my workout in during the day. Unfortenately the past few weeks have not been going to well. He crys as soon as we pull up to the building (knowning exactly what is going to happen) and then crys pretty much the whole time I am gone. So, I have decided to take a break from the gym and have headed out into nature to get my workout. I have found a great trail that goes up provo canyon. It follows along the Provo River and is always full of bikers, walkers, runners, moms with babies, roller bladers, you name it! The past couple times I have pulled out my roller blades and challenged myself to the never ending uphill climb and the terrible head winds. Even though I always feel like I am going to die by the time I finish, I love doing it. And thank goodness the canyon is so beautiful, and gives me something to look at and enjoy as I go along.

My little boy

The past few Jackson has started to practice eating with a spoon. He loves it! He has to have a spoon or fork with every meal now, even if he is just having finger foods. In the picture above he is having shrek yogurt - what a mess!!! It is so fun to see him learn and develop. He is growing up so fast. At times I love that he is become more and more independant, but then I also wish I could freeze time and he would stay like this forever.

Happy 4th of July!!!

HaPpY 4th oF juLy !!!

I love the 4th of July! It has always been a big holiday in my family. My moms side of the family comes into town and we fill our days will fun and laughter! So far this year has been a blast...

Monday - we went to 7 peaks and baked in the sun all day. The kids loved the water, even Jackson which is a huge shocker! That night we went to The Brick Oven for dinner, yummy pizza.

Tuesday - we went and rode the Carousel at the Zermont in Midway and had their most amazing Gilatto. Once we got back home the weather was so incredibly hot we pulled out the slip-in-slide and kid pool for the boys to cool off. Henry loved the slip-in-slide, while, Jack of course hated it. But Jack did like the pool and hose... I think he is beginning to warm up to H20 summer fun.... thank goodness! That night everyone went and saw "Ratatouie" (sp?). Of course they loved it. We passed on the movie - too late for little Jack.

Wednesday - We went out on the boat. The Lake was crazy crowded so we just put down the anchor and the boys all got in and cooled off for a bit. It was so relaxing! We then headed back to my parents house in Heber for our traditional BBQ. All the cousins, aunts and uncles are there. We have so much fun eating great food and laughing about past memories. That night we all dress up and head for the best event of all... The Oakley Rodeo!

From right to left: my uncle greg, cousin cody, husband scott, and cousin camden.















Top: My cousin Nikki's little boy, Marhsall.
Bottom: My nephew Henry.

These boys LOVE corn on the cob!

The Oakley Rodeo...

Jackson loved walking around and picking up all the rocks. He says the word "rock" but it is so funny because he rolls the "ck" in the back of his throat like he is saying the word rock in french.

Jackson did a great job. I was pleasantly surprised at how well he did and how much he enjoyed watching the horses and bulls. He loved watching the horses jult out of their cages, the bull riding, and the fireworks!

My sisters! From left to right: Cami, McCall, Candice, and Melissa

Don't forget our one and only brother, Miles! He is such a stud. Man did we teach him right!

Oh no! Here are the boys posing as the "Broke Back Mountain 4-Some"

Right to left:

Adorable Adam

Magnificent Miles

Sensuous Scott

Dreamboat Dave

ha ha ha a ah ah a... that's so funny that's so funny!

LAKE POWELL

This past week was sooo much fun! We went to Lake Powell with my family and some of their good friends from Heber. I have not been to Lake Powell for the longest time. We had a blast water-skiing, wakeboarding, surfing, cliff jumping, eating the best food in the world, and getting tan!

* Try to notice what Scott did to his hair... special... just for the trip. Should I still claim his as mine?

The cliff jumping was awesome... a few of us were brave and went off a 45 foot cliff... ahhhhh! Of course Scott being the diver that he is pulled a back flip off it, twice. We also both jumped off together. It was such a rush - our feet were so hot on the rocks we just went for it. I didn't even have time to think or check out the distance. It was insane! The other smaller ones (about 10-30 ft) were fun too. Pretty much everyone was out there. Even the little 5 and 7 year olds!

For some reason every time I jumped off a cliff I would plug my nose. I have never been a nose plugger, but I guess I am now?

The video really does not do this cliff justice. It was so dang high - so high that your whole body aches when you hit the water. I have been of the 10 meter platform for diving - that doesn't even compare to this. It was crazy!

I believe this will become a new summer tradition for my family. I loved every second of it, and Jackson did great! I am already looking forward to next summer.