The Wasatch back

What a weekend! It was the most fun. We met our part of the team in Salt Lake at Sugarhouse park. We then drove up to Liberty to have a safety meeting and for Mendy to get ready to start her first leg. In this picture you see only part of the lineup for the "Honey Buckets.

Here is Mendy and I at the safety meeting.

This is our part of the team. Me on the left,then Mendy, then Hollie Smith then James Phelps, then Shon Spevak and Tim Roberts.



Here is mendy in the middle of her first run.

Here she is cheering Tim on.

This is Tim on his first leg.

Here is James passing off to me for my first run. It was over 1600 feet up old snowbasin road.

Nice wave pretending that I am okay. I was at this point.

Here I am about three quarters of the way up. I think I am going to die.

Coming down to pass off to Shon.

Passing off to Shon.

Here Shon is climbing up his run. Looks like he is at home running up hill.

We parked next to this team van, how appropriate for me to find it, considering bite recient dog bite.

We went to Morgan High School to shower and rest and eat before our next leg.

Here Mendy is waiting to start her night leg.

I am stretching in preparation for my night leg. It was a really good run around Rockport lake. About 5.5 miles

Then Mendy started her last leg Sat. Morning after showering and resting at north summit High school. She ran through part of Heber City to Charleston.

Then she passed off to Hollie for her last run.

This is Tim half way up his run up Ragnar hill. It was an 1800 foot climb on dirt road.

He pased off to James to finish his last leg up the other half of Ragnar hill. Another huge climb. He then passed off to me to do my last leg. I ran up for a mile then I dropped 2260 feet into Park city.

Here I am running up the first mile of my last leg.

I was supposed to run 5.4 mile for my last leg and I was told it would all be on pavement, At mile three I was told to turn left onto a path that led down. it was crazy for a mile, then onto a dirt road followed by another path and another dirt road and another path through the woods. then when I thought I was just about done they informed me that I had an extra mile and a half added to my leg and that was another two dirt roads and another path. then I was able to run the last 200 yards to the exchange on pavemant to pass off to Shon.

Here we are trying to get to the finish line to run through with the rest of our team. The traffic was so bad that we didn't make it before Shon and the others ran through the finish line.

Here we are on the gondola riding up to the finish. Just before we got to the top they ran through. Very disapointing, but very fun and rewarding.

Here is the picture of the first six runners of our team at the finish with Shon. Overall, we went 190 miles from Logan to Park City. Some of it was beyond brutal, but it was a blast and can't wait to do it again next year.

Birthday week!

Ellyce had three cakes this year. We had this one on Sat. after her Cousins baptism.

We had this one on Her birthday... Sunday. she wanted me to make a vanilla one

This is the one we had made at dairy queen for after the swimming party at Washington Rec. senter

Ellyce playing at the rec. center

McKenna wanted a cake made from me. I needed to practice making a vanilla/chocholate swirl for her cousins upcoming wedding. She was very specific about what colors and what it said.

McKenna wanted to go swimming at the Three fountains pool. thank you to Towa foe allowing us to go there to swim.

Family Pictures in preparation for Parents 50th

Wew met down at the Temple grounds for most of the pictures. Ellyce had a hard time giving a real smile.

I just love this picture of my beautiful wife.

Here we are with my Grandma, she will turn 99 in August.

Here we are just my siblings.

This one is with our spouses.

Here is the whole gang minus Breadon who is in the mission field

this one is with the grandkids

I like how this one turned out, it was Lara's Idea.

This is up by the Tabernacle

Here are my girls.

playing in the water

I like the way this one turned out too

I really like this one. it was Carolyn's idea

The MidNight Run

We went to St. George to run the midnight run down at South gate Golf Course. It was a difficult run for some reason. Mendy and I were able to talk Carolyn into walking and Spencer and David into Running the 5k. We all did well. I was so impressed with David. He claims to not like it, yet he finished in 28 min. Not bad for his first 5k and for being so old.

McKenna to pictures, she was so upset that she didn't get one as I came in. I put in my personal record for a 5k. Did it in 24 min. I was so excited. I came in forth in my division and 38th overall, out of close to 500.

Here is Mendy comming into the finish.

Carolyn had a rough one. she walked it an close to the end she fell and really banged herself up pretty good. I am so proud of her at least trying.