TAYA

My sweet baby is three weeks old and ready for her first BYU game.  She sleeps great and eats great.  I wish she was on a consistent eating schedule, but I really can't complain.  CJ gave her a bottle and she took that well too.  We have a great baby.  She was born on August 7, 2012 at 7:24am.  She weighed 6 pounds and 12 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long.  She lost only 2 oz. while in the hospital and was up to 20 inches and 7 pounds 7 ounces at her two week check.  She smiles a lot, and I don't believe it is just gas.  We love her.

28 weeks and counting

I think that I won't put this on facebook.  I just feel big and I still have a long ways to go.  This picture is in Taya's room that CJ and MaryAnn painted.  I love it.

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.