More pics of Adam

Look at the size of Daddy's hands compared to Adam's head!

Swaddled and asleep.

Swaddled and content.

Burke LOVES this baby, and can't get enough of holding him.

Adam Taufa Bennion

Adam was born on December 2nd at 2:05 am, 8 lbs 10 oz, and 20 inches long. Taufa is the name of a great friend from Australia, Bishop Taufa.

The first day William wasn't too excited about holding Adam, but after holding him for the first time, he was hooked.

We finally have a complete basketball team!!

Why Is This Man So Happy?

Check out this photo of Jeremy Powers (#1 in the US in cyclocross) smiling as he wins a race:

Why is he so happy?

Is it because:

a: He just won the US Grand Prix Cyclocross Race in Portland?

b: He is in the presence of a future cyclocross champion (the kid in the blue cap; intials NRB)

c: He is high fiving one of his biggest racing idols (in the black skull cap and yellow-lens glasses; initials JBB)

d: There is an uber-hot babe next in line for some high-five love (initials WEB)?

Happy Birthday Dear Adam?

Born December 2nd 2010. 8lbs. 10oz. 20inches. Well done Amy! and Don :)

News From the Beehive State!!!!!!!!

I am sure John was alluding to the news that Jocelyn and I will be moving to Seattle in July!;) We accepted a job up in the Evergreen State and are very excited to be close to family and friends. We are looking forward to enjoying a white Christmas with everyone! We are thinking of maybe spending a day in Seattle if anyone wants to join. Jocelyn has never been to the Emerald City so we thought it would be fun head over there and scope the place out and do some shopping.

New Post

I request-no I DEMAND a new post from the beehive state.

Allstate TV Ads

Wendy and I love these Mayhem commericals from Allstate. This is one of our favorites. I also love the one with the kid mowin the lawn. Which is your favorite?

More OBRA CCX Championship 2010

Rob at the finish.

OBRA CCX Championship 2010

Rob: "Good luck. I don't imagine I'll see you until the end."

More Cross

OBRA CCX Championship 2010

Rob took this photo of the CCX race this past weekend. I think it was a great shot.

The terrain was pretty typical of the race. Peanut Butter consistency mud, bark chips, and grass.

Hallowen, birthdays, etc.

The cowboy.
Karate kid, complete with ninja moves.

The soldier

Don's work Halloween party...check out his picture of his area on Facebook. His team did a Duck Hunt area, and it was fantastic.

Don joined in the costume fun.

William's school Halloween parade

Soren's 2nd birthday

Uncle Joe helps Soren with his gift opening!

I got this kids birthday cake book recently and have had fun making cakes for the kid's birthdays.

David's birthday! When we ask Burke to smile, we get one of two things. This....

or this. I don't know which I like better.

Crazy hair day. Burke of course has to join in!

I couldn't believe how many things Burke could stuff into his little backpack!

A fun pic from the summer of the boys in their new matching church clothes.

Swim lessons this summer.

Summer Reunion

The beach...
Soren hanging out in a random person's chair

And he thinks he's surfing!

Disneyland...I think everyone was pretty wet from Splash Mountain

Great pic of Katie!

Don didn't want to hold everything, so he wore it instead :)

I think this is the best picture I got of the grandkids...I cropped it in Picasa, but it didn't show up cropped when I posted it...don't know why.

Balboa bars.

Three buddies watching a show in their blankets....

...and looking at the neighbor's dog. I think they're so cute.

Halloween

since nobody *else* is posting halloween pics. just kidding, just kidding! except, seriously, i would love to see what all the kiddies wore this year.

brooke and i dressed up for the YSA halloween dance. we went as rockstars--it was so fun to put the costumes together and to punk out our hair. we had a great time!


prepping:


in the car, getting ready to get our dance on:


our outfits. i was also wearing some pretty sassy shoes:


us with our dear friend, mara:


sassy at the dance:

Today is Uncle Burke's eighty-fifth birthday. The greatest friend and brother any person could pray for. I wish each of you could have had the experience of knowing this very unique man.

More Bikes

Greg and William gave cyclocross a try. Here are some photos of their race. Greg's shot is great! MERITO!!!! Photo credit to Pat Malach of Oregon Cycling Action.

Cyclocross

Tonight I competed in my first cyclocross race. Cyclocross is a type of racing where people race bikes on a mixture of gravel, dirt, grass, and mud and are "required" to dismount and navigate over or around obstacles. Tonight's race was the"Blind Date at the Dairy"-pretty cute. It is put on at the Alpenrose Dairy near Rob and Ann's place. Wendy, the boys, and Rob came to cheer me on-and I needed it! The race was much harder than I expected. I did two practice laps around the 1.4 mile course and barely made it to the start line in time for the start. The first lap was very hectic with about 100 riders on the course at the same time. "MASS HYSTERIA!! (name it claim it)" The race runs for 30 min + one lap that starts with the lead rider. Don't think too hard about it, it just works. Anyway, the race starts on pavement and moves to a gravel road. The gravel moves to grass with lots of hairpin turns. For added fun, there are a couple of mud hills you must climb and at least one requires you to get off and carry your bike up. Near the finish line there is a pair of barriers the rider must hurdle while carrying his bike. I also added a video of the race starring yours truly (cinematography props to Nate). The third clip shows me crossing the barriers. After lap one of four, I was totally gassed. Lap two felt better, but by lap 4 I was wiped out... literally. After crossing the barriers, I hopped on my bike, and as I turned the corner my bike went completely out from under me. Thankfully I was on grass, so I smoothly and quickly (according to Rob) got up and hopped back on in time to get passed at the last second by some dork. Oh well. In the interest of disclosure I have also posted video of the finish (again Nathan did Oscar-worthy work with the camera). Thanks for reading. Enjoy the video and the cheering. I sure did.

Happy Birthday to John!

Today John turns 35 and is now old enough to run for president of the United States of America. Tell me why you would vote for John in 2012. :)

I would vote for John because:

he is fun to be with
he is compassionate and thinks about others' feelings
he is happy
he works hard
he is a fabulous father
he has a love of life and enthusiasm that are contageous
he is a great friend
he is fun to watch/analyze movies with
he gives great advice
he is a great example and makes me want to be a better person
he is honest
he loves me, supports me and is my perfect match

Happy 7th Birthday Gregory!

Two pictures from Gregory's Birthday. The top is opening a Lego figure, and the second is finding his new bicycle. I don't think he had any idea it was coming so he was very surprised.

I like Greg because:

He is tough.

He is athletic.

He loves to learn.

He is a great friend.

He is smart.

He is handsome.

He plays well with his brothers and sister.

He is brave.

He likes to try new things.

He is a good eater.

He has great hair.

He is a great son.

Happy Birthday Gregory!