About a month before his birthday I asked Blake if he had any presents in mind. He said he didn’t. I asked if I could take all his birthday budget and surprise him. He was very intrigued and agreed. Blake’s favorite music artist right now is NF. He was going on tour over the summer…
Welcome to Maycember! It’s just go, go go. Rusty took Josh on a well deserved awesome kid date. Josh has had a stressful month and this was just what the dr ordered. They got last minute tickets to Nuggets vs Timberwolves (Nuggets lost) and then had a feast at Ocean Prime. These two showing off…
In no particular order, here’s a glance at April happenings The Deacons go to Moab on a “mini high adventure.” Despite A LOT of time in the car, they had a really great time exploring Arches, and hiking in a slot canyon.
Prom this year was at the Aquarium. Josh said it was a great venue. Minimal dancing. Their group had dinner at the Cope’s house, we went downtown for pictures, then the dance, after prom party where the gambling room was the hit of the night, and then Waffle House for 3am breakfast. I’d say it…
I think we are all still in shock at Alan’s quick passing. He had a heart attack and, despite surgery and many interventions, he could not recover. Rusty and Brett flew out to Utah, but by the time they got there Alan was already unconscious. All three boys got to be there together to tell…
Nat and Michael and the boys met us in Steamboat for a few days of Spring skiing. We had the best time! The snow was crap, but that didn’t stop us one bit. The kids all skiied so hard, and my boys did their first double black diamond (Simon and I found a different way…
Happy Easter! It was a beautiful church service, some crazy basket hunting–Josh’s was in the Frunk of the truck, and Blake’s was in the sump pump hole, and some very yummy dinner. Pre-Easter Parties. Blake and I hosted a teen egg hunt where some eggs were stuffed with gold, silver, or bronze tickets that they…
I’m writing this now in the van to the airport in Cancun. What an amazing trip. Every trip with Tara is amazing but this one was really special. We woke up Thursday and got on the plane and I told myself if I took a quick nap I could play Civ 6 so I did…
What a trip we had!! We saw and ate it all. Loved being with all the Cornell women. And really missed Halle. I don’t like being in NYC without her. She was sad to miss too, but I think all the baby elephants she’s been seeing significantly softened the blow. We flew into JFK, took…
Stake Conference adventure! It’s been a long time since we participated in this tradition. The weather was supposed to be beautiful, so we packed a picnic and our ice spikes, and off we went! We were one pair short, so Rusty and Josh had to share. It was quite the day. The wind at the…