Snow in September?

Well, yesterday we had a surprise snow storm sweep across parts of Salt Lake. Hmmm, I didn't expect that for a month at least. There was even some remnants of snow dusting everything in my yard, including my truck, this morning. I would have included a picture, but Dell has the camera with him in California. Too bad, it was the earliest snow storm I can recall. I'm also very glad it didn't start snowing until after Tom, Maren, and I finished our 10 mile run up and down Millcreek Canyon and on Wasatch Blvd. St. George Marathon (next Saturday) here we come!

Oh, I forgot to mention that Dell and I were able to get away overnight to the Anniversary Inn for Dell's birthday last Thursday. We had a free night's stay thanks to Worldmark by Wyndham (yes, we attended their timeshare presentation). My sister, Maren, was kind enough to stay overnight with our four kids and get three of them off to school the next morning. My sister-in-law, Tami, then babysat Troy until the afternoon for us. Their help was really appreciated. Our room was the Carriage Suite and it was very nice. We watched "The Princess Bride" on the television built into the bed. It was nice to enjoy breakfast in bed without the kids jumping on us or trying to eat our food. LOL! The evening of his birthday, the kids and I gave him a Star Wars singing birthday card. On the cover it said, "A Long, Long, Long Time Ago..." and inside it said, "YOU WERE BORN". We thought it was hilarious, but Dell faked anger and chased the kids around and kept saying, "Not Funny", hehehe! He's really feeling his age now that he's 38!

Bear Lake & Camping

Dell & I went to Bear Lake (at the top of Utah near Logan) this past weekend for a paragliding competition Dell was participating in. There were a lot of great pilots in the competition, many of whom took their stunts all the way to the water. Dell didn't want to get the brand new equipment he was flying wet, so his stunts were shorter and less risky, believe it or not. To make a long story short, Dell didn't place in the top three. But Dell did very well and had lots of fun flying anyway. And Dell & I both enjoyed some time alone without interruptions from the little ones. We had a nice room was right on the beach. We spent our time watching the flying at the beach & on video, drinking free RedBull (they sponsor a lot of paragliding events), eating out, renting a movie to watch in our room at the local store across the street (where we also got the kids Bear Lake T-shirts), and attending a barbeque with the other paragliders in the evening Saturday.

The kids had an adventure of their own. They went camping in Nana & Grampa Larsen's back yard. When Nana asked if they wanted to sleep inside or in a tent, all four of them decided that they wanted the tent. Nana even reported that they survived the entire day Saturday without getting on the computer once (an unusual thing for our kids who are SO computer savy). They had fun with Nana and Grampa, but still ran to give mom & dad hugs when they came home.



Video shot at Great Salt Lake--Summer 2007
(This video isn't from Bear Lake, but it demonstrates what an awesome pilot Dell is.)