Thursday, August 16, 2007

4th of July at Seven Peaks

Hey Family-
Sorry this is a bit late but better late than never. Here are the pictures from our fun day at Seven Peaks. Thanks Mom and Dad for providing such a fun memory.
-Lisa

Danny's New Best Friend

Last week Danny got a new best friend. I wouldn't go as far as saying that I've been replaced, but I think I hold like a co-best friendship now. They go up into the mountains together, go fishing together, and they have plans to go hunting together in the Fall. They hang out together as much as possible and even go to work together. He has even gone so far as to dream about his new best friend and has had a few sleepless nights on his friends account! Sometimes I even catch Danny staring at his new best friend with that kind of "I love you" look in his eye. Strange? You ask, I know, it is, but I'm still pretty confident that I have a one-up on his new best friend, plus, he's happy right...maybe more like ecstatic...any way here is a picture of Danny and his new best friend!


My Alaskan Adventure

I recently had the opportunity of a lifetime, fishing in Alaska with my grandpa. And at risk of being left out of my grandpa's will, I am unable to discuss the exact "secret location," but I assure you it was awesome. We fished for five days on a beautful teal-colored river for king and red salmon. My biggest was in the 40 lb range, and man did it put up a fight. Catching the reds with fly rods was amazing, I could have done it all day. Highlights included taking a freshly caught king to a local restaurant where they prepared it for us four different ways and watching my aunt catapult into the glacier fed river going after a red that had gotten away. Here are some pics.


Wednesday, August 15, 2007

More of Spencer & Sarah's backyard paradise!

Hey family...I just found this on the Packer family gmail account, so I though I'd post it. It gives some more gorgeous views of their backyard haven! I wish it was my backyard...o wait...I wish I had a backyard! JK...we love our situation, but it will be nice to have a backyard one day!

Our own American Idol!

I don't know if anyone will think this is as funny and cute and we do. But, for those of you who watched American Idol this past season, you will remember the "beat-boxer" kid named Blake. Dallin thought it was so cool when he did his beat-boxing parts. He got a little video camera for his birthday and woke me up one Sunday morning with this little aspiring rendition.



Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Cam and Steff's Series of UNFORTUNATE EVENTS in NYC

1. The pain of not hearing our names called at the Wicked lottery.
2. The toilet seat in Burger King that even Calvin wouldn't go near.
3. A subway ride that was supposted to take 1 1/2 hours taking 2 hours and 20 minutes.
4. Trevor having to smuggle Calvin in to the Yankees game with a "dirty" ticket
5. No left turns in Rochester
6. No sunday school lesson by Trevor
7. Local subway stops all the way from 181st!
8. Asking our kids what their favorite part of Palmyra was (after visiting Joseph Smith home, sacred grove and Hill Cumorah) and having them say, "The merry go round" we played on at a park in Palmyra.
9. Moss and seaweed landing on my legs and hair while kayaking
10. Having to leave New York

Cam and Steff's New York Top Ten (or 15)

1.Hearing the Wicked lottery-man say, "Trevor Packer"
2. Front row, center seats
3. Elphaba bending down as the curtain fell to wave and point at an eccastic Coleman
4. Sleeping in Trevor's bed with the air conditioning running and the down blanket pulled up to our chins.
5. The bowling green
6. $100 dollar bills
7. Black linguini with Salmon at La Focaccia in the Village
8. Watching a grand slam and Jeter stealing second in Yankee stadium
9. Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream (especially from Brooklyn!)
10. Salon de Tokyo (Japanese massages arranged by Trevor)
11. Running along the Erie Canal
12. Singing, "Oh, How lovely was the morning" in the Sacred Grove
13. "Steak? You bought steak? How will we pay the rent?" Coleman to Calvin playing house in the history portion of the children's museum in Rochester
14. Singing "Endless Love" at the top of our longs with Trent at the piano.
15. Dinosaur barbeque