Congress is in Session

We sent Lauren away to military camp for the weekend. -actually she was at a Youth and Government camp at Fort Roberts or affectionantly known as "Bob 1". She spent the week learning about state government, electing delegates and officers in preparation for her upcoming week in Sacremento. Lauren hopefully will be appointed as a Legislative Analyst. There were over 2000 kids that participated in this camp. The Governor came to speak to them...but it wasn't Arnold (it was the youth Governor who was elected last year).


These are the barracks they lived in.


This is the convention hall where all the political speeches were made.

Our Busy Weekend

Dad got up at the crack of dawn to run another half marathon.


Then in the evening Lauren went to our stake "mormal" or mormon formal. Her dress was a one of a kind made by Carol Zimmerman.

A Perfect Paper

In my math class at school my teacher rewards us in a unique way. He used to be a brick layer, so when we get everything correct on a quiz including the bonus he calls it a perfect paper, then we recieve a gold paper brick. You write your name on this paper brick and he puts the bricks up on his walls arranged like real bricks. If you earn 5 gold bricks then you recieve a shiny silver one, this one stays up on his wall forever.

Trick or Treat

For Halloween Lauren and myself had our own parties to go to, so mom and dad had a peaceful evening without us. I was Hannah Montana and my best friend was lola! Lauren went in disguise as herself.



Heres my pumpkin i carved. And yes, it does have a stylish hat because the top wouldnt fit back into where i had cut.

Me as Hannah Montana.

My wacky friends on Halloween.

The Pink Ladies, 80s work out people, and lola and Hannah Montana.

Rise and Shout

We went to a BYU vs. San Diego State game. We went to the tail gate party and bought lots of BYU "stuff" and Lauren and her friend got their faces painted.




We walked into the stadium fully equipped from head to toe in our new BYU shirts and hats.



We baked in the sun while sitting in the staduim.



Cosmo!



The team huddles right before we take the victory.
BYU -38 San Diego State-28

Here Comes the Rain!

Today we got out first rain of the year!

Californians don't tend to keep a spare pair of rain boots in their closet....so i guess my uggs will do.

26.2

Not only was it a marathon for dad but it was a marathon for the whole family. It took us an extra hour and a half just to get out of LA, and we arrived in St George at midnight. Dad had to get up at three in the morning to get ready for the marathon, while the rest of us slept in.



Bridger and Kenzie entertain themselves by playing in the red dirt as we waited for dad to run by.


There he is! Run Barry Run!


We congratulate him at the finish line. He ran in in 4 hours and 46 minutes.


We retreat back to our vacation house that we shared with Erics family.


Katie got to hold her first frog that night.


Enjoying ourselves in the pool.


Spending time with the cousins.