Soccer, Swimming, Birthday Celebration and More...

K has now been to two swim meets and is proudly showing off the ribbon's she has earned. At the last swim meet, her coach told her she was his 'secret weapon' because no one was expecting her. In these small town meets, all the coaches get to know who's who on each swim team - ...and here comes K, out of nowhere and leaves everyone high and dry on her backstroke.



M was able to attend a British Soccer Camp for 1 week. He loved it!
















And of course there was JULY 24th!! - a Pioneer Day Holiday in Utah - but most importantly - E's Birthday!!







E awoke to German Pancakes for Breakfast


Where else would a 7 year old choose to have dinner?























We had our own Olympic Games in honor of E's Birthday. We made Olympic torch invitations, filling the base of the torch (an ice-cream cone) with candy.


As the athlete's checked in, they had to choose a country to represent, then color their map.






Before we could start the torch relay, however, we had to find the Olympic Torch - which had mysteriously disappeared, leaving a trail of clues behind.

After a long search, which took the kids all over the neighborhood, the final clue lead the kids to "The Throne" where they found the torch.

We could now proceed with the torch relay and other games we had planned.







After all the games, the kids all got to make their own pizza and watch a movie













Steve has started his Instrument Rating's Class. He does some class room stuff in the late afternoon, then flies in the evening when it is dark outside.

He has to wear a 'hood' over his eyes - so that all he can see are these instruments.
















With the airline industry being so unstable right now, Steve is keeping all of his options open and is making friends with corporate, freight, and airline captains - ...a little networking never hurt.

More Updates!

So much to do - so little time. The past two weeks have flown by.




Here is our champion swimmer! Who would have thought that somebody so clumsy on their feet could be so graceful in the water.




On Saturday K had her first swim meet - and she took us all by surprise. She had her first swimming lesson (ever) 6 weeks ago and now swims against kids who have had several years of swimming.

Here is her 50 meter free style - she got a little too excited and was the last one off the diving block and forgot to keep her head down. But she did GREAT.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Wednesday was Stephen's birthday. The kids were so excited to surprise him, but the day started out with some kinks.

On Tuesday, Steve set out for a flight to Carson City, Nevada. He stopped for gas in Tonopah, Nevada (probably only known for it's 'area 51' - where almost everyone in this small town work for the government and are sworn to secrecy).
He realized that because of the extreme heat and other weather conditions, he would have to stay grounded for a while. He eventually ended up staying the night there - sleeping on a couch in the hangar.

He didn't make it home until 4pm on his Birthday. This gave the kids plenty of time to wrap his present and decorate his cake - all by them selves.

In case you can't tell - this is a Blue Angels cake

Happy 4th of July

After a small parade, we went to a city park for some games and free food. Steve still had to fly, so was not able to come with us. He did fly over the park several times though.

Cedar City lit off it's fire works right off of runway 8 at the airport - which was great for us! We invited some friends, packed up our lawn chairs and got front row seats at the tarmac.










Last, but not least, M got to spend a whole week at SUU with their coaches at a soccer camp. He learned so much and had a blast. Unfortunately - the memory card that holds his pictures is MIA - so I will have to post them later.