Happy Halloween!

We started celebrating Halloween last week.  Caleb and Mallory were out of school on Thursday and Friday for parent teacher conference so we made our sugar cookies.  The kids always love to help me make them and it seems to take twice as long and twice the mess!  I guess that is why I only make them once a year! 

We had a Halloween Carnival to go to last Friday night for Mallory's school.  The kids got to dress up and go around to all the booths and play the games.  They love to go each year and play the games and then they have pizza there for dinner.  Mallory this year is a cave girl!   Our neighbor sprayed her hair and did her make-up for her.

Jack is our "1" eyed beaver!  I found the costume for him but didn't realize that it was missing an eye until I got it home!  So we just tell people he got in a fight!

Caleb is our scary vampire this year!!

Does anyone know this guy?????

Jon and I had a costume party to go to on Saturday night.  Some friends of ours went all out and did a huge party.  We played fear factor and that was a lot of fun.  As soon as I get some pictures of that I will post them.  Both Jon and I competed for our team and it was pretty scary some of the stuff they had us eating and doing!

We were lucky enough to have beautiful weather here all week so we carved our pumpkins outside this year. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  

We hope you all have a fun  and safe night.  It is sad as your kids get older they start going out with their friends instead of their parents.  Jon and I are both home tonight and our kids are out with friends.   

Heidi & Mallory Do The Red Ribbon Run

On October 11th Heidi and Mallory braved the freezing weather and did a 5K red ribbon run.  We woke up to snow and a temperature of about 30 degrees!  They were determined to do the run though and put all the warm clothes on they could find and did a great job!

Here we are braving the snowstorm

 (that the picture does not show, 

but it was snowing!) 

We were freezing waiting for them to come across the finish line.

Mallory, Heidi and Lexie (Heidi's friend) having a fun time running together.

The finish line with their medals.  Great job girls we are proud of you!

Brianna's Last Tennis Tournament

A few weeks ago we went and watched Brianna's last tennis tournament of the year.  It was here in Logan and was a tournament between all the high schools here in the valley.  They played 8 different teams for 30 minutes each.  Each time they would go back and report there score and the school with the most wins won the tournament.  Her school took 2nd in the doubles and 1st in the singles.  She has had a great year and has improved her game.  She loved getting to know all the girls and had a great time traveling all over Utah for her matches.

Brianna we are proud of you and the hard work that you put forth this year to do so well.  We have had a great time following you from place to place to watch you play.  Way to go and great job!

Love,

Your Family

Cutting Wood For The Cabin

We spent conference weekend up in Island Park cutting wood for the cabin.  It was beautiful the day we cut wood, but turned rainy and cold the rest of the weekend.  Luckily we were able to get there early enough in the day and get all the work done the first day so we could enjoy the rest of the weekend.  The trees are all starting to change colors and it definitely felt like fall there.  

We had lots of help so the kids didn't have to carry as much as they have in the past.  Mallory sure was enjoying herself!

Jack was a big help!  He spent the day in the back of the car just watching!

Jon loves to go up and do this every couple of years.  It reminds him of growing up and doing it with his Dad and brothers.  It is a fun time and good for all of us to get out and work a little bit as a family.  

Caleb did his share of carrying even though he got tired pretty fast!

Brianna was working hard also!  She designated herself the photographer for the day!

Sky View Homecoming Week

Brianna isn't old enough to go to homecoming yet, but she sure was busy with all the school activities last week.  Jon even lost his mind for a minute and agreed to let the tennis team use our boat as their float for the homecoming parade.  The whole family was a part of the parade Wednesday night as we pulled 21 girls from the tennis team in the parade.  

Brianna being goofy once again with girls from tennis.

Brianna with two of her friends at the homecoming football game!

Brianna and two of her friends painted their old YW Presidents face and their new 

YW Presidents faces for the big football game.

Brianna the Superfan!!!

Happy 40th Birthday Jon!

We were able to celebrate Jons 40th birthday last week.  We had a nice night celebrating with our family.  Jon of course didn't want any special treatment or parties.  We gave him his wish and just celebrated at home.  

Someone let the neighbors know that it was Jons birthday and they came over to sing and wish him a happy birthday!  (The Goldman Family) 

It was a lot of work to get 40 candles on the cake and get them to all light!  Happy Birthday Dad!  We love you and thanks for all you do for the family.  We hope you had a great birthday!

 Love,

Julia & Kids

LOTOJA 2008

LOTOJA 2008 was another epic event in our lives. It was another beautiful day for biking although a little chilly in the morning. Jon's goal was to beat his time from last year but it didn't quite turn out that way. He was happy, however, in being able to finish for the second time. Once again Julia was a great support and we could not have done it without her. Julia's brother Alan came to do the race this year after spending a summer of intense preparation. Julia's parents also were here to help with support and take in all of the activities of the day.  Tee and Dave were back for a second time and Julia's nephews, Mike and Brad where also there to help out with support.  It was a great day for everyone.

Getting a little ride in the day before the big race.

Preparing food the night before. Jon thought that he would once again try some potatoes. He said that he will not be doing potatoes next year.

The morning of the race. We all got up at about 4:30 -5:00 am to be ready for a 6:00 am start.

Here is Alan, Dave, Tee and Jon  ready to go.

Jon and Alan anxious to get going.

At the start. The Bishop that Jon serves with also did the race. He is in the Blue behind Jon. Also not seen is a neighbor Greg Carlin. They all started out together.  It was pitch black at 6:00 am so they had to have lights to start.

At the first feed zone in Preston. Jon recovered from banana overload last year and once again was stuffing them down this year.

The support crew waiting at Montpelier. From L to R: Lisa (Alan's wife), Julia on the phone, Mardi (Julia's mom), Brad and Michael (Julia's nephews). Thanks to Brad and Michael for there help and support. It was fun to have everyone there.

It was a rough year for Jon. In Montpelier he was not looking or feeling the greatest.

Trying to decided what to eat before heading out again.

At the top of Salt River Pass, also known as the King of the Mountain climb at mile 110. Jon was not looking good. He said later that he really thought about throwing in the towel at that point but after getting some nutrition (Pepsi) he pushed on.

After Salt River Pass Jon got a second wind. Here he is biking up the Snake River Canyon on the final leg. He once again hit the wall at Hoback Junction and it was slow going for the last 20 miles.

At the finish with Greg, Jon and Alan. Congrats to Alan for finishing first among the four who started together. At the end Jon was just about an hour longer than last year. He says that it is motivation to come back for more next year.

Here is Jon with his good friend Mike Broadbent who got him started in cycling two years ago.

Thanks to all who helped.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

Jack is out the door

Look who is going to school.  We can't believe that our last child is now out the door.  Well not quite.  Jack is very excited about going to preschool and Julia will now have some free time during the day.  Who knows what she will do.

Brianna is enjoying playing tennis.  We get to go to Park City to watch a tournament today.  Here she is going for an ace.