The Goff Gang

TAYLOR

2010-09-06T19:42:00.003-06:00

Saying goodbye is never easy... especially for me. Here are the three cute, smart, adorable college students just before we said good-bye.

T.....Terrific Friend

A.... Always finding something fun to do.

Y.... Yodeling Yell (she's famous for it.:)

L.... Laughing - all the time.

O.... Outstanding student

R.... Right - (She may not know her left from her right... but she's headed in the right direction)

Taylor we will miss you! Good luck this semester.

Idaho or Bust

2010-09-06T19:10:00.008-06:00

IDAHO... home of the Potato Museum.... Craters of the Moon....Lava Hot Springs.... Sizzler (voted the best steak house in town - Really?).... and now TAYLOR GOFF.

BYU-Idaho... home for the next years.

First they (Taylor and her two cousins- Aly and Haley) had to sign their housing contracts and Mom and Dad had to fork over a big fat check.

Cooper was a good sport... finding the Pita Pit to his liking.

Aidan and Cooper playing D.S.... this was only when they weren't trying to make weapons out of plastic hangers or throwing shoes at each other. Yes, they got a little bored... but were good brothers.... not too annoying.

Taylor telling me to put down the camera and start packing... I mean hauling it all in.

OK... I forgot to turn this picture when I loaded it, but you get the idea. Taylor and 3 other girls... yes 4 girls are all upstairs in this house. There are 4 others in the front of the house and another 4 in the back. YES... that's 12 girls. I call that a sorority. They have 2 kitchens, 3 refridgerators, 3 bathrooms, and 1 living room. This could be interesting.

Here's her bed all made up... I don't think it will stay that way for long.

Haley, Taylor, and Aly in their cute living room, standing under some kind of Asian decoration. We told them it was not mistletoe.

SUNNY SAN DIEGO

2010-08-18T18:43:00.004-06:00

I should really call this post "Not Costa Rica." So, for Taylor's HS graduation I thought we would go on some FABULOUS out of this world trip, so I tried booking a trip to Costa Rica. But I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Someone told it was the rainy season and August is not a good time to go, so I got talked out of it. (FYI - our neighbors went instead... they said it was FABULOUS - oh, well some other time.) Instead we went to San Diego with Melissa and Chad's crew. IT WAS A GREAT SUBSTITUTE!

Taylor and Whitney (Taylor's BFF - do people still say that?), trying to get some rays and some reading done. I don't think either was accomplished. However, they did get some "riding" done, on some awesome beachcomber bikes.

Carly and Cooper love the sand and the water. They would stay in all day if they could.

Dana could handle the water only up to his ankles (that's 2 more inches than me). That water was cold!

Give that boy a BOOGIE Board! He got pretty good!

Love this girl.... will dearly miss her when she goes to BYU-I. Our house will be very quiet!

The sand monster! Now that girl can make a sand castle and boogie board like no other.

The whole gang... (minus Melissa's crew)... Notice the red faces! We didn't mind. The week before was overcast and cold.... so we got lucky. Great, relaxing family vaca. It's not Costa Rica... but hey, it will do.

A YEAR IN A MINUTE

2010-07-31T21:47:00.022-06:00

OK.... it's been about a year since we've (I) have updated our blog. So, I'm going to try and do it in a minute... or should I say, "1 year in 20 pictures... or so." When I first started this, I told myself I would pick only 1 picture from each event, so I wouldn't bore anyone.... but have you ever tried to narrow down a major event in your life to just one picture?

October: We'll start here... with proof that Dana is smiling and is at Disneyland. I think he secretly enjoyed it.

We rode Splash Mountain about 5 times in order to get the perfect picture. I hint another slight smile on Dana.

Newport Beach:
BEAUTIFUL! BLAST! (except when Cooper got stung twice by bees)

HALLOWEEN

Cooper the Ninja

Carly the Nerd

Taylor the Zebra

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

This is how we spent our Saturdays this past fall... watching Cooper play football.

Cooper plays middle linebacker. He maybe small... but he can hit!

The team!

THE COACH!

FAMILY PICTURES
McKenzie Goff our neice took our family pictures this year. We had a blast and she did a great job.

Love the yellow and black.

And we didn't have any major "What to wear drama"... maybe its because I got a new coat out of the deal. Saw it at Target and said, "I have to have that."

