Late Summer 2015

Alicia and Mike successfully organized and managed their second annual First Dam Pancake Run. It was a fun event and well attended. And fortunately, the weather was great and by starting an hour later the wind was not a factor as it was last year.

The event organizers smiling after a lot of hard work.

 Gayle actually started jogging weeks before and was able to do the 5K run. I again did the 10K run. 
IHOP Pancake man with the runners at starting line just before race.

 And we're off! Mike started us with the megaphone off to the right. Gayle and I are left of center in the shot.

 Jared was once again one of the volunteers.
 I was able to finish while still smiling. I opted out of the colored powder throw though.
 
 Arleen was able to come after her shift at work. She's a trooper!

 And even Stephen and Susan, on a visit from California, dropped by to see the festivities.

 
 Two irmãos (Portuguese equivalent of hermanos in Spanish) with mom and Gayle.

 Steve and the ladies.

 Gayle, about to leave on a workout.

 On a visit to Logan, Avril and McKel were able to attend our stake Primary Carnival. They had a blast!

 They got to ride on a train in Lundstrom Park.
 They also got to help the train "engineer" on one of the rides.

Dressed for a run, and standing next to our berm.

A beautiful lady!

 Once I took the sisters on the Logan River Trail for a walk up to the Stokes Nature Center.

 
 Nancee Large and Gayle at this year's BYU Education Week. These two are BFF dating back to our days in Saugus, CA.

 Sometimes we pick up Avril from school, like when we take her to ballet class. At Indian Hills Elementary the kids each have their own locker.

 Gayle took some shots to show how the house currently looks (or did a few weeks ago). Here's the front flower bed.

 Looking toward the deer at the side of the house.

 Berm. Still in need of improvements.

 Front planters.

 Another angle of the front.

 Lamp post planter.

 From the street.

 Different angle.

 From in front of the berm toward the house.

 Seiko is the returned Japanese sister missionary in the center. The others are Chinese students who just arrived to finish their last two years' undergrad work at USU - after completing their first two years in China. Gayle met most of them on a shuttle up from Provo (they got on in SLC). We took them on a tour of the temple grounds, tabernacle, Family History Center, and First Dam. All are great young people. Seiko is the only member.
 With us.
 
 I again did Lotoja with Brent Mortensen's family. Here I am after just riding the Montpelier, ID to Afton, WY leg (47 miles with two mountain passes) in a relatively good time of 2:31.

 Four out of our five riders. Melissa, David's wife, rode the Logan to Preston segment, but then returned home to Logan in one of the vehicles. This shot is in Alpine Junction as Brent is about to head up the Snake River canyon en route to Teton Village near Jackson Hole, WY.

 McKel is taking a gymnastics class. Here's a shot of the class and its two instructors.

 She's even learning about parallel bars. Avril continues her ballet class. McKel also is on a T-ball team, and both are in another dance class held at McKel's day care center. Avril continues to take piano lessons as well. Boy, life is busy!