My new triathlon shirt

If you looked closely at the shirt I was wearing the past two triathlons, you'd notice it has a big Orabrush across the back. I convinced my boss that it would be a good investment for him to purchase a group of running shirts for all friends and I to wear at the Spudman, great publicity for the Company and all. Well that was not my motivation. I also got him to add a nice little memorial to the sleeve.

  

Kaylie's Project

For one of Kaylie's Personal Progress Projects she intelligently decided to straighten up and beautify the Craft/Stamp room area of our basement. Dad had threatened to get rid of a large portion of the materials in the craft room as they were so unorganized and a mess. She spent many many hours working down there, without Dad's knowledge, and did a marvelous job. No doubt she has some of her Mom's talent and flare when it comes to crafts.
 

 

 

 

My Mom's Wedding

Grandma Salisbury is now Grandma Postoian. My mom married her High School boyfriend, Mike Postoian, after a 45 year hiatus. They were sealed in the Logan Temple on Saturday July 28th, 2012. We are all so excited and happy for them and wish them many happy years together.
 

 

Kyler's 6th Birthday

A few hours after we returned from No. Cal we celebrated Kyler's 6th Birthday. He got some special cereals for breakfast, and donuts, as well as many fun presents from his family. He loved the Nerf gun, can you tell. Late in the afternoon, we went to a family fun center and the kids roller skated, played skiball, played on the jungle gym, and had a blast in the bounce house area. It was a fun and memorable day.

 

 

 

 

Remainder of No. Cal Trip

For the final few days of our Northern California trip we headed back to Elk Grove and spent time with old friends. We got to drive by our previous homes, go to our old ward, and see many of those we had grown close to over our 7 years in Elk Grove. The kids had a blast swimming a ton at the Wangsgards, going to Six Flags and going to the Zoo. Dad got to work remotely, yeah.

On our way to Elk Grove, Dad thought it would be fun to stop by the Oakland Temple, where Heidi and I were sealed. The kids loved going around the upper level and seeing the beautiful view of Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose. I even showed them where I proposed to Hedi (See my picture below.)

It was great trip, but it has been nice to not be traveling a ton now also.
 

 

 

Fun Sites in No. Cal

While we were at Mt. Madonna we also visited some other near by sites, like a farm that had wonderful fresh pie (and an old tractor the boys liked to play on.) My favorite, the beach. We thought the water would be too cold, but the kids loved frolicking in the surf and pulling out huge pieces of kelp. We also went to the ruins of an old millionaires mansion that is in Mt. Madonna park, all that is left is the foundation stones now.

 

 

 

 

Mt. Madonna Wildlife

As mentioned in the latest blog post, we saw a lot of wildlife at Mt. Madonna, here are some pics of a few, especially the "Ewoks" (family of 5 raccoons) Dallyn found while we were out on a hike.