Quite some time!

Hopefully someone will actually check back in. It's been a very busy end of summer and fall. Here are the great and glorious updates for the last little while.

Back in the Spring, after mowing the lawn one day, I decided to break out the old mountain bike and see if I could still ride the trails in some nearby canyons. I went and had a great time. So with quite a bit of convincing, I finally got my buddy Aaron to join me. After a few rides, Aaron decided that we should make it a regular thing. So every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday since then we have been riding at Aaron ridicules idea of 6:00 IN THE MORNING (7:00 on Saturday). We also have been joined by a few other, Mike, Ted, Bill, and even Mikes little bro David for awhile there. During the summer this actually worked out great, but the last few morning... IT"S FREAKING COLD! Winter is definitely upon us. Anyhow! Riding has been great for us, and it's been a lot of fun and a little bit of hurt. About 3 weeks ago, Aaron and I were riding through the canyons and had done roughly 5 miles when we came to the best jump in the run. This is the same jump that I have take nearly every time we have ridden since April, but this time I decided to go...REALLY BIG. Without slowing up on the downhill I hit the jump that raises about 4 feet in about 2 1/2 feet distance and aims a little higher on the canyon wall leaving just about 12-18 inches of quality landing area. I went higher than I ever thought I would and landed about 6-12 inches left of where I wanted. The end result... my bike went sideways and I landed on my right knee from about 6 feet up. man that hurts just remembering. I check my GPS tracking and my last recorded speed was 18 MPH before the jump... maybe just a bit to fast. :) I've since slowed it down, partially because the knee is still sore and pops a little when I walk.

The opportunity to watch General Conference came and went, and I loved it. I really enjoyed it and gained quite a bit of insight from the topics discussed. It was a nice time to recommit to living a little better every day. Lee and I have renewed our commitment to "frequent" temple attendance. It's amazing how much easier it was to attend the temple every month when I lived out of town than with it right here. sometimes we just let ourselves get caught up in the stupid routine and loose our perspective on whats REALLY important.

Little Dude start Kindergarten this year. It's really quite awesome. I can't believe how fast he is growing. and with loosing his two front teeth, I can't believe how OLD he's looking. The little Princess is loving Pre-K and is just too busy to know what to do with herself. She's also taking Ballet which came in VERY USEFUL during the Primary Sacrament Program on Sunday. She busted out an impromptu Tap routine mid-song, followed by a few ballet twists and turns. My kids! :)

Will the finger vomiting is over for the night. I'll fill in some blanks later!

Out!!