Jesse has taken up a new hobby in rock climbing and spends many hours a week at Momentum climbing the walls and rocks. Our neice Reese likes to climb trees, walls and anything that will get her higher so we thought it would be fun for her to go with Jesse to Momentum to climb the walls and rocks. Jesse likes to practice climbing the rocks without using his feet and Reese got her first experience climbing the wall. It was fun and Reese has a new friend in her cousin Jesse.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Gingerbread Knight time
This years Knight Gingerbread decor was preceeded by a great feast, of course we had a Turkey meal in mind and Connie fixed all the trimmings and then we went to church. After 3+ hours at church we hurried home only to discover we forgot to put the turkey in the oven. Plan #2, we made spaghetti with no trimmings, oh well, we laughed this one off. We invited Matt & Amanda Pace and their cute little family to join us once again for our Gingerbread activity night, so much fun.
Tis the Season! Gingerbread with the young Utley's
Once again we spent an enjoyable time with Aaron, Erika and the girls (Waller's too) and made Gingerbread houses... so much candy!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Quietly Rocking out to Thanksgiving
What a quiet Thanksgiving!!! These are the kind of dinners I enjoy. This year we went to Thanksgiving dinner at Darven & Crystal's. Mom wasn't feeling well so Dad came by himself and also Darven's parents were with us - yep, 10 people in all. After dinner we enjoyed some pool and then played rock band. Dad left right after dinner & Jesse slept for the rest of the day. There was plenty of football to enjoy on the tube and the food was out of this world, Darven makes a awesome sweet potatoe dish - taken from Ruth's Chris Steak House and I will never make a regular Turkey again after having a premium sweetheart turkey breast from Moroni Feed Co. mmmmmmm
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Fall is in the air
This weekend we spent some time at the cabin as we may not get many more nice days to enjoy the fall colors, leaves and beauty of the mountains. It was cool on Saturday and all I wanted to do was stay warm and watch John Wayne movies. Sunday morning was depressing as I opened the door.
The Great Pumpkin!
On Friday we took Erika and the girls to get pumpkins from the huge pumpkin patch on 9000 so. 2200 w. It was a perfect day to take pictures and we had a great time.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
HOLY ELK!!!
On Tuesday we took our youth group up Butterfield canyon for a view of the valley (did you know on a clear day you can see 7 temples?)... but this was impressive.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck?
Labor day weekend we did some work at the cabin involving a wood chipper and muscles. We spread wood chips around the cabin to help keep down the weeds. Jesse was going nuts finding dead trees to cut down to make wood chips but it turned out great and good times were had by all.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
"The Eagle has landed"
40 years ago Apollo 11 landed on the moon and my dad was there... sort of.
This appeared in today's Deseret News. Click on the "The Eagle has landed" title to read the entire article.
...Armstrong's voice was calm. But his heart wasn't, racing twice the usual rate at 156 beats per minute.
The cool atmosphere of the previous three days of the mission was now thick with tension.
"We could tell something wasn't right, but we didn't know what or how worried the center flight personnel were for a while after," former Deseret News science reporter Hal Knight said last week, recalling the events that day as one in a throng of news people from around the world gathered in the auditorium of mission control in Houston.
Aborting the mission had become a real possibility, but at the same time an impossibility — only 30 seconds of fuel remained.
"It was the moment I remember best and was one of many that made the lunar landing one of the rare times when real life is more dramatic than any novel or movie could ever make it," Knight said of his two-week assignment to cover the launch.
Knight had an insider's feel of the mission-control center, courtesy of a personal, other-press-prohibited guided tour a few days earlier by his old Jordan High School classmate Don Lind, an Apollo astronaut who wouldn't get to go to the moon but would fly with the Shuttle Spacelab-3 mission in 1985.
"He got me as close as I could get without being on a rocket," Knight said. "I don't think anyone was even breathing until we finally heard the center intercom say, 'Roger, Tranquility. We copy you on the ground.' "
Knight didn't hear the rest of what Houston said: "You've got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot."
Applause in the auditorium was too loud. "Even tough old news guys couldn't help but cheer. I remember a reporter from Germany jumped up and raised his arms as if someone had just scored an impossible, last-second shot. It felt like a big, group sigh of relief," Knight said.
This appeared in today's Deseret News. Click on the "The Eagle has landed" title to read the entire article.
...Armstrong's voice was calm. But his heart wasn't, racing twice the usual rate at 156 beats per minute.
The cool atmosphere of the previous three days of the mission was now thick with tension.
"We could tell something wasn't right, but we didn't know what or how worried the center flight personnel were for a while after," former Deseret News science reporter Hal Knight said last week, recalling the events that day as one in a throng of news people from around the world gathered in the auditorium of mission control in Houston.
Aborting the mission had become a real possibility, but at the same time an impossibility — only 30 seconds of fuel remained.
"It was the moment I remember best and was one of many that made the lunar landing one of the rare times when real life is more dramatic than any novel or movie could ever make it," Knight said of his two-week assignment to cover the launch.
Knight had an insider's feel of the mission-control center, courtesy of a personal, other-press-prohibited guided tour a few days earlier by his old Jordan High School classmate Don Lind, an Apollo astronaut who wouldn't get to go to the moon but would fly with the Shuttle Spacelab-3 mission in 1985.
