life on the sunny side

Moms and Muffins at Hannah Holbrook Elementary

2008-02-19T12:32:00.001-08:00

January 11th was Moms and Muffins at the school where the students can come and read a book and eat muffins with their moms. Zach of course had to find "the girls" to sit by them. We had fun each taking a turn reading and enjoying Costco muffins!

Zach holding Angus after Moms and Muffins before he needed to go to school.
Adorable...

Planet Hollywood Las Vegas - Upgraded Suite!

2008-02-18T14:31:00.001-08:00

Robert and I went to Las Vegas for a wedding job and Robert booked a room at the new Planet Hollywood. We checked in late and the clerk passed a paper over the counter to inform us we had been upgraded to a suite because they had overbooked our type of room and we were only staying one night. Hey, that never happens to us right? But this time it did! It was an unbelievable suite with 10-foot ceilings, multiple rooms, and you had to insert the room key while in the elevator to get to our top level suite. The pictures do not even do it justice.

Miscellaneous Things....

2008-02-18T14:08:00.000-08:00

We had been trying to create a little normal life for Aaron since the passing of big Aaron. These two boys have become good buddies since we have all been living together at mom and dad Higginson's house. Everyday Aaron asks "Where's Zach?" when Zach is at school. Here they are watching a movie together.

Zach playing Guitar Hero III, which we got for Christmas...It is quite amazing to watch as he plays 3 to 4 colors with one single finger.
Zach giving Aaron a piggy back ride...my camera work was not fast enough to catch all of Zach but Aaron was laughing really hard.
Caroline and Angus.
Elise and Hannah leaning on Stella who fell asleep in the chair...

Gorgeous sunset.

Aaron Harkness

2008-02-18T13:44:00.001-08:00

I know that it has been a couple of months since I last posted on my blog...my brother-in-law Aaron Harkness passed away on November 29th. Thanksgiving was the last time I visited with him and only briefly saw him the night before he died. I still have not been able to find the words to describe how I feel and so instead I wrote nothing until now. My heart aches for Leslie and little Aaron and I just try to do what I can to help, but it will never replace Aaron. Our family had some experiences with Aaron, memories that will not soon be forgotten... For example, camping and boating at Yuba Lake (getting Aaron's truck stuck up to its floor boards in mud), and boating on Utah Lake, when a huge windstorm came up and made white caps, and Aaron safely navigated us to shore. He was selfless with his things, interested in whatever we were doing, and he was always a gentle quiet giant with Zach. Our lives are never going to be the same now that he is gone...

Thankful for Thanksgiving!

2008-01-06T21:39:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was a big get together on the Higginson side because mom and dad Higginson were home off of their mission. The family is so big now that the church is the most accommodating place. There was a lot of yummy main course food and desserts made possible by everybody. We enjoyed a few games of Elimination, Spell Down, and the Thimble game. It was a nice day and we ended up at my family's home for more dessert, visiting, and games with my sister's family.

The food table spread.

Elimination!

John taking out grandma...ouch!
Aaron and Aaron Jr.

Kristina, Caroline, Elise.
Nairn, Lauren, background grandpa, Michael, Veronica, Lily, Sophie.
Michael.
Grandpa and Michael.
More Elimination!

Cheerleaders in the end zone!

Visiting during dessert.
Madsen family eating dessert. Chad with goofy face, Jenna, grandpa, grandma, Christine, Adam.
Jenna, Zach, and Adam.

Octoberfest! Halloween is coming...but I got my blog's backwards.

2007-11-19T22:54:00.000-08:00

Zach testing out a new costume for Halloween! "Baggie" overalls (no pun intended). :)

Zach's Halloween gifts from his birth family...he is one spoiled kid!

Zach insisted on helping with the carving. He actually did pretty good with a little bit of Robert's help.
Robert cuts out the final details before we get the pumpkin face below! Zach has turned into a pumpkin!

