Hanging Out in Utah with Libby and Kathy

I had a chance to travel to Salt Lake City on business recently. While there I hung out with my sister Libby and the family of my other sister Kathy. I actually didn’t see Kathy as she was gallivanting around Paris France with her Sisters-in-law. (I wished I was there with her : ) But I had a great time with Tyler and the kids. While Kathy was away, we seemed to play a lot of video games. : )

I had a great time, but I did something a rarely do. I forgot to take any pictures of the family. The only pictures I really took were of the Salt Lake Temple. Tyler was kind enough to head out with me at 10:00pm to allow me to take a few shots.

So, this picture is all I have to show my traveling... : )

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Just Me and My Boys : )

Paraphrasing Oliver Cowdery (JS-H 1:75)...

These are the days never to be forgotten. : )

Annual Family Pictures

It is that time again. It is time to drag out the family camera, beg the kids to be still and smile, and endure countless attempts to take our annual family picture. It always seem like someone is blinking, frowning, or frustrated. Inevitably, everyone wants to sit next to Mom. This year was no exception.

In the end, it ended up the same way it did last year. Not single picture worked out. The solution? … a composite image. Hopefully, you'll never see where. : ) ↓

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To help the kids unwind a little we had everyone make goofy faces. Unfortunately, after we unleashed the goofy looks, they lever left. 2007 Family pictures ended soon after this was taken ↓

The fall leaves are beautiful this time of year. For all those not enjoying a New England style October please enjoys ours. ↓

The colors are awesome this time of year. Drop by and enjoy them with us. : )

Business Travel to Ireland

This past week I had a business trip to Ireland. Much of the time there I spent in long business meetings. However, we had a couple "team building" exercises that allowed me to take out my camera.

I started my trip on the West Coast of Ireland in a city called Galway. While there we took a ferry over to Aran Island.

While there, someone suggested the best way to see the island was to rent a "horse and trap" (horse in carriage). You may notice it the island has very few trees, and an endless supply of rocks.

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Rocks, Rocks, and More Rocks. ↓ Everywhere rocks.

After spending a couple days in Galway, the group headed to Dublin on the east coast. While there we took an afternoon to the Glendalough in Wicklow, Ireland. There we had planned a 10-12km hike up a to a mountain peak called the Spinc.

It is during trip like this that I am reminded of my need to exercise. : )

It is higher than it looks... at least it felt that way hiking up it. : ) ↓

If I don't looked tired and out of breadth your not looking close enough : ) ↓

Once to the top, the views were outstanding. ↓

Finally, and gratefully we headed down the well laid out trail.

Notice how everyone had matching backpacks : ) A should fire way to see this is a "team building exercise" : )