St. George Marathon '08

We went down to St. George last weekend to watch Wayne run in the marathon. Despite horrible running conditions (Rain & Wind in their face) he finished in a great time of 3 hours & 26 minutes. I don't think I could bike 26 miles in that time but way to go Wayne. Here are a few pics of the weekend that included a lot of conference watching, golfing, shopping & making more tutu's! Thanks again for the trip Di & Wayne and MAYBE just MAYBE we will run in the marathon with you one of these years.

Nose Hair Waxing?!?

I'm not really sure what to comment on and I'm not sure how long Talia will leave these pictures on the blog but last week her sister Tyra, brother Todd, and sister-in-law Nicole decided to wax their nose hairs????!!!!! If you would like to learn more about this (not sure why you would) feel free to email my wife.

Classic

Your classic baby meets toilet paper pictures!

FINALLY!!!!!

Skylar is ALMOST to the one year and 20 lbs. minimum limit to be able to ride in a front facing car seat. She is going crazy laying down facing backwards in the car. She has learned from her older cousins that it is much more fun to sit and watch TV & movies while traveling. Talia decided to ger her the seat and take some pictures because she is so dang cute and was so excited trying out the front-facing seat. We are excited to put the DVD players in the headrests to work FINALLY!

Thinking Back.....

Talia and I were talking the other night about what's going on in the world around us the past few months and will be interesting to look back a year from now to see how the world has or hasn't changed.

Some of the notable events that have taken place recently:

Congress recently passed the bail-out (excuse me: rescue) package of 700 Billion dollars. Our country is definately moving towards socialism which makes me sick to even think about.

Senators Barack Hussein Obama II & John McCain have been debating it our for the presidential nomination. Is there a lesser of the two not so great options? I question had the economic crises began a little earlier in the year would Mitt Romney have obtained the Republican nomination had the debates been more economic based than "buzzwords & timetables"?

Stock market dropping over 2400 points (22%) over an 8 day period then gaining back 936 points (11%) in just one day.

National unemployment rate above 6% the highest in over 5 years.

Bubble bursting in the U.S. housing market.

National gas prices sky rocketings to an all time high average of $4.12 (7/17/2008) and finally beginning to drop to an average of $3.13 (10/13/2008).

Cost of living as demonstrated in the mere rise of food sharply increasing.

Finger pointing could go on for hours on who, what, when, where, why and how this has affected so many familes nation and worldwide but we count our blessings for the many wonderful blessings we enjoy. Gospel, family, friends and health are definately at the top of our lists of things we are grateful for. We truly pray for those who are less fortunate than we are at this time (especially going into the winter months) and again are so grateful for all we have been blessed with.

St. George

We decided to sneak in a quick trip down to St. George with Grammee and Papa Wayne. The boys golfed while the girls shopped and made Tutu's. Here are some pics from our fun weekend getaway. Thanks Di & Wayne for a fun trip!

Hanging out in her "Speed Boat"

Cooling off in the pool and having fun with daddy.

Chillin' getting ready for the pool.

Sky with Grammee Di & Papa Wayne at the pool.

Skylar & Dad hanging out poolside.

Sky Sky still loves swinging. Any chance we get to take her to the park she has an awesome time!

Skylar loves to get pulled around the house in hampers!

State Fair 2008

You gotta love the Utah State Fair. Where else can you go and People Watch the most W.T. people on earth? It is like the annual gathering where you can come show off your mullet and wear your basketball jersey at the same time and not feel out of place. This was definately for Skylar and she loved every minute of it. I think the pony ride was her favorite as she waved to all the onlookers. She loved checking out the animals and learned how to point where she wanted to go. Talia had to get a carmeled apple and we were accompanied by Tyra, Victoria and Mike. Thanks for a fun time and we can't wait to go again next year.

The love of our lives!

She is the reason we  want ten more, she is the greatest joy in our lives. We love you Super Sky.

Thankyou Karen for taking such beautiful pictures.

Baby Blue Sky

I love this picture. This is why she is Sky, somehow I just knew she would have beautiful blue eyes.

Family Photo

Brack and Talia trying to be SEXY!

Over labor day Sasha and her family decided to have her neighbor Karen take their family

photo and we decided to jump in on it too. So thanks Sasha for sharing Karen with us and thank you Karen for taking our picture too.  She took a  bunch of pictures of us in between rain storms, here are a few of them. Of course we had to have a picture with papa Hals New car, Its kinda tradition with brack and I.  For our engagements we had  Papa's yellow Viper out at the salt flats  that was a lot of fun.

Basement Storage Sale

If anyone is in the market for some furniture, we have a bunch of leftover furniture from the High Country Home days that we decided to sell rather than let sit in our basement any longer. We use to sell wholesale to all the local retail shops so expect to pay about HALF of what you would they would sell this stuff for.

 We have a bunch of differnet pieces that are shown below and almost everything is "unfinished" at this point so you can pick colors that will match your home or store.  I can paint, assemble and deliver if you would like.

If you are interested at all, email Bracken @ 2by2.net  for details.

Skylar Binkie

Skylar has never been one for a binkie. She sucked on the big green ugly from the hospital for a month or so but has never made the transition. Talia had purchased so many "cute" little binkies that every now and again she shoves one in Skylar's mouth just to see how cute it is. This is typically what will happen to it. Comes in, goes out, goes sideways, upside down then she throws it on the floor. At least we don't have to worry about taking it away from her someday!

Wasatch 100

Last weekend we decided to go up to Midway and watch Talia's good friend Marcee finish running the Wasatch 100 mile endurance run. We had been tracking her online for over 24 hours so decided to come cheer her across the finish line. I can't even fathom running 100 miles straight. I can barely go 100 yards without needing a break but she finished the run in the alloted time so way to go Marcee!!

Isn't she just the cutest thing?

Skylar watching and learning from Marcee's daughters how to play "Se Se Oh Playmate"

Skylar is too cute!

Above the Homestead Resort there was a flag flying I couldn't help but take a picture. We are definately proud to be American's and grateful for the freedom's we enjoy! (Even when the freedom is skipping out on Stake Conference to go up to Midway)

Here she comes!

Ouch!!