Traditional pumpkin face!

Zach here with his Vernal cousin Jenna...and below adding Adam. They were here over U.E.A. and we got to spend some fun times with them.

Zach laughing at Adam's funny face.

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-19T22:37:00.000-08:00

It's Halloween night and the weather is beautiful...Zach was counting down the minutes until he could head out! He insisted on being a "ghost" this year and we ended up creating it after school hours before he went trick-or-treating. Here he is with Heidi and Katie, neighbor girls who sometimes babysit him.
Here he is next to the pumpkin he helped carve. Believe it or not, he was the only ghost we saw all evening!
Before picture of the empty trick-or-treat bucket...but not for long! :)

Zach taking a short cut through a neighbor's yard...he got an apple at this house! :)

Zach trick-or-treating at his friend Luke's house...We also hooked up with Lisa and John's family and went around their neighborhood! Zach had a blast and all the kids' legs were beat tired by the end...but their buckets showed the rewards of all that walking!

After picture of the trick-or-treat bucket...not so empty now!

Can you see something that does not look like the others? Zach went to a neighbor's house and said "trick-or-treat" and the neighbor said "I'll give you a treat" and came out with this apple. It was a really yummy apple!

Ohhhh...the wonder of fall...until you have to rake the leaves!!!

2007-11-19T22:07:00.000-08:00

Caroline, Zach, and Stella creating the leaf pile that would soon become as tall as Zach!

Stella doing her part. She insisted on carrying the leaves by the arm fulls and then dumping them on the leaf pile!
Think how many trips it is going to take back and forth, doing it by the arm fulls, to get to the below picture's leaf pile height? The kids tried, but I helped Zach the next day by raking them into this pile almost as tall as he is.
Zach wanting to show how tall the leaf pile is....

Zach getting out into the street to get a better running start.

He said he wanted to head-butt the leaf pile...how do you head-butt a leaf pile? I guess you go head first!

This is all that is left of Zach after a dive into the pile. He completely disappears in the next picture.

Cool jumping action shot...I just hope there is no sharp or poky object waiting below the leaves.

Ahhhh! Zach is in leaf heaven. He loves jumping in the leaves and if he could have his way, he would rake the first batch of leaves in September in any condition just to have an excuse to jump in!
He cracks me up!

Robert's 37th Birthday - September 26, 2007

2007-11-19T21:59:00.000-08:00

Robert making one of his typical faces because he is so impressed I made mom (grandma Higginson's) famous sour cream chocolate cake...thanks to mom, the frosting turned out perfect!
Does anyone want to look at the camera? Thanks mom, for looking! :)
The perfect frosting...I had no idea it was such a temperamental frosting...

Itty Bitty Bountiful City - September 24, 2007

2007-11-04T16:28:00.000-08:00

Lisa and John planned a fun Family Home Evening for the whole Higginson clan in September and it was a lot of fun! We walked what felt like miles but in a fun way. We were to find various items that were located between certain streets just off of Main Street during a set time. I have lived here all of my life and never knew some of these things existed. What a fun event, and better yet, Zach, Robert, and I took first place thanks to Zach finding one last thing! Thanks John and Lisa for a fun FHE activity!

Here is the group gathered for the tallying of the points...no pressure on Lisa and John... :)

Here are the treats provided by Lisa and Tawnie... yuu uuuummmmmmyyyyy.

Big "A" and Little "A". Lil' Aaron had just bumped his lip while playing on the the playground...ouch!

Baby Samuel sleeping...
Baby Etahn...

Baby Angus...

Stella...

Grand kids playing on the playground while waiting for the point tallying...

Neat full moon on a crisp cold evening...

Tagged...better late than never...

2007-11-03T23:57:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have been a bit behind on my blog....life has just happened. Here goes a new post.

The rules:
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts / habits / confessions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. I am an organized, clean, neat freak!

