Some pictures from Brian's Court of Honor (I'll get more added later along with descriptions)
Brian is describing his Eagle project, where he made gifts to be sold in one of the gift shops at the Festival of Trees.
Brian is taking the Eagle pledge, given by one of his Scout leaders, Scott Hardy.
Scott, Sue, Brian, and Scott Hardy, just after Brian received his Eagle award and the parent pins were given.
We went camping in Green River, Utah for our spring break this year. It was actually a very nice camp right on the Green River. We had a relaxing couple of days, some good food, and a very interesting trip to a cold water geyser (pictures below). If you are ever in the Green River area, the geyser is a must see. The mineral deposits it has left (and that you can walk all through) are amazing. One the way back to Alpine, we stopped off at Arches National Park and hiked to Delicate Arch, in addition to driving through the park. That was a first for Mark and Brian. It was pretty hot that day, so we were glad to get back to the car and some nice air conditioning!
Mark setting up camp.
Scott helping Mark study for his AP Tests
Sue taking a break.
Just having fun….
This is the cold water geyser…
Brian exploring…
These are all the deposits that are left by the geyser. You can walk all over them.
BYU playing in the Las Vegas bowl against California, and since it was so close, we decided to drive down and see the game. Sue went with us, but didn't want to go to the game, so she chilled out in the hotel (just prior to Christmas is a GREAT time to go to Vegas–the hotel rooms were extra cheap. We got rooms in the Excalibur for $30).
Mark and Brian in front of the van they helped decorate.
Brian and Mark at the Las Vegas Bowl with legendary coach Lavell Edwards.
Mark and Brians cousins, Paul in the left picture, and then Jill, Emily, Paul, and Matt in the right picture, before the game.
Brian and Mark, and Scott in the stadium before the game started.
A few pictures from the game. Unfortunately, BYU lost, but it was a close game, and we had a great time.
There is a family in Alpine that does a large Nativity scene each year in memory of one of their family members that died of cancer (donations go to support the Huntsman Cancer Institute). It is quite a scene with a market, donkeys, horses, sheep, goats, shepherds, wise men and of course, Joseph and Mary and the Baby Jesus. Last year, Christine and Ildar, and their new baby Anya were asked to be Mary, Joseph, and Jesus:
