Davy's Little Pony..

Davy recently went on a 6-day business trip

to Colorado Springs, CO..

Savannah stealthily added a stowaway

to his suitcase..

Here are their adventures..

..my little buddy is totally hogging the good chair..

..now he's eating all my dinner!..

..I let him finish the bread..

..I made him go to bed but told him he can watch the end of Hannah Montana..

..I got back to my room and look who I caught getting into the candy jar..

Firsties..

First Day of School! August 24, 2010

..a quick hug for Chelsea..

..all ready!!..

{last year at the same school!!

*sniff, sniff*}

Savannah! ~ starting 6th grade!!..

..and her feelings about school starting..

{translation:

excited, but nervous}

Adeline! ~ starting 3rd grade!..

..and her feelings about school starting..

{translation:

so excited, may wet her pants}

And now.. a happy dance..

*there is a possibility

that because of this photo shoot

we were a teensy bit late

for said first day of school

..possibly..

::sing:: Our Little Dancing Queen..

..wait!! Has it really been 2 weeks since this??..

..where did summer go???..

August 7, 2010

Miss Adi had her first Ballroom Competition..

.. the Wilkinson Center Ballroom at BYU..

This was like, real stuff..

DanceSport..

"The" Ballroom Competitions..

Adi was in it!!

Adi & Blake, warming up in the hall..

{keeping her chin up!!}

..some last minute instructions..

Then.. Performance Time!!

I think I have finally got smart in my old age..

Davy took pictures,

Chelsea took video,

So I could cry..

What is that??

ANYTHING my kids do..

..makes me cry..

{in a good way!}

..lining up..

..walking out..

{I love her arm!}

..waiting for the music to start..

..and they're dancing!..

{the judge on the right smiled at

Adi & Blake like this

the whole performance}

..awards time..

..of course, as the mom,

I thought they were the best..

..the realization sets in..

..LAST COUPLE STANDING..

It's true!!

They took first place!!

We were all just a little excited!!

{do you blame us???}

..wearing their medals!!..

..after each section was over,

..there was "free dance" time..

..so cute Blake came and asked Adi to dance..

..one more photo!!..

..they won in the Elementary division, ages 6-12..

..they were the youngest couple competing!!

{not bad for an 8 & 9 year old!!}

Hiker-Man.. Who knew??

So, Davy made some goals this year..

Along with his weight loss..

and getting in shape..

{he did all 90 days of P90X}

He has decided to become a hiker..

His first BIG challenge..

{okay, actually the biggest challenge he's taking on}

Climbing to King's Peak..

This occurred July 23 & 24, 2010..

{and for anyone keeping track,

I now know my husband is a crazy man..}

{before I just used to think it..}

Let's have a look-see..

The hike begins..

On the Henry's Fork Trail..

King's Peak is the pointy mountain in the background..

{this is already 2ish hours into the hike}

At this point,

they had to take off their shoes

to go through a muddy bog..

..along the trail..

The first day ^^

they hiked 9 miles..

and set up camp..

They hit the trail at 5:30am..

..^^coming up on Gunsight Pass..

{still 4 hours to summit}

..without getting into gory details

we'll just say Davy's feet took a beating..

..the climb to Anderson Pass..

..still snow on the trail..

..the long climb..

.. through boulder fields..

..to the summit..

..almost there..

..Davy getting to the summit..

..Davy sitting atop KING'S PEAK..

..Davy & his hiking buddies,

Will & Justin..

..up on top..

The view from the 13,528 feet..

The highest point in Utah..

Total miles hiked: 34

Total elevation change: 8,000 feet

Time elapsed: 37 hours

=one very tired,

very blistered

husband..

YAY DAVY!!!!!!!