John, Donna, and Melissa climbed Mount Timpanogos...

what an incredible experience!

Waterfalls.

Hiking over glaciers.

The view on top was amazing!

A visit to the Pace's cabin.

Hannah Harvey, Jamie, Polly Pace

It is so beautiful there.

The Four Sisters

Burying Jamie in the sand.

Jaden playing on the beach!

Boating at Bear Lake

Jaden at the Peppridge Farms Cookie Factory

Stephanie, Jaden, and Jamie

Grandma "trying" to hold back Jaden from jumping

in the reflection pool at the SLC temple.

Stephanie and Jamie upstairs at the Joseph Smith Building -

a great view of the Salt Lake City Temple.

A Hot! Fourth of July

We found some fireworks on our trip to East Texas looking for Blueberries.

They don't sell them in Flower Mound :).

We also found the Canton Flee Market - it is advertised as the worlds largest. They have everything in literally miles of booths. No we did not bring home the dog.

The Jaden Blueberry Pose

The Jaden Blueberry Pose - See bottom of blog (last year)

We found the blueberries. It is a 2 hour drive and by the time we got there it was 9am - and the tempetures were already in the 90s. Luckily the blueberry bushes are large and give a lot of shade. We picked 3 gallons and purchased 4 more - that should get us through next year. We eat a lot of blueberries.

John participated in the Venture crew high adventure with a group of great young men and wonderful leaders. Brother Doe not only taught us how to dive but took some great underwater pictures. Although it was out of John's comfort zone, it proved to be a fun and memorable trip.

Can you smile with a regulator in your mouth? Yes! Justice Burkart having a great time. Although I'm not smiling, I also had a great time.

The Blue Team in Clear Springs Lake

Front row left to right Brother Woolf, Brock Solomon, Josh Broadbent, Josh Richard.Back row Justice Burkhart and Brother Christensen

In the pool, practicing emergency breathing. Sam Elmer using my alternate regulator.

I had the most amazing birthday. Donna made sure my 50th birthday would never be forgotten - even when alzheimers set in.

It started with a weekend get away to the Great Wolf Lodge. Appropriate for a 50 year old wolf

Donna planned a day full of fun - the first of nine events was breakfast on the Flower Mound.

My family showered me with kind words, cards, and gifts, but the most awsome gift was a book that over 70 of my friends and family contributed to. I've never felt so good as I read those wonderful, kind, and loving thoughts and memories from the people who I love.

Thanks to everyone who made my birthday so memorable!

Elders Herdt, Peterson, Rich, and Woolf

A recent pic of Elder Woolf in Peru.

Spring Fun with Family

Yummy!

Kale loves swimming.

"This is fun, grandpa!"

Four Sisters!

John and the girls.

"Hold me, grandma."

Hiking fun.

"This is fun, Grandpa!"

Camping for Spring Break.

Jaden, you are adorable.

Jamie took 2nd place in a district

qualifying meet in shot put.

Bubble fun!

Killer Car (at least for mice)

Stephanie was very lucky to have a sister and brother-in-law in engineering when her physics class assignment required her to build a mouse trap car this week. It didn't hurt to have her Dad for a partner, either. With her family coaching, Stephanie built a really great car. It traveled further than any car in the class. Have a look.

Jamie Wins Dramatic Reading District UIL

Jamie participated in a district wide UIL competition and was awared 1st place. Turn the music off (at the bottom of the web site) then watch her dramatic reading in the video clip below.

Jamie has also been playing with a volleyball team that took 1st and 3rd place in first two competitions they entered.