"He got me as close as I could get without being on a rocket," Knight said. "I don't think anyone was even breathing until we finally heard the center intercom say, 'Roger, Tranquility. We copy you on the ground.' "
Knight didn't hear the rest of what Houston said: "You've got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot."
Applause in the auditorium was too loud. "Even tough old news guys couldn't help but cheer. I remember a reporter from Germany jumped up and raised his arms as if someone had just scored an impossible, last-second shot. It felt like a big, group sigh of relief," Knight said.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The 4th of July
On the 4th of July Connie and I went to take pictures of the fireworks throughout the valley. The best place we found was at the foot of the new Oqurrih Mountain Temple.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The Hearts of the Children to their Fathers
In the upcoming weeks our ward youth conference will be held in Manti to see the Manti pageant. Last week Connie and I took a road trip to visit the area where we will be camping and to scope out some activities. When we came to the city of Nephi we were interested in the ancestral ties we have there. We stopped at the small museum sponsored by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, they had many interesting displays including photos of my great-great-great grand father Charles Sperry who was part of the group that settled the area. We visited the cemetary and took photos of his head stone and learned much about the settlers of Nephi. We then continued our trip to Manti where we have more ancestral documentation through photos and many glass negatives taken by the brother of Charles Sperry, Miles Sperry. In the late 1800's Miles took a picture of Manti from the top of the Manti Temple.
We were not able to duplicate the location of Miles Sperry's photo but we got as close as possible. The large lot below that has a home on it is where the empty block is in the upper photo.
Note the 2 structures in the yellow circles from the late 1800's
Those 2 structures still stand today and I'm sure many others that we did not see.
We were not able to duplicate the location of Miles Sperry's photo but we got as close as possible. The large lot below that has a home on it is where the empty block is in the upper photo.
Note the 2 structures in the yellow circles from the late 1800's
Those 2 structures still stand today and I'm sure many others that we did not see.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
O' Monticellooooo
This past week Jesse and I went to Monticello for work and it is a long drive but we had a good time, there are so many interesting rock formations.
Reflection Pond
We went out with the young Utley's and then to the Reflection pond at Temple Square. These are some of the photos we took.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sympathy and Condolences
If you think this is scary...
Look at this...
What is the definition of old? Is it all the decorations in black? Is it having your neices color amazing printed pages of the number "50"? Is it feeling tired at 8:30 and going to bed? How about all the cards that have made Hallmark famous? ... NO... It is getting a senior citizen discount without asking for one and being added to the mailing list of AARP!
yes, yes, yes... Sunday I was added to the ranks of survivors of 50+. Don't feel sorry for me, feel sorry for Connie, she is the one who is married to an "official" old person.
I must thank all those who so generously went out of their way to make May 3rd wonderful.
Thank you.
Look at this...
What is the definition of old? Is it all the decorations in black? Is it having your neices color amazing printed pages of the number "50"? Is it feeling tired at 8:30 and going to bed? How about all the cards that have made Hallmark famous? ... NO... It is getting a senior citizen discount without asking for one and being added to the mailing list of AARP!
yes, yes, yes... Sunday I was added to the ranks of survivors of 50+. Don't feel sorry for me, feel sorry for Connie, she is the one who is married to an "official" old person.
I must thank all those who so generously went out of their way to make May 3rd wonderful.
Thank you.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Jesse's Birthday Bowling Bash
Jesse had his 24th birthday on Monday so we decided to go bowling. This is a Knight past time tradition that is interesting because you would think that those who are more "athletically" inclined would do better... not when it comes to bowling... the guys usually suck at this and the girls gracefully out score us. We all had fun!!
Here is Birthday Boy and Camille
Derek & Jen have their bowling shoes on ready to go.
Connie picking up her spare
Jenny bowling another strike
Jesse is all about how fast you can throw the ball
Derek can put a wicked spin on the ball
Things get interesting when they turn down the lights and start cosmic bowling
I think this is why the girls do better then the guys... Disco lights and music and they start dancing and singing
Here is Birthday Boy and Camille
Derek & Jen have their bowling shoes on ready to go.
Connie picking up her spare
Jenny bowling another strike
Jesse is all about how fast you can throw the ball
Derek can put a wicked spin on the ball
Things get interesting when they turn down the lights and start cosmic bowling
I think this is why the girls do better then the guys... Disco lights and music and they start dancing and singing
Monday, March 2, 2009
Mini Vacation
This past weekend we decided to go to Vegas partly to feel some warm weather and also to watch Jenny's boyfriend, Derek, do some bike racing. It was sunny, warm and fun.
Time Trials / 4th place @ 11:14
57 Mile road race / 2nd place
Track race / 2nd place
Lake Mead Recreation Park at Callville Bay is where the bike race took place.
Time Trials / 4th place @ 11:14
57 Mile road race / 2nd place
Track race / 2nd place
Lake Mead Recreation Park at Callville Bay is where the bike race took place.
Blog Hybernation
Well, well, well... I've been blog hybernated for a couple of months, it's not that there was nothing going on it's more in the line of not blog worthy (but what is?). Here are some pics from some cabin fun.
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