Cascade

Me and Bry tried to climbing Cascade on Saturday. We went with Wyatt and Mark Warner. At 6:30 we started climbing, Wyatt and I had Crampons but Mark and Bry didn't. luckily we all had Ice axes. After climbing for 6 hours we decided to turn around because we hadn't got any yard work done that day. Then after many self arrests, a very odd way of descending (Witch you can see in the video)and a big fall, we were down. It took eight hours and we got banged up but it was still fun.

Do You Live In Utah

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September to May, you
live in Utah.

If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and
they don't work there, you live in Utah.

If you've worn shorts and a
parka at the same time, you live in Utah

If you've had a lengthy
telephone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number,
you live in
Utah.

If 'vacation' means going anywhere south of Salt Lake City for
the
weekend, you live in Utah.

If you measure distance in hours, you live in
Utah.

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once,
you
live in Utah.

If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in
the same day, you live in Utah.

If you install security lights on your
house and garage but leave both unlocked, you live in Utah.

If you can
drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard
without flinching,
you live in Utah.

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over
a snowsuit, you live in Utah.

If the speed limit on the highway is 75 mph
-- you're going 80, and everyone is still passing you, you live
in
Utah.

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are
filled
with snow, you live in Utah.

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter,
winter, still winter, and road construction, you live in Utah.

If you
find 10 degrees 'a little chilly' you live in Utah.

If you actually
understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends, you
live in Utah

Christmas Morning

At least I have a Nose!!!

You thought it was funny, ha ha ha. My nose is nothing compared to you nose less people.

Family Dance is Coming

We are trying to make to family dance CD but we don't know what songs to put on it. In the comments for this post please tell us what songs you want to Jive to at to family dance. The Dance will be on Monday the 31.

Some funky pictures . . .

First Winter Baldy Atempt . . . Failed

On Saturday after Garrett had a Kidney Stone we (Bry and Garrett) tried to snowshoe to the top of Baldy. We started from Bonneville shoreline parking lot. 4 hours later we got to dry Canyon and did not want to descend 500 feet then gain 3000 more to the summit, so we turned around. After the 6 hour hike we were very tired, but we had a great time and want to try again soon.

Brynne's Gymnastics Show

Brynne did great in here Gymnastics this year, and had lots of fun.

A great time in Mexico (but sad to have missed everyone at Thanksgiving!)

We had a great time in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico!
Top on our list was the ruins at Tulum! They were incredible and we were
very grateful to have had Alma be our guide!
We also LOVED the beach there at at Tulum -- fun body surfing -- so much
fun we forgot to take any photos, sorry.

We also did a little bit driving while we were there! Like 3 hours to Chitzen-Itza and 3 hours back, all in one day! It was cool, but we spent a lot of time in the Suburban. See how good the Kendy and Gar were! (By the way, this is only one of 100 pictures taken that day!)







Check out:
Kendy's sunburned eye (or should we say pupil) -- FREAKY!! (And this is NOT photoshopped)
Gar walking on water!
Brynne's way cool hairdo!
Climbing down into bat caves
and snokeling in crystal clear cenotes!

Unphotoed highlights: (We'll have to tell ya'll about it sometime!)

Bry avoiding having his driver's license taken away by two Mexican policeman -- a MUST hear story!!
Garrett with Montazuma's revenge
Cave diving in three cenotes -- cool!
Having one of our guides actually WANT a Book of Mormon!
The "100 percent family bar!"
Coolest pool we've ever been in!
Cheri learning spanish (Dan, no wise cracks or comparisons to Mom please!)
Oh, and last but not least -- getting to the airport and having them tell us we were supposed to be their yesterday, when our itinerary said today--YIKES! Let's just say after 27 hours of splitting up, staying in a Mexican urine infested hotel, braving a snow storm in Denver and sending Kendy alone on a flight-- we DID make it home!

Merry Christmas!! Lots of snow and lots of fun!