Tristan's Soccer / Homecoming / Triathlon

Hello Everyone! It's been about 3 weeks since we've posted - so it's time for an update. Here's what's been going on...

Tristan had his first soccer season over the past month. He rocked! The next Pele?

Even Jaden got in on the action with his older bro.

Next we enjoyed BYU's homecoming week. On Friday night we reenacted our first date and went to the Homecoming Spectacular. It was awesome! The best is when Men's Chorus performed and Sis. Hall got thrown in air.


The next morning we woke up early and got in a long line for...


Cougar Blue Pancakes!!!



While eating our collegiate meal, we watched the Parade




Later that day, I went to the game with Dave Strobhen. Needless to say, we won. Not that that means a lot, becuase we now have a loss...


Yesterday (Sat. 10/19) after much trash-talk and betting, we participated in
the BYU Triathlon.

We all had to get marked on our arms and legs. It was hard core.


It was kinda cold.


Oh yeah, Greg and Janene participated too.



Yes, you are correct - 1) Katie's biceps are bigger than mine & 2) she is 5 months pregnant


Here's Russ & Lauren after they'd finished.


And the family winner is ... Annie Goaslind. I had her in the swimming and biking, but she was leagues ahead when it came to the running. Good work Annie.


Greg enduring...


Katie (and future son) enduring...

And Janene holding up the caboose
It was super fun! We all had a blast and came out uninjured. Thanks to our sponsors: Lakeview Radiology, Jeff's Mission Bike, and Abby.

Mayan Adventure

Hello everyone,

So with school starting, we've pretty much been doing eat, sleep, library, study, and the occasional late night movie. But, last weekend we went out to eat with the Padres and Kelby & Michelle. All of you from Utah will laugh, but we went to the Mayan Adventure. It was awesome...and the food wasn't really that bad.






For those of you who have never heard of the place, the coolest part is that they have a diving show where these "tropical" looking people jump off olympic meter height rocks. It was totally fun.

Oh - By the Way - WE'RE HAVING A BOY!!! Looks like it's gonna be a Jr. So bring on the baby blue clothes.

Back to School!

Here are some videos that will take the pain away from those late night sessions at the library cramming.

This first one is a synopsis of why education is very important, for about five years...



This video highlights the importance of gaining an education about pricing models...



Lastly, don't drop out and be dumb like this guy...



Hope you enjoyed them!

Grassroots: Our Trip to Mesa

Hi all. This past weekend we drove down to Mesa to feel the wonderful warmth of friends and 109 weather. Lets start with the drive down.

This was on a gas pump.


Here's the good ol' "Dolphin House." That's the same hoop we put up!

To educate Katie in the Traditions of Mesa, we went to the MHS Traditions Assembly. It brought back some great memories. Here's the football team doing the Haka

We attended the Mesa Temple too. The cactus garden was beautiful

Afterwards we went with Jake to Mangos. Apparently, he likes it.



Later that night, we went to a D-Backs game. Sadly they lost, but since Randy Johnson threw 13 strike outs, we got a coupon for a free thirstbuster!

After the game, they opened the roof and shot off fireworks. Not quite the Beijing Opening or Closing ceremonies, but it was still pretty good

The next morning we went to the Lake with the Bowles and Richardsons.

There is your classic Jake.

Here is Brad getting some sick air.

Katie blew us all away when she got up on her FIRST time! Impressive!

This was also the First time she totally ate it.

The fish at work

Katie riding the surf skate. hard core.

Ridin




Here is some footage of Brad clearing the wake.




Here's some footage of me on a little jump. "Pride goeth before the fall"

Later that night we hung out with tons of other friends at Alisse and Scott Baldwin's house. Thanks guys for allowing us to raid your home!

Oh yeah, can't forget an essential stop to Jack in the Box.

We had such a fun time and hope to see everyone soon enough again. Rock the Mesa!

Updatimus Maximus

Hi all - The adventures continue, so make sure to check out our pictures of what has happened in these past few weeks.

1 - Olympic Beijing Fever

Here is our lovely Asian Katie. We had an Olympic opening ceremonies party and had home-made fortune cookies. Way to go Phelps!


2 - Trip to Lava Hot Springs Idaho Diving Platforms

After jumping off of these olympic sytle platforms, I gained a new appreciation for just what Guo Jing Jing does. Derek, Jeff, and Tyler S. all got sick air. Way fun.


3 - Eating our 1 year old wedding cake. Much thanks to the Bakers: Greg & Co.

4 - Paul's Wedding

Here you'll see Stephen du Toit, Paul Piennette, and me. Paul was an awesome guy we taught in Nashville. He and his wife Karli Osborn were married in the Salt Lake Temple. It was so neat to see him progress so far.

5 - Visit to Park City, Utah

We visited the Olympic Park it Park City where there are training grounds for skiers and sledders. These guys were jumping off of their ramps into a pool. Mad air.

We also went to a MoTab concert in the great outdoors. Also, we went on the alpine slide and we did some fun biking.

6 - We've finally found a place in Provo (actually south orem). It is a great fit and we're excited to be back in good ol happy valley.

7 - oh yeah, and WE'RE EXPECTING!!!!!!

Before we left for Europe we went found out and wanted to keep it secret for a while. Katie is now about 3.5 months pregnant. We still don't know the gender yet, but will find out in a couple of weeks. We are so excited and can't believe it. The baby should come sometime between January 30-Feb 6. We'll keep you posted with the progress and standard pictures of Katie's belly. If you get a chance, ask Katie about being a pregnant european backpacker. Cool. Party on!