It is amazing how fast the time goes by. I can’t believe the Koby had his 6th birthday today. It seems like we just brought him home from the hospital yesterday and now he turned 6 years old. I remember when he came home from the hospital and Cami and I put him down in [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Happy 30th Birthday to Cami!
July 19th, 2008
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Today is Cami’s 30th birthday and we get to celebrate with her.
For her birthday, the boys and I took her to a pizza place here in town called MiMi’s Pizza where they had Peanut Butter and Honey pizza for Koby, free teddy graham’s for Clay and hot dogs and potato chips for Spencer. They also [...]
Where’s Karl
July 17th, 2008
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I have always been drawn to stories of people doing crazy things and have blogged about a few of them here (& here, & here). There is something about pushing oneself to the limit and accomplishing something remarkable that is appealing to me (to watch and read about, not to actually do myself).
Here is another [...]
New Flooring
July 9th, 2008
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This last weekend Cami’s parents came to town and spent a few days with us. It was fun to have them (and Austin) here. Koby and Spencer were both excited to hear that Austin was coming and they were great together.
One of the projects that we had on our agenda was to fix our floor [...]
July 4th Weekend
July 7th, 2008
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We had a pretty fun weekend and enjoyed celebrating our country’s independence day. Here is what we did.
On the morning of the 4th, we went to a breakfast for our ward and had awesome breakfast burritos and fruit. It was awesome. The scouts raised the flag and we had a spiritual thought about independence.
After [...]
Zac Sunderland
July 7th, 2008
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This is the story of a young man (16 years old) who is attempting to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe alone. I found his blog about two weeks ago while reading another one of my favorite blogs and have been following his progress since before he left. His website is here.
I told [...]
Greeley Stampede Rodeo
July 3rd, 2008
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This morning I took the two older boys and met up with some of my family at the Greeley Stampede for a “scratch rodeo”. I am not sure what the status of the contestants, but it was free and called a “scratch.” Based on their performance and the lack of excitement from everyone in attendance, [...]
Swimming the Amazon
July 2nd, 2008
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Ever since I was on my mission and had the chance to meet some Brazilians, I have thought it woul be neat to see the Amazon river. I read an article tonight that made me think about how simple my ideas are as compared to others.
This is a story about a man who swam through [...]
