Best T-shirt contest

We traveled up and down Main Street trying to choose our favorite slogan t-shirt.  Can you guess who chose which shirts?

Park City Main Street

We have many pictures of the girls with 'Franz the Bear' on Main Street.  In fact I think one of our Christmas cards years ago was taken right here.  It's fun to have those memories.  Some day the girls will bring their family's here and take their picture with Franz.

Java Cow - Best ice cream in Park City - HANDS DOWN, and we're pretty good ice cream connoisseurs.

The girls couldn't walk passed the opportunity to play the public piano behind the art gallery.  

Their compositions were music to our ears.

Boating at Deer Creek

Each Labor Day weekend we do a "Family Goal Setting Retreat". The past few years we have been staying in Park City for the weekend, and we love it! We kicked off this year with a day at the lake.

Marshmallow Baseball

This summer we have had to be creative in our activities so that Kayla could participate even though she has a broken leg. We've found Marshmallow Baseball to be a great  activity that everyone loves.

It sometimes gets a little  rough and tough for those non injured players

But even Kayla could run the bases with her crutches

Luckily we had extra balls when someone in the outfield decided to eat one.  That was not the planned treat.

1st Day of School

 2 headed off to Middle school, 1 to High School, & 2 to College

Whata  great trio these 3 are...but missing Rachel

Aubrey's 1st day of driving to school. Ahh.

Nathan abd Katie making the drive down to Provo

Kayla starting 9th grade on crutches. Blah.

1st day of middle school for this beautiful girl

Love you Lindz.  You'll do great!

Welcome Home Nathan

Nathan has spent the past 2 years in Mexico City serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  He was home in Arizona for about 2 weeks ago, and is now back here in Utah to finish his schooling at BYU. he has been a tremendous example for our family and we're glad to have him back.

His sister Katie will also be joining him as she starts her 1st year at BYU

The girl cousin crew

Headed off to church

Our Fam...not too often that we are altogether on a Sunday morning

Katie, my sister Barb, and Nathan.  I can only imagine how hard it will be to say goodbye to my kids as they head off to college.  She is forging the path for me.

Homecoming Invite

Aubrey got her 1st Homecoming invite from a nice young man named Will, and school hasn't even started yet.    He and his family took her to Lagoon today, but said they had to get gas first and drove her through this intersection.  She called me and told me Will has left her a messsage, so they girlsand I went up to check it out. 

This is the main intersection in our city that has a skybridge over it, so pretty much everyone now knows that Aubrey will be going to homecoming with Will.

Emi Dance Photos

Emi has been very inspired watching Jenna dance these past few weeks, and has really committed herself to becoming the best dance she can.  She upgraded to a more intense studio and is now strethching her feet twice a day in preparation for beginning 'pointe' next year.  Here are a few fun pics from a photo shoot she and Kayla did together in the backyard.

There's the face I love :)

Off with the dance clothes and into the pool she goes

Brenna's dance pics

I love this girl in a ballet bun

Looking  up to her sister

Brenna is actually taking a year off from Dance to play on an all boys soccer team.  It's fun to see them do so many different things.

Jenna's Return Home

Jenna's run on SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance) came to an end on Tuesday night.  She finished as the 4th top dancer for Season #10.  We were  sad to see her go, but so proud of how far she went and for the opportunity she had to share her talents with the world.  

Coming straight from the airport to do an interview, her family put together a  'Welcome Home Party'

Her Mom Tammy, brother Skyler (aka. Little Troy from High School Musical) and her sister Jill

Here she is

She has really inspired Emily this year to follow her passion for dancing

This girl was proably sore from endless hours of dancing but she just scooped up Brenna in her arms

Me and Tammy.  Tammy was my laurel advisor when I was 16, and she and her family had a tremendous impact on my life as well as Robert's.  We have always admired their family for their ability to balance major family and work obligations, live the gospel, and have the spirit in their home.  Those are all things that we are now trying to do in our own family 20 years later.