Halloween 5K/10K

There's going to be a very fun race on Halloween at 10 am. It starts at the gravel pits in North Ogden and follows the trail over to Nordic Valley. For anyone that's interested, go to the website and register early.

http://up-n-over.com/

Alan and Tiffany's Wedding

We were able to attend Alan and Tiffany's wedding at the Ogden Temple on Sept. 17. It was a great wedding!

Preston loves his Uncle Alan

George brought an extra hat for Dan

Aunt Tina and Preston

Cute Cousins: Ashton, Parker, Preston, Charlie, Sam

Can't believe he let Grandma pin the flower on, and then he left it there!

More Hiking

We had fun going hiking with Dan, Kim, Ashton and Charlie for Dan's birthday on the Indian Trail.

Good buds!

Snowbasin

Labor Day weekend Greg's parents took us up to Snowbasin to ride the Gondola and have lunch at the lodge. It was such a beautiful day!

Fun little hike at the top.

The Grand Road Trip

There aren't very many kids who can tell their friends that they DROVE all the way from Alaska. Preston and Sam will be able to say that they did it! And I can't believe they did as well as they did. We've got great boys. Such good sports.

The first day, we took the ferry from Juneau to Skagway, a 6 1/2 hour boat ride that would've been beautiful if we'd have been able to see it (it was pretty rainy--just a typical Southeast Alaska day). We did get to see some humpback whales though!

Day 2 we left Skagway, and this was my favorite part of the whole trip. This pass was just spectacular.

We stopped for lunch in Carcross, Yukon Territory. What a neat little town.

Just a (beautiful) stop along the way.

Watson Lake--famous for the Sign Post Forest, and that's about it.

Muncho Lake was our destination (9 1/2 hours out of Skagway). We stayed in a little cabin just a few yards off the lake. Had to get a picture of the float plane.

Day 3 we saw lots of caribou and bighorn sheep, and some beautiful country. But at this point we were not stopping to take any more pictures. Home could not come quickly enough. We stayed in Grand Prairie, and it was a prairie (about 8 hours driving this day).

Unfortunately we didn't take any pictures on Day 4--We drove through Banff and Jasper National Parks, but like I said, we were NOT stopping until we got to Canmore (about 7 1/2 hours driving that day).

Day 5 we were absolutely crazy! We stopped in Cardston, Alberta for lunch and saw the temple, and then drove the rest of the way home, arriving in North Ogden at 2 am (17 hours after we left Canmore). Our boys were AMAZING!!! I think Preston handled the trip better than I did.

Last day in Juneau

Downtown Juneau. We're gonna miss this beautiful place.

Alaska--the land of the GRIZZLY BEAR!!!

Whale Watching!

We got to go on a whale watching tour today since Greg was off work. We saw several humpbacks bubble-net feeding, and later we saw a humpback with her calf. It was fun to be out on a boat on a stormy day rather than stuck inside!

In the distance of this photo you can see two whales. That's the best my camera can do.

Preston's been asking to go on a boat and he just loved it. A little cold for him on the deck but he had fun just being there.
We launched from Auke Bay.
This little kid likes to put on quite the show whenever people are around. He's got a screech that precedes his giggles, and it's hilarious!

More Fun

Well the rain is back here in Juneau, and Preston wanted to show off his cool rain boots. He especially loves these boots because he gets to stomp in puddles in them...and he can put them on all by himself!

We're always looking for something fun to do on these long rainy days while Greg's at work, so this day we had a star party. I hung stars from the ceiling and we sang "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and even talked about Mozart. I must say the stars made the house much more lively looking! Sam even liked them.
With our time in Juneau coming to a close, we're trying to fit in everything we want to do before we leave. We went on a little hike up by the glacier, watched the salmon spawning, and even saw a little black bear eating some salmon. Sorry no pictures of the bear. It was in the trees and hard to see, and there were people everywhere so I did not take a picture.

The Main Event

So the only reason we got to come back to Utah for a fun break was for (Greg's brother) Paul and Jessica's wedding. I feel bad I don't have more pictures but here's some good ones.

Jacob, Preston, Paul, Sam, Zach, and Aaron.

Can you see Sam's hand in this one? Yup, he's still in there.
Worn out at the luncheon. And wasn't it a good lunch! Sam stole all my ice cream, can you tell?
We actually had a good day going to the wedding. The boys did really well and we enjoyed ourselves. We've got the best little boys!!

Utah fun

We had a great time being back in Utah hanging out with all our family. North Shore was a big hit once Preston got used to the water.

Preston was so excited to be riding Lucky. He was not even scared! Cousins Ashton and Charlie got to ride Crystal the maniac horse who tried to run me over while I was leading her.

Katelyn and Sam. Could be siblings...don't you think?
Charlie and Preston and their matching Alaska shirts.
Puttin on a show
Sam, Preston and baby Parker.