A bit of everything.

I know it's a joke- this is almost a semi-annual thing to post now.

I'll just give you a quick run down of some of the big things to happen

since the last post. We took the boys from work down to Zion, and it

was a really cool experience seeing their reactions. This is one of the hikes we did.

Very amazing places, they never seem to get old.

We got to take them to do the subway. Anyone who hasn't experienced

it yet, needs to, it's amazing.

More Amazing! (the falls, not the pea-shooters....

i'm in it just to prove i was there)

Throughout the summer, we got to camping a bit. This is up

right hand fork in Logan canyon. She looks like an angel.

It's times like these that remind me that its all worth it.

For work, we also took the boys to Jackson Hole.

It was a fun place that I really want to take Nicole back to.

Jackson was extreme for many reasons. For those who don't know-

this shot was taken the sameday that I had the opportunity to help to help

a man who I'd never met, yet grew closer to than many others ever do.

Rest In Peace, Huntley Baldwin. 8/9/11

During the summer, I went with a couple friends to camp

on the Wellsville mtn's. For those who are unaware, they have

the steepest rise to run ratio in North America.(utah.gov) That being

said,it wasn't the longest excursion I've been on, but it sure kicked

my butt. The view from the top made it more than worth it.

Tim and I showing why Cache Valley winters are worth it.

P.S.- finding any flat area to sleep on proved much

harder than expected.

A fun pano from half way up.

Once the leaves started turning, Nicole and I decided to

take some fun pictures together, and these are some of the results.

I'm so glad I'm married to this girl!

Another budy and I went out for a hike on the Wellsvilles

and saw some pretty fun things.

This shot shows how eager old man winter is to get ol' Logan

in his clutches.

We also saw some pretty funky fungi- I only thought these

grew in Canada and stuff... guess not.

I love Sardine canyon!

Another fun, Fall shot up the canyon.

This year's Jack-o-lanterns. Since anatomy is more or less

ruling my life right now, I had to get it out some way. Go ahead,

just start imagining- zygomatic arch, nasal conchae, vomer,

lambdoidal suture, or what have you......

Nicole said she was supposed to be a cat, but

I thought she was a fox!

We got to go down to St. George for Thanksgiving and actually got to see Justin

and Claire's new baby, Louise. You can tell by this look that she was a bit cautious,

but ended up being a very good sport with how much we held her.

As comfortable as she seemed to get with us, she was sure to

ALWAYS keep an eye on us.... but who can blame her.

She is definitely a cute and welcome addition to the family.

It was a fun and exciting Thanksgiving dinner with many friends

and family (thanks Mom), and it'll even be more fun next year.

When we got back home, Nicole was dying to break out Christmas,

so we turned on some festiv music and went to work.

(Thanks Bonnie & Eric for the tree)

It was a complete seasonal sensation when we enjoyed a

Clark W. Griswald moment- there's a little knot for ya Russ...

And last but not least, we moved to a new apartment!!!

They say that good things take time. It must be true because

the 4 years we waited for this made it seem unreal.

Family Room

This is for you Jon- displayed proudly as they should be.

They're a valued possession.

Bottom half.

Top half

Full view

Kitchen

Kitchen 2

(Note that we now get direct sunlight) (:

Bathroom

Bedroom

Bedroom 2

Laundry

Hall

Mancave

Mancave 2

I went to sunny st geezy for spring break this year and got to do a ton!

This is a rather long post, but maybe it will make up a bit for not posting anything for so long.

I had beautiful weather, the first day was by far the coldest- hence the ice on the puddle.

This is looking east at sunrise in Toquerville.

Looking more north toward pine valley, but from the same location as above.

I had the opportunity of going through Bloomington caves with a friend from work.
The view from out by the caves.

In the cave there were some interesting formations. Here you can see stalagtites and vertical spines called "bacon."

A quick look at the conditions- notice the dark abyss to the right that we scrambled up from, then we had to go straight in behind me. There were a couple times during the experience that i couldn't stop myself from quietly wispering, "my precious..."

Not many things tend to sketch me out, but this location which is south of Hurricane (you can see molly's nipple if you look close) proved to me that campouts with the right amount of coyote howls and squeels from dying rabbits can do odd things to you. The view in the morning made it more than worth it!

Little Creek mesa (south of gooseberry) has much to offer- especially after a rain storm.

I even discovered where pacman has been hiding since the 80's...
Although the Mrs. was nowhere to be found.

Carlos and i checked out some amazing indian ruins. Flint knappins and pottery shards were literally everywhere you looked. Thanks for the good times and a taste of the Baja 500 Carlos.

Edge of the world on Little Creek mesa. You can see Sand Hollow in the back ground.

You're ma boy Blue!!!!!

Red, white and blue on the prospector trail.

The beauty of the desert never seems to get old... Prospector trail.

Too bad Logan doesn't look like this.

Zach, his bro in law mike, and i threw in some gear, drove into the middle of nowhere, started hiking, and loved every minute of it. This was taken just after we started hiking.

No plan, no pressure, no problem!

We found the flattest spot we could and made camp in a small saddle somewhere in the mountains north of the virgin river gorge. We also discovered that joshua trees can be burnt more than once.

The next morning was amazing! We watched the sun slowly rise above the horizon and splash it's sunshine closer and closer towards us. This is the saddle we camped in.

A piece of the view.

After an amazing breakfast, we picked the highest thing in our sights and decided to climb it.

This is along the way.

Roughly 2500 vertical feet later, we soaked in the fruit of our labor. We could see all the way from Vegas to Zion- ironic...

It was a blast and we'll definitely have to do it again.