December 2012

Wishing all our family and friends a very Merry Christmas!

Trey, Jarrett, Brandon, Katie

November 2012
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October 2012
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September 2012
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August 2012
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July 2012
Road trip! Drove north to Billings, MT. Stayed in hotel, played in the pool, drove around town, one destination was the LDS Temple. The next day drove to Spokane, WA. On the way exited several times to see small towns, one of which was Ramsay, MT. In Spokane, we stayed in a hotel by the river. We walked along the river, rode the tram, and had fun playing on the giant Radio Flyer. We spent a week at Wendy's parents in Richland, WA. 4th of July, canoeing, parks, hikes, running... It was great, and HOT! On our return trip home, we stopped at Regan's sister's house in Utah. Enjoyed visiting with their family.



Spokane: Giant Radio Flyer
with a slide.



Spokane

Columbia River, Richland, WA

The beachside at
Ice Harbor Dam

Columbia River Temple, WA

The next week Wendy's dad had a heart attack. We were all surprised! He spent his 59th birthday in the hospital and had surgery two days later. We are all thankful he has recovered well.

Then it was off to Monticello, UT for our annual July visit. We had fun with family. Wendy, Brandon, and Jarrett ran the Pioneer Day 5K race and Trey ran the 1 mile kids race. Wendy placed 1st in her age division!

Pioneer Day, post race

Katie learned to ride her bike!





June 2012

• Brandon attended Boy Scout camp. Regan went also, as Scoutmaster.
• Jarrett went camping with his Boy Scout troop and was a Junior Counselor at Trey's Cub Scout weeklong Day Camp.
• Brandon worked out with the Freshman Football team and played on a summer Basketball league, in preparation for Freshman Basketball.
• Jarrett practiced at the Middle School with the Cross Country team.
• Wendy and Regan celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary!

View of the Waldo Canyon Fire from Boy Scout Camp.

May 2012

Everyone finished school by Memorial Day. Brandon graduated from Middle School, Jarrett graduated from Elementary School, Trey finished 3rd grade, and Katie finished Preshool. Regan and Brandon drove to Monticello, Utah for a long weekend, borrowed Regan's brother's new convertable for the trip!
Hold on to your hats... let the summer fun begin!

All at the playground on a nice Spring day.



Jarrett with ticket to 5th grade dance.

Jarrett with his 5th grade diploma



April 2012


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Easter: Wendy & Katie



Easter: Brandon, Trey, Jarrett, Regan



Jarrett

Trey



Jarrett

Trey's 9th Birthday

Baseball teammates






Trey after Pinewood Derby

Katie, Trey, Jarrett





Brandon: Track

Brandon: Track

March 2012

Wilson Arch
(between Moab and Monticello)

Our big adventure in March was during Spring Break when we went to Utah to visit Regan's parents. We made our usual stop at Wilson Arch, right off the highway, for a quick hike. It's getting more dangerous as the kids are getting older... They want to run and jump and throw rocks. Maybe it's just me getting more anxious! We enjoyed our time visiting and Regan worked hard on many projects around their house. Wendy took the kids to Blanding to the Edge of the Cedars State Park. It's a really cool museum with lots of artifacts and pictures of Indian artifacts. Out back there are some ruins and the kids were able to climb down a ladder into one of the kiva's. There was also this amazing Sun Marker that not only told the time of day, but the month/season of the year, and astronomy events (archaeoastronomy). The next day we went to Hovenweep National Monument. That was really amazing! There were many ruins along a two mile trail in and around a canyon rim. Much more natural then Mesa Verde. 

Grandpa Ramsay and Katie

Grandpa Ramsay with Brandon,
Katie, Jarrett, Trey

 Edge of the Cedars State Park (Blanding, UT)

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Hovenweep National Monument

February 2012
Jarrett and Trey finished their school Basketball seasons.
Jarrett's 5th grade team didn't win a single game... a couple were nailbiters!
Trey's 3rd grade team only lost two and lost their first round game in the tournament. It was a close one!

On a hiking trail in Hawaii

Regan went to Hawaii for two weeks for work. He enjoyed the warm weather, time with friends and coworkers, and worked a lot. He will make one more trip out in March.

Brandon has started football training for 9th grade football.
Katie's preschool class was split and she has a new teacher, who is fantastic!
Wendy just keeps up with everyone...

January 2012

Another year underway...

We had some fun in the snow before Christmas. Jarrett built a sledding ramp on the driveway, Trey threw lots of snowballs (some above his head so they would land on his head), and Katie was busy with snow angels and "head-prints."

Wendy asks, "Katie what are you doing?"    Katie replies, "Making head-prints."

Regan went to Copenhagen for work. He had a great time!

December 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Pictures from Christmas: Children with their stockings on Christmas morning, the family after Church Christmas morning, Brandon with his new cell phone, Jarrett with new Legos, Trey with his "Caution Extreme Awesomeness" shirt, and Katie with her Littlest Pet Shops RC car.

November 2011

Our neighbor took us to her friend's house to see her miniature horses. Katie was intrigued with their size. She was all grins!

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Happy 5th Birthday Katie! She had a great time at her first Birthday party with friends from church and preschool.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

We celebrated Thanksgiving as a family. It was a beautiful 70 degree day. Regan hung the outdoor Christmas lights, Wendy went for a run, and we ate a great dinner. This picture with Katie has our turkey pumpkin and a Mrs Potato head - what's important to note is the potato is a REAL potato grown in our garden! We had two of these massive potatoes. Mrs Potato Head was enough for all of us to enjoy in mashed form!