DECEMBER
Christmas morning. We make the kids wait on the stairs until we're all ready.

Christmas Eve:
We drive up to Santa every Christmas Eve, while he's on a break in Alpine.

It wouldn't be Christmas without the grade school program....

gingerbread houses...

crazy sweaters (she actually wore this to school.)

and good friends....

PROM (yes this was in March - but I forgot to put it in)

January:

Preference

FEBRUARY:

St. George - a great getaway in the middle of the winter. Thanks Jeppesen's.

Cooper

FEBRUARY: Snowbird

My two boarders!

This is what I love about Utah. One week you can be enjoying the sun in St. George... the next the snow at Snowbird. Thanks Jason and Shelley for the invite!

Cooper is still skiing. He really wants to board. Maybe next year.

They had to have those hats. I think this is the only time they've worn them. They each owe me $30.

FEBRUARY:

Cooper's 8th Birthday

We took all his buddies to Jump On It.

Cooper says this is the best cake ever (Snikers from Macey's- really?)

A YEAR IN A MINUTE (continued)

2010-07-31T19:28:00.028-06:00

Taylor's Senior Pictures:
When we got her pictures taken, that's when it finally hit me that she's graduating from High School and moving on.
She's going to BYU-I where she got a scholarship and hopes to get a Nursing degree (but that might change, so don't quote me.)

MARCH: Cooper gets baptized
We're so proud of him. It was a great day! (Except Grandma and Grandpa Dille couldn't make the trip. Grandpa D got ill the night before.)

Proud sisters

Proud Parents

Taylor's 18th Birthday - April 23rd

She got what she wanted - AGAIN! A mac laptop.

It was fun to see how excited she got. Even though she knew that's what she would be getting.

Cooper's 1st Pinewood Derby Race.

Coop's car didn't turn out so well. (That's a story for another day, not when I'm trying to do 1 year in 1 minute.) So, we had to borrow a neighbor's.

Utah Peak Performance goes to Reno (and goes a little crazy!)

Gotta have "Firepower"

Love these volleyball girls!

GO McCall!

UP2 after a great win!

APRIL: Cooper and his buddy (Connor) fishing.

Cooper and Riley Nelson - Dana took Cooper to a BYU football camp and they got to meet some of the new faces of BYU.

Cooper and Jake Heaps - BYU Quarterback
Go Cougs!

Michael Buble Concert! It was awesome!

My sister Dustin took me. (Thanks Anton for giving up your ticket.:)

June 12: SAWATOOTH RELAY

I already blogged about this, but this was too big of an event to not make it in the year in review.

Love my sisters who pushed me to do this.

Love my family for supporting me through my so called training.

Love my parents for giving us all a love of the outdoors and helping us enjoy such a great event.

I just might have to do it again!

The Dille Clan

The Goff Gang

MAY: TAYLOR GRADUATES!

Taylor with G & G Dille

JULY: PAINTBALLING

Cooper's war wounds. And he's proud of them! Dana took him paintballing with the neighborhood kids and fathers. He was in Heaven! I dont' know if it was the guns, the friends, or the game that got him more excited.

JULY: Quick day trip to Park City!

Love the Alpine Slide and Coaster!

JULY 26, Carly turns 14

and gets a long board. Let's all cross our fingers for no broken bones in 2010 or 2011.

We're Back!

2010-06-15T17:10:00.006-06:00

Red Fish Lake, Idaho

June 11, 2010

Dille Reunion/Run/Anniversary

Sun Valley, Idaho

June 12, 2010

After a crazy year of ups and downs, I finally experienced the biggest up and down of the year - THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS. About 8 months ago my crazy sisters came up with a plan to run in the Sawtooth Relay. I'm not a runner, but thought, "Hey, why not."

We came up with a team name: "Dile 5 +1" - not very creative, we could have put a little more thought into it. The +1 is my brother in-law David (married to Devri) - He was our driver and our back up runner, in case anyone backed out of their leg or got hurt. Luckily he only had to run his 2 legs, even though they were probably the hardest ones. We all ran 2 legs, with each leg being about 5 miles each. So, 10 miles total. A big thank-you to my Bootcamp Buddies who helped get me into shape. We set an initial goal of just finishing... then changed it to under 12 hours. I'm happy to report we finished in 10 hours and 25 minutes... not bad for 3 women in their 40's, 2 headed in that direction, and 1 40 + guy.

