Here Fishy Fishy Fishy

This past Friday morning we spent a few hours on Scofield Reservoir. This was our first boating trip of the summer. I hope many more are in the near future. Grandpa enjoyed driving the boat and getting us wet. I can remember many camping / fishing trips at Scofield with all our kids. This is a great place to catch trout and crayfish.

Dan and Richie anxiously await monster trout.

When grandpa drives you had better hold on and search for
boats that possibly could collide with the boat.

Hold on grandma..... you can see her hat in the bottom left corner of the image.

We stopped and set anchor on the South West side of the island.
Rachel is baiting her hook with the secret bait (rainbow sparkle power bait).
Just a few moments later, Richie caught the first fish (tiger trout). For the first two hours the water was very calmand we caught most of our fish near the island. We caught around 35 fish and kept 18 for dinner.
When it was time to leave, the weather turned for the worse with wind and choppy water. It was difficult to stay anchored without drifting . We had a light rain from above and water spraying from the front of the boat.

Grandma, Grandpa and I cleaned the fish after this shot and the rest took off for Lindon
(Richie had a soccer practice). We learned that all fish caught on Schofield or Strawberry
may not be filleted or have their head and tail removed. The new regulations require you keep the head and tail of the fish intact. Unfortunately it was after I removed the head of a few fish.

I think Grandma and Dan caught the most fish. I know that grandma most assuredly consistently caught the largest fish. I smoked half the fish on the barbecue last night.

The other half will be used for future meals. Dan, Richie, Rachel and I all caught small fish on castmaster lures but the large fish were all caught on power bait. A special thanks to Grandpa and Grandma for spending time with us on the lake. Hey Dan how does it feel to get beat by a Grandma.... Ha! I know ...... I am with you.

State Soccer Champions

Wow..... Mountain View High School has been in the State soccer championships the last three years and two weeks ago they won their first State Championship. Richie played very well this year and I enjoyed watching his burst of speed and passionate play.

Richie puts a head on the ball to clear it out of the box.
Richie catches a hard hit ball on his thigh setting it on the grass for a shot. It was a beautifully hard hit shot to the top right but is was just wide.
I hate it when I see him try to block the goalkeepers kick. He just missed the ball !
Waiting for a throw in Richie walks across the field and gets into a seam.
Richie ran all over the field putting pressure on his opponents.
After the semifinals the team was elated to play in the State Championship game
(Rio Tinto Stadium, where Real Soccer calls home )
Richie smiles as his name is broadcast across the stadium speakers. There was excitement in the air and the kids played with the intensity of champions. Richie runs into a seam as the ball is kicked up field.
Continuing up the field defenders take angles to cut Richie off from the goal.

Blowing by the defense Richie puts sets up to pass the ball.


Quick changes of direction gives Richie good field position for passing and shooting.
This was an awesome move..... he tapped the ball around the defender and used his speed to chase down the ball. Cool stuff !!!
With the final seconds the kids were all over the field.
Richie is holding the trophy..... what an evening!! This is one win we will all remember many years to come. Thanks Richie for giving your best effort every time you step on the grass. Remember...... good things happen to those who consistently work hard and never give up.

Jr. Prom

Heather went to Junior Prom last weekend! She went to Prom with a young man named Paul. Stephanie and Rachel helped to get her ready for the dance!
The guys got in a car accident before they picked up Heather ( Paul was not the driver) and Heather had an extra hour to sit, hang out, and make funny faces. Once Paul finally got there, they exchanged flowers and went off to dance the night away!

Heather gazing off, looking adorable!

Rachel and Jim are getting Married!!

Two little love birds sitting in a tree -- k--i--s--s--i--n--g!! First comes love!!! then comes marriage!!! then comes the baby in the baby carriage (after a few years) !!! Jim proposed to Rachel a few weeks ago and we are all excited for the big day. Their plans are to get married on June 13th at 12:00 at the Timp. Temple. We are planning on the reception that evening from 6-8 in our back yard so pray for good weather then.

They are both very excited and are now making all the wedding plans! Right now her colors are pink, yellow, orange, and lavender -- with bright pink the main color for the bride's maids dresses. But that has already changed once so this might change again. We will try to keep you updated on the progress.

Rock Climbing - I Think I Can ...... I Think I Can......

We have been wanting to post this experience for some time. After Christmas Chad, Angela and a few of our homies went to the quarry for a workout. We really had fun watching the kids climb.

Here Rachel and Richie are racing to the top. Richie has not climbed before so he fell behind to the spider women also called Ray Ray.

It was fun to watch Chad teach everyone how to climb. He is a great climbing coach.

Rachel is helping Angela reach the top. Angela was fearless as she climbed the wall. I don't think as an old person I have the courage or stgrenth to climb like this. We had no such gyms in our younger years.

Rachel can be seen making a jump to some hand holds. Way to go Shi Shi. As you may know Rachel has many nick names.... all stemming from her volleyball teammates.

The master from the Pacific Northwest put on a clinic for the younger climbers.

Chad and Rachel climb together. Chads upper body strength and high levels of testosterone makes him a serious climbing specimen. Rachel, I was impressed with your fearless climbing curiosity.

Chad takes a moment to teach Richie some knot tieing skills. Of course if you are going to rock climb, knot tieing is as important as feathers are to birds (without they would fall to the ground.... get it). I know an interesting comparision but it works for me.

Impressive Angela, great foot placement and concentration.

Angela shows here upper body strength as she pulls her self up and navigates through a few difficult hand holds.

I think I can I think I can......... go spaz.

Richie negotiates a difficult outcrop but soon succumbs to lactic acid build up in his forarm.

The frog technique can only be performed by an elite soccer player like shaggy.

Come on Richie pull.....you can do it.

Oops ..... watch out below.

Chad made quick work of this outcrop and was on his way up to the top. This climb was rated as a very dificult series of hand holds. One thing I observed was the problem solving that goes into a climb. Chad stopped various times to survay his future holds. The strategy of the climb was fluid and not neccesarily predetermined but constently in flux basied on his ability to stay focused even though he was extremely fatigued.

Rachel also tried this extreme climb and made it towards the first outcrop.

Here she survays her future hand holds but soon determines she has had enough. Next time lets try the hard stuff first. I believe you can make it next time Rachel.

Chad continues upward towards the summit and successfully reaches one of the hardest parts of the climb. His body is burning as he anerobiclly recharges energy storing compounds to power his flexing muscles.

Getting around this point was an awesome combination of upper and lower body strength.

Once past the extreme outcrop, Chad makes his way up to the top. He can see the top as his eyes gazed up the side of the cliff.

Just a few more red hand and foot holds and he has it. The top.....

Almost there Chad, you are doing great. All of us are watching him and cheering Chad on.

The top is now only inches away. The pain of exerting his muscles at such a high level of intensity is starting to be more than he can bear. He continues as Angela incourages him to press on but the inevidable occurs and his mortal body can no longer maintain grip on the little red synthetic pegs protruding from the cliff.

Chad plummets to the ground in a controlled descent as we congradulate him on a climb well done.

Angela helps Chad get out of his gear and we look on with admaration. Thank you all for a wonderful activity. We need to do this again. In all seriousness I have an intense apprecation for the physical prowess that is needed for rock climbing. Ok Dan we need to get you come and show off your skills next time. Thanks Chad, Angela, Rachel and Richie for a wonderful afternoon. We love you all, Mom and Dad