Fall Break

The Sloans have been visiting for the past week. So far we have fit in lots of fun stuff! For family night we went to the Staheli Farm where we picked pumpkins, got lost in the corn maze and played games. It was REALLY cold & windy that night (yes, occasionally it gets cold in St. George), but we still had a blast. The adults went to Samuri 21 for dinner one night, sat at a fun hibachi table and Julie & Steve tried sushi for the first time! Isabelle & Arielle were obsessed with making bead lizards all week. Stella (next door) got into the action too. The three girls had a sleepover and made bead lizards all night (they even named the lizards!). Toby & Conner got to shred it up at the skatepark while Lincoln & Winston tried their hardest to get run over by big kids,LOL. (Lincoln was on a scooter & Winston on a bike w/ training wheels- they would ride out in front of 20 yr old bike stunt riders...scary...) Julie & I got out for a few hikes & runs, trying to make up for the junk food we eat every night when we hang out. One day we took Jim and the boys to Snow Canyon and hiked WhiteRocks. Lastly, Mom & Dad stopped by on their way back from Vegas to SLC to see the progress on the house (Jim & Steve have been working on painting and landscaping the house). The week's not over, but I wanted to post some pics of the fun we've been having so far!

St. George Marathon 2008

Well I won't spend too much time on a race report here- you'll have to go to http://shufflingsista.fastrunningblog.com/ for the nitty gritty race report. Last year the weather was probably the best for SGM and this year the WORST!!!! I didn't make my goals, but I was just happy to finish the race out there yesterday. It poured until mile 20 and was very windy. My friends who are elite runners say most people's goals were off about 10 minutes for the effort put in yesterday. That makes me feel a little better. Jim only took 1 lousy pic at the finish (not his fault, hard to take good pics through the mass of people at the finish) so when the marathon photographers get their pics posted I will put one up here. Glad its over, looking forward to 5ks, 10ks and Half Marathons...(little burnt out on full marathons for now...)(read my race report on link above, its more positive - written while the endorphins were still in my system- LOL)

Powell !

After 8 years, this vacation keeps getting better & better! Family, Boating, Surfing, Wakeboarding, Tubing, Sandcastles, Lizard Catching, Kyaking, Waverunners, Indian Ruins, Swimming, Fishing, Grilling, Campfires, Guitars, S'Mores, Cute Toddlers, Sassy Kids, Relaxed Grandma & Papa, Blue Sky, Hot Days, Cool Water, Reading, Tanning. HEAVEN!

Tagged by my dear friend Erin!

MEG, SHEANER, ANDI, SARA, BUFFY you are TAGGED!
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What I was doing 10 years ago (5 things)...
1. Celebrating Toby's 1st BD
2. Living in Park City
3. Went on a really fun snowmobile trip in Island Park, Idaho
4. Had just started working for my dad's mortgage company
5. Finishing up my degree at BYU


5 Things on today's "to do" list...
1. Make a bank deposit for my bro
2. BLOG (hee hee)
3. Get a cut & color (priorities)
4. Snuggle my kiddos & read them a bedtime story
5. Punch the timeclock

5 Snacks I enjoy...
1. ICE CREAM
2. Allison gave me some of her awesome apple crisp today- yummy
3. diet coke
4. slimfast
5. yoplait light, creamy yogurt

5 Things I would do if I was a millionaire...
1. buy a pimp house
2. buy a boat
3. pay off all student loans/ debt
4. buy stuff for my loved ones or those in need
5. stash some for a rainy day

5 Places that I've lived...
1. St. George, UT !
2. Florida's east & west coasts
3. Park City, UT
4. Sugarhouse, UT
5. Provo, UT

Day at the Lake

We had a blast today boating at Quail Lake with our friends the Whitneys. It was funny 'cause their son Caleb is one of Toby's best friends, but he had a Boy Scout activity to go to today so we went boating with his family without him (poor Caleb). Toby, Arielle & I all rode behind the boat but Jim decided to save all his back injuries for Lake Powell in a couple weeks (wakeboarding kills his back unfortunately). It was fun watching Alison & Bryce do the "chair thingy", forgetting the name- wake chair maybe? The weather was perfect- calm water, sunny blue sky, refreshing water and not too many boats.

Goodbye Cub Scouts, Hello Boy Scouts

Wow, my little boy is growing up. This past week he earned his Arrow of Light award and moved into Boy Scouts. It was sad to say bye to Sister VanSteveran. She was so sweet with Toby & always planned fun activities where the boys learned a ton. She made a nifty Arrow of Light award for Toby to hang on his wall. She gave Toby a big hug and said she will truly miss him! They have this little tradition in scouting where the "graduate" walks across a bridge made up of sticks held by all the boys in the pack. In all the pack mtgs I've been to I've never seen one of the boys drop a stick...until Toby's night! It was funny and they had to do it over again since Toby fell through the bridge.

Jim's Future Occupation

For those of you who know Jim pretty well, I thought you'd get a kick out of this video. I couldn't get it to post, so you'll have to click on the link. This video will really help you see why Anesthetist is the perfect fit for Jim! As many of you know, he is applying for Anesthetist school. Believe me, it took awhile for me to learn how to say & spell that word (and you'll see on the video that apparently in Britain they spell it differently) Basically Anesthetist's put people to sleep or administer pain relief during surgery or other procedures (like childbirth). Anyway, Jim has applied to his first school of choice (he'll apply to a few) and he's getting ready to take the Graduate Record Exam in a couple weeks. Wish him luck, he's really nervous! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZl9tRqjoQ