2. I love to sleep late whenever I can.

3. I am what is called a "laggard" concerning any new trend. I tend to be the last to get it, catch on to it, or embrace it.

4. I love to save money, but I also like to spend it!

5. I mess up phrases such as "stitch in time", etc. like my mother. I come by it honestly. I also have a hard time identifying car makes and models. I think I see a family member because there is for example, a white van, and it is not even the right car make/model. Robert makes fun of me a lot.

6. I like to do things the correct way. As some family members can testify, I have to have "perfect form" (i.e. snow skiing, water skiing, tennis, swan diving, blogging :)).

Because I am a laggard, there is probably no one left to tag...if there is anyone out there, you're it!

While Uncle Robert and Aunt Pauline Were Here...

2007-09-30T22:22:00.001-07:00

Zach, Robert, and I flew Zach's kite he received from one of his best friends (Jensen) who went to China this summer. It was a lot of fun and almost got the best of us. We are out on the lawn at Hannah Holbrook.

Zach trying out his new yo yo. The yo yo came from his visit to the dentist. They gave it to him because he was so good during all 4 sets x-rays, not too common with children his age!

Uncle Robert giving Zach pointers with the yo yo. When he got tired of the yo yo, he and Aaron wrestled, their favorite thing to do. It was sooo funny to watch.

Big and little Aaron, Zach and Uncle Robert. Uncle Robert was so cute to watch Zach play his little Scooby Doo video game, even getting on the floor with him.

Aunt Pauline. Picture taken by Zach.

Grandpa, Grandma, and Aunt Leslie (wanting to be seen)! :) Picture taken by Zach.

Aunt Leslie, Uncle Aaron, and Uncle Robert (notice Leslie again :) ). Picture taken by Zach.

A.J. Picture taken by Zach.

Me and Robert. Picture taken by Zach.

Zach's self portrait. Picture taken by Zach.

Zach signs with the Red Rockets!

2007-09-30T21:33:00.000-07:00

Zach started his first season ever of soccer and had his first game on the first day of school! With no practice and gear issued just a few days before, we wondered how this first game was going to go. All we had to do was watch Zach and we knew he was more excited to play and have fun than anything else, not to mention, he got dressed hours before the game started.

At the team meeting, all the other kids picked the numbers that Zach wanted. But he didn't realize that no one had picked the best number, #1, and that was even cooler!

The Red Rockets in a huddle with coach.

Zach did have one moment, after doing a lot of running, "Mom, is the game over yet?"

Zach always has this grin on his face as he runs. That makes it all worth it!
Zach with his team the Red Rockets on team picture day. (from left to right: Jared, Samuel, Zach, Gus, and Spencer).

Taking a bath after a game day playing with the shark Zach received from Aunt Lisa and Uncle John when we babysat their girls. Look at that resemblance... :)

Zachary Starts Kindergarten

2007-09-25T23:00:00.001-07:00

Zach started Kindergarten at Hannah Holbrook (my alma mater) on August 29, 2007. The following are a variety of pictures taken over the first 2 weeks (because the kindergarten age kids only go on the first day then they have about a week off due to testing and Labor Day. Needless to say, Zach was very excited to start school and we were excited for him too! He loves it a lot and even loves to walk the 5 blocks down the hill and through the "secret passageway" to school. It is a workout coming back up the hill, but he even loves to walk home with the ward/neighbor kids.

Zach on the first day. He had already ditched his backpack.

Zach, waiting for his teacher Mrs. Savage, on the bench with his classmates.

Zach's picture posted on the board down the hall to his classroom. The theme this year is "Team Holbrook". He also did his name in glitter glue for his first ever assignment.

Zach's classroom. As parents, we sat in the tiny chairs in this room during the back-to-school meeting. It is hard to imagine myself being that small at one time. :)

Zach loves the monkey bars and has mastered them pretty well. He loves recess so he can do the monkey bars and play with Hannah and Elise.

