The Buffalo pictures on my blog

You’re probably wondering why I have a bunch of pictures of a buffalo on this blog. I posted these for family members to download. If you want to download these pictures, right click and save them to your computer--then you can keep them. So here’s the tale of my dad and my Uncle Steve’s buffalo hunt.
Steve and Pat came to Utah to visit my dad and mom. Steve and my dad drove to Canada and were just minding their own business when a buffalo started to charge them. My dad was afraid the buffalo would scratch his truck so he ran towards it, throwing rocks. The buffalo caught the rocks in its mouth and spit them back out at Steve and my dad. So Steve ran up to it, climbed on its back and started riding it like a horse. He scooped up my dad and they both started riding around on it. Eventually the buffalo got tired and laid down to take a nap. So they shot it and now they have enough food for the winter.
Okay, so that’s not the real story, but who knows what the story will be years from now. What really happened is my dad’s neighbor has some property in Canada and offered my dad to go hunt for a buffalo. When he asked Steve if he wanted to go, he couldn’t turn that down! He and Pat came out to Utah and then Steve and my dad drove up to Canada. They spent one day driving, one day hunting, and the next day driving back. They know how to make a vacation out of it! So they got their buffalo and another thing marked off their bucket list!!

Quick note: I have removed most of the buffalo pictures from this site. If you want a copy of any of them, let me know.

I know it's been a few months, but I haven't forgotten my blog! It was Jared's 8th birthday on the 25th. For his party, we went on the "Haunted Heber Creeper," a train ride through Provo Canyon at night, with goblins and witches. He loved it and those kids got scared! He asked for Lego stuff for his birthday and got all kinds of sets and Lego Batman video game. He even wanted a lego cake! Jared is very creative so he was able to help me figure out how to make it.

The kids had a fun Halloween. We decided a month ago we would all be Lego people for Halloween. Brion and I dressed up as Lego Hans Solo and Lego Slave Leah for Jeremy and Cristianne's annual Halloween party. Jared was Lego Indiana Jones for the cousins party (I didn't get Bryce's costume done in time, so he didn't dress up). The costumes were pretty tough to wear, so Jared changed his costume to regular Indiana Jones. Bryce went with his friends as the three amigos.

Lauri, Chad, and the kids came to Utah over Halloween weekend, so the kids got to trick or treat and carve pumpkins with Michael, Derek, Riley, and Cody. Derek cut his finger open while carving pumpkins and got 5 stitches. It didn't seem to bother him, though!

On Nov 1, Jared got baptized. We enjoyed having all the family there. Brion's mom and stepdad came from California. I can't believe how grown up he is!

I'm sure it will be an exciting few months ahead with the holidays coming.

Summer is Over!

I can't believe how quickly summer went! We started off with going to Zions over Memorial weekend and ended with a weekend golf trip to Mesquite.
In between, we stayed busy playing and working. Bryce had a great baseball season with Brion as his coach. They had fun at the state tournament. You can see pictures on his baseball blog.
Our fun family trip this summer was at Lake Powell. We went with the Bushman's on their houseboat. It was a blast! Bryce learned to wakeboard this year and got tons of practice on this trip. He learned how to jump the wake! Jared learned to kneeboard. He tried to wakeboard, but didn't like falling. I tried the air chair--loved it! Brion, Bryce, and I tried to wake surf. Brion was pretty good at it!
I only did a few races this year. In May, I raced at the St George triathlon (sprint distance). In June, I race the Vikingman half ironman distance. That was a crazy race! I also raced the tour de donut in American Fork in July. It was a 21 mile bike race, with a stop every 7 miles to eat donuts. For every donut eaten, 3 minutes was deducted from the time. Finally, a race designed for me!
Bryce and I have been enjoying more biking this summer. Bryce got my old mountain bike and I got a new one. We have been biking at Lambert Park. I posted a pic of the kids with Grandpa. He came one day on the quad and drove Jared around while Bryce and I biked.
Lauri and her family visited this summer and we spent some time on the boat with them. Bryce and Jared always love a visit from their cousins.
Now it's time for school and the holidays!

Bryce's baseball tournament

Brion coached Bryce's baseball team this year. It's tournament time and I created a blog for team pictures. Go to the link to see Bryce's team. They rock! (Especially Bryce--he's an awesome pitcher!)

Our new blog site

So here's our new blog. I failed at scrapbooking so I am giving this a try! I'm sure this won't be super cute and organized as some blogs, but the cute pics of the kids will make up for that! Here are a few pictures of our family over the year.

We love to be outside and spend time as a family. Here is picture of us at Zions National Park over Memorial Weekend. We hiked to Angel's Landing, Emerald Falls, and the Riverside Walk. I love the national parks here in Utah. We have been to many of them.

The next pic is of our cruise to the Caribbean in February this year. We love vacations! This year we went to Puerto Rico, St. Martin, and St. Thomas. We got our scuba certification and dove in St. Martin. I loved it!

I also put a picture of us at Christmas. It's not a Casper Christmas without fondue! The people in the picture are Bryce, Rod, Sembur, Ron, Brion, Betty Jo, and Troy.

We also like to play video games. Here's a pic of Rod, Brion, and Jared playing Rock Band. It's really funny when they put on wigs!

I love the view of Utah Valley from the top of Timpanogos. Brion, Bryce, Rod, and I hiked to the top of Timp last summer. It's a great hike and worth the view at the top!

The picture of Brion and Jared is one of my favorites. This was taken at Jamie Donaldson's wedding in San Diego last summer. Lauri took this photo and the next one of my mom with the grandkids.

The big picture is us last summer in San Diego. What a cute family!!!!

Here are some more pictures of us at Zions. Jared wore his Indiana Jones hat all weekend and was so excited about seeing the new I.J. movie.

Zions National Park

We went to Zions National Park. We hiked Angels Landing. It was steep, but the kids made it!