Old School Rock Crawl - May

This past May Jon competed in the Old School Rock Crawl held in Delta, UT. Our good friend Zach told him that he should enter in the competition and the he would be Jon's spotter. Of course Jon took him up on his offer. I wasn't able to be there for the first day of competition but I got to hear how great he was and how amazed others were at their performance.

Jon's dad and I, along with the nieces, arrived early Saturday morning for the last day of competition. It was really fun to see Jon compete and do so well. He had a huge grin on his face the whole time. He was also able to meet new people and make new friends. We all know how easy it is for Jon to make friends. One of his favorite sayings is "It's not what you know, it's who you know". So this was just another experience to add to his list of "who he knows".

The morning was warm and sunny but the afternoon quickly turned on us and there was thunder, lightning and pouring rain. It quickly passed and was sunny but not too warm. Jon finished the competition in first place and the others in his division weren't even close to his score. Jon even got interviewed by an outdoor TV show that airs locally and we got to watch him on TV a couple of weeks later - I was even in one of the shots at the end of the show. He had such a great time and I will never forget the goofy grin that was on his face the whole time.

Show and shine

Jon, Zach, Scott & Kirk

Oops (this is not Jon)

New windshield needed


Checking out the course





Making sure he doesn't hit those cones


He's just so excited

Look at that tire

On the way down

Getting the scores

Couldn't get away without a battle scar

The nieces

Moving the teeter totter

The crane of shame in action

What goes up...

Must come down

Boulders and logs section

Yeah, Jon's vehicle tore up the concrete

A little too tipsy for me

1st place in his class!!

Easter 2011

This year for our Moab Easter Safari trip we headed down the weekend before Easter. Jon had to work Easter weekend and plus it made it so we could do whatever trails we wanted without having to wait for the guided tours. The weather was great. The day we left was cloudy and rained after we headed out so we couldn't ask for anything better.

One day we went out to Tusher Tunnel, which is just a short drive from where we camp. We usually go out there every year but I never really take any pictures. It's like a cave that you can walk through to a open area on the other side. It's only about 50 yards long. It's a fun ride out there and something fun to do in the morning before we hit the trail.

Me at the parking area

Jon in the tunnel

At the end of the tunnel

One day we went on Hell's Revenge. Jon and I really like this trail. It's not hard, but it is short and easy. Plus who doesn't like to see all the slick rock?

View of the Colorado River from the trail

Going up Hell's Gate

More of Hell's Gate

Zach and Gaylon on Escalator

Our camping spot is great because it allows for a lot of 4-wheeling and short trips while we are at camp. One of the favorite things to do are night rides. Jon went on a couple of night rides and had a ball. I stayed back by the fire each time because I did not want to get cold. We had a great trip and I really liked going early so the trails are packed with vehicles.

My Yellow Room

It is no secret that yellow is my favorite color. Since Jon doesn't really care what color I paint the walls (as long as I don't paint them red, especially if it is only one red wall - inside joke) I decided I would paint one of our spare bedrooms yellow - and I mean yellow.

First of all the room was covered in this hideous 80's floral wallpaper. Since removing wallpaper is a task that I can tackle I took it upon myself to take off all the wallpaper. Shortly before I started to remove the wallpaper an invoice from work caught my eye. One of our superintendents had rented a steamer to remove wallpaper at the owner's house. I thought, hey, we have a steamer I could use that to help remove the wallpaper. So glad I paid attention to the invoice and thought to use our steamer. I got the wallpaper down in one night.




After the wallpaper was down the real work began - for Jon. He patched holes, textured the walls and put up molding around the doors and along the floor. Then his dad came and textured the ceiling for us. He is so good at it and was done in like an hour. After all the texturing was complete Jon primed the walls and ceiling and began painting. He hates to paint and I helped him when I could. We still need to change out a couple of things but for the most part it is complete and I love my yellow room.




Paint to me is like a haircut. If I get a bad haircut - oh well, it'll grow back. If I don't like the color of the paint - oh well, Jon can paint it again - haha. I tell people I have a yellow room and then when they actually see it one of the first things out of their mouth is "that's a yellow room." Isn't that what I told you? Were you expecting purple or blue? Jon likes all the different hues it displays depending on the time of day and the light in the room. Yes I know it is bright but I love it and it makes me smile whenever I walk past it.