What We Did Before School Started Officially!

2007-09-22T21:52:00.000-07:00

When we heard the water running outside, we naturally got suspicious of Zach. He had created his own swimming pool since there was a ban on all 5 year old children and younger swimming in the public pools. The ban came due to sicknesses contracted from swimming pool water. That didn't stop Zach, the next best thing is Weber water (who knows what kind of organisms are in there)!

Spencer and Kristi were here for a couple of weeks and we had a great visit! While they were here, the boys fell the dead Aspen tree in grandma and grandpa's front yard with dad's chainsaw. The men did their manly stuff while the children were enthralled by the manly stuff (and the loud chainsaw). We found all "the boys" on the porch watching.

Cute boys on the porch.

Spencer wanted us to take a picture of him cutting the tree.

Rob wanted to be real manly and hold the wood while it was cut.

Spencer is about to karate chop this branch!

Another Day at Lagoon Before School Starts

2007-09-11T22:34:00.000-07:00

Yes, we are here at Lagoon again on August 24th thanks to discount passes from John and Tawnie. Zach was in absolute heaven. And unlike Stake Lagoon Day, Zach wanted to ride every adult ride he could with his allowable height. He luckily measured in at 46 inches...just tall enough for all the big rides except for Wicked and Jet Star II. He loved Dracula's Castle (unbelievably the dumbest ride ever and has not changed since I was a kid...that is about 30 years for those of you who are wondering). :)

Here we are on the warm-up rides of Dinosaur Drop and the Kontiki.

It is obvious that there is not much thrilling action on these kiddie rides, so we asked Zach if he wanted to ride some other adult rides. He was reluctant at first, but soon became addicted. The Tidal Wave was his first ever adult ride.

Here we all are ready to start the Tidal Wave ride that we had to talk Zach into...Just watch the succession of pictures and you can tell why he became addicted to the thrill of the bigger rides.

Here I am showing how the ride is really getting to me and hardly getting to Zach anymore. Love the triple chins!
Zach's ultimate favorite ride was the Wild Mouse! I was in the back and did not get a good shot of his face. But the fact that he wanted to ride it over and over was sign enough he loved it.
We then rode the old big Roller Coaster...rickety but fun.

We also rode the Sky Coaster back and forth and got these shots of the Tidal Wave and Roller Coast. Can this ride ever go continuous from start to finish without stopping at least 5 times!

The last shot of the night was in line at The Bat ride. We came upon it accidentally. It was fun but way too short of a ride. We stayed until closing and had a blast...Thanks to those who made it possible!

I Want to Play Tag

2007-09-07T23:07:00.000-07:00

Jobs I have had - oldest to most recent:
1. Jean-Paree Wigs - stocking and mailing wigs starting at 10 or so (my friend's parent's business).
2. Nielsen's Frozen Custard - gained weight from all the free concretes.
3. Video Store.
4. Marie Callendar's Restaurant - hostess of the most-est.
5. ZCMI - Children's Clothing Department.
6. BYU Study Hall for the Athletes - got to see all the hotties who played every sport imaginable.
7. Steamboat Lake Guest Ranch - my dream job with horses that turned sour.
8. Foremost West - for $5.25 an hour in my field of study right out of college.
9. Salmon Electrical Contractors - doubled my above wages in a month not even in my field of study.
10. Higginson Photography & Video - my favorite job so far!

Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:
1. Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly.
2. A Walk to Remember.
3. Sound of Music.
4. Pirates of the Caribbean (all) - because Zach wants us to watch them with him.
5. Nacho Libre.
6. Napoleon Dynamite.

Favorite T.V. Shows:
1. America's Funniest Home Videos.
2. Amazing Race.
3. American Idol.
4. Hero's.

Hobbies/Interests:
1. Reading.
2. Traveling.
3. Photography.
4. Sewing/Cross Stitching.

