July 10, 2008
11:24 am
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7 years
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
4th of July Plans!
This is a shout out to everyone here in San Antonio. Unless we are in Fort Worth with our new baby (no news yet), then we are planning to be in the parking lot of The Shops at La Cantera to watch the fireworks from Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The show starts at 9pm.
If you want to come join us, post a comment below and maybe we can hook up before then and go over together. Bring lawn chairs and maybe some goodies to share. We'll bring some treats too.
Here are two pictures from 2006. This was the year we went to Boerne with Ryan and Krista Brown (and family) and the Reading's, who had just barely moved into the ward. We got completely drenched in a crazy thunderstorm and went back to our house to regroup before going over to La Cantera to watch Six Flags' fireworks show. Doug & Kara Charlton and Dan & Erika Brown missed the downpour but got joined us for the show.
If you look closely in this first picture it looks like Ella and Billy are kissing.
Happy 4th!
If you want to come join us, post a comment below and maybe we can hook up before then and go over together. Bring lawn chairs and maybe some goodies to share. We'll bring some treats too.
Here are two pictures from 2006. This was the year we went to Boerne with Ryan and Krista Brown (and family) and the Reading's, who had just barely moved into the ward. We got completely drenched in a crazy thunderstorm and went back to our house to regroup before going over to La Cantera to watch Six Flags' fireworks show. Doug & Kara Charlton and Dan & Erika Brown missed the downpour but got joined us for the show.
If you look closely in this first picture it looks like Ella and Billy are kissing.
Happy 4th!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Take Back Your Mink
" All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
Today was Ella's Spring dance recital with Earl Cobb Dance Studio. It was held at the Lila Cockrell Theater downtown in the Convention Center. You can see a recently remodeled section of the Riverwalk behind her in these pictures.
Ella did a terrific job on her two dance numbers. One was a ballet number in the red outfit ("Take Back Your Mink").
The other was a tap number wearing this great pink feathery job. Here she is taking in the applause.
Seeing this 5-year-old in full makeup is something else.
Happy Father's Day to you all!
Today was Ella's Spring dance recital with Earl Cobb Dance Studio. It was held at the Lila Cockrell Theater downtown in the Convention Center. You can see a recently remodeled section of the Riverwalk behind her in these pictures.
Ella did a terrific job on her two dance numbers. One was a ballet number in the red outfit ("Take Back Your Mink").
The other was a tap number wearing this great pink feathery job. Here she is taking in the applause.
Seeing this 5-year-old in full makeup is something else.
Happy Father's Day to you all!
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Hot Mamas: Beach to Bay Relay Marathon
Okay, here goes nothing. I've decided to throw caution to the wind and actually join the blogging world. After recently perusing our blog, I realized that if I didn't join in at least occasionally, the blog would soon be overridden by marathon stats and more than you could ever possibly want to know about shaving. (Since the Great Shaving Revolution of 2008, it now takes Greg longer to get ready than it takes me. He is pretty--I mean, um, dashing?-- when he's finally done, though.)
That said, it is amusing that my first blog is about running. I don't run far and I don't run fast, but I did run part of a marathon on May 17, 2008. 11 friends and I participated in the annual Beach to Bay Relay Marathon in Corpus Christi, Texas. The 26.2 mile race begins on the beach and ends along the bay, and is run by six-person teams. We had two teams so that we'd have running buddies.
My pal Erika and me. She had run a half marathon a few weeks before, but she very graciously kept to my pace, which was, in a word, slow.
The trade-off--there were actuall batons! Passing the batons was definitely the coolest part of the race.
Here are our two teams at the finish line. Dig the medals! The matching shirts were a stroke of genius (thank you, Kim) because there were thousands of runners and finding teammates was tricky.
After the race a bunch of us spent the afternoon at the beach with our families.
That said, it is amusing that my first blog is about running. I don't run far and I don't run fast, but I did run part of a marathon on May 17, 2008. 11 friends and I participated in the annual Beach to Bay Relay Marathon in Corpus Christi, Texas. The 26.2 mile race begins on the beach and ends along the bay, and is run by six-person teams. We had two teams so that we'd have running buddies.
My pal Erika and me. She had run a half marathon a few weeks before, but she very graciously kept to my pace, which was, in a word, slow.
The trade-off--there were actuall batons! Passing the batons was definitely the coolest part of the race.
Here are our two teams at the finish line. Dig the medals! The matching shirts were a stroke of genius (thank you, Kim) because there were thousands of runners and finding teammates was tricky.
After the race a bunch of us spent the afternoon at the beach with our families.
Monday, June 02, 2008
Adam Hansen on Deal or No Deal
Adam Hansen is a good friend of ours. He will be on Deal or No Deal on June 11th. They filmed the episode a month or two ago but he can't say how much he won because of the contracts he signed. I suspect that he won big. Maybe $1million. Here is a preview video.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Jellies and Sardines @ Monterey Bay
On our recent trip to California we got to go to the Monterey Bay Acquarium. They have some really outstanding jelly fish exhibits. The first picture is of Katie and Ella standing in front of the big beautiful jellies.
The moon jellies have little phosphorescent bits that flash and light up.
I don't remember what these guys are called but they look really cool.
As I was choosing which pictures to put in this post, Ella saw this picture of a big school of sardines and said, "I really liked that class of sardines!" Indeed, they were very cool. They came racing by the glass and it was just a huge blur of silvery flashes of light. No wonder they travel in schools, it makes it very hard for predators to pick out an individual fish to target. This "Outer Bay" tank is enormous and it makes for some really good interactions. At one point a hammerhead shark thought it would try to go after a sardine but they just scattered in a blur.
The moon jellies have little phosphorescent bits that flash and light up.
I don't remember what these guys are called but they look really cool.
As I was choosing which pictures to put in this post, Ella saw this picture of a big school of sardines and said, "I really liked that class of sardines!" Indeed, they were very cool. They came racing by the glass and it was just a huge blur of silvery flashes of light. No wonder they travel in schools, it makes it very hard for predators to pick out an individual fish to target. This "Outer Bay" tank is enormous and it makes for some really good interactions. At one point a hammerhead shark thought it would try to go after a sardine but they just scattered in a blur.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Bisphenol-A or Goodbye Nalgenes
The time is now here when I'll have to say goodbye to my trusty polycarbonate Nalgene bottles. They contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), which many are saying helps cause cancer. Nalgene is stopping production of the hard, clear/colored bottles and changing to BPA-free materials.
Nalgene aren't the only ones though. Many baby bottles are made with materials containing BPA. Here are some resources to help you find a good BPA-free bottle for yourself and your children.
It's a little hard for me to get rid of these bottles. Between Katie and me, we have about 9-10 of these bottles and I've had them for a long time. Maybe I can re-purpose some of them as storage containers for non-food items.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
My Fall Marathon
So I didn't win the St. George Marathon lottery this year. There were 10,500 entrants and only 7000 slots in the race and I didn't make it. So... I just signed up for the Top of Utah Marathon in Logan, Utah. I got my undergraduate degree from Utah State U. in Logan so this will be a fun homecoming for me. The date of the race is September 20, 2008 so give me a shout if you are going to be in the area. You're more than welcome to come cheer me on.
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