First Day of School 2010

Zach is starting the 4th grade, Alli the 7th, and Jonathon is starting his senior year! The first day of school for most of the high schoolers isn't until tomorrow to give the freshmen a chance to get used to the school without everyone else around. Jonathon happily stayed in his pajamas while the other two left early.

Craters of the Moon

Before school starts, and in-between Marks many training trips, we wanted to run out to Craters of the Moon. We went last year, but it was a quick trip, and we didn't have time to do everything. This trip we had more time, so we had a picnic lunch, climbed the spatter pots, and crawled around in the caves. The kids thought that was so cool, and Zach gave me a heart attack climbing out on a ledge. Fun!

Oregon!

We had a quick trip this year, due to the funeral, but it was still worth it. It's always so much fun to see the Holmes, and we were able to spend some time with Tolman, Audrey and Kaleb, too. We spent a couple of days on the beach, and went to Newport one day to the Oregon Coast Aquarium where we saw all sorts of sealife; jellyfish, octapus, crabs, turtles. The kids loved it; Zach was in awe of the shark jaw and was so excited to have his picture taken in it! He was, however, not nearly as excited to have his picture taken in the crab hat. Crabby!

For Ruth

After a very sudden stroke, and a very long week, we lost my mother-in-law Ruth Evans on July 23, 2010. She was an amazing, elegant lady, and we were so blessed to have her.

Pioneer Trek

Here's a few pics from Jonathon and Alli's trek. They walked about 24 miles total, slept under the stars, and according to Jonathon, ate the best food ever.

While they were still clean...

Everyone from our ward; Alli was the only girl!

One of the handcarts.

A pretty pioneer!

This is Alli's family during the womens pull.

Hers was the first one up, so when they were done they went back to help the others.

The men standing by watching.