Places I Have Lived:
1. Salt Lake City, Utah.
2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
3.Bountiful, Utah.
4. Rexburg, Idaho.
5. Long Island, New York.
6. Tokyo, Japan.
7. Provo, Utah.

Places I have Visited:
1. Sweden (when I was 1).
2. Las Vegas, Nevada (where grandparents lived).
3. California - various cities.
4. Wyoming - National Parks.
5. Various states across the U.S.: (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Virginia.
6. Washington D.C.
7. New Zealand.
8. Australia.
9. Boston, MA.
10. Paris.
11. San Antonio, TX.
12. Hawaii.
13. Chicago, IL.

Favorite Foods/Dishes:
1. Steak, baked potato, salad.
2. Tepanyaki steak and chicken with white rice.
3. Chinese.
4. Home grilled hamburgers with everything on it.
5. Pizza and root beer.
6. Desserts.

Websites I Visit Daily:
1. My email.
2. Blogs.
3. Other photographers' websites.

Places I Would Rather Be:
1. On a trip somewhere in Europe with Robert and Zach - Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, etc.
2. Hawaii.
3. On a road trip with Robert and Zach.

People I Am Tagging:
1. Anyone who wants to play who hasn't yet...Kara, Maria, Lori, Lisa, Leslie, Kristi, Suzanne, mom.

Pre-Wedding Anniversary Get-A-Way at the Blue Boar Inn

2007-09-05T22:19:00.000-07:00

Robert won a Valentine's Day Gift Basket from a radio station in February. In it there was a gift certificate for a overnight stay at the Blue Boar in Midway, Utah. It expired at the end of August, so we decided we should use it for our anniversary even though our actual date is September 6th. It was a quaint little inn located in a quiet setting up by the golf course. We had a nice stay while Zach stayed at my parents home for an overnighter too.

Beautiful architecture, very Swiss style even though we have never been there. :)

Robert in our room checking out the TV programs of course, while I check out the room. Our room looked out towards the golf course.

Breakfast was unbelievable! We were the only two in the eating area and the waiter handed us a menu with breakfast items starting at $7.99 on up to $15.00. We were told that breakfast was included so we went ahead and ordered. I ordered the French Toast and Robert ordered the Steak and Eggs....delicious! Then the waiter brought our bill for $28.00 plus and we were confused! :) Then we noticed a Continental Style breakfast set up over in the corner. (Had we eaten the wrong kind of breakfast included with our room?) As we handed our credit card over to the waiter to pay, he said "oh, my mistake, breakfast is included with the room" and he proceeded to cross out any cost to us except for the tip! :) What a clever waiter! We had a great laugh about that on the way home! But it was a delicious breakfast and well worth the cost of the tip!

When we were about to sit to eat we met the owner of the Blue Boar Inn who was very friendly and visited with us for awhile.

Cherry Hill Fun!

2007-09-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

Zach and I went to Cherry Hill for one last swimming excursion before school started. It worked great because it got us out of the house while workers were putting in central air...no more 100 degree heat!

Zach loves Cherry Hill!

Zach playing in Pirates Cove.

Zach loved the tube ride even though the tube was twice his size. He loved going down the waterfall backwards (see picture below).

Zach coming out at the end with one last waterfall, backwards of course!

Adventures in Babysitting

2007-08-23T09:10:00.000-07:00

While John and Lisa were enjoying Anniversary bliss (with Angus, John, Tawnie, and Sam), Robert and I were holding down the fort for them. We had a lot of fun with the girls, but Zach was in HEAVEN...playing every day for hours non-stop! Now I know what it feels like to be a mother of five! :) The first night we had mom, dad, Leslie, and Aaron over for dinner.

Stell (as I call her) eating a yummy Paces pop.

Caroline doing her thing on the monkey bars. She was such a big help to me until she left for Grouse Creek with her grandma Richardson.

Stella at the Rec. Center pool. She absolutely loved being in the water! She stayed outside until her lips turned blue. Then we went inside for warmth and more fun!