And a big thank-you to my family for being the great support team possible. I couldn't have done it without you! Thanks!

COWABUNGA!

2009-06-19T14:00:00.006-06:00

Cooper's baseball team went to Cowabungabay for their end of the season party. It was pretty cold, but the boys didn't seem to mind. Thanks so much to Mike and Julie Huish! I now call Cowabunga the Huish Hangout... and it's the coolest hangout ever.

Taylor even goes when she's not working there. Thanks again Mike and Julie for getting her a job there.

The lazy river is heated to 90 degrees, so Dana loved that.

I had to hold them down for this picture. They didn't want to stop, I think for fear of getting cold.

KUTV even showed up to do a live shot for their story on how the weather is hurting outdoor businesses. Of course, Cooper found a way to get on TV. :) He forgot his mom said, dont' jump up and down and act like a fool. I've seen way too much of that.

check it out:
http://www.kutv.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=89774@kutv.dayport.com&navCatId=5&articleID=89774

Memorial Day

2009-05-26T00:05:00.014-06:00

For Memorial Day we headed up to Park City. I couldn't resist taking a picture of this farm House with a big American Flag on it. I made Dana stop, the second time we passed it. Had we stopped the first time, I would have had the kids out walking the paths around it and taken way more pictures. Oh, well.

Dana and Cooper's feet while on the Alpine Coaster (way different from the slide... much more $$ but way better.) Don't notice the holes in Cooper's shoes, we did buy him new ones at the Nike outlet.

Dana and Erin

Cooper, Carly and Taylor

Over the river and through the woods to the Alpine Slide we go! Don't mind the blatant billboards in the trees, and don't forget to close your eyes while the slow moving chair lift takes you by the tree with unmentionables in it.

On the chair lift.

My two girls!

My Cooper... sporting his new summer hair-do.

1st Grade Program

2009-05-25T23:55:00.003-06:00

Cooper and Gabe

Swaying to the music.

Saying I love you! (1st grade style)

And what first grader doesn't know "Fire Power."

You know its the end of the school year when you have programs, projects, and even more projects. This year's first grade program on manners was awesome. Mostly because it only lasted 20 minutes, allowing us time to get to Cooper's baseball game on time. (Yes, we have our priorties in order.) Thank-you teachers and Westfield 1st graders.

SPRING CLEANING (my memory card)

2009-04-13T10:34:00.008-06:00

Highland City Easter Egg Hunt. The kids could only find three eggs and then had to hand them in for a bag of candy. It started at 9:00 a.m. They were home at 9:13.... Gotta love it!

Lone Peak High Spring Fling Dance. They were supposed to dress up as 70's, 80's or any decade. They decided '09 was the way to go. I thought they all decided to wear black and white. A great group!

You know it's almost Summer when the football is put away and the baseball, mit and bat all find their way to the back yard. Got to love My Boys of Summer.

Coug Fans vs Ute Fans

2009-03-02T15:53:00.008-07:00

This past weekend we decided at the last minute to go to the BYU/Utah game in Provo. So, as you can see from the pictures, we got really bad seats. In fact we were seated right in the middle of a big sea of red. After an elderly gentleman convinced the Ute fans to sit down, they were not too bad... except for those abnoxious signs. We really got a kick out of the one that read, "Your loss is our plan of happiness." They also had signs reading, "Max Hall... Krueger is open... and a bunch of other utah football players that apparently intercepted Max's passes during the last football game. I had to ask... "This is basketball, isn't it." Dana was not impressed with their originality. In fact, towards the end of the game when it was obvious BYU was going to win, Dana wrote a note saying, "Now what's your plan of happiness." He really wanted to pass it to the girl with the red wig, but Taylor thought that would be too embarrassing. He held off on the note passing. Luckily BYU did win and we had a great time.

