Family Vacation 2012

We have been planning this trip for a year. Dad took all 6 six kids, our five spouses and 5 grandkids to Florida for three days and then on a Disney Cruise! It was so much fun. Grandpa and Grandma Gallacher and Richard joined us too for a 21 person group.

Ian and me on the merry go round in Fantasyland at Disney World
Splash Mountain. Copy of the picture. I like that we spent the whole ride figuring out what pose to do.
CJ and me in front of the castle
Harry Potter WORLD! So cool. Mom and I were very excited to be here. It was a lot colder at Universal. But still warmer then Utah and we are still on vacation!
Everyone thought it would be a good idea to go on the Jurassic Park raft ride. Mom said it was just like splash mountain. Oh no it wasn't! They got soaked!
This is our ship, the DISNEY DREAM
Brent, CJ, Bryan and Ricci went scuba diving in Nassau, Bahamas
Formal night



Pirate night

Parasailing

Our cabin with the cool port "window"

BYU FOOTBALL

Thanks to my generous parents, CJ and I have been able to enjoy BYU FOOTBALL again this year. We also got lucky enough a couple times (thanks to Mary Ann) to sit in Legacy seats. This picture is from the October 22 game against Idaho State. It was sunny and beautiful. My dad had sent a picture earlier this morning of the Eiffel tower. That would be cool, but this view was pretty great too.

Last night at the Idaho game their was a helicopter at the pre game festivities. So cool up close and it would be really scary to be on the wrong side of one of these things!

Alpacas

For a work party we went to my boss' Alpaca farm. CJ and I decided it would be fun for Josh and Ian to see it so they came too. They got to feed the male Alpacas. (An Alpaca is a cross between a camel and a llama. Josh and Ian said they wanted to call them llamas. So they did)

they also adopted an orphan Llama named Casper. he is very friendly because he gets bottle fed. Josh thought it was hilarious that the Llama drank from a bottle!
Ian wanted a picture with the deer. I think he still isn't sure if it is real or not...

Motorcycle Trip

My dad has been thinking about buying a bigger bike for longer trips and rented a Harley and Goldwing for a Holiday ride. Bryan was going to ride the other bike and then they would switch to see which one they liked best. Bryan asked CJ and I if we wanted to take Dad's bike and go with. OF COURSE we did. Ricci's grandparents, Pat and DJ, came too. Dad's friend Tracy decided to go. I was excited because Dad said with 5 bikes we had enough for a gang:)

We went on the Legacy Highway to Ogden canyon. Through Monte Cristo and Randolph to Bear Lake. Then through Logan Canyon, Sardine Canyon and on to home. It was a beautiful ride. The canyons were so much more enjoyable without the confines of a car. Now we want a bike. CJ is entered to win one through Aflac...keeping our fingers crossed.

Lake Mary, Martha and Catherine Hike

Saturday, July 23, 2011. Ricci and Bryan and CJ and I hiked from Brighton to Lake Mary, Martha and Catherine. It was about 2.25 miles to Lake Catherine. Dad offered to take us to Captain America if we got home in time, so we skipped the summit (another mile to Sunset Peak) and hiked back out. Very nice hike. One of my favorites. The first half mile or so is steep and deters a lot of hikers. Last year Lake Mary was pretty dry. Ricci and I were surprised how pretty it was this year.

We were also surprised by the amount of snow we had to hike across. Especially Bryan and Ricci in their hiking sandals! COLD
CJ and Bryan decided to hike up the side of one snowy hill and "ski" on their shoes down. Video at the end of post;) I only wish the quality were better.




"Hey guys, watch this!" Bryan is on the left and CJ on the right.

Stadium of Fire

July 2, 2011. Thanks so much to MaryAnn for getting us these great seats. We all got to sit together. Unfortunately MA had too much excitement earlier in the day and was too tired to go.

I knew more Brad Paisley songs then I thought I would. The concert was great and so fun. The firework show was amazing!

We grew somthing

Despite the wind and sun and neglect, the broccoli has sprouted and is ready for harvest! So far nothing else has grown. The sun and wind took the cucumbers, twice; grubs and birds have claimed the strawberries; watermelon and zucchini never rooted and we are still waiting to see if the peppers and jalapenos do anything. But today, we will eat broccoli. Goody.