Elise sliding down out of the ship.
Hannah sliding down out of the ship.

Zach driving the Pirate ship.

Everybody ready to go after a fun afternoon/evening at the Rec. Center.

Stake Lagoon Day

2007-08-23T08:41:00.000-07:00

Every year when the Lagoon ads start on TV, Zach asks when our Stake Lagoon Day is because it is the only time we go all year. He loves it so much and every year he tries something new and it becomes his obsession. "It's What Fun Is!" right? This year his obsession was the Dinosaur Drop/Lady Bug Bob last year it was the Dinosaur roller coaster.

Zach giving the thumbs up to his favorite ride. He rode it at least 20 times.

Zach wanted to to try the Terror Ride but I did not have a pass, so a young gal rode with him for me. He said it was not scary, but he plugged his ears at the end due to the loud horn!

The Missionaries Return

2007-08-13T00:04:00.000-07:00

We thought it would be fun to make a sign for the return of Robert's parents from their 18-month mission in Toronto, Canada. The kids had a great time painting and it looked great when it was finished.

Some of the family killing time while awaiting the arrival of the missionaries. Stella in my old cool shades.

The grandkids waiting in anticipation for the motorhome to crest the hill.

Family members also waiting in the cool of the shade for the motorhome to crest the hill.

The Missionaries Return Cont'd

2007-08-12T23:32:00.000-07:00

The missionaries cresting the hill after much anticipation.

The children swarm the exiting missionaries.

The visiting in the living room has once again returned.

Aaron in his cool shades.

Caroline and Savannah wrote a cute song for Grandma and Grandpa.

Lily hanging out.

A Day at the Car Wash

2007-08-12T23:14:00.000-07:00

We had been getting some things done on mom and dad's house before they return from their mission. We had just finished cleaning out the gutters when Robert decided to hose me down because it was so hot. Well, that turned into a full on water fight. We were all laughing so hard. So while we were wet, we thought we might as well wash the car.

Zach loved the soapy bubbles and kept doing the areas that Robert and I had just washed!

The boys working hard.
The next day, Zach said that he thought he was big enough to make his own peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He did a pretty good job I must say.

It's All About Zach....cont'd...

2007-07-29T22:57:00.000-07:00

This is how we have been enduring the 100+ degree temperatures this summer...We sure love the new Bountiful Rec. Center pool and Zach loves to fine tune his swimming skills he learned at swimming lessons. Can you unteach a child the plugging the nose thing?

Robert always makes fun of me because I buy cheap swimming goggles. What do think about these? Zach loved them (because they are green, his favorite color) until the glasses had half of the swimming pool water inside of them.

Zach took swimming lessons again from Natalie and improved even more. This is the dive which he was introduced to this summer.

He has no fear of the diving board, here as well as at the Bountiful Rec. Center.

It's All About Zach....

2007-07-29T22:24:00.000-07:00

The middle of July my sister's youngest boy Adam played in a baseball tournament (in the blazing heat) and took 2nd overall. This is Adam up to bat.

This is Zach watching Adam up to bat in his front row seat. Can you tell it is hot!
Zach has loved Thomas the Tank Engine since he was about 2 years old. Everyday he tells Robert and I to come and see the new track he has built. We think he will be an engineer.

Leslie and lil' Aaron came by for visit and this is how Aaron gets Zach's attention.

The girls also came to play one day and the fan was messing up their hair, so they all wanted to have messy hair. Eating their favorite Macaroni and Cheese.

Zach loves Pirates of the Caribbean and got this bandanna from somewhere and we discovered him wearing it when we checked on him in bed.

Zach has loved going to the park. This is the old Rocket Park and he says these monkey bars are easier than the blue park's monkey bars. Here he is doing them all the way across. He was very proud of himself for doing it.

