Our Family - November 2006

Our Family - November 2006
Standing: Nate, Lisa, Bill, Kadin, Ben & Alexis. Seated: Jillian, Morgan, Asher, Hailey (holding Mandy), Joel, Whitney, Ashley (holding Samwise). Notice Joel's 8-year-old picture on the wall behind Bill. He's a member of our forever family and never far from our thoughts.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Check out our puppies!

I have an entire blog dedicated to our dog Mandy's litter of puppies. Click on the link under "staying connected" to check it out. The puppies were born on May 1st, which makes them a little over two weeks old. Every puppy is different and so precious!

Hailey - sans the braces!

I've never seen Hailey smile so much in a Galena show as she did last Saturday -- the first show after getting her braces off on May 10th. Hailey is the one in the middle with the purple feathers. This costume is for the opening number, "Children of the Earth," which is a revival of an old Galena number that Whitney and Morgan also danced in. Notice the new feathers on the costumes!

Ready or not -- here we come!

In January, after Whitney's inspiring run last October in the St. George Marathon, several members of our family embarked on a new quest -- training for The Utah Marathon! Whitney, Morgan and Jillian trained in Utah, and Bill and Hailey trained here in the River City. Much to Hailey's delight, Jillian is now home for the summer to complete her training.

Here are a couple pictures that I took when they stopped for their Gatorade break in the middle of their 20-miler. They're looking rather fresh, wouldn't you say?

The marathon is this Saturday, May 19th, and I must say that they are all psyched and ready to go, complete with matching "Team Busath" running apparel in tennis ball yellow. All the rest of the fam will be there to cheer them on as they cross the finish line. Stay posted for the results.