Category Archives: Friends

Snowshoeing

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Scott| Leave a comment

One thing that helped us transition to Utah was that Adam and Jamie were on vacation here for our first month. While they were here we went on snowshoeing in Bell Canyon (up in Sandy).

The snow was packed really well, and the need for snowshoes was practically non-existent for most of the hike. That didn’t matter to us though. Occasionally, Adam and I would wander off the path just to feel the power of the snowshoes on the fluffy snow.

When we got up to the waterfall, it was almost completely frozen over. We have never been able to get this close. We walked right down to where the falls are and took some pictures.

Snowshoes have a claw positioned right under the ball of your feet to prevent sliding. I wanted to try skiing down to the waterfall area, so I had to lean back to keep the claw from digging into the snow.

Thanks Adam and Jamie for the fun day!

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Posted in Friends, Jeana, Outdoors, Utah

Winter Cabin Fun

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jeana| 2 Comments

In December, the Birds invited the Peteez and our family up to their cabin in Idaho.  It was a BLAST!

We played in the snow!

I mean really!  What says sheer happiness more than smiling so big you can’t contain the spit from spilling out onto your lip!


Ready for some snow shoeing!

Unfortunately only three of us truly got to enjoy the snowshoeing.

For some reason we got on this crazy jumping kick and took TONS of pictures jumping but these three are some of my favorites.

The guys all went snowmobiling and got some awesome pictures of them jumping, but they’re all on Scott’s phone, so he’ll have to add them later.

We went on a hay ride,

singing Christmas carols,

got stuck, unloaded the kids, pushed until we were unstuck, ambushed the husbands – tackling them in the snow, but just like we knew we would, the wives all got the worst of it… except for maybe Jeff… I think he ended up the worst of all.

We warmed up with some hot chocolate and took a nice, big family picture.

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Posted in Adventure, Audrey, Friends, Idaho, Jeana, Kate, Scott, Simon

For Drew

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Scott| 5 Comments

Today is my friend’s birthday. We’ve been friends since the sixth grade and I owe a lot to him. One of my earliest memories with Drew was backmasking a tape of Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” Good times.

Later in life, we spent hours jamming. Here are two of our original songs (which sound only half as good as they should since he’s not singing, or one could argue a third as good since T isn’t playing either).

Here’s to you Drew!

Song a Day 019: Fire in the Sky

Song a Day 018: Emily

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I am thankful for…food.

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Scott| 1 Comment

Let’s be honest with each other. I love food. Those around who know me laugh that I have no shame in admitting how much I love food, chocolate, and desserts. Fortunately, there are many around us who are willing to share their cooking abilities in the form of cookies, pies, cakes, sweets, and other deliciousness.

This year some of our friends spent Thanksgiving at our house for dinner.

Our friends at Thanksgiving dinnerThe kiddos at Thanksgiving dinner

One nice thing was that we didn’t cook a turkey this year, but ordered one from Rudy’s (the BBQ place). I had the pleasure of exercising our new electric knife on the said bird.

Scott slicing the turkeySimon and Janie hanging out

Speaking of birds, we are really going to miss our friends when they move away in the coming months.

On the menu this year for Thanksgiving was:

  • Turkey, from Rudy’s
  • Homemade cranberry sauce – awesome
  • “Marinara” sauce, actually, it was a barbecue cranberry sauce
  • Homemade stuffing, with cranberries – excellent
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Rolls
  • Green bean casserole
  • Rasberry jello with the pretzel crust – surely as if it had fallen from heaven itself
  • Pineapple/7-up beverage
  • Salad de Maison
  • Bugle snack food mix
  • Cheeseball and crackers
  • Coconut cream pie
  • Almond Joy pie
  • Pumpkin roll
  • Pecan chocolate/caramel goodness

You can hopefully see my dilemna. The amount of quality food versus my limited capacity to eat in one setting.

In all seriousness, we feel blessed to have the luxuries we enjoy. This month, we have tried to each take a turn at each dinner to express something (or things) for which we are thankful. I have loved hearing the girls express their gratitude for simple things like the dinner their mother made, and more significant things, like their little brother and family.

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Two Friends and a Plumber Named Mike

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Scott| 1 Comment

Jeana walked into my working area at home today to tell me that our water main was leaking. Our vigilant neighbor called the utility provider and that provider told us that we were wasting 2 gallons per minute. Sorry Mother Nature for the waste.

Of course, it’s a holiday, so I guess this was the right time for a plumbing emergency (deja vu of last Christmas). I quite working early, made some phone calls, and grabbed my shovel.

Jeff came over with his shovel and his mucking boots and helped me dig out the pipes. Adam showed up not too much later and watched the work unfold.

The plumber, Mike, arrived and after an hour of work, he had fit our water main and irrigation line back into working shape.

This Thanksgiving season, I am grateful for two good friends and a plumber named Mike. Bless you all!

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