Saturday, August 15, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Bryce Canyon
Earlier this year we went to Bryce Canyon. It rained most the time and was quite cold, but we still had a good time.
4th of July Children's Parade
They have a children's parade and a big party on the 4th of July in the park by our house. Here are some pictures:
Flow Rider
Monday, July 27, 2009
Orderville Canyon
Connie and I went with our friends Jamie and Lehi to hike Orderville Canyon. It is a 10 mile slot canyon with multiple small waterfalls to descend and lots of walking in the water. It was awesome.
Normally to do the whole canyon you have to have two cars. You drop one off at the bottom and drive one to the top. We only had one car and so were going to try to find someone else doing the hike who we could work out a shuttle with. While I was getting the backcountry permit, I met a guy named Robert Hansen who was getting a permit for a hike the next day and who offered to give us a ride. He went totally out of his way driving us for an hour and over some tough dirt roads to get us to the top. It was one of the nicest things a stranger has every done for me. He acted like it was no big deal said he had the day off anyway. If you are ever in St. George and need some body work done on your car, go to Hansen's Body Shop and give that good man your business.
We also ran into some BYU students. One of them broke their ankle and we were able to help them to down the canyon using our ropes. They were amazing, the carried her out of the canyon throw many waterfalls and obstacles and kept up with us even though we were just carrying ourselves
Normally to do the whole canyon you have to have two cars. You drop one off at the bottom and drive one to the top. We only had one car and so were going to try to find someone else doing the hike who we could work out a shuttle with. While I was getting the backcountry permit, I met a guy named Robert Hansen who was getting a permit for a hike the next day and who offered to give us a ride. He went totally out of his way driving us for an hour and over some tough dirt roads to get us to the top. It was one of the nicest things a stranger has every done for me. He acted like it was no big deal said he had the day off anyway. If you are ever in St. George and need some body work done on your car, go to Hansen's Body Shop and give that good man your business.
We also ran into some BYU students. One of them broke their ankle and we were able to help them to down the canyon using our ropes. They were amazing, the carried her out of the canyon throw many waterfalls and obstacles and kept up with us even though we were just carrying ourselves
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Sammy's First T-Ball Game
Sammy had his first T-Ball game on Monday. He did well. He had some good solid hits and fielded a few balls. He was one of the few who realized that you don't have to chase the ball if your on the team that is at bat.
Sam and his dad discuss strategy pre-game
Covering first base
Snagging a ball
Bringing it home
Waiting for the hit
Giving it the old college try
Sam and his dad discuss strategy pre-game
Covering first base
Snagging a ball
Bringing it home
Waiting for the hit
Giving it the old college try
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Pictures of our house!
We finally took some pictures of our new house. We love this house. The picture cannot do it justice. They also cannot portray what a great location this house is in. We can walk to the grocery store, the library, the church, the elementary school and several different parks. The neighbors are really nice. We feel very blessed and grateful to have found this house.
View from the front. Notice the proximity to the mountains. It is less than a mile to a trailhead for multiple mountain bike/hiking trails.
Front Porch
Walking in the front door you can see the loft, front room, and dining area.
The Loft. We are using this as our TV, kids play area.
Sam's Room is huge, but it does have a sloping ceiling which makes it good for a kids room, but not so good for a room for adults.
Gracie's Room
View from Gracie's Room. This picture does not do it justice.
Upstairs Bathroom
Front Room. Check out the old school wood fireplace.
Dining Area. We love the bay window that looks into the backyard. Originally this area was carpeted for some reason. We changed that immediately upon moving in.
Kitchen
Laundry Room
Master Bedroom
Master Closet
Master Bath
The Garage. We love finally having a garage. No more scraping window in the winter and no more getting bikes stolen.
Backyard (as seen from Gracie's window)
Basement bike riding area and storage areas
Basement play area, parkour area. We are planning to put some monkey bars and a slide in this area.
View from the front. Notice the proximity to the mountains. It is less than a mile to a trailhead for multiple mountain bike/hiking trails.
Front Porch
Walking in the front door you can see the loft, front room, and dining area.
The Loft. We are using this as our TV, kids play area.
Sam's Room is huge, but it does have a sloping ceiling which makes it good for a kids room, but not so good for a room for adults.
Gracie's Room
View from Gracie's Room. This picture does not do it justice.
Upstairs Bathroom
Front Room. Check out the old school wood fireplace.
Dining Area. We love the bay window that looks into the backyard. Originally this area was carpeted for some reason. We changed that immediately upon moving in.
Kitchen
Laundry Room
Master Bedroom
Master Closet
Master Bath
The Garage. We love finally having a garage. No more scraping window in the winter and no more getting bikes stolen.
Backyard (as seen from Gracie's window)
Basement bike riding area and storage areas
Basement play area, parkour area. We are planning to put some monkey bars and a slide in this area.
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