Spring Break 2010 in St. George, UT

Truman and Beecher spent the week visiting their grandparents in Malad, Idaho and with Macy. Gina and I met them in St. George on the weekend. The kids and I hiked in Snow Canyon and Gina sewed.

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Beecher Power – BEST Track meet 2010

Beecher places second in “medicine ball push” in the district track meet in Brea. It is essentially a chest pass using a medicine ball. He won first place last year. He is by far, the smallest guy on the podium but a strong feller I guess.

Solitude for Snowboarding

We hauled ourselves out of bed this morning and piled on the snow gear for a day of glorious snowboarding at Solitude. The snow was nearly fresh. While the sky was mostly cloudy, it was not too cold. Beecher, Truman, Anna & Patrick (Shawn’s kids) and Brock & Taylor) were in the party. I realized I was getting old for all it takes to get kids on the slopes (gear, passes, etc) and the snowboard legs were a little shaky too. Still, I love the feeling of the cold and the quiet and the speed. My friend Tony Johnson also joined us for half day.

The day ended with a trip tp Brigham City to meet Gina’s parents, Kay and Gene. Beecher and Truman were happy to see their grandparents and looking forward to more snow in Malad, ID, lots of food, the library and  late nights watching videos and playing cards. Tony made the trip with me, which was greatly appreciated. We stopped in to see Todd Wetsel and his kids on the way home. I have to get up early and hit the road to wish my darling wife Happy Birthday tomorrow. Thanks to Anna and Truman for photos.

Sledding at Bonneville Golf Course in Salt Lake

My brother Shawn and family were kind enough to provide food and shelter while we were in Salt Lake as well as a nice sledding adventure not far from their house.

With a couple of plastic sleds in hand we climbed a hill leading to a ravine in the golf course and the fun began. Karen, Patrick, Anna and Beecher, Truman and I all took a turn down the hill on the sled. Karen attempted to take a safer route than the main hill but ended up catching the most air over the jump at the bottom of the hill.

We had a great view of the snow covered Salt Lake Valley to the west and the Wasatch Mountains to the east. Truman took great photos with the camera he got for Christmas. Anna was behind the lens for the following photos.

Dylan Begins Life at UC Santa Barbara

I am a little slow getting these photos up of Dylan starting his frehsman year at University of Santa Barbara. He actually started at the end of Spetmeber and the family dropped him off and helped him move in.

Beecher, Dylan and Truman at UCSB.

Dylan with Gina and Hal in Dylan’s dorm room.

Brea Bengals (Midgets) Advance to Semis

Truman’s Pop Warner team, the Brea Bengals (#7) beat Costa Mesa (#2) Saturday night in the Division II semi-finals for Orange County. I am an assistant coach on the team. Costa Mesa had beaten Brea in our opening game of the season but the Bengals came to play on Saturday and dominated the Costa Mesa Eagles 34-16.

Truman was injured assisting on a quarterback sack with less than a minute to play. He took off his helmet to expose a gash on his right eyebrow that was bleeding profusely. He ended up needing 5 stitches to put it back together.

Brea plays Lakewood next Saturday in the OC semi-finals.

Truman took five stitches to the brow after tackle

Truman’s eyebrow gets split open then stitched shut

Beecher Football Action

Beecher, #81 (facing camera) lays down a block against Montebello

Football Photo of Truman

Truman gets to Norwalk QB just as he lets a pass go

Dylan Halladay

Dylan Halladay

Beecher and Truman in Pop Warner Football

Beecher & Truman Brea Bengals Football 2008

Beecher and Truman play Pop Warner football for the Brea Bengals in the Orange Empire Conference. Beecher plays fullback and linebacker on the junior pee wee green team (3-2-1) and Truman plays defensive tackle for the Midget team (4-2). Truman has one game remaining before the playoffs and Beecher’s playoff game is Saturday.