"How to Succeed in a Woman's Business"

2009-02-14T15:41:00.005-07:00

Hey, just thought I would put a little plug in for my hubby, so you all don't think I'm a single mom with three great kids. If you're sitting in the Dr.'s Office this winter (and who isn't doing that these days?) Pick up Utah Valley Business Q and for our family members out of town, go to the link below and you'll find a little write up on Dana surviving and thriving in the scrapbooking world. It's on the last page, so I hope you have a long wait in the Dr.'s office. Just Kidding!

http://www.uvmag.com/winterbiz08/102_103.htm

5 Generations

2009-01-23T15:13:00.004-07:00

Carl Dille, Bernice Dille Goates, Erin Goff, Grandma Barbara Marie Eldredge, Taylor Goff (2 years old) 1994

When we moved into our new house I lost one very important box. It was a box of all my nondigital photos. I tore the basement apart looking for it and every couple of months would go looking for it again. Finally, I convinced myself that the box was gone. However, during the holiday break, while we were cataloging our food storage Dana found it. YEA! This 5 generation picture was one of the treasures inside. Also inside, photos of Carly's birth. Now, I have proof that she was not adopted.

I can't believe I actually wore that denim top with those flood/peg legged jeans. YIKES! But the best thing about this picture, is Grandma Eldredge's black eye. She told everyone she had gotten in a fight at the nursing home. She would hold up both fists and say, "You should see what the other guy looks like." We all knew she had fallen out of bed.

Moral of this story... Taking inventory of your food storage can bring many blessings. :)

4 Generations

2009-01-11T16:48:00.004-07:00

Joseph Carl Dille, Grandma Bernice Dille Goates, Erin Jo Dille Goff, Carly Jo Goff, Cooper Goff

This past Saturday we drove up to Ogden to see Grandma Goates, who is in a care center, and my parents, who drove down from Idaho. We had the opportunity to take a 4 generation picture. What I love about this picture, is it reminds me about the importance of our names. I got my middle name, Jo, from my dad. He got his first name from his dad. And then we named Carly after my dad, Carl. We also continued the Jo traditition, giving her Jo as her middle name. She was supposed to be called CJ, but that never stuck. Then we switched to Carly Jo, but she didn't like that. So, she's just Carly now. Thanks Dad, Mom and Grandma for giving us a good strong name to keep in the family. :)

2009-01-09T17:04:00.004-07:00

This is one of my favorite stores, for jewelry, lotion, picture frames, etc. I actually don't buy a whole lot, but I do like to look and get ideas. (Dana probably would disagree with that last comment.) Yesterday, I decided to run in (it was closing, so I didn't have a lot of time). I was looking for a headband for Taylor. She wanted a cute one to wear to the Preference Dance Saturday night. I had Carly and Cooper with me. As we're walking in Cooper says, "They won't have a headband in there, they make cupcakes!" Crazy Mom. Yes, you guessed it that's how I bribe Cooper to go with me into the store. He gets a cupcake if he's good. So, I guess that's how he sees it.

Christmas Morning

2009-01-02T21:05:00.005-07:00

Christmas Eve, the kids all sleep up stairs together. I'm not sure who took this picture, so I'm not sure if they're faking it. They got us up at 6:30 a.m. I say way too early!

Christmas Eve, our wonderful neighbors the Blands invited us over for yummy soup and games. Afterwards we always drive up the mountain to see where Santa is resting. This time, Santa let Cooper sit in the sleigh.

Cooper asked for a Sock Monkey. He thought he came with a port a potty, because the packaging looks like that's what he's doing. I think he was bummed when he realized it wasn't a potty.

Carly got an I-pod. She was so excited! We had to cover our ears with all her shrieks of delight. Got to love an excited child christmas morning. Grandma and Granpa Goff sure appreciated it.

Taylor got more charms for her Juicy bracelet. I tricked her into thinking she was getting a Bella one, just as a joke. I think she fell for it. She really wanted the Juicy one.

More Sledding

2009-01-02T20:41:00.008-07:00

Dana and Cooper

Cooper and Calvin (quite the pair)

Taylor and Raven

Ashley, Madie, Carly, Annie (silly girls)

Soldier Hollow sledding at night! It looks like I need to take these pictures through photoshop. My camera wasn't working right, or it was just my fingers in gloves trying to hit the right buttons. Oh, well... it's documented!

Christmas Pictures

2009-01-02T20:29:00.005-07:00

Yea! I got photoshop for Christmas. We've been playing around with it, but I have a lot to learn.

(I'm actually waiting for Taylor to figure it out, so she can teach me.)

