Timpanogos

We hiked Timp Cave on Monday. My sister & her fam came down from Logan, and my parents joined us at the last minute. It's been 10+ years since either Nathan or I had been up there, and it was a fun family activity.
It was Tyler's first hike. We didn't take him last year, because he was so small. So it was our first hike in two years! It's been way too long. We love hiking, and have committed to go at least once a week for the rest of the summer.
I love the fresh mountain air, and the view from the top. Not to mention that hiking is the funnest form of exercise ever!
Ty did pretty well in the cave. He was happy to get out of the pack for a while, but a guided tour isn't such a good idea with a super-active toddler. But overall, he was a trooper. He didn't cry until we got to the end and it was an hour past his nap time.
Ty LOVES his Emo (my sister Julie). He would have preferred to have her carry the pack up the mountain, but seeing as how the pack weighed half as much as she does, I didn't think she would make it. :)

A Quiet Milestone

So this is my first blog post here but I decided I should commemorate a major milestone somehow. It has been five years since my last radiation treatment.

For those who don't know the story two weeks after Jessica and I got engaged I found out I had Hodgekin's Lymphoma, the same cancer my sister Heidi had 3 years earlier. That was December 10th. On the 27th I had my first of eight chemotherapy treatments. They ended in April and I started radiation in May. My last radiation treatment was around the 20th of May. I can't remember the exact date.

So now it has been over five years, I have been married for almost five years, and I have a wonderful wife and son. Life is good. I thank God everyday that I have been so blessed, and even for cancer because I wouldn't be who I am today without it. It changed me for the better and helped me realize what is really important and how lucky I was to have Jessica.

If I had to say one thing I learned from cancer it would be to follow President Hinckley's advice. Never put off spending time with some one or telling them how much they mean to you because every moment is precious and you never know how many you really have left.

A New House

For those of you who haven't been to our new house, or live too far away to visit, here are some pictures. We moved in about a month ago, and I think we've finally settled in. I think we only need one more Saturday to finish all the honey-do projects.

Blogging for Dummies

So until recently, I didn't think I was a complete computer dummy. I realized that compared to my super-human computing husband, I am an idiot, but I always thought I was a part of this "young technologically-capable generation" that our grandparents are always talking about. Blogging has changed my view of myself. I am one step away from becoming my mother (who hardly touches a computer for fear that it will spontaneously self-combust on her). That's right, all you other women that think you're becoming your mother. I am one step closer to that reality. Blogging has me completely dumbfounded. Sure I can add a post or a picture, but how in the world do I do anything else? *Sigh* Hopefully my sweetie will be able to help me before I become too afraid of this potentially explosive machine that sits in front of me.