Super Thin!

Super Thin versus Marshmallow Man!

The kids and I made this video a couple of years back...pretty fun.

My tuff sistur

Tina break wood!

Watch out wood!

Memories of Grandpa Alley

Grandpa Alley with Matthew

Tanner hates peas!!

This is when Tanner first tried peas...it makes me laugh every time! And the look he gives mom afterwards is just priceless!

Sorry about the poor quality!

The Motorcycle Brotherhood

I've noticed that riding around on a motorcycle has changed in the last 13 years. I remember when I rode around on my old 150cc scooter down in NM, AZ, and UT that most fellow riders would give a friendly wave as they rode by. At first it caught me off guard, and since I felt a little intimidated by the larger bikes and fancier attire of the riders, I didn't get in to the "wave to the other rider" thing. But as I rode more and more, I found that motorbike riders were just a happier lot, and they couldn't just keep the joy of being out on a bike stuffed inside. You just had to let it out by acknowledging other riders who were experiencing the same thrill of the open road. It felt like you were suddenly initiated into a fraternal order of people who all knew this one secret...driving around inside a tin can sucks and motorcycles are awesome!

For some reason, things are a little different now. I was without a bike for about 6-7 years and I was very excited to get back into it. But now when I ride around it seems like you hardly ever get the "wave from the other riders." It seems like our fraternity was taken over by a bunch of snobs. Attorneys and doctors who put down tens of thousands of dollars on a bike and gear and then go looking for something they lost somewhere. Maybe I'm not seeing it accurately...I really hope I'm not, but for some reason it seems that riders today just don't share the same connection I felt when I first started riding. The love of the ride has been replaced by the show. The freedom has been usurped by the parade. Very sad.

Evidence of a 21 month old

My sister Cami was walking by our SUV at our family reunion and something caught her eye. I saw her looking at the truck and asked her what she was looking at. Apparently Kennady had been eating some Oreos and only wanted the guts. I'm not sure why she organized the crusts the way she did. She is somewhat particular about certain things. Cami thought it was pretty funny.

New Dog

Oh! I almost forgot! We (well, Mornie and the kids) got a new dog. No, I'm not living somewhere else, but the deal is that Dad (me) doesn't have to do anything for the dog (except finance the endeavor). His name is Jeeves and he's called a Jack-a-poo (half Jack Russell Terrier, half mini Poodle).

Here's a shot of him tearing a killer whale to pieces.

Soccer mania!

Well, today both Tanner and Taylor's teams did very well. Tanner even scored a goal which was very exciting for him. Other news of interest is that Mornie is now teaching down at BYU four days a week. She goes down after the kids go to school and returns before they get out so it works out pretty well. I'm the new Cubscout Committee Chair for our Pack and that's been fun as well.

Finally, here is a picture of our new patio that we put in this summer!