Sledding

2008-12-19T15:41:00.008-07:00

This is why I love Utah! We have this great hill just a few blocks away (one block if you cut through). The kids love it. Tomorrow will be another great sledding day. We're getting more snow right now. That's why I'm blogging and just did three new posts. So, sorry they're kind of random.

Christmas Cards

2008-12-19T15:33:00.004-07:00

After "upteen" million hours of embossing, cutting, and gluing my Christmas cards are in the mail!

Oreo Truffles

2008-12-19T14:51:00.003-07:00

Easy Oreo Truffles Recipe (yummy and easy - the picture doesn't do them justice)

45 Oreo cookies, divided (1 package)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages semisweet baking chocolate, melted
Crush 9 of the cookies to fine crumbs in a food processor; reserve for later use. (This can also be done in a resealable bag with a rolling pin.).
Crush the remaining 36 cookies to fine crumbs and place in a medium bowl.
Add the cream cheese and mix until well blended.
Roll cookie mixture into 42 balls, about 1" in diameter.
Dip the balls in the melted chocolate and place them on a wax paper covered baking sheet. (Any left over chocolate can be stored at room temperature for another use.).
Sprinkle the tops of the truffles with the reserved cookie crumbs.
Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
Store leftover truffles, covered, in the refrigerator.

© 2008 Recipezaar. All Rights Reserved. http://www.recipezaar.com

Sadies 2008 Style

2008-11-19T17:03:00.005-07:00

Taylor and her Posse

Taylor and Steven AKA "GOFF DADDY" and "SODA POP"

This past Friday was the Sadie Hawkins dance for Lone Peak High. I guess things have changed since I went to High School. For my Sadies we all wore matching plaid shirts. I was actually going to post my Sadies H.S. picture, but my family made fun of me. So, I changed my mind. I thought it was kind of cute and funny. Oh, well.... you get just the gangsters.

Thanks for Going Out of Business

2008-11-19T16:52:00.002-07:00

Sunday mornings are never fun around the Goff household, especially with 9:00 a.m. church and the occasional early morning meeting for Dana. This past Sunday was no exception, but I had a surprise for Cooper and I wasn't sure how he was going to like it. While rushing through Mervyn's Going Out of Businesses sale, I found a suit for $40.00 for Cooper. I was so excited. I was going to save it for Christmas, but this Sunday was our Primary program. So I laid out his clothes and waited to see what he would say. First he said, "Do I put all of this on? This is a lot of clothes." Yes it is. He put it on and miracle, he left it on all through church. I had Carly take this picture. (I was busy still getting ready). He really was happy about the new suit, but probably didn't appreciate the good find that I did. Thanks Mervyns!

Paying Tribute

2008-11-12T14:59:00.004-07:00

Just a quick funny story about Cooper. He wanted to go play after school yesterday, so he called his friend Calvin. His mom, Julie said he could come over and then invited him to go with them to the cemetery to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served, since it was Veteran's Day. So, I had to prepare Cooper a little, so he wouldn't embarrass me too much. Here's how our conversation went.
Mom: You can go play with Calvin, but Julie is going to take you to the cemetery so you can pay tribute to the Veterans.
Cooper: That's where all the dead people are, right?
Mom: Yes
Cooper: So, do we just put money in a baggy and leave it on their grave?
Mom: Oh, no hunny, You can "pay" tribute to people by just visiting or bringing flowers.
Cooper: Oh, O.K.

In the end Julie says they didn't do much "paying" tribute. When the boys started playing football, she knew it was time to go. But what a great mom to think of that great activity. Way to go Julie!

Winter Arrives

2008-11-05T09:14:00.003-07:00

This bus can't get up our little hill, so it had to back out of the neighborhood. I hope Ammon got on o.k. I was wishing the kids rode the bus this morning, so I didn't have to get up and take them. This is a sleep-in day.

Is it time to throw away the pumpkins? I don't think they'll make it to Friday's garbage day.

I don't know if I'm ready for this. But this is what I love about Utah.... We get all the seasons!

Halloween 2008

2008-11-01T22:37:00.009-06:00

Princess Carly

Cooper the Vampire

Cooper... AKA Troy Bolton

Taylor as Capt. Hook

OK... let's just say I'm glad Halloween 2008 is over! Finding that perfect costume, that's going to be perfect for more than 1 hour is just too hard. Cooper originally wanted to be The Joker, but we couldn't find a joker costume in the store, and we all know I do not sew... so the girls (that includes me) convinced Cooper to be Troy Bolton from High School musical. He agreed and thought it was pretty cool, getting a new basketball and all. But when we couldn't find brown spray paint for his hair, things quickly changed. For Monday's school party we barely got him in the school with his "stupid" hair. As you can see from the picture, auburn is pretty red. So, he was sure no one would know who he was. If anyone asked, he said he was a vampire. As long as there were no more tears, I didn't care. So, come Friday the actual day of Halloween, we tried spraying his hair Black, gold and auburn trying to come up with brown. It was 10 minutes until we had to leave for car pool and he had a huge melt down and quickly proclaimed he was not going to school and Halloween was the "stupidist." I agreed, but since I was driving that morning I had to some how get him out the door. He said he wanted to be a vampire. Luckily, I had just cleaned Carly's room and remembered last year's vampire costume was in her stash of old halloween costumes. In 5 minutes we had that robe on, found the Halloween makeup, put blood marks on, and even found some dracula teeth. Although, the robe no longer hit the floor, a smile was on his face and we didn't even have to wash out the black/red/gold hair color. YEA, Mom! He even smiled for me at the school parade. For trick or treating that night, he put the Troy Bolton costume back on. He said, since it was going to be dark he didn't care. And by 6:00 p.m. that black paint on his hair had actually toned down and was starting to look brown.... or I was just hoping.

Other Halloween Notes: Carly's costume came from a store that sales Prom dresses. They were going out of business, so we got a great deal. In fact it cost less than the Troy Bolton costume. Go figure! (Do you think I could talk her into wearing that to her first prom? Just asking.)

Dana had to dress up as Capt. Hook for work. (I'll post that picture when I get a chance.) Taylor thought it would be funny to try it on. She actuallly never plans for Halloween, so you never know what you'll get from her. Last year she was a cow. This year, at our trunk and treat she showed up with a bright pink wig on. We decided she was Lily, Hannah Montana's best friend. Her friend was Hannah Montana. Maybe I'll post those pictures too.

Mediterranean Cruise

2008-10-15T19:40:00.002-06:00

How many cathedrals can you see in a week? More than you can count. This one is in Barcelona; the projected completion date is 2030, seriously.
This is from the island of Malta, in the Mediterranean between Italy and Libya. Malta played a vital role in WWII, is also known as the place that St. John was stranded for two years after his boat crashed, and is the current location of the famous painting of John the Baptist being beheaded.
The city of Pompeii Italy with Mount Vesuvius in the background. We will spare you the photos of preserved bodies that were found in the ash.
The Coliseum in Rome. This was truly an unbelievable thing to see.
Another Catholic Cathedral, unlike Vice Presidential candidate Joseph Biden (an active Catholic), leans slightly to the right.

Fall in Rome

2008-10-15T10:32:00.007-06:00

Just got back from an amazing cruise of the Mediterranean. I was a little sad that I missed fall in Utah, my favorite time of year. However, I got to see the amazing fall colors in the sunset while leaving Rome.

So You Think You Can Dance?

2008-09-25T13:16:00.010-06:00

We (the goff girls) love "So You Think You Can Dance." So, I surprised the girls with tickets this week to the show now touring. My nephew helped me score 9th row floor seats. (Thank-you Ryan!) We had such a great time. I've included pictures of two of my favorite dances. Originally, I was going to take Cooper. I think he's still mad at me for not taking him to Hannah Montana. But he didn't really seem to care about this one, and Dana did not want him missing football practice to watch a bunch a guys dancing. So, Carly got to take her friend Brady. She's a fan too... so it was a blast! Thanks for a great GNO (Girl's Night Out!)

Back to School

2008-09-25T12:52:00.008-06:00

2008 School Year
Taylor's a Jr. at Lone Peak High
Cooper's a 1st Grader at Westfield Elementary
Carly is in 7th Grade at Timberline Middle School

Taylor is my "Fashion Diva" always looking her best.
Cooper picked out his own Tiger shirt for the first day of school. However, he did not want to give me a good picture. I have about 5 of him giving me funny faces and poses.
Dana and I were in Seattle on Carly's first day back to school, so my good friend Kathy took this picture. She looks beautiful in front of the flowers. (OK I'm biased) It's amazing to think she's in 7th grade.

Summer

2008-08-11T13:58:00.009-06:00

Because we have been so busy, our blog hasn't been updated in a while. And since the kids start school this nex week, i thought i would just do one big post of all the things we have done this summer.

For Father's Day I took the kids to get some pictures taken. They turned out really good!

We also decided to take a trip to the zoo with some friends. The kids loved it, Taylor not so much!

For the Fourth of July, we had My parents in town along with my sister, Courtney, and her daughter, Race. We had a BBQ and swam over at my other sister, Dustin's house. After that we went to the Stadium of Fire with Miley Cyrus and Blue Man group. However, Race saw a picture of the Blue Men and she got too scared so her and My mom left. But we had a good time!

Dana signed Cooper up for tackle football this season. He looks so cute when he is all dressed up in his pads and all that! He hasn't had any games yet, just practices four times a week. So i guess we will have to see how it goes!

But that is about it for our summer! We hope you all had a great summer also!

Sweet 16! and Prom!

2008-05-03T22:15:00.004-06:00

(I've really got to quit taking pictures in the entry way)
Taylor turned 16 last week so now she can date. So, how's prom for a first date. She went with a guy she's been friends with for a few years. She tells me they're still just friends. His name is Rio. They went with their other good friends, Whitney and Steven. I threatened to show up at the restaurant to spy on them. For their day date, they went to the park for a picnic. The boys brought lunchables, typical boys.

Dana's now a Scrapbooker!

2008-04-06T19:30:00.004-06:00

Most of you already know this, but in mid February Dana started a new job as the VP of Finance and Operations for Close to My Heart, a direct sales scrapbooking company. Can I just say, he's loving it!! And so am I. Just one of the perks....on pay day, he gets to go to the company store and gets great deals on discontinued or damaged scrapbooking supplies. No family is allowed, so I have to educated Dana on what to look for. He also got to take a scrapbooking class one day. How weird was that, when he said, "Look what I did at work today." But best of all, we get to go on the sales cruise to the Mediterranean in October.

Snow in Utah

2008-01-09T19:19:00.000-07:00

Aly, Taylor, Haley, McKenna, Carly

Chad, Haley, Melissa, Aly, Aidan, McKenna

Haley and Taylor

Cooper

(before hitting the tree)

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We are getting pounded here in Utah with a huge snow storm, so I thought I would remind those outside of Utah what you're missing. Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures of the slide-offs and snow shoveling, only the fun stuff.

While Melissa's family was here for a visit we hit the Soldier Hollow tubing hill, those that could also spent a day boarding at Snowbird. Thanks, Chad!

Taylor, had just gotten home from Hawaii, so she's had quite the climate shock. Cooper did not go tubing with us, because just days before on a knarley neighborhood hill, he hit a tree.... bending him backwards and throwing a boot off. Luckily, no broken bones, just a sore back and a bruised 5 year-old ego. But it did give him something to talk about. He's off the hills, at least for a few more days.

Dana wants to head south and soon. We don't know how much longer we can stand the snow and cold. Any takers in Arizona?

Peace in Park City

2007-10-17T19:24:00.001-06:00

This Past weekend the kids had a few days off for Winter Break, so we went up to Park City for two nights. Most of you have probably been to the Alpine Slide, but they now have an Alpine Coaster. It's a lot like a roller coaster, but it's pretty cool riding up the mountain through the fall leaves, and then traveling 40 miles per hour down the mountain.

We all decided we liked this family picture, because Dana actually took off his sunglasses, and smiled with his teeth showing. I guess he had gotten over the shock of the coaster price. ($17.00 for one ride)

Cooper had to pick the biggest, messiest caramel apple.

Carly and Cooper had fun jumping on the trampoline. They feel so deprived that we don't have one at home. We gave it away after Carly broke her leg on it.

Fall 2007

2007-09-19T21:10:00.001-06:00

Everybody has started school. Even Erin. Taylor is
loving the high school thing, Carly is in love with the fact that she is the oldest grade at her school, and Cooper is also liking kindergarten. Other than school we have just been up to the same old stuff. We will try to update this more when we have more time and get used to this. The Goffs