Goodbye El Paso...Hello San Antonio!

The purported purpose of my trip to Texas was to help Kate and Mike move from El Paso to San Antonio, Texas. The drive half-way across the state took about nine hours. It was a fun drive. The kids were very good and we were able to experience some of the rain from Tropical Storm Alex (that was not the fun part). The drive reminded me a bit of driving across central Utah until with came to the area with more trees...then it was uniquely Texas.

The last view of El Paso, a water tower (above) and looking back,
west, at the Franklin Mountains.

White Sands Revisited

The Norton family and I made one last visit to White Sands, New Mexico before they left El Paso for San Antonio. When we visited last August we bought a one year pass. I believe they got their money's worth out of it.

My Precious Grandchildren

Megan and Robby were disagreeing over who should possess a book. Megan won and Robby got his feelings hurt, so he stormed into the dining area, dragged a chair to the wall and put himself in "timeout." Watch the video at the end and guess who the book actually belongs to!

El Paso Longboarding

Kyle found a nice long-ish smooth road in a quiet subdivision. I think he got up to about 23 mph before the hill leveled out.

First Track Meet: The Richland Jamboree

After waiting outside in GORGEOUS weather for 3 1/2 hours and in chilly weather for 1 1/2 hours, we finally saw Kyle vault for the first time this year. Right off, Kyle tied his personal best of 11' 6" and made a respectable run at 12'. I think he would have done better at 12:00 noon, when pole vaulting started than at 6:30, when he finished. Kyle thinks not. Michele and Drew know how long it takes to get through ANY event at the Jamboree. Here is a link to Kyle's stats at AthleticNet. It updates almost immediately after the meet, so check back a couple of times a week to see how he is doing.

On a side note: Kyle's coach wanted him to try long-jump at the meet so he worked with the long-jumpers for the first time on Friday. He jumped 17' 4". That was farther than any other jumper in the school and a varsity distance! Woo Hoo, Kyle!

11' 6" Vault

12' Attempt

The More the Merrier!

Since I'm not afraid of using vinyl with my Cricut anymore, I made a couple more projects:

1. The long-awaited "Cornwell" board for Drew and Chrissy.
2. A small tile for someone with a whiner in their family...I can't decide if I should give it to Dan or Chrissy :)

Monson Quote Plaque

I made this plaque as a birthday present for my friend, Kathryn Rhoten. This is my first venture using vinyl with my Cricut. It took a LONG time, but it was fun and turned out pretty well.