This is Zach in Grandma and Grandpa Higginson's apricot tree. This has been one of his favorite things to do also, and he prides himself on how big he is and how far up he can climb. He is not afraid of heights like his dad.

Isn't he a handsome boy? I think so....

24th of July Celebration!

2007-07-22T14:48:00.000-07:00

This is the gang who could make it to the parade. I decided that I wanted to save a spot for anyone who would be interested to view the parade from the shade and followed in Lori, Lisa, and Mark's footsteps from last year. I got down to main street at 4:30 a.m. and reserved the same spot as last year. There were already people gathering and I put out my camp chairs, read my book, and hung out until 7:00 a.m. (when chairs can "officially" be put out). I met a nice lady named Beth and we visited with another young man who had designed a float for his Stake. That made the time pass faster and Robert let me sleep in when I got home. Thanks Robert! What a fun parade and the kids loved it, which made all of it worth it. We will have to do it again next year!

Waiting for the first entrants of the parade to arrive....and the candy....
Zach being cooooooool. Don't you love the Powerade mustache?
Waving at the Shrek float by the Children's Miracle Network. Kids no longer waiting on blankets but getting ready for any candy being thrown.
Later that night, thanks to Tawnie saving spaces, we watched an incredible fireworks show with what ever family members could make it. Thanks Tawnie...it sure was worth it, huh?
John and Lisa family, the rest of the kids are somewhere running around.
Teresa and Elise.
Hannah, Zach, Elise, and Thomas.
Zach wanted to hold Samuel...that is the cutest smile on his face!
Nairn helping kids with the glow sticks that can be made into a ball....hence the next picture.
Awesome fireworks....my Sony camera does not do it justice!

Zach's favorite kind of fireworks because they are green.

Thought you might enjoy a little slideshow.

2007-07-19T22:04:00.000-07:00

Robert created a slideshow to email out to all of the bride leads that we get from Utah Brides, Salt Lake Bride, and Utah Bride and Groom. I helped him pick out the pictures to use and thought it would be fun to put it on my blog. To watch it simply click on the triangle in the middle of the screen. Oh, and be sure and push pause on my music player on the right because the slideshow has music. Enjoy.

Madsen Reunion at Bear Lake

2007-07-18T20:36:00.000-07:00

This is my first ever blog posting and, thanks to Tawnie's friend Heidi, I have an adorable blog header. Now I am determined to keep a journal of our family's activities and wanted to start with our trip to Bear Lake to join other family members on the Madsen side for the 4ht of July week. We do this every other year because my family has to travel from various states/cities across the country (Ohio, Oklahoma, and Vernal). It is great to get together with family and catch up on all that is going on. It is also neat to see cousins play so well together even when they are not around each other for sometimes a year or more. Thanks mom and dad, for providing an opportunity for this gathering...It was the best!

The Madsen clan on the beach at Ideal Beach.

Zach in heaven as a fish in and out of the water.

Zach with cousin Kendale on the tube before the "ride" has started.

Zach and Kendale on the tube while Zach is saying "too fast"...

The two boys scouting the route while cousin Adam drives.

Jenna and Taylor on the tube.

Zach and Adam playing "Guitar Hero II". Zach's favorite
game now and he was better than his mom.

Aron and Sherri enjoying the refreshing water.

Zach and Kendale burying themselves in the sand.

Kendale really buried in the sand with Austin's "cool" sunglasses.

Christian, Emily, and Zach in "their hot tub".

Brent with mom and dad relaxing on the beach.

Adam, Kendale, Zach, and Jenna lounging after the fireworks on the 4th.

Robert, Austin, Christine, Chad lounging after fireworks.

Alicia and Breanne in the "hoodies".

Andie and Brent.

Emily and Zach eating frozen Capri Sun slushies.

Zach and Austin.

Part of the family eating at a Pizza Place in Garden City
before the Labrums head home. Zach thought he was
pretty funny sticking his tongue out.