Thanksgiving

 Grandma, Grandpa, Olga, Steve and Karleen came over for Thanksgiving dinner

 We spent a couple of days at the cabin over Thanksgiving weekend.  There was an intense Speed tournament.  In the end it came down to Niel and Camille in the championship, with Niel squeaking out a victory.  Quite exciting!

 We dug up the time capsule that we buried before Grandma and Grandpa's mission.  Each of us had written a letter to ourselves and placed a meaningful item inside.

It was a very fun and relaxing weekend.  It's always nice to be able to spend time with family.

Top of Utah Marathon

 One of the goals Camille set for herself was to run a full marathon.  She has run the Ogden half-marathon four times, so she decided to train this summer and run the Top of Utah marathon in Logan this fall.  And train she did.  She ran faithfully all summer long and was very prepared when  marathon day came.  And she did great- even through rain, hail, and lightening. Grandma and Grandpa O and I went up to Logan to cheer her on.

 about mile 14

 

about mile 20

 a couple of blocks before the finish -still looking strong

 A great finish -officially 4:13:56 -and the sun is finally out!

 She earned that medal!  Good job Camille!

Catching Up -July

Where is this summer going?  I feel like it's slipping through my fingers,  and I haven't blogged about much of it at all. And if I haven't blogged about it did it really happen?  Hmmm, yes, I think it did.  

     Mostly we have been enjoying having our kids home this summer -at least some of the time- (I mean they have been home some of the time, not that we only enjoy them some of the time :) -although that might have been a subconscious slip -Just Kidding!  I promise!) and we haven't have any really big adventures.  Lots of sports -camps, lessons, practices, tournaments; -some church activities -scout camps, EFY; work -Ivy Lane for Scott and nannying + Ivy Lane for Camille; marathon training for Camille; and a house quite often overrunning with teenagers have filled our summer.   

     Here are a few pictures of some of the other things we have been up to.

Cabin trip at the end of June -Lisa, Camille and Matt

Wildflowers at the edge of the melting snow.  Other highlights of our evening drives:  Many, many deer, including the tiniest fawn I've ever seen, a moose and a fox.

Riding 4-wheelers

 

This little squirrel found a home in this birdhouse on the deck railing.

 

The water in the creek was so high it was running through the playhouse.

Hiking Waterfall Canyon on July 4

Matt, Grandma and Grandpa made it to the waterfall!

Scott, Camille, and Kevin

Scott decided he needed a shower

 

July 4 fireworks at the church parking lot.  

Since arial fireworks are now legal we decided it was a little scary to light them off in front of our house right by the foothills.

Laying sod at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Our boys and some of Grandma and Grandpa's mission friends helped sod their backyard in exchange for a delicious BBQ steak dinner.  Everyone thought it was a fair exchange. :)

July 24 Fireworks

We saved the real firework show for July 25, apparently.  John and Matt glued all the fireworks to a board and connected them with a fuse so they would all go off in sequence.  We took them to the church parking lot again.

It begins...I didn't get good shots, but the aerials were pretty impressive. 

Pretty funny to see everyone recording the show on their phones.

It seems like wherever Scott goes a crowd follows. :)

Flashback Friday

Lane Family Reunion at unfinished cabin
1995 (I think)

A lot of changes since then. I had to post this because of Grandma and Aunt Dot. I miss them. Oh and because of Kevin's mustache. I forgot about that.

Labor Day Weekend at the Cabin

Cousins, Grandma and Grandpa, games, 4-wheelers, cool mountain air, good food, BB guns, more games, laundry facilities for Camille, what more could you ask for?

Happy Birthday Camille, Again

Conference Weekend at the Cabin

Even though Grandma and Grandpa are gone, we decided to spend a couple of days at the cabin this weekend. It's one of our favorite places to go, but the best part about it is Grandma and Grandpa, so it wasn't quite the same. But we valiantly tried to have fun anyway. We played games, rode 4-wheelers, listened to conference, and stayed warm by the fire. It was chilly, but nice weather until Sunday, when it rained and hailed on us.