Pizza Factory

We ran into a bit of car trouble (the A/C quit working---honestly, how did those Pioneer's do it?) So we decided to spend the night in Cedar City after attending the reunion. It was always a possibility, the car just helped us make up our minds. The reunion was a good time. It's always good to see Ryan's parents and as an added bonus we got to see aunts, uncles and cousins too. I even got to meet some more cousins this year. Hanging out with my husband is always so much fun. I love it when we get to have "Amy and Ryan Day of FUN!!!!!!"

Grand National Staircase/Escalante

Ryan and I had to leave Lake Powell a day before everyone else so we could get to the Leavitt Family Reunion. (Ryan's mom's family) near Zion's National Park, but the backside, not the St. George side. The closest "big city" is Kanab. After consulting many maps we decided the most direct route (and hopefully the fastest) would be to take a small little road from Lake Powell to Escalante and then to Kanab. It certainly was a portion of Utah I thought I'd never see. Most of our travels were through the Grand National Staircase. It really was pretty and scenic. I am glad we went the way we did. We spent the night in Escalante---cute little town. Here are some pictures from the drive--part of which also took us through Bryce Canyon.

Lake Powell fun

We got to spend a week at Lake Powell with my family. My family started a tradition of going to Lake Powell during the summer---luckily we own part of a houseboat to make our time more comfortable. I am the one behind the camera so fortunately no pics of me in a swimsuit ;D Ryan likes wakeboarding, I like the wave runners we both enjoy the water, the sun, the warmth, and the beautiful scenery. This year we got some excitement at the dock when a group of scouts came in with a propeller injury. I was glad I didn't have to move our boat as I was the one at the dock and the waves and wind were raging---I think there would have been more accidents. It made me glad we are extra extra careful whenever people are in the water. My parents have done a good job teaching us water safety. Thanks for the great fun and memories.

End of Season

Ryan's season of coaching soccer has come to an end. The Orange Chihuahua's did OK. They started out the season well but things started falling apart as the girls quit coming to practice. Ryan had a lot of fun and enjoyed the experience. I liked the chance to catch some rays from the sidelines. This is picture day with Kiera and Meghan.

Ryan's leaving American Heritage

Ryan decided to leave American Heritage and try and teach out in Tooele. One of his students gave him this cute candy card. Ryan will really miss the students out in South Jordan, but will enjoy working a little closer to home.

Utah Blaze

Ryan got free tickets to a Blaze game from school. We've always wanted to go watch Arena football. There were so many new twists on regular normal football. It is played in the ESA (the arena formerly known as the Delta Center). We got to see many of Ryan's students. It was a lot of fun and we definitely want to go back.

Josh is 5!

For Josh's 5th birthday, I convinced my dad to get the Bees suite and take the whole family along. It was Armed Forces night, I couldn't resist having my picture taken with the giant Air Force guy. People around me thought I was crazy----or at least they were looking at me like I was---since mostly only small children came up to Ricky Recruiter.

As you can see, I brought along my dog Tanner.

Joshua got to go down on the field before the game started. They gave him a ball and while he was in the dugout he got most of the Bees players to sign it for him. His grin was sooooo huge. He was so excited. I don't think I've ever seen a happier little kid.

The suite was all decorated for the birthday with balloons, hats, whistles. It was great. There were fireworks that night which Josh was convinced were for his birthday---he even started singing Happy Birthday when the show started. At the end of the night he proclaimed "This is the best day of my life!" Oh if we could all be so satisfied with the small joys, and all have Josh's exurberance for life.