Some Family FUN!

We decided to have a little fun outdoors this weekend with Tori and Jordan. We went up to Doughnut Falls, up Big Cottonwood Canyon. What a beautiful morning it was to be hiking!


The start of our hike! (I am playing photographer by the way)

It was so muddy!

Mommy and the kids at Doughnut Falls

We reached the falls! Too bad you can't see all of the falls, there was just too much water to get up there but we got as far as we could.

Daddy and the kids at Doughnut Falls



We did it!


Just as we left we saw a moose. Our lucky day!
We hope to go on more hikes all summer. Utah has some very beautiful mountains, how could you not explore them?

Back to reality

We had so much fun in Moab! I love that place. So many old memories came back and we made a few new ones too! Karina, you may remember this place:


Yes I jumped off the cliff! It was about 20 ft and I landed in about 6 ft of water. I wish it was deeper but it was so fun! The girls did it...we are awesome :)

Of course we had to go to Delicate Arch, its such a beautiful place. Too bad it was cloudy and rainy the whole time we were in Arches.


Here is the view from our friends campsite...amazing isn't it!? (Credit for this picture goes to Julie Harper, an amazing photographer and friend!)



One more quick pic. As we were adventuring out and about our friends campsite, Thomas stumbled upon a hole that was perfect for a bath tub. So here he is sitting in the tub. (Side note: the day after we where there, the tub had at least 18" of water in it, that is how much it had rained!)


We were down there for a family reunion, what a great place to hold it! Nice Job mom! We will be going back next year. I hope we can make it an annual trip. Thomas and I slept in the tent while the rest of the family braved it in the trailer...yeah life is tough. Our campsite was nothing to write home about but the just the fact that we were in deed in one of the most beautiful places on Earth was good enough for me.

Anyway, it was an awesome trip! Now to have some fun with the kids this weekend! We are hoping to hike Doughnut Falls and have a picnic. Pics to come...

We're back!

We are back from some interesting trips. Lindsey went to Orlando and Thomas went to Denver all while the kids watched Bosco.

Florida was fun and we did work but we pretty much just had fun. It would have been nice to go with my family to experience all of this and not coworkers but at least I experienced right? Disneyworld is a crazy, fun and annoying place all in one. There are Mickey Mouse ears pretty much everywhere, and everything says Disney ALL over it. I see the appeal it would have for a family with smaller children (Maybe age 8-10) however I have no desire to go there unless a really good deal comes my way.
I did however get some interesting sunburn/tan lines, if only I had more time in the sun to fix them. Cocoa Beach was my favorite part of the whole trip!



Thomas had fun in Denver despite the RSL loss. Lots of bar/brew pubs to visit and good times with friends. Thomas always gets lucky in Denver and gets to meet some players. Here he is with his good friend Kramer and Nick Rimando (Starting Goal Keeper for RSL)

Coming home was a pain...the Denver airport is not a good place to be when you are in a hurry.His flight was canceled due to mechanical problems so he had to take a later flight. He ended up on Frontier with some friends so that worked out. He says he likes the city of Denver. I have yet to finally get to the city of Denver...one day!

Tori and Jordan had lots of fun with Bosco, they are excellent dog sitters! A big thanks to their mom too. Speaking of moms...its Mother's Day weekend! One of my favorites maybe because I am a mom and its my bday. Lucky me. It's always fun getting together with family to celebrate the wonderful women in our lives. Happy Mother's Day!

Travel, travel, travel.

So I have noticed every time I blog about our family it seems that we are or have been traveling somewhere. This weekend Thomas and I will be apart from the kids and Bosco :( . I am going to Orlando for a trade show for work and Thomas is going to Denver for the RSL vs the Crapids game.

I am going to miss yet another Crapids game in Denver... how do I get so unlucky? I guess the only consolation I have this time is that I am in sunny Orlando. I am sure Thomas will have a lot of fun in Denver hanging out with all the crazy RSL fans and getting away for a few days.

We will be traveling as a family down to Moab for the annual Memorial Day weekend reunion with the Isaacson side of the family. There will be lots of hiking, biking and 4 wheeling for sure. It is such a beautiful fun place, we will for sure take pictures!

Off to Seattle in a few days!

On Friday, Thomas and I are off to Seattle for the first match of the RSL 2009 Season!
This will be our first time in Seattle. We are meeting up with some good friends of ours, Jorge and LaNae. We will be with about 50 other RSL fans. It's going to be crazy!

We are so excited for the season start! Last Saturday we went to the RSL open house match vs. the Austin Aztex. Tori and Jordan came along with us. It was perfect soccer weather, and the game was perfect as well. RSL won 3-1, which was a great indication of what we have to look forward to this season.

Thomas the Geek

We all know Thomas is a gadget geek, however he has brought himself to a "whole notha level". Recently he upgraded his blackberry to the new Curve 8900. This is what is looks like when it is purchased. Stay tuned to what it looks like now! He is also addicted to Twitter. I have lost my husband for good! However I am just as bad when it comes to my blackberry. Damn technology!

We have been so busy lately! Thomas is working hard at school and work, I'm planning an education conference for my work, Tori is staying busy with school, dance and tumbling and Jordan is having lots of fun in pre-school! Thomas and I are hoping to get to go on a few vacations. Real Salt Lake has their first game in Seattle the end of March so we are hoping to go the game and also visit an old friend in Portland. Lindsey will be going to Orlando for work the first part of May, then we are hoping to go to San Francisco to visit Aunt Mel for the Bay to Breakers run!