We're going riding on the Polar Express

The Heber City Historic Railroad puts on a Polar Express trip every year. This is an absolute blast since my kids love the PoleEx. They serve hot chocolate, have a Conductor and Santa is picked up in the middle of a snow covered valley about 30 min into the wilderness. His sleigh is having issues and he needs a lift. Finally, he meets all the children and gives them a silver bell. It was so much fun and the kids loved it so much. Looks like we are starting a new tradition.

 

More Powell pics

 

Fun on Lake Powell

This actually went down in Oct but I forgot to post the pics. My bro has a house boat on the lake and the clan gathered. We had a blast. We fished, skied, and tubed. The boys had a knock off challenge and it was pretty brutal. My bro Robby and I were thrown from the tubes at ~35-40 mph and it HURT. We did get it on video and I truly skipped across the water n my face! All in all, we had an absolute blast.

 

Fall Fun

Fall has officially arrivd when th eleaves begin to fall, and boy do we have leaves. This pile is from one of the Aspen trees we have and we have tons of pears too. The kids love it though. Alex wanted us to bury him in the leaves and we obliged. The third pic is really cool because we got the leaves in focus and Alex in the background. Its a pretty neat effect.
 

All Hallows Eve.

Just a couple shots of our new dalmation and a roque clone trooper. They ended up with quite a haul too. Dad had to tax it! 

Cub Scout Regatta

Alex had his first Cub Scout Regatta in late Oct. He is such a man. He made his own boat, for the most part, and it did pretty well. He was very proud of it and I am very proud of him. Go Alex!
 

A warm day at the Pumpkin Patch

We took th eboys to get pumpkins mid Oct and it was WARM. We were all in shorts and having a blast. The kids loved the hayride and Alex thought the tractors were the best thing since popcorn. We cam ehome with entirely too many pumpkins but had a blast anyway. Soak up all the warmth possible until winter arrives.

 

Vacation Pt3.

Though it might be a good idea to put a couple pics of Cristy and I. Plus the last pic is how we all felt when we finally got home.

Vacation Pt2.

Here we are boating and with cousins. We also went to Silverwood, Id while we were up there. Needless to say, we all had alot of fun.

 

Family Vacation, Spokane Style

We went up to Spokane for a family gathering. It was Cristy's family first ever family reunion. It was a blast. We camped up on the Pend O'Reille river, went boating, hiking, and just plain had fun. We even did the cheesy requisite reunion games; 3 legged race, egg toss, etc. All in all it was a absolute blast. Really makes want to buy a place on a lake or river to get away to. Would be alot of fun!


 

Alex turn's 8!!!

Our big boy turned 8 on July 29. He's gotten so big that I can hardly believe it. He started 2nd grade this year and is doing pretty good so far although the waking up early is his least favorite part of the day. We had a fun party for him and his friends including a slip and slide in th efront. I tried it and I don't seem to slide like I used to.

 

Do NOT take a picture of a cop...

I can't believe this. There have been a couple of arrests recently for people taking pictures of a cop, or a police action. There are sufficient details about this on a variety of sites that I don't feel the need to include the full story but suffuce it to say that the Police are getting a bit uppity. Since when is taking a picture impedeing a investigation. Since when is video from a survelance system considered a violation of wire tap and survelance laws? Blame it all on the kneejerk reaction to 9/11. The terrorist truly suceeded if their intent was to creat panic and fear. The only problem is its the Gubment we should fear!