Back to School-Part 2

Tim went back to school today!  8th grade!!  WOW!  I remember starting my 8th grade year-probably because we moved to Utah and it was my first year in a new school.  Oh, the memory of that first day too!  Anyway, back to Tim.  What a different start to this year than last year.  He actually walked to school where last year I drove him and had to unload his wheel chair and figure out where to put his crutches.  He wasn't feeling good last year cuz he was just coming off a chemo treatment.  What a trooper!

Tim-8th grade
 

Tim-7th grade

16 years!

Sixteen years ago, on a hot summer moringing in St. George, UT, Cory and I were sealed in the St. George Temple!  Cory and I were looking at our wedding album last night!  A couple things came to our attention:  we were so young, as was everyone in attendance that day, our photographer had no clue what he was doing, my hair went flat as soon as we came out of the temple, and boy were we young!  But what a ride we've had.  College, four kids, 10 apartments/houses, numerous job changes, trips, medical trials have challenged us and brought us together.  Wouldn't have it any other way:)  Love u more BABE!

Back to School-Part 1

Monday, the three girls went back to school!  Where did our summer go?  I am excited for them to start a new year, but don't look forward to the homework and many projects :(

Kelli-3rd grade

Katie-3rd grade



Mak-6th grade
 

Sarcoma Walk

Last weekend we attended the annual Sarcoma Walk at Jordanelle Reservoir.  After a delicious bbq, we went out boating and had some very special quests on the boat-Tim's surgeon, Dr. Jones, and his family, plus two of Tim's oncologists!  It was a great time!  Dr. Jones' kids really liked riding on the "matrix" and could have gone all day:)  We finally were able to just get Dr. Jones and Tim on the massive tube.  Cory worked them pretty good and the two of them gave the rest of us in the boat some great laughs!!

Aqua noodles battle after lunch

Tim and Dr. Jones

After boating at Jordanelle, we headed south just a ways and went boating at Deer Creek with some friends!  After eating dinner on the beach, we headed out on the boats.  Our friends used their boat for knee boarding and wake boarding.  Our boat was used for double tubing.  Such a fun evening and beautiful night!  All around, it was a perfect boating day!!


Tim and Braden tubing!

Beautiful sunset to end the day!

Park City

Monday, the kids and I spent the day in Park City with some friends.  We were at Park City Mountain Resort most of the day.  There, we went on a zip line, rode the alpine coaster, went down the alpine slide and jumped on a bungee trampline.  Later that day, we went swimming and went to a movie later that night.  It was so nice to get away for a couple of days and to get out of the heat in the Salt Lake Valley.  Only a week and a half til school starts!

Kelli, Tim, Mak, Katie, and Bryson at PC Mountain Resort.  The Alpine Slides are to the left and the zip line and coaster are in the middle.

Tim, Mak and I went on the zip line.  So much fun!  Long and fast :)  K&K didn't weigh enough for this ride.



Tim getting ready to go fast on the coaster!

Mak in line right behind Tim!

Katie got to do down the coaster all by herself this year.  She was a little slow going down, but did a great job!

Kelli and I on the coaster.  She kept screaming, "go faster, go faster!"

Katie

Kelli



Scout Camp

Last week, Tim spent the entire week at a scout camp at the East Fork of the Bear River in northern Utah.  As far as I can tell, he had an enjoyable time!  He earned 5 merit badges and did a lot of walking.  Actually, Tim got to ride in a side by side once his leaders found out that all the walking was making his leg sore.  Tim took a couple of pictures while at camp.  Here are some of the better ones! 

Black Hawk Helicopter landing at camp!

Proof that Tim was at camp and saw the helicopter :)