Training for more than ourselves- Bob's Army!

This year Thomas and I are training for the Bike MS ride in June. However, we are training for more than just ourselves. We are going to train and ride for Bobby! A few years ago Thomas' brother was diagnosed with primary progressive Multiple Sclerosis. It has changed the way he lives his life in ways we can't imagine.

Bob's Army was created in April of 2008. Bob walked all 3 miles of the MS walk and we were all in tears when he crossed the finish line. From then on we knew we wanted to do more than just raise a little bit of money to help fund research. We wanted to show everyone that Bob's Army would continue to grow in numbers and in strength.

Last June Thomas rode in the Bike MS: Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride while Bob and I volunteered to help those riding. It was an amazing experience to see those ride so hard for such a good cause.

So now here we are in January 2010 and Bob's Army is ready to roll again. Some of us have commitments to ride while the rest of us will volunteer. If you would like to join Bob's Army and ride, walk or donate with us, please do! Visit our team website for more information:
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/UTUBikeEvents?team_id=178690&pg=team&fr_id=12531

40 miles on the bike for me, and 75-150 for Thomas! We have some training to do!

We will miss you Grandpa

John Terrell "Ike" Isaacson

We weren't ready for you to go. We will miss you so. You will always be remembered for your love, hard work, and faith.

"I will always remember popcorn, vanilla ice cream with jam, and Pepsi as our favorite snacks on a Saturday night watching the Jazz games. I will always remember helping you clean the big semi trucks, and helping in the shop wherever I could. Watching "movies" on the houseboat, and learning how to water ski at Lake Powell. You always amazed me with everything you created because I knew it had a purpose and it was made with love. "-Lindsey

Your love of the open road and great outdoors will live on through our family. As a great- grandpa you showed your grand kids what fun is and how you are never too old to build something. Your wire cars will always be one of our favorite toys to play with.

You were always kind to anyone who needed help, we don't think we ever heard you say no. You have a heart of gold and the loyalty of a lion. We can't wait to see you again.

We love you.

Our new family photo

Do you like our new family photo? We are just kidding! Jordan had a project in school where he needed a family photo. So we sent him with his real family photo and then just to be silly we thought we would send this sock monkey family photo. We hope you like it!

Do you DU? Adventures in Pocatello

Congrats to Thomas on finishing his first Duathlon!

We headed up to Pocatello, Idaho for the Endurance Festival last Friday. As you know the drive to Pocatello is very exciting! On our way we saw a dust devil. It looks pretty small in the pic but it was actually very large!

After a stop in Mallad to buy some lotto tix we made our way to Pocatello to meet up with Bob and Kamille. We enjoyed a nice dinner at the Port Neuf Valley Brewery and got a nice pint glass and t-shirt. They had some clever names for their beers!

On to race morning. We made our way over to Centennial Park where they had the transition/start/finish area. Thomas and Kamille got their gear ready for the transition for the duathlon while I also left my bike there while waiting for the race to begin. Bob was our cheerleader and photographer. Thanks for taking our pic Bob!


Thomas and Kamille started on the bikes first then I went with my group (the 20k ride). I am not going to lie, those hills kicked my butt! I finished my ride and joined Bob to help cheer on Kamille and Thomas. Kamille finished 3rd in her event. Congrats to Kamille for finishing her first DU. Thomas took 3rd as well in his event! He did great! He looked strong, and intimidating (see his cycling jersey?). I am pretty sure this will not be his only DU. What will next year bring?

Happy Birthday Jordan!! You are 5!

Happy Birthday Jordan! You are the big 5! We all can't wait for you to start another year of pre-school. We love you very much!

Getting caught up!

It's been a busy last couple of weeks! I don't think we have stopped other than to sleep.
I finally finished Tori's quilt...my first ever quilt! It feels good to accomplish something and to make something that will last forever. Here she be:

Thomas is training for his first duathlon for the Endurance Festival in Pocatello, Idaho in September. He is doing awesome on his bike! I'm very proud of him, he just keeps surprising us all at every race or ride he does. I have ridden my bike enough times now to feel pretty comfortable. I will be participating in the Endurance Festival doing a 20K ride as well.

Some exciting moments this last week was the Tour of Utah. We went to 4 out of the 6 stages! We got to see some of the great riders in professional cycling. The best stage is always the "Queen Stage" up to Snowbird. Some of our soccer buddies came to hang with us and they brought a shark costume to chase the riders up the steep road. Here are some pics:


Tori and Jordan had fun spraying down all the cyclist and ringing the cowbell!

I won FREE lasik eye surgery! Yes I said FREE! Lucky me. I went in for my consultation last Tuesday and everything is a go so September 3rd is the big day! Now to try and not break my glasses in the mean time!

Thomas is going to Boone, North Carolina to visit some friends and I am going on a girls trip to Oakland. We both can't wait to go on vacation! Too bad it's not together :( However, we all need a trip to ourselves once in a while. Talk to you all soon!

Scottish Festival/ Our Family Cabin

Last weekend we decided to dive in to some culture! We went to the Highland Games/Scottish Festival at Payson Memorial Park. There were booths, food, singing, dancing, games and best of all the drumming and bag pipes! I think we all enjoyed it!Thomas has Irish/Scottish heritage so next year we will come prepared with his clan name so we can find out more about his family.

On to the next event of the weekend. We enjoy spending time at our family cabin up in Fairview Lakes. Its always nice to get away from reality and get back to the basics.

There weren't as many of us an usual however we all had fun! Tori and Jordan had their cousin Amelia to play with and Bosco enjoyed the many walks they took him on. Thomas rode his bike up towards Scofield. The rest of us enjoyed sitting in the sun or riding the four wheelers.

Sunday morning we decided to go on a ride up to the "top". Once in a while Amelia and Tori would see wildflowers they wanted to pick. By the end of the ride they had about 2 dozen flowers to bring back to the cabin.

It was a short trip but fun. Hopefully this summer we will have more opportunities to enjoy the beauty and solitude! A big thank you to my grandparents who built the cabin! Love you guys!