the presenting....
the brand spankin' new 2009 buddy 125

90 mpg
$5 fill-up
stats on number of ears lost due to winter driving still to come!

After much thought and lots of help from scooter-extraordinaire, Dad, I'll now find my way around the streets of Orem and Provo on this bad boy.

a baby blessing and
Celebration for Owen Bruce!

A carpool full of crazy boys over to the Broadhead's!

The Babe Owen

Marg and Andy visiting followed by a big hug for Andy's recent call to the
ROMANIA BUCHAREST MISSION!

The kiddies doing what they do best.

Jade, attached to her Dad as usual.

Absolute STUD...Cameron and his Spiderman book.

Maura posing by her heart that she designed and colored.

Nate, the proud father!

Proud Grandpa!

The Broadhead Family

The proud mom!


Simply splendid!
other photos here

Never a dull moment

Thanks to the coolest Grels ever for a fun birthday lunch!!!
What would I do without you???

BEIRUT *** Nantes

Yeah, I realize it's a year old but I missed out on a lot of good stuff while I was gone so now I'm playing catch up. This one's a good one, so good i'll probably be buying it soon. I love music.



Check out their site and listen to other great songs at beirutband.com

REWIND a quick look back....

Never quite got around to blogging a few fun things that have happened in the past month
so here's a brief glance!


The Rock Slides sat, aug. 23
the sliders: Rod, Jo, Milo, Elliot, Tom, Me, Andy
number of steps Milo took on his own to get there: MAYBE 5.
water temp: icy but refreshing.
largest splash: Rod
best scream award: Jourdan (listen to it in the video!) although mine is a close runner-up!

rewind cont...

Happy Birthday to STEVE and DAD!
sep. 10th and 12th

YUBA LAKE TRIATHLON sat, sep. 8th (my first OPEN water swim tri!)
participants: Dad, Me
distances: Dad 1 mile swim, 24 mile bike, 10k run
Me 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 5k run
support crew: Mom, Summer (mission comp)
scariest moment: first 5 minutes of the swim...talk about claustrophobia!
overall feelings: fun! why don't I do more of these!
special thanks to: Rod and Jo for hooking me up with all my gear.
results at racetri.com

TIMP HIKE sat, sep. 13
hikers: Dad, Mom, Tom, Me, Summer
start time: 10:30am
finish time: 6:10pm
nap/rest time: at least an hour
regrets: not putting on sunblock...ouch my neck!
highlight: the absolutely gorgeous weather!