In July while visting Nana and Papa's house we all went to Heritage park "This is the Place Monument". Nana, Jeff & Jen's family, Shari and kids all went and had a really fun time.

No this isn't a Halloween Picture. The girls just decided to give Mom and Dad a show. A football player and a cheer leader. I don't know what got into them but they both have that showman bug in them. They had a little skit that they wrote, practiced and then performed for us. Mom and Dad enjoyed it but Scott thinks his sisters are a little on the goofy side.

Liz just loves sitting in holes and waiting for a big wave to come and wipe her out. You should have heard the screaming.


Grammy came down to the beach and enjoyed an afternoon with us.


Scott has become a pro at catching waves. He just loves trying to run over his little sisters as they play in the water.







We had a fun time this summer in Laguna Beach. We went to the Beach every day (except Sunday of course). We caught and rode waves, built sand castles, stepped on bees (twice for Dad) and walked on the rocks.

Diane Keaton (the actress) sat next to us one morning down on the beach. She had some kids with her. One of the boys that was with her came out of the water and spit in the sand in an attempt to get the salt water out of his mouth. Ms Keaton turn to him and said, "We don't spit, thats Low Rent, we are high class people". We all got a chuckle out of that and for the rest of the trip we used the line, "Thats just LOW RENT, We ARE HIGH CLASS PEOPLE" of course we looked like Low class people in Laguna Beach trying to act like High Class people.

Meg loves to help her sister warm up for her game by kicking the ball to her.


Liz is one of the taller girls on her team and in the league.

Liz is playing Soccer again this year. She is on the Tiger Sharks. She loves getting out there and running around. She still gets tired rather quickly but its good for her. She loves playing Goalie. I'm not sure if its because she really likes the position or if she likes it because she doesn't have to run around as much. She improves each game.
We will have to see about playing next year because U10 division starts getting more competitive and about 1/4- 1/2 the games are on Sunday.

The Secret Garden was one of our favorite spots to visit at the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. I wish we could have spent more time there. It was so relaxing and peaceful.

Scott Driving the Golf cart has Papa scared stiffness and Nana clinging for her life.

Over the 4th of July we took the family to visit Nana and Papa in Utah. We visited the Gardens and the Dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving point. The gardens were a hit with the family. We rented a golf cart and enjoyed the garden tour in style.

Scott played baseball again this year. He played for the Monrovia Black Pony team. We traveled to several different cities to play against different leagues. I was an assistant coach this year and enjoyed it much better then being the team manager. The team did well overall.

Troop #143



The Hole (Cave) is the beginning of the climb down Mooney Falls. Yes it looks dark. On the climb out I hit my head and just about knocked myself out. That would have been a fun 200'fall.



Mooney Falls






We've had a busy year in 2008. Scott and I went on a backpacking trip to Havasu Falls AZ. It was a wonderful trip. We hiked in 10 miles and then took a helicopter out of the canyon. The falls are absolutely beautiful.
Moony falls gave me a little scare. To hike down to the falls you have to go into a dark and scary cave and then scale down the side of the cliff. A chain is secured into the side of the rock to give you a place to grip so you don't fall. I have a phobia of heights so with my hands sweating like crazy the chain became slippery. I had a little anxiety attack just looking at the climb down but I had to "MAN UP" once I got passed by a group of 60+ year old women and of course not forgetting that My son left me to die on the mountain alone. He had already climbed down "Raced Down" to the bottom. Little Punk. He told me that he just wanted to get to the bottom so he could catch me when I fall. Thanks Son.

P.S. This summer I was called to be the new Scout Master. I wouldn't have been called to be Scout Master if the Bishop had been there on the trip and had seen me clinging to the side of the mountain in fear.

More Pictures of our Maui Christmas Trip.