Temple Day

Jordan received his temple endowments at the Mt. Timpanogas Temple on August 20th, his birthday. Suz and me, Grandma and Grandpa Burningham, Kyle Fuller and Matthew Olson were able to attend. Because it was during the day, most of the family was not able to attend. It was a very special day. I was also privileged to be Jordan's escort through the temple. After the temple, Grandma and Grandpa treated all of us to lunch at Cafe Rio. It was a great day!

First day of school

Dallan and Ryan started their first day of school on Aug. 2oth. Dallan started his Junior year and Ryan is now in sixth grade. How SAD that our boys are growing up way too fast!

Back in the swing

Well, it has been an uneventful couple of weeks since our Cali trip. I have gone back to work. It has been a bummer I can't spend the remainder of my days on the beach. Although I have thought about it quite seriously. To take the void left from the trip, I have started running. Ok more like jogging. Suz and I bought running shoes. This has been quite cathartic! Suz started her radiation treatments and is now half way through. She has done very well with them. She does get a little fatigued and she wants her hair to grow back, but other than that she has gone through this experience feeling VERY blessed! We meet with the Dr. on Wednesdays, and he has been very upbeat with Suzette's prognosis. Dr. Clark did say the word cured! However, he wants a PET Scan done every 6 months to make sure there is no sign of cancer. Jordan is getting ready for his mission. He leaves for the Missionary Training Center (MTC) on Sept. 24th. We can't wait for that day, because the 12:30am or later bedtime will be traded with a 6:00am wake time. We (Suz and I) will finally get some sleep. Dallan started in Payson's Green/White scrimmage. This is Payson's annual fundraising event. He starts on offense and defense. He is looking forward to playing this year. Their first game is this Friday. Ryan has been playing with friends, going to the pool, and reading book after book. School starts for both Dallan and Ryan this Wednesday (8/20). This is another day Suz and I can't wait for.

Cali trip

We spent a week 7/24 - 7/31 with Suz's brother and his great family. It was a BLAST! Here are some of the highlights of our trip!On 7/24 we stayed with friends in St. George, then we left for Cali and arrived around 5pm. It was nice to see everyone. Sat. 7/26 we shopped and lounged around, then had Red's BBQ. Can you say, delicious! Sunday we spent the day at church. They have a very nice Ward and it was fun to experience life again in the mission field.

Monday, 7/28 we were off to Six Flags Magic Mountain. We had the whole gang. Jord, Dal, Ry, and Kenz took off to experience the crazy and insane rides, while Lexi Lu, Suz and I went on the more easy going rides. It was a lot of fun and the day ended way too soon. (L to R: Jordan, Kenz, Ryan, Dallan, Lexie Lu, and Suzette)
Tuesday, 7/29 we went to Zuma beach! What a beautiful beach and a perfect day. We hunted for sand crabs, did some boogey boarding, buried kids in the sand, and had a great time Suz even got dumped on by a seagull...thanks JME for taking us! (Pictures: family photo at Zuma Beach, Jacie being wild and crazy, Jordan and Dallan getting ready to boogey, cousins searching for sand crabs, Suz and I, Jordan giving us his best GQ look).
Wednesday, 7/30, we were off to the Dodger's game. The Giant's were in town. The Dodger's handled them pretty well with a 4 - 0 win. It was a great time. Thanks Brett for taking us to the game. (Trey wearing his sunglasses at night)

Thursday, 7/31 we headed for home. It was a great trip. We arrived home at 9pm.