Elfed!!!

This video is so funny! It wouldn't let me grab the html codes but if you click on this link you can see the little elves Caleb, Amelia, & Olivia dance!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1421571272

Trip to Mexico!!!

Hello Family! Here is a slideshow I made to show you what a wonderful time I had in Mexico with the group Kaiizen. I had so much fun and it was such a neat experience. The kids were so cute and amazing. My favorite part of the trip was on saturday when we went and handed out food to a ton of very poor families. The pictures of all the houses were where we went to deliver food and they were so grateful. Thank you all for the support and encouragement you gave me. Love ya.

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Our Mediterranean Cruis

We had such an amazing trip to the Greek Isles. We first went to Venice...and we love, love, LOVED it! It was our favorite stop on the trip! We went to Croatia, then Ephesus,Turkey and saw the ancient ruins where the apostle Paul was believed to be imprisioned and wrote to the Ephesians...fascinating! Then onto Santorini, Greece where the breathtaking view of the city is built on the top of a Volcano (believed to have sunk the Lost City of Atlantis). We had to ride Donkeys up a steep path to get to the city, then rode 4-wheelers all across the island. Corfu, Greece was our last stop..very lush and beautiful! It was so much fun to be with Zak and his family and get away for a little while. Thanks Dad and Mom for watching our kids - you're the best!

A game of marbles

About a month ago I got insanely sick, and had to call Dad and Mom for some reinforcement. Dad taught Dallin how to play the game of marbles. Dallin loved it! He was so intrigued by this game and he listened so intensely as Dad told him some of his childhood memories: his daily chart of marble gains and losses, choosing the perfect "taw" marble (the best shooting marble), and digging up a huge jar of marbles with great grandpa. Dallin's told all his friends about "marbles" and I often hear him re-explaining the rules to Braxton. As I lay SO SICK on the couch watching and listening to Dad and Dallin, I forced myself to get up grab the camera and capture this moment. This is a priceless memory between a grandpa & a grandson....thanks Dad!

It most definitely runs in the family...

Being true blue cougar fans, that is!


Dallin, Braxton & Dawson spent the night and Danny's and my house last weekend and we had so much fun! They played soccer and football in our "back yard"

And I just couldn't resist putting this picture in...so stinkin' cute!!!

Halloween FHE Night!

Hello family,
Thank you all for coming and participating in our Halloween FHE. We had so much fun and everyone looked absolutely fabulous. Thank you all for you hard work and efforts. We'll look forward doing this again next year. Love you all.

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CeLisa's 2nd post

Hello family!
So nothing is ever really exciting for me but this week I went up to Logan for a bridal shower and saw some of my friends. I had so much fun and I was able to meet my friends new baby....it's so weird that my friend has a baby. But he is so cute and it was so fun to meet him. So here are some pictures from that.
CeLisa

Matt's Peru Trip

I just returned from a trip to Peru. I've attached a few pics from my trek through the Andes, glorious Machu Picchu and the islands of Lake Titicaca. Needless to say, it was AMAZING!!

Love,

Matt

Opposites Attract

Danny and I went to Vegas 2 weekends in a row and had such a wonderful time! Danny surprised me with tickets to Celine Dion--amazing--one weekend and the next weekend we met Danny's brother Tony and his friend and attended a fight.

Shalayne's version of a Vegas show:


Danny's version of a Vegas show:

Go Cougars!!!

Dawson...a born die-hard fan!





Alright, so let's be honest. We've been counting down to this 1st BYU football game at our house since, oh, about last January. The boys (all 4) could not have been more excited. There was some serious energy in our car on the way to the game as the 3 boys in the back seat sang the fight song over and over at the top of their lungs. I looked over at Zak to see what I think was a tear in his eye, from this beaming pride, of I'm sure feeling like he has fulfilled his role as their father. This was Dawson's 1st game (which I didn't know how he'd do), but from the pictures I'm sure you can tell...he LOVED it (I don't know what I was thinking, afterall, his first words were "go cougars"...I'm not kidding)! Following all the hype after the first touchdown, he looked at me and said "let's do that again Mommy." The game was a lot of fun, and thank heavens for the win, and that I got to leave with some happy boys!

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.

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.

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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

My 1st Triathalon...

...and maybe my last!!! Yesterday I competed in the Spudman Triathalon in Burley, Idaho. Zak's in Alaska, so he wasn't able to do it, but his dad and sister did it with me. We started off with a mile swim in the Snake River, which I'm not joking, nearly drowned all three of us. It was utter chaos when the swim started, with people everywhere. I got kicked in the mouth, wacked in the face, and took several blows to the ribs by other swimmers arms and legs. It felt like I was being trampled in the water. Probably hands down, the scariest experience of my life. I swallowed so much yummy river water and spend a lot of time on my back trying to catch my breath. But thankfully I survived the swim (to which Dallin later told me, with tears in his eyes, that if I was really drowning, he would have jumped in the water, even without a life jacket on, to save me). I then had to hurry and change into my biking gear for a 26 mile ride. I really enjoyed this part (maybe I was just so glad to be out of the water) and felt great during the ride. After the bike, I changed shoes again and set off on a 6 mile run. It was only about 10am, but it was already 95 degrees. The run was so hot, and semi miserable, but I knew that once I was done running, it was over! I'm glad overall that I did it (and glad it's over). Dallin came up with Zak's mom to watch us and take pictures. I was so fun to have him there cheering us on!

Setting up our bikes and gear the night before the race.

Rows and rows of bikes

Our sweet wetsuits - right before the swim started.

The terrifying swim! (this doesn't do it justice)

We had to carry our bikes across a thorny, rocky patch before getting on.

THE FINISH LINE!!!!

Zak's sister, his Dad, and me...so happy to have finished!

Wiped Out!!!

NYC 2007

Hello All,

We have just returned from New York where we had an absolutely wonderful time. Especially, thanks to Trev who made our trip so memorable, and all of you that helped with Cy, he would not have done well in the city. Our boys had a great time, Coleman and Steff got to see "Wicked" thanks to Trev who won lottery tickets (he's won them 3 out of 4 tries!) Cal, Trev and I got to see the Yankees play in the house that Ruth built (Devil Rays hitting a grand slam and Jeter stealing second were highlights). Upstate New York was special and we're glad we missed the pageant crowds. We made a couple of slide shows, they may be a little long, sorry. Again, thank to all who made it possible.

Love,

Cam, Steff, Coleman, Calvin & Cy

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My first movie!

So, I took a lot of pictures in florida and I figured I would try another new thing and make a movie. This has some more fun pictures from florida that I thought you all might enjoy!
Cec

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CeLisa as a blogger? Possibly!!

Hello Everyone! I know you all thought this day would never come but I have decided to make all your dreams come true! This summer has been quite the eventful one and I only feel it fair that I should share it with you. I'm engaged!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding! The real reason I am writing is because at the beginning of this summer I spent an incredible 2 weeks in florida with Spence,Sarah,Caleb,Amelia and Olivia. It was one of the funnest vacations I have ever had. They took me to so many neat places that I had never seen or been to before. The first 2 pictures are a place we went to where they said they go frequently when they can get a babsysitter. It looked like a really exciting place and It looks like they've had a lot of fun in florida :) They also took me to the most amazing beach on Marco Island. I have never seen a prettier sunset. The last picture is of us in the everglades. Caleb loved the alligators. I had so much fun playing with the kids and watching late night movies with spence and sarah. They treated me like royalty and informed me that they would do the same to anyone who came out to visit them (just to spread the word). Well, thus ends my very first attempt at blogging. I will try to post things more often. Love you all!
CELISA