Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Trip to Grandpa Furness
We really love our dear Great Grandpa Furness. He is Melissa's Grandfather. He is 96 years old,(Aunt Mary will have to correct me if I'm off a year:)and lives in Salt Lake City. These were taken during a visit with him in October.
October 10K and Piano Recital
McKenna and Meghan both performed in their annual piano recital in October. This was Meghan's first recital. She did great! They both did. These were taken right before the recital began.
I ran a 10K race in October with a few friends. It was a lot of fun. Now I want to try a half marathon. I'm still having back and hip issues though, so we'll see what happens when I finish physical therapy. Hopefully, I'll be fully recovered and ready to go!
I ran a 10K race in October with a few friends. It was a lot of fun. Now I want to try a half marathon. I'm still having back and hip issues though, so we'll see what happens when I finish physical therapy. Hopefully, I'll be fully recovered and ready to go!
Monday, September 14, 2009
BYU vs. OU
Hans and I went to BYU's season opener vs. Oklahoma over labor day weekend with R2H. It was such a fun trip. The game itself was incredible! Beating #3 team in the country and holding them to only 13 points was awesome!
Hans parents, his brother Bob and wife, Jennifer, Hans & I during the game.
The newly built Dallas Cowboy Stadium was where the game was held. What an over-the-top facility! The big screen t.v. hanging over the field is 7 stories high and 160 feet wide. It's the largest H.D. screen in the world. It was hard to watch the game on the field. I kept wanting to look up and watch it on the screen, because I could see everything so well- even the sweat dropping off of the players faces.
Final Score!
Celebrating on the field! When the game was almost over, the announcers kept saying "Please no one on the field, please stay in your seats!" We were good little cougars (who don't even "cut corners") so...altough it took a lot of self-control, we restrained ourselves and didn't rush the field. :)
This says it all.
This is all of us the day before the game during a tour of the stadium.
We ditched our group during our tour to get this quick shot on the field. Shhh don't tell on us!
Hans & Melissa in Cowboy's Locker room
We even made some new "true blue" friends there, Beverly and James Endicott. They live in Lindon nearby, so we'll be able to see them from time to time.
The hotel we stayed at was something else, the Gaylord Texan. It has an indoor mall with several small shops, several restaurants, a spa, gym, pools, etc. all inside of an atrium. As the saying goes, "Everything's bigger in Texas"! This is a shot taken from our 8th floor balcony window looking into the atrium--pretty cool.
This is a shot of a miniature train set in the atrium, Mitch would've gone nuts seeing this!
These next three shots are of the Riverwalk Cafe in the hotel atrium. We ate here several times. It was so relaxing and beautiful.
Melissa in the hall leading to the lobby.
Hans chillin' with a local. (inside the atrium)
All in all we had a great memorable trip! GO COUGARS!
Hans parents, his brother Bob and wife, Jennifer, Hans & I during the game.
The newly built Dallas Cowboy Stadium was where the game was held. What an over-the-top facility! The big screen t.v. hanging over the field is 7 stories high and 160 feet wide. It's the largest H.D. screen in the world. It was hard to watch the game on the field. I kept wanting to look up and watch it on the screen, because I could see everything so well- even the sweat dropping off of the players faces.
Final Score!
Celebrating on the field! When the game was almost over, the announcers kept saying "Please no one on the field, please stay in your seats!" We were good little cougars (who don't even "cut corners") so...altough it took a lot of self-control, we restrained ourselves and didn't rush the field. :)
This says it all.
This is all of us the day before the game during a tour of the stadium.
We ditched our group during our tour to get this quick shot on the field. Shhh don't tell on us!
Hans & Melissa in Cowboy's Locker room
We even made some new "true blue" friends there, Beverly and James Endicott. They live in Lindon nearby, so we'll be able to see them from time to time.
The hotel we stayed at was something else, the Gaylord Texan. It has an indoor mall with several small shops, several restaurants, a spa, gym, pools, etc. all inside of an atrium. As the saying goes, "Everything's bigger in Texas"! This is a shot taken from our 8th floor balcony window looking into the atrium--pretty cool.
This is a shot of a miniature train set in the atrium, Mitch would've gone nuts seeing this!
These next three shots are of the Riverwalk Cafe in the hotel atrium. We ate here several times. It was so relaxing and beautiful.
Melissa in the hall leading to the lobby.
Hans chillin' with a local. (inside the atrium)
All in all we had a great memorable trip! GO COUGARS!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Las Vegas Trip
We finally took a little family trip and accompanied Hans when he was working in Vegas one week. We had a great time! The kids and I hung out by the pool while Hans worked in the mornings and after Claire's nap in the afternoon we'd go out as a family.
Claire loved just chillin' or should I say cookin' on my lap. It was 115 degrees while we were there.
One night we went down to the strip and did what has become a family traditon. We checked out what was new at the Belagio lobby. They have an indoor garden there that is amazing! Then we watched the water fountain show out front. The kids loved it! (Okay, so I don't have a pic. of it. I need to get it off Hans' phone first.)
Me and the kids at the hotel.
Hans and Claire Bear.
Our van had transmission trouble between Vegas and St. George, so....we extended our trip for a day and stayed the night in St. George while our van got worked on! Our kids had never been to St. George or seen the St. George temple, so we had to drive by and get some pictures. Isn't it beautiful?!
Harvest Time
We finally got a garden in this Spring, and now that summer is almost over the kids have been so excited to see the fruits of their labors, or should we say the "vegetables" of their labors.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Mt. Timpanogos Hike
Saturday 8.1.09 Hans and I hiked to the top of Mt. Timpanogos with Hans' dad, who is 70!, his brother-in-law, Mike, and his three boys. We hiked roughly 17 miles, and slid down a 1,000 ft glacier! It was intense. It took us 11 hours to do it. We were sore afterward, but what a rush!
Once we got to the top, we hiked along the summitt, slid down the glacier, hung out the lake for awhile, and then hiked down. You can see the glacier towards the left in this photo.
Me at the beginning of the hike. You can tell it's the beginning because I'm still smiling.
Towards the beginning of the hike. Dad up ahead.
About 1 hour into the hike we hit scout falls. They are so beautiful!
Me at the bottom. Gives a perspective of the size of the falls.
We crossed several little waterfalls like this on the hike. It was so green and lush; I felt like we were in Hawaii.
We saw a few moose about 2 hours into the hike. What magestic looking animals.
We called this the yellow brick road. Notice the little orange tent in the background. How fun that would be to camp out 1/2 way through the hike. Why didn't we think of that?!
Ryan Baker (nephew), Hans, Adam Baker (nephew), me, Mike Baker (brother-in-law), Grandpa Hendershot, & Joseph Baker (nephew)
A long shot of the glacier.
Me and Hans at the saddle, almost to the top.
From the top overlooking Utah Valley.
This is a shot of the glacier (from below) that we slid down on our backsides! Insanity! That was so scary! It's about 1.000 feet straight down. The black things on the top are people trying to get up the guts to go for it. WHAT WERE WE THINKING?! No one ended up with broken bones though. Just hands/arms that felt like pins and needles until the next morning.
This is Emerald Lake just at the bottom of the glacier.
Some mountain goats we saw. They were quite a distance away, but I've got a pretty good zoom on my camera. Cool.
Coming down. This was taken quite a bit below the glacier. There were several smaller snow fields like this we passed when we were up high enough on the mountain.
Amazing... the greenery, flowers and snow all at the same time.
The wild flowers were breathtaking. These pictures don't do them justice.
The backside of the mountain on the way down.
Throughout the hike Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" kept playing in my mind, and I kept thinking to myself, "What an incredibly beautiful world our Father in Heaven has created for us to live in and enjoy! We are so blessed.
Once we got to the top, we hiked along the summitt, slid down the glacier, hung out the lake for awhile, and then hiked down. You can see the glacier towards the left in this photo.
Me at the beginning of the hike. You can tell it's the beginning because I'm still smiling.
Towards the beginning of the hike. Dad up ahead.
About 1 hour into the hike we hit scout falls. They are so beautiful!
Me at the bottom. Gives a perspective of the size of the falls.
We crossed several little waterfalls like this on the hike. It was so green and lush; I felt like we were in Hawaii.
We saw a few moose about 2 hours into the hike. What magestic looking animals.
We called this the yellow brick road. Notice the little orange tent in the background. How fun that would be to camp out 1/2 way through the hike. Why didn't we think of that?!
Ryan Baker (nephew), Hans, Adam Baker (nephew), me, Mike Baker (brother-in-law), Grandpa Hendershot, & Joseph Baker (nephew)
A long shot of the glacier.
Me and Hans at the saddle, almost to the top.
From the top overlooking Utah Valley.
This is a shot of the glacier (from below) that we slid down on our backsides! Insanity! That was so scary! It's about 1.000 feet straight down. The black things on the top are people trying to get up the guts to go for it. WHAT WERE WE THINKING?! No one ended up with broken bones though. Just hands/arms that felt like pins and needles until the next morning.
This is Emerald Lake just at the bottom of the glacier.
Some mountain goats we saw. They were quite a distance away, but I've got a pretty good zoom on my camera. Cool.
Coming down. This was taken quite a bit below the glacier. There were several smaller snow fields like this we passed when we were up high enough on the mountain.
Amazing... the greenery, flowers and snow all at the same time.
The wild flowers were breathtaking. These pictures don't do them justice.
The backside of the mountain on the way down.
Throughout the hike Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" kept playing in my mind, and I kept thinking to myself, "What an incredibly beautiful world our Father in Heaven has created for us to live in and enjoy